Locus

great brunch joint on Main...with a ~spooky~ feel

Food:

Excellenttt brunch.  Both my dining companions (and I) enjoyed our dishes very much.  On this morning, I opted for the Venison Benny (with mushrooms and homemade-herb ricotta cheese).  The hollandaise sauce was very good - not too yolk-y or runny.  The venison flank was grilled to perfection and was of marvelous texture. I loved the accompanying fingerling potatoes (felt so much healthier as opposed to the usual deep fried hashbrowns/potatoes) and the paired fruit was good too (a slice watermelon, honey dew, pineapple and orange).

We also were served delicious bread (focaccia and a raisin bread) with even more appealing types of butter: spicy and a raisin rum butter (which was sweet).  The butter was light and fluffy (which I loved) and it paired extremely well with the bread.  Oddly, the bread was served the same time as when our food arrived.

My smoothie wasn't too thick and was a great boost for the morning.  Weird thing was that it was served a huge wine (?) glass and the other downside was the price: $6.95! It wasn't worth it but I really didn't feel like having tea or anything else, lol.

Service:

Great.  Our server was nice and chattable.  The owner (pretty sure) kept on checking up on us from time to time and was quite pleasant.

Value:

Strawberry, organge and banana smoothie - $6.95 (:S)

Ambience:

Very Main Street-esque.  The whole restaurant is clad in dark wooden tables and chairs, with imitation wooden trees throughout and canvas art for sale.  It's totally got a grungey feel to it and I felt like I was walking through a haunted house on my way to the washroom.  (edited: 'Eclectic' is the word that totally sums up this place!) Pretty cool.

Overall: 8/10

Yay: Yummy-in-my-tummy brunch.  Come here if your like the modern-grungey type of ambience :)

Nay: Looks kinda sketchy from the outside...but hey, hasn't your mom ever taught you to not 'judge a book by its cover'?

Posted by: J