Scout Cafe Restaurant

My mother and I decided to give this place a try, especially with the hanging flower baskets, it looked so inviting and we wanted to sit outside since the weather was nice too. At the entrance on the patio there was a guy sitting, who…stepped outside the patio and lit his cigar. The smoke and smell was just awful. We thought he’s leaving. To our surprise and disappointment he stayed there hanging on the patio fence and continued smoking. When we told him that he should not smoke there, he replied that he’s off of the patio and that this is a free country he does what he wants. We reminded him that he should be at least 9 metres away from the patio while he’s smoking. He continued saying that he can smoke there as he’s not on the patio. Then he said to us why are you wearing masks, is that freedom? I couldn’t believe how ignorant he is. I reminded him that wearing a mask doesn’t harm anyone and that we’re following the law as it says right on the restaurant door where we were standing (beside the Non smoking sign ironically). We asked the waitress who came out with his coffee if he could stay further as we were going to sit on the patio as well on the opposite side of him. She said she will call the owner. The owner was Not only useless but he states that he can smoke there as long as he wasn’t stepping on the patio. We left without continuing any further. If this is type of customer service we get from the get go who wants to go further. We don’t trust this place at all, especially when it comes to our health!More

I’m glad I didn’t read any recent reviews before trying this place, because we had a lovely lunch there today. We were a party of 3 and were immediately directed upstairs. The menu is extensive and reasonably priced. There are so many choices, including some…interesting dishes that I think are Serbian. Food was uniformly good – nice smoked salmon, good Montreal smoked meat and a tasty BLT. We ordered a mushroom appetizer that was fantastic – served with finely diced ham and a creamy cheese, it arrived piping hot. Coffees were great – nice espresso. Service was polite and helpful.

Popped in mid week to check it out. We had no idea what we were ordering, but it was all excellent. We can’t wait to eat our way through the entire menu. So nice to try something new and different. Service was friendly, prices were…extremely reasonable and wine selection was great.