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It's our second day in Victoria, BC. Hubby and I are staying at the historic Fairmont The Empress. I chose a room with a harbour view, and I love it. For
breakfast today, we decided to enjoy a meal at Q At The Empress.
Q represents Queen - essentially, it's saying Queen at The Empress. We went
down to the restaurant shortly after 7:30 in the morning, and there are a couple of occupied tables already.
I honestly miss what I will call the "hotel life." Once upon a time in the year 2014, I would travel for work and would stay at hotels for a week at a
time in some places a couple weeks even, and I miss having someone else clean
the room and serve me breakfast.
Anyway, we ordered three items from the Favourites section of
their Breakfast Menu.
Free Run Farm Fresh Eggs
Hubby ordered the Free Run Farm Fresh Eggs with a choice of bacon and whole
wheat toast.
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Free Run Farm Fresh Eggs Bacon, crispy potatoes, roasted tomatoes, and Portofino toast |
Classic Eggs Benedict
I thought of getting their PNW Benedict, but it doesn't have salmon, and I am a
sucker for salmon benny.
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Classic Eggs Benedict Back bacon, poached eggs, hollandaise, and crispy potatoes |
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| Runny egg yolks mixing with the hollandaise |
Buttermilk Pancakes
The pancake was thin and so soft. I think this specific pancake converted me.
In the forever duel between Pancakes VS Waffles - my younger sister and I are
Team Waffles, while our only brother and youngest sister are Team Pancakes. The
Pancakes from Q At The Empress changes my preference. It's making me Team
Pancakes.
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Buttermilk Pancakes 3 pieces buttermilk pancakes served with Canadian maple syrup, fresh berries, and butter |
It's also my first time trying Blueberry Compote, and it's so good. How am I
missing this all my life? I keep hearing compote from watching Food Network,
but trying it with the pancakes here is such an amazing experience. I will dare to say I prefer it over syrup.
We also ordered drinks. Hubby had their Latte while I had Homemade Hot
Chocolate.
Is breakfast worth it at Q At The Empress?
It's definitely pricey, and I have learned from my younger sister that
Victoria, BC is a brunch city, so there are A LOT of places with great
breakfast/brunch menus. It's worth a try at least once, but it's not
something I would go back to over and over again - except maybe for those
pancakes.
