If you still haven’t made your plans for Easter Sunday, consider a brunch down the Shore. More great restaurants are putting an emphasis on brunch, and we came up with some offerings to satisfy your appetite and help you celebrate in style.

We spent a lazy Sunday not long ago at Rooney’s Oceanfront Restaurant (www.rooneysocean.com), where going to brunch is like attending a wedding. Their buffet stretches the length of the room. This Sunday they’re layering in a pasta station and adding a custom salad. The meal starts at 10 a.m. and you can see the ocean from every spot in the place. Adults $29, kids $15. 

Our friends at David Burke Fromagerie in Rumson (www.fromagerierestaurant.com) are serving up Easter brunch beginning at 10 a.m…$35 for three very creative courses.

Further south, Plantation Restaurant on LBI (www.plantationrestaurant.com) is offering spiced macadamia and buckwheat pancakes, and rum roasted bananas. Or try the brioche French toast and the house ham with maple Dijon sauce. Service starts at noon.

One of the best known resort breakfasts in the state is at the Mad Batter in Cape May (www.madbatter.com). They start serving at 8 a.m., and our insider recommends the Belgium waffles made with vanilla batter. No reservations taken, but call a half hour ahead if your party is larger than five.

Venturing a little inland up Rt. 9 we found a surprisingly satisfying Easter Brunch menu at the Sand Barrens Golf Club in Swainton (www.sandbarrensgolf.com). You don’t need to be a member to eat here, although you’ll need a $10 membership card to drink alcohol. Grownups pay $19.95, kids $10.95.

Reservations at these eateries were still available when we checked last night, but most said the later seatings were filling up fast. Call soon or you may find yourself cooking by default — and brunch is one meal that always tastes better away from home.