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| - My family & I ventured over to the Blake House this past Mother's day for brunch (note: they take brunch reservations! perfect if you're looking to brunch in a large group!)
LOVE the atmosphere and decor of The Blake House. It really gives you more of a classy vibe compared to your generic pub, but still has that casual pub feel. The building itself is very old, but gorgeous. They have lots of pictures inside of different areas of Toronto & how it looked in the earlier 1900s.
There's lots of seating both inside and out, as well as a parking lot right beside the location if you're driving instead of using transit.
Our server was really sweet & friendly. Service was a bit slow, but it was a busy Mother's day, so that's to be expected.
We started off with the Baked Brie for the table. Oooooohmygod. If I were basing this review on that Brie alone it would be a five star. This is a legitimately delicious dish. I highly reccomend it for sharing (it's an entire wheel of brie, so you probably don't want to tackle it solo!) The brie was baked to perfection which gave it a yummy flaky crust with just a tiny bit of crisp, and of course on the inside it was all ooey gooey goodness. It comes with roasted garlic crostini, red onion marmalade, and a red grape reduction to eat with. Simply a heavenly combo. Mmm.
I had the Monte Cristo for my main. It was good! I really enjoyed the shaved back bacon. I found the french toast a teeeeny bit dry (though I am quite picky about it, to be fair :) ), but other than that a very decent Monte Cristo, though nothing to write home about like that Brie ;).
My mother had the Mushroom Benny & gave it rave reviews!
Overall, a really great experience and I will most certainly be back (since that Baked Brie is invading my dreams! Visions of baked brie dancing in my head?)
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