Wedgewood Cafe

With the early signs of Spring, it's time for me to spring into action and start blogging more! So, with that mind, a friend and I headed to Wedgewood Café for some eggs benny on a Saturday morning. I've never been to Wedgewood Café before, but I heard a few things about them. They've been nestled at the end of a strip mall on Elizabeth Avenue for years, and regardless of living in that area for many years, I had never visited there.

Without making a reservation, we arrived at 11:00 am for some brunch. We were seated immediately, with our drink order taken fairly quickly. I will admit, I was expecting a more cozy vibe, but what I found was a bit - cool. The walls were light, with random pieces of art, all the tables looked exactly the same, with chairs that you found at Tim Horton's about 10 years ago. It wasn't the most inviting for a café, I was expecting a few booths, some tablecloths with some flowers on the table, maybe warm colors and some jazz playing in the background - but I guess décor has nothing to do with food, right? 

I ordered the classic eggs benny, with soft poached eggs, and within 15 minutes, it was before me! How speedy! It looked pretty good. The hashbrowns were those classic, deep fried hashbrowns, the same you see almost everywhere, but I was happy that they were not drenched in seasoning salt. The eggs Benedict itself was made on a croissant, with half a slice of black forest ham on one half and crispy bacon on the other. Both sides were topped with a poached egg and hollandaise. The hollandaise was a good consistency, but it was pretty standard (although the menu does state it's house made - so A+ for that), but there was not enough of it on the plate! I was happy to see the eggs were actually poached soft, there's nothing more disappointing that looking forward to that runny yolk and getting hard poached! It was interesting to get two types of meat with one order, I was not aware that I would be getting bacon on one half of my eggs Benedict. It was like getting to try two for the price of one! With that being said, the bacon was incredibly salty, and due to crispness, it kept breaking apart and I rarely got to taste all layers together, overall the bacon ended up being more frustrating than tasty. However, the black forest ham was good. I think if I ever return, I will ask for only ham. Imagine, asking to hold the bacon!  

Overall, it was good eggs benny. It didn't wow me, as some other places have, but it was good. I'm not trying to be mean, but maybe the bar has been raised as to what's considered good eggs benny? I would definitely go back, it would be a nice place to go with a few friends, for a quick meal, but not somewhere I'd bring an out of town visitor. It was also priced well at $11.49, including coffee, so that's a plus!

I think I will give Wedgewood Café...3.5/5.