After a hard work week, who wants to wake up and cook? There is no better way to recover than to head out with friends or family and meet for brunch. In San Antonio, Texas, you can have traditional Tex-Mex or a more pancakes-and-eggs type of meal. Here are some suggestion for choose the right brunch spot.
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1. Turn on the charm but stay casual at Crumpets Restaurant & Bakery at 3920 Harry Wurzbach Road, (210) 821-5454. Crumpets' Sunday brunch menu is served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and also features live entertainment that varies from the gentle melodies of a single harp to flowing piano music. It's a perfect place for a date. Snag a seat outside on the patio near an authentically babbling brook lined with oak trees. While the atmosphere is relaxed, the food is mostly French and refined; it changes on availability. There's is a "complete brunch," where for a fixed price you get an appetizer, entree, house salad, assorted breads, dessert plus coffee or iced tea and wine or champagne. Entrees for the complete brunch vary but usually included milk-fed veal, seafood, boneless chicken breast, eggs Benedict or an omelet. You can also order items a la carte such as croissant sandwiches and salads. No visit is complete without stopping at their bakery and ogling the pastries and desserts. Get some raspberry bear claws to sweeten Monday morning. Check out the website for more information. It is listed under "Resources."
2. Go back in time at the Guenther House--205 E. Guenther Street, (210) 227-106--open daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. with breakfast items served all day. The building is over a century old and houses a museum, restaurant and the San Antonio River Mill Store. You'll feel like you're walking into someone's house, because you are. It was once owned by Carl Hilmar Guenther, the founder of Pioneer Flour Mills. The decor is quaint and homely, while the (very affordable) food is the star. For breakfast, there's their signature platter that comes with homemade buttermilk biscuits; gravy; choice of preserves such as peach, blackberry or jalapeno; fresh fruit and either smoked bacon or sausage patties. They also feature a waffle and a pancake of the day, but try the Southern sweet cream waffle (the mix is available for sale!). For more lunchtime fare, think champagne chicken enchiladas and taco salads, reflecting a mix of German cooking with Tex-Mex. Check out their website below in "Resources."
3. Enjoy the lodge-type atmosphere of Cappy's Restaurant--5011 Broadway Street, (210) 828-9669--and for a moment you just might feel like you've come in from a morning of skiing. Elegant yet inviting, this Alamo Heights establishment known for its seafood and regional specialties serves brunch on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Choose from starters such as New Orleans gumbo or chicken tortilla soup, and move on to a number of egg dishes like eggs Benedict and ranch-hand eggs. There's also Texas pot roast, pecan-crusted catfish, country club chicken salad, Kobe burger and jumbo lump crab cake. Sunday specials include meatloaf roulade and Tazmanian salmon. Check out the website for more details below in "Resources."
4. Head back to nature at Los Patios at 2015 Northeast Loop 410, (210) 655.6171, for their Sunday buffet brunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Located on the bank of Salado Creek, you can walk the tree-shaded grounds before or after your meal and check out the independently owned shops, which include the lovely flowers and plants for sale at the Garden Shop. The brunch menu changes seasonally, but you can expect to find exquisite cuisine along the lines of soups like French onion, salads, a carving station serving up leg of lamb and prime rib, seafood dishes like crab mousse and smoked salmon, an omelet station and dishes like chicken marsala and beef lasagna, as well as a variety of breads, beverages and desserts.
5. Get healthy at Twin Sisters Bakery and Cafe at 6322 N. New Braunfels, (210) 822-2265. Located in the historic district of Alamo Heights, you can go on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The artistically inclined establishment is indeed owned by twins. The emphasis is good, natural food here, as in whole-wheat bread, organic yogurt and some tofu. There's organic oatmeal with cinnamon, tofu rancheros with pico de gallo, garlic and peppers and traditional Tex-Mex fare like migas and chilaquiles. For lunch-type items (only served on Sundays), there are many options that include egg salad and tofu eggless salad, chicken tortilla soup (so filling, it is a meal itself), quiche, chulapas and veggie and turkey burgers. Check out their website for more details.
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