BOCA Brunch On Cosburn Avenue — Restaurant in Toronto

A lovely little breakfast spot in the neighbourhood. There’s less seating in the colder months and feels a little more cramped, especially when it’s busy which was the case when my partner and I went Saturday early afternoon. We were still seated very quickly but were transparent in that we might need to move if a bigger group came and needed to sit at the larger table if needed (we were okay with that).

Service was quick, friendly, and attentive. They checked up on us regularly and did not dillydally on letting us pay for our check. They really kept both food and people coming. My classic breakfast was made to perfection. I was skeptical about my potatoes (I like them crispier, all around golden brown delicious but that’s just personal preference) but they still had some crisp and were nice and fluffy on the inside. I tried some of my partner’s corned beef benny as well; hollandaise was solid and corned beef was a pleasant surprise as well. We shared a french toast. My one critique was that I wish it was a little more crispier (again, personal preference) but the flavour was on point. Delicious food all around. The prices aren’t too shabby as well in this economy. Very solid breakfast joint! Will be back when we...

Terrible experience... not worth it.

There was a beard hair on the pancake we ordered and the kitchen messed up our order.

They put a pile of bacon on my vegetarian partners plate even though he just ordered 3 eggs with home fries and toast- NO MEAT. When they tried to serve it to him, we told them he didn't order it with bacon and that he's vegetarian and can't eat meat.

They took it back and less than 30 seconds later they returned with the same plate but clearly they just took the bacon off of it. Unfortunately the bacon grease was all over the home fries and eggs, and there were still pieces of bacon mixed in with the home fries (it was hard to tell until you tasted it since the bacon bits had a similar colour to the bits of fried homefries).

We were in a rush and my partner isn't the confrontational type so he just smothered it in hot sauce and tried to power through it. As soon as we got home, he had stomach issues from the meal and upon reading the reviews of cockroaches and pests, I threw away my home fries/toast leftovers as I was utterly disgusted.

Service was prompt and the food came out fast, but the servers weren't very friendly or attentive. Our server was rude...

I’ve been wanting to come here since forever and finally made the time with my husband and we could not be happier with our experience! We’ve been wanting a local place with yummy breakfast/brunch options and BOCA fits the bill. They have a menu that one could work through like a bucket list, plus they have a kids menu that is so affordable (and a colouring/activity page to boot!). Pricing is very reasonable, everything was cooked exactly as we ordered. I added a side of bacon which was perfection as well. Attentive service, clean and inviting seating indoors and all the condiments you’d ever need without having to ask for them.

I don’t know why all these negative reviews seem to be hell-bent on taking BOCA down, but they’re clearly fake and malicious. We didn’t see any hairs, rodents or pests and it’s clear that this restaurant is a community staple as evidenced by the steady flow of people we saw coming in at opening on the last Monday in August!

I’m excited to bring my kids here for a family meal sometime soon.

Thank you BOCA!!! Keep up the...