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The Mildred launches brunch this weekend
The still-new neighborhood spot will start serving its hearty, comfy brunch tomorrow morning.
The Mildred launches brunch this weekend
After having been open for a month (and already having received three toque-tips from Phyllis!), The Mildred (824 S 8th St.) is breaking out brunch service. Starting tomorrow, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, the crew will be turning out a succinct array of very cozy dishes, in addition to an alluring cocktail service.
The brunch menu, in keeping with the vibe set in place by the dinner menu, tips toward classic and even homey plates—with touches that go above and beyond what many of us are willing or able to execute at home on a Saturday morning. (We’d put sides like polenta dressed up with goat cheese and chicken jus and a basket of homemade breads and apple butter in that boat.) On the ‘dishes to curl up with by the fireplace’ tip, you’ll find steak and eggs, a seasonal quiche selection, eggs benny, and short rib hash paired with an oil-poached egg and biscuits. We love the sound of the baked sourdough pancake topped with roasted apples and a smoked trout and watercress salad, not to mention a spicy “fisherman’s breakfast” of eggs and shrimp on a rösti—crisped, one assumes, in the spot’s signature cast iron.
Perhaps in an effort to lighten things up, the cocktail menu leans toward the refreshing, with a shandy, an always welcome pimm’s cup, and a handful of bloody mary variations. We also appreciate the availability of brunch reservations (although they’re not required) for those times when brunch isn’t impromptu and waiting in a line won’t fly.
Brunch
yoghurt & granola seasonal berries & local honey [ 6 ]
baked sourdough pancake with roasted smokehouse apples & bliss maple syrup [ 11 ]
seasonal quiche with tender green salad and crispy leeks [ 9 ]
smoked trout & watercress salad with creamy mustard dressing, apples, endive, & walnut [ 12 ]
the mildred eggs benedict with hollandaise and preserved tomato [ 12 ]
slow braised, grass-fed short rib hash and oil poached egg with house made biscuits [ 12 ]
fishermans breakfast; soft scrambled eggs with harissa & shrimp on a potato roesti [ 14 ]
pan roasted hanger steak & eggs with crushed sweet potatoes and chive [ 15 ]
Sides
breakfast sausage [ 4 ]
goat cheese polenta with chicken jus [ 4 ]
a selection of house made breads and apple butter [ 4 ]
double smoked sliced bacon [ 4 ]
beverage
orange, grapefruit, cider or v8 [ 4 ]
house filtered water, sparkling or still [ free ]
coffee, cappuccino, espresso [ 3 ]
cocktails
pimms cup, lemon, simple syrup, cucumber, [ 5 ]
shandy, light lager, lime juice, salted rim [ 4 ]
mimosa, domaine rosier cremant de limoux, orange juice [ 6 ]
bloody mary
bloody mildred, absolut vodka, celery, lemon [ 6 ]
michelada, virgin mix, lager, hot sauce [ 6 ]
maria, blanco tequila, mint, lime juice [ 6 ]
sicilian, gin, beef bouillon, worcestershire, tobasco [ 6 ]
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