Great breakfast or lunch spot

Give Papa Leo's a try......

If you are looking for a nice spot to have breakfast or lunch, try Papa Leo's on Concession Street.

Located at 638 Concession Street, right across from the Juravinski Cancer Center.  They are open for breakfast and brunch/lunch.

I would recommend the vegetarian club and the sweet potato fries!!  Next time we will try their breakfast.

http://www.papaleosrestaurant.com/

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Aberdeen Tavern

Aberdeen Tavern - 432 Aberdeen Ave., Hamilton

Overall Experience:  5/5

We visited Aberdeen Tavern last year for dinner and returned for brunch on Mother's Day.  The restaurant is beautiful inside.  It was the site of an old bank.

I wish I had some pictures of our food to share but we will definitely be going back.

For dinner, we showed up without a reservation on a Friday and it was packed.  The owner was sitting at a table close to the entrance and heard that we did not have a reservation so he gave up his table.  The menu had just enough to choose from.  We shared the beet and squash salad which was excellent!  Entrees I would recommend are the chicken supreme and the braised beef.  Entree prices comparable to The French......average $20-25.

No complaints about the service and the owner came over to ask us about our dinner.  He mentioned that they were starting a brunch menu so we decided to try it on Mother's day.  For brunch they had homemade scones which were so good!

Excellent food, service and atmosphere!

The Mule

The Mule - 41 King William St., Hamilton

Overall Experience: 4.5/5


We tried The Mule about 9 months ago after reading an article about the chef winning Chopped Canada. 

We showed up after 7 pm on a Friday and it was quite busy but the staff were quick to find us a table.  The wait staff were great at explaining the menu to us and how many tacos people usually order for dinner. There is a selection of soft tacos with great choices for fillings (Fish Taco, Brussel Sprout Taco, Sweet Potato Taco etc.)  We also shared some nacho chips and guacomole.

Pricing is good - $4-5 per taco average.  Three to four tacos is perfect for dinner and maybe with an added shareable plate.  Great atmosphere and a unique experience!

We have returned to The Mule a few more times.  We would highly recommend that you try it.  One of the many great restaurants on King William St.

http://themule.ca/
 

Our Restaurant List

Over the past year, we have tried many of the new restaurants in Hamilton.

We will catch up and post our dining experience for all of them but for now, here is a list of the places we have tried so far in no particular order:

1.  The Mule
2.  Aberdeen Tavern
3.  Salt Lick
4.  Brux House
5.  Mattson and Co.
6.  Radius
7.  The Capri
8.  Twisted Lemon
9.  Papa Leo's
10. Memphis Fire Barbecue
11. Southern Smoke Barbecue
12. Toast
13. The Ship
14. Hambrgr
15. Fsh & Chp
16.  The Black Forest Inn
18..  Ye olde Squire
19.  Sasso
20. State and Main
21. Papagayo
22.  Born and Raised
23.  The Coop Wicked Chicken
24.  The French
25.  Knead Pizza
26.  Berkeley North
27.  Kings Landing
28.  Burro Tacos
29.  Lake Road 
30.  The Burnt Tongue
31.  Charred 
32.  Rapscallion Rogue Eatery 
33.  Mezcal Tacos and Tequila
34.  Hambrgr on Ottawa Street 
35.  Bar Izakaya 
36.  The Heather 
38.  Jack and Lois 
39.  The Beverly 
40.  Butcher and The Vegan 
41.  Black Sheep Snack Bar
42.  Beertown Public House
43.  Moody's 
44.  The Diplomat 
45.  33 Bowen
46.  Donut Monster 
47.  Caro 

The French

Lamb Shoulder

Ricotta gnocchi

The French - 37 King William St., Hamilton

Overall Experience:  4/5

We tried The French last night.  The restaurant is quite nice but it was really busy and a little loud.  The menu has great choices for shareable plates and we tried the pork croquettes and parsnips.  Both dishes were excellent.
For drink selections, bottles of wine were pricey but you could order by the glass and there was a limited selection of beers and other cocktails.  For entrees, between the four of us we tried the steak frites, ricotta gnocchi and lamb shoulder.  The online menu is slightly different than the menu we ordered from.  Average price for an entree was $18-$28.
All of the entree dishes were excellent.  We ordered sourdough bread and asked for extra salt, which the waiter forgot about so he gave us our dessert selections for free!  We thought it was really nice and didn't expect it.

We would definitely go back to this restaurant!