A Nice Mother's Day Brunch? L.A. to the Westside - Help

[exilekiss]

Hi All,

I need some help on a nice place for Brunch for Mother's Day this year. I've been to the Ritz-Carlton San Marino before and it was a nice presentation / setting, but this year it's gone up to $90 per person (before tax/tip), and I'd like to just try a new place.

I'm open to any nice location from Pasadena down to Downtown L.A., to the Westside / Santa Monica.

I was going to try Hatfields or Grace, but alas, both are not open for Brunch on Sunday. :(

Thanks in advance for any suggestions! :)

[exilekiss]

Thanks again everyone!

Great suggestions (I'm sad I can't try them all :). I'll report back after Mother's Day.

[Emme]

we're doing the W Hotel's Mother's Day Brunch this year, so i'll report back.

i Cugini is another nice mimosa brunch option.

[prainer]

You cannot go wrong at Jar or Campanille

[JudiAU]

Jar has an excellent brunch.

[lulufrolick]

The Westin Pasadena serves brunch on Mother's Day.

[bellabar]

I really like the buffet brunch at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica... Also Lilly's, Joes, or Hals on Abbott Kinney are nice for something more simple.

[bosanova99]

Madres in Pasadena is serving Mother's Day brunch and it is a really room. I like the booths in the bar.

[ipsedixit]

If I had children and they took me to Madres for Mother's Day (or any day for that matter) I'd disown them, on the spot.

[herculesmulligan]

You need to try Jar. They do a fabulous job and is reasonable considering Suzanne`s food. Have gone for two years and absolutely love it. A plus is the wine list that allows you to explore the world and keep you within what ever price point you might have.

[poggibonzzi]

The Otani in J town has a wonderful buffet on Mother's day. Be sure to reserve ahead so as to have a nice table overlooking their lovely rooftop garden. I don't recall for how much but it was not for much. You might also make reserves at Roy's. They usually have a prix fixe for Mother's day.

[recovering_vegetarian]

Try this:

http://www.opentable.com/promo.aspx?m...

[jgomer]

though not much cheaper (about 65 pp) you could try the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.
http://www.fourseasons.com/losangeles...

[exilekiss]

Thanks recovering & jgomer! Very helpful.

[minnie]

I just had Grace for dinner last weekend and it was nothing worth to write home about.

[Servorg]

You might be interested in the post I put up yesterday on this very subject:

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/512588

[exilekiss]

Hi Servorg,

Thanks. :) I saw your post on that and it's a great deal. It's just that my mother isn't a big Morton's fan, so I wanted to see if there were any other suggestions. Thanks.