East Meets West Bistro — Restaurant in Hamilton

I can not emphasize enough how life-changing this restaurant is for me. When I walk through the doors, I say those fateful words: "Chicken and Waffles, please", and at that moment, I know my world will be changed forever. I begin to walk to an open table, but alas, I am stopped in my tracks! A voice behind me, calling me back. Sweating nervously, I turn around and see the lady at the front glaring at me. "What will be your two sides?" Sides? I get sides with this order? But my excitement quickly drained from me as I remember that I don't have any money for sides. "I apologize, madam, for I cannot spare the coin" "No, it's included in the price" I am frozen in my spot, unable to fathom the boundless generosity that has just befallen me. When I finally regain my composure, I muster out the words "Fries and Salad" then turn around to meet my inevitable fate once more. I begin to make my way to a table, but I remember that I haven't ordered a drink! Trembling, I start to turn around again, but my eyes lock onto a sign that reads: DON'T LEAVE DIRTY GLASSES HERE Dirty glasses? My mind begins to race and I am quickly overwhelmed with the possibilities. What are the 'glasses' this message refers to? Am I the glass? Am I tainted, and unworthy of this pilgrimage? I learned quickly, however, that the 'glass' in question is not only a manifestation of my soul, but also a cup of water. As the glass fills, I feel my sins wash away. I sit down, I wait, only to be startled by a vibration. I glance down at the table, the black coaster the lady gave me begins to light up in a glorious display of dazzling colors and life. I rise to my feet, and begin the fateful trek towards the pearly gates of heaven that is the counter. There it stood in front of me: the fabled Chicken and Waffles, a bastion of all that is holy, the fruition of all my hopes and dreams. My hand shakes as I lift the plate off the counter, and begin to walk towards my table. I take my seat, and lift a small piece of chicken into my mouth, salivating, yearning. Euphoria. My taste buds explode into a frenzy of flavours and texture. I place a fry into my mouth, and begin to feel my soul leave my body as I ascend out of reality, and gaze upon the world with a new set of eyes. I feel a warmth; a hand on my shoulder. It's Jesus. He has a calming presence, and I feel all my worries rinse away. He gives me a nod, and my spirit transcends once more to the next dimension. After observing the forces of the universe work together in a beautiful dance of life and death, I realize my purpose in this world, and decide to return to the mortal plane. I will forever be a changed man from that fateful day, when I ventured there. That restaurant. That place of my salvation. East...

Where to begin, first of all I got the sirloin with mushrooms and a side salad, the mushrooms tasted disgusting, they had no seasoning and smelt off, secondly the stir loin I ordered was supposed to be medium and when it came to the table it was blue rare, I had realized after eating maybe 30% of the steak, when I went to go show the manager, he took a look at the steak and said “you’ve taken to many bites out of it for me to refund it” yes, instead of apologizing like a normal person, he was incredibly passive aggressive and said he wasn’t able to do anything beside give me a side of fries. This manager/chef person is definitely not suited for his role on the customer service front, he was incredibly unwelcoming, and lacked any basic social cues, I am now sick after eating the steak that he deemed “edible”. On top of the terrible customer service and disappointing quality of the food, the prices were crazy for what you got, my entire order costed about 30$, I would definitely not recommend this establishment, I came around 7:00 last Thursday so it was packed due to the timing, but that’s doesn’t excuse raw food, not to mention there are many better establishments on campus, all of which don’t serve you raw food and make it sound it was your fault that’s it’s raw. Attached is the corner price of my steak clearly the pan heat was uneven as this part seemed to be jus...

Definitely a hit or miss and can be quite pricey. Portions vary and sometimes the same dish can taste great with big portions, other times vice versa. However, the staff are really sweet and the presentation before covid takeout containers was very well done! The environment is also quite cozy.

I recommend: grilled tikka masala sandwich (juicy chicken thigh, soft naan, delicious mango sauce) the flatbread pizzas (especially pesto, bruschetta) mapo tofu (consistently huge portions) vegan stir-fry teriyaki chicken singapore noodles fish feature steak (for the delicious mushrooms) udon stir-fry

I do not recommend: jackfruit tacos, very strong ketchup-y taste the pasta is often underseasoned vegan california cobb salad, the tofu was extremely salty and had a strange texture beef noodle soup, beef tasted chewy and rubbery salads

The others I haven’t tried, or it’s...