The Gatehouse Café is a popular gourmet burger and pizza kitchen located in the Village Gate. The menu features items named for local luminaries such as Lt. Governor Bob Duffy and actors Taye Diggs and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Though their regular menu provides more than enough to satisfy foodies, they also have a terrific brunch menu. The menu varies, but has included chicken and waffles, huevos rancheros and fresh fruit strata. When I visit a new place for brunch, I usually will try either French toast or pancakes. My preference is for something with fruit topping or filling because most restaurants don’t have real maple syrup and I don’t eat high fructose corn syrup. Restaurants that carry real maple syrup usually charge significantly extra and let’s face it, eating out is expensive enough.

I decided to go with the lemon ricotta pancakes with a side of the house sausage. They were topped with fresh strawberries and cooked the way I like, with a bit of a crunch on the outside but still fluffy. They were very tasty and I’d recommend trying them. The sausage was two healthy patties that looked hand formed, perhaps as a display of being made in house. They were grilled and tasty. Living just a short walk away, I will be making a return trip for brunch at the Gatehouse.

274 North Goodman Street

Rochester, NY 14607

(585) 473-2090

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