Easter brunch 2018: Where to eat out in DFW

Easter is one of those days when people — and even restaurants — who don't ordinarily do brunch decide to do brunch. So you have a lot to choose from, and the list below is only what we've culled so far; we will update as we get more info.

It probably should go without saying, but we'll say it anyway: Reservations are recommended. At many places, they're required. Procrastination is not a good idea. And the prices below do not include tax or tip.

A few restaurants that ordinarily do Sunday brunch — Little Red Wasp, Cafe Modern, Meso Maya, Piattello Italian Kitchen and others — will serve their regular brunch menus. Here's a taste of what else is going on.

Updated March 21 with menu items for Taste Project, and new entries for The Mercury, The Ranch at Las Colinas and Stampede 66.

Updated March 23 with entries for City Works, Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, Lavendeau Bistro Provencal, The Mansion Restaurant, Meddlesome Moth, Ocean Prime and III Forks.

Updated March 29 with entries for Cane Rosso Fort Worth, Ventana Grille, Waters, the Wharf Steak and Seafood, the Crescent Club, Dolce Riviera and Da Mario.

Fort Worth/Tarrant/Denton

Amorino Gelato: OK, so this technically isn't brunch, but the Shops at Clearfork location will have special Easter cones that look kind of like blooming lilies. And they're topped with gelato that is also designed to look like a flower. And then a macaron. This is just one of many Shops at Clearfork places with Easter plans. Eat dessert first? 5274 Monahans Ave., Fort Worth, 682-312-9115, @amorinofortworth on Facebook.

Bird Cafe: The Sundance Square Plaza restaurant will have its regular a la carte menu but also will offer brunch specials such as "pig and fig" quiche, asparagus and country ham Benedict, chicken & waffles with a lemon-poppyseed waffle and blueberry johnny cakes. 155. E. Fourth St., Fort Worth, 817-332-2473, birdinthe.net

Blue Mesa Grill: Blue Mesa is known for its big Sunday brunch spread, and on Easter weekend, there'll be more of it -- or more time to eat it, anyway, as all Blue Mesa locations will expand their April 1 brunch hours to a nearly all-day 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Fort Worth, Addison and Plano locations will serve brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 31. $22 adults (sparkling wine and mimosas included), $7 children 6-11, free for children 5 and under. 612 Carroll St., Fort Worth, 817 332-6372; 550 Lincoln Square, Arlington, 682-323-3050; locations also in Dallas, Addison, Plano; https://bluemesagrill.com

Buffalo West: The west Fort Worth steakhouse will have a buffet spread featuring roasted turkey, ham, 44 Farms roast sirloin, an omelet station and more, including a dessert bar. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (special Easter hours), 7101 Camp Bowie Blvd. West, Fort Worth, 817-732-2370, www.buffalowestfw.com

Cane Rosso:As Bud Kennedy noted in a recent Eats Beat column, the Neapolitan pizza will have its regular brunch menu on Easter Sunday — along with a dessert pizza with Peeps and vanilla mascarpone. You read that right. It's an off-menu item, but ask. Sure, Easter falls on April Fools' Day this year, but apparently, this is real. There's even a picture. 815 W. Magnolia Ave., 817-922-9222,canerosso.com/fort-worth

The Capital Grille: A three-course brunch will feature a selection of starters, a choice of entree (including bone-in dry-aged New York strip with fried egg; lobster frittata; and more) and dessert. $49 adults ("endless" mimosas available for additional $14); "children's brunch" $15. 800 Main St, Fort Worth, 817-348-9200; also 500 Crescent Court, Dallas, 214-303-0500; thecapitalgrille.com

Chef Point Cafe: Chef Point takes a different approach to Easter weekend, with a Good Friday menu that is heavy on seafood and vegetarian dishes, although offerings like stuffed swordfish ($30) and smoked salmon fettuccine Alfredo ($18) might challenge the "fast" part of "fast and abstinence." Regular seafood offerings such as Jamaican seafood etoufee ($30) also will be available. That stuffed swordfish is also on the Easter Sunday menu, but so are Australian lamb chops ($27), blackened stuffed chicken or pork chop ($25) and more. And then there's that bread pudding dessert .... 5901 Watauga Road, Watauga, 817-656-0080, chefpointcafe.org

