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They took our order correctly and the bill showed it, but what we received didn't resemble that. It was 11:30 am Sunday morning and we were the only ones there. I had ordered the breakfast Fatteh with chicken shwarma on top. I received a plate of iceberg lettuce covered in oil, with literally 4 pieces of vegetables (2 cucumber, 1 yellow pepper, 1 green pepper) and chicken shwarma on top. I had never had the Fatteh before so I didn't immediately realize that this was not it. I ate the chicken, which was delicious. Hot and crispy, just the way I like it.
They told me later that I had received their Fatoosh salad. I really hope that it was just an accident from begin to finish, because that was a sad salad.
My breakfast partner ordered falafel, and eggs with sausage. Got the falafel, which was the best falafel I've tried in Toronto. But never got the eggs or sausage. I had to go ask what was up, and the server had to go talk to the two dude-bros in the kitchen who were obviously not giving her straight information. Server told us a few minutes later that they do not have eggs.
How does a restaurant not have eggs? On Sunday morning? And not tell us until 15 minutes after giving me an incorrect order?
I felt bad for the servers. They didn't do anything wrong, but did not seem prepared for this situation. She kept asking us what they could do. We suggested a refund. At that moment a Fatteh arrived. I told the server we'd eat this and be okay. It was hot and tasty. The flummoxed server came back later, refunded half our bill and gave us a small box of desserts. We gave her a tip, and a quizzical look to the cooks.
TL;DR: Fantastic food. Servers seemed to lack leadership and cooks seemed to lack a clue. Hope nobody else wanted eggs today.
Will return and re-review. Thanks Paramount for encouraging me to write this! I wouldn't have, otherwise.
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