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| - Had to trek up to Yonge and Lawrence yesterday, and stopped into Uncle Betty's for a late lunch. It was about 3pm, and the place was pretty quiet. It's a cute spot, with kitschy colorful wall graphics and that awesome donut making machine smack in the middle of the space. There was stroller parking (nice touch), so I unpacked kiddo and we grabbed a table. Ohhhhh, if only something else had been open...
This place is cute, and the food was ok, but the service SUCKS. It sucks sooooo bad!! It was so frustrating! Here's a highlight: Waiter says "extremely hot plate!!" about a bowl of soup, then places it directly in front of my baby girl!!! Are you kidding me???? She of course then dunks her entire arm in it, and my mommy instincts kick in as I yank her high chair out of the way with my leg while simultaneously sticking her entire arm in my mouth to suck off the hot soup. (This is a true mommy instinct - it is always faster and more effective to lick your children than to try and towel them off. Always). Luckily, the soup really wasn't that hot, and she didn't touch the plate, just the soup. BUT JESUS DUDE, REALLY?? Doesn't every waiter know not to put this kind of thing next to a 16 month old??? In a place with stroller parking even?? Argh. He walked away without even noticing the chaos he'd created, he was none the wiser. And this was AFTER we had to physically get up and ask for a menu. After we waited forever for our food. After I ordered donuts before I even ordered food, and the waiter forgot that I even wanted them. After no one brought us any extra napkins, or a straw for my coke. Before we waited another 20 minutes for the bill. *sigh* It was a comedy of errors. You can pepper your language with "absolutely!", "great choice" and "perfect!" as much as you want, it doesn't make you a good server.
The food was ok. Sweet potato fries were nice and crispy with just the right amount of salt, and kiddo totally mowed out on the creamy tomato soup. Meatloaf sliders were meh, but much cheaper than the meatloaf burger.The much hyped donuts were completely forgettable in every way. They were better than Little Nicky's. That's the only nice thing I have to say about them.
The owner was there, and seemed to be working so hard he didn't notice how poor the service was. I didn't have the heart to tell him we won't be back.
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