Sunday Brunch at Lineage, Coolidge Corner.

Lineage Restaurant
242 Harvard Street

Brookline, MA 02446-2904

(617) 232-0065

Food (3.8/5.0)

Service (3.8/5.0)-Host was very nice but service was too too slow and we were ALL too hungry.

I invited my new "Halloween" friends to Lineage for brunch and had a great time catching up and chatting (I believe that this was the first time they saw me in my regular 'do and not in a pink wig). I had high expectations when it came to Lineage for brunch but unfortunately, while the food wasn't bad, it didn't quite hit the spot either. The 2 tastiest dishes were the lobster tacos and the eggs benedict; the rest was kinda 'meh' for me. Individual thoughts to follow.

Spicy Lobster Tacos, mango salsa, avocado mousse. One of the highlights. Firm and generous chunks of lobster and mango make for great texture, and a creamy mousse to tie it all together. Not bad indeed.

Eggs Benedict, baby spinach, ham, hollandaise. This was my dish. Eggs were perfectly poached, hollandaise sauce was delicious and appetitie-inducing. Muffins were nicely-buttered. My only complaint is that the portions were too tiny. I would have appreciated home fries or hash or some other accompaniment, because I still hungry. Makes sense? It's been more than 15 hours since my last meal on Saturday.Seared ahi tuna. Gosh, I may not be an expert on fish, but I do eat it quite often. The tuna was more than seared, it was medium-well so it was a little too stiff. In addition, the fish had an overpowering "fishy" smell. Overall, I didn't like it at all and would not recommend you order it.

Mushroom & Parmesan Omelet,  home fries, toast. Home fries too dry. Overall meh.

Eggs, bacon and greens on a bed of polenta. I didn't have the egg but if mine were any indicator, they should be good. Everything else, polenta was so-so. Therefore overall meh.

My verdict: Oh well, more brunch spots to explore anyways!