Please note that the meal was complimentary. However, the opinions expressed in my blog are 100% my own!
Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
When I went to Porter Collins several weeks ago, I had a fantastic dinner and was planning on going back there to try their brunch, when I received an invite from their PR. So, we just went yesterday and got the chance to see Chef Anthony Pino that I was looking forward to finally meeting, having dined at his other restaurants, Bin 14 and Anthony David's, multiple times. During our discussion, he explained that he decided to become a Chef at 10 years old, wanting to save his family from bad food: well, I am sure that his family is grateful now! I asked him why he decided to open another restaurant in Hoboken instead of New York and his answer defines well his character: he wants to stay close to his family as they are important to him. Having restaurants located close by, although keeping him busy, allows him to spend a good amount of time with them. As for the octopus mural in the dining room, his answer was simple: he loves the beach and loves octopus. Talking to him, I could sense the passion for what he is doing that is not just business, but true hospitality.
Chef Anthony Pino at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
We then proceeded to try their brunch, served Saturdays and Sundays: for $35, you get not only an all you can eat buffet, but also four Chef's specials, as well as bottomless drinks (mimosa, bellini and bloody Mary). The buffet includes a wide variety of dishes, mainly cold, that can satisfy everybody: from more healthy with fruit and salads to classic Italian dishes like chicken parmesan or rigatoni, or hanger steak. I appreciated the fact that they had large shrimp and oysters that, if you are a seafood lover, make the price of the brunch even sweeter. For the specials, they had: huevos rancheros, breakfast burrito, blueberry pancakes and eggs benedict, the later being my favorite, the eggs being perfectly poached, with their runny yolk.
Here is what we had:
Buffet:
Buffet at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Buffet at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Chocolate mousse at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Buffet at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Buffet at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Chocolate mousse at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Hot entrees: chicken parmesan, rigatoni and potatoes / bacon / sausages.
Chicken parmesan at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Rigatoni at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Potatoes, sausages and bacon at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Chef's special:
Breakfast burrito at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Eggs benedict at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Blueberry pancakes at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Huevos rancheros at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Eggs benedict at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Blueberry pancakes at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Drinks:
Porter Collins cocktail at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Mimosa at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Porter Collins cocktail at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Mimosa at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Various plates:
From the buffet at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
Oyster from the buffet at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
From the buffet at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
From the buffet at Porter Collins in Hoboken, NJ
It was overall a great brunch, as I expected after our wonderful dinner at Porter Collins. I am glad that Chef Pino decided to open this place on the Northern part of Hoboken, that area needing moe places like this one.
Enjoy (I did)!
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Porter Collins - 1426 Willow Ave, Hoboken, NJ 07030
