A fine modern diner serving some hearty brunch food that shouldn't be missed!
We heard about the wonderful and yummy dishes that Emma's served but it finally took us 3 tries to visit them (each time was closed due to holidays). So we were glad to see them open on a bright Sunday morning - it also turned out we were not the only ones as there was a line up for 10+ people outside - so you know something must be good cooking inside. But fret not, the staff can take your number and phone you when the table is ready - you can spend the time strolling along and checking out stores on St Clair.
On to the food - once you are inside, you find there is takeout counter with a fridge of homemade goodies like salads, dressings and monster size biscuits! But even more exciting are the custom donuts like cereal+milk, stuffed Oreo and maple bacon . Even if you can't stay, I would receive grabbing someone of the prepared salads which looks amazing.
Inside, the restaurant goes back quite far and the service is very friendly and fast. We ordered the eggs Benny (replaced the ham with avocado) and the lemon ricotta pancakes with a side of peameal. We got our food within 5-6 mins which was very impressive and it looked perfect. The eggs were softly poached on their homemade biscuits which I think is the star of the dish. Nice helping of home fries rounded it out. But the true star is the pancakes - I got a stack of 4 big fluffy pancakes with a giant dallop of lemon ricotta on top. This is way pancakes should be made - soft, light and full of blueberries!!! You could put some syrup on it but the ricotta and pancakes could be eaten by itself! The peameal was a good balance to the sweetness. As you can tell, we were extremely happy customers. The price is bit higher but well worth it.
We'll be back for more!