Essex Restaurant

Great place for boozy brunch. Show up early to avoid crowds or make reservations for afternoon brunch. The food was excellent - we had a burger and shrimp grits. And partook in the boozy side of brunch as well. Happy to report they're quick with refills and don't sound your minutes and seconds down.

Came for the bottomless brunch on a Saturday and sat at the bar. Arrived around 12:30pm and was the only party at the table. Great as we received first class service. Had the mimosas and the Shrimp & Grits. Both were tasty and the only odd thing was the biscuit which I didn't touch. That could possibly be a optional item vs required.

Went here for brunch last Saturday with 3 others. We order the steak & eggs; and shrimp with grits. The food was delicious, and the server Solace was awesome. I would have given 5 stars but I have to admit it was so hot in the restaurant we were sweating tremendously. The server said it’s always warm there so hopefully by the summer it gets a little better for the workers because it was really warm for them to run up and down the stairs with hot plates. Never the less I can’t wait to return soon. The ambiance and crowd was great!

Amazing value for money for a bottomless. They have bloody Mary’s, mimosas, screwdrivers and beers (what sold me) as drink options for their bottomless. The food was so so, got the tofu scramble and steak and eggs. The free bread they give in beginning is soft and fresh. They were definitely short staffed the day we went and hence it took a bit longer to get drinks.

If I could give ZERO stars for this place i would!!! Food was unseasoned and no love was put into it. Clearly they carter to people who don’t care for seasoning. Potatoes were over cooked, dry and unseasoned, salad looked like it was grabbed from a plastic container without dressing. The side of fruit looked like a dog was chewing on it. The mimosas were made with cheap sparkling wine with Tropicana Juice. Overall, horrible experience with horrible food.

We thought the restaurant week menu was very tasty and a good deal. The appetizer and dessert were especially good. I don't understand how they're able to offer eight oysters for a single appetizer on a $40 three course menu! For the main entrees, I probably would have preferred the pea shoots side for the artic char dish to be cooked instead of mostly raw. I would still come here again!