Sunday Brunch
December - my favorite month of the year - has gotten off to a great start. Yesterday, I enjoyed the annual festivities of Dickens on The Strand and, today, I celebrated my approaching birthday with my island girlfriends, “The Mermaids.” and by treating ourselves to Sunday Brunch at the historic Hotel Galvez on The Seawall.
Sunday Brunch at this beautiful Wyndham hotel is a longstanding island tradition. It is the place to go to celebrate special occasions. The unmatched beauty and ambiance of the hotel’s dining rooms combined with the offerings on its buffet, make this Sunday Brunch a must-do for just about everybody - including my friends and me!
For starters, the buffet features an array of fresh fruit, cheeses, breads and pastries, as well as eggs Benedict, made-to-order omelets and a waffle station. (Always, I opt for the custom omelet.)
As you might expect at a luxury hotel in Galveston, there is always an extensive seafood station, offering smoked salmon, cocktail shrimp, crab claws and oysters. One of the hotel’s iconic ice sculptures always takes centerstage here.
For the pasta lovers, and I think that’s just about everybody, there is a pasta station too. It features a variety of red and Alfredo sauces and the popular add-ons: veggies, shrimp and chicken.
The hotel’s carving station offers prime rib every week but also offers either bourbon glazed ham, rack of lamb or turkey, depending on the season.
Another popular item on the brunch menu is the hotel’s award-winning seafood gumbo. (Few come for Sunday Brunch without opting for at least a small cup of the gumbo. You might say, the gumbo here is must-have!)
To complete the meal in the sweetest way,, there is a dessert buffet with an ice cream station and a wide selection of other favorites, including bread pudding, pecan pie, cheesecake, lemon bars, cobblers and cookies - and so much more!
And, if that were not enough, Sunday Brunch comes with bottomless glasses of champagne and mimosas throughout the dining experience. That made lifting our glasses to toast my birthday, our friendship and another great time in Galveston so very festive and fun!
About the Hotel Galvez
Hotel Galvez, built in 11911, is the only historic beachfront hotel on the Texas Gulf Coast. The hotel was named the Galvez, honoring Bernardo de Gálvez, 1st Viscount of Galveston, for whom the city was named. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1979. To learn more, visit www.HotelGalvez.com/.
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2018
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