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| - Decided to stop in for my first visit since the transformation from its former operating name of Bivy, and came for the brunch which menu actually seems more familiar than the changes that were made to their dinner menu.
I had the Beef Brisket Eggs Benedict, and will say I enjoyed them and admittedly was impressed in the portion size. In addition to the standard english muffin halved and stacked with a poach egg amd the aforementioned beef brisket, there was also a side of some super tasty potato wedge type home fries and a house salad. My usual experience with french cooking typically involves smaller portions, so to receive an actual brunch worthy portion that left me filled up and actually tasted good? Well I was pleased to say the least.
My date had the Vegetarian French Spinach Pancake, which reminded me more of a crust-less spinach filled quiche. Not really up my alley but they enjoyed it, so all in all a pleasant brunch experience.
Since the place serves as sort of a cafe vibe during the day, they also have takeaway cookies and baked goods available. We grabbed a few things (banana bread slice @ $2.50, cookies @ $2 each, shortbread 3 for $2) and this is the only thing that really was a let down at all. By this point we had a nice breakfast so our dine in experience was good, but later in the day when munching on these various bake goods at home we noticed how disappointing they were. Cookies super dry, banana bread lacking in banana flavour, and coconut shortbread being devoid of coconut.
Morale of the story? Order food from the kitchen made to order. Not the pre-baked offerings in the cookie jars or display cases.
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