Bread & Meat

An excellent place with friendly service and great food. My initial fright at seeing the fries drowned in gravy and melted cheese in my poutine were completely unfounded, as it brought the flavours together without making the fries soggy. The sandwiches were also great, while the milkshake felt like drinking melted ice cream. The portions leave little room for desserts. Get the window seats if you fancy people watching.

It is rare that we get to Bread and Meat and there is not a queue outside but that's what you get when the food is beyond amazing - the poutine is top notch and the dirty chai milkshakes are an unexpectedly perfect match. We waited outside for two minutes as a party of four today and we are accustomed to a wait to eat in, but we were greeted and told the usual expected time of wait (ten mins) for inside or if we didn't mind eating by the church we could order and go sit behind St Bennet's! They have access to this space for three months of the year with proceeds going to charity - it's a gorgeous spot with comfy chairs and it's quiet with lovely flowers, glass windows, and headstones and graves surrounding the grass. You can't have alcohol or smoke in this area as it is consecrated ground. The headstones are hundreds of years old and a lot of them look to have been relocated but I think the church would know more on that - the space is only available for use by Bread and Meat customers!