Ive been here a few times and every single time the hashbrowns are wet and cold on the inside.they run the flat top too hot so everything gets scorched on the outside and is cold on the inside.the service is nice and tries to help but even when i asked for replacement food its always the same.
Good people, parklet seating if you want. Wasn't impressed with Eggs Benedict so wouldn't order that again.
Toast Eatery is the most popular brunch spot on West Portal Ave. On the weekends, their little sidewalk parklet is packed. Today I had the Irish Breakfast $18.50, baked beans, black pudding, eggs, Irish bacon, sausage and tomato. Wait a minute, where's the traditional Irish soda bread and the mushrooms or potatoes? This dish is missing some key pieces making a incomplete Irish Breakfast. There weren't HP sauce either. Anyways, I left a bit hungry still. There weren't a lot of food in this dish. Service was fine.
Met up with some friends for coffee. Service was okay. We had to look for another waiter to refill our coffee, since our waitress was too busy for us. UPDATE: Came here with my family this time. Table wasn't clean very well and the reusable paper menus were dirty with grease/oil stains. Food was decent. Service was okay.
Food was outstanding! We had the breakfast burrito, the hash brown hill (added an extra egg) and the fruit and cottage cheese, all 3 dishes were amazing!
Wonderful breakfast choices, great wait staff.
If there was a 2.5 star, I would rate it that. If I was rating strictly on service, I would have given it 3 stars. In the neighborhood w/friends, one in a wheelchair. Sadly all the seats outside were taken, but, they were seating inside on a limited basis. So in we go. Our server Fiona was FAB. Very attentive, prompt and polite service and seemed to always keep an eye on us. Sadly the name on the bill was "Jorge" their code name for "we pool our tips"! Glad I asked her name as she deserved the recognition. Friend ordered Jalapeno Burger, Med, sadly it was quite rare. But he was starving and it did look quite good. No complaints. Other guest ordered a Bagel w/Cream Cheese. No bagel selection "just plain" and it was quite plain, cream cheese had all ready been spread and it wasn't even toasted, not even a little bit. Pretty boring, but maybe I expected too much. I ordered the West Portal Avenue Scramble (Avocado, Bacon, Green Onions, Cheddar Cheese). Well, it wasn't scrambled, it looked more like fried with melted Cheddar Cheese on top. If the Bacon was in there, it ran through, same w/the Green Onions. Hash browns were boxed, frozen kind and they were not even cooked through, brown on one side, white on the other. Boring! And tasteless. I ordered Rye toast. One positive they gave you 2 full slices = 4 halves. A rare find anymore. BUT, BUT... it wasn't even toasted. It was barely warm and again, I think it ran by the toaster, not in it. This the server should have caught! Geez, the restaurant is named "Toast", now I question "Why"! I finally caught her eye and showed her the pathetic toast. She agreed, it was not acceptable. If she'd looked the 1st time, she would have requested new toast before she ever brought it to the table. Thankfully nicely toasted toast arrived fairly quickly with ample butter packets. But then I had to ask for jam. She proceeded to find 4 little packets (you know the kind) and dropped them on the table. WHY, do I have to ask for Jam. It should automatically be brought for a breakfast meal. Geez! When I was a server, years ago, it was up to me to check the correctness of the order, presentation and make sure everything was hot. Guess that's not the case anymore. I'm finding this more and more common. Sad for me, so few choices in West Portal, but I shall not be returning. Another $20 down the drain.
Food was alright however the service was pretty bad. It was slow and they got our order wrong. We waited a long time to get seared on a Wednesday afternoon with plenty of open tables
Great brunch place. Service is fast.
Excellent service!Good food!