Puck's At The MCA

not sure what the full service side is like, but the express side was slow as fuck and TOTALLY overpriced - more overpriced than the restaurant at MOMA NYC and not because it's  better. the clientele is definitely a captive audience - eat before you go !!!

I visited Puck's after a long day for a bite to eat and time to relax.  Though I walked in in basically jeans and a sweatshirt, they showed me to a lovely window table where I promptly ordered some bubbly and the signature pizza (smoked salmon).  

Everything was great.  I enjoyed the pizza, the view and the service.  The bread showed up a little slowly...and things were (in general) a tad slow, but everything was high quality and fresh.  

Food - 5
Service - 4
Bathrooms - 3 (update these please!)
Value - 3
Atmosphere - 5

Once you enter through the glass doors (which looked more like a wall), the place is split into a Puck's Express and restaurant side.

I had this place bookmarked for a while in hopes to visiting for a nice weekend buffet. Attention Yelpers: NO MORE BRUNCH BUFFET!!!

The menu was pretty simplistic with some out-of-the-box options as well as the usual omelettes, benedicts, and pancakes. Once we ordered, our server came out with a basket of baked items for us to each choose one: madelines and pound cake. Decent, but I was immediately comparing them to my brunches at Balsan. Sadly, there were no complementing spreads.

My fried green tomatoes and cheddar grits were A-OK, a little dry. Came with poached eggs that were in a disarray and undercooked. The whites were still transluscent.  His omelette of the day: goat cheese, peppers, and crab meat was off-tasting and flat... literally. We left with a big "meh" and hightailed it outta there in search of more food.