City Works: For Easter, the Shops at Clearfork gastropub/sports bar (and its Frisco sibling) will add to its regular brunch menu a crab Benedict accompanied by habanero hash browns, and (makes Homer Simpson drooling noise) tres leches pancakes with sweet cream sauce, fresh strawberries and bacon. Brunch served till 3 p.m.; 5288 Monahans Ave., 682-207-1500; also 3680 The Star Blvd No. 1300, Frisco, 469-850-1850; cityworksrestaurant.com

Clay Pigeon Food and Drink: The White Settlement Road restaurant will have its first-ever Easter Brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 1, featuring a four-course prix fixe menu. The first course is a brunch board of meats, cheeses and preserves for the table, followed by choices including cured salmon lox and cornmeal blini, banana nut bread pudding French toast, shrimp and grits, egg dishes and more, including Clay Pigeon's popular cheeseburger. Dessert will be an assorted cookie plate. $50 per person. 2731 White Settlement Road, Fort Worth, 817-882-8065, http://www.claypigeonfd.com

Craft & Vine: The less-than-year-old Roanoke restaurant/wine bar will have an Easter buffet featuring a charcuterie station, an egg/omelet bar, a slider station and more. $36 adults (includes complimentary mimosa or bloody mary), $19 children. 310 S. Oak St. Suite 300, Roanoke, 817-464-8181, craftandvine.restaurant

Cru Food & Wine Bar: The Shops at Clearfork restaurant will have a relatively inexpensive three-course, prix-fixe brunch featuring starters such as goat cheese beignets, entree choices including a lobster & asparagus omelet and a Dijon-crusted leg of lamb, and desserts including a Meyer lemon mascarpone budino, and more. $30 adults; half off for children 12 and under. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 5188 Marathon Ave., Fort Worth, 817-737-9463, http://www.cruawinebar.com

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House: "Elevated selections" for Easter brunch will include prime ribeye ($45 16-ounce, $55 20-ounce), a filet Benedict or a lobster Benedict (both $44). Full menu also available. 812 Main St, Fort Worth, 817-877-3999; locations also in Dallas and Plano; https://delfriscos.com

Del Frisco's Grille: The more casual sibling of Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse will offer weekend-long specials, including bone-in prime rib. Also available, although it's a regular menu item: truffle-chive deviled eggs, which is sort of Eastery but it does have that "deviled" part. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 16, 154 E. Third St., Fort Worth, 817-887-9900; 1200 E. Southlake Blvd., Southlake, 817-410-3777; locations also in Dallas and Plano; https://delfriscosgrille.com

Eddie V's Prime Seafood: A three-course lunch (if you don't count the warm cinnamon rolls that start things) will feature such items as Norwegian smoked salmon, Alaskan king crab omelet with three-citrus hollandaise, crispy chicken white cheddar jalapeño biscuit with sunny-side up egg and Sriracha honey syrup, bananas Foster cake with butter-pecan ice cream and more. $49 adults; $15 children. Full menu also available. 3100 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, 817-336-8000; 4023 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, 214-890-1500; https://www.eddiev.com

Grace: The upscale downtown Fort Worth restaurant doesn't do brunch often —but it does on special occasions, such as Easter. A lot of the regular menu will be available, but there also will be brunch items such as eggs Benedict ($49, but it comes with petite filet and lump crab and bearnaise sauce), pain perdu ($14), quiche Lorraine ($21) and Duroc pork carnitas ($30). April 1, 777 Main St., Fort Worth, 817-877-3388, http://gracefortworth.com

Heaven's Gate: The north Fort Worth restaurant will offer one of the least expensive brunch options with, according to an email sent to "Eats Beat" columnist Bud Kennedy, "about every imaginable breakfast dish your palate may desire": omelets, pancakes, sweet, bacon, chicken-fried steak, sausage, fruit, etc. And then there's the "Easter Feast" dinner, which will feature ham, turkey, beef and pork roast, fajitas, prime rib, veggies, potatoes, pies, cakes, cobblers and more. All for $11.99 (brunch) or $14.99 (dinner).

