I can't remember when i last had an enjoyable, reasonably priced, and delicious restaurant breakfast. Le Buzz did not break this stalemate.
Carol and I sat outside in their fairly large patio area. The tables inside were pretty close together and it was noisy also. This place seems popular with young modern mothers with several babies (the ones who hold down a fulltime corporate job, are on the board of directors for a local charity, bake and cook and also re- decorate their house and work on their husband's genealogy chart) and bikers coming down from Mt. Lemmon.
You order at the counter. I felt rushed. I got a frangipane pastry and an omelet with sourdough toast. Cost? $13.50. I had to return the pastry 3 times to the counter so that it would be adequately heated up in order for my multiple tablespoons of butter to melt and pool in the sweet dough crevices. and why do restaurants serve rock hard butter? tiny rectangles of yellow ice.
The pastry was large and filled with an almond and ricotta cheese mixture which was delicious. The ends of the pastry that had no filling were just ok; nothing special or light and fluffy going on.
The omelet was a joke; a small rubbery piece with shards of tomato, bacon and i forgot what else. also on the plate was 2 pieces of lukewarm toast served with cement butter and a tiny tiny oh so small and petite white dish of maybe 1 tsp. of raspberry jelly.
Oh my!!
I must add, however, that Carol really liked her breakfast; 2 slices of extra crispy bacon and a big slice of an apple crisp which she said tasted like a compressed apple pie.
I'll be buzzing elsewhere.
I won't be buzzing here either, thank's to Mindful Blue Eyes being on the alert...and having an experienced tongue. I'm 74 and so far have not heard the expression, " compressed apple pie"..." Cement butter " made me laugh. Keep that knife and fork in traveling mode...and find us exciting and delicious places to eat....and we can't wait for your next witty writing , and heartfelt critiques....
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ReplyDeleteLet's try Prep & Pastry one day soon so you can have a good restaurant experience. How 'bout Veteran's Day (the 11th) since I'll finally have a morning off? Weekends are packed (like Carol's apple pie), so weekdays are really the only option for those of us who like peace and quiet and to be treated always like the princesses we are!