the good fork

great brunch/lunch!. i've been twice now and the food is fantastic :) the mac n cheese is amazing! not to rich. and the salad's are always fresh and yummy. service is alright, could be better.

breakfast. we have eaten there at least 3 times and had various beni's. my favourite is the smoked salmon. great staff, good food.

the good fork has been a highly recommended word of mouth place to try. however, the service is terrible. the server we had recently, meagan, was so unmotivated. she brought us our meals with the sides mixed up and left us to sort it ourselves and gave us a meek apology. never even asked if we needed anything afterwards and was oblivious to our empty water jug. don't get us wrong the food is delicious, however it's unfortunate when the service supersedes the craftsmenship of tasty food.

love this place! my favourite item on the menu is the red velvet pancakes. i could probably just eat the cream cheese icing it comes with on it’s one as
well....its that good!

we came here with another couple who recommended us this place for brunch. it was around 1 pm on a sunday when we arrived and, we still had to wait for at least 1 hour to get in (around 2 pm). the good thing is that they write down your name and contact you when your table is ready so, you can hang around the neighborhood meanwhile (as we did).

we sat on the second floor right next to the window so, it was nice. the ambiance is fine and the decor is nothing outrageous but, it works. service was a little slow indeed but, friendly...

the food was actually good. among other things, we had the lentil soup, huevos rancheros, spanish hash, red velvet pancakes (side) also, some cocktails caesar, the jolka and, we found everything to be very enjoyable although, not excellent (at least for me).

several weeks ago, myself and sandi (from foodaholic blog) ventured off to the west end of town on a friday evening to visit the good fork. the good fork is pretty well known for their brunch offerings during the weekend. however, the restaurant is also opened for dinner service for thursday and friday evenings only.

we are going back regularily for brunches - their unusual combos of egg bennies are constantly drawing us back. my personal favorite are the pulled pork ones. never thought this combo would work, but it certainly does!

we waited over an hour for a table. we asked for a table upstairs as it felt very downstairs. the music was too loud given the already high noise level. the buttercup omelette has lots of manchego cheese but was missing some seasoning and it was dry.  even the toasts were dry. not the best food but would give them a second chance.

while i do like this place, i wasn't exactly in store for what was offered.

what got me to go into this place was the cute and funny signs that they have out front every morning. the inside was really nice looking, and the upstairs had a great view of bloor west village.

at first, i thought it was gonna be typical diner food, but i was wrong since this places offers unique combinations to beloved favourites. i decided to keep it simple and ordered eggs, toast, bacon, and homefries. everything tasted great and there seems to be some hidden treasures throughout the meal, like herbs in the potatoes. 

overall good experience and probably would try again.

unfortunately we didn't have a great experience with the service here and i've been back once to give them the benefit of the doubt because the food was quite nice. 

both times we were left waiting ages for our order to be taken and again when we wanted to pay. the second time we also waited about 40 minutes for a table (which is fine, they gave us warning up front) but after waiting for a text which never came we waited outside the restaurant and was told we were to be seated next. then they proceeded to seat another group with no apology and left us waiting another 5 minutes. i probably should have left at that point. the maitre'd had major attitude and the server took our order without writing it down and then forgot part of it.

the sad thing is the food is nice (although the coffee wasn't great) so i would have gone back if the service was reasonable. but after two attempts i won't be going back.

amazing brunch. always have a great time at the good fork! love their brunch, everything is good! service is great and fast!

awesome! love this place!! i go here for brunch and its the best! you cant believe how many different ways you can eat eggs. they also have red velvet pancakes with sour cream frosting syrup and that alone is a reason to go!

i went to the  good fork to meet up with a couple of igers for brunch and the service was amazing. added to the fact that it's right next to the jane subway station - which made it ridiculously easy to find!

as soon as i walked in, i was greeted by the wait staff who pointed me directly to where my party was waiting. i went upstairs and as soon as i sat down, the waitress placed a menu in front of me. she gave us sufficient time to order our food and almost as if she had esp, she came and took our order as soon as we had decided.

the food came out timely and very nicely plated. being an avid iger, we obviously had to take photos. our waitress laughed it off amusingly and not in a derogative manner. we spent a solid 20 minutes and not once we were ever given any dirty looks.

after taking a billion photos (tip: if you're a food blogger, request for a table upstairs next to the floor-to-ceiling windows! the natural lighting is fantastic), we settled in to feast on our brunch. i ordered the nova scotia bennie which had smoked salmon (texture was really fresh!) and some dill over top as well as a side of home fries.

let's just say that they overloaded my plate and i had tons to take home afterwards. but i'm never to complain about extra food to save for a later meal!

i also ordered a cappucino, which was bold in flavor but slightly sweet. i'd advise against putting any extra sugar into your drink unless you're the type of person that likes your things to be super sweet!

would i go back? yes to try the other things that they have to offer! side note: they have red velvet pancakes! i didn't try them myself but if you're in need of a really nice looking food plate for ig, order it!

  red velvet anything spikes my interest almost immediately, so when i came across a picture of the good fork 's red velvet pancakes... i just had  to try them after exams were over.  the good fork is a cute brunch restaurant located on jane & bloor in the bloor west village, which i've never been to prior.  inside, it looked very new and clean with large wooden tables and chairs, and dull metal details which i love.  one thing i can say regarding the service is that is is very slow and the wait for tables is long (we had to wait 50 minutes for a table for three).  the food took a while to come as well -around half an hour.     what i had:  side red velvet pancakes, $6.5  my friend and i decided to split the small red velvet pancake order due to the server's suggestion... and thank god we did!  the small was very satisfying.  four pancakes came in the order, and they were very fluffy, light and you the chocolate flavour truly came through.  they weren't overwhelmingly sweet, which was very smart because the amaaaazing cream cheese icing that came on the side was just right.  it was very sweet with a little bit of a kick.  overall, delicious treat and i would definitely come back for these! billy goat grilled cheese 3.0, $12   on the menu, this grilled cheese is described as "goat cheese, ricotta, five herb pesto, artichoke hearts and spinach".  although it doesnt look like much in the picture, it was absolutely amazing.  the ricotta and goat cheese worked perfectly together, as the ricotta's mild flavour balanced the goat cheese nicely.  the pesto was spectacular alongside the cheese.  finally, the fresh spinach was a nice twist as it added freshness to the sandwich that otherwise could have been too much.  the fries, too, were amazing and had a sort of breading on them that was to die for.  another knockout dish that i would definitely reorder!    all in all, the good fork  was absolutely delicious.  their menu was filled with classics that all had a little twist t

very disappointing with the service and food. we were rudely greeted at the door and told to help ourselves to any table even though the tables were filthy. we asked if a table could be cleaned before we sat down but they didn't appreciate that, should have been an indication to leave but we stayed. food was presented well but the taste was very much lacking in flavor and served cold. we asked for the potatoes to be warmed up and they said that was how they served it. we can say that will be our last time there and will not be recommending it at all.