Ottawa Foodies

We had breakfast here a few weeks ago and were lucky enough to get a table right away.
Our server was very nice but a bit scatterbrained. She had to re-confirm our order a couple of times and then got part of it wrong anyways. She also did not seem to be able to hear us properly and kept saying 'pardon' when we ordered even though she was standing right next to us. Maybe she was out at the bars the night before and danced too close to the speakers :)

I ordered the breakfast BLT and got salad as a side. The menu says that the BLT is served on egg bread but when I ordered it our server asked me what kind of bread I wanted. I said "Egg Bread". She seemed confused and asked me to repeat it. I repeated it and she wrote it down. When I got my BLT it was on whole wheat. Oh well.....
It was very good and the salad was large, fresh and tasty with a nice light dressing.
Mr. KSW got the breakfast wrap also with salad. I tasted his wrap and it was really good. I think I will get that next time.
Both of these items are actually listed under sandwiches I think and not under the breakfast portion.
We also had the $1 cappuccino's (very good) and split a chocolate milk shake (delish!).
We were sooooo full after. I have no clue how anyone would eat a meal and drink a whole shake on their own because they give you the glass and the whole metal shake container full to the top!
Price was reasonable and service was quick.

I ate here with BF and a friend last weekend (on Sunday). While the food is very good, the wait was very long - not just for a seat, but also waiting for our food.

The breakfast IS very good. I had the eggs benedict that came with their hashrbrowns and fresh fruit. BF had 2 eggs, sausage, hashbrowns fruit and a side of poppyseed french toast (yes, he is a pig) and our friend had the standard two-eggs-and-sausage breakfast.

Everything was good and the hashbrowns weren't greasy. The poppyseed french toast stood out as the best thing that any of us had ordered.

I did not like the coffee, though. Plus, we had a cinnamon roll to go (maybe this was our mistake - not eating it fresh) and it was very underwhelming.

Overall, I'd only go back if I was in the neighbourhood and not starving (we were all cranky when we sat down).

My husband's cinnamon raisin French toast. Served with a huge pile of fruit and a large sausage. He said all of it was tasty, although he was surprised to get a large sausage instead of breakfast links.

My husband and I went here last week. We really enjoyed the food and the service was pleasant enough. However, a few issues:

- The place still looks and feels like a pub (the space used to BE a pub). If I want to eat breakfast at a pub, I'll go to a pub. They need better lighting and some redecorating, in my opinion, to give it a more comfortable feel. My husband put it this way: "It feels like eating breakfast at the Dom".
- We got a coffee refill early on and then nothing. I saw the server offering other tables refills frequently, but we seemed to be forgotten.
- Floors were kind of dirty. We discovered bits of fries and other food under the table.
- Portion sizes are way too big, enough food for two people easily. I understand people generally want value for their money, but this was a little silly. We'd prefer to spend a bit less to get a bit less on the plate.

However, the food was very good! So if atmosphere isn't really a big deal to you, Baker Street is worth checking out. Or maybe order your food to go (I believe they can do this).

Pictured: My eggs florentine. Delicious and served with a nice heaping pile of potatoes. Poached eggs done nicely (a bit runny but not under or overcooked).

My friend and I ate at the Baker Street Café for the first time today, and needless to say, it won't be the last. We were both pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and the service.

I'll start with the service: the servers were very friendly and attentive, and even though the café was packed, we were never ignored. Teapots were refilled quickly and extra napkins were given to us because, as the server said, "these have a tendency to leak and make a mess -- and there's nothing worse than not having the napkins to clean it up." Good foresight on her part, as both my friend and I promptly spilled our tea as we poured it. As a jam lover, I was also very pleased when my request for jam packets was fulfilled immediately. (I tend to find that at many breakfast places, it takes the servers forever to bring me my beloved jam!)

The food was amongst the best breakfast food I have eaten in the city. We both ordered the standard breakie, she with bacon and I with sausage, but no eggs for me. The bacon was crispy and brown, and I was (pleasantly) surprised that the sausage was of the banger variety as opposed to breakfast links. While my friend raved about the homefries, I raved about the bread. The brown toast was to-die-for -- Rideau Bakery bread thickly cut and perfectly toasted. As mentioned by Fresh Foodie, the fruit is a nice touch, although today it was a little overripe.

The only drawback to the Baker Street Café is that there is an extra charge of $1.75 for coffee and tea on top of the price of breakfast. Not a big deal, and nothing that will keep me from coming back.

We came here with the kids on Sunday morning after camping in our backyard. We managed to get the last table and had to wait about 40 minutes for our food to arrive. Other customers were served faster so this seemed a little inconsistent. They were kind enough to give the kids crayons and paper to help pass the time.

The menu offers pretty much any breakfast food you could hope for. Actual quality was highly variable (see review of food items below). Service was friendly enough in a diner sort of way.

They offer the option of having fresh-squeezed orange juice, which is a nice touch for this sort of place.

These are probably the thing to get here. We got one for the kids and nibbled a bit ourselves. Cinnamon rolls are always good, but these strike the perfect balance of sweetness, moistness, chewiness, crustiness, and cinnamoniness (yeah, I made that last word up).

Was so excited today as my financee and I were taking my daughter to a restaurant we both loved and talked about so much-Baker Street Cafe. Well, I guess I should`t have as things did not go so well and basically I was made to feel like the bad guy for complaining. The first disappointment was that there were no more cinninamon buns, oh well we could live with that as I did not need the calories anyway. We waited and waited and noticed that others that came in after us were now served. When I called the server over, she hastly told me that ours was in the cue and would be up soon. I would also like to add that while I was waiting , our server was over folding napkins for a very long time. As you can imagine, when the food did come it was yes, at no surprise dirt cold. As I assumed that this would happen, I checked my food before she left my table and asked her to take not only mine but all three of our`s back. With an attitude she did so and brought back what was probably the same plates with hot potatoes and not nuch more hot. We sucked it up and ate the food expecting the server to appologise. Ooops, wrong idea on our behalf. All we received was mor attitude, plates rushed away and a very cold treatment. Well, you imagine the rest of the story. I paid, no tip and proceeded to tell the server that her customer skills were lacking. She then proceeded to tell me that it was not their fault and the food was OK. Her father was the cook and owner and did all they could. I told her that other places would have taken something off the bill as a gesture of good will and welcome me back. Aparently they did not have a microwave to heat up the food, so they must have tried other magical things.We have so enjoyed our other times at this restaurant,but it certainlt has left a bad taste in our mouth.

A very standard "big breakfast" here. The eggs were nicely done. Toast was fine. Bacon was so-so. Potatoes were not good at all -- overdone, dry, and without flavour (ketchup is mandatory). They were also kind enough to give me the over-fried crumbs of potato from the bottom of the fryer basket (bleh). Jam packets were served in a separate bowl rather than thrown on top of the food like some other places do.

Pancakes were excellent. Fluffy and tasty -- possibly from a mix but good in spite (because?) of it.

A nice assortment of fresh fruit is an admirable part of this meal. Not the ripest most flavourful fruit I've ever had but they still deserve credit for bothering.

Coffee is not included and costs an extra $1.75, making the total charge about $10. This is a huge meal and could very well be the only thing you need to eat all day. They do have less gluttonous options on the menu!