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| - Drove past this establishment on King St. W probably a million times, and rode the 504 Streetcar another billion times, and never knew it existed, let alone it being a good place for Sunday Brunch. So when my girlfriend saw a Groupon they had, she asked me, and I told her that I had no idea. Being adventurous, she bought it and made reservations for the 2 of us. This is where it started going down like a train-wreck:
1) The girl on the phone gave us wrong timings for the Brunch, and as such we ended up with a reservation only 15 mins prior to them shutting down.
2) We arrived a little early (8 mins early), but it took the hostess 15mins to get a us to our table despite the place being half empty at 2:15PM and the patio almost empty with the exception of 1 occupied table. The hostess was kind enough to point us towards the food stations and let us know that they'll be closing in 15mins!
3) Our waitress asked us if this was our first visit, and we replied in affirmation and asked for suggestions. Now my girlfriend is a teetotaler, so usually we order separate drinks, or I end up with 2 drinks. We are perfectly fine with that. That being said, we asked about almost every table drinking the same drink, but we were offered juice or coffee/espresso. Given our options, we chose juices.
4) Food was okay.
- Omelets, mussels, and pizzas were the best dishes.
- The waffles were too thick.
- The salads were meh.
- The pasta was decent.
- The cheeses are pretty good.
- The bacon was over cooked & way too salty.
- The breads & bagels were okay.
- Smoked salmon was decent too.
- Fruit bar was okay. For the life of me I do not understand why most restaurants mix grapefruits with other sweeter fruits. Not everyone likes their fruits to be mix of sweet & bitter!
- The lady at the dessert bar was gone and was replaced by a gentleman from the Cured Meats bar. As such he couldn't explain the different desserts any better than my 6yr old niece, and used the same glove to handle all different desserts. Thus I ended up with Chocolate on my Mango Mousse, and Mango Mousse on my Tiramisu. My girlfriend ended up with a mix of Chocolate+Mango Mousse on her Cheesecake!
5) The worst was after we left the establishment. As we were walking out, we met up with an old friend of mine who was dining by the window. It was nice to met her after a while, but as were discussing the usual about our plates, lo behold, we discovered that the Breakfast Brunch DOES INCLUDE 1 Glass of PROSECCO/MIMOSA per guest. Not only did our hostess or waitress never mention this once, but even when we prodded her on our choice for drinks. I asked my girlfriend if I had missed something, but even she looked at me totally blank.
Well, an extra $16 for 4 glasses of juices on our bill isn't bad, but if we had the opportunity to make informed choices, we wouldn't have felt cheated.
Sorry, Groupon or not, I'm certainly never stepping foot inside an establishment that works by misinforming/cheating their patrons even if they offered me free food & drinks for life!
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