DC Willard Hotel for Christmas Day brunch?

[Anonymous]

Any one try this and can comment if it is worth it and fun for a couple adults? Or is it a lot of kids? Just curious on the vibe and quality of the food and options. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Not what you asked but Four Seasons is very well done.

[Anonymous]

it's not a kids place.
If you take kids go across the street to Hamilton instead.

[Anonymous]

Op didn’t ask if it’s a kid’s place. He/she asked the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not what you asked but Four Seasons is very well done.

NP here. Your post got me curious

I looked up the 4 seasons brunch. It is $125 per person. The food sounds good…but it is breakfast.

How could two people possibly eat enough food to justify a $250 breakfast.

I just can’t grasp this level of excess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not what you asked but Four Seasons is very well done.

NP here. Your post got me curious

I looked up the 4 seasons brunch. It is $125 per person. The food sounds good…but it is breakfast.

How could two people possibly eat enough food to justify a $250 breakfast.

I just can’t grasp this level of excess.

The hotel is 1400/night. Everything about the place is excessive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not what you asked but Four Seasons is very well done.

NP here. Your post got me curious

I looked up the 4 seasons brunch. It is $125 per person. The food sounds good…but it is breakfast.

How could two people possibly eat enough food to justify a $250 breakfast.

I just can’t grasp this level of excess.

The Salamander DC (formerly the Mandarin Oriental) will top that: $149 a person for a buffet brunch on Christmas. If you want to bring a child ages 4-10, they “only” pay $65. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[Anonymous]

The idea of getting dressed up and hauling myself to the Four Seasons on Christmas morning to spend $150 a person on eggs … y’all enjoy that lol

[Anonymous]

Some of us are traveling and don't have the luxury of a home to wake up in, and want a nice place to celebrate, green-eyes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not what you asked but Four Seasons is very well done.

NP here. Your post got me curious

I looked up the 4 seasons brunch. It is $125 per person. The food sounds good…but it is breakfast.

How could two people possibly eat enough food to justify a $250 breakfast.

I just can’t grasp this level of excess.

DP and I agree. Because it's hotel food. And it's a buffet.
It's overpriced for the atmosphere and because it can be.
But for buffet? Sorry go somewhere cheaper.

Also kids are ok at the holidays for these kind of places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of us are traveling and don't have the luxury of a home to wake up in, and want a nice place to celebrate, green-eyes

I’m dead at how you portrayed this as if you’re some struggling victim lol. Like I said, enjoy your $150 eggs!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any one try this and can comment if it is worth it and fun for a couple adults? Or is it a lot of kids? Just curious on the vibe and quality of the food and options. Thanks.

It is lovely + festive. Ignore the nasty naysayers-- they are clearly jealous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not what you asked but Four Seasons is very well done.

NP here. Your post got me curious

I looked up the 4 seasons brunch. It is $125 per person. The food sounds good…but it is breakfast.

How could two people possibly eat enough food to justify a $250 breakfast.

I just can’t grasp this level of excess.

Nope, it isn’t breakfast. There’s a lot more than eggs on the menu. If you think it is expensive you obviously don’t get out much in the DC area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not what you asked but Four Seasons is very well done.

NP here. Your post got me curious

I looked up the 4 seasons brunch. It is $125 per person. The food sounds good…but it is breakfast.

How could two people possibly eat enough food to justify a $250 breakfast.

I just can’t grasp this level of excess.

Yes it’s expensive. But we really must end the concept that price is proportional to volume.

[Anonymous]

I actually don’t even think the four seasons lunch is a bad value. Hosting a brunch like that, with the level of service, in your own home would be more expensive per head. Sure, we don’t do it like that at home. But there are times when no one can host for all sorts of reasons (aging, illness, work, etc) and the fanciness makes it more special if you have to be in a hotel. They do a great job there, it cannot be denied.

The PP who “cannot grasp the excess” is the kind of person who would freak out over this but not notice overpaying by the same amount for a car or a mortgage. What you “cannot grasp” is anything outside of your own perspective, and that there’s always someone with more or less than you and/or different priorities.