One of the things I like about Sarabeth's is that they open early enough for a respectable breakfast time (8am), while not restricting you to a limited menu that transitions into a more substantial brunch menu later in the morning. For a counterexample see Balthazar, where you can show up at 8am but you will only be able to order very few items from the contintental breakfast menu. At 10am they start serving the "full" menu which includes a full range of brunch items. Not at Sarabeth's, though. Here there is no menu penalty for having breakfast or brunch as an early riser, and the menu is consistent throughout the morning.
Today was pretty cold, so front entry area by the bakery counter was particularly crowded with people waiting to be seated. Space is at a premium here, with only a narrow strip in front of the bakery counter and a couple of chairs next to the hostess stand. Even in the dining room every inch of space is carefully allocated to maximum the seating capacity; on one visit my wife was scolded for rotating a chair around the four-top table that only had three chairs. Apparently the fourth was carefully omitted for ease of traffic flow and they noticed within thirty seconds and corrected the problem when we tried to disrupt it.
We know not to tamper with the seating arrangements any more, though, and subsequent visits have always been pleasant. I am a fan of the sundials of grapefruit with yogurt and granola and this is almost always my choice, but today I selected the green and white, which is scrambled eggs with cream cheese and scallions.
