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| - I used to go to the Symposium in Waterloo all the time when I was still in University. So I was pretty pumped when work suggested going to Symposium for a team breakfast! We went on a Friday morning at 830. The restaurant was around 70% full, there were two other big groups, and a few smaller groups. The first thing I noticed was that there seemed to be only one waiter serving the entire restaurant. He was the only one running around bringing out people's order, and we had to wait a while before getting seated. Once my entire group arrived, that waiter came by our table to apologize for the slow service. He was actually the manager, and one of his staff apparently didn't show up for work that morning. I thought it was a very nice gesture of him to come apologize and explain the situation. However, the slow service was a bit annoying, as a few of us had meetings in the morning we had to get back to work for. Once we placed our orders, the food took around 20 minutes to come out. We were a group of 10, and the food all came out at the same time, which was good.
I ordered a hot chocolate and French toast with Chantilly cream and crushed Oreos. Both items were presented very nicely. The French toast portion was huge; it came with 3 slices of toast (all cut in half), with a very generous amount of Oreo toppings, and Chantilly cream (on the side), two slices of bacon (or you can choose ham instead), and a nice bowl of fruits. The taste however was very average. I mean you can't really go wrong with French toast slathered in syrup and cream! Unfortunately, my breakfast this time wasn't as good as what I remembered from my university days.
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