Restaurant Review - Brunch at Essex Restaurant

Essex Restaurant
120 Essex Street, NYC 10002
http://www.essexnyc.com/

We had brunch over the weekend at Essex Restaurant. There is a $16 special menu that comes with 3 drinks - choice of bloody mary, mimosa or screwdriver. Luckily the drinks were plentiful and the waitress didn't keep track of the number of drinks we asked for. FYI, the mimosas were stronger than the screwdriver...and the bloody mary was on the salty side.

The restaurant is fairly crowded and very trendy. There are two balconies that looked perfect for small parties. The loft-like restaurant is very loud with music and chatter. However they seemed very accomodating to large groups of people so it's a perfect place to go with friends on a weekend! Here's a review of some food items on the brunch menu:

Manchego macaroni & cheese with chicken apple sausage - Very yummy! The chicken apple sausage was delicious!!



Omelette of spinach, tomatoes and sheep's milk cheese - It came with the potatoes and mixed greens. The omelette was fairly standard. I've never had sheep's milk cheese before but it was pretty good.




Lobster Benedict - I was told this was delicious...but only if you like to eat benedicts. The crabcake benedict was equally delicious tasting too.




Finally, for those that aren't into breakfast food, they do have some items on the menu that are more lunch-related. Here is what the 8 oz. sirloin burger with fries looks like.