TORONTO: OddFellows weekend brunch

The scene of the crime: OddFellows, a hipster restaurant that’s cleverly embraced its strange, narrow space by seating everyone at a single communal table for 24.

Owned by two designers, OddFellows is a quirky, to say the least, environment: crazy light fixtures, a fireplace hung from the ceiling, a wall of colourful bubble alphabet fridge magnets, and even a stuffed beaver … and a table leg designed to look like a beaver’s been gnawing on it.

The crime: Cooking up a ridiculously gigantic cauldron of “breakfast for two” and charging only $24 for it.

In a hot stone bowl arrived layers of:

• roasted potatoes
• roasted cherry tomatoes
• several sunnyside-up eggs
• five or six sausages
• six slices of bacon
• two pieces of back bacon so big they could be considered pork chops
• asparagus wrapped with more bacon
• and six pieces of toast.

This is what my plate looked like on my first pass.

I believe the “breakfast for two” was good for several servings between me and my sister, two leftover breakfasts the next day, and a midnight snack.

OddFellows serves some other tasty brunch items. Kevin’s steak and eggs ($18) came with a nicely spiced flat-iron steak (pre-sliced), eggs, potatoes, fresh cherry tomatoes and toast.

I’d like to come back to try dinner (probably not on a hipster-packed Friday or Saturday night) which sounds like it’s full of hearty stews and comfort food.

Oddfellows, 936 Queen St. W., Toronto, (416) 534-5244.

Open for brunch on weekends 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dinner menu Monday to Wednesday 7-11 p.m., Thursday to Saturday 7 p.m. to midnight. Late-night menu Monday to Saturday until 2 a.m.