ARTS & CULTURE
Monday, November 17, 2014 11
Jurisfoodence: In Search of Toronto’s Best Brunch
Food Adventure #5 – Le Petit Déjeuner
kate henley & karolina wisniewski ›
staff writer & editor-in-chief
Le Petit Déjeuner
191 King St. East
T
his week, my brunch companion was none
other than the Obiter’s esteemed Editor-inChief, Karolina Wisniewski. After consulting a number of sources, we decided to check
out Le Petit Déjeuner (LPD), a small restaurant located
in St. Lawrence Market specializing in “BelgianCanadian comfort food,” which also apparently
serves the best waffles in the city. This review will be
structured a little bit differently from my other ones,
with me and Karolina both providing our opinions on
each of the criteria.
Brunch Hours
While LPD has an actual brunch on Saturdays and
Sundays from 9-3, it also serves breakfast every other
day of the week and the menu is exactly the same. On
weekdays, breakfast begins at 8 and ends between 3
and 6, depending on the day. If you are someone who
pulls all-nighters and can’t drag yourself out of bed
until the late afternoon, you should definitely check
out the website before making the trek to make sure
it’s still serving.
Wait Time/Service
The restaurant was nearly empty when we arrived at
11:00 on a Wednesday morning, but by the time we
left at 1:00, it was packed.
K ate: While two hours for brunch isn’t unheard
of, it’s ridiculous when half that time is spent waiting for a mimosa you ordered after you were finished
eating. The first hour we were there, the restaurant
was pretty empty so there was no excuse for the shitty
service, but we had to ask our server multiple times
for