Weekend brunch
Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 2 pm, with the lemon ricotta pancakes that only appear on weekends.
The short version, and the long one
Weekend brunch started as a Sunday-only experiment in 2016 and now accounts for a third of what the café does in a week. The dining room turns over about four times between 9 and noon, and the patio adds twenty-two seats from late May through the first hard frost.
We do not take reservations for parties under eight. If you put your name down at the host stand you will get a text when the table is ready, and you are welcome to wait next door or on the marketplace benches.
- 1Weekend-only cookingSix plates on this menu never appear Monday through Friday, including both pancake variations.
- 2Room for a real groupWe seat parties up to ten with a day of notice, and the back corner holds twelve.
- 3A patio that catches the morningThe Church Street side gets full sun until about 11:30, which is the whole point in April.
What comes with it
- A kitchen that runs brunch only, so tickets do not compete with lunch
- Bakery basket pastries chosen that morning by whoever is on the bench
- Patio seating from late May to the first hard frost, twenty-two seats
- Text-ahead waitlist so you are not standing in the doorway
- High chairs, booster seats and a changing table in both restrooms
- Bottomless drip coffee with any plate for $5
The weekend brunch list
A longer, richer menu for the two days a week nobody is in a hurry. Brunch takes over the whole kitchen from 8 am until the last ticket at 2 pm.
The weekend plates
Available Saturday and Sunday only, 8 am to 2 pm.
Lemon ricotta pancakes★
$17Three cakes, whipped ricotta, blueberry compote, lemon zest, maple.
Hash benedict★
$19Maple hash, two poached eggs, herb hollandaise, chive, on a split biscuit.
Croque Vermont
$18Ham, gruyère, béchamel and a fried egg on thick-cut sourdough.
Shakshuka for two
$24Tomato and pepper braise, two eggs, feta, herbs, a basket of bread.
Cider doughnut French toast
$16Our cider doughnuts, custard soaked, griddled, apple butter, cream.
Smoked trout plate
$21Lake-smoked trout, dill cream, cucumber, capers, rye toast.
Brunch drinks
Sample prices. Bottomless drip coffee is $5 with any plate.
Bottomless drip
$5Our house blend, refilled until you flip the cup.
Maple cold brew
$6.5018-hour cold brew, maple cream float.
Blood orange spritz
$7Blood orange, rosemary, soda. No alcohol.
For the table
Bakery basket
$16Four pastries chosen by the baker, cultured butter, house jam.
Maple bacon board
$12Six thick slices, black pepper, a small pitcher of syrup.
How it gets made
Four steps, in order, every day. Nothing here is a secret.
- 1
Put your name in
Walk up to the host stand or tap the waitlist link on your phone from the sidewalk. We text when the table is fifteen minutes out.
- 2
Order in one round
Brunch tickets fire together so a table eats together. Tell your server everything at once, including the bakery basket.
- 3
Kitchen fires by table
Pancakes and benedicts are timed backwards from the longest item so nothing sits under a lamp.
- 4
Coffee keeps coming
A runner walks the room with a pot every eight minutes. Flip your cup when you are done.
What changes the price
Sample pricing for a demo site. Add-ons and swaps are listed so there are no surprises at the register.
| Option | What it is | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Parties of 8 or more | Reserved in advance, one check, 20% gratuity added | Call to book |
| Bottomless drip | Added to any brunch plate | $5 |
| Patio seating | First come, weather permitting, late May to October | No extra charge |
| Split plates | We plate for two on request, no charge for splitting | No extra charge |
Weekend brunch, asked and answered
Only for parties of eight or more, and we ask for at least a day of notice. Everyone else uses the text-ahead waitlist.
Right at 8 am, or after 12:45. The longest wait is 9:45 to 11:15 on Sunday, which runs about thirty minutes.
Occasionally, on a busy Sunday around 1 pm. We mix a fixed amount of batter because the ricotta is whipped fresh.
Yes. The front two tables and the patio have room to park one without blocking the aisle.
No. The spritzes and the maple cold brew are the closest thing, and they are both alcohol free.
Get it on the shelf before you arrive
Order weekend brunch ahead for pickup at any of the three cafés. Hot food takes eight to twelve minutes, drinks and pastry take three to six.
Sample pricing. Pickup is ready in 8 to 12 minutes at all three cafés.