Next Bistro: The Colleyville restaurant will have a three-course Easter Sunday brunch with options including escargot with puff pastry, clam chowder or field greens salad, spicy shrimp and andouille sausage over Charleston-style grits and more. A vegetarian entree is available upon request. $39.95 per person; kids menu available for $12.95 per child. 5003 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville, 682-325-4046, nextwoodfiredbistro.com

Omni Fort Worth Hotel: As usual, the Omni does it up big for a holiday brunch, with a second-floor buffet featuring fruits, a chilled-cold bar, charcuterie, pastries, breakfast items, "chef actions stations" serving banana-leaf-wrapped lemon pollen mahi mahi and house-smoked coffee-rubbed beef brisket, entrees and a lot of desserts. $65 adults, $35 children 6-12, free for children 5 and under. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 1 (seating available every half-hour), 1300 Houston St., Fort Worth, 817-350-4106, https://www.omnihotels.com

Perry's Steakhouse & Grille: The steakhouse chain, which recently opened a Grapevine location, will open early (11 a.m.) Easter Sunday, but later in the day (4-9 p.m.) it will offer a three-course Easter Sunday special ($34.95), featuring salad, the steakhouse's signature "7-finger pork chop" and a dessert trio featuring vanilla-bean creme brulee, "chocolate crunch" and praline cheesecake. The adjacent Bar 79 will have an Easter Sunday social hour 4-9 p.m., featuring $9 cocktails and "bar bites." 2400 W. Texas 114, Grapevine, 682-477-2261, http://www.perryssteakhouse.com; locations also in Dallas and Frisco.

Restaurant 506 at the Sanford House: A three-course menu will include such entree options as a salmon Benedict bagel, quiche Lorraine, lamb shepherd's pie and more. And then there's that dessert called "chocolate caramel chocolate decadence" .... $49.95 per person; $14.95 per child 12 years old and younger; "kids' Easter plate" featuring honey-glazed sliced ham with tarragon sweet-potato mash and spring vegetables plus vanilla ice-cream dessert available for $24.95. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 506 N. Center St., Arlington, 817-861-2129, https://www.thesanfordhouse.com

Queenie's Steakhouse: A three-course Easter menu will feature tapas (including huckleberry foie biscuits with rattlesnake gravy); a choice of fettine trio Benedict, chicken-fried quail and smoked-cheddar waffle, or grilled salmon with blue-corn grits; and dessert (mesquite carrot cake with goat-cheese butter cream and toffee ice cream). $38 per person. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 1, 115 E. Hickory St., Denton, 940-442-6834, http://queeniessteakhouse.com

Taste Project: Taste's philosophy is pay what you can, and that holds true for the restaurant's first Easter brunch, which will include such traditional items as eggs Benedict and French toast as well as arepas (two corn cakes topped with chorizo, citrus slaw, green tomato and avocado salsa, creme fraiche and ricotta salata) and Taste's popular burger. For dessert: a slice of carrot cake from nearby Loft 22. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 1, 1200 S. Main St., Fort Worth, 817-759-9045, https://www.tasteproject.org

Twigs Bistro and Martini Bar: More Easter brunch action at the Shops at Clearfork: Twigs will have a buffet featuring lots of breakfast items (although we kinda zeroed in on the creme brulee French toast), omelets and Benedicts made to order, a carving station (featuring prime rib, Alaskan salmon and ham), desserts and more. Bloody marys and mimosas will be available for an additional charge. $28.99 adults (champagne brunch $35.99), $13.99 children 6-12; free for children 5 and under). 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 1, 5289 Marathon Ave., Fort Worth, 817-764-0025, https://twigsbistro.com

Ventana Grille: The restaurant inside the clubhouse of Tierra Verde Golf Club will have an Easter buffet that will feature such items as ambrosia salad, biscuits & gravy, boneless chicken breast with caper butter sauce, beef tenderloin, baked ham, assorted desserts and much more. $44.95 adult, $22.50 children 3-12; free for children 2 and under. Reservation deadline: 5 p.m. Friday. Seatings at 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m., 7005 Golf Club Drive, Arlington, 817-548-5040, https://www.arlingtongolf.com/easterbrunch

Waters Restaurant: As previously reported by "Eats Beat" columnist Bud Kennedy, the Sundance Square restaurant is launching its brunch menu Saturday, with such items as a lump crabcake Benedict ($20), an andouille Benedict ($18), a shrimp-andouille omelet with poblano ($19), ham-sausage egg tacos ($12) and cornflake-crusted French toast ($11). 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, 301 Main St., 817-984-1110, waterstexas.com.

