The Whippoorwill

The Whipoorwill, located right at Bloor and Landsdowne, is a newer restaurant that serves up brunch, lunch, dinner and drinks. I came for brunch with some friends and was happy to see their menu includes your standard brunch items BUT also offer some more exciting dishes that stray away from the usual brunch stuff. The restaurant itself has a quaint and cozy feel. The space is narrow and long with seating all the way to the back. Here's what my friends and I ordered:

Korean Ribs with sunny fried eggs, scalliions and gochujang sauce

Albacore tuna, with crispy potatoes, bouled eggs, celery and pickles.

Two over easy eggs, crispy potatoes, scrapple with spicy n'udja braised beans

BLT with crispy potatoes.

We were all happy and satisfied with our meals. I ordered the over easy eggs with scrapple (mainly because I was curious about trying scrapple) and loved every bite. The potatoes that came with all of our meals were SO crispy and flavourful. None of us had any complaints with our food or service!

Overall, it was very enjoyable brunch, well done Whippoorwill...I will be back to try the dinner menu! 

Happy Eating!

The P&L Burger

The P&L Burger recently opened on Queen West. I've heard good things about the burgers here, and was excited to come try it out. The menu is fairly small and offers their signature burgers, some sides and drinks. Here is what I tried on my visit:

The Italian: mozzarella, roasted hot & sweet peppers, sauteed onions, marinara sauce

The Castor: peameal bacon, cheddar, crispy onion, iceberg, bbq sauce

The P&L: cheddar, bacon-onion jam, iceberg, dill pickle mayo

Kale Caesar Salad 

Onion Rings

The verdict? ...I  thought the burgers  were well cooked, and tasted good. However, I found both the P& L and The Castor  tasted exactly the same. I was looking forward to the flavor of the bacon- onion jam (on the P&L) or the crispy onions and bbq sauce (on The Castor), but sadly... none of those flavours stood out. Those burgers had similar taste profiles which was a little disappointing.

  

In saying this, I still enjoyed the burgers.  I also liked the kale salad, and the onion rings were perfectly crispy.

Overall, The P& L Burger is pretty descent.

Happy Eating!

Bar Isabel

I came to Bar Isabel last week, as there is literally SO much hype and talk about how one MUST try this restaurant. Well....it's true. This place is fantastic. I think it's safe to say I love Bar Isabel. 

Here's what we had: 

 Devilled eggs

Albacore tuna tiradito, persimmon, celery, jalapeno, 

Original Tongue on Brioche

Chips, Boquerones, Piquillo, Jalepeno

Whole Sea bream ceviche 

We washed all of this down with a bottle of Viura white wine (not pictured) 

From start to finish, I really loved every single thing we tried. My favourite dishes of the night were the Whole fish ceviche and the Tuna tiradito! I loved the ambiance, I loved the food... I loved this restaurant! I understand why Bar Isabel is the talk of the town right now. Go try it! Make sure you call in advance for a table as they fill up quite quickly. 

Happy Eating!