My spouse and I dined at Brian Voltaggio’s Family Meal for Sunday brunch
in late December 2012. We had dined at Table 21 at VOLT the previous
evening, so we wanted to try the chef’s more casual restaurant in
Frederick. The restaurant is housed in a stand-alone building (that used
to be a car dealership), the interior of which is reminiscent of an
upscale diner (some booths, some tables, and some counter seating).
There is also outdoor patio seating in the warmer months. Family Meal is
open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, and you can make a
reservation using Open Table (although we just walked in for Sunday
brunch). The atmosphere is comfortable; somewhere you can take your
grandmother and your children and everyone will feel comfortable.
The
restaurant was busy but not overly crowded at brunch time. There were
not a great number of menu options, nor did they sound particularly
unique, but everything was plated nicely and was a step above regular
diner food. (To be fair, we are not big breakfast eaters, and rarely
dine out for eggs, pancakes, and the like.) We saw the lunch and dinner
menus, and they sounded much more to our liking. Service was efficient
and pleasant.
We think that Family Meal is a great complement to
Voltaggio’s more formal venture, VOLT. We would like to try Lunchbox
some day, too!
