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| - Went to Bonjour Brioche for Sunday brunch with some friends, since it is supposed to be very good there. However, this was one of those places where after going, one cannot help wondering what all the fhype is about.
The place is very tiny, and super busy. They take reservations but if you have the misfortune of one of your friends being bit late they take the table away and you need to stand in line. Plus, you actually risk having to wait outside in the cold. A girl standing in line behind me said she needed a table for two, the waitress asked where was the second person and the girl said her boyfriend was just parking the car. "Do you want to call him?" asked the waitress!!!!!!! The guy was parking the car, how long could he take???
As I said, the place is super tiny so the tables are all very close to each other, so if your intention is to have a private conversation, forget it. There, you basically have to eat with strangers, which may or may not be pleasant.
The overall service was also not good. The employees have this (bad) attitude as if they were working in the best Café in Paris (clearly not the case).
And what about the food? After all of this one would expect it to be amazing...but unfortunately it is not. It is just OK.
Finally, when you're done eating, it becomes pretty clear you're expected to leave as soon as possible.
I, for sure will not be coming back and my advice for you, if your idea is to have a relaxed and delicious Sunday brunch, is to either find some other place, or, buy some groceries, some nice eggs, cold cuts, arugula, mushrooms, nice bread, some juice, etc, and prepare brunch yourself, for you and your friends. You can probably prepare something as good or better and you eliminate all the unnecessary stress.
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