The Ashford in Jersey City
We are looking for a place to eat for brunch near Grove St in Jersey City, when I stumbled upon The Ashford, a sports bar. That’s usually not the type of places I would go to, my noise tolerance being a low, but, when I saw that they had a loaded croque madame on their website (it had fried chicken in it), I could not miss it.
The place is quite big, with multiple floors and a rooftop, and of course, large screens all over.
Bar at The Ashford in Jersey City
Dining room at The Ashford in Jersey City
As we were ready to order, we were told that the menu we landed on with their QR code was the website menu (that I saw before) and was not up to date. We had to scan the football menu QR code. No problem, although I did not understand why restaurants do not update their websites. Anyway, I look at the “new” menu and cannot find the croque madame! So I ended up with their hangover burger. The name says it: perfect for hangover, it is made with an 8oz beef patty, American cheese, bacon, fried egg, Taylor ham, tater tots and maple syrup. Well, the latter made the whole thing a bit messy to eat, but it was really good. I loved the different texture and flavors I was getting at each bite. You have the crunchiness of the tater tots, the smokiness of the bacon, the sweetness of the maple syrup and the juiciness of the beef patty, all at once. The only regret was that the egg yolk was not runny to add some creaminess, but on the other hand, it was messy enough. It came with French fries that were crispy but just ok.
Hangover burger at The Ashford in Jersey City
Hangover burger at The Ashford in Jersey City
Jodi on her side got the avocado toast that was made with smashed avocado and sourdough bread.
Avocado toast at The Ashford in Jersey City
Avocado toast at The Ashford in Jersey City
I should mention that, after the menu thing, they also told us that they did not have any coffee or tea. This was not a one off: they never have it, that is odd, especially for brunch. I guess people prefer booze that they surely have. Interesting as we are not talking about anything extraordinary and to the contrary quite basic for brunch, especially with the cold air outside.
So, overall good, but probably not the kind of place I would go back to.
Enjoy (I still did)!
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The Ashford - 145 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302
