The ingredients were indeed fresh! The Tartine was like an open sandwich. I liked the ingredients on top of the toast but I did think that the toast was over-toasted. The bottom of the toast from both ends were charred black (and thus very crunchy and hard to chew through). I avoided eating those areas. However, the middle of the toast where the bulk of the ingredients sat was great.
Our dessert was the Strawberry Pavlova. This had a meringue and macerated Ontario strawberries with a lavender whipped cream, blueberry syrup, and lemon curd. This was beautiful! It was like a work of art (fine dining perhaps). There were some edible flowers on the plate too which gave some texture to the dessert.
We both found the dessert overall was way too sweet. The ingredients were once again very fresh. I would have liked to share this dessert to divide up the sugar intake a bit that day.
I'm very glad that I got to try Cafe Belong with C! Maybe I'll find myself here for dinner or brunch or lunch in the future (although I do think that their prices for the regular items are a little high...) -- I'm not writing off their restaurant but definitely wouldn't run back here any time soon.