Here's a sampling of restaurants serving Easter brunch and dinner
Easter is a busy time for restaurants. And many metro Detroit restaurants are ready and geared up for the spring holiday. Many restaurants have extravagant buffets with carving stations of prime rib beef and ham, omelet stations, an array of side dishes, breakfast offerings and a selection of desserts.
And at several places, you can expect a visit from the Easter Bunny and Easter egg hunts. Some places are also offering a complete Easter meal to-go.
Reservations are highly recommended and many restaurants will offer only select seating times.
Here's a sampling of restaurants in metro Detroit that are celebrating Easter with special menus, brunch or buffet offerings.
Crystal Garden
Southgate
Easter brunch buffet with freshly carved prime rib, country-baked ham, boneless chicken bella and baked Boston scrod with lemon butter. Sides include whipped potatoes and gravy, vegetables, bowtie Alfredo, macaroni and cheese, rigatoni with meatballs, salad bar, soups, bread and sweets. Adults $34.95, $32.95 seniors; $18.95 ages 4-10. Seatings at noon and 2:30 p.m. A pre-made heat-and-serve Easter dinner to-go is $125 and serves five and $195 serves 10. The meal includes sliced ham, boneless chicken, macaroni and cheese, roasted potatoes, green bean casserole, pasta salad, apple pie and carrot cake. Place orders by April 6 for curbside pickup from 10 a.m. and noon on Easter Sunday.For info: 734-285-2210 or crystalgardensonline.com
Frame
Hazel Park
Alice in Wonderland Easter with chef Allie Lyttle in the Frame pavilion. Follow Lyttle, of Lala's Too in Brighton, down the rabbit hole and Frame pavilion's whimsical transformation into Alice's Garden Greenhouse. Sunday brunch is $85 per person with noon and 3 p.m. seatings available. Brunch spans five courses beginning with ricotta pancakes served with lemon curd. Following is smoked salmon, shaved candy cane beet salad and short rib hash. A serving of Hot Cross buns with picked raspberry jam finishes out the meal. Booze and non-booze beverage packages are additional.For info: framehazelpark.com
Gran Castor
Troy
Grand Castor is launching a new brunch menu on Easter Sunday. The restaurant opens at 11 a.m. Its new brunch menu includes a Cheddar omelet topped with chipotle creme and served with redskin potatoes, Chilaquiles con huevos with queso fresco, Union salsa and two fried eggs and a dish of chicken and waffles.For info: grancastor.com
Hazel's
Birmingham
Known for its seasonal, seafood-centric menu, Hazel's brunch menu is on for Easter Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. On the menu are breakfast burritos, huevos rancheros, stacks of buttermilk, blueberry and chocolate banana flapjacks. Also available will be Hazel's spring menu of Eastern shore dishes highlighting blue crab and a variety of seafood dishes. On Easter, the restaurant will be open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.For info: eatathazels.com
Imaginate
Royal Oak
Easter Brunch starting at noon Sunday will feature a buffet that includes a charcuterie board, a selection of salads, smoked salmon and bagels, bacon and house-made maple turkey sausage. There's also fried or grilled chicken, Mongolian beef, a beef carving station and dessert display. $65 per person. Imaginate's regular menu will be available from 5-8 p.m. For info: 248-633-8899 or imaginaterestaurant.com
Joe Vicari Restaurant Group
Multiple locations: Andiamo, Birmingham Pub, Bronze Door, Joe Muer, the Statler
Easter brunch buffet or dinner at several Andiamo locations. Andiamo Warren, Fenton, Livonia and Bloomfield brunch is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fenton location.) Brunch is $49.95 for adults; $22 for ages 5-10; 4 and under are free. Buffet menus vary at each location but include classics like chicken piccata, pasta, omelet station, Dearborn ham, salads and more. Plated dinner menus also vary at each location. The plated dinner service option is available noon to 8 p.m. at Andiamo Riverfront in Detroit, Bloomfield and Warren and 3-8 p.m. in Fenton. A dinner buffet is 3-7 p.m. at Andiamo Livonia. It's $54.95 for adults; $22 for ages 5-10; 4 and under are free. Tax and 18% gratuity are not included for all.
