| rev:text
| - Came here for brunch on a Friday afternoon and got seated right away. Location was easy to find with a parking lot right across.
Restaurant had a rustic feel with an open kitchen concept. So you can see cooks at work.
We ordered the bacon cheddar burger, grown up grilled cheese and the black and blue pancakes to share. We also had a flask (1L) mojito special.
Bacon cheddar burger was VERY tasty with lots of flavours going on. The bacon was thick and cooked properly, not too crispy and not too chewy. The flavour of the bacon didn't overpower the rest of the burger either. There was also melted cheese, and pickles as well. The burger was juicy, and cooked just right, with the middle still pink (some may not like this). It was messy to eat but filled me up. I had the daily soup as the side which was the beef stew and it had tons of ingredients and big chunks of beef. It tasted homemade and warmed the soul. Overall the burger was oily but tasty. 3.5/5
My girlfriend ordered the grown up grilled cheese which is really just a grilled cheese with mushrooms, arugula and carmelized onions. It was okay, nothing special and not a must try. It was on the dry side and didn't have much flavour. The mushrooms overpowered everything. She got a salad as her side but she did not enjoy it as the dressing was also too oily. 3/5
Black and blue pancakes - they were the star of the meal. Blueberry topping was SOOOO good. Perfect amount of sweetness and blueberry taste. The pancakes themselves were fluffy and full of flavour. When we cut them open they were steaming. My girlfriend also loved the brown sugar butter. These are VERY good, comparable to a certain temple's pancakes. GET THIS to share!!! 4/5
The snowball mojito was served in a glass beaker but the mint and like were not muddled in properly so you couldn't really taste it. They also came with small beaker glasses with cinnamon sticks in them, we both removed them because it was very weird tasting and overpowering in the mojito. Presentation was good, taste was subpar. 2/5
Overall this brunch place was an interesting visit and I would say it was worth it for the pancakes. We didd not have to wait, so I guess that added to it. May eventually try the dinner menu.
|