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| - I have been here 3 times for brunch and finally got around to write a review.
Since we moved to the boonies, we rarely make it to my favourite brunch spots which are all downtown. When my brunch cravings kicks in, Next door we go! Their brunch menu offers exactly what I like, creative and somewhat healthy dishes! I've had their shakshuka, mushroom toast, pancakes, okonomiyaki, poke bowl and I thought all the dishes were good. It's not delicious but good. Why not delicious? Let me break it down with the mushroom toast and suggest (IMO) what would of made it better. First is the toast, it's like thick Texas toast, so when the yolk start running, combined with a creamy sauce from the mushroom, it makes the bread very soggy, not a great texture to put in your mouth. A toasted baguette would have been more ideal. The dish also came with butternut squash purée, very creative but again, I got soggy bread, creamy mushroom and now purée, it's just all too much moosh. Felt like I was eating baby food. I would have love for the mushroom to be just pan fried with olive oil, salt and pepper.
I still like ND and will continue to come here. The service is good, price is fair and most importantly, they got great coffee and there's free refills. Bonusssss!
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