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| - We always see this restaurant whenever we pass the Mississauga-Toronto border. Something with that dark green facade and white lettering, and the quirky sound of "Muddy Duck" caught my interest. One Saturday after an early appointment, my husband and I finally tried it. On weekends though, they only have breakfast/brunch buffet until 2pm and they don't serve anything from the regular menu. Now buffets are risky because quality often suffers for quantity, and as I feared it was a bit of a mayhem in there. We came at past 10am and the place was packed but we managed to get a table. One look at the buffet set-up and I wanted to change my mind, but we were already there. Anyway, there were heaps of everything and they did a pretty good job in making sure the trays were not empty. One time I saw the cook taking out a big mound of pancakes. I'm not a fan of mass production and I'd rather my food be done meticulously and with a lot of love. Anyway, most of the food were cold except for the freshly made omelettes. There's fresh orange juice which was all right and a selection of other fruit drinks. The bread/pastries section was okay, but no oven in sight for a little bit of warming. The sausages were wrinkled and overcooked, and bacon was not crispy. Waffles were probably the best I had during the buffet. Maple syrup was just left out there in big jugs, which I found a bit barbaric. Another thing I noticed, their plates seemed a bit off-- more like decorative plates which don't really go with the homey country feel of the restaurant. The service was good though, and they knew exactly when to refill my coffee. I also think the interior is charming and I'd considering coming back to give it another try.. But next time I'd go for the regular menu rather than their weekend buffet.
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