MidTown

My friends and I love when a new restaurant opens for brunch, especially in the city of POK (we want to see that area thrive).

This place has been open for about a month and is definitely on the right track (some things need to be ironed out).

The experience started out well; the owner, greeted us warmly, introduced himself and offered a complimentary round of mimosas

The style of food was on point: Latin Caribbean is not something many people are doing in the Hudson Valley (so I loved the fact that I was getting something different). We opted to start with the Hushpuppies, and Tostones to share; both perfectly sharable - with great flavor. We each had one of their entrees, and all were DELICIOUS (not one plate had food left on it), the right size portions, and well-priced for brunch.

Having been to Bull & Buddha many times (the restaurant previously in that space), I was happy to see they brightened up the space, making it much more inviting.

My friends and I tend to be wine/prosecco people during brunch. Unfortunately MidTown does not yet have a wine list or bottles of wine for purchase. They also didn't have coffee available (and we weren't offered a dessert menu at the end of the meal). Running out of coffee...no wine selection...forgetting to offer dessert all seems like the kinds of bumps a fledgling restaurant goes through.

All in all... they're on the right track. Good food, well portioned and at the right price is most of the battle. A few bumps that I look forward to seeing sorted next time!