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| - My original review was very early on (see below). Since then I have watched rose and sons grow in to a more authentic and awesome spot. Love my meals and have discovered their cocktails. So glad they lost some of their edge and refocused on the food. Worth a visit and I recommend a late lunch to avoid the longer brunch lines.
Original review:
So. We were happy to see a new brunch spot after the sadness of loosing Peoples. But boy this place is not hitting the mark yet! I am hopeful it will find its legs and become a great local spot for us.
Let's see. 12 staff. Totally disorganized and crowding up the space. Smoky. The guy working the door is pushy - totally unnecessary. The menu is missing some basic explanations 'extra thick' bacon would be nice so folks don't pay for a side they don't want.
We had the 3 eggs - blah & over priced, the ancho braised eggs - yummy, but slightly misleading on the menu, more like a bowl of chilly with a poached egg...a 60$ brunch - felt mugged and could tell others at our squashed communal table were also feeling ripped off!
I am ok with their gimmicky 'write your own order thing' but can imaging it will annoy others - they are definitely trying hard to be cool - you can get the vibe of 'trying a bit too hard to look like we haven't tried' from the street with the old sign, the mustache on the menu, the scruffy looking staff, the gin cesars...anything hipster is infused in to the tiny spot, totally feels try hard.
Based on the long lines, it is working so far. They will trade on a younger UofT / Annex crowd, but at that price point, they may see crowds dwindle once the newness wares off.
What was good: latte was excellent, as was the vodka Cesar. Like that they use Montreal bagels.
What needs work: service is slow and scattered. 10 mins for a coffee at brunch?! The 3 eggs were overpriced with too runny eggs and the 'sausage' was more like a Peperoni stick - tasted pretty good, but not like breakfast, floors were super slippery, prices should be revisited, menu description are vague at best, they need to ditch 5 staff and replace with one seasoned waitress who knows how to work a brunch crowd...it would be ok if she wasn't part of their hipster crew...people just want you to bring their coffee quickly.
I recommend you let the dust settle before checking this place out - hopefully they will tweak their model a bit and grow in to a great brunch destination...but for now its not worth your moola!
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