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| - For all the great things I've heard about Pfanntastic Pannenkoek Haus, it certainly took me long enough to get there. Seriously, it's been on my radar for near 2 years, but it's not anywhere that I typically frequent. It took an intentionally planned brunch at a spot that turned out to be closed for me to get here. But I'm glad I did!
I'm going to call PPH "Calgary's original house of pancakes." But it's not the fluffy buttermilk ones we're used to. Nono, these are more doughy and crepe-like, but not as flat, and all of the contents are cooked into the dough rather than being wrapped inside.
There are more flavours of pancake than I know what to do with. And if there's a flavour you aren't quite on board with or that you're thinking, "You know, it'd be great if I could try a little bit of this and a little bit of that instead," don't you worry, PPH will make you whatever you want. Like, if you want a double bacon and apple pancake, you can have it. Me, I went for the bacon, smoked sausage and egg one. It seemed appropriately breakfast-y. Five fabulous stars... I didn't need syrup, or toppings or anything. That pancake was so packed full of mouth-watering goodness... please excuse me while I wipe the drool off my chin at the memory of it.
Where PPH lost the 5th star on my visit was in the service. Friendly and on top of things for the most part, but my brunch mate got there before me and ordered a water. When I got there I was asked what I wanted to drink, I ordered a coffee... and brunchmate was skipped over. Misunderstanding, no big deal, they thought all she wanted was water. The next visit to our table, she ordered a hot chocolate. And it was forgotten... we had to ask after it again, and in the end it didn't turn up on our bill. We asked after it at the till, they forgot to put it on there too.
Anyway, the pancakes lived up to the hype. Please go out of your way to visit! Just make sure you speak up if something's missing, it's a busy place and it may've gotten lost in the shuffle a bit!
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