Some of my favorite brunch places happen to fall in the same vicinity of each other – aka the west village. To name a few, you can get great baked eggs from August or yummy banana french toast from Extra Virgin (Yes, I do frequent these places often). But I thought I would try to be adventurous today and pick something new. As I did my research of brunch places in the village, Elephant & Castle popped up. I heard great things about this place, and hey, it has a cute name so why not go there?
The place itself is relatively small and it has that wooden picnic-y décor (if that means anything). The menu hosts a variety of options, but I am a breakfast girl and I need my eggs in the morning - “Eggs Benedict please” J
When you think eggs benedict, you immediately picture the classic - white poached egg and smoked ham on top of an English muffin, with this great yellowy hollandaise sauce poured over it to complete that yummy goodness. Now picture this – replace English muffin with fluffy french toast (pre-sweetened with warm maple syrup) and the ham is replaced with sweet, crunchy green apples. It sounds like a weird combination, but if you are into the sweet and savory thing, this definitely satisfies. I may not be an eggs benedict connoisseur but the Eggs’n Apples Benedict at Elephant & Castle has my vote as one of the most creative spins on the old time classic. I will be back.
