Oh Republic, I wanted to love you so!  I was so disappointed in their Sunday brunch.  I didn't expect it would go bad right off the bat but my husband and mother-in-law's coffees were old and bitter.  I ordered a \""mocha\"" and not only did it come from a machine, but it tasted like the wateriest(so not a word) cup of Swiss Miss hot chocolate.  When I told the server, she asked if I wanted her to \""make\"" me one.  What?  Were there TWO levels of mocha?  As accommodating as she tried to be, she failed when she brought me essentially a coffee with Hershey's syrup in it.  Then she acted like a real mocha was something that only existed at Starbucks!  I gave up and  ordered OJ.   Geez, I haven't even gotten to the food yet!\n     Let's just break that down into good and not so good:\nGOOD\nLemon Ricotta pancakes\nChicken and Waffles-could have used a pinch of salt, but still yummy\nSurf and Turf eggs Benedict-very buttery and flavorful, but I couldn't even see the slice of filet under the tiny lobster(looked like a crab)claw\nPecan sticky buns-had nice flavor but kinda dry\nBiscuits and gravy-definitely the most flavorful thing we tasted that morning\n\nNOT SO GOOD\nMonte Cristo- essentially a French toast sandwich;  was missing the crunchy texture of deep frying\nPastrami hash-more potato with bits of pastrami, no flavor\nStuffed French toast-another French toast sandwich, but as not as good as the Monte Cristo\n\nThe food was just okay overall.  The restaurant was very pretty and the server was nice.  I don't want to give up on Republic yet, so maybe I'll check back in for dinner and update my review, hopefully...