The 100th Insomnia review, yay!
Stopped by Insomnia for brunch on this lovely Easter Sunday with my sister. Originally we had intended on going elsewhere in The Annex, but our original destination was closed. We decided to go to Insomnia instead as it was close by - and let me say, boy, was I ever glad that the first restaurant was closed & we ended up here!
Arrived around 10:30 - though it was busy, still plenty of seating & we were seated without a wait.
I'll start off with the only kink in our experience here: the service. Our server was a total sweetie, but after he took our order we did not see him for about 25 minutes (I know this because I double-checked my check-in time on Yelp since I checked in just after our order was taken). At the 25 minute mark we did not even have our drinks yet. When the server came by the table beside us, we advised that we didn't have our drinks yet. He double checked and it ended up that he had forgotten to put in the ticket for our order. He apologized & the drinks were out to us very fast from that point.
Our food came about 10-15 minutes later - it looked amazing, smelled amazing, & tasted even better!
I had the "Heaven on Earth" french toast - they do not exaggerate! This is simply the best French Toast I have had the pleasure of eating in Toronto! It's stuffed with cream cheese, berries & honey. Perfect amount of french toast batter (I can't stand it when places over or under batter the french toast!) If you're a French Toast fiend like myself it is worth it to check this place out based on this alone!
My sister had the special - Eggs Alsace - poached eggs, hollandaise, sautéed onions, Dijon aioli, and chèvre - I had the pleasure of stealing some bites from her - delicious. The dijon aioli pairs very well with the sauteed onions, and the chevre is just delightful - it's a unique "benedict" as I don't think I've come across one quite like it in my brunch adventures!
In the end our server took 15% off our bill due to the delay & issues, we still tipped the full 15% though! The food alone was definitely worth it!
I will most certainly be back! I'm looking forward to checking out the Midnight Snack menu :-).