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| - Boo! After a long walk on the beach with my dog, Eli, and buying a new couch at EQ3, I was really ready to get my eat on!!! Disillusioned by the long line up at Petit Dejeuner and motivated to get the hell out of the November drizzle, I compromised on brunch and decided to take a chance at Bistro 243. The emptiness of the place should have been my first sign - it did not bode well.
I ordered the Monte Cristo sandwich with half fries, half salad. I appreciated the fact that they accommodated my request. My partner ordered the burger, and our friend, who is visiting from Montreal, ordered the french toast with a side of sausage. My sandwich was pretty lame... talk about going easy on the fillings, but at least the bread was good. My salad had virtually no dressing. Our friend, who is Québécois and quite an expert on maple syrup as it turns out, was very unimpressed because their syrup was completely artificial. And the sausages looked like some cheap ass Maple Leaf microwavable crap. The burger was burned and the bun was so thin the toppings ran right threw it. The cheese which cost around $2 extra was a slab of no-name like cheddar thrown on top, not even remotely melted.
Not once did the server come over to refill our coffee until we were asking for the bill when she finally remembered she hadn't done so.
All in all, I am very embarrassed to have taken our friend there especially considering when we were in Montreal, she took us to Les Cons Servent. Il n'y a aucune comparaison!
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