Dr Generosity

Say it ain’t so! After eating a large plate of splendid eggs benedict on Saturday, my server tells me the owner of this place is hanging up her apron after 10 years very soon.
If you see this, hurry to Dr. Generosity before it closes!

Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day. When I’m sitting on a busy streetcar or watching my wet laundry twirl in the dryer, I fantasize about my weekend breakfast. I imagine a cup of hot black coffee and juicy bacon strips. I imagine a massive serving of smoked salmon draped over a poached egg like an elegant table cloth. I imagine the colourful fruit, the hungover faces and the bright glasses of orange juice. I love it all!
On my boyfriend’s final morning in Canada, we decided that a Last Breakfast was essential. It was a Wednesday and since Dr. G’s is a 5 minute walk from my apartment, we decided to walk over. It was closed. To our unpleasant surprise, on weekdays they open at half past eleven. He recommended Tim Hortons but I distracted him at Chapters until the clock struck 11:30. Best decision of my life.
The server was friendly and took our order right away. While we waited for our food we drew each other with crayons on the paper table cloth. Some of my finest artistic work has been executed on restaurant napkins and pub coasters. Dr. G’s tablecloths provide space for extra large portraits. Mine resembled a cross between a fat blob and a furry yellow animal with blue saucers for eyes.
When the food came, I forgot about my masterpiece. I ordered the Egg Dostoyevsky with mushroom cheddar chowder. It was perfect — the egg was perfect, the sauce, the toasted bagel. They served my meal with two slices of pineapple. I wish they threw in a couple strawberries or orange slices. A breakfast isn’t complete without a serving of fruit! The chowder was delicious. My boyfriend ordered the tuna melt. He evidently loved it because it was devoured within seconds. It came with the soup of the day, which he also liked. I also recommend ordering the fresh and pulpy orange juice, especially when attempting to cure a hangover.
I regret not coming here more often. I’ve given many paycheques to the Firkin, which is right next door, completely forgetting that Dr. G’s serves better food and bigger portions. Come here for food and go next door for beer.

The ambiance was nice. This places seems to be really popular for brunch and lunch. However, I thought the food was overpriced for what it was.
The lamb burger bun was not fresh and the burger itself was not that flavorful. I was also expecting some more creativity with the fixings for the price I paid.
The soup of the day side I ordered was as basic as you could get. It tasted like canned soup with lumps of shredded cheddar cheese in in.
In summary, this place has food on par with a chain casual dining restaurant but charges more. I would not go out of my way for this place.

Went here for brunch on a Saturday around noon. They don’t take reservations and the wait was at least 30 – 40 mins for a table of four.
We got the
1) Eggs benny special — eggs benny on bbq pulled pork and jalapeño cornbread. Good but not great.
2) Huevos Rancheros — 2 poached eggs on a grilled tortilla with sour cream, house hot sauce and guar. I loved every part of this dish!
3) Side of sausage was also very good.
Service was spotty but understandable considering that they were packed busy and the food made up for it! I’ll be back again when I’m craving the huevos :)
P.S They also have really tasty apricot ale on tap!

This doctor has no bedside manner. I’m sad to give this place 2 stars but based on the service I had, that’s what it’s getting.
True to the experience you’ll have at a doctor’s office there’s a ton of people in the waiting room and they’re just pushing you through. If you’re coming here with friends and you want to hang out and catch up be aware that when the meal is over, they want you out!
I’ve been coming to this restaurant for brunch since it opened and know how popular and busy it is and the food has been consistently great. We chose to come here to introduce a friend who is new to the neighbourhood to the restaurant. We had terrible service, I was shocked, I’ve never had terrible service here before.
I ordered the portobello sandwich and asked for it without the roasted red peppers and was told the kitchen couldn’t do that, when I got it I was quite able to pick them all out so I don’t know what the big deal was from the kitchen.
The waitress didn’t ask if we wanted to be topped up with coffee or tea before presenting the bill. When we asked for more tea she looked pretty put out by the request but obliged and then back shortly thereafter telling us to pay the bill!!! There are so many different ways the same message could have been communicated without being so rude.
We asked to speak to the manager (who was working Sunday, Oct. 27^th), and out comes a young woman who hears about how we were getting pushed out and how we had terrible service. She apologized but I’ve seen better acting from Kristin Stewart in the Twilight Series. It was obvious she couldn’t have cared less. We literally stood there looking at her in shock. She asked what else we wanted. I suggested a more meaningful apology considering this is a family business and customer service is important. She could have committed to talking to the employee and assuring us that’s not the experience that customers should walk away with. She followed up by apologizing for her apology and saying that she couldn’t commit to firing the server! Neither of which is what we were asking for.
When did asking for good customer service and being taken seriously as a customer mean so little? Maybe she didn’t care because there was a line up out the door.
If either of the owners had been there to witness that they would have been horrified. I write that because I’ve seen them there in the past offering excellent service. It just goes to show the power of two individuals, in this case the manager and server, can have a long lasting positive or negative impact on a business based on their individual actions.
Sadly the friend who came for her first time will not return, neither will we. There are so many great places to eat in the city, why go back somewhere you’re clearly not wanted.

