Had brunch with a friend this morning and we decided to try Fanny's as neither of us had been before.
For fear of a line-up, I arrived about 10 minutes prior to opening time. There were only two other people waiting for the doors to open and there seemed to be plenty of seating available until some time after 11 AM when a small queue formed (3-4 people).
The interior of the restaurant is nice and bright with a very inviting feel. I sat facing the counter/bar area where a tray of the most delicious-looking sticky buns were perched (now kicking self for not getting one to go).
I'm typically an eggs for brunch person, but I decided to step out of my comfort zone this time and ordered the Finnish pancakes with fruit compote ($11.99) and a side of the house-made sausage (+$1). Today's sausage was Argentinian style beef and pork, not too spicy but nice and savoury. The pancakes were awesome. HUGE portion of slightly custardy, delicious crepe-like pancakes with blueberry compote and a dollop of whipped cream on the side. Served with a tiny pitcher of real maple syrup. I wanted to finish everything on my plate but alas there was just too much. :)
My friend ordered the Build Your Own Benny ($9.50), with the sausage as well (+$3.50), and seemed to really enjoy it. Eggs looked perfectly poached, nice consistency to the Hollandaise and a huge serving of salad came alongside.
Service was enthusiastic to the point of feeling a tad rushed a couple of times, but otherwise very friendly and timely with water/coffee refills.
I definitely will be back to try more (smoked brisket? Yes please!) and to snag one of those sticky buns I foolishly failed to order to take away.