Toast & Jam

Cozy atmosphere. Very friendly staff. Everything was fresh and portion sizes were perfect. Toast was a definite highlight.

Mostly a hit, sometimes a miss. The previous 6 times I have come have been great. This most recent time not so much. Going out for a normal breakfast/lunch? This place is great. Going out for breakfast on a busy holiday weekend? Maybe reconsider, or at least be ready for a different level of service than normal. I have come here several times with my wife and occasionally others. The food is generally great, service usually fantastic. Unless you're just a couple and they're very busy on a holiday weekend, then it seems you might fall through the cracks. I am generally really forgiving of restaurants and places on busy holiday weekends. However, no one likes feeling like an after though. Table next to us was seated after us, ordered after us, got their food before us (they ordered nearly the same thing), and finished eating before our food arrived. Our food was the same temperature as the plate, which is to say barely qualifying as warm. Normally I can understand a long wait time between ordering -> food getting to the table (60 minutes in our case), but not when every other table is getting theirs at a much faster pace. This coupled with the fact that the server generally went ~40 minutes between checking on us meant that our most recent visit was not so great.

Visited for the first time recently and had a good experience. I ordered the Jordan's Breakfast and it was very good. Standouts were the biscuit and sausage. Home fries would be better than roasted potatoes I think, but they were ok. I did try the Peaches and Cream French Toast and it was very tasty and is lighter than it looks. Gave only four stars as the menu is slightly overpriced I think. But would visit again in the future for sure. ?

After hearing my family rave about this place I decided to take my kids for breakfast here. The atmosphere and decor were nice, and the taste of the food itself was great with a lot of it sourced from local suppliers. However… My entire breakfast plate was cold, the server didn’t come back once to ask how it was so ended up eating it cold. Because he didn’t ever come back, there was also no top up to the coffee or water. The $3.50 small chocolate milk on the menu turned into $4.50 small chocolate milk by the time the bill came but after waiting forever for the server to come in the first place just paid the extra to save waiting even more. Plus the $3 small coffee that I suppose you could get free refills on if your server ever came back to check. Glad I went to check it out and to support a small, local business but when spending $70 for breakfast for 3 (2 of whom were children), I expect someone to come ask if everything is okay once and to not sit through most of the meal with an empty water glass and coffee mug. Guess I should have just taken my $70 to the grocery store and made my own. Can’t say it justifies a return visit unfortunately. EDIT: Thank you Toast and Jam for replying to my review. I did follow up by email as requested 3 weeks ago but haven’t heard back from you… I get it’s a challenging time for business owners, but it’s also a challenging time for customers with the price of everything going up, and there are lots of options for places to eat on an ever decreasing budget. Still would be happy to hear back from you…

Fantastic brunch spot - 10/10 would recommend if you are ever in Kingston! The food and drinks were fantastic and all the staff were very friendly and accommodated two additional people who were joining our table.

Great food, great interior, amazing baked goods, (mega croissants), steep prices for breakfast, lattes/coffee drinks are decent. Overall a great spot for breakfast in that area of Kingston. The prices are a bit shocking for breakfast but the portions are quite generous which offsets them somewhat. Homemade jams are great with their baked goods and the staff is excellent. I would come back for sure if this was the area I needed to be in and was looking to spend a bit more.

Great breakfast spot, love the vibe and the service is generally great. Their menu seems a lot more limited now than it used to be but that’s probably due to Covid, so understandable. Some seriously good coffee and their bacon is always cooked just so. This last visit I tried the peaches and cream French toast and sweet baby jesus, it was a good time for the mouth.

this is easily my favourite place to go for breakfast in Kingston. I have been multiple times now and anytime that someone asked to go for brunch or breakfast with me whether it’s family or friends in the area I have always asked to go here. The staff are always so so so friendly and it’s local. They have a bakery right next-door that all of their pastries and baked goods are taken directly from, so if you’re craving the croissants after eating one in the café you can go buy a bunch of them next-door. Ridiculously tasty and super cute. Not too expensive which I can appreciate. Really good coffee and always nice to support local small places in Kingston. Will continue to go here over and over and over again. have officially made a tradition that every time my mom comes up to visit me in Kingston we always go here.