Travel Food Tuesday - Orchard
Today is also a review of Orchard
This past weekend I was on a small visit to Calgary where early morning golf meant starving yourself of actual breakfast until around noon. I was hungry af. However, on the suggestion of a few Calgary pals, we decided to go to Orchard with hungry stomachs and a nice patio for a doggo.
I’ve heard nothing but good things here and while everything on the menu looked pretty delicious, I had landed on an appetizer and some good ol eggs benedict.
First off, this appetizer was delicious. The cheese stuffed garlic bread was made perfectly. Lightly toasted and a fluffy bread texture was well complimented with cheese and the taste of garlic. It’s the first appetizer on the menu and it’s basically the two things that everyone should like. Cheese and garlic bread. Perfect.
Coming up to the main brunch dish of mine was the Smoked duck eggs benedict and it is probably one of my favorite iterations of eggs benedict of all time. It was insanely good. The duck was cooked and seasoned to perfection while the side of bacon and wedges were both *chef’s kiss*. When I do come back I will have trouble deciding if i’ll have this dish again or adventure into something else.
Service here was surprisingly slow even as covid dine in restrictions had been eased. I’m also going to have to take some points off for having my eggs not soft. They were hard af. Glad they did fix this though but when I got my plate back there were no more grapes on my plate. Like what gives. Where’s my mini dessert? Jokes aside, the interior looks like something out of Los Angeles where hipsters come to take photos for their Instagram. But in reality, Orchard is ABG central for taking pictures at brunch. In a few weeks, this patio will be filled with cowboy hats and jean shorts guaranteed.
Sal says: Just try it (3.9/5)
Zeke says: Been there four times and never had a dish I didn't really like. Cut the service some slack as they recover from quarantine. Simple, focused menu cooked really well. Had the shakshuka which was flavorful without being overspiced. Interior makes you feel like you're in Portland. Great for a dinner date or a bougie outing with friends.
This was a picture of the smoked duck benedict before finding out the yolks were hard. This picture had grapes on it…and later were never to be found. :(
