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| - We came for Mother's Day brunch for their fixed price menu. It was $3 more than usual, apparently, due to it being Mother's Day. Their free parking lot was full at 11 am so we had to park in the paid one.
We were promptly showed to our table upstairs. We would have liked sitting on the patio, though. Anyway, our waitress was patient and came to us a few times while we looked over the menu. They give quite a lot of choices for the entrée, which I was happy about. For $30 per person, it isn't bad at all. The meal came with an alcoholic drink, bread basket, entrée, and dessert. We also had a 15% off coupon that we could use for the brunch that we got at a hotel somewhere.
Mimosa: this had quite a good portion of alcohol in it. Came in a skinny glass so probably didn't have much liquid in general, though.
Bread basket: came with a variety of breads / muffins / croissants. We would have liked 1 of each for each person. It was more like 2 of each except 1 croissant. There was butter and 3 types of jam on the table too.
Ravioli and poached egg: I decided to get this but kind of regret it after seeing the croissant sandwich entrée. It had two large ravioli on a bed of cooked spinach, with a poached egg on top covered in hollandaise sauce. There were two asparagus on the plate as well. The top was covered in a variety of fruits. The ravioli was very good, with mushroom on the insides. The spinach was cooked well. Asparagus was ok, mine were a bit thick/old. The egg was cooked nicely so that when cut, yolk ran out. Fruits were ok but I would have preferred salad.
Lemon parfait: this looked really pretty. I loved the meringue stick it was topped with. The layers were whipped cream, lemon custard, fruits, and sponge cake. It was quite a heavy dessert. The meringue was the best part!
When the waitress brought us the bill she forgot the 15% coupon, but she apologized politely and corrected the mistake.
The upstairs women's washroom is only 1 room, while apparently they had 8 stalls downstairs. Not the most women-friendly!
Overall it was a fun brunch. For $30 and 15% off, the multiple course meal with alcoholic drink is a pretty good deal. A good choice for Mother's Day brunch!
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