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Restaurant Rating (1-5): 5/5 glasses
Washroom Rating (1-5): 4/5 Flushes

Not only a wonderful island surrounded by water but also a kick ass brunch that we’d let touch our own personal peninsula!

So pardon the expletive but this five star hotel and restaurant is fucking fantastic! Mind you, fucking fantastic, as we all know, does not come cheap! That said, the Peninsula brunch is at all costs, a can’t miss.

As we walked through the lobby from the elevators into the cathedral-like, 3,000 square foot room, we discovered the brunch spot of a lifetime. Brightly decorated and festooned with holiday lights and garland, we were whisked away to our table by one of the many attendants on duty.

Upon being seated, we were briskly met by Annibella, who we be affectionately named from here on out as “shakes the clown”. She was certainly a pleasant woman from the lands of the east but to say she was the antithesis of dexterous and calm, cool, and collected would be an understatement. After being spilled on five times within our first 15 minutes of being seated, I soon became Nikki’s Exxon to my Valdez!

After we were served our first of many Mimosa Valdez’s we moved on to several stations of lovely brunch selections. This includes three different types of smoked salmon, a smoked chubb platter (which was so good it gave us one), a dim sum brunch, a gourmet salad bar, an omelet stations, a pork/veal roast table, and even a Vietnamese soup table just to name a couple.

If you’re interested in dessert, well then this is the part that is worth the price of admission, period. The table included freshly made treats like mini crème brulee, flan, carrot cake, fruit tarts, and chocolate pots of love with gold fakes that we took as charms to wear around our necks (total lie…we at them too).

Bottom line, other than our girl shakes the clown, our dining experience was not only the best but definitely our most expensive safari. Just brunch alone, without our favorite liquids will set you back a cool 62 clams! But you have to trust Big Nikki and Big C when we say, it well worth the cabbage! With the holidays near, this is a perfect fine dining choice for the family, ESPECIALLY if they’re flippin’ the bill!

So before we close, as you know, Nikki and I must provide our washroom review as well (because every date must have a good can). That being said, we used Special P’s potty which flushes out at a fantastic four spot. This washroom, if you’re not careful, will touch your peninsula too!

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Bio:
Corey and Nikki Simons are self proclaimed “foodies” that look forward to bringing you future reviews next month!