marlow and sons: living up to the williamsburg hype

March 8th, 2010 | brooklyn, food

it looks like i am getting off to a very slow start and it’s not helping that the weather is making me really want to play hookie!  but if i could take the day off, i know that would be more than happy to go hang out at marlow & sons for the day out in williamsburg.  this place kind of defines williamsburg in a way, and i’m sure for people who go out that way or live there, this is old news. but for those of you not familiar marlow & sons, i highly recommend it as a high quality neighborhood spot.

marlow & sons has a cute little cafe-like area in the front where they sell pastries  including coconut bread and lemon olive oil bread though i was drawn to and totally loved the substantial orange fraîche chocolate chip cookies.  now that i am writing this i might need to go by just to stock up on those goodies.  the front area also has coffee of course, and other brit-oriented essentials. 

marlow & son’s main seating area is quite dark with lots of wood paneling, low lighting and pub-like charm (maybe not so good on a beautiful day like today) but really great when the weather is grotty and cold like when we visited.   i was a little wary of eating here as the last place we visited with a lot of williamsburg hype (walter foods) was completely oversold and did not deliver.   that was not the case with our brunch at marlow & sons.  we were lucky in that we had no wait (i think it gets quite crowded at time), and our food was definitely tasty.  i had the rich, silky new england chowder with mussels and haddock served with luxuriously toast smeared with bagna cauda. j. had the delicious, but not exactly go-out-of-your-way-for, bacon and egg cheese biscuit while the kids enjoyed a basic grilled cheese.  the waiter helped us convert the fancier, and i’m sure tastier version which came with three cheeses including goat served on cranberry bread with onions.  so this report is just based on one very satisfying visit to marlow & sons, but we’ll be back to check things out again on another rainy day.   marlow & sons, 81 broadway at berry street, brooklyn, new york, .

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