Before she made the move to Hard Rock, she oversaw Caesars Atlantic City’s acclaimed Nero’s Italian Steakhouse, which was home to perhaps the greatest brunch in Atlantic City history.īut, like many brunches in the city, Nero’s brunch went away when COVID arrived. Photo by Scott Cronickīetty McHugh, the general manager of Council Oaks Steaks & Seafood at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, is no stranger to insanely good brunches. Hard Rock Director of Culinary Jeff Braun gets ready to carve the 28-day-aged prime New York Strip as the flames of the Josper Oven behind him roar at Council Oak’s Sunday Brunch. They were decadent feasts where casino chefs would display their best dishes, hearty carving stations, action stations including omelet and waffle offerings and dessert creations that were worth the price of admission themselves. Whether it was the Sunday Sterling Brunch at Caruso’s in the former Atlantic City Hilton, the always amazing Sunday brunch at Capriccio at Resorts Casino Hotel or the jaw-dropping spread at Roberto’s inside the former Trump Plaza, Sunday was brunch day. There was a time in Atlantic City when nearly every casino had a lavish, over-the-top Sunday brunch in its finest restaurant.
