The Broadview Bistro + Bar — Restaurant in Toronto

It's really unfortunate that such a beautiful space got such a subpar restaurant. We went as a group of 4 for brunch when it wasn't busy. Here's the list of issues: Table: We reserved and were placed at a tight 4-top right at the entrance with our other choice being right by the washroom despite the restaurant being almost empty when we arrived. Diners who walked in got much better tables along the banquette. This was annoying but not really a huge issues Food: We ordered Shakshuka as well as fried chicken and waffles. The shakshuka is made with black olives that really overpower the other ingredients which was unfortunate. The poached eggs were undercooked with the whites not properly set. The fried chicken and waffles were underwhelming. The waffle was soggy and the fried chicken thighs were way overcooked and dry. The maple pepper syrup was only maple syrup so that wasn't particularly great. Also, the fresh squeezed orange juice ($8) had to have been the most bitter and sour "oranges". When we mentioned it at the end of the meal (which was the only time we had to provide feedback) we were told that it's the natural variation of oranges, but come on. Don't serve something so sour and out of what your guests are expecting that the juice tastes fizzy. Service: Our waiter never came to check on us despite the restaurant not really being all that busy even just to refill the water glasses or clear out used cups so we could have table space (which is really needed given the table size).

Wouldn't recommend this place. While the venue is nice you can get as good a brunch around the corner at Prohibition or other places around...

We went for brunch and ordered:

• Breakfast Burger (I ordered the breakfast burger with a salad but put potatos instead. The burger itself was nice. Nothing special but tasted good. However, the potatos tasted like those old fries you had left cool down for some time and then reheated in an oven. They weren't crunchy at all.)

• Waffles and Chicken (the chicken was overfried. The crust wasn't crunchy at all but hard instead. The meat inside was completely dry. A cheap church chicken peace of fried chicken tastes x-times better for less money than what we were served here. The waffle was neither crunchy outside, nor soft and fluffy inside. Again, tasted like an old piece of waffle that had been reheated.)

Service: staff except for the one lady who seated us, were not accomodating, rather cold and mistook our orders. They didn't help to make this experience any better.

Environment: nice and bright, light-flooded environment. Table are rather close to each other, so if you have loud-speaking, over-confident neighbours, you won't be able to hear yourself think.

Overall, I don't recommend to try this place out, at least not for what we ordered. You can eat the same for less money elsewhere in the city and it will taste better for sure. Additionally, service is rather cold, so you better spend your money somewhere, staff are actually happy to...

It’s my first time here! the food was good, the service was ok, until it was time to pay

I ask one of the waiter to bring me the bill and he brought the debit machine and tried to handed it to my friend who I invited for breakfast; although I’m the one who asked him for the bill. I mentioned to him that I wanted to pay and I’m the one who invited her for brunch. As I was saying that my friend tried to pay for the bill as well, we both were giggling and laughing and I attempted to grab the machine from his hand

he looked at me and said in a rude manner with a rude tone “ please stop! you’re making people in the restaurant uncomfortable, you can always send her the money trough email if you want to” it was so awkward!

I froze! And was so embarrassed and confused, why would he say such a thing? I’m a waitress and I would never talk to customers like that, servers don’t decide who pays and who doesn’t! it was very unprofessional and disrespectful!

Although I enjoyed the food this kinda ruined the...