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| - Came by today at around noon for brunch. Waited for about 20 minutes for a table for two (would've been quicker if we had opted to sit outside on the patio).
We started with the warm scone share plate which came with cream and preserves for $8. The menu indicated that they were "Toronto's best blueberry scones" according to the Toronto Star. I must say, they are absolutely right! These were some of the most amazing scones I've ever had. They were nice and crispy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. The share plate came with 4 small scones and came with a vanilla cream, butter and preserves. This is highly recommended!
I also ordered the eggs benedict - 2 poached eggs, smoked pork loin, toasted english muffin, hollandaise + hand cut French fries ($12.75). The hollandaise had a very strong lemony flavour which I didn't enjoy at all since I'm not a huge fan of lemon. But, my boyfriend loved it. So, it really depends how you feel about lemon. Other than that, the eggs were perfectly poached and the smoked pork loin was nice. I also really enjoyed the fries which were nice and crispy.
My boyfriend ordered the Smoked brisket hash - fried eggs + chipotle cream ($14). The dish didn't look very appetizing, but hey, it's a hash. The eggs were cooked nicely but the meat was on the tough and dry side. Flavour-wise, the hash was decent, but not memorable.
As for the service, I found it to be a bit slow (I think they may have been short-staffed since it's the long weekend). It took us a pretty long time to get our coffee ($2.95 each) and it also took a while for us to flag someone down to get our bill.
Final thoughts? I'd come back to pick up some scones, but the rest of the food wasn't very memorable.
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