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| - Brunched at Lisa Marie this morning with a deep fry fanatic, long time friend.
Ambience: 4.5/5
Laid back, chill music at a decent volume. One small TV that didn't distract (showing the world cup games - not factored into the review, but nice bonus!)
Seating was a little awkward for me- high stools that were more suitable for drinks after work rather than brunch.
Service: 5/5
Hipster with a smile! I never picked up the bearded server's name, but he was able to answer my questions about the menu, check in on us an appropriate number of times, and was generally lovely.
Food: 4/5
The brunch menu seemed more like lunch+ eggs. Salad with a poached egg, steak with egg, mcgriddle esque pancakes and pulled pork on steroids.
Generally, I like to have some sweet options (e.g. pancakes/ crepes). Also, everything, except for the salad, has meat in it. For these reasons, maybe not my go-to brunch place, BUT, they did have a good variety of options, without being overwhelming. Oh,
He got the bacon explosion sided with pad thai fries- basically an eggs benny with a generous hunk of peameal bacon. My taste of his brunch was pretty yummy: egg was perfectly poached, good crisp on the underlying bun/ brioche, and well formed hollandaise. Over all, it was a little salty for my taste, but friend was delighted.
I got the chicken and waffles, sided with pad thai fries. Half a cornish game hen, on a crescent of jalapeƱo cornbread waffles. Chicken was delicious- juicy and tender, nice crust, though maybe a little greasy at times.
Pad thai fries were really good initially. Little spicy; crispy and gooey at the same time. Later in the meal, they did appear soggy though.
Overall, food was really good. Very generous portions. Very tasty (though, a little greasy and a little salty...).
So, we're sort of between a 4 and a 5. But due to the noted gaps in the menu, and just in comparison to the diversity of brunches in Toronto, I'm rounding down to a 4.
I would go back, for sure- but Lisa Marie wouldn't be my go to.
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