The Team arrived just shortly after 10am (1 hour after open), as per usual. Already the place was packed with people, in the booths and along the bar. The first thing that catches most first-time visitors is the vintage jukebox, and yes, it still works. Each of the booths is still equipped with the original jukebox controls as well. As for us, we were lucky enough to only have to wait a couple of minutes for a booth to open up. (WARNING: Do not sit down before the server clears the table!) The server sat us down and set us upon the menu, which most of us were somewhat (or, in Rozi's case, very) familiar with. It contained a great balance between vegetarian and non-vegetarian meal choices. Within about another 5 minutes, the server came back, took our orders and confirmed that we all wanted coffee ($2 each, free refills). With that, she took off for a few more minutes in search of coffee for us, all while helping the other patrons. Finally, our coffee arrived, so we dug in for moderate wait we'd be enduring while the following food was being prepared:
Jesse - Trucker's Breakfast. 3 eggs (scrambled), turkey sausages, rosemary potatoes and toast. ($8 / Total $10.50)
Kimmy - Breakfast Sundae. Layered granola, vanilla yogurt and fresh fruit in a sundae cup. ($6 / Total $8.40)
Rozi - Mangled Eggs. Bacon, scrambled eggs and Montreal brie inside a toasted croissant, with a side of rosemary potatoes, along with an extra side of sour cream & salsa. ($9 / Total $11.55)
Cam - Huevos Rancheros. Flour tortilla with scrambled eggs, peppers, onions, and black beans. Comes with a side of rosemary potatoes, sour cream and salsa. He also added cheese. ($11 / Total $13.65)Now, I'd like to take this moment to make note of the service that you get at The Templeton. As I normally do, I read some reviews on Google before heading out for breakfast. It seems that the biggest complaint was the slow and/or rude service that they received at The Templeton. Now, I must admit, the service was slow and the server was a bit on-edge. But, let's be honest here, if I was the only server dealing with a whole cafe full of hungry people and screaming children, I wouldn't be serving each table hand over foot, nor would I be in the best of moods. Cut the girl some slack, folks! I think that, given the circumstances, she does a damn fine job, so suck it up.
Anywho, yes, our breakfasts! After about 10 or 15 minutes, all of our plates arrived. All of it looked and smelled amazing. I've never really been one for turkey sausages/bacon/etc, but I must say that the turkey sausages that I got here were freaking amazing. The eggs we done to perfection and the toast was delicious. The only problem was the potatoes, some of which were still quite undercooked, while others were burnt to a near-crisp. Otherwise, everything was exactly as I imagined it. As for the rest of The Team, they were all in agreeance that their meals were top-notch, minus the potatoes on Cams plate, which were done the same as mine. All the while, there was no lack of coffee refills which, as you all know, is a huge factor for this teams breakfasts. (haha) After we were all done, Rozi contemplated ordering one of the famous milkshakes. Unfortunately, the server caught wind of this idea and said, "You expect me to make you a milkshake when I'm this damn busy?"
Rozi looked down and said, "No...", much like a kid who had been scolded would.
"She comes here all the time," the server assured us, "she knows better."
On that note, we all laughed, finished up our coffees and paid our bills. For $10, I can say that I was quite satisfied with the breakfast that I got at The Templeton. Minus those potatoes, of course.... The Team agrees that, yes, The Templeton is a Grade A place worth visiting again.... and again.... and again.
Stay sharp, kids
Jesse
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