Dumont

Nancy's take:

Atmosphere: * * * *

The back enclosed garden at Dumont is a beautiful place to eat. However, with the sun beating down on us midday, we were sweating profusely. I sat on my jacket so as not to leave a sweat print on the seat when we left. The staff took good care of us, and even adjusted the shade above to keep us out of direct sun. The food was brought so quickly, we could hardly believe it was meant for us!

Food: * * * 1/2

Often I forget about the whole idea of doughnuts, until suddenly they are placed in front of me. A plate of homemade doughnut holes were brought to our table....intended to be served before brunch but actually arrived at the same time. I took a few bites of my brunch and then decided I just had to eat a doughnut first. I ordered the Eggs Florentine, made with fresh-tasting spinach and the sauce giving the dish its flavor. It was not the best eggs florentine I've ever had, but very clean and fresh-tasting. The incredible quickness with which our brunch was served made a big impression on me.

Drinks: * * * *

Bloody Mary

Taste: This is another great-tasting Bloody Mary

Size: Tall glass

Garnishes: Lemon and 2 olives

Becca’s Take:

Atmosphere: * * * ½

My only qualm with Dumont’s atmosphere is that we were immediately sat in the garden, without even being offered an indoor seat. The garden is shaded, somewhat, and has a definite charm about it, but it was so damn hot - to the point of heat exhaustion - hot. Whoever had to sit in my hard, metal chair after I did was heading for an ass puddle of sweat. Not a good look.

Food: * * * ½

Dumont is known in Brooklyn for being one of the best. They are meat-y place, typically, so I don’t tend to follow that trend, especially since their DuMac and Cheese probably weighs in at about the 5,000-calorie range. Call me crazy, but this was not the finest brunch I ever had, with the only exception being that the homefries were the best homefries I’d ever had. My omelette had asparagus, tomatoes and cheese in it, but the veggies weren't diced or chopped in any way. A huge stalk of asparagus would fall out, followed by a whole cherry tomato. It was like having a plain omelette with a side of veggies. It really annoyed me. They do give you free doughnuts though, and they are some glorious doughnuts.

Drinks: * * ½

I opted for something new at Dumont: a fresh, watermelon-meets-cucumber vodka muddled concoction. It was so unbelievably hard to drink. There were so many seeds from all the cucumbers and watermelon bits smashed at the bottom that I couldn’t use a straw. And when I would try to drink it from the glass, all the ice above all the fruit would get in my way. The alcohol was in some sort of strange mix-ins purgatory, so I finally just gave up. SAD FACE.

Stats:

Dumont

432 Union Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11211

Web site: http://www.dumontrestaurant.com/

Brunch: Sat 11am-3pm, Sun 11am-3:30pm