To Dovetail Or Not To Dovetail

Sunday was a day when many wandered out onto the streets of NYC with decked out bouquets of flowers in order to pay homage to the woman that made their entire lives possible: mom.  There's nothing more a mom likes than a good brunch except for maybe a chacki or her stories and thankfully there was a flea market right next door.  I decided to take my mother to the swanky spot Dovetail located on the lip of The Museum of Natural History. The white tablecloths and long stemmed lilly's blended together to foster the perfect one part elegance, two parts schmancy pants.

 Dovetail

103 West 77th Street

New York, NY

10024
(212) 362-3800
dovetailnyc.com

Dovetail created a specified pre-fix Mother's Day Brunch that ran $68 per person but worth the end result.  It began with a box of donuts that had been especially prepared in a to go box for the day.  It served a light, fluffy, unexpected treat.  I opted to close the box and suggest my mother take it home to enjoy later so we could take full advantage of the three course explosion of flavor that was to follow.

Freshly made donuts that only a mother could love.

After the mimosas were ordered our plates of canapés arrived.  A trio of truffled arancini, cured salmon tea sandwich, and a yogurt parfait were the perfect spoonful of flavor.  The yogurt parfait was a delicious compliment of honey, and yogurt.  The salmon tea sandwich had a fantastic smokey taste which made me wish that there was a larger version I could have had as my entree.

Trio of canapés 

The main dish that we chose was a lobster omelette.  I have to say that I wasn't necessarily pleased with this choice and wish I had gone with the dry aged hamburger with white cheddar and garlic steak fries. The omelette was light and fluffy but I could barely taste the lobster which came out in chunks.  The cypriot potatoes or shall I say in a more pedestrian way (home fries) were delectable and actually the highlight of the meal.

Lobster omelette

The fennel incorporated in the dish was refreshing however, overall it was on the lower end of my to eat omelette lists.  My top choice would be a dive diner that I happened upon in Salem, Massachusetts that was pure magic, no pun intended.

The final act was three desserts which included a coconut-almond sponge cake, lemon cream profiterpies, and chocolate-cherry whoopie pie.  I think it can all be summed up with my mothers explanation of "these are like the Top Chef portions".  The coconut-almond sponge cake stuck out most but none of the tastes were quite satisfying enough to leave their culinary mark.

Baby Dessert

Overall, Dovetail is a classy ambiance that is not a must eat.  For an elegant evening out or an afternoon  it fits the bill perfectly.