Just a quick note here about Dudley’s, which has a great brunch on weekends. My wife and I tried their Bloody Mary with “chicken salt” rim – delicious. I got mine with mezcal, she got hers with vodka.
They make a great double cheeseburger, reminiscent of Big Mac flavors. I’ll definitely be back for this more often, now that I live close by.
And on the healthier side, poached eggs with smoked salmon and salad. Very nice.
DUDLEY’S
85 Orchard St
New York, NY 10002
We stopped in here for a quick bite and a drink. It was early in the day, so I had a bloody mary.
I wasn’t crazy about it. Something in the mix didn’t sit well, and I didn’t finish it.
The fried green tomatoes app with crawfish remoulade was nice though. Even though it looks like a pile of puke.
FRENCH MARKET
1001 Decatur St,
New Orleans, LA 70116
My wife and I went to Prune for brunch. We started off with some nicely crafted Bloody Mary drinks (which come with a Red Stripe beer back).
Mine was made with gin and garnished with a pickled egg, and my wife got a vodka based one with some southern spices, caper berries and pickled beans. I actually mixed my beer into the bloody when I was about halfway done, to make what was almost like a michelada.
For my entree, I had the famous fried monte cristo sandwich (ham, turkey, and cheese, breaded and deep fried). It was amazing – like a French toast sandwich. It came with two eggs and a berry jelly.
That coil of sausage we ordered as an extra side. Home made lamb sausage to be exact. It was incredible.
While the bill was a bit steep, we were satisfied and the food was delicious.
Incase you’re wondering, those are little licorice schnauzers that come with the bill.
PRUNE
54 E 1st St #1
New York, NY 10003
We hit this Key West joint because it was well-rated on Trip Advisor for having a great bloody mary.
The awesome, friendly and very knowledgeable bartender, Al, mixed this wonderful shit up perfectly. It’s made with house-infused bacon vodka and a killer bloody mix that had both spice and meatiness.
We were so impressed that we came back for dinner that night to try the all-you-can-eat crab dinner.
Not bad, but like Prime Steakhouse here in Key West, it could be anywhere. The crabs were tasty, but they’re not local or fresh. I was hoping that they had some stone crabs on the menu.
Al recommended earlier that we try the artichoke dip. We weren’t that impressed. It was made with pickled artichokes I think, not fresh, so it had an awkward flavor and texture.
My wife’s mussels appetizer was massive. Big enough for an entree, and they were good to boot.
I also got to try this nice blueberry wheat beer as well:
Overall I’d say you should come here for a bloody, talk it up with Al and share some mussels. Skip the rest.
For our first meal in Key West, we hit up Square One. The place had a really nice drink menu and food selections, so I figured it was a perfect spot to try.
The decor is minimalist rustic, if that makes any sense.
It looks like pig wings have made their way down to Florida. The ones here were a healthy size and tasted really great. They were breaded lightly and fried crisp. The meat was super tender.
These duck dumplings were a very nice Chinese inspired appetizer as well. The flavors were robust.
My wife had this nice bowl of mussels, which were actually an appetizer portion but probably big enough for an entree if you are indulging in a few starters.
The snapper was all gone, but they had some local grouper. It came seared, and served atop some nice soba noodles.
A couple of days later my wife and I went back to try their flight of bloody mary drinks at breakfast.
From right to left that’s tomatillo and melon, carrot habanero, yellow tomato and regular tomato. Each was rimmed with a different type of salt to accentuate the flavors within. Really nice.
I had a lobster cobb salad to go with the bloodies. Lots of good quality lobster meat!
If you’re ever in Key West, I highly recommend this place. It’s great for drinks at the bar or any meal of the day. If native New Yorker Lucas is tending bar, you’ll have a great experience.
My wife scored a sweet bottomless drinks brunch deal at this little place that had a nice menu. I was torn between the duck eggs benedict and the crab cake eggs benedict. I went with the crab cake one, and my wife went with the portobello burger. Both were delicious. The side salads were a little bit overdressed (more nudity needed), and there seemed to be a disgusting and annoying abundance of flies near our seats in the back (near kitchen door), but otherwise this place was nice. Nice spicy bloody marys, good pineapple mimosas, tasty greyhounds and friendly staff, like our waiter/bartender Graham.
THE STAND
239 3rd Ave.
New York, NY 10003
