Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Brunch at Broken English

I went with some friends recently to Broken English, (68 Bergen St., between Smith & Court Streets, 718-488-3906), one of the newest spots to open up in Cobble Hill, and got a chance to check out their brunch menu. It's a pretty big space, with tables on the sidewalk as well (they need some kind of barrier to separate diners from pedestrians), with mis-matched chairs, exposed brick, and lots of black. We were all a bit disappointed with the offerings, as only three items on the menu were very Brunch-y/Breakfast-y. The service was a bit jumbled too, as it took a few requests for the waiter to bring us milk for our coffee.

I got the Eggs Benedicts (sic) with Prosciutto on Country Bread. The meat was good - slightly thick, well cured and fairly salty. There was only one slice of bread though, and that was chewy and tough to cut with the knife. The eggs were nicely poached and the Hollandiase sauce was good. However, I wasn't a fan of the potatoes, (there was some confusion since the menu listed hash browns, baked hash browns and home fries, but I think all three were the same thing), as they weren't crispy enough.



I shared the eggs and an order of French Toast with my husband. The French Toast was OK, kinda what you might make at home. Thin slices of bread (and only two pieces at that), eggy and fried, with a smattering of fruit on top. Kinda lame.



The only other breakfast-y Brunch item was an Eggs Any Style dish. None of us got that so I can't say how it is, but all in all we were kinda disappointed. Not outraged or anything, but not impressed. I think their dinner menu is better; I walked by one night and saw a delicious-looking chicken dish, so I'll try them again, but not for Brunch. At least for a while.

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Eggs Benedict, no "s." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggs_Benedict)

Also, though I really dig your blog, you quite often capitalize words that don't ask it. For instance, "French toast," not "French Toast." Also, words like "brunch" and "breakfast" shouldn't be capitalized, and "fried egg sandwich" (previous post) certainly did not require capitalization.

Maybe I'm just extra-sensitive to these things; I'm an editor by trade, after all. :)

Eat It Brooklyn said...

Broken English misspelled Eggs Benedict, not me. The (sp) was meant to indicate that, but perhaps it wasn't clear. And yes, I capitalize the dishes I write about. It was a conscious decision, sort of like capitalizing titles. Thanks for the concern though!

tma said...

I ate there too and we ordered similar meals.

http://tmaonawhim.blogspot.com/2010/08/hi-nice-to-meet-youawkward.html

Eat It Brooklyn said...

tma - we said the same exact thing about the country bread! Thanks for your comment!

Anonymous said...

instead of (sp) i think you wanted "sic"

Anonymous said...

Daveinbedstuy

When something is mispelled and you want to communicate that, you use (sic), not (sp) and I am neither an editor nor a blog wrier. Shame on both of you.

Anonymous said...

My gf and I had dinner there the second week it opened. We were massively underwhelmed! The Pasta Bolougnese (sp?) was extremely salty and the sause tasted as if it had been poured out of a bottle of Ragu. My pasta was the kind of meal a working Dad would make his 5 year-old. We had: two beers, one app, two pasta entrees, and it set us back $80! We live very nearby but will NOT be returning.

Eat It Brooklyn said...

OK, OK, (sic) for when something's misspelled. Thanks to EVERYONE who decided to copy edit this particular post. Phew!

Eat It Brooklyn said...

And DaveInBedStuy - I think you can see from your own comment, everyone leaves a letter out here and there. No shame necessary!

Ute@HungryinLondon said...

I just had lunch there last weekend and thought it is really not worth the money. shame as it is a nice place...