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The Commissary
The Commissary has taken over the space formerly home to Sophie Cafe on Queen East. So far the main attraction has been its extensive line-up of eggs benny and French toast available during weekend brunch.
Transit at Parliament & Carlton.
By Tanja-Tiziana Burdi.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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The interior is very poorly designed. Diners walking in end up standing in the middle of the restaurant? They become quite embarrassed when they realize there is no place to wait, and are forced to go back outside. What will they do in the winter months?
Other issues were the tables that wobbled causing drinks to spill.( how can new tables be broken already?) The exhaust fan didn't seem to work and the entire place was smokey.( we realized the reason later on as the food arrived burnt).As a result the door was left wide open which let in a cold breeze. (we noticed some people asked to move as they were too cold).
The brunch took 38 minutes to arrive from the time we were seated. It was only two orders of classic french toast and two sides of bacon. The FT was 3 slices of diagonally sliced french baguette? Two pieces were burned to a crisp on one side , and then placed burned side down to hide that fact.
There was not much flavour even after adding syrup and the watery mango salsa that came with it.The small garnish of salad was actually delicious,( tasty dressing).The sides of bacon had still not arrived 10 minutes after the main, so we cancelled them.
One bright spot was the waiter really tried his best and was very pleasant. He did a pretty good job considering he was was very handicapped by the problems in the kitchen.
Overall this was a very disappointing experience. The fact that we had some obvious issues with the burned food and slow service didn't seem to matter to the manager? No one asked how we enjoyed the meal, as it was obvious they didn't want to hear the answer.And no one offered any explanation for any of the problems that we were experiencing. Not a great way to build a customer base.
The table of 4 right next to us did get a visit from the manager however, as they returned an entire grilled sandwich that was still raw in the middle. They passed on a getting a replacement. I think it's obvious, we won't go back. Too bad,we had high hopes for this place,and love living in the neighbourhood.
My dog could make a better sandwich, by the way the soup was shit too.