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| - Before I begin, apologies for the rather long review, as well as a little background on me to put this review into context...
I have been involved in the Hospitality industry for over 25 years now, and have opened more than 18 new locations (restaurants, bars, and even a nightclub) myself, or for corporations. I KNOW just about all the ins and outs of this wonderful, buzzing, and at times manic industry of ours (and no, I am in no way affiliated with Baddies, as friends, payment, or any other form), so please believe me when I say that this little place is totally worth the visit!!
We were here with my gf on a gorgeous Saturday afrenoon as I had looked online and wanted a place that was in the area and had some vegetarian options for her to choose from. Although there are other vegetarian places in the area, I opted for Baddies because I remember it when it was a pastry place before (great pastries, but really sucky decor and ambiance though. Thankfully Baddies has done a great job in transforming said decor and ambiance).
Walked in on a very busy afternoon with all the staff bustling about, and got the last open table. Shed our jackets, and the waitress managed to come over immediately and ask if it was our first time there (it was). She then got us menus and explained that we just order at the counter when we're ready, and then they'll bring it to us when the order is up.
Now from this point forward, everything just got better and better! Not only was everyone working here friendly, but the menu was compact and straightforward and everything sounded just wonderfully delicious! I went to the counter to order and pay, and took my seat.
In the meantime the waitress had dropped off waters for us, and then came back with cutlery when the order was processed. We had a long black coffee with house-made almond milk, a and a Sitcky Chai tea arrive within 5 minutes of my order at the counter. The food then arrived not 15 minutes later (probably more like 12-13, and remember, it was a BUSY time), and the food looked AMAZING!!! We had ordered the Smashed Avocado on Prairie Boy sourdhough, and the Bondi Burger with the slow-cooked peri peri chicken for this musclehead, and it all tasted just as amazing as the presentation looked!
Our server promptly then came by to do a food check with us even though it was very busy (sometimes servers get so overwhelmed that it unfortunately falls in the cracks), and at one point another member of the team came over with an extra napkin as he had somehow noticed when my napkin had slid off my lap onto the floor, even though I hadn't (that level of attention to detail and care go a long way!).
Lastly on the stop was the ubiquitous bathroom visit, and it was apparent that the management and staff also adhere to the adage of "if you want to really see how clean a kitchen is, visit the bathroom". Spotless, and even the liquid handsoap was a luxury brand and finished the experience on a fragrantly positive note.
Overall ratings (out of 5*):
Beverage: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ambiance: 4 (even though great music, but just a tad loud for the middle of the afternoon and had to be in really close to be able to understand one another. Overall, really no big deal though)
GREAT JOB to the Baddies team!!!! Lets just hope that they manage to keep up this level of awesome Australian hospitality experience and afford more and more west end Torontonians the same wonderful surprise that we were afforded!
"Good on ya mates"! ;-)
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