Last weekend my friend Alicia organized an outing to see Still Life at the Lucille Lortel theatre. We decided to have brunch before our play and Alicia let me pick the place. I read about Permanent Brunch a few months ago and put on my short list of places to check out. We met on the early side since they don't reservations and we were a party of 5 which can be hard to seat. After waiting about 40 mins, we were seated at a front table meant for 4! Oh well, we squeezed. We had water immediately from the busboy and menus but didn't see our server for a good 10 mins. Finally, we all ordered. I had scrambled eggs with whole grain toast and herb new potatoes. Sarah and Lauren had the same thing. Alicia had buttermilk pancakes with a fruit sauce on the side. Martha had the baked eggs with a short rib ragu and duck fat fingerling potatoes. We also ordered up a sampler from their bacon bar and these special donuts called zeppolis. If I told you we all got our food at the same time I would be lying. Alicia had her pancakes a good 5 mins before I got my food. Martha's baked eggs came last. About 10 mins after Alicia's pancakes. The zeppolis came out as a starter. The bacon came out between the scrambled eggs and the baked eggs. A total cluster. We asked for syrup. Didn't get for 10 mins. We asked for ketchup. Didn't get for 5 mins. Coffee? We didn't get for 30 mins!!! I actually asked a busboy for a cup. Because our food came out at random times, we couldn't wait to eat together as cold eggs are gross. The food was good. Not great but good. But not worth suffering through the terrible service. On a positive note, the space was really cool and they have this ipod station where you can hook up your device and then play guest DJ. The concept is cool too, heck we all like eating breakfast food at dinner! But get your act together!!!
Bottom line: Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Glad I tried but not rushing back. Perhaps going at an off hour would be better instead of during prime brunch hours. Visit at your own risk.
thatstheticketblog.blogspot.com (read Alicia's blog for the play review)
www.permanentbrunch.com
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