Meh

We had complimentary rosés to open, which is always welcomed. We tried their famed trimmed entrecôte steak ($36.80 for individual, $58.80 for XXL version).

I had them medium rare, and was served with a walnut salad and fries. Steak was somewhat tough and dry. I had to pair each bite of steak with some sauce because the beef was just underwhelming. To be fair they do make a really good sauce. Rich, creamy, and flavourful.

I visited Refuel cafe with high hopes after visiting their sister branch, Fuel Plus, at Harbourfront (which had a very tasty soft shell crab curry, totally worth a taste). This dish was nothing fancy, nothing notable. It made a passable brunch, but you should definitely order something else instead.

2 poached eggs sitting on a couple slices of smoked salmon, above a thin layer of guacamole.

Eggs were poached unevenly - I had one yolk oozing well and the other was 1/2 solid. Kinda took the fun out of the dish. Smoked salmon was nowhere near generous but I guess that’s justified by their affordable prices. Guacamole was rather measly too. I’m not sure what is was seasoned with but there were notes of Asian flavours, which did not pair well with the rest of the dish.