My coworker, K-Press had originally tipped me off about the Orange Room in New West. Her feeling is that there is a total lack of culinary delights in her hood and the OR was something a bit different. She went there and sampled the food and produced a really detailed write-up for me to read. She was hoping to have me post it on my site as a guest review; however, she didn't have any photos! Doh! She seemed quite disappointed and honestly, I'm a bit too OCD with my pictures anyways... Well, today was the day I gave the Orange Room a go and dragged Ma, Blondie, Pomegranate and L-Pete for the ride.
From the outside, it sure doesn't look like much with its 80's-looking signage and iron fence. Once we walked inside, it was a different animal altogether. Warm, modern and chic, this place surely doesn't scream out New West. While we often associate places like the Waffle House, (which is 2 stores down) with its older clientele, with good ol' New West; the Orange Room brings a hip strut with attitude into the old city. We ended up making it in time for breakfast and I went all out and had the Steak and Eggs. Looking quite grand on the plate were 2 Born-3 eggs with fruit,
Blondie had the Bacon and Eggs. As you can see in the picture, there are 2 things that stand out. First, they used back bacon and second, the eggs were nicely scrambled. The orange butter was a
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The Good:
- Comfy and cool digs
- Reasonable pricing
- Despite the shortcomings, the food appeared to be prepared with care
The Bad:
- A few consistency issues with the food
- Food suffers from over-creativity (such as the round steak and the fancy ketchup)
3 comments:
Great post. I had made a (mental) note to try them when we had passed by in the summer. From what I remember though, they had wierd hours and weren't open on Sunday or Saturday - do you recall?
I'm not sure about that really. I know they're open Saturday. I think Sunday brunch too?
Hey, thanks for dropping by and trying brunch! Latest info on hours can be found on our website (theorangeroomtapas.ca), but it's basically 9-10 tues-fri, 8-10 sat, 8-4 sun. closed mondays (that's when we sleep).
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