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| - A tasty breakfast, but nothing to write home about.
I love crepes. I love pancakes, waffles, anything with that vanilla and butter-flavoured batter. In Europe, crêpes are pretty standard hand-food, available for on-the-go nosh in most big cities, and they make me so very happy. I am poised to be delighted.
The place is open and clean, the street-front take out window is a fun idea, and it smells *great*. Coming in for breakfast, I want a better selection than I'm getting -- their menu has 20 or so savoury choices, but only because every minor variation gets its own entry (egg and ham, egg and ham and cheese, egg and ham and cheese and mushroom, egg and spinach, egg and spinach and cheese, &c &c). They do let you construct your own, but first thing in the morning, I could do with some more creative hand-holding.
When I do make a choice, the prices sting a little. $10+? For a breakfast crêpe? In the grand scheme of things, it won't bankrupt me, but neither is it the best bargain in town. Please, Cafe Crêpe, help me avoid the $3 sodium bomb sausage mcmuffin at the starbucks next door!
The product itself is delish. Just what the doctor ordered. The crêpe is what I want it to be: light and aromatic, but with enough firmness to hold the goodies in. The spinach is fresh. The cheese is gooey. The mushrooms are... podunk ho-hum button mushrooms, but fresh ones, at least.
At $6, this would be a great deal. At $10 with interesting field mushrooms or some creative cheese choices or a well-curated menu of awesome, I'd be happy to pay it. As it stands, you won't leave hungry, but you won't leave thrilled by the value, either.
Pro-tip: the right thing to do here might be to show up later, when the "sweet" side of the menu takes over. Or have a nutella crêpe for breakfast...
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