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| - My boyfriend and I had valentines brunch at The Wedding Pavilion. The food was quite good and they have a lot of variety. I liked the Nutella stuffed French toast. My boyfriend had trouble cutting his roast beef for two reasons. One being that the was meat being cut with the grain instead of against, and two there was only butter knives, no steak knives.
The staff were very attentive and polite. My first qualm was when I inquired if the orange juice was fresh squeezed, he said he believes it is. Well, whatever his "belief" may be, it doesn't magically make his boxed orange juice fresh. It was clearly store bought. Fresh orange juice is not something to lie about because it is very easy to tell whether or not it is fresh squeezed. I wasn't offered a selection of bubbly for my mimosa which isn't that big of a deal but I feel it is still worth mentioning.
The staff were hawking the tables, it felt like we were being watched some of the time. Professional waitstaff should know to only watch their tables in their peripheral vision so as not to disturb the dining experience.
Our waiter brought us the bill claiming "no rush", while my boyfriend was still eating his first plate of food.
The dessert selection was wonderful (carrot cake, banana bread pudding and rum sauce, Oreo cake, creme caramel, assorted cookies and squares, etc).
Overall, it was an alright experience ($36 per person, plus booze) but I think if you want a better brunch experience the palliser hotel ($59) is a much better choice or yellow door bistro ($24).
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