The Good Fork

So I've been trying to get to the Good Fork for a while and finally managed to meet up with my bestie there! I used to come here all the time when I didn't care about waiting 45 minutes for a table (aka before I had a baby), but luckily my friend was able to meet me for brunch on a weekday.

Restaurant: The Good Fork
Location: Bloor West Village
Meal: Brunch
Day: Monday
Son's Age: 6 months

I had made a reservation, but once we arrived the hostess asked to wait a few more minutes because they had originally reserved a table upstairs, but upon seeing my baby in a stroller, they thought it would be better for me to wait for a table on the main floor. The hostess also noted that the second floor was a bit colder.

Accessibility: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
High chairs are available but since my son isn't great at sitting still they let me park the stroller next to the table.

There is also an accessible washroom on the main floor with a change table provided so it's easy to just wheel the stroller in. 

There's not really anything more you can ask for to be baby friendly, so as far as accessibility goes, the Good Fork gets five stars. 

Service: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I appreciated being seated on the main floor and everything went smoothly - food arrived promptly and there were no issues splitting the bill. My small quibble is that I had to ask for a coffee refill a couple times, but overall service was great. 

Food: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is one of my favourite brunch places in the city. A lot of times, I find one restaurant and one good dish and I order the same thing every time I go. Not here. There are genuinely multiple dishes that I would recommend, and it's great for larger groups or pickier eaters because there's a large variety of brunch and lunch items, with a good mix of meat versus vegetarian and healthy versus indulgent. On this occasion, I had to order the fork scramble.

This is a puff pastry topped with scrambled eggs, smoked salmon, whipped chive crème fraiche, and dill, served with a side of salad. The puff pastry is light and fluffy and all the components just go so well together. It's filling without being heavy, which is just lovely. Lest you think that I'm on a diet all of a sudden, I should explain that I wanted something light to offset my order of a side of red velvet pancakes.

Yes, you read that right. Red. Velvet. Pancakes. Seriously. If you don't order this, you are insane. It's served with a vanilla cream cheese frosting, powdered sugar, and maple syrup. These are without a doubt my favourite pancakes in the city. You can actually get a full sized order of this, but I opted to get the side and split with my friend so that I could ultimately get a combination of sweet and savoury without stuffing myself.

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
This is such a great place to brunch with baby. The restaurant itself is so baby friendly and accessible, and the food is delicious. If you come on a weekday, you can actually make reservations too. I highly recommend trying this place out if you haven't already.