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| - Labour Day is a difficult day to go out for brunch. A lot of places don't open. Or they don't serve their brunch menus, despite it being a long weekend. Thankfully, the Federal was both open and serving brunch!
Came for a birthday brunch with friends and we were not disappointed. We couldn't be seated until all of our party had arrived, which was slightly inconvenient for us, but makes perfect sense considering how tight it is inside and how busy this place gets! Once everyone arrived, we were basically seated right away (lucky us!) and we started to peruse the brunch menu.
To be honest, there isn't a lot of choices. It's a pretty concise menu. However, the dishes do inspire gastronomical desires. Between my friends and myself, we ordered the French toast and Foie Gras, Steak and Eggs, and the Eggs Federal. We all really enjoyed our meals and will be returning again. The dishes did not disappoint. I mean, I even eat my greens! And I really dislike when there's a bunch of green leaves taking up half my brunch plate!
The service was friendly, consistent and quick. The bathroom situation was interesting; it's down some fairly steep stairs and there are a couple singly stall washrooms at the end of the hall. It seems that they are too busy while open to check on the state the washrooms are in, because they weren't in the nicest conditions that day. Other than that, this place definitely deserves the 5 stars.
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