dont go for brunch. while the appetizer of fresh fruit and chocolate fondue was really good, the brunch was absolutely disgusting.
i understand the place specializes in chocolate but my bf and i were in the mood for a savory brunch and they have an extensive menu of such options.
i got the bacon nested eggs with potatoes and salad (12$) and he got the 13$ "lazy breakfast". the potatoes on both our plates were mccain frozen "spicy" fries i used to eat for a snack after high school. neither plate had anything warm on it except the eggs on mine, and my bf's assortment of meat was a cold piece of ham, a hot dog cut in half (literally) that was half cooked and which was posing as breakfast sausage, some cold bacon. it was also apparent that his eggs had been cooked in the microwave. the salad i was served was drenched in a white, jelly like substance, as you can imagine, not appetizing.
for 15 dollars each, this was by far the worst breakfast we have ever had in downtown montreal.
i went with a friend about a year ago and had a cheddar and spinach omelette which was really quite delicious and came with oven baked fries. i don't know what has happened since, but the meals we were served this morning were truly atrocious.
if chocolate based deserts is all they can pull off, they should really** take away the rest of the options from their menu!
-----20 jan, 2013-----
charming. went for late brunch (1pm on saturday) with my friend, and even though the place was packedservicewas friendly and fast, we got seated within 5 minutes, and our orders were taken within 10. getting our food took a bit longer but we were kept busy with our really good (!) americanos and tester platters of fresh fruit and chocolate fondue. both of us got the mushroom omelette brunch plate which came with country style whole grain toast, roast potatoes and fruit. my only negative comment was that the onions were sliced too big in my omelette and the potatoes weren;t warm enough but despite these two things everything on my plate was truly delicious. the portions are pretty big and filling, the espresso is good and the ambiance lovely. neither too big or too small, the place is both cozy and busy enough to not worry about the freshness of the ingredients. theservicewas really polite and i was very pleased when they asked us if we wanted a second coffee after we had finished our breakfast instead of politely trying to chase us from our table even thought there was a lineup at the door. very curteous and the brunch and americano were well worth the 15$. would definitely go again!