Had Brunch at Brennan's

It was okay. I enjoyed being there and enjoyed the atmosphere. Service started out great, but then we were sort of abandoned by our waiter and a manager walked by and finally took over some of what we needed like ordering dessert and then trying to get the check. That was a bit disappointing as we needed to move things along.

What was funny is after that was said and done with all the waiting to get dessert and the check, the waiter came back and gave us his card and told us he knew we had our people, but if he could do anything for us to call him first. He wrote his cell on the card.

I had eggs benedict and there was nothing special about the dish. The yolk was a bit overcooked, but it was good, though no different from other good versions. The homemade English muffin had zero crispiness and wasn't toasted at all which I prefer, so it was uninteresting. The cheddar grits, however, were delicious, and I loved my app.

The app was blue crab remoulade with shaved jicama, avocado and mango vinaigrette. The presentation was really neat with the shaved jicama slices on top and on the bottom. There was a variety of crabmeat such as claw meat intact and some jumbo lump. I really enjoyed it.



The others had gumbo and turtle soup. Nothing much exciting. They thought the dishes were very good, but not standout.

Their entrees were pork grillades with grits. I tasted that and it was good but not great other than the grits and I believe the other entree was a shrimp salad. It has hearts of palm, avocado and radish, I think. It was your basic good shrimp salad.

The Leidenheimer bread pudding was quite good. Not as heavy as other bread puddings. I enjoyed the few bites I had.

I don't have a hankering to return, but I'd go back for dinner to try it. I didn't notice much uniqueness on the menu. My Mom asked the waiter about the dinner menu and he offered to bring her one to peruse, but after asking him two more times for it, he never fulfilled.