cafe modern

we went for sunday brunch and really enjoyed it. it is a little pricey, but the atmosphere and view are beautiful and you can walk around the museum for free after since admission is free on sunday.
the coffee was really good and my husband liked his bloody mary.
i had the grilled cheese and it was very rich and decadent. my husband had the "lax" and bagels and liked it... although he still claims einstein bros has the best lox & bagels for the price.
we also shared the peaches & cream desert which was fantastic.
our server was kind and attentive. we went at 10am when they open and by thetimewe left it was starting to fill up a bit. i can see how going later than we did might cause things to run more slowly. but, 10am was a greattimeto go.
we will be back and will likely be trying their dinner for a special occassion.

awful service. the last 3 times we have been to cafe' modern, the service has been horrible. it takes the servers a longtimeto make their first visit to the table, and when they leave to get your drinks, it takes another 10 minutes before they get back to take your order. there is absolutely no sense of urgency. it took about 30 minutes for a table next to us to get bussed. it isn't pleasant to dine when there's a table full of half eaten food right next to you. the food is wonderful and very creative but the service will probably be the factor that makes us not want to go back. it'll be a longtimebefore we have brunch there again.

modern art and lunch!. art has always been one of my main reasons for traveling. i'm writing a review about café modern because it was a pleasant surprise in an already exciting day at the museums. here is what i did with a full day in fort worth. i started out first thing in the morning at the modern art museum of fort worth. i was excited to see the landmark building designed by one of my favorite architects tadao ando almost as much as the collection. growing up and being schooled on the east coast, i wondered why in my art history books so many works were listed in texas of all places. a good friend tapped me on the arm and said "oil". "they have oil money there." since then i've made trips all over texas to see some of the best collections in the entire country!

café modern sits quietly inside a glass curtain wall surrounded by reflecting pools. sitting at a table and looking outside you really do feel like you are floating in the water. the menu has choices for those who want a lite lunch as well as more substantial plates for the famished. i went with the potato parsnip soup and the moroccan chicken salad. the chicken was encrusted in a coating of almond and pistachio and the lemon vinaigrette was perfect. all of the dishes i saw coming from the kitchen were beautifully presented adding to the atmosphere of being in a museum. the service was relaxed yet attentive. i was pleased enough with lunch to order the pumpkin spice cake with a caramel milk sauce for desert just to be able to have a few more minutes looking out the window. take yourtimein the museum and enjoy. if you have the opportunity and the time, walk across the street to the world renowned kimball art museum designed by architect louis i. kahn and you'll see another reason people keep making pilgrimage to experience art and culture in texas.