Portage Bay Cafe on 65th

This place runs like clockwork! I do not know who organizes and hires but they do an amazing job. No one is lazy here and they work as a team. I wish I could have this where I work! Oh and the food is great AND they have amazing gluten free bread! It is loud because of the room so be aware if that bothers you.

We were a little worried when the menu constantly mentions "organic" and "gluten-free"... Some places like that can be pretentious and the food is often disappointing... That wasn't the case here! The menu isn't smothered in meat, but they still offer plenty of options. Very tasty breakfast, although my boyfriend's egg still had very runny whites - but he didn't mind. The only thing was I wish the server mentioned the berry bar to us. We didn't notice it until we were leaving but apparently there's a berry bar with fresh fruit and cream to make yourself a little parfait kind of thing? I'm not sure because we didn't know it was there, but there's a sign that says "one visit to the berry bar per entree." The food was good enough that we will be back. And that berry bar is going to get some action next time!

I met friends here for 10am Sunday brunch. Place was positively hopping. Food was yummy. The huevos rancheros was particularly good; the side potatoes were perfectly cooked, but far too salty. Plenty of veg and gluten-free options, which was nice to see/experience. I suppose you could call the service hands-off, but it actually felt like we were ignored…that is until it was time to turn the table. Two people abruptly approached us and asked if we needed boxes (we weren’t done with our food). We sheepishly agreed, saying that we would probably need them later. Within seconds, a bill appeared and we never saw the server again. The noise level in this place was close to unbearable. The more people came, the louder it got. And when you can’t hear, you talk louder. The ceilings are high, and they had the music cranked, which seemed ridiculous. We were straining to hear each other, at the point of quite actually having to shout. So, while the food was great, the experience was awful. And at $100 for a 3-person brunch, I’ll take my biz elsewhere.