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| - Hunting for lunch around Dufferin Grove? Travel to this tavern... but maybe give them a little more time to get settled.
I've been here twice and have had one decent and one not-so-great experience. The first time I was in I had the bean and kale stew. It was unbelievably salty, and I've been known to salt a NFLD pot dinner, so clearly I'm not a sensitive lass in this department. The second time I had the Reuban sandwich with the salt and vinegar chips. Delicious. Order with a side of grain mustard and wolf down without looking up.
I don't like to comment on service after one visit to a new place, but I've been twice so I'm going to unleash a bit: I forgive growing pain issues, like debit machines not yet working, etc, but I can't get behind hipster coldness. The Hunstman, like many other neighbourhood joints, has overly relaxed, cold and bitter (whyyy?) servers. Is this a case of management hiring their friends for the wrong reasons? Have I just came in at the wrong moment? Hopefully it's just a case of getting settled, and they're just frustrated to not have everything down pat yet.
The Hadley's breakfast specials I've been missing so much are on the menu, and I saw Hadley himself in the Kitchen so I look forward to coming in for brunch soon.
PEPPER PREDICTS this place will be a well-oiled neighbourhood addition by the spring. What a patio!
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