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| - As a frequent brunch eater at Bloordale Pantry, I was curious to see what new ownership would bring. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised!
The space is pretty much set-up the same and looks very similar except more spruced up with new wall adornments - mural, and deer head, hello and some other small additions. The new wood bar is pretty rocking too. The new menu was thoughtfully designed and the new plates are too cute. I also appreciate the care of how food is plated and the cotton table napkins are a nice touch.
I ordered coffee, apple pancakes, a side of maple bacon. My friend also had coffee, eggs with chorizo, and crispy potatoes and some buttermilk biscuits. The apple pancakes were amazing - dense and fluffy at the same time. Beyond being plated perfectly with icing sugar, there was no need to add maple syrup as it was already done. There were spiced apple preserves and cream, too. There were so many and I couldn't even finish, I had two and shared the third. If you've ever had the apple pancakes at The Saint, these are wayyy better. The side of maple bacon was put on a small plate and heaping. Too much for one person an ideal dish to share. I also had some of the buttermilk biscuit - OMG delightful and the strawberry sauce was out of this world - try it.
I'm going with 4 stars instead of 5 since my friend didn't love her meal, she found it portioned too small and eat everything on her plate in about 3 seconds. She also would have liked more chorizo and potatoes.
Service was amazing as usual like Bloordale Pantry. Can't wait to return.
P.S. These guys are super active on twitter. Follow them here - @WhippoorwillTO
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