Price: $16 includes 3 drinks, onion bread
Menu: Specialty plates like Latkes topped with Eggs, caviar and Lox; all 3 brocktails.
Things we liked: Mexican Matzo Brei, stiff drinks, sunny modern space, quick service, 11am-4:30pm brunch, woman next to us falling asleep with a smile after “too many belinis.”
Things we didn’t like: Hour and ten minute wait, worst possible club music, unfriendly staff, bad Bloody Marys.
Overall Bruncheon rating: 7.0. Not a great spot for a brunch date after a drunken sleepover (the music will give you a headache even if you’re not hungover), but If you’re with a group and have a reservation, eat brunch here. And plan to waste away the better half of a sunday. Bring some friends and see who can get the drunkest before the food arrives, which is pretty quickly. After the three included drinks, refills are only $3, which is good considering that the mute waitress fills your cup for seconds before you even finish. essexnyc.com
