Recommendation for Sunday Brunch in 2 wks. Staying at Grand Hyatt near Metro Center. No car but metro or cab available.

Under $30 per person

Thanks!

@$29.99 per person, Sundays 10:30 - 2:30 at the Smithsonian Castle Commons Restaurant. IT'S LOVELY ! reservations necessary 202-357-2957. Enjoy and please give us a return report.

Great food recommendations can be found at chowhound.com . Quite an active DC board.

Is Perry's in Adams-Morgan still doing Drag Brunch on Sundays? I liked the food and the show...

Well, it's not a typical "brunch", but Jaleo's near the MCI Center is a Tapas restaurant where you can order all different appetizers to make your meal - cold, hot etc. I love doing it for brunch on Sundays. I don't know the exact address but it's near 7th and E St.

I would check out www.washingtonian.com - they have a great restaurant section.

Try www.washingtonpost.com The Post's restaurant critic is a lot better than the Washingtonian, which seems to like EVERY restaurant in town.

There's a live chat with the Post critic every week (Tuesday, I think, but not sure). You can post questions. You can also cruise the archives. There are always questions about brunch.

Another vote for yummy Jaleo!!

Gabriel in the Radisson Barcelo (P Street in Dupont Circle)
has a wonderful brunch. Not sure of the exact price, but i think it's around $30. Enormous buffet with a very diverse selection of American and Mediterranean foods, plus a roasting suckling pig. Be sure to make reservations, and they only do 2 seatings.

A second recommendation for Gabriel. One of my favorites.

One of the lovliest brunches is supposed to be at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, on Connecticut Ave.

I've been there for dinner, and it's a very pretty setting. Many people have told me that the brunch is amazing, but I've yet to try it.

If you're staying at Metro Center, then I believe it would be just one metro stop for you, to go to the Faragut North Metro stop. It's less than a block away.