le petit dejeuner

one of the best waffles i've had at a restaurant! be cautious that there is usually a line up outside! the place is small, and thewaitcan be anywhere from 20 minutes (for groups of 2-3) to 45minutes to an hour wait. well worth the wait! the waffles benny comes with apple coleslaw, waffles, and an egg benedict with hollandaise sauce on your choice of salmon or bacon or (another thing i forgot). so so so delicious and so filling! tip: call ahead before you go and ask how long thewaitwill be, so you can try to go when thewaitis a bit shorter.

made it a point to come here for breakfast after seeing the lineups out the door every time i drove past this place. must have been our lucky day. we found parking just a half a block away, and when we got to the restaurant, only waited around 30 seconds until we were seated. i say lucky because as soon as we were seated, a long line started to form outside the front entrance. by the time we finished there was still a long line outside the door.

inside was "cozy". we sat at a tight 2-seater booth that didn't have much space for our legs (we're not huge people either). although the place looks old and the ceiling looked like it was starting to fall apart, there was something comforting about the decor.

we had the bottomless coffee, fresh cucumber mint lemonade, eggplant parmesan benny (really tasty!!) and the waffles benny with back bacon. their waffles were so good! crispy, light and delicious. can'twaitto go back and ordered their waffles again!

the only downside was the waiting for the food. the place was packed so i understand if the kitchen was slammed with orders. not sure if the kitchen management can implement any further efficiencies. if it wasn't for the waiting for the food i'd bump up my rating by half-point.

nonetheless, i loved the food and would absolutely go back!

i went here with 2 of my girlfriends on a saturday afternoon, and they already had a lineup outside on the streets. since there wasn't anything tempting close by, we decided towaitin line in the cold until a table opened up. it was about a 45 minutewaitfor a table of 3 and we did see them seat larger tables of 5 while we waited - i know they are trying to be smart about seating, but it's just disappointing to watch tons of people get ahead of you, when you've already been waiting a while and are seriously hangry.

i like the ambiance and the music of th@e place, with its retro diner feel. we finally got seated at the bar, which in retrospect wasn't the worst of things because the bartender andwaitstaff were pretty friendly.

i ordered the fresh fruit belgian waffles and it was incredible - so light and airy. hands down the best waffles i've had in my life!! it came with the chantilly cream which was really yummy with it. i got the sausage terrine with it, which was ok but not amazing. the potato rosti and the waffles were both exceptionally done well. i clearly need to make a visit back!

arrived around 10am this morning after seeing the positive reviews on urbanspoon. had towait10 mins outside and then another 10 mins in the vestibule before we were seated. friendly and quick service. the green glitter vinyl seats were an interesting surprise :) i had the brussels melody and it was delicious. the waffle was light and flaky and the strip bacon was thick and wonderfully cooked. my partner has the eggs benjamin. i had a taste it was fantastic - the salmon was so smoky and the hollaindaise was quite lemony. will definitely return again!

le petit dejeuner is quickly becoming one of my new favourite brunch spots. not only is the food great, but it's also right in my neighbourhood so i can literally stumble to this place first thing in the morning. and if you want to get a seat here quickly that's exactly when you'll have to arrive, first thing when they open! there's always a line up out the front door. it moves fairly quickly but if you don't have the patience towaitthis is not the spot for you. if you are in the mood for waiting, however, you must try the waffles! they're light, fluffy, and have just the perfect amount of crunch to them.

service here is mixed. some of the staff are super friendly and helpful, while others can be short and unfriendly. i'd even say borderline rude at times. i get that it's a busy spot, but that's when having great staff matters most. i keep coming back because the food is good and i like the cozy atmosphere. as long as i have coffee and the paper i'm happy. 

if you're looking for a new brunch spot or really love waffles i'd recommend you try this place!

le petit déjeuner is a popular little restaurant located right across from george brown college downtown toronto.

it is always a battle to find authentic food for any cuisine represented in the greater toronto area. people who don't know better will be happy with the offerings and assume that they have tasted the real deal while others from the homeland will have more discerning tastes. in the end, toronto seems to have a majority rule mentality and that is why it's hard to find the authentic cuisine.
belgian cuisine might not be familiar to most people partly because it is such a small country. it's a hidden gem in the heart of europe that only true cosmopolitan travelers will appreciate.

