Wow, trying to get reservations for brunch on the Upper West Side is harder than it sounds. Nearly every reputable place is just first come first serve. So if you’re not down for long lines, one option we found is The Neptune Room The Neptune Room. Between Sara, Winnie, and I, we got a nice array of dishes.
Sara’s Vanilla Bean French Toast was humongous. The crispy edges give way to the soft fluffy insides wonderfully, but I don’t taste vanilla bean, and it’s under-sweet for me. This can be easily corrected with the maple syrup but I prefer a lightly sweetened French Toast that doesn’t need the syrup.
My “Paella” and Eggs was generous with the shrimp but severely under-seasoned, again correctable as there’s salt and pepper on the table but still points get taken off. I only noticed looking at the menu now that the paella is in quotes, which explains why it wasn’t really a paella, more of a fried rice using strips of chorizo, shrimp, and peas. The sunny side up eggs were standard.



WHAT is that limp piece of green stuff on the steak plate?
The “limp green stuff” doesn’t bother me.
I think the dish looks great. And in all honesty the price seems to make it a bargain now a days.
The Davis’, I think it was just some garnish.
Potato Chef, yes, perfect for those hungry boys, or me, haha.
Everything looks delicious!
the french toast sounds perfect to me–i tend to drench mine with maple syrup regardless of its inherent sweetness. 🙂
Asianmommy, looks wise, it was pretty standard.
Grace, yes, Lon too.