With a harpist playing by the door and formally dressed waiters serving coffee and champagne, the atmosphere is gracious but not stuffy. Brunch served 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays. Price includes beverages, champagne after noon and tax, but not gratuity. The Whitney Sunday brunch is everything you'd expect at the beautiful Whitney, whose food is repeatedly ranked among the best in the area. The place may be jammed, but it's free of din and crowding because tables are scattered in small parlors.
Service is quick and attentive.
The food, though, is always the star, and brunch rates among the best. Brunch comes as four courses, each excellent. Courses two and three have several choices each, most equal to a lunch. Three other choices also were on the menu. More choices also were available.