Crudites Crudites

Fresh, crisp seasonal vegetables served with a tangy herb dipping sauce.

Lacroix At The Rittenhouse

Lacroix At The Rittenhouse

210 W Rittenhouse Sq, Philadelphia I-19103-5726, United States

French • American • Vegetarian • Gluten Free


"I recommend the $95/pp weekend brunch buffet if you want quantity, with an emphasis on seafood, and a beautiful 2nd floor view of Rittenhouse Park. We came to the weekend brunch for my mom's birthday. We enjoyed our meal (the seafood and desserts in particular), but nothing wowed us despite the hefty price tag (total came to $365 with automatic 20% gratuity and 8% tax). Everything is a buffet except for the entree, which you order from the server a la carte my partner ordered the lobster, my mom the fish, and I the duck. Duck was cooked well but was way too fatty. The benefit of the buffet is that they serve a LOT of dishes, and there's a whole table dedicated to seafood and desserts. We enjoyed the caviar, lox, and crab legs. The dessert table was also truly impressive with 12+ types of desserts to choose from. But only ~4 5 of them were truly delicious, and the other desserts were quite bland and lacking. Service was attentive and excellent. Ambiance and view were lovely, but the restaurant is extremely narrow, which made navigation through the buffet difficult. The rest of the hotel was honestly quite drab and empty over the holiday, and I was surprised to learn that it has 5 stars. Tip: all non alcoholic drinks are included in the price of the buffet. Alcoholic drinks are extra. Would we go back again? Probably not. $365 is a lot, and we can get higher quality tasty food elsewhere although we wouldn't have such a lovely view, and they may not be as plentiful."

The Fainting Goat

The Fainting Goat

1330 U St. NWDC 20009, Washington, D.C., United States

Full • Asiatic • Cocktail • Fast Food


"My friends and I went to The Fainting Goat for brunch. We were excited for their bottomless brunch (drinks: **** marys, a selection of mimosas, and sangria and delicious sounding entrées. We ordered a side of French Fries and their Goat CheeseFondue for appetizers. The fries were piping hot and well seasoned. The Goat Cheese Fondue was very nice. (See photo. It wascheesy, satisfyingly salty, and slightly spicy. The crusty toasted bread was a perfect accompaniment and the arugula was adelicious palate cleansers. It?s a bit steep at $17, but a good shareable appetizer. Our party really liked the drinks. Thewhite cranberry mimosa and red sangria were crowd favorites. At $22/ person, it?s not a bad deal. I ordered the Croque Sammyplus the crispy prosciutto for an extra $3. (See photo. I was expecting something similar to a Croque Madame (but without hamas the menu was clear on this point , however what arrived was a slice of Swiss Cheese melted between two slices of burnt toast.It was dry. The hollandaise helped bring moisture and flavor to the dish, but fell short. Moreover, the poached egg wasundercooked; the egg whites were still runny. The breakfast potatoes were the only redeeming part of this dish. I sent my orderback and asked for another dish. My second attempt at an entrée was their off-menu special, Steak and Eggs. (See photo. Thisdish was much better. It was a healthy portion of NY strip steak served with breakfast potatoes and two eggs. Everything waswell seasoned and the chimichurri was a perfect condiment. I asked for the steak to be medium rare, but it came out mediumwell. Two individuals in our party wanted the Bananas Foster French Toast, however, we were informed that the kitchen ran outof it and didn?t have enough ingredients to make more. Our reservation was for 11:45 a.m., so we were disappointed and surprisedthat they ran out. Our server, Darrell (sp? gave excellent customer service. Their excellent attention and congeni"

Carving Room Noma

Carving Room Noma

140 M St NE, Washington DC I-20002-3370, United States

Food • Coffee • Casual • Mediterranean


"The good things about our experience:The crispy Dutch potato appetizer was very good and the Shawarma was delicious. The drinks were also very good. I got the passion fruit mule and my partner got a pumpkin beer.Now the downside to our experience:My partner ordered lamb chomps as his main dish. $40) He asked for them to be medium rare. They came out and the first thing we noticed was the presentation could have been a little better. Super nit picky but also matters to some. Next, all the lamb lollipops were different sizes. One was large, another was medium and the last one was very small. They were also all cooked to very different temperatures. The large one was literally raw and the smaller one was practically medium well. When we asked a waitstaff about the issue she directed us to the manager. Once the manager comes over he offers us half off the price after admitting that the food before him was undercooked. This wasn’t a satisfactory solution because while half of the lamb was edible it still was not cooked to the desired temperature. When we asked if the entire entree could be comped because the entire entree was cooked incorrectly the manager reluctantly agreed. While we do appreciate and recognize he agreed with our solution, his initial reluctance was not the customer service experience we expect when we go to a nicer restaurant. To make matters worse, the manager did not even apologize that we were served raw meat.The next issue we had was the general customer service. I understand that our waitress was young so there is likely a level of experience she doesn’t have yet; however, she rarely came to our table. We ordered our appetizer and she didn’t come back to our table to ask what we wanted for our entree until our app had come out and we had finished eating it approx. 30 mins). She also did not come back to ask how the meal was. When we brought up our issue with the lamb chops that was with a different staff member. The restaurant only had 3 total tables seated and only 2 were our waitresses.Overall, I don’t think we would go back to this restaurant."