Luckily for us artsy types, the Oasis Room , on the museum's lower floor, serves all that and more at its elegant Sunday brunch buffet. No matter how often we cruise around the room, we simply can't manage to sample everything. But such minor annoyances fade as we wander the museum's spacious galleries, treasure troves of more than 40,000 works of art ranging across 5,000 years of history. Young families, older couples, and various friendly groupings chat, read newspapers, and study the menu's wide assortment of brunch offerings, ranging from quiche, eggs Benedict, and frittatas to salads, chops, and the ubiquitous hamburger. Meantime, classical music ebbs and flows in the background.
Preparation generally appears attentive, flavor quotients are high, and ingredients are fresh.
Choices here include a variety of coffee and espresso drinks as well as comely muffins, tortes, scones, cookies, and pastries. Too bad, we think, that these items aren't also listed on the dining-room menu.