My husband is definitely in charge of brunch spots now. He found this spot for brunch since it was closeish to our day destination of Tommy Thompson Park. The space and decor is very cute and follows the trend of most restaurant in Toronto: lots of wood, whimsical nods to the rural life, mismatched service (as in plates and cutlery), communal tables (they have booths as well).
The menu is fairly small, which I love! It makes it so much easier to order and you have a sense that the kitchen will put effort into each dish. Service was okay, not stellar but definitely not bad. We were taken care of just fine.
We had the Hungry Wren Breakfast and the Jalapeno and Cheddar Polenta. GET THE POLENTA. I love polenta for breakfast and I thought I was the only one until I saw the menu. Man this was just a treat. Creamy, cheddar infused and jalapeno spiked polenta topped with a buttload of pulled pork and a perfectly poached egg. Unfortunately, the pulled pork was a bit too salty for me so more than half went to the man. The man enjoyed his Hungry Wren with a note that the sausage was the least interesting thing on the plate. I tried some of his baked beans and tea biscuits - yum!
My few notes to the kitchen would be: less salt for the pulled pork and get rid of the tortilla chip garnish. Other than that, don't change a thing. Ever. Always keep the polenta on the menu. I will be back.