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| - I've only ever been to Vi Pei with family, which isn't very large (2-4 people, max), so I apologize if my experience sounds biased due to having so few people. I've seen groups as big as 10 dining in, but I can't be sure how many more they'd fit - it's a beautiful hole-in-the-wall along Kingston Road!
I've probably only came here a maximum of 10 times, but every single time has been a unique and amazing experience. I've had a variety of dishes - mostly between brunch and lunch dishes, although I've been here for dinner & dessert at least twice. I'm a big fan of value-to-fullness ratio, and Vi Pei delivers solidly on that, as well as the presentation of the food & the service as well as professionalism of the staff.
Brunch selection is amazing, in both the senses of variety and quality. I've had the pancakes. I've had the French Toast. I learned about Poached Eggs for the first time, and learned about the differences in hardness of poached eggs. After eating the hard poached eggs here, I can't imagine eating eggs any other way - when I scramble my own eggs at home I long for these ones instead!
Lunch selection is quite good too. I don't exactly remember specifics (I come here mostly for brunch, if you can tell by the above paragraph), but the lunch items I ordered were quite filling, and I remember tipping a handsome amount because of how quickly the food was served (will update review when I go again).
Dinner selection was interesting. There are at least three pages of pasta, and one page dedicated to items that, well, aren't pasta. The pasta selections are high in quality and expansive in selection/variety. The non-pasta options are fewer (obviously), but still high in quality (I've had the steak before - it was quite good, albeit a little overcooked - I usually get medium rare, but I received it medium well, YMMV!).
Before I move on to the "final course", I want to mention that these guys have impeccable presentation; the vegetables are really great, in both the look and taste! They give you some fruits instead of veggies if you go for Breakfast/Brunch, and these are always well designed and great tasting -- not to mention filling. Easily the best value for my money, since I've begun a bit of a health kick recently.
Dessert - where do I begin. I've had the tartufo before; it's probably one of the greatest desserts I've ever eaten - I would definitely recommend it. Great presentation, great taste, and great value for my money. Their other desserts are amazing too - there's a dish that has three slices of different kinds of pie for $15 - great for sampling or if you just want every kind of pie they have! Individually the dessert dishes (food-wise) are $6.50 each, on average.
One reason I give it a 4.5-star instead of a 5 is because it's TINY. We're talking two rows of tables all the way to the back, and that's it. If it was able to accommodate more people, I'd probably be all-in regardless, but I really like the fact that it's so intimate and small. I've rounded up for posterity's sake - they deserve it in any case.
Another major reason is the cost of the food. Sure, it's great for the price range, but there's no "tiny" option or "mix-and-match" - it's massive portion sizes for a fair (but high, since it's a massive portion) price. If I was able to ask for a bigger dish and remove items with some savings, it'd easily be 5/5 all day every day.
TL;DR: Great place to be for brunch/lunch; dinner menu is lacking outside of pasta (they're great for pasta, though!); dessert menu is a "must-try", even if you only like the cafe lattes or other dessert-like drinks.
I'll definitely be going in the near future, so expect pictures of my food to come soon! I've only recently started uploading (let alone snapping) pictures of the places I review, so keep an eye out!
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