The elevator does the work of an overture. You step in at ground level in a parking structure off Reunion Boulevard, the doors close, and by the time they open again the city is 561 feet below and coming at you through glass on every side. On a Sunday morning that light is low and eastern and it fills the whole round room at once. Somebody hands you a mimosa before you have taken off your sunglasses.
Crown Block serves brunch every Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. atop Reunion Tower, and it is the most extravagant version of the meal in Dallas.
The format is all-inclusive, which changes the arithmetic of the morning before you sit down. You order a plate from the kitchen and you also have the run of the stations, and nobody is counting. That complimentary mimosa at check-in sets the tone honestly: this is not a place engineered to nickel you.
Walk the room once before you commit to a chair. The stations are where the money shows. The sushi and seafood bar runs oysters, shrimp cocktail and fresh ceviche, laid out rather than rationed. A carving station works a bone-in smoked ham. There is a pastry table, salads, and a dessert and candy station stocked with cotton candy, macarons, cookies and a candy bar, which lands as either delightful or unhinged depending on how many nine-year-olds are in your group.
Then order from the kitchen anyway, because the plated dishes are the reason this is a restaurant and not a buffet with a view. The Tiramisu French Toast is the one that gets photographed before anyone thinks to pick up a fork. The Japanese Soufflé Pancake arrives tall and quivering the way that style is supposed to, and it goes faster than a table expects. The CB Smashed Breakfast Sammy is for whoever wanted a diner and got outvoted. The Chilaquiles would hold their own in a room at street level with no view to hide behind. Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options run through the whole service.
The drinks keep pace. Past the arrival mimosa there is a Bloody Mary bar, a full cocktail list from the bar team, and zero-proof pours that are not sad afterthoughts. Take a drink to the glass and find your bearings. Downtown stands to the east with the morning behind it, the Trinity runs to the west, and on a clear day you are looking at a good chunk of North Texas from a room most Dallas residents have not sat in since somebody’s out-of-town cousin came to visit.
That last part is the shift worth noting. Reunion Tower opened in 1978 and spent decades as the place Dallas sent visitors and skipped itself. Crown Block has carried a Michelin recommendation in both 2024 and 2025, which is not a thing that happens to tourist-landmark restaurants by accident.
Book it properly. The first reservation goes out at 10:30 and the last at 1:30, so a 1:30 table means eating until close, which is a defensible way to spend a Sunday. Walk-ins are welcome but the room fills with birthday and anniversary parties. Reserve through the restaurant’s site or call (214) 321-3149.
Parking is easier than downtown usually allows. Complimentary valet runs at the Trinity Crossing entrance for Crown Block guests. Self-parking sits at 601 Sports St., a short walk away, ten dollars for up to four hours.
Two hours is the honest time budget, and the elevator line at the top of the hour is real, so add ten minutes to whatever your reservation says. Bring the appetite you would bring to a steakhouse. Take the ham, take the oysters, take the second mimosa, and give yourself the long way around the glass on your way out.
Crown Block is at 300 Reunion Blvd. E., Dallas, TX 75207. Sunday brunch runs 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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