Brunch at the Dakota Restaurant on Route 44 in Avon
On Sundays, these well-loved steak and seafood houses have your fill of standard brunch fare with some exciting embellishments thrown in.
If you're leaning toward the breakfast side of the equation, the chef will make an omelet to order or you can visit steaming trays of scrambled eggs, country sausage, bacon and spiced home fries. Swing by the bread, cheese and pastry table for muffins, croissants and water rolls or try a crispy Belgian waffle with fruit, syrup or chocolate sauce and a dollop of fresh whipped cream.
There is a fresh fruit and cereal station with varieties of grapes, melon, pineapple, berries and dried fruit like golden raisins and cranberries.
For those with lunch in mind the carving station offers roast beef and ham. Around the corner is a tray of smoked oysters, capers, horseradish sauce and roasted garlic and red peppers.
The salad bar is small but interesting. There are the expected raw vegetables along with some nice marinated salad combinations.
For dessert you can take the elegant route and savor a couple of golf-ball-size strawberries dipped in chocolate with your champagne, or you can take the downtown train and get a refill of coffee and indulge in brownies, carrot cake, pies, eclairs or Jell-o.
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