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| - Ben & Florentine is a Quebec chain which has made it's first Ontario appearance in Oakville.
After hearing tons of good things about it, I decided it was time to check it out. It's a pretty unassuming restaurant in a cookie cutter plaza, but don't let that fool you - it's actually pretty huge inside! There is ample seating so even though it was packed, we got seated pretty quickly.
The menu is very extensive, so I know I'll be back to sample off other areas - there are Benedictines/Florentines (as you would expect!) as well as basic breakfast, "scramblers", crepes, and lunch options. Being a first timer, I decided I had to try a Benedict.
I got the smoked salmon Benedict, and my partner one of the scramblers. The Benedict was ok, but a little drowned in hollandaise and it had developed a bit of a skin, so I knew it was sitting waiting for a little while. While I wasn't blown away by my choice, I think part of it was poor ordering on my part - I definitely should have requested the sauce on the side, as I'm not a HUGE fan (rookie mistake!). The scrambler was really good, but a bit heavy on the onions. We also enjoyed some smoothies which were really delicious - the small size is perfect and not too overwhelming (i.e. not a smoothie meal in itself!).
So why the four star review? This place has so much potential as a great breakfast place! I'm excited to go back and try other things (and replace my hash browns with sweet potato puffs this time, YAY!).
I bet this place will become an Ontario staple in no time.
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