Mazarine Brunch — Restaurant in Ottawa

I had high hopes of this new brunch spot in my neighbourhood. We had visited during their soft launch and the prices were quite a bit higher than what you would see at the higher-end/more established restaurants so that was off-putting. The only classic brunch item was Eggs Florentine for $22!?! I'm sorry, but Wilf & Ada's serves the same dish for $16.67. Since their soft opening, I was excited to see that they expanded their menu to include more classic breakfast offerings at much more reasonable prices. However, we never got a chance to try their new menu since their service was atrocious. We asked for a table for two and while they were full, there was an empty table for 4 by the window and another table for 4 by the kitchen. They refused to split one of the tables for 4 into two tables of two even though it could have been easily accommodated and isn't that the design principle of having modular furniture so that the restaurant can adapt and have that flexibility? Apparently, the staff at Mazarine have no experience in working in the service industry because you don't make existing customers wait for a table when there is clearly a table available "in the hopes that a bigger group will come into the restaurant next". I can understand a busy brunch spot where there is a lineup for the next available table, and they call out for groups that match what they have freed up but this was NOT the case. We arrived and there were free tables available. They didn't want to accommodate us at any table. That is not how you run a restaurant and retain customers. When a group of four came in 10 minutes after us and were seated immediately at the table they refused to split into two, we left and they lost our business and the business of all of our friends and neighbours who live in the same neighbourhood....

I've only ever had Mazarine's Mediterranean-inspired brunch dishes for take-out, so I was excited to dine-in with friends recently! . My food blog Instagram: mimi.munches . The dishes featured in these photos are: . Classic Breakfast ($15): Two eggs your way, bacon, sausage, fruits, home fries and toast of your choice.

Shakshuka ($15.50): This was the favourite of our group! Two baked eggs, homemade shakshuka sauce, sourdough bread - make sure to order extra bread to sop up all the deliciousness of the sauce. Even though this was vegetarian, it was very hearty and satisfying. . Beef Kofta Sandwich ($15): Garlic tahini sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, pita bread served with french fries (halal). This was a delicious wrap, with tender and well-spiced meat. One thing we all noted was that Mazarine does potatoes REALLY well. The home fries in the classic breakfast were super crispy, and so were the fries in this dish! . For dessert, we chose to try the Ashta Pancakes ($10.50): Homemade jam, ashta, topped with pistachio and honey. This was not too sweet, and was nice way to end the meal. . For drinks, we tried the Mango & Pineapple Sparkling Hard Tea (from Collective Arts Brewing, $6), a Matcha Latte ($4.65), and their Turkish Coffee ($3.75), which has finely ground coffee beans infused with cardamom. Served with Turkish delight (contains nuts). . We sat at the table right near the window, which was great for...

what i saw on google maps and what i experienced were two different things, the place is so small that there’s 4-5 tables of 2 next to each other, so close that you’ll hear the person next to you better than the one you came with. servers looked like they hated doing their jobs, took forever to take our orders in, it was just not welcoming, the place just looks bland, white walls, crowded just weird. when it comes to food, the crispy cheese thingy with labne took the win. yep that’s it!! I wish i took a picture of my chicken sandwich after i ate half of it, i couldn’t continue it cause it had a weird taste and smell to it and ruined the whole sandwich i even tried to take it off and just eat the rest of the sandwich and it was still bad. i’ve had a stomachache since then. fries are costco fries wasn’t even warm, Tea pot drips everywhere when you’re trying to pour some in ur cup, just overall an unpleasant experience, they told us they’ll be closing the kitchen but the coffee station would be open, and we wanted to get coffee to go but it was kind of awkward when we tried to order they said the kitchen was closed even tho they had mentioned that the coffee station would be open, someone was interviewing with the owner 2 tables ahead of us.. just a bit too unorganized, not worth your $$$ paid around 100$ for 2 plates 3 cheese sticks a d 2...