Eric Kwan

Review of The Lakeview Restaurant

A very vintage breakfast/brunch spot.

A very vintage breakfast/brunch spot.

Menu is quite substantial with interesting meaty offerings. The menu varies from plates and sandwiches with sides of salads. The Ossington Massive breakfast is quite large and filling which samples the entire brunch menu involving eggs. Would've been complete if the meal didn't include disposable sample cups of ketchup and maple syrup.

I arrived on an Easter Sunday in the early morning, probably between the late night/morning shift change. The staff felt very distant for a homely place. However they still maintained attentiveness to the customer's needs.

The decor is very vintage and in fact seen in many films from the past. Most recent feature of it's 40's/50's wood aesthetic was Shape of Water. I had to Google it for a shot for shot comparison. However it the furnishing and decor does predate the 1950's as per the establishment's history blurb, about no early than pre-WW2. The front sports a black with chrome (or chrome-like) trim.

I've passed this place many times in my life but I wish I could've visited more often.