Brunch here is pretty good… only so excited I get over an egg… but dinner here is fantastic. I’ve never been disappointed and the stuffed sole is my favorite. The «just what the doctor ordered» martini is my favorite as far as drinks go. If you’ve only been here for brunch, try it another time as the menu and specials keep changing. Yum.

Brunch is my favorite meal of the day. So I had high expectations going in. Happy to report I was not disappointed!
My salmon eggs benny was good but my SO’s pulled pork eggs benny (their special today) was divine. Service fast and friendly. Ambience is great too.
I’m a fan!

Great brunch spots that aren’t rammed are hard to come by nowadays, and I’m jumping for joy after a friend suggested we have brunch at Dr. Generosity. I’ve been to this restaurant for dinner a number of times in the past and have always loved their specials and BYOW policy. Corkage fees are dirt cheap Mon-​Wed and managable Thurs-​Sun ($ 15 a bottle). I love that I have another reason to go here now. Last Sunday I tried the french toast with a side of sausage. A solid meal that didn’t break the bank. My friend had a delicious looking waffle with fresh whip cream. The maple syrup was great. It’s close to Runnymede Station, but for those who drive, there’s free parking on the street until 1 p.m. Bonus!

I went there for Sunday brunch. Honestly, I was so excited to try a new place I couldn’t wait. After carefully studying the menu we decided to order eggs Dostoyefsky and Huevos Rancheros. Both of them come with home fries, french fries or salad. My biggest mistake was ordering home fries. They were so burned they actually were black. I was really dissapointed after all these 5 star reviews on Unilocal.
I will give them 2 stars just because I liked eggs with salmon they were good.

Great environment, eggs florentine was fantastic, good value too!
I went for weekday lunch, worked construction nearby. No complaints here!

My first two times I had dined here were awful — bad service, crap food, etc. Then my colleague who used to work there suggested I go back. Glad I did because it’s way better! Service is amazing and it’s the best brunch I’ve ever had! Also their French Onion Soup is WOW!
Love the little bar in the front. and they do have an upstairs area for groups!

I was really struggling when deciding whether I was going to award Dr. Generosity with 3 or 4 stars. The elements I liked were spectacular, but there were some missteps that just can’t be ignored.
Let’s start off with the pros since I’m in a peppy mood! What originally caught my eye about Dr. Generosity was their sandwich sign out front boasting cheap corkage fees. I have NEVER brought a bottle of wine to a restaurant (wasn’t even sure you could do that anywhere here in Toronto) and having just bottled some of my own wine at the Wine Butler, I was super intrigued by the concept! My friend and I went on a Tuesday, so there was only a $ 2.00 corkage fee! FAN-​FREAKING-​TASTIC! I almost felt like I was doing something illegal upon entering the restaurant and pulling out my own bottle of wine. My friend and I giggled like school girls at the sheer absurdity of it all (yes — we’re dorks).
We both ordered the chopped salad after hearing a woman at the table next to ours raving about it — we were not disappointed. The salad was plentiful and fresh with a delicious mixture of greens, eggs, shaved turkey (you can get tuna salad instead), cheddar cheese, bacon (though, I would have been thrilled if it were real bacon instead of those pitiful dried bacon bits), beets, carrots, alfalfa sprouts and cherry tomatoes. It was honestly one of the best salads I’ve had and I was thrilled that there was leftovers for lunch the next day (tip — ask for your dressing on the side if you plan to do next day leftovers for obvious reasons).
The staff here were great. Very attentive and friendly. Our waiter was eyeing our glasses like a hawk and filled them as needed.
Alright — time to get into the nitty gritty negatives. When we first entered the restaurant, there were still many tables available, but we were seated at a wobbly table smack dab in the middle of the restaurant (so it was a high traffic area). Seemed very odd to me and it was not at all a comfortable seating arrangement. Speaking of comfort — THE RESTAURANT WAS A BILLION DEGREES! My friend and I were sweating bullets the entire time we were there. Granted, it was a stifling hot day, but there is no way any AC of any kind was on. When we complained about it, they assured us the AC was on… in which case, they REALLY need a new one.

