Popped in here for a quick treat in between hockey games.
We had never been before but I had seen some pictures on Yelp that made me super curious.
The staff were attentive and friendly. I inquired if there are other locations and the staff member let us know there is a second location on Whyte Ave but with different owners.
Bright and cheerful BUT be wary of screaming/loud kiddos in the back seating area - you see kinda in a cocoon and the sound reverberates like nothing I've heard before. And I don't mind kiddos or noise but this space amplifies it by a million. After waiting about 10 minutes we switched to the front seating area and even though we were only 2-3 tables away from the kids and babies the decibel level was dramatically lower :-) That being said, the back seating area has a really cool vibe and I'd totally sit there again in the future.
The menu consisted of soufflé pancakes (starting at $13.95), croffles ($6.99), macarons (2/$8.50), gelatos ($4.95 +), roll cakes ($4.99), and burnt top cheesecakes ($6.99/slice) and soufflé cheesecake ($16.99).
All the beverages are served one size only in what would probably be a iced tall at Starbucks ($5.99 and up).
We shared the iced strawberry espresso today and while it was unique neither one of us really cared for it. It was a standard iced espresso with a shoe heavy whipped cream on top (almost butter) and a strawberry jam (seeded) on the bottom. We honestly didn't even finish the small drink between the two of us.
The soufflé pancakes are made to order and take about 15 minutes to prepare.
The blueberry cheese soufflé pancake arrived about 15 minutes after sitting as described. It was like nothing either of us had ever eaten before - the soufflé pancake itself was incredibly fluffy with cheddar cheese melted in between the two pancakes.
The same rich whipped cream we had in the espresso was on the side and on top with the perfect assortment of fresh berries. My favourite part? The caramelized and torched lemon slices (and one it's burst tiny mint leaf). Oh. Em. Gee. I feel like I need to go out and buy a kitchen torch just to do this to lemons at home. Oh and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The soufflé itself wasn't sweet but the toppings sure were. I'm glad we ordered one to share because there is no way I could eat one on my own. (I do wish there had been a larger or more than one mint leaf on this dish).
Approximately 15 minutes later our tiramisu croffle arrived piping hot. Presentation was gorgeous like everything else. However, both hubs and I were meh on this one. Overly sweet Hershey like syrup with a mountain of the heavy whipped cream (almost butter like). Neither of us could detect anything coffee, liquer, or marscapone cheese like (typical tiramisu flavours). I had been quite curious about croffles in general and my takeaway is that I personally don't prefer my croissants squished down into a waffle but still a really neat idea! We were given plastic utensils and both of us found it exceptionally difficult to cut through the croffle with the flimsy plastic knife.
All in all I'm going with 4 stars mostly based on the pancake soufflé. Neither myself or hubs would order a beverage or croffle here again.
Next time I think I'd like to try the cheesecake soufflé and a macaron (I'm curious what the filling here will be like).
Two thumbs up - always fun to try something new! read more