Love the outdoor areas. The porridge and the corn waffle were awesome but the Spanish baked egg was very oily. I wish we can get something Lemony to cut through the grease.
5 stars for an almost perfect brunch experience; went with the wife and young bub this morning and came away full of great food and reasonably pleased with the service that went with it.
We arrived around 11:30 and were quickly found a pram-friendly table inside, with the staff moving furniture to accommodate the pram and, after a further request, a high-chair (as an aside, it was one of the better high-chairs we have encountered - our bub had a ball). Our first order for drinks was quickly taken, with mine, a bottled soft-drink, delivered promptly; the first minor blemish was a delay in having the banana smoothie brought out. Once alerted to the delay, the staff were all over the situation and had it brought out quickly. The wife didn't eventually enjoy the smoothie, but I tried it and thought it was quite alright.
For food we ordered an avocado pide with added egg and the gnocchi special; a second blemish, with the egg not provided with the pide, was very quickly rectified with no fuss. While the pide was great, the mix of cottage cheese and avo was really refreshing on a warm day, the gnocchi was the cake-taker; I'd nearly ordered this also and had serious envy of the wife when it came out. Thankfully her serving was huge, so I was able to polish off the gnocchi mixed with bacon, mushroom, peas, parmesan and a wonderfully rich and creamy sauce for her. Yum.
We finished with sweets, sharing a chocolate brownie and vanilla slice between us as our bub ate comparatively unremarkable puree (BYO). We agreed that the vanilla slice was possibly the best ever encountered by either of us, while the brownie was also very tasty.
We have been previously for a quick bite and coffee, but this second visit has cemented Canteen as a lock-in for future feeds. Highly recommended, particularly when the weather is nice enough to enjoy the outdoor eating area (as many were today with their pooches). Family friendly, great food and great service, how could you go wrong.
Hadn't been in a few years but stopped by early on last Sunday morning. At 9am the place was already busy! Was in a rush so ordered straight away. Had the special, Smashed Avo with asparagus, eggs and dukkah. It arrived quickly and was delicious! Service was prompt and friendly and coffee was good and also arrived quickly. Will be back again!
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