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| - Although I keep hearing great things about their Butternut Squash Veloute I seemed to have skipped it yet again. One day I will get the soup that got away but in the meantime I finally took Nessa to try Vendome Cafe as she's been on this breakfast/brunch grind for the last little while. We tried the Breakfast Poutine with Ham, it was great except it had all the cheese enclosed in the mountain of potatoes and then needed up being too much cheese the oil from the cheese ended up breaking the hollandaise sauce while we were eating. Now I'm all for the cheese as much as the next person but as a foodie I do believe there is such a thing as too much cheese. Sadly it just made the dish too heavy. I recommend to share it with someone! Also got a half order of the Bacon Breakfast Panini. Deeeeeelicious! Bread was soft yet crispy and buttery (focaccia?). Just the right amount of white cheddar that glued it all together. It wasn't too strong so it was perfect in the panini. The egg patty had some kind of herb in it which complimented the her bed bread the was it's enclosure. I couldn't quite put my finger on it, I wanna say tarragon but I'm sure I'm wrong. Either way, it was subtle and inviting... To put more sandwich in my mouth. Lol
The panini was just a great balance and the beginning of our wonderful meal. Maybe it was the weather cause it was also beautiful outside! My better half had the Salmon Benedict. We both agreed that it was very well constructed, definitely some TLC given to the making of these open faced mounds of glory. Served with their own "Vendome Hash", which are chunky hash brown potatoes sautéed with some fried/caramelized onions and sweet bell peppers. Aside: I might add that the Poutines are also made from the Vendome hash. Back to the superstar of this dish, the benny! From the bottom to the top, with a generous helping of hollandaise, the salmon Benedict was amazingly balanced. It wasn't heavy but decadent, definitely not soggy but full of texture. The bottom of the bread had a crisp to it that was a perfect accomplice to the soft, buttery and rich egg on the top. The salmon was a good cut, nice and fatty that just melted in the mouth. There was still a bit of texture to the salmon as well which definitely stood out as a perfect "in between" of the two textures on the top and bottom.
The service was good, as always. Quick as well but just be aware when dining that Vendome is setup to be very much cafeteria-style. So you don't typically have your attentive servers in this environment. Don't get me wrong there are servers but it's all DIY. You walk in and order at the front counter, either dine in or take out. Drinks, desserts and your mains all done up front. If you've chosen to dine in you take your number to a table and the servers tending the floor find your table and serve you. Water and various other dine in items (cream, sugar, napkins to name a few) are available on a self-serve basis. If you aren't sure what/where something is the staff are very friendly and are pretty good at helping making a decision, just be mindful of the trove of people behind you as it does get busy during lunch and weekends. From my experience there is only one to two people taking orders at a time, one register, and you don't want to be "that guy/girl" holding up the line. Best to do your research or come hungry with a craving ahead of time.
Thanks for reading!!
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