After seeing the positive reviews I decided to come here for brunch and of course check out their gelato!
Located on Queen W, this place looks smaller from the outside. There is decent enough seating inside so you don't feel crowded.
The brunch menu is pretty simple - a few egg dishes, a special (it was chicken stew the day I went).
My friend had the East meets West egg dish. It's braised lamb, eggplants, herbs with eggs any way you like it. All the egg dishes come with bread and jams/ricotta spread. I'm not a big fan of eggs but wow this dish was flavorful from the lamb and herbs they used - melt in your mouth delicious- my friend wiped her plate clean. The ingredients all blended in beautiful to create a hearty dish.
I decided to go with their special that day - chicken stew with fennel. It comes with rice and bread. It was yummolicious! The perfect stick to your ribs stew on a cold day. It reminded me of almost a Moroccan stew. The nice touch was the hint of fennel - gave it some depth of flavor without being over powering.
So of course after brunch we had to try their gelato! They let you sample their unique flavors as much as you want. The day we were there they had such flavors as grilled cheese, Mexican chocolate, strawberry/Thai basil/juniper; pad Thai and fish sauce (was surprisingly good with a nice kick at the end, no fishy taste at all !), blackberry/cocoa (I had this one and it was a nice fresh palate cleanser) and several other interesting flavors. I believe the selection changes every once in awhile and you can buy pints at their location to indulge at home.
I'll definitely be back for another brunch here!
2 scoops of excellence!