Brunch at Arcane
Posted on | May 31, 2010 | 2 Comments
I’ve been meaning to eat at Arcane for some time, so I jumped at the chance to have brunch there. Arcane is a French-Caribbean restaurant located in the old Bao 111 space. It now sports a larger bar & a simpler seating arrangement. $9.95 gets you coffee, OJ & a choice of a brunch cocktail. It was around noon & luckily not that packed so we were seated immediately.
The brunch menu is a bit confusing as the dishes (all but one dish eggs, served with salad & home potatoes) do not have a description. Some are easier than others, but I ended up asking my friend who had been there before.
I ordered the Arcane Baked Eggs which I was really excited about, but was quickly disappointed. The eggs were cooked all the way through (I like my yolk runny) & the cheese on top was a run of the mill cheddar which hardened really quickly making the dish pretty hard to eat. I didn’t really touch the mixed green salad, but the home potatoes were really good. I’m not entirely sure what I was expecting (most likely a dish more like Casimir’s Tunisian Eggs), but this was NOT to my liking.
My friend got the Caribbean Poached Eggs which was eggs, ham & pineapple served with a spicy hollandaise sauce. He seemed to like it.
I wasn’t happy with what I ordered, but I’m not going to write Arcane off. They have an excellent prix fixe & great daily specials. I’m looking forward to trying the Rabbit in mustard sauce on Wednesday nights.
Arcane: 111 Avenue C at 7th St.
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