reviews

Amsterdam Original Pancakes
Victoria Street, Kamloops, BC
This is one of my favourite breakfast places in town. The wooden tables look like they have a few stories to tell. Besides who can resist those beautiful high ceilings and red brick walls? I like to sit as close to the front window as possible so I can see the going ons of Saturday morning on Victoria Street. Today I had the soup and sandwich. The grilled ham and cheese sandwich is pretty standard. But oh that lovely melted cheese...The onion soup is very good as well. This lunch comes with a salad topped with a honey-mustard dressing - all for $7.99. When I am up for a true heart attack breakfast, I order the bacon and cheese pancake and slather it in syrup. The combination of the salty and the sweet is my idea of heaven. This heart stopping/heart throbbing breakfast goes for $8.69. Generally, the food is out with ten minutes of ordering. However, in the past, I've found the service to be hot and cold. As of late, it has been very good. My husband likes to engage the waitresses in chit chat and jokes. With that kind of encouragement, our waitress today became over the top friendly. There certainly is a fine line. I certainly like to have my water and coffee cup always full, but when the service comes to the point of interrupting conversation....Generally this is a great Saturday morning brunch place. Since it has become generally less busy on Saturday mornings, I find the service is much more consistent. My advice to the waitresses is that if you keep the coffee cups full without bordering on gushy, you will still get a generous tip.

posted by reviewer @ 2:23 PM