Well, you know how much Andy and I love the all-you-can-drink brunch, but not every weekend day is fit for such an early all-out party.  So, where do you go if you still want a great brunch at a good value?  You would normally not expect a B.R. Guest Restaurant to be the answer, but with 9 NYC restaurants (Atlantic Grill, Ocean Grill, Isabella’s, Blue Water Grill, Blue Fin, Primehouse NY, Dos Caminos Park, Soho, and 3rd Ave) offering reasonably priced brunch dishes that all come with a complimentary brunch cocktail, you really can find an amazing and high quality value brunch. Find out how the two of us enjoy a delicious brunch with frozen prickly pear margaritas for under $30 bucks, after the jump… 

So, the brunch menus do still have some pricey items, but if you stick with the basics as if you were in your neighborhood diner or favorite breakfast place, you can really get away with a deal in one of these spots- AND with much better service and a nicer ambiance.  Yes, you don’t have the cozy, country atmosphere you may enjoy at some of our other brunch faves, but you will certainly get great food and a quality cocktail.

Andy and I head to our local Dos Caminos on 3rd Ave. often in the warmer months to enjoy brunch in the sun on their large outdoor patio.  I order the wild mushroom and huitlachoche omelette (goat cheese, epazote and salsa verde) that comes with a generous portion of spicy home fries for $13 (AND a Frozen Prickly Pear margarita on the house that normally sells for $11).  Andy changes it up every now and then, but he tends to like the Dos Caminos Chicken Cobb Salad (grilled chicken breast, tomato, avocado, chorizo, grilled corn, onion, and queso fresco cilantro-basil vinaigrette) for $15 (AND a spicy bloody mary on the house- cocktails normally run around $12).  So we end up with a $28 brunch + tax and tip. 

For comparison, if we were to head to our our local Moonstruck diner, the greek omelette I normally order with added mushrooms would cost me $10.50 (and it would not be nearly as fluffy or use the same fresh ingredients as Dos does).  Andy’s Cobb salad would be $12.25 (and an extra $1.50 if he wanted it chopped).  Total diner brunch= $22.75 + tax + tip.  You may be saving $5 and change, but you’ve lost your fresh market ingredients, better service, nicer atmosphere, and (most importantly) your delicious brunch cocktails! 

Think about Isabella’s Farmer’s Market Egg White Omelette with turkey bacon, market vegetables, and tomato salsa with a glass of cold, crisp champagne for $12.50 the next time you pay $2 for every extra ingredient and $2 more for egg whites while ordering the greasy omelette from your local diner.   Think real value.

 Check out the brunch menus:

- Atlantic Grill

- Blue Fin

- Blue Water Grill

- Dos Caminos Park Ave.

- Dos Caminos 3rd Ave.

- Dos Caminos Soho

- Isabella’s (Sunday Brunch)

- Ocean Grill

- Primehouse New York

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