Compass Compass serves a lavish and filling brunch. It’s set up as a pre-fix where each person chooses their entree and several starters and desserts are served for the table. First, a basket of cornbread, chocolate chip crumb muffins, and a cinnamon bun arrives. The cornbread had too much baking powder or soda which leaves that lingering chemical taste in your mouth. The muffins were not special, but the cinnamon bun was adored by all, soft and not-too-sweet dough, very sweet frosting on top. It was simple but good.
Next, a plentiful bowl of rich Greek yogurt, with granola, grapes, and pineapple. It’s not the standard fruit, but it works, and probably any fruit would be great with this amazingly thick yogurt that could coat anything.
Still on the starters, we get an assorted plate of goodies: tasty pork sausages, wonderfully fresh smoked trout and smoked salmon, mushroom tartlets that were too pungent with under-baked shells, nice herbed cream cheese, and toasts that looked formerly grilled but were now cold. By now I’m already full, and entrees are about to come.
Lon ordered the Archtic Char with deep fried cauliflower, roasted red beets, and black truffle vinaigrette. He asked for rare and got medium.
Carol ordered the Eggs Benedict, which were a little past the oozing stage, but came with flavorful potatoes.
I ordered the Steak and Eggs. The Filet Mignon was perfectly medium-rare as requested and the jus was heavenly. You can’t see underneath the meat, but there was a bit of sauteed spinach, and under that, an oily but flavorful mix of roasted peppers and waxy potatoes with skin on. Although the flavors were very enjoyable, it was too heavy for brunch. Even the sunny side up eggs had oil drizzled over them.
The dessert was a four piece tasting. I didn’t eat the mini biscotti. The Oatmeal Financier was chewy and tasted only of brown sugar. I liked the light Cheesecake puff, nicely balanced with pineapple and vanilla bean. Everyone loved the Coffee Brownie Sundae in a shot glass, topped with these tiny chocolate wafer balls.
The meal is full of hit and misses, but it’s such an enourmous amount of food that you’re better off not eating everything. At $28 per person, we think the price is pretty good. It’s a nice place with good service, that takes reservations for brunch. The one thing to be aware of is that they charge for coffee by the cup (a very small cup). I didn’t know and assumed refills were included. I got one refill to that tiny cup and my two cups cost $7. That part, I think is a mega rip off.
posted by jessica at 10:58 AM
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the photo of the greek yogurt w.granola + fruit brings back lovely taste memories! i haven’t had that in awhile/mostly because I’m lactose intolerant, now you’ve reminded me to experiment with perhaps another version!
Everything looks quite decadent + delicious 😉
taste memory, some of my lactose intolerant friends can handle yogurt and I’ve heard that the full fat versions of yogurt and ice cream contain less lactose.
brunch is by far my favorite meal. i tend to stuff myself to absolute discomfort. 🙂
the cinnamon roll looks yummy (but then, what cinnamon roll doesn’t?) and the greek yogurt makes me drool. heck, i’d eat it all. 🙂
Grace, this is definitely a place where you could stuff yourself to discomfort.
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