Aileen M.
Yelp
Picnic is a cute restaurant where you place your food and drink order at the front counter and fetch it when ready. The decor is bright and inviting. Plus, there were plenty of tables both inside and outside of the cafe.
When we arrived for breakfast around 8:30 am, it was already busy and crowded with people (sitting a bit too close for my comfort, sans masks) but the line moved along nicely and our order was ready after a short wait. The staff were friendly. But, it would have been nice to have been provided enough flatware and napkins without having to ask.
We sat at a wobbly outdoor table and tried the following:
- Basic Breakfast. Egg soufflé, bacon, toast, fruit jam. The egg soufflé was... weird. It lacked seasoning, the texture was firmer than expected, and didn't really have an eggy taste. Everything else was great: cripsy bacon, toast, and fruit jam.
- Pork and Eggs Toast. Egg soufflé, levain bread, smoked tomato butter, pork shoulder, maple cream sauce, goat cheese, sweet drop peppers. This dish was ok with another weird egg soufflé, the pork was dry & tough, and there was a bit too much cream. I liked the bread and goat cheese though.
- Bread Pudding. Croissant bread pudding, fresh berries, lemon curd, maple syrup. This was a delicious French toast dish with a great balance of tender bread, fresh berries, and tasty lemon curd.
- Kouign Amann. It was flakey, sugary, tender, and awesome.
- A Latte, an Americano, and a drip-coffee. The coffee drinks were fair to good.
Overall, it was a bit of a hit or miss situation for us as we liked about half of what we tried.