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| - Location: Corner of St. Viateur Ouest and Clark. The closest subway is probably Laurier (orange) or you can take the 55 bus up St. Laurent from downtown and walk over. Street parking is available but metered and hard to come by unless you get there early on weekends (parking is free on Sundays until 1pm and you can usually find a spot on the main).
The place: It's your typical pub-style decor - cozy. They have a small terrace with about 6 tables or so. We sat outside. We got there around 11 a.m. on a Saturday and had no problem getting a table.
The goods: I wouldn't say these guys have typical pub fare, which is nice because really, who wants the same old, same old? My date had the trout, which, by the way, is served whole - so be prepared to work for it. He thought it was great, but was less enthused about having to de-bone it. The serving was pretty healthy and comes with spinach and kale (I think). On my end, I had the English breakfast (not on the menu) and really enjoyed it. My (scrambled) eggs were perfect and flavorful, the hash browns were AMAZING (I had to slap my date's hand a few times for trying to steal them), and I really liked the blood sausage (for those of you who read my reviews, you know I'm not a meat eater so that's kinda saying a lot). Overall, we had a great brunch experience. Note that our waitress told us about breakfast/brunch options that weren't on the menu. I'm not sure if this is because they're only served on weekends.
Service: Our waitress was really friendly and knowledgeable about the menu.
Price point: I didn't pay (YAY!) but I think the total was about $40 for two people.
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