The Wharf Steak and Seafood: The newly opened Roanoke restaurant will have a special Easter prime-rib lunch featuring certified Angus beef prime rib served with garlic mashed potatoes and fire-grilled asparagus for $18 per plate. The regular menu will also be available. 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday, 310 S. Oak St., Roanoke, 682-237-2444, https://www.thewharfsteakandseafood.com

DALLAS and beyond

The Adolphus: The downtown Dallas hotel will serve its first Easter brunch in 10 years in its 19th-floor ballroom. The buffet will include chicken and waffles with maple bourbon aioli; roasted leg of lamb with garlic confit; a raw-seafood bar with oysters, crab claws and shrimp cocktails; and a selection of desserts including liquid-nitrogen gelato and a "chocolate Easter Bunny showpiece." For a full menu, check out the Facebook event page. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 1. $95 adults; $25 children 10 and under; valet parking is included in ticket price. 1321 Commerce St., Dallas, 214-651-3516, details and full menu on Facebook event page.

The Crescent Club: The restaurant on the 17th floor of the Hotel Crescent Court wll have an Easter spread featuring honey-glazed ham, Belgian waffles, deviled eggs, roast prime rib of beef, smoked salmon and chilled shrimp, snow crab claws and oysters, as well as desserts such as lemon meringue pie, Nutella torte, and "a sundae bar where anything — and any topping — is possible." $95 adults; $55 for children 7-12; free for children 6 and under. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, 200 Crescent Court, Dallas, 214-953-4343, www.crescentcourt.com

Dallas Chop House: A la carte brunch options include starters such as beef carpacio ($13) and chilled cantaloupe soup ($10); entrees such as bucatini carbonara ($34) and Nutella-stuffed french toast ($32); and three dessert choices. 1717 Main St., Dallas, 214-736-7300, http://www.dallaschophouse.com

Da Mario: It's not doing anything special for Easter per se, but this new Italian fine-dining restaurant at the Star In Frisco only recently started serving brunch, and it will be open on Easter Sunday. The menu is big on pasta and Neapolitan-style pizza, but there are also some intriguing breakfast items including "Not French Toast: Italiano!" ($16), made with Italian brioche with lemon-rosemary-honey blueberry compote, whipped mascarpone, toasted pistachio; and "Uova al Carbone" ($18), charcoal baked eggs, pancetta-onions-potato hash and sourdough toast. In addition, Da Mario will begin lunch service on Friday. 6655 Winning Drive, Frisco, 972-324-3055, damariorestaurant.com

Dolce Riviera: The Harwood District restaurant will offer four a la carte specials: Bollito Misto Di Mare Alla Veneta ($22; mix of Mediterranean fish Venetian style); Risotto Allo Zafferano Con Coniglio ($38; saffron risotto with sweet peas and rabbit ragout); Coscia Di Agnello Alla Monferrina ($46; crispy herb-roasted leg of lamb), and, for dessert, Torta Paradiso Al Mascarpone ($14; mascarpone mousse with chocolate shavings). Regular brunch menu also available. 11: a.m.-3 p.m., 2950 N. Harwood St., Suite 115, Dallas, 469-458-6623 (mention "Easter"), http://www.dolceriviera.com

Lark on the Park: The Klyde Warren Park restaurant (which is actually across from the park, not on it) will have a few extra items on its usual brunch menu, including olive-oil poached salmon, shrimp picatta, braised rabbit (don't tell the Easter Bunny) and French toast casserole with peach, blackberry and blueberry). 2015 Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Dallas, 214-855-5275, http://www.larkonthepark.com

Lavendeau Bistro Provencal: A three-course menu will include such entree options as "Oeufs Poché Oscar" (basically a crab Benedict), filet of salmon, grilled lamb chops or beef stroganoff with fettuccini, plus a starter and a dessert choice. $42.95 per person. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 1, 19009 Preston Road Suite 200, Dallas, 972-248-1911, www.Lavendou.com

