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| - Want to feel like a prince or princess even if you can only afford to dress like the peasantry? This place is for you.
I'm a biker at heart and come in jeans and leathers, and they greet me just as delightedly as they do Yorkville hoity toities, with smiles that are really genuine.
The manager, a man with a French accent like warm, sweet, pure maple syrup, and the face of a (lightly-bearded) cherub, is happy to go to the trouble of grabbing boxes of things to show to you or talk to you about the latest flavours. The sparkle in his eyes says he loves what he does and the ease and happiness on his staff's faces and in their interactions says they like working for him.
I don't feel the need to speak on the espresso/coffee. That's really a personal taste and I happen to love it.
Their café food is really just meant as a showcase for the espressos/coffees, but what a gorgeous and yummy show it makes! Ingredients are natural, high quality, and with artistic presentation. It's a delicious joy. My personal favourite is the Croque Monsieur, lovely thick-sliced sweet ham on challa bread with a truffled sauce, and Gruyere cheese melted to the outside of the bread. I always get the soup option with it and am never disappointed or left hungry.
Prices are, well, Yorkvillian, but reasonable for what you get.
Be clean, be kind, and have a wonderfully special time, feeling as appreciated as any Ritzy-Bitzy High-Dinky-Doo better'n'you that walks in off Cumberland. ;)
Also know that if I take you here sometime, I must think VERY highly of you. I reserve this for only the VERY BEST people I know and care about. :)
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