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| - My friends arrived at 11:20am for a Table of 5 on Saturday and were able to get a table, no problem. 10 minutes later, and the place was packed! There was one large group at the front (probably around 15 people?) that slowed down the service of this place significantly.
It took us 20 minutes to order our food, another 45 minutes to have our food served to us... brunch ended up taking 2 hours due to slow service. I don't mind not rushing a brunch of course, if you have good company... but we were starving and one of my friends is pregnant too so you can imagine how we were dying not being able to eat for that long. OY! I think they need to up their service team during peak periods or figure out something else to manage all the tables.
Here comes the food review:
~ POTATO ROSTI, SMOKED SALMON, CREME FRAICHE, ARUGULA, FRIED SHALLOTS, CAPERS
This was the dish I ordered and I really enjoyed it. The potato rosti was crispy and complemented the smoked salmon roses well. Everything worked well on this dish. I'm normally a small eater, but I was left feeling super hungry still. Of course I couldn't order anything else because it would take another hour. :o(
~ SMOKED BRISKET, MONTREAL SPICE, FRENCH'S MUSTARD, STRUBB'S PICKLE, FRIES
My boyfriend ordered this and liked it. I had a few pieces of the brisket and mustard and it tasted exactly like it should. However it was a bit more dry and lean compared to Montreal Smoked Meat from Schwartz. Then again, they weren't calling it Montreal Smoked Meat haha. The fries were crispy, thin and perfectly seasoned.
~ FRENCH TOAST, HOUSE SMOKED BACON, ONTARIO MAPLE SYRUP
My friend ordered this so I can't comment too much about it. While eating it, she did say that the dish was worth the long wait. Thumbs up!
~ BLT, HOUSE SMOKED BACON, ARUGULA, AIOLI, FRIES
My pregnant friend ordered this so I can't comment too much about it either. But the minute she picked up that sandwich, the bread was super soggy at the bottom and her sandwich collapsed in a few seconds. She had to eat it in parts and was disappointed. :o( The baby was also disappointed. :o(
I should also note that I wanted to get the Lemon Scones that everyone was raving about on Yelp, but when I asked the waitress, she said they weren't serving any that day. Another sad face moment. :o(
~ SERVICE: As I said above, the service was terribly slow and the waitress kept telling us to wait a minute and would disappear again. After 15-20 minutes of taking our order, our waitress did come back to double check she put our orders in correctly... I don't understand why they don't just write the orders down if they're not certain they'll remember! She had it right though, so that was good. But then came the 45 minute wait. *arms folded*
~ AMBIENCE: We sat by the window and the place had really great natural lighting coming in. Simple white decor as the photos of the place show. This place looks pretty hidden though (despite being on Dundas St W), so I think they're missing out on some key foot traffic. If you're walking by, you will do just that... walk by.
~ OVERALL: I would definitely want to come back here again, considering we were able to get a table unlike other brunch places in the downtown core / Leslieville. I appreciate that it's not a greasy diner brunch and they do put effort into the presentation and taste of the dish. They just lost a star in my review because of the slow service. Keep it up though! This place has a lot of potential!
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