brunch at Jack, Union Square

I settled into Brunch this afternoon, after perusing the street fair in Union Square. The chalkboard outside of Jack Bistro advertised three-dollar Bloody Mary's and mimosas: sold. We carefully examined the menu, choosing: the Onion Soup with Crostini broiled with Gruyere Cheese and the Eggs Benedict with frites and salad. The soup was: decent. The crostini almost tasted as if it had been microwaved...The E. Benny offered a variety of flavors and texture with the frites and salad, but I felt that the english muffin could have been toasted longer, the ham sliced thinner.


While both dishes were satisfying, I'm at a loss for why: you needed a reservation for a table (we sat at the bar) and those tables all filled rather soon after we settled). I've had much better brunches...perhaps, there's a lack of good brunch options in Union Square? Regardless: the breakfast cocktails were dirt cheap, food came very shortly after we ordered and the bartender was kind, and attentive.