Located on the border of the downtown east side and the downtown core sits a small oasis named Cafe Medina. It’s one of the more popular places for brunch on the weekend and its small size makes for some long waits~in is case an hour and a half so Maryinvancity put our names down and we went off to check out the That Barista Thing put on by Blenz at the Vancouver Public Library.

With our return to the restaurant there was still a good line up outside but the staff come out constantly checking for people who just might have arrived and taking names and seating people so we didn’t have to wait to long~15 minutes or so.

Credit to Maryinvancity for this picture

The room is long and narrow and the tables are packed tightly, it does add to the atmosphere, there is also bar seating behind where we were. There known for really good waffles with gourmet dips~lavender and white chocolate is one of the more popular and also they make really nice latte’s here.

I had a med size regular cafe latte $4 and change, really nice and the sugar wasn’t needed.

Photo courtesy of Maryinvancity

Mary had a lavender latte $3.60, really nice latte art I must say and she really enjoyed this, they also do a couple other flavors.

Waffle $3.15 each with Fig Marmalade Dip $1

Waffle $3.15 with Dark Chocolate dip $1, Mary had the fig marmalade dip and I had the dark chocolate, I really enjoyed mine and tried Marys dip~I liked mine more but Mary enjoyed both. I found the chocolate to be nice and rich and it was nice and runny so it took to the waffle really well when dipping.

Omelette $12, the filling varies everyday, today it was vegetarian with roasted potatoes, cherry tomatoes and chanterelle’s and cheese. Each plate was served with bread, the screaming hot cast iron skillet is a great touch to serve food in, my eggs were light and fluffy and the roasted potatoes were a great touch, the mushrooms were lightly sautéed in butter and capped the dish off perfectly!.

Cassoulet $15, Mary went with the Cassoulet with the sunny side up eggs, it’s served with baked beans, french farmers sausage, double smoked bacon and andouille, the bread here was perfect for this:

That prefect runny yolk, the perfectly cooked egg, that was the case here and I must say that this dish isn’t to be missed, it was enjoyed hands down!.

At the end of the day Cafe Medina is worth the wait and the different dishes available will keep most people happy without a doubt.  A full review can be found on the Zagat.com site.