Finding a good Nuevo Latino brunch in Ballston is a Breeze

Last weekend a friend and I decided to try Caribbean Breeze’s new brunch buffet offering. This was my first time at the restaurant. The restaurant is a relatively new Nuevo Latino restaurant with a nice stylish décor in Ballston. Service was good, but bordered on being too attentive at times.

I avoided standard brunch offerings like bacon, sausage, roast beef sliced to order, an omelet station, and scoops of scrambled eggs. I did not try the waffles, although the chocolate sauce, strawberries, and whipped cream looked inviting.

I instead concentrated mostly on the Latin-themed dishes. My favorite items were the chicken empanadas, and I am an empanada fanatic. My friend tried –and enjoyed- a different chicken empanada, which included tomato. The black beans, and the pork tamales were also good. The paella was good, although it did not contain seafood. The potatoes were tasty and flavored with a tomato-based sauce. The salmon was good, although the accompanying pine nut and red pepper salsa was too thin. The teeny portions of creme brulee, rice pudding, and chocolate cake were all surprisingly good, and you can serve yourself as many portions as you need. The creme brulee was flavored with gran marnier.

I was impressed with the brunch, even at $20 per person. Brunch is on Sundays from 10:30am to 3pm. I have not tried their lunch or dinner offerings, so can not vouch for them.

Caribbean Breeze
4100 N. Fairfax Drive, (at Randolph St.)
Arlington, VA 22203 USA
Telephone. 703-812-7997