I ended my birthday
weekend at brunch with a few friends. While we originally wanted to go to Cava
(probably one of my favorite brunches ever) it was booked so we decided to try
a new place and chose Lavagna for their bottomless mimosa deal - $12 for 90
minutes.
While on the topic of
mimosas, Lavagna’s were pretty tasty – a little weak, but tasty. The wait staff
was great at refilling and glasses were almost never less than half full. Also – snap chat brunch filters are awesome! I
don’t know if it was specific to this past weekend or if you are in DC you can
get them every weekend. Either way, so fun!
It’s becoming the norm to
start our brunches off with an order of pancakes, and this visit was no
different. Our table split the Mascarpone Pancakes Buttermilk Pancakes / Honey Nutella / Mascarpone / Fruit $11.
They were your basic pancakes but the honey Nutella was a pleasant combo that
took the dish from basic to exciting.
Torn between a few things,
the best friend and I decided to split two dishes (these were the most ordered
dishes at the table) – the Chicken
& Waffles Organic
Hormone Free Fried Chicken / Belgian Waffle / Fruit $16 and the Italian
Sausage Gravy Biscuit / Scrambled Eggs $11.
The
Chicken & Waffles was a solid
dish. The fried chicken was delicious. I have never had this combo before and I
enjoyed the sweet, salty, savory components that it presented. Biscuits and Gravy is one of my
all-time favorite brunch dishes and I usually order it when I see it on the
menu. Be warned, while this dish is good, it is not your typical biscuits and
gravy, and if that is what you are expecting, you might be disappointed. This
dish confused me a bit, but was sort of like a tomatoey Italian gravy? Good,
but not what you expect.
Sarah ordered the Arugula Omelet Tomatoes / Smoked Gouda / Pine Nut Pesto
/ Potatoes $14. The breakfast potatoes were crisp and seasoned well, and
the house made ketchup served on the side made for a great dipping. The omelet
sadly was a lackluster and under seasoned.
Overall
this was a successful brunch. We made reservations and Lavagna was running a
little behind. They graciously let us go to the bar and get some mimosas while
we waited for our table. The server had great recommendations and she never let
our glasses get empty. The place gets a little loud, but that's to be expected with a bottomless option.
Would I come back? Yes, this brunch was above average and priced well.
539 8th St SE
Washington, DC
Metro: Eastern Market
Other delicious bottomless brunches
CAVA - locations in Clarendon/DC
Local 16
Ambar