Other Joe Vicari Restaurant Group locations: Birmingham Pub, 555 S. Old Woodward, Birmingham, will offer a plated brunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner service from 3 to 8 p.m. For info: thebirminghampub.com
Bronze Door, 1232 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe Farms, plated brunch service is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner noon to 6 p.m.For info: bronzedoorgp.com
Joe Muer
Bloomfield/Detroit
Bloomfield location Easter brunch buffet is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It's $69 for adults; $30 ages 6-12; 5 and under are free. Tax and 18% gratuity are not included. Plated dinner service is 4-8 p.m.
At Joe Muer in Detroit, brunch is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Adults $79 and $54 for ages 6-11; 5 and under are free.For info: joemuer.com
The Statler, 313 Park Ave., Detroit. French-inspired brunch and dinner served 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.For info: statlerdetroit.com
Kona Grill
TroyEaster brunch is offered 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with selections of eggs Benedict, macadamia nut French toast and other Kona signature brunch dishes. Also featured are mimosa specials and takeout prime rib surf & turf to enjoy at home.For info: konagrill.com
MacRay Harbor
Harrison Township
On Lake St. Clair’s Anchor Bay, MacRay Harbor offers an Easter brunch buffet with 3 p.m. seatings still available according to its website. The buffet features classic brunch favorites like glazed ham, French toast, scrambled eggs and bacon along with a market table display with fresh fruit, smoked salmon and salads. There's also a carving station with roast beef and leg of lamb, a customized pancake station and a dessert assortment. $49.95; $19.95 ages 4-11.For info: 586-468-1900 or macray.com
Madam
Daxton Hotel, Birmingham
The grand buffet offers nine different food stations along with other Easter Sunday activities for kids and adults. There will be a carving station with ham, prime rib and leg of lamb, a bagel tower with garnishments of for lox, and several cream cheese varieties, crepe and omelet station, seafood and salad displays. Seatings are 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. $75 for adults; $30 ages 4-12; under 3 are free.For info: 248-686-7004 or daxtonhotel.com
One-Eyed Betty’s
Ferndale
Full brunch, lunch and dinner menus will be available on Easter Sunday. Brunch runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with omelets, French toast, sides and pancakes. A lunch menu is offered 2-4 p.m. Dinner service runs from 4 p.m. to midnight.For info: oneeyedbettys.com
Pop’s for Italian
Ferndale
Open for brunch and dinner service with the Easter Bunny on hand throughout the day. Brunch is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with traditional breakfast options, a selection of eggs Benedicts, omelets and French toast. fit and dinner 4-9 p.m. Pizza and salad can be ordered 3-4 p.m. while the kitchen changes over from brunch to dinner service. The regular dinner menu will be available.For info: popsforitalian.com
Public House
Ferndale
Full brunch and dinner menus on Easter Sunday. Brunch is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and offer eggs, omelets, French toast and hash along with burgers and salads. Dinner service is 4-10 p.m. There will be no food service available between 3-4 p.m.For info: publichouseferndale.com
One-Eyed Betty’s
Ferndale
Full brunch, lunch and dinner menus will be available on Easter Sunday. Brunch runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with omelets, French toast, sides and pancakes. A lunch menu is offered 2-4 p.m. Dinner service runs from 4 p.m. to midnight.For info: oneeyedbettys.com
Prime29 Steakhouse
West Bloomfield
From noon to 8 p.m. the steakhouse will be open and offering its regular menus. There will be a strolling photographer throughout the restaurant with printed pictures to take home.For info: 248-737-7463 or prime29steakhouse.com
Rugby Grille
Birmingham
Inside the Townsend Hotel, the Rugby Grille Easter brunch option has a three-course menu along with dessert. Seating times are 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. An amuse bouche features spring baby vegetables, beluga lentil salad with black pepper oil and feta. Each course features several choices. Options are seared scallops, baked oysters and deviled eggs. The second course features a choice or fresh fruit, salmon rillette or salads. The main entree choices are avocado toast, baked French toast, seared arctic char, seared duck breast and lamb osso Bucco.For info: 248-642-7900 or rugbygrille.com
