Nice atmosphere, good service, delicious coffee. The breakfast itself was definitely lack-lustre though. The baguette served with breakfast seemed suspiciously not same-day fresh, my Italian sausage plate was artfully garnished with green grapes. Pretty to look at, but they weren't the best quality and some more fresh fruit on the plate would have been a nice thought. The Italian sausage was nice and comforting but it was topped with a dollop of mayonnaise. Clearly of the homemade variety but really unnecessary on a nice greasy sausage. My egg Benedict was perfectly cooked, warm, with a nice creamy glob of slightly under seasoned hollandaise. Oh and the potatoes we're perplexing in their simplicity. Also I'm always weary when there's no salt and pepper on the table. From personal experience in one of many restaurants, it's the sign of a chef with a little too much pride. Fact of living in multicultural MTL, we don't all have the same palate. One nice touch these guys deserve kudos for was the mini glasses of Nutella, and jams brought to the table. So here's my official review. Give these guys a month or two. Let them work out the kinks, and then when spring hits pop by and see what's on offer. They've a ways to go if they want to become a Mile End staple but somehow I'm hopeful Barcola will step up it's game.