Beaver Cafe
1192 Queen Street West
Phone: 416.537.2768
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Cafe by day - bar (or sometimes raging dance party by night), the Beaver defies categorization. Good for lunch, dinner, drinks or a pick-me-up latte in the afternoon.
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Too noisy to carry a conversation. They should turn the music down a bit...at least in the afternoon.
Great place. Service is prompt. Staff is professional. I've never much cared for bend over backward types. You get what is written on the menu. And the music is awesome - its like my stereo, except outside my place....
My husband and I stopped into this tiny restaurant on a Sunday afternoon. The waitress began by listing what items they can run out of (no turkey, no sausage, no French toast etc.) With the choices limited we ordered and waited...and waited. The joy of the open kitchen is you get to hear the wait staff make comments about the patrons. The coffee guy wasn't impressed that I had ordered a tea ("how exciting"). Finally, our food was ready, sitting at the counter. And there is sat for over 5min minutes while the wait staff/coffee guy and 'cook' talked and ate their own food. My husband eventually decided to just pick up the food himself. When we asked for utensils we were told by a snarky waitress that "our waitress normally brings the utensils with our meal." My husband's panni was especially good cold, with all the cheese gelatinous. yum yum It was like pulling teeth to get the bill, they pay, then get our change. The staff just seemed to be too cool to actually work-rather they just sat at the bar eating. Would recommend the Mr. Sub accross the street -better food, better service, probably better atmosphere.
I too stopped by on a Sunday, and received the same identical poor service and lethargic attitude. I was warned by two unrelated friends that this place was "not known for its service", and I should have heeded them.
The place was practically empty, but 15 minutes went by before the waitress finally appeared to take our orders. In a rush that day, I ordered a simple yogurt and fruit bowl (which cost a hefty $8) while my two other companions ordered scrabbled eggs and toast. We waited for 20 minutes for the cook to make our order, and an additional 10 minutes of staring at our food from afar, while it sat cooling on the cook's counter.
Just as I was leaving, I asked the waitress to re-fill my water bottle (it was a particularly hot day). Instead of grabbing the pitcher full of ice water sitting on the counter, she handed the bottle to a guy who was washing dishes. He ran the bottle under the tap, and handed bottle back to me.
(I am by no means a water snob, but I would prefer to not have water served to me directly from a sink full of dirty dishes. But maybe that's just me.)
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