Although my preference was to take the family to the OB Marina for Easter brunch, Mrs ASE prevailed this year so we went with the Fireside Grill. Big mistake. I hadn't been there in nearly eight years and it'l likely be that long if not longer until the next visit.
Although the server was excellent - a very pleasant guy who worked his tail off - for the price of $35/head his work ethic was unfortunately not enough to salvage the uneven fare at the buffet. The eggs benny were by common agreement the worst any of us have ever experienced in the city, anywhere. The eggs were way underdone - fine if you like them so runny they attempt to slide off your plate and scurry back to their com-padres at the buffet table but not so appetizing to those of us who generally prefer cooked food - and the English muffins were actually so dry everyone at one point remarked "I can't cut my benny!" When tackling a benny with fork and especially knife it should never require all of my 275 pounds to cut a portion off the friggin' thing....
The bacon had the consistency of rubber - hello! some people actually like crispy bacon folks - and the turkey was really dry. And tough. Conversely the Cesar salad was tasty, as were the bam bam red Thai chili infused prawns. Overall though for nearly $200 factoring in tip, the experience was less than a stellar one unfortunately. It think we'll default back to the OBM next time out....