one a few occasions, i tried one of my favorite dishes composed of mussels and fries. the mussels are steamed with just a few vegetables in a giant pot. as they quickly cook their juices make up the wonderful brine that is essential to the dish. sometimes it all depends on the season and what kinds of mussels are available. during a recent visit, they were fairly small but that is okay for an all you can eat feast. you didn't have towaittoo long to have your empty shells removed and a fresh serving delivered to the table.
one area of concern are the fries (or frites). ideally they should be crispy and golden brown. for some reason, most restaurants in toronto fail miserably in this regard because they are either served burned or undercooked. at le petit déjeuner they tend to be slightly undercooked and even with the skin still on. at least the mayonnaise looked homemade.

nevertheless most people will enjoy the restaurant that seems to be very busy for the weekend brunch judging by the lineups outside.
the waffles, a mainstay specialty of the house, taste great although served in a strange way compared again to "the way it ought to be."

torontonians will enjoy the original selection. be sure to keep the real belgian away :)

left unsatisfied. let's start off with i don't normally write reviews.

sunday afternoon rolls in and my friends and i decided we want to get brunch. my friend looks this place up and it's in walking distance of where we were at.

we stroll on down and there is a line up passed gabby's. i read reviews and they were quite positive so we all agreed on waiting.

we waited 45 minutes to get to the door and then another 10 to get seated since we were a party of 3.

i'm so excited to be sitting and hungry like nobody's business.

service is pretty awful, took forever for someone to take our order but the food came out promptly.

i got the egg's veronique because i have a soft spot for carmalized onions and i love poached eggs. we also decided to split a waffle to see what the fuss was about.

the egg's benny just fell flat. nothing special and no great flavour. the waffle's were a bit more impressive but nothing to write home about.

would i recommend? probably not. it wasn't worth thewaitat all and came out to be a tad too expensive for brunch.

when rachel invited me out to the sunday antique market, i immediately followed that up with an invite to sunday brunch just around the corner at le petit dejeuner. one of my favourite brunch spots in the city, it’s a small and cozy establishment that focuses on providing belgian canadian comfort food.

there’s usually a line outside, but on this sunday were lucky and we managed to snag a two seater just in front of their bar.

he menu has a lot of choices even a section dedicated to benny and friends, but i knew i couldn’t pass up the special of the day – eggs benny with boneless baby back ribs.

and just like that me and my tummy made a new friend. the ribs were tender and smothered in sauce. i hope that the restaurant makes this a regular benny. it was that good.

rachel decided the day called for sweet and went with their authentic belgian waffles with strawberries.

now i don’t know what makes a waffle authentically belgian (is it the deep pockets? does a belgian person have to make them?) all i know is that this was delicious and had everything you would need on a waffle – fresh strawberries and lots and lots of whipped cream.

dear petit dejeuner,

thank you for always taking care of us.
can’twaitto darken your door again!

here’s to more tender ribs, delicious waffles,
and lots and lots whipped cream.

yours,
brunchosaurus

ps. don’t worry! we didn’t forget the bacon!

amazing brunch. i had the eggs florentine and a mimosa, my friends had the egg benjamin and the hungry gal (fish cakes) with orange juice. we all loved our meals, from the portion to the taste. loved loved loved the finely shredded potato rosti and apple coleslaw. the eggs were perfectly poached and the english muffins were buttered just right.

be prepared towaitsome time to get your table, and make sure all members of the party are there.

best eggs benny i've ever had! i always seem to choose eggs benny when out for brunch and this place has mastered this dish! most tasty breakfast i've had. cute ambience and great service. just expect towaitto get a table. it's a popular place for a reason! ;)

after a painful two years of putting off going to pd simply because i didn't want towaitin line for two hours... i finally sucked it up and decided to go broke or go home. turns out that on this particular sunday the lineup was only about 25 minutes. so far, so good... i knew right away what i was going in for- the waffles benny. i love waffles, but i also feel that it is my civic duty to try some sort of eggs benedict at every brunch spot i go ( you see i am in search for the perfect benny... still haven't found it). my dish was really good... the waffles were light as air and so incredibly crisp and my egg was cooked to perfection, made even better sandwiched between a delicious lemony hollandaise and crispy peameal. my dates' dish (a 3 cheese omelette) was full of flavour and super cheesy - and definitely cooked right ( i hate when omelettes are dry or rubbery). i will be returning to try the apple pancakes, the eggy bread or the croque monsier.

love everything about this place except the line. going for sunday brunch is. 45minwaitbut it is soooo good i make sure to go at wierd hours. i like it because after a bad day they don't blink and eye if you order waffles and a 20 yr single malt scotch. good times.

worth the wait. ok thewaitfor food was long but the waffles were awesome! the best i've had