dbd33

I think Swiss Chalet offers an acceptable low-cost product in the context of being an eat-in fast food joint. The restaurants are clean, comfortable, receptive to disabled people and offer beer and wine. The food quality and the speed of service is erratic but it's cheap and they willingly replace anything the customer finds unacceptable. Swiss Chalet compares favourably to, for example, KFC.

Swiss Chalet delivery however is bizarre. The food is always cold and the volume of packaging horrendous.

fledermaus

The one in a town not far from here has a pretty filthy takeout section. So mucky that I refused to order any food from there.

I tried the chicken in the one at Sunnybrook, it was ok, fries were good, but that sauce is weird. I thought it was expensive too.

Mr Lee

Yeah that sauce. What's that all about then?

macadian

I could share with you on that sauce however, you might throw up.....

iaink

Canadas contribution to world cuisine.


I used to hate it, but its grown on me and I quite like it now. Its a worry.


Have to say for once I agree entirely with dbds comments.

brizzle

Thought it was just me. The food was OK in SC (thought it was a bit like old people's food like ABC), but that gravy was foul. We've never been again. What would be so wrong about normal, decent, tasty gravy. Not sure what the hell makes that gravy taste so bad, and they make it out to be so 'special'. Yeah so special I wouldn't feed it to a dog.

lmartin999

http://www.torontolife.com/daily/dai...grino-top-100/

Simon Legree

For a start it isn't gravy. It's dipping sauce ! Lovely grub !!!

pinkkristen

In my experience (ON too), is that the Canadian women i have met have their men running around after them! Some work some don't but they have lots of money to be out doing their nails etc.
One thing that suprises me and perhaps it is because of where i have ended up is quite a snobby attitude. All i seem to hear is about which private school their kid attends, what big shot takes there daughter to the same school, what huge house there friend lives in (and i thought the UK had a class society).
Also and as much as i like these people and they have been friendly to us, a quite bitchy attitude to other people, parents and kids etc! Its starting to put me off them.

The majority of Canadians i have met though are friendly enough, but difficult to peel past the first layer and develop proper friendships with.

To the OP, maybe it is the part of Canada you live in and try not to worry about it, people are people the world over.

iaink

Cambridge is considered GTA now? That's a stretch isn't it?

iaink

To be fair, Oakville has a lot of very conspicuous prosperity.

I sat in the tim hortons on saturday eating my $5 lunch and counted the porsches go by! In half an hour I also saw two bentleys and a ferrari too. Lots of money, that was my impression.

Alan2005

Lots of money, but absolutely no class.

Almost Canadian

Do lawyers live there

iaink

Couldnt afford to unless they are senior partners was my impression

fledermaus

Dipping sauce. More Canadian nonsense. It's wet and you eat it with your food, ditto gravy.