Visitors describe La Base Café Buvette as a cozy, welcoming spot with a superb ambiance, excellent coffee, and a menu that ranges from tasty pastries and scones to creative burgers and grilled cheeses, plus brunch options; the staff are consistently praised for friendliness, attentiveness and professional service, and the overall vibe is warm with a comfortable back terrace that invites lingering; the experience is widely considered a neighborhood gem, and many plan to return soon; a few notes mention dishes that were a tad salty or overcooked, some timing or speed issues, and occasionally not all drink sizes or prices seemed perfectly aligned.
We were a group of 4 that arrived on Sunday early morning before the brunch rush. There were two other tables (group of 3 & 2) occupied at the time we arrived. The place is very small & their kitchen is part of the dining room so you can see all the action. They had two (?) portable induction hot plates & a tiny microwave & the smallest deep fryer.
The server was very nice & friendly but nonetheless it was hard to get his attention & overall service was very very slow. We arrived at 915am, got our coffees at 9:39am & we placed our food then. Food arrive between 10:18am - 10:21am. As mentioned, their kitchen is very small & there was only one cook. I don't know if they were understaffed or if this is the norm but 40mins to receive brunch food when we planned to beat Sunday brunch rush isn't exactly what we were expecting.
The long wait didn't help the fact tha we were seated in the back corner with a bench (for two), a bucket style chair & a backless metal stool which was very uncomfortable & much taller than the table, which added to the discomfort.
Food & drinks were good, nothing to complain there. I requested over medium eggs (they said they don't poach but rather fry the eggs), but my dish came with fully cooked eggs. I didn't ask them to remake them knowing it will be a while before my dish would be returned to me.
If I were to return, I'd order in advance & opt to so take out instead of dining in.
Une expérience exceptionnelle ! Nico, Zach & Beatriz sont incroyablement accueillants, attentionnés & professionnels. L'ambiance est chaleureuse & on se sent tout de suite à l'aise.
Mais surtout, un immense bravo à André, le chef talentueux qui a préparé tout le coquetel japonais - un vrai délice, plein de saveurs, de créativité & de finesse. 🍣✨
Je recommande vivement cet endroit - un vrai coup de coeur ! 💫
Invitée au pré-cocktail vendredi prochain ! Venez découvrir, c'est ouvert au public ! 🍸
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Je suis allée chez La Base plusieurs fois & c'est toujours un coup de coeur! Le café est excellent, la nourriture est savoureuse & de grande qualité. On voit vraiment qu'ils mettent du soin & de la créativité dans chaque détail du menu. Le service est toujours agréable & chaleureux. J'adore l'endroit & je le recommande à 100%!
Service was good, but the food was a miss for me. 😅
First with the positives, I thought my coffee was alright. I liked it fine. 🙂
I got a burger, the patty was a little overcooked & dry. For the price it's a bit disappointing. I think it would've been pretty good otherwise. But it just wasn't up to par.
The mayo was really salty for some reason. 😅 Idk if it's just me, but it tasted at least twice as salty as regular mayo to me. (I used a little to-go MAG branded mayo packet I had laying around in the fridge to dip the fries instead of the one that came with. It's just so salty. 😅)
I find the fries a bit on the saltier side for my liking too, but that's just me. They were actually pretty good otherwise! I like the texture.
Overall not impressed, but maybe I just got unlucky today. Anyways, no shade towards anyone. Thanks for the food. ✌?
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Super petit resto de quarter. Belle selection de plat pour le brunch, concentrés sur les produits locaux. Le personnel est très sympathique & attentionné. Les café glaces sont vraiment excellents & les grilles cheeses sont absolument décadent!! À essayer!!
The only issue I have had with this place is that the music is sometimes a little too loud, which makes it difficult for Conversation or even if you are a student & need to do online classes to concentrate.
Other than that, there are the size of beverages that are not accurate. They have what they like to call, medium, & large sizes. However, it is simply the equivalent of small & medium only.
The small size is very small & the large is simple plain regular size mug.
I need to try their evening, beverages & cocktails however, I am not reluctant because of the size of their drinks & the prices they advertise
Other than that, it is a cute spot hdden away.
