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| - I was REALLY excited about brunching with yelpers this fine Sunday morning a few weeks back. Smith, located in Toronto's amazingly fun Church-Wellesley Village, (aka The Gaybourhood) is toted as a top brunch spot, so when nearly 20 of us gathered I was expecting big things... I mean I woke up super early, put on my best plaid and ventured down from the burbs for this!!
Arriving, our group was seated on the second floor of this retro-fitted historic looking Toronto home. It was nice up here, big bay window, long wooden tables and a bar area just for us.
Menu's soon followed and I have to say I was impressed! Not by the fancy menu items but by the menu itself! Printed on full out newsprint pages, opening one to look through the options requires the same dexterity one would require in reading/folding/re-folding the Toronto Star or Globe and Mail. Kudos - I liked this little touch.
With little deliberation I decided on the Huevos Rancheros (a recent egg fave after traveling in California). Pair that with a coffee and some Mimosa's (sadly not the bottomless kind as I had become accustomed to in SFO) and I was ready to go.
The HR took just shy of a lifetime to arrive, perhaps it wasn't that long but I was hungry so the small extra wait made it seem endless. When they did finally hit my plate I dug in with reckless abandonment. Sadly, there were NOT the best I've ever had... in fact far from it. They were OK at best, and after seeing the meals everyone else was enjoying I was a little disappointed.
The other point is lost on the overall price of breakfast and two drinks (over $45!!). No thanks... It's breakie/brunch, don't forget that!
My own meal aside, I cannot fault them too much, I think I just had an off meal, they seemed to do other things on the menu so well: Fresh scones with whipped butter and homemade preserves, French toast, Smith Benedict... I know what to order next time...
And like Annie says you can "bet your bottom dollar" that I'll return to update this review!
Eatcrest Out!
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