This place came highly reviewed .
Visiting from San Francisco ( Unilocal hq) I wanted to introduce the power of community to my Canadian friends. After quickly figuring out the location thanks to my GPS infused iPhone this place was on the top of my search results.
We had two kids with us and 5 adults. This place is truly kids friendly: no-​spill kids cups, crayons and kids menu. Kids were thrilled.
As a foodie I did not like the lunch salad that I got, it was blend and humongous (seriously I thought it a cow portion of grass! and zuccini).
I liked the portobella sandwich, that my friend got, and pretty much it.
I left feeling heavy but missed the flavour and taste. IMHO
I bit overpriced too.

I was at Dr. Generosity’s last night with seven friends celebrating a friend’s birthday. This is one of her favourite restaurants and she and her boyfriend go often for brunch.
Our server was attentive and the food was good (though my mashed potatoes were dry, cool and salty). Considering it was a Friday night and we were a large party, they didn’t rush us out (we were there from 7 ’til 10ish).

People are always talking up the Doc.
Took a while to finally get around to going and was initially impressed with atmosphere inside. It was dark, cozy — but still had a family-​restaurant vibe. There were a few dates in at the time — so it’s not quite East Side Mario’s.
The portion size was very large, the prices were a little too high, and service was so-​so. Food was… OK to slightly not that OK. Had a veal parmigiana which came with a tasteless side salad. Pasta could have been fresh, but I doubt it. Tomato sauce was very plain but a good consistency. Veal was better than an Italian sandwich place — but not that much.
Bill for two was about 50 bucks. A little much for a meal not great. Could have done a lot better (out of the neighborhood, for sure).
Interesting item: Lemon Hopper: Lemonade/​Grass Hopper beer. Not delicious… but interesting. SKIP IT.

Had ‘brunch’ here at 1.40p on Saturday and the crowd was manageable; pretty much no wait for small groups
I tried the French Toast, which everyone raved about… it was pretty good, but not fantastic… maybe my expectations were just higher coz it seemed like everyone DIED after eating it.
The sausages were surprisingly yummy and the hot sauce i requested for was actually Hot/​spicy. Nice.
I got the mimosa to go with it. good combo. Reasonable prices. Fairly cute, cozy décor. Really cute name

I have only had brunch here once: salmon bennie and a ceasar. It was ok, not bad, not great, just ok. The lines on the weekend are a bit ridiculous, but the service is fast and friendly.
I’d recommend it, but I feel like there are way better brunch places out there. However, if you’re in the area and want something more convenient on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon, this is probably your best bet.

Dr. Generosity, what a nice, pleasant surprise! Maybe I should not be surprise because I came here for brunch after reading all these 4 stars+ Unilocal reviews!
Advice:
–If anyone in your group was whining that there is a line up and want to leave, ignore that person! They can go somewhere else but you are staying!
— Don’t sit at the bar when there is a line! Wait for one of the tables in the dinning room! You really don’t want to have 20 people lining up behind your back whining while you enjoying your brunch!
Love the nice, warm and classy dark wood interior… A nice and joyful vibe in the dining area. who should not be joyful? The food here is awesome!
Huervos Rancheros! Yes it is really good! order that and you won’t regret. and good call to have side salad instead of the potato. as it can get really heavy with all the starch and meat and beans! (writing about makes me free like having one NOW!)
Eggs Dostoyefsky is as good too. but nothing compare to the Huervos Rancheros!
Services here is friendly, attentive and efficient! My kind of place!

— Brunch on the Run —
Perfectly executed Brunch items of Huevos Rancheros ($ 12.00) & Eggs Dostoyefsky ($ 12.00) with good service that has nice touches that can go unnoticed sometimes such as the staff hand-​grinding Black Pepper at your table for Brunch. I felt under-​dressed as usually Steakhouses do this service for you.
Lemon Herb dressing was light and flavourful, put on the side as requested while servers top up Water at a selection of tables. Hollandaise is nice consistency and flavour while Poached Eggs are runny yummy. Huevos was a mess of the described ingredients that is fulfilling for that Sunday first Meal of the day.
You get to line-​up inside which is better than other Brunch locations Downtown and the today’s Tip is there is barely any wait if you settle for the BAR (!) area (Sportsnet on TV) like those Guys did, but obviously with the Ladies they always want that Mood light Wood Pub homey feel which provides more attentive service while they talk and you EAT.
Note: Kids get to draw on the craft paper covering the Table using crayons.

The reverse commute. Heading away from the downtown core and it’s plethora of spectacular restaurants.
It’s not often that a place has the culinary magnetism to consistently BOTH draw urbanites out to the mid-​city AND keep their tastebuds sufficiently on-​their-​toes to keep drawing them back.
There’s a reason that this place is so damn popular. It’s remarkably consistent, emotionally pleasing and fantastically delicious.
One of the best brunch places in the city. Incredibly easy to get to on the subway line. Always worth it.