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| - My brother was up for a visit and we wanted to have an easy brunch one morning. He and his girlfriend had been to this place and enjoyed it the last time they were up so we decided to head over. I had always wanted to eat here. Right around the corner, the cute decor, the selection of Tin Tin books, Connect Four and other games available for your perusal. It all seemed like a place I would really love. Unfortunately, something just wasn't quite right.
I atmosphere was everything I had hoped for, and for that I will actually probably return. The crepes were actually quite good. My partner ordered eggs and bacon and that was ok too, just a bit pricey for such a simple breakfast. The two lost stars were all wrapped up and taken away by an absolutely horrendous server.
It started off ok. She greeted us politely, sat us in a booth and moved an extra table over for us, as we were five this morning, brought us our menus and left us to them. As we were looking through them, my brother and his girlfriend were telling us what they had ordered last time, including some delicious bloody caesars. Perfect! We all thought. Bloody caesars on a Sunday morning! The server came back to take our orders and that's when it all started spiralling downwards.
My brother was first up, ordering a gin caesar for both himself and his girlfriend.
- "A gin what?" Maybe she didn't hear him.
- "A gin caesar"
Looking very confused, the server said "A gin scissor?" Making the scissoring motion with her fingers.
-"No no, a bloody caesar but with gin instead of vodka."
Still very confused, "A bloody what? You mean a Bloody Mary?"
-"No no, a bloody caesar"
Now starting to look irritated with us "I've never heard of that before in my life. What is that?"
-"It's kind of like a bloody mary, but with clamatto juice"
Now becoming quite rude, "What? No. No one has ever ordered that before. Can you tell me how to make it?"
-"Never mind, we'll just have a beer and a double espresso"
-"Ok, short or long?"
-"Long please"
A little shocked (who in Montreal has never heard of a Bloody Caesar???), the rest of us ordered various coffees and crepes, except my partner who ordered 2 eggs with bacon and extra sausage and baguette instead of regular toast.
When our coffees came, no double espresso for my brother and a regular coffee for me (I hadn't ordered any coffee). Then our food came, without my partner's sausage or baguette. When we asked about my brother's espresso, she said with a lot of attitude "did you order one?" We assured her that yes, he had ordered an espresso. We also reminded her about the sausage, baguette, and a missing set of cutlery. With a roll of the eyes, she said "well, I guess I'll bring it to you then."
Now, since the food was decent, and I love the idea of playing Connect Four with a pitcher on a terrace on a sunny afternoon, I will chalk up this very unpleasant attitude to a miscommunication and I will be back when the snow melts. I will also, however, peek in through the windows first to see who's working that day.
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