I left Aunties & Uncles feeling pretty underwhelmed after reading Yelp reviews and listening to recommendations from friends.
I arrived there at 10am on a Saturday morning. That's pretty damn early to need to wait for a table, when there were 2-3 totally free (and cleared off) yet a healthy gaggle of people waiting on the benches and chairs beyond the patio.
The host was on double-duty as a server, and when we asked about getting put on their wait list he seemed to bulldoze by without giving us much instruction beyond giving a hint that we should just join the herd outside and ignore our hungry stomach gurgles.
We wound up waiting about 15 minutes which, again, I find to be pretty ludicrous. But I digress.
I asked if their Tacos (made with Corn Tortillas according to their menu) was gluten-free since it's a heavily sandwich/pancake-dominated menu and I felt like getting more than bacon n' eggs. When I asked, our waiter gave a kind of doe-eyed/distracted blink, then said yes, so that's what I ordered.
Tasted great - worth the stomach ache later? Absolutely not. Wouldn't take their word on that again. Let this be a gentle warning to food allergy sufferers. I'll stick to the classic bacon/egg combo next time if I do go again. If.
Service was poor - we needed to nab our server to get a refill on our water. Where was the dedicated coffee server who meanders the halls, generously refilling our stained mugs to the brim, like in most of our brunch Toronto joints?
Two words about this place: Whomp whomp.
Aside from being allergic to what I thought I could order, food was otherwise OK - tasty hashbrowns but meh potato-salad. I think I'll just stick to my staple brunch houses: Lady Marmalade and Shanghai Cowgirl.