Le Brunch Cafe Nanaimo

AMAZING! We had heard great things about this place for a bit now and so we decided to check it out today for lunch. We were greeted warmly by Chris, the owner, and his lovely waitress. They were quite full, which was a good sign for the food, but we were not sure if we would get a table. They quickly shuffled things around to accommodate us, with a smile on their face. We were sold on their quiche and soup without even having to look over the menu due to the amazing description from Chris. We shared that and enjoyed every bite. One of us was vegetarian so we weren't sure f they would have options, but they did for sure and it was delicious. The crust of the quiche was also made from potato so great for gluten free customers as well (not that we were but a bonus for those that are). We were treated with such great service the entire time, had some laughs, smiled lots and enjoyed some amazing food. We will be back for sure and will have to try the eggs benny because those that were being served to others looked amazing! I would recommend you stop by!

A vegan and a meat eater walk into a brunch place... now usually that's a nightmare waiting to happen for one of the two but not this time. As a die hard spinach hater I was admittedly a wee bit scared when I saw the spinach on my vegan benny. I am not sure what they did to it but it was both tasty and not the texture I expect for spinach (which for me is a good thing). It was a medley of eggplant, mushroom, and some spinach topped with Just Egg (for those unaware that is a vegan egg replacement), some sort of vegan hollandaise, and some nice little sprouts for garnish. It's impressive if you can make me order spinach once and come back for more. They achieved that feat, I've had it twice and will perplexingly enough for a spinach hater, order it again. Most vegans are a bit scared to try a restaurant that is not for vegans because a lot of the time vegan options are an afterthought. You can tell it wasn't just an afterthought. This place wants everyone to be able to get brunch and leave happy because they have options for pretty much everyone from gluten free, to vegan, to vegetarian to your average brunch connoisseur. I will admit I tried this place a few times before my review because the first month they had a few bugs to work out with the vegan menu. I promised I'd come back when they worked the kinks out because they had pretty clearly put in extensive effort and I appreciate that kind of energy. I can quite confidently say they did work everything out so I hope any vegan who went before they perfected the benny gives them another shot if they haven't already. After the first time, I have gotten the vegan benny twice. They did a fantastic job both times. One time I got an admittedly weird but frankly great cold soup made from watermelon which in a hot July day was definitely what the doctor had ordered. I went with my parents one time and my partner another. My dad is a man of few words so I didn't get much out of him but my mom said they made the best quiche she had ever had which is pretty high praise from my mom. My partner got the duck confit benny and I think he had a religious experience. Definitely going to have to go again. Awesome place for diverse dietary needs but more than that, it's just a solid brunch joint.