Stopped by here when looking for a quick breakfast place in between two events in the neighborhood two weeks ago and had high expectations for this place based on previous reviews.
Upon walking in, you are immediately transported to a little café in Paris. The servers are dressed to the nines, the little tables and chairs are typical of the ones you fine in various parts of France, and the general ambiance makes you completely forget that you are in Canada!
We sat down and we're very surprised at the prices for simple plates like omelettes or two eggs with a side of bacon. Every menu item was priced a little ridiculously for what it was but we were hoping that this meant they were outstanding.
It did not.
What we got was a a very bland omelette and two sunny side up eggs with three pieces of fruit each for over $35!!! Adding to the damage, there is a counter with lots of fresh baked pastries that we wanted to try (because we thought that maybe that's where the strength of the café came in) but we were shocked when we saw the insane prices. Mille feuilles, éclairs and all other small desserts were $7-8 each (keep in mind these are $3-5 everywhere else in the city) and croissants started at $5. Nonetheless, we ordered an amandine (almond croissant) for $6 crossing our fingers that it would be the best amandine we'd ever tried but sadly, the amandine was just as bland as everything else.
The prices here can be justified if the quality and taste of the food was outstanding, but that's not the case here! To be fair, the ambiance and service were great so it wasn't all bad but that's not enough to justify the prices at this place.
Won't be back! :(