Wild Grape Bistro

The Wild Grape Bistro is another restaurant Tammy has enjoyed a lot for dinner in the past, without being aware that they serve breakfast as well. When Kelly added it to the Leggs Benedict list, Tammy enthusiastically approved.

Now that we've visited a number of restaurants, it is interesting to note that in general restaurants have no problem getting the poached egg part just right. Admittedly, it's not tough to poach an egg, but in the midst of a breakfast rush it does seem possible to get that part wrong. The Canadian bacon part is also pretty straightforward, and most places got that right as well. The challenge appears to be getting the muffin just right (i.e. toasted well and not soggy, and a good quality muffin) and creating a delicious Hollandaise sauce.

The Wild Grape Bistro excelled at the Hollandaise Sauce. It was incredible. It had great consistency and flavor, and Kelly ate the side of sauce with a spoon because it was just THAT good. It ranked right up there with Market Street Grill's sauce, though it didn't have a kick at the finish. Still, Kelly would eat the sauce from either restaurant any day.

I know we've said "it's all about the sauce", but a soggy muffin can ruin even perfectly good sauce, as we've seen. The Wild Grape avoided this problem by serving their Eggs Benedict with a biscuit instead of a muffin. However, a biscuit was just wrong for the dish in Kelly's opinion. It can't have the lovely crunch of a wonderfully toasted muffin, and it was so filling that she wasn't able to eat the whole dish, which was disappointing to her. They also substituted Black Forest ham for the Canadian bacon, so if you are a purist (which Kelly is), then you are bound to be disappointed.

So even though the sauce was amazing, Kelly just "wasn't feeling it" overall. The rest of us loved our food - omelet with goat cheese (Tammy), French toast (Grace and Liz), and amazing hazelnut hot chocolate (Liz). We'd go back...but maybe not for the Eggs Benedict. I think Kelly might order a side of Hollandaise and eat it with a spoon though!

7/10 leggs