Thanksgiving weekend, we wanted to have Sunday brunch at Casa Loma. However, that brunch was completely sold out when we got around to calling for reservations. After I got the bad news, I went to the interwebs and looked for a few Sunday brunch restaurants with fabulous reviews. Le Select was on my list of choices and a local we met on Saturday recommended as well. Le Select is was!
Reservations were not necessary, but I would recommend them just in case. The restaurant was fairly full when we arrived and I was fairly hungover. The last thing anyone wants while they're hungover is to stand waiting for a table watching other people eat. Make reservations if you can.
The restaurant is very bistro. Small tables and we were cozied up fairly close to our neighboring diners. We started with mimosas and I had a most delicious latte. My hangover thanked me greatly for those two. Service was fairly slow between bringing our drinks and taking our order. A couple times I asked my friend if he thought our server quit or was taking his lunch break. Once he finally returned, we ordered the pain dor aux pommes (French toast) and the eufs benedicte (eggs Benedict).
The food came fairly quickly after we ordered. My French toast was out of this world! It was a thick piece of bread filled with apples and cranberries. Honestly, I ordered because we were trying to embrace Canada during our trip and it said Canadian maple syrup. I'm so happy I did. I'm not into sweet dishes for breakfast, but this wasn't too sweet. The fruit and syrup tasted fresh with a natural amount of sweetness to it. I didn't try my friend's eggs, but they looked great.
What a wonderful breakfast spot. One of the gems of our trip.
There are plenty of parking spots, which is rare in the city. We walked over rather than drive because we figured we wouldn't find parking. It helped to walk off the hangover, though.