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| - Wonderful brunch spot that meets all my weekend brunch criteria:
- Convenient location
- Takes reservations (by phone or online via OpenTable, which I love) and NO crazy lineups, you can show up and be pretty sure you will get a table
- Good variety including some lighter options (I eat brunch out almost every weekend -- if I had stuffed French toast every time, it would not be healthy... but they DO have stuffed French toast on the menu in case you were wondering)
- Nice atmosphere. Not too crowded or noisy.
- Good, reliable service
- Reasonable prices (mains are ~$10-14)
Also of note:
- The private dining room is gorgeous! Would be a great, albeit expensive, place to host a dinner party.
- Coat/umbrella check
- They have newspapers as well as issues of Air Canada's magazine EnRoute (random)
- Washrooms are super-nice
I had the Brassaii mimosa, which was lovely. There's peach schnapps in there, which adds a nice sweetness to the orange juice. Next, the egg white omelette with spinach and ricotta, served with toast, grilled tomato, and turkey bacon + a small dish of fruit. It was nice because there's a bit of everything! Also, nice that there is a healthy option other than the usual fruit/granola/yogurt and that they don't charge extra for an egg white omelette like many other places do. The DC had the Florentina which was presented really nicely.
If you are super-hungry, there are a bunch of possible add ons that sounded tempting (like mini donuts!) but I'm glad I just had one dish because it was pretty filling.
Definitely recommend this place for a nice, relaxing weekend brunch! (Have been here on a Saturday night as well... different story, totally different vibe. I much prefer this place during the day.)
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