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| - I love this new restaurant. The decor is quite trendy. Using water pipes as part of the restaurant decor is very different and unique. As many people have mentioned, there is a 10% discount during their soft opening and free soft serve cream of the week if you check in on social media :) I feel reluctant to write this review as this means more people will discover this new establishment and more people will flock to the business lol jk.
I tried to visit there on a Monday but it isn't open on Mondays. So I came on a Friday nite and waited for about 20 mins for a table, which was not too bad. Please note Cafe Bon Bon does not take any reservations at all. If there is a line, the staff at the front does take your name and phone number and will call you once your table is ready. There are no round tables available but it does have a few oval tables by the wall, a few sofa chairs tables and a tall bar table. The kitchen is of open concept.
Once I sat down, I was ready to order right away. I wanted the souffle pancakes but no dessert menu was provided as the staff forgot to give me one. I ordered in Cantonese originally, knowing the establishment was Chinese but the waiter answered me back in English. However, one or the waitress did not don't understand English well when I inquired with a few simple questions such as what is the exact flavour of this soft serve ice cream. She didn't quite understand my question so I had to repeat myself. In the end, she just said some kind of tea
When the 48 hours short rib rice came, I asked for small bowls to the same waitress that couldn't understand english well because normally that is how I prefer to eat rice. She didn't understand what I meant by bowls even after I pointed my finger to a large bowl. She brought me napkins instead. So I asked again this time to a waitress in Cantonese for a bowl and this is when I found out there were no small bowls. Btw, that dish is a must order. The dish was cooked sous vide style and was amazing. Definitely a reorder.
The Cafe Bon Bon Souffle pancakes didn't passed the jiggly test but they were still very fluffy and light. I advised to eat it right away as it gets cold fast. I noticed that some tables got two pancakes while others like me got three. I think the same amount of batter is used but it really depends on how the kitchen makes the size of the pancakes, resulting in two or three pancakes per batter. Cafe Bon Bon ended up being my first time trying Souffle Japanese pancakes and I am quite happy that it did not disappoint as I was looking forward to them. I am also happy that I don't need to travel so far to get my fix of Souffle Japanese pancakes. I had wanted to try them in DT but I was told they cut off the line by the time I got there :( (maybe I should have told them I came all the way from markham lol).
For their fried chicken, it looks like the restaurant increase the size of the dish, offering now five pieces of chicken. I would said it was all right but it wasn't my favourite. I don't think I am used to the texture. I got the spicy version and it wasn't too spicy.
The small water bon bon cups are cute but they are simply too small for water cups. Maybe consider switching it to larger cups so it will result in less water refills?
The restaurant is still currently in its soft opening so it is still working on smoothing out all the kinks such as they saw that I finished eating my rice dish but my friends were not done quite yet but out came the ice cream. I was taken a little aback that it was ice cream time already lol One guy brought plates but no knives when it came time for the pancakes. I had to ask for a knife. Also, they didn't clear out the empty cups once we were done with the ice cream and brought out the pancakes subsequently.
Despite the small mishaps here and there, it won't deter me from visiting again to try the rest of the menu. I am planning to revisit this establishment soon. Watch for my 2nd review :)
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