brunch review: farmers, fishers, bakers;
Gotta love date night! Or in the case of this weekend, date day! Tyler has planned some really thoughtful dates recently, like our getaway tiny house cabin weekend, and I’ve been doing weight watchers so I was trying to think of something less food-centric, so we went to see a show at the Kennedy Center: How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying. It was entertaining, an all-too-relatable musical about climbing the corporate ladder. Still it left me wanting much more in the way of strong or even useful female characters and the lack of consequence in the whole thing is the point but left me somewhat wanting. Was it enjoyable? Yes. Am I as excited about it as Hamilton next month? Zero percent.
Despite my attempt to avoid food for date day, it turned out that one of the places in DC I’ve been dying to try for brunch was only like 15 minutes from the Kennedy Center and the opportunity was too good to pass up! So we had a late morning brunch, a small walk by the Georgetown waterfront, and ended the better part of our day at How to Succeed in Business Without Even Trying. And boy, was it worth it! I saved my weight watchers points up just for it, and I like to think I was pretty reasonable about not overeating. Plus we snapped this selfie on the Georgetown waterfront thanks to Tyler’s long arms. =)
So Farmers Fishers Bakers is laid out as a buffet style, but you can request certain flavors plates a la carte from the kitchen. These are all made to order but included in the buffet price. If you want drinks they do cost extra (which we skipped this time around) but your regular juices, teas, drip coffee is all included in that base price.
[/caption]They had build your own tacos with a pulled pork and a pulled chicken filling and lots of toppings: sour cream, cilantro, salsa, corn, etc. and even a choice of corn, flour, and fried corn tortillas. The tortillas were homemade and delicious but both Tyler who had the hard corn tortilla and I who had the soft corn tortilla found them a little fragile. Delicious, though. They had chips and guacamole which was average, and I actually kinda liked making breakfast nachos out of cheese grits with the chips. Their french toast was delicious and moist despite sitting out for at least a little while and special shout out to the breakfast jambalaya which was a surprising hit for me! (Items described here correspond to the featured photo at the top of this post!)
[/caption]For a rundown of the a la carte options: The cinnamon buns were AMAZING and that coming from someone who isn’t enthralled with cinnamon buns. The biscuits were amazingly buttery but honestly I wanted them to be a little lighter and fluffier. The jam they were served with was some sort of red berry and lime flavor which was a surprise but quite tasty. The fried shrimp was on point and some other available options that we didn’t get to sampling include pizza and eggs benedict.
[/caption]I will say the thing I slept on was the crab and artichoke dip. I didn’t see this until my last round of “I’m stuffed but want to see what else I missed”, and I’m quite sad it was left until last. Or maybe a good thing because it was amazingly delicious and paired with warm flatbread for dipping, and I’m not sure I would have made it out to try as many things as I did if I had discovered it earlier! They do have roasted zucchini and squash, cucumber salad, and several salads for some lighter options. The zucchini was another thumbs up for me, and Tyler really enjoyed his bruleed grapefruit, which looked quite tasty even if I don’t like grapefruit. He did mention that because of the caramelization, it was kinda hard to get out the sections, but he managed somehow.
[/caption]Overall 5 out of 5. Would definitely go again, and while now that I’m trying to be healthier I actually prefer non-buffet style restaurants, I enjoyed almost everything I ate, and want more of it. I appreciate the fresh-from-the-kitchen options and am definitely curious to try the pizza and benedict the next time we go! The downside is that it’s a bit of a hike, and I highly suggest reservations because it’s hopping on the weekends. I actually preferred the food at Farmers Fishers Bakers to the food at Founding Farmers (read the review), because I think the food is more inspired and different than your every day breakfast fare.
