rev:text
| - If you long for a classic brunch meal and you are really, really hungry, this is the place for you. There's no hipster food served in minimalist quantities here. It's almost surprising and at the same time refreshing to see them open their doors in the Plateau.
When I got there, around 1pm on a Saturday the place was in full swing, but luckily we got a table after just a few minutes' wait. Table service was friendly and efficient. There was something on the menu to please everyone. I ordered the Lac St Jean breakfast, which consisted of two eggs, three slices of bacon, their famous potato mash, fèves au lard, creton, a massive blueberry pancake and toasts. Coffee or tea included. The amount of food in front of me was quite monumental to say the least. The mash was surprisingly tasty despite the ghetto appearance, but the creton was very run of the mill. Oh well, there were definitely other things on the plate to satisfy my palette.
My date ordered the breakfast poutine and although in the end it proved a bit too much, he enjoyed it. I didn't dare try it though. There's something that screams "get out of the pool!" about poutine dressed in hollandaise sauce, at least to me.
So I like this place because I got what wanted at reasonable prices. The only thing that I'm not a fan of is their decor. It's too bright, too shiny, too leathery. Like my date said, "It feels like an airport."
|