Mother’s Day brunch has got to have game, and South Bay restaurants are stepping up to the plate on May 11 to help foodie families fete Mom in style.
Adrestia in Sunnyvale’s TETRA Hotel is serving traditional brunch favorites and Japanese-inspired dishes, including Surf and Turf Eggs with lobster tail, porchetta and miso hollandaise; chicken katsu; and the one-plate washoku, a traditional brunch dish in Japan. https://www.tetrahotelsv.com/dining/adrestia
Meyhouse in Sunnyvale and Palo Alto will offer its lunch menu on Mother’s Day with special Turkish brunch dishes, including Menemen, a Turkish scrambled egg dish with tomato, green peppers and spices. Seatings begin at 10 a.m. The Palo Alto location adds jazz to its brunch menu. https://www.meyhouserestaurant.com
Porta Blu, the restaurant at Menlo Park’s Hotel Nia, presents a special brunch buffet on May 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Executive Chef Malcolm Chow plans a prime rib carving station; a seafood display with crab, oysters, smoked salmon, smoked trout and gravlax; an egg station; and hot buffet selections. Dessert features petit fours, mango cakes or pain perdu. $110 per person and $55 per child 12 and under. For reservations, visit https://www.opentable.com/r/porta-blu-menlo-park.
Thomas Fogarty Winery in Woodside will offer a Mother’s Day brunch with a variety of quiches, deviled eggs, tea sandwiches and croissants, plus four wines by the glass. Tickets are $115 for club members and $125 for non-members; kids’ tickets are $60 at https://www.fogartywinery.com/visit/events.
Los Gatos
Chez Philippe – Mother’s Day brunch is served at this cozy French spot, where lunch entrees and omelet specials will be served in three seatings: 9:30-10:45 a.m.; 11 a.m.-noon; and 12:45-2 p.m. Reserve at https://www.chezphilippelosgatos.com/reservations or call 408-442-5353. Deposit required on all parties.
The Bywater serves up a creole barbecue jazz brunch on weekends from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with tasty treats like smoked meats, crawfish Benedict, shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, brunch red beans, French toast with bourbon maple, buttermilk biscuits and beignets. https://www.thebywaterca.com
Epernay Bistro offers a taste of Paris with Croque Monsier or Madame; French breakfast croissants with ham, bacon, gruyere and egg; moules; beef tartare with quail eggs; truffle pommes frites; caviar toast; baked oysters; French omelet with goat cheese, spinach and crème fraiche; and oefs cocotte, a baked egg dish with sautéed onions, leeks, French ham and Comte cheese. Mais ouis, there is French onion soup and classic French Bibb lettuce salad. Served 11 a.m.-3 p.m. https://www.epernaylg.com
Lexington House is serving brunch from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. https://www.thelexlg.com
Gardenia will be open for brunch, serving two additional items for Mother’s Day: Vadouvan spiced lobster soup with toasted coconut, cilantro gremolata, and chili oil; and pan seared Chilean sea bass with curried sunchoke purée, grilled ramps, spring garlic flan and Meyer lemon sauce.https://gardenialosgatos.com
ASA Los Gatos will be featuring McFarland trout with chilled Judion bean salad, cucumber, carrot, mint, pickled red onion and herb oil, as well as line-caught Alaskan Halibut and Hokkaido scallops. For reservations, visit https://www.asarestaurants.com/reservations.
Order your Manresa Bread goodies now, including passionfruit cheesecake, Meyer lemon cheesecake and very berry cake. https://www.manresabread.com/preorder-1
Bring Mom to Testarossa’s Bistro 107 for a family-style brunch affair where each table can choose five dishes from a curated menu ($38/adults; $24/minors, 11 and under). Select from items like shakshuka, chocolate pain perdu, avo toast, Belfiore burrata, duck confit fried rice or eggs Benedict on milk toast. Additional items can be piled on for $10 each – don’t miss the cinnamon rolls or the biscuits —or elevate the experience with premium upgrades like caviar, crab, or steak. A selection of mimosas, coffee and wines are available à la carte to complete the celebration. Make reservations at https://www.testarossa.com/bistro107.
The Cats will celebrate Mom with a BBQ and Filipino Fusion Brunch Buffet accompanied by live DJ music. Commemorate the event at an Old West photo station. https://www.thecatslosgatos.com
Tasting House will serve a traditional afternoon tea from 11 a.m.-4pm, complete with a three-tier tower of sandwiches, scones and pastries, and a selection of teas from one of the oldest tea houses in France.
$75 per person; make reservations at https://www.tastinghouse.com.
San Jose
La Forêt in Almaden Valley, a bastion of French cuisine since 1978, will serve brunch on Mother’s Day from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., featuring classics like prawns Meuniere, seared day boat scallops in puff pastry, Tsar Nicoulai caviar, elk medallions, veal with shitake mushrooms and Calvados cream sauce, salmon poached in Port wine and Chambord, quail with huckleberry-brandy sauce and linguine with scallops and prawns. Lighter fare like eggs Benedict (eggs from the Grandview farms atop Mount Hamilton, where their sister site, Grandview, is located) and orange and cardamom pain perdu are also options. For reservations, visit https://www.laforetrestaurant.com.
The Hayes Mansion in San Jose is offering a special Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet in the grand Hayes Ballroom and on the adjoining terrace. Executive Chef Joshua Macaluso is creating an all-you-can-enjoy selection of breakfast favorites. Mothers will take home a complimentary slice of 120th Anniversary Vanilla Apricot Bliss Cake created by the iconic Peters’ Bakery. Guests 21 and over will receive a complimentary glass of sparkling wine. Two seatings: 10 a.m.-noon and 12:30–2:30 p.m. $95 for adults and $65 for children ages 5-11: excludes tax and gratuity. Visit https://www.hayesmansion.com/san-jose-holiday-happenings for reservations.
The Fountain at the Hilton Signia in downtown San Jose will wow Mom with an array of chef-driven entrées from new breakfast and brunch menus — including lobster Benedict, steak frites and spicy garlic noodles — alongside other breakfast favorites and bottomless mimosas. Cap it off with an indulgent dessert station and a Republic Del Cacao chocolate fountain. Adults $122; children, $65. Reserve at https://bit.ly/3YUzpZq.
Saratoga
House Family Vineyards invites Mom for a picnic from noon-4 p.m. that includes food items, a sweet treat, a bottle of your favorite House Family wine, table flowers and the option to gift a keepsake picnic basket for mom to take home for $60. Reservations for two are $150 for wine club members and $165 non-members at https://www.exploretock.com/housefamilyvineyards.
