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| - This morning, my girlfriend and I tried out the Luna Cafe for the first time. We had walked by this unassuming outfit on a number of occasions and were always curious about what this place was all about.
We arrived at around 10am, and the place was already humming with activity. Luckily, we arrived just in advance of the Saturday morning breakfast rush and were able to secure a table by the door (lucky for me it was a warm day as I was not too bothered by the draft created by the constant flow of traffic through the door). Note: there are only ten tables in the restaurant, with enough capacity for around 30 people, so be prepared to wait if you arrive at a sub-optimal time.
For our meal I chose the buttermilk pancakes with caramelized fruit topped with plain yogurt for $9.75. It was garnished with sprinkled cinnamon and maple syrup. I also had a small fruit smoothie for $3.50.
My girlfriend went with the breakfast wrap with egg, avocado, brie, dill and sun-dried tomato pesto sauce. It came with a side salad with a vinaigrette dressing. It cost around $12.95.
Things we liked:
#1 - the food. Ever have one of those OMG moments when your taste buds first make contact with the food? This was one of them. I polished off my meal in 5 minutes flat.
#2 - the bottomless cup of coffee.
#3 - the friendly table service. Our waitress did a splendid job of explaining to us what was available for breakfast and apologized for the long wait for our food.
#4 - the decor. I quite enjoyed looking at the old fashioned Pepsi logos and some of the artwork hanging on the walls.
Things we didn't like:
#1 - don't wear your Sunday best. One of my pet peeves are the times where you go somewhere that has poor ventilation and you end up taking the smell of the restaurant with you. The Luna Cafe is a small space, and likely hasn't been renovated in many decades, thus upon leaving the cafe we noticed that our clothing had a distinct greasy smell.
#2 - on the morning of our visit, the cafe was short staffed (I counted 4 people on staff), thus it took quite some time for our food to arrive. Good thing we were not in a rush. One thing this place is not, is a short order cafe.
#3 - if you are hard of hearing, despite the fact that the cafe is rather small, it got quite noisy, thus it could be quite difficult for the hard of hearing to have an in depth table conversation. Also noteworthy was the fact that the smoke detector went off for a few seconds (this is something that one would rarely experience in a more professional setting).
#4 - they did not have any skim milk available for coffee.
#5 - another thing to note is that while we arrived on foot, for those arriving from a fair distance, the only parking option available is street parking. Note that Dovercourt is quite a busy street, so finding a spot on the street may not be that easy.
Given all of the above comments, I am giving the Luna Cafe a 4 star rating, and would recommend this to anyone visiting the Queen & Dovercourt area.
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