Slow and Savoury: I Feel Like Crepe
605 College Street
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In line for a late night screening at the Royal Cinema, I couldn't help but notice the newest café to open shop in Little Italy. "I Feel Like Crêpe", proudly shows off its odd little name on a bold red storefront sign and welcomes patrons with big bright windows and a slick European-style café interior.
I'm intrigued and return the following evening with friends to see what this spot has to offer.
While the overall look of I Feel Like Crêpe bears resemblance to Queen West's, Café Crêpe, the menu does offer a different line-up of dishes.
Both sweet and savoury crêpes fill most of the menu along with a tiny grilled panini section and a list of café type drinks. The selection of crêpes is impressively diverse and creatively put together with each being given personal names like, Margot, Emilie, and Inês on the sweet side and Leopold, Claude and Philippe on the savoury.
We order up some Illy coffee ($1.80) and San Pellegrino mineral water ($2.50) along with Celeste ($7), Noele ($8) and feisty Léon ($8).
First off, because it has to be said: it was a good thing the menu was so entertaining, 'cause the service is achingly slow. We waited a half-hour for some attention and when we did finally place the order, we waited some 30-40 minutes for our crêpes to arrive.
In between and afterwards, we were faced with very friendly but slightly confused or nervous staff. Hopefully this is just a group of rookies finding their footing in a new café.
Once the food arrived, everyone agreed we could see past the slowness this time around.
Celeste (pictured at the top) is the crowd favourite: Nutella, strawberries and banana wrapped up in a warm crêpe for $7. With plenty of fruit and Nutella both inside and out, she didn't disappoint.
Noele is the seemingly older, more sophisticated sister to Celeste. The combination of rich dark chocolate and strawberries is similar but much more decadent.
And on the savoury side of things, Léon is an instant hit with everyone. Filled with spicy sausage, roasted red peppers, eggplant spread and feta cheese, this crepe is the poster-boy for "savoury".
And that is where I Feel Like Crêpe really shines. Despite being a big fan of Café Crêpe on Queen, the one area of their menu I've never quite been satisfied with is their savoury crepes. Most are too plain or just repeat the same few ingredients in different combinations. At I Feel Like Crêpe, each savoury crêpe really has a completely different personality and is filled enough to make for a nice light meal.
I plan to head back for brunch this weekend and try out an Etienne (grilled asparagus and hollaindaise sauce) or perhaps even the Lazar (smoked salmon, cream cheese and Spanish onion).
Let's just hope the brunch order makes it to the table before dinner.
Comments (19)
Between this and the Goed Eten reviews, I'm going to weigh about 40 pounds heavier by the end of December. You guys.
the best-kept secret in crepe-land is to order a cheese crepe and ask them to drizzle in some honey or maple syrup before they fold it. at cafe crepe, i like emmenthal and honey.
thanks for the this review. just what i need, more crepes in my hood.
Too many eggs in the crepe batter give it a spongey texture. The name of the restaurant is an insult to food itself..not a pun at all. Another "mangiacake" restaurant for kraft dinner foodies.
the crepes were paper thin. exactly the way they're supposed to be. my bf and i each had a savoury crepe and really enjoyed it. i also had a nutella and banana crepe. OMG!!! i can still taste it. they were busy so we had to wait a bit but they told us right away and it was worth the wait.
what "crap" this was $30.00 I wasted on this hash
the people above must be friends of the owners
and the worst service EVER
So far my favourite crepe place in toronto. The only crepes that came close to what I had in Europe.
margo (euro cream) with plazma bisuit.
the batter was mediocre, bit too cold, bit too thin, bit too dry, bit too chewy, felt like chewing on writing paper. too much chocolate on the inside which overpowered the taste and aroma of the crepe itself. need a better balance between both.
my husband and i are regulars at this place. i recommend hector (cheese, chicken and bacon) for dinner and a classic nutella crepe for dessert.
These guys were selling crepes on the street for the long weeking festival on college. They were awesome. I can't wait to try their regular menu. They only had nutella and fruit crepes on the street. So good.
I finally got a change to try this place after commenting on the name every time we would drive by. My girlfriend and I went there on Friday. The place has a nice lounge feel to it. We went for dessert and martinis but will definitely go back and try savoury crepes and paninis because we really enjoyed the food. My girfriend lived in France for a year and mentioned how the food was authentically french and not the american version of crepes.
i feel like crepe, i have only been there once, but the service there was great when i went, the crepes were made fast!, nice and warm and tasty, although i was there around 11pm..not sure if those are there regular hours...perhaps they were open late b/c of nuit blance, but i highly recommend the place.
My boyfriend and I are regulars at this place. The crepes are great and the whole place has a cool vibe.
For the past several weeks I had the pleasure of being served with their caramel crunch shooters. They are so sublime. They leave a wonderful after taste and they felt like a little taste of heaven!
Their crepes are to die for. (Did I actually say that?) The variations offered are extremely unusual.
Its a beautiful little restaurant tucked into the busy hurly burly of College Street. Mmmmmmmmm! Simply wonderful!
Not only crepes are awesome here, the paninis.. WOW!
And cheap Martini's.
BEST Crepery in Toronto by far!
Crepes are ok because they're just crepes, anything with nutella or chicken will taste alright. Experience was bad though, bad service, rude owners, a lot of teenagers, music too loud... I feel like CRAP!
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