Review: Sunday Brunch at The Trophy Room in Boston's South End

South End restaurants are numerous, on nearly every corner and intersection. Boston residents and visitors have numerous choices, so we would like to point out a very pleasant experience we had this past weekend: Sunday brunch at The Trophy Room on Chandler Street (inside the Chandler Inn Hotel) at Berkeley St.

First impressions are important, and we received a positive reaction as soon as we opened the door to the restaurant. The staff all greeted us so warmly that we couldn’t help but feel welcome! The host, with a big smile and a warm greeting offered us a window table, but we declined, preferring to sit at the 12-seat bar instead. The lounge has plenty of window tables, probably seating 40 or so. The comfortable-looking dining room is all banquettes, seating about another 24.

Fred, the bartender, smiled and immediately said “Hell-o” and when asked, recommended the first featured item on the brunch menu: Eggs Caribe.

The Eggs Caribe is a “Melt-In-Your-Mouth” delicious breakfast: grilled English muffin loaded with lump crabmeat, poached eggs and topped with a chef-made creamy hollandaise sauce, served with leafy spinach and “breakfast potatoes”. These potatoes were not your usual home fries, but hot, crispy and yummy tidbits – and didn’t have that “Left-On-The-Grill-Forever” taste. The menu description for this dish did not do it justice - it was superb!

We also highly recommend the steak and eggs dish: a 6-oz. portion of Boston strip steak cooked right – and what I expect from a good piece of meat: succulent, moist and scrumptious. It came complete with eggs and choice of toasted breads.

Beverages are an important part of any Sunday brunch – and The Trophy Room didn’t disappoint here: the Berkeley Bellini had a nice twist, using grapefruit juice instead of the traditional OJ, with Mathilde Peche liqueur and sparkling Rose – luscious! The traditional Bloody Mary, made with bartender Patrick’s own recipe was not overly spicy, but delivered a nice kick – recommended. Coffee was hot, fresh and good – what else could you ask for, to start your day.

The robust menu featured 6 breakfast dishes, 3 salads, 3 soups, 4 sandwiches and 5 luncheon items. We look forward to returning to The Trophy Room to investigate the rest of the Sunday brunch menu.

For Sunday brunch in the South End of Boston, we give The Trophy Room 5 stars!

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