The Mansion Restaurant: This is about as ritzy as it gets for Easter brunch in DFW: A $125, three-course prix-fixe brunch with five starter options; entree choices including a pastrami eggs Benedict, aged beef tenderloin, sweet-pea raviolit and more; and a "dessert display" featuring featuring orange crème brûlée, praline lollipops, pistachio financier, strawberry panna cotta and more. $55 for children 12 and under. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. April 1; a la carte dinner menu available 5:30-9:30 p.m.; 2821 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas, 214-443-4747, rosewoodhotels.com/mansion

Meddlesome Moth: The Dallas Design District older cousin to Fort Worth's Bird Cafe will have its full brunch menu as well as Easter blackboard specials such as roasted chicken quiche, Dijon truffle-crusted roasted lamb leg and brown-butter toffee pancakes. 1621 Oak Lawn Ave., Dallas, 214-628-7900, www.mothinthe.net.

The Mercury: The north Dallas restaurant will have a buffet brunch that will include such entrees as prime rib, pork enchiladas, fried chicken, assorted sushi and more; breakfast dishes (the most intriguing: smoked salmon biscuits with cream gravy), and loads of salads and sides and desserts. $59.95 adults; $39.95 children 10 & under. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. April 1, 11909 Preston Road Suite 1418, Dallas, 972- 960-7774, www.themercurydallas.com/reserve.php

Ocean Prime: The Uptown Dallas seafood restaurant will have a special Easter brunch menu with blood-orange mimosas ($9), signature Bloody Marys ($16, but they come with a jumbo shrimp), smoked salmon ($18), french toast (with mixed fresh berries, lemon curd, candied bacon and warm maple syrup; $15), braised short-rib surf & turf ($22) and more. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 1, 2101 Cedar Springs Road No. 150, Dallas, 214-965-0440, https://www.ocean-prime.com

The Ranch at Las Colinas: You want a buffet? The Ranch's has 12 dining stations, inlcuding a waffle station, flatbread station, carving station, taco station and dessert station. Chicken-fried steak, herb roasted chicken, blackened snapper and mac and cheese will also be available. And the Easter Bunny will greet you. $46.95 adults; $18.95 children 9-13; $10.95 children 5-8; free for children 4 and under. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 1, 857 W. John Carpenter Freeway, Irving, 972-506-7262, http://theranchlc.com

The Rustic: The Uptown Dallas restaurant with the big back yard will join with Texas Ale Project for some Easter hops of a different kind with its first Easter Keg Hunt. On March 31, adults (i.e. the ones of legal drinking age) are invited to hunt down about 10 empty kegs that will be decorated as Easter eggs and Easter bunnies. The one who finds the most kegs (and takes pictures of them) and makes it to the Rustic by 4 p.m. will win a full keg of Texas Ale Project's 50 FT Jackrabbit IPA. Clues will be available March 31 on The Rustic’s Facebook and Instagram pages and Texas Ale Project’s social pages. The Rustic is at 3656 Howell St., Dallas, 214-730-0596, http://therustic.com

Stampede 66: Stephan Pyles' Uptown Dallas restaurant will have a three-course prix fixe brunch with entree options including chicken-fried chicken, BBQ pork steak, "Elvis Style" French toast (with bourbon bananas, peanut butter and bacon) and more. If that French toast isn't desserty enough for you, one of the three dessert options is a butterscotch pudding with salted caramel, snickerdoodle and whipped cream. $45. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., 1717 McKinney Ave. Suite 100, Dallas, 214-550-6966, https://stampede66restaurant.com

Table 13: This Addison spot is offering an a la carte menu with more than a half-dozen entree options ranging from crab-cake Benedict ($24) to prime rib-eye ($42), but what really got our attention was the dessert: chocolate Kahlua cake with espresso gelato ($8). Seatings available 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 1. 4812 Belt Line Road, Addison, 972-789-9558, http://www.table13addison.com

III Forks: The far north Dallas location will have a four-course Easter lunch menu starting with asparagus soup in chicken broth, then a choice of salad, and entrees including Australian lamb provencal and chicken Tchoupitoulas and more. Of the four dessert options, the peach streusel pie with cinnamon ice cream and caramel is the one that catches our eye. $49 adults; $17 children. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. April 1, 17776 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, 972-267-1776, https://www.3forks.com

This story was originally published March 19, 2018 at 3:59 PM with the headline "Easter brunch 2018: Where to eat out in DFW."