I have been telling chef Suzanne for years that she produces the best food I have ever experienced. I have not been to Brule' for a while unfortunately, but after driving with my friend Marc from Lake Worth to Lauderdale and back and not getting at all excited about any dining prospects, I finally and thankfully realized that we should stop at Brule. Marc had never been and was more in the mood for very large portions of mediocre food rather than the good sized and fulfilling portions of Brule. However, he quickly was ooo-ing and aaa-ing at the incredible tastes and quality of the food. We started with a salmon/arugala/goat chz. flat bread, incredible, then the perfect gazpacho, which wasn't on the dinner menu but which they graciously rustled up. Then, Marc had the beef canneloni and I had the crab cake...once we got past the blazingly gorgeous presentation, the tastes were amazing! The breads that accompanied our meal, with the oilve oil/balsamic reduction for dipping, had us both sounding like the soundtrack to a porn film..lol..it was that delicious. Marc is one picky eater, and he is STILL waxing rapturous over our meal. (In fact, he just called me at 6:30 a.m. to tell me AGAIN how much he loved it.) The waiter (Trey..adorable..) and staff couldn't have been more gracious, and Suzanne was her usual gracious, attentive self. Listen, I have owned and operated 2 restaurants down here, and the pressures are such that it is IMPOSSIBLE to always be 100% "on" and gracious, and I'm SURE there are still certain folks who think I am the biggest ass of all time. However, I have never seen anything but the upmost professionalism, attentiveness, and friendliness from Suzanne and staff. I have told her on more than 1 occasion that if I could afford to eat out every day, I would look no further than her place, you cannot beat perfection. SPEAKING of "affordability", we had the appetizer flat bread, gazpacho, 2 meals, and finished it all up with incredible warm choc. chip cookies, and the bill was $58.00! (We admittedly had no wine/drinks,... next time!!) I have eaten there maybe 20 times , had everything from salads, soups, meals, etc..and they have all been of the upmost quality. I am now a private cook in Palm Beach, and I only WISH I could produce even 50% of the time what her kitchen produces. I am wary to bring anyone to a restaurant where I have been but they haven't, it seems every time I do that, it was not the experience I remembered. Such is not the case with "Brule", I have brought at least 3 guests there, and they were all generous in the praise of each and every item experienced. If you want to experience world class food in a charming casual atmosphere, GO to BRULE!
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