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Readers Choice awards including Best Breakfast, Best Brunch, Best Family Restaurant, Best Business lunch, Best Desserts, Best Atmosphere and Best Bistro.
Specialties
Breakfast
lunch
dinner
late nights
desserts
brunch
burgers
appetizers
cocktails
martinis
wine
draft beer
steak
seafood
specialty beverages
coffee
tea
* Beautiful Restaurant Decor
* Scenic Patio Bar
* Fully Licensed
* High Profile Power Centre
* Great Shopping
* Open Early Mornings
* Open Late Nights - Dining Available to Closing
History
Established in 1996
21 unit restaurant...
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I always find that the service at Symposium is always sooo slow and they never seem to have enough staff working. Food is okay, but unfortunately I have not had an experience that included great food and great service.
Nice atmosphere. Service is pleasant but very slow. Never got the hot sauce asked for. Second coffee took 15 min, etc.
The food was decent but that was all.
If a friend wanted to go I wouldn't say no, but I would not recommend.
So basically my friends and I were trying to get a little buzz going at dinner before going out that night and read the "Cheap Eating in Waterloo" article from the cord looking for somewhere with a good pitcher deal. The article said that they had a 10.99 pitcher deal so we decided we would order one each with lol. We sit down and immediately discover that there is no 10.99 pitcher deal and... more
Such a large cake selection!! They change it up every day. I'm most impressed by how the servers memorize the choices every day. For the longest time I also didn't realize they had a patio in the back, but it's quite nice.
Would definitely recommend symposium for the desserts, the food is so-so.
BREAKFAST, BRUNCH, BURGERS, DESSERTS & MORE
Dine at Symposium Cafe Restaurant & Lounge Waterloo in the historic Waterloo Hotel. Open 7 days a week – early mornings to late nights – offering complete menu dining options including full service breakfast and brunch (served daily until 4pm), mouth-watering desserts, burgers, seafood, steaks, sandwiches, vegetarian fare, fresh fruit specialty...
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An additional description has been posted by the restaurant titled "Waterloo Kitchener Ontario Restaurant Dining At Its Best."