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  • My week of living off coupons continues... With fellow Yelp Elite Karl R. in tow, we went downtown to the Gilead CafĂ© and Bistro on a sunny Sunday afternoon for some summer brunchin'. The voucher was good for $30. Upon arriving at around 12:30PM, there was a wait list. We only waited about 20 minutes and nabbed a seat by the bar. I sometimes prefer sitting at the bar as the bar usually allows you to glimpse into the kitchen where all the hard work is done. We were ignored for a good 10 minutes until the server said with a smile "Oh I had forgotten that you weren't waiting for a table at the bar and that you were actually seated here." I'm sorry, but, you do not get points for honesty in this case! She then offered us coffee or tea for which we both opted for coffee. The coffee was meh. I've had much better coffee at other brunch establishments. We opted for: Chef's Salad - Artisan lettuce with what I'm guessing was gruyere because it wasn't mild like mozzarella, raddishes as well as deli roast beef strips. It was drizzled with a house honey mustard vinaigrette. There was ONE random edible flower in there... Maybe for presentation? In terms of a salad, this was not up to par in terms of a restaurant-made salad. A 4 year-old could've prepared this salad and you wouldn't have known otherwise. There wasn't much going on neither from a flavor nor textural perspective. I also ordered the yogurt with granola and honey which had apricots in it. The granola was not oily and provided a nice crunch to an otherwise soft yogurt. The honey provided a bit of sweetness to an otherwise bland yogurt. This is something I could've whipped up at home and was again nothing special but at least it was better than the amateur salad. Karl lamented about his Eggs Benny that they charged $13 for an Egg McMuffin. It was a rather lonely Eggs Benny - not even home fries or a side salad. Just 2 eggs on an English muffin. From a visual perspective, the Hollandaise sauce did not have its usual glossy sheen and clung to the poached eggs like a film of goop. It had a nice brown colour to it. I cannot comment on it from a taste perspective. Since Karl's dish came with no sides we ordered a side of fries. After what seemed like an eternity, the fries finally came. They were thin cut fries seasoned in salt and thyme. These were probably the highlight of brunch as they were surprisingly tasty. At the end of the day the bill came to $45.20 less our $30 coupon for a total payable of $15.20. Considering what we got I would say that this restaurant survives solely because of a celebrity chef's name attached to it. Ironically, I have never heard of Jamie Kennedy.... Jamie Oliver on the other hand... There are plenty of awesome brunch places in Toronto... You need not waste your time coming here. I can't help but crack a reference to the Republic of Gilead from Margaret Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale... This Gilead might not be as repressive, but its definitely gloomy...
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