Symposium Cafe Cobourg

We had a great time here yesterday with my entire family food and service was exceptional, we definitely recommend!

Honestly, didn't have high hopes for this place. I couldn't have been more wrong. The menu seems blah, but all the food is prepared well and seasoned, except the fries, which isn't a huge deal. Our server didn't write a single thing down and remembered all of it. If she thought you might have messed something up she double checked with us before anything could become an issue. She was very knowledgeable about the menu and could make very good recommendations. Also, there was 12 of us, 5 kids 7 adults, we were there on a Sunday so 5 of the kids meals were free, which I don't think they have to do in this day and age.Give it a try, it's a lot better than most places in the area.

Came here for breakfast and lunch. The menu is to large for having a good quality among the many different culinary options. The chicken sluvaki dinner is literally made as though an American made it. No authentic flavours at all. The spicy aioli served with the sweet potato fries is literally just mayo. The amount of spice added is just enough to change the colour to orange, not the flavour. The club sandwich has no mayo on it, leaving the flavour profile somewhat bland without any fat content.Some of the menu items have a unique ingredient that does not benefit the dish. Dill in rice and raw cinnamon sprinkled all over a latte.The service can be somewhat slow. Our orders were also wrong or missing ingredients. The latte looks like nothing like the picture on the menu. The chocolate ice cream affegato was half the size of the picture and missing the hazelnuts and whipped cream. I ordered a cafe mocha and received a cafe latte instead, which was an error from the kitchen.The BLT and Carrot Cake were good items. This place is a cafe, as said in its name. Unfortunately they market their menu as a regular restaurant and since they are not a restaurant but a cafe their menu items are all over the place, sometimes mediocre, and sometimes extremely lacking in quality. As a cafe the options are lacking. It’s honestly a restaurant not a cafe.While I wouldn’t jump at the idea of coming here there are some good menu items and the pricing for the most part is good.

First time in Symposium restaurant in Cobourg, Ontario. The food was excellent, the server was very friendly and provided excellent service. I believe I have found a gem of a restaurant. Will definitely return for another breakfast or lunch or dinner. Excellent place to eat with great

Good food, good people. Need to stop deep frying the morning