After clearing our plates, which were practically licked clean, our server “verballed” the dessert menu to us. The brownie served with customer’s choice of several different toppings was enticing but we opted to go for the caramel crème brulee. The base (or custard) was smooth and silky with just the right amount of sweetness and caramel flavor but instead of caramelizing sugar to form a hard shell on top, a caramel sauce was hastily drizzled over the dessert. Though not a bad dessert by any means, I question whether it was crème brulee at all.
I definitely look forward to my next trip to the Front Room. As with all new restaurants, having been open for just more than a month, they are still fine-tuning the business. The alleged ventilation problem (I had heard several reports of smoke from the grill funneling into the dining area) seems to have been fixed. The fact that the very affordable menu covers so much ground works for me because of the style of comfort food served. The brunch menu (served daily) is very enticing–I have heard that the corned beef hash and the eggs benedict are possibly the best in town.
The Front Room |73 Congress St, Portland | 207.773.3366
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