Sunday Brunch at Elephant Walk

On Saturday night, I was lucky enough to indulge in a few (or a lot) of drinks with some of my favorite people in Boston.  Even though we are only moving to the suburbs, I wanted to have one last night in the city where we could all let loose and live it up one last time.  We went to a few of our favorite spots, including the Grand Canal and the Green Dragon.  Photos from the night are blurry, sweaty and hysterical.  In other words, they are not suitable for posting.  But, I had a fabulous time and I'm so grateful for all of the wonderful people in my life who were happy to celebrate all of the changes in my life!

Of course, after an amazing Saturday night, you have to deal with the not-so-amazing recovery the following morning.  Thankfully, Bret and I already had planned to head to Elephant Walk in Cambridge for brunch.

I've never been to any of the Elephant Walk locations but I was very excited to have brunch options that incorporated both French and Cambodian cuisines.  We arrived there just as the restaurant was opening and I got a chance to take a few photos while we waited to be seated.

We got a lovely table right by the window, which gave my some wonderful natural light to take photographs.

Bret and I both started our brunch with plenty of water and fresh-squeezed orange juice.

We were both absolutely famished and decided to order appetizers to share.  I was craving fresh fruit so we ordered a very simple fresh fruit plate.

Bret was craving something more savory so he ordered the Rouleaux.  These Cambodian spring rolls are meant to eaten by hand in a lettuce wrap.  These were definitely fun to eat and seriously outstanding!

For our entrees, I opted for the Crepes Gourmandes Aux Champignons.  This savory crepe was filled with wild mushroom, scallions and creme fraiche.  Honestly, this was the best crepe I've had in quite some time.  The crepe was light and spongy but it could still hold the savory filling well. 

Bret was equally pleased with his meal, the Loc Lac.  This cubed beef tenderloin dish was definitely more of a lunch dish than a breakfast dish!

Even though we were both pretty full, we couldn't resist their tempting dessert menu.  We split a slice of Marjolaine.  This dessert was intense with almond dacquoise layered with coffee praline buttercream, chocolate chiffon cake and chantilly cream topped with chocolate ganache and served with coffee creme Anglaise.  I actually found the chocolate chiffon cake to be a little dry but the coffee creme Anglaise added the right moisture to this dessert.

Typically, we wouldn't order this intense of a meal for brunch but we were both recovering from the night before and still in a bit of a celebratory mood.  This huge brunch also helped fuel us as we spent the day continuing to pack and to throw out some furniture, which definitely required some energy!

Elephant Walk has several locations in Massachusetts.  We dined at 2067 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA.