Super disappointing. I ordered gazpacho to start and it came completely blended (weird) with an unnecessary blob of goat cheese floating in it. Why? I ate 3 bites of it and the server didn't ask me if I was 'enjoying it' which to me comes off as poor form.
Followed up with the Federal Eggs BECAUSE of the Yelp reviews (I had them with kale instead of bacon) and I don't know why this dish comes so recommended. I guess if you had it with bacon, the sweetness of the dish matches, but with kale, there's no reason for them to put honey (or syrup of some sort) on the English muffins. It was totally off.
The poached eggs were cooked perfectly. The arugula on the dish was coated in olive oil and completely decorative and flavorless. This dish was like 80% canned mushrooms and completely visually unappealing. Only have this if you LOVE sweet mushrooms? This should've tasted much more savory. The kale option really missed the mark, but I had a couple bites of my friend's dish who ordered the eggs with peppers and goat cheese, found it bland.
Best Caesar of my life, which is why this place gets 2 stars from me...also cos my friend footed the $60+ bill.
Toronto, you don't 'get' brunch. Go down to NY and take some lessons.