Portage Bay Cafe has three locations in the Seattle area. Upon recommendations from friends during my Seattle trip, we made it here for a Brunch. We went to the South Lake Union location and, despite going at 1, the place was still jam packed and super busy - always a good sign for the food (though not for our achingly hungry bellies).
We opted for the special pear mimosas of the day - cheers to that. I also always appreciate brunch joints offering mimosas that aren't orange based, and really enjoyed these.
AK and DV got the Migas, which is essentially a big breakfast quesadilla. Delicious and I can see why they zoned in on ordering this by name.
They also got one of the special items of the day, which was some sort of steak scramble with cauliflower. I didn't get to taste much of it, but judging from the speed at which it disappeared from the plate, I assume it was amazing...
FT got this dish which I believe was their pork brunch special, the name of which escapes me. It's essentially a pork and veggies stir fry with poached egg and toast. Simple but tasty, and quite filling.
I held down the fort with the sole sweet item at our table, the french toast. I believe this was the oatmeal cobbler french toast. It looks delicious, doesn't it? Well, one of the great things about Portage Bay is that for sweet items, you get a trip to the toppings bar...
...which essentially, is a table filled with berries, sliced fruits, and creams to top off your plate with! Drunk off of mimosas by now (it was very busy and my toast came last) and instructed by my equally tipsy table to "load it up as much as you can! Get yer money's worth!", I returned with...
This amazing masterpiece. And it was delicious - the challah bread was delicious, and it was not overly coyingly sweet. I also enjoy a lot of freshness and acidity on my french toast, and being able to load up at the toppings bar definitely helped.
Portage Bay was one hit after another - great drinks, great dishes, and the toppings bar is a fun addition adding a certain amount of DIY to brunch. Perhaps we had good dishes, perhaps the mimosas were super effective? If in town again, I will definitely make the effort to take a brunch pit stop here.
Seattle, WA
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