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| - Stopped by here on a day where I wasn't feeling well, and just wanted poached eggs and sliced tomato for lunch. The atmosphere is just ok, and sort of dreary actually. The outdoor seating option would have been better, but it had rained earlier.
The menu is quite extensive, and perhaps my experience would have been better with a truer breakfast order than just poached eggs, but the waitress said they do poached eggs very well. Hey, just what I wanted to hear!
Darn it... the poached eggs were just ok. A bit too watery and not drained well, so when I broke the yolk, it got sort of soupy when mixed with the water. It was still decent, but definitely have had better. The tomato was good.
Service was neutral. The location is on the corner of the street, and it's a convenient downtown stop for food (they offer lunch, as well) - pricing is actually quite low - which is nice. It is a Canadian chain, if that makes any difference to you. I got to try local chains and individual breakfast spots, and you really don't lose on anything food-related in this great city. :) But if you want the best poached eggs ever, I so suggest Le Cartet! Can't beat it!
The restrooms are upstairs, at the far end of the restaurant. With an inflamed joint in my foot from having hiked up to Mont Royal with ballet flats (yup, stupid), it was a bit of a battle to get there. Maybe they had an elevator, but I'm not certain.
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