The best thing I like about eating at neighbourhood-style independent nooks that serve mainly breakfast and brunch is that the presentation and flavor of the dishes take on such an experimental and artistic form.
And I've no hesitation of placing Saving Grace under that category. Also included on the upside of these types of eateries is that the experience and ambiance is created by the environment of the sort of patrons who go there.
I trusted an acquaintance's suggestion to try out this place and was not disappointed by our dining experience. After waiting for awhile we were seating on the upper level at a communal-style table near the kitchen. The other four customers, three of whom were vaguely Greek or Spanish looking women decked out in black attires like they just left a sermon at Church in Italy immediately made me feel like I was having lunch somewhere in the Greek Cyclades a view overlooking the Mediterranean, even though I've never been there before.That's certainly a strong example of the sort of trip that environment around you in a restaurant can create.
The main two paged menu has a limited choice of dishes which makes selecting rather easy but I decided to get something from the chalkboard, a Carrot Cake spiced Waffle and a side order of Roasted Potatoes and a Mochachino beverage while my friend picked the Rajasthani from the menu.
It does take a brief wait for the dishes to arrive but it's worth it as both our dishes were very well assembled. My waffles were placed at a half circular angle on the plate and each one was topped with what tasted like clotted cream (it just didn't have the same sweetness of commercial whipped cream and was slightly thicker than that) and slices of strawberries. The flavor of the waffle was not really sweet which made it better to eat it with the syrup. But I could certainly taste the same flavors that one would find in a carrot cake. I'm glad I went for this unique selection. My friend's dish was almost identical to the customers' pictures for this restaurant. I even caught a glimpse of what the next group of people at our table order and the craftsmanship of the dishes was not flawed.
I hope to come back again to this summery ambient place when the weather gets warm again.