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| - This was the first restaurant my friends and I ate when we landed in Calgary. Thankfully Yelp led us to this great restaurant.
Parking: There is street parking or free parking for 2 hours at the Co-Op market next door. Yay for free parking!
Setting: The first thing I noticed when I walked into this restaurant is that it is very small! The walkway is very narrow and we had to either wait in that area or outside. Since it was too cold to wait outside, we stood in the narrow walkway waiting to be seated. As many Yelpers have pointed out, the wait can be very long. You were warned! We waited for a good 45 mins until we were seated. The decor and setup of the restaurant is very cute and definitely hipster. There was a chair hanging in the middle of the room haha. The restaurant has probably about 10 tables and the bar area. The tables can sit about 2-4 people max. Maybe 6 if they combine them.
Food: Monki offers benedicts, frittatas, salads, paninis, mac n cheese, burgers, steak, etc. They also offer drinks such as juice, coffee, tea, cocktails, mimosas, beer, spritz, etc. Sides include fruit cups, hashbrown & aioli, bacon, toast & housemade jam, grapfruit brulee and Spolumbo's breafasta & sausage. I ordered the prosciutto, brie, fig jam, & balsamic reduction panini with a side salad. Omg.... it was so delicious!!! It was the perfect blend of sweet and salty. I've never really eaten fig flavored dishes but after this, I was hooked. The side salad was also really good. Fresh and lightly flavored. The prosciutto did get a bit salty at times but other than that, it was perfect. The dish cost $15 CAD. My friend ordered the morning sundae which consists of coconut granola, fresh fruit, lavendar honey & organic yogurt with toast ($13 CAD). It looks sooooooo goood!
Service: We only talked to our waiter but he was very friendly and efficient. I can't see mean people working at a place like this haha.
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