On a recent trip to Toronto I was looking for a light and quick lunch and after a short stroll down Queen Street W I ran into Cafe Bernate. A lucky encounter, if I do say so myself.

The spot is a cute, cherry little cafe and while I took my food to go it seemed like it would be nice enough to eat there. They offer a few different soups, salads, and sandwiches and I ordered a simple house salad... more

We recently stopped here for lunch while doing Contact. Basically serves soups, salads and sandwiches. I had a side salad and sandwich. Nothing out if the ordinary but found the bread, a baguette, to be on the stale side. It was way more chewy than I would have liked.

Overall a clean establishment with fast and friendly service.

Honestly, I would never patronize this business, ever. I was just about to lock up my bike out front but the door had a "closed" sign clearly visible even though there were customers inside and on the patio. I went in to ask the guy behind the counter if they were open, at first he didn't even look up, when he finally did, he was so rude and so surly and argumentative, and really angry that I... more