Henrietta's Table
Cambridge, MA 02138-5707
Phone: (617) 661-5005
07/10/2006 Posted by sb_fido
My fiancée and I went to the $40 pp brunch last Sunday around 12:30 and I cant wait to go back despite the crowd and poor service. Never having gone before, I was surprised to see what was essentially a very large but elegant cafeteria with lots of tables crammed together. We were seated promptly and just as promptly abandoned without any guidance to the rules for brunch. I finally flagged down a server who helped us with cocktail orders and then we sprinted to the food line. It was long but the food was delicious, plentiful and still hot. The eggs Benedict were amazing, the sausages incredible and the omelet bar was worth the extra wait. Dont bother with the oysters, they were room temperature and had lost much of their ocean brine while sitting haphazardly in their ice bath. There was a great assortment of freshly made croissants, muffins, bagels and homemade creem cheeses. The hot bar also features 3 main courses of which I indulged the beef with roasted new potatoes. The potatoes were so perfect (moist on the inside and crispy on the outside) I went back several times for more. Desserts was equally delicious but most of the cakes quickly ended up looking like mushy piles before being replaced with new. I stuck with the fresh fruit and with chocolate bread pudding. Despite it being hard to find an actual server, dirty dished were quickly bussed away making room for new. Though it was hard to get coffee/OJ refills, the wait was worth the coffee as it was some of the best Ive ever had. Run dont walk to the buffet line!
Pros: Amazing food, best coffee ever, great selection
Cons: Poor/unorganized service, expensive parking, unromantic atmosphere
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