Greenroom Diner

To cap off our trip to Tofino, Eliza and I picked a little diner that had recently opened up.  We had seen the menu and an ad for it at the camp site that we stayed at for the last two days, so we figured that it could be a fun time!  Let me introduce you to the Greenroom Diner.  Located on the right-hand side of the road as you're entering town, tucked away a bit along the water (approximately 634 Campbell Street), it doesn't just jump out of you.  But, maybe that was part of the draw for us.

The view was quite nice, and the interior was plain and clean.  One of the two very pleasant servers seated us at a booth and gave us menus, while getting us each a coffee ($2.25 w/ refills).  Apparently it was the first day of their new menu, so score for us!  It was a collection of the usual breakfast suspects, along with a couple of specialties.

After mulling over our options, we came to our decisions.  Eliza decided upon a "Benny Gone Green", since she's one for the ol' veggie options.  Meanwhile, I had a serious desire for some pancakes, probably due to low blood-sugar or something.  The server asked whether I wanted my bacon crispy, to which I replied, "No please, I like mine a bit soft."  She laughed because she had just had a conversation with the cook about how everyone orders their bacon crispy.  I'm just going against the grain, apparently.  Anyway, we placed out orders and conversed about whatever happened to be on our minds that day.  We were brought regular coffee refills and the server stopped a couple of times for a bit of conversation.  It's always a nice touch when servers are genuinely interested in talking, as opposed to just rehashing the same crap about the weather, etc.  Regardless, it wasn't long until our food arrived...

Pancakes, topped with fruit and lemon cream-cheese, with bacon ($12)

Benny Gone Green (can't remember exact toppings), with fruit ($13)

The bacon was soft, just like I asked!  The pancakes were also and awesome mash of flavours, and were done just right.  On the other side of the table, Eliza voiced her pleasure with her benny.  (She gets the sauce on the side, thus the lack of it in the picture.)  The eggs were cooked well and looked quite fluffy to me.  The plates did lack a bit in the presentation department, what with the amount of empty space on them.  At the same time, the quality of the food outweighed the quantity, so it'd be silly to complain too much.  Overall, the Greenroom gets a whole 4 Bacons from me!  It's got good vegetarian options, and the food in general is good.  The service is also awesome, as is the coffee!

Stay sharp, kids

Jesse