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| - I discovered this place thanks to Yelp and was excited to try it on my recent trip to Montreal. It did not disappoint.
I would describe the food as Western brunch with an Eastern twist. I had the Eggs Benedict $9.99 and my husband had the Quinoa Salad $5.99.
My Eggs Benedict was poached eggs on an English muffin with bacon, Chinese sausage (lap xuong), radishes, and green onions, covered in Hollandaise sauce. The eggs were perfectly poached with runny yolks. My complaint with the bacon is that it was really fatty (like fattier than most bacon that I've had). The English muffin was perfectly toasted. The Hollandaise sauce was ok, I've had better, but it wasn't bad. I loved the sweetness of the lap xuong and I liked the east meets west fusion flavours.
I had a taste of my husband's quinoa salad and it was great. I loved the dressing, which was a Miso and rice vinegar dressing. It had puffed rice and crunchy kale chips sprinkled on top which added nice texture (I'm all about the different textures when it comes to salads). It also had cabbage, grape tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers, and of course, quinoa. It was great, I wished I had ordered it.
Service was nice and attentive for a café. The server refilled our waters when we were running low.
The place is cute. It's a bit small and seats maximum 30, most of which are along the bar.
There is no sign on the storefront to tell you the name of the place. The existing sign (at the time of the writing of this review) is a blacked out Sushi Shop sign (!). Come on guys, get a real sign!
Overall, a really cute place for brunch/lunch.
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