Tuesday, October 28, 2008

October 08 - "Brunch" at Urban Solace

By Alicia

I'm using quotes around brunch, because, it was technically breakfast. :-)

Urban Solace is billed as "new american comfort food." I've been there a couple of times for dinner and drinks at the bar. I highly recommend that. Had great service the other 2 times. This time, not so much. Our server made it seem like we were more of an annoyance to her than anything else. She did turn on some charm at the end, just before the bill came. Well, played mam, well played.

Anyway, service aside, I've really enjoyed every dish I've had at Urban Solace. This MR visit, I had the butter pecan french toast. It was good but pretty much something you could order for dessert. Which means, it was a bit heavy for brunch. I did enjoy it though. Coffee was good, but again with the less than good service... we had to constantly ask for more cream, sugar, coffee, etc. (I'm the one that wanted to give the server exactly 15%, but due to lack of change, she got more... oh well. )



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Overall a thumbs up. I like the atmosphere, nice bathrooms, usually good service. I will probably stick to the bar for future visits.

Urban Solice by Tracy

October MR was at a neat location. I had been there once before for dinner and LOVED it; so I was happy to return for brunch!

The waitress: consensus is not too pleasant; well, until she brought us the check and new a tip was coming. One of our members even suggested not giving her as much as was originally in the pile. Ouch! That = not good service. I was slightly tardy and exhausted from a host of other activities the few days prior, so I just figured I was not quite awake yet.
The food: Yummy! Just what I ordered, no unmet expectations and no disappointment. I ordered the Eggaroni, which is basically macaroni and cheese with egg and ham; only I got it sans ham as I don't eat the meat. I ended up splitting it with Heidi for half of her French Toast, which too was DELICIOUS! Mmmm....cinnamony walnuts...yum.
The company: Motherly, sporty, chatty as usual. Even some guest appearances by Aiden and William! William even tried to have a blowout on me, but no such luck! ;) Whew.
Vicinity to Starbucks: Hmmm, we did not venture for dessert as we had brunch this go round, but I think the closest one is about 1/2 a mile. I cannot picture one in the near vicinity, but there are lots of other great places nearby.

This place seems to always be busy, so get there early to beat the crowd! Or plan to wait.