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| - Symposium is one of my favourite restaurant chains. It's the type of restaurant that sort of hits anything you're really looking for last minute.
Brunch? Check.
GIANT Martini List? Check.
Sweets, sweets, and more sweets? Check.
Good daily specials? Check.
Generic yummy stuff? Check.
I find the service at this location a bit hit & miss. On my most recent visit, I popped by (sans reservation) with a party of 9 at 10pm. The first guy to greet us wasn't very friendly and didn't seem excited about the prospect of a party of 9. Though the restaurant had TONS of space he told us he wasn't sure if he could fit us all and went to check with someone. The someone in question said no problem, and they quickly put some tables together for us and we were seated.
Our main server, who was the initial unpleasant fellow, was not around too often. When he was, we found him a bit rude. The other server that was assisting him, however, was sweet as pie and super friendly and helpful. We hoped that at least some of the tip would go to her, because she was the one that deserved the tips, for sure.
Food was good as per usual. Sundays are 2 for 1 cake slices so most of us took advantage of that. Go for the Chocolate Mojito cheesecake. The portion is GIANT and it's ridiculously delicious. Rude server #1 insisted on reminding us that we could not take the cakes to go, and could only eat them there (even though none of us wanted them to go.) My one friend couldn't finish his, so friendly server #2 said no problem, and got him a takeout box. Hmm.
They have a great dessert menu, so this is a perfect place to pop by if you're craving late night desserts, and want to avoid the madness of Spin or Demetres.
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