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One of my favorite breaky places. Always consistent food and solid service. I am generally predictable and order the Eggs Benedict with their molasses bread (as a side). Does me for the day. Weekends are crazy busy.

Went there last nite with my boyfriend.
Not busy compare to their bunch/lunch time.

We ordered Red Thai soup for sharing; the taste of coconut milk is so delicious!!
I managed to ask the waitress if we could have their homemade brown molasses bread (the one they served in brunch) in stead of the regular homemade foccaccia bread, and she said no problem!
For the main courses, I had Trapenese penne in a tomato based sauce with some veggies and parmesan cheese, noodle is well cooked, and sauce is tasty too.
My boyfriend ordered double bone pork chop with risotto rice cake and salad, meat was tender and juicy, He specially likes their home made dipping sauce – called “Mongolian”, tastes like some Asian spices cooking sauce.

Great experience overall.
By the way, they had large selection of dessert, look like all home made, but we skipped, I ended up having gelato at Pure on Elgin Street!

We came here for dinner with friends and had a good time. Our expectations were low because of an underwhelming experience at the Bronson location several years ago.

Other reviews (on RestaurantThing) complained about high prices, but we did not find this to be the case. Prices are on par with medium-high end big box chains (somewhere between Kelsey's and Milestones). Food quality was generally better than those chains.

Service was quite friendly and competent, except that a few water glasses went dry for some time. Extreme politeness (every "thank you" was received with a "you're welcome") was contrasted with a sort of awkward quirkiness (checking the menu for the word "cambozola" while telling us about the specials, then adding "I can never remember that word.") Awkward quirkiness is something that doesn't bother me though. Perhaps because I identify with it.

The Spicy Red Thai Soup was very good and chock full of veggies (eggplant, peppers, onions). Not spicy by Thai standards, but perfect for an Italian fusion restaurant like this. The bread was quite awesome (in size, but quality too), and was great for dunking in the soup.

The Rosemary Gorgonzola Fettucine were quite delicious. I opted for the no-meat version ($12.50) because it sounded quite rich. And rich it was, but unfortunately it seems that they serve *less* pasta with their rich sauces, meaning I was left with a puddle in the bottom of my plate. It was too rich to eat like soup and I'd finished my bread, so I had to leave it. Wifey's Black Bean cream sauce penne were similarly good. A friend's (non-cream) Trapenese Penne were served in significantly larger quantity. Price good, taste good, but what's with the skimpy creamy pastas?

Desserts are made in house and the list changes based on what's available. Our server recommended the Chocolate Oblivion Cake, which my wife ordered. It turned out to be not that great -- more sugary than chocolatey and just sort of heavy. We're pretty snobby about chocolate cake though. :-) My Coconut Cream Pie was awesome, with a wonderfully tasty and flaky crust. Lots of whipped cream too.

brown molasses french toast with maple syrup and fresh fruit.

stoneface dolly's is a place for excellent taste and value for breakie. the place is always packed and that is a good sign. the service was courteous and your sufficiency will be satisfied.

2 eggs, hash browns, delicious home made brown molasses breat and farmer's sausage.

I love going here for lunch. It is always delicious and the service is great. I've been once for breakfast and my omelette was much too greasy (and sort of burnt) but I would give it another try. We've also tried to go for dinner once, but did not have reservations so ended up sitting in the window on some uncomfortable stools. I tried the calamari (which is not breaded and deep-fried, but grilled (I think) and fanned out across salad greens) and hated it. I could smell the fishy calamari smell a mile away, and the texture was rubbery on the outside and slimy on the inside. I do not think it was fresh and could only eat one bite but to be fair to Stoneface Dolly's it was my first time trying calamari that was not deep-fried. Perhaps I simply do not like it. Will try again at a different venue some other time. All in all, I do love Stoneface Dolly's! The Chicken Babosie burger is to die for.

I love the Preston Street location for brunch. I think they serve the same menu as Bronson for all meals but there are more tables here and the sun shines in if you are sitting against the window overlooking Aberdeen street around 11-12. Perfect on a Sunday. Just watch out for the crowds. The word is out and it's busy.

The lemon diablo sauce on the eggs benny is killer (it is similar to Hollandaise but better). I always order it or the Florentine so I can't comment on the rest of the dishes.

I've also had one dinner here. The atmosphere at night is dark and moody. The only thing is it is noisy if you are not in the back nook.

Otherwise the experience was good. For some reason though, I like the Bronson St. location for dinner better. Maybe I'm just spreading the wealth around?!

The lamb burger (which is available on their lunch menu for $9.95) is a favourite of mine. It's topped with goat cheese, caramelized (red) onions and peppers. It comes with their house salad and yam chips or potato salad..choose the yam chips.

always delicious! do not miss out on these!

The bread is baked in-house like dinner rolls (balls of dough in a baking pan, matrix style) and is served very fresh, one per diner. But unlike dinner rolls they are huge -- maybe 3"x3" at the base and 4" tall.

Flavour is lightly yeasty and pretty good. Texture is great: moist and pleasantly chewy on the inside, lightly crusty on the outside.

Served with the ubiquitous olive oil and balsamic but I would have preferred it with butter. Excellent for dunking into soups and sauces.