A Breakfast Bargain

Across the street from the Mexico City World Trade Center there is a seafood restaurant called "De Costa a Costa".  Since I do not like shellfish, we have never been there for dinner.  However, they used to be open for breakfast and had some very good items on their menu.  It was one of the places that I would take visitors for breakfast.  Even though the food was very tasty, we would usually be the only customers at that hour.  So, I was not really surprised when at some point they no longer opened in the morning.

A couple weekends ago as Alejandro and I were on our way to breakfast, we noticed that the restaurant was open.  We asked the hostess at the entrance, and she said that they were once again opening at 8 AM for breakfast.  So last Saturday morning we went there.

Somehow, we did not notice the big banner hanging on the building... through the month of December their breakfasts are 50% off.  We had a very good meal, accompanied by sweet bread, juice or fruit, and coffee with refills.  The service was also exceptionally good.  We were surprised when the bill for the two of us was just 240 pesos... that's less than 12 U.S. dollars. Where else could you get a breakfast like that in a nice, white tablecloth restaurant for just 6 dollars?

The next morning, on Sunday, we returned and had another tasty and inexpensive breakfast.

I had "enchiladas suizas" (Swiss enchiladas) which get their name from the creamy, cheesy sauce that covers them.

Alejandro had an omelet covered with a poblano pepper sauce.

With such a discount, it is not surprising that we were not the only people there.  I hope that customers continue to come even after the bargain prices are gone.  The delicious breakfasts are certainly worth it even at double the price.  I suspect that we will return this weekend to take advantage of their December discount.  Even in the new year, I think that we will come back here for breakfast from time to time.