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Troy
Open for extended hours on Easter Sunday with Ruth’s Classics Menu — a three-course meal that includes a starter, entrée and dessert. Starters include either a steak house salad, Caesar salad or lobster bisque followed by the filet and shrimp or surf and turf as a main entrée and can be paired with a side of creamed spinach or garlic mashed potatoes.For info: ruthschris.com
San Morello
Detroit
On the ground floor of the Shinola Hotel, San Morello is noted for its upscale Italian dishes. San Morello Easter brunch special includes a torta pasqualina, with arugula salad and maritozzi buns with a choice of lemon cream or chocolate cream pistachio cream. Other items brunch items are eggs al forno with Calabrian chili, mozzarella and warm focaccia, a wild mushroom frittata with herbed caprino, mustard greens and baba au rhum French toast with rum raisin and whipped mascarpone. Breakfast spaghetti with kale, smoked bacon and poached farm egg. San Morello will also feature Easter specials along with its regular menu.For info: sanmorello.com
Symposia
Detroit
This newly opened Mediterranean-inspired fine dining restaurant is inside the Atheneum Suite Hotel and Conference Center in Greektown. For Easter, they will offer lamb for two that features a full rack of lamb grilled with lemon and fresh herbs, twice-baked potato with feta spinach and garlic and an eggplant moussaka. Cost is $140.For info: symposiadetroit.com
The Community House
Birmingham
Brunch buffet with seating at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. On the menu are scrambled eggs, quiche, bread pudding, pancakes, Nueske bacon, pastrami lox with accompaniments, a variety of sides and salads. Main dishes also include braised leg of lamb, roasted chicken, ham and lobster mac and cheese. A cash bar is available. There will also be an Easter egg hunt and a visit from the Easter Bunny. Adults $75; $30 ages 4-12; ages 3 and under are free. For info: 248-644-5832 or communityhouse.com
The Whitney
Detroit
A three-course brunch is offered at this iconic mansion. Brunch is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Several choices are offered with each course. There's lobster bisque, charred romaine Caesar salad, Whitney's signature beef wellington, eggs Sir Whitney, Chilean sea bass, an egg scramble with gulf shrimp, breakfast potato casserole, French toast and more. A children's menu is available. Prices vary.For info: 313-832-5700 or thewhitney.com
Truago
Trenton
Truago is celebrating Easter in two ways this year. The restaurant will be open on Sunday serving its regular menu that includes several specials. If you're in for a big buffet, Truago is hosting its "Room to Breathe" event off-site at Orlando's Familia Banquet Center in Riverview. From 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Truago will serve a buffet menu at the banquet center that includes nonalcoholic beverages. there's a prime rib carving station, Dearborn ham, breakfast dishes, sides, salads, sautees and dessert stations. It's a cash bar with $15 Bloody Mary and Mimosa bar as a special There's an Easter egg hunt, egg coloring station, and the Easter Bunny will be on hand. Adults $35.95; $29.85 ages 65 and up; $15.95 ages 7-12; ages 6 and under are free. Reservations for both events are handled through Truago.For info: 734-676-2233.
Union Rec
Ann Arbor
This is the newest spot from the Union Joints restaurant group that opened last year. Union Rec is a coffee shop with pastries and a separate restaurant with a menu from three Americas — North, Central and South — according to their website. On Sunday they will launch a brunch menu with Torrejas, a Latin French toast, breakfast tacos, Chilaquiles and a chorizo hash.For info: unionrec.com
Zana
Birmingham
This downtown Birmingham restaurant offers modern American fare paired with European flair. Brunch buffet service is offered 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On the menu are classic brunch items and specials such as a prime rib carving station, seafood station and dessert. Adults $75; $29.95 ages 10 and younger.For info: 248-800-6558 or zanabham.com
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