11 restaurants for Mother's Day brunch in Toronto

Mother's Day is fast approaching, and in Toronto that means reservations for brunch are filling up. The annual celebration falls on Sunday, May 8 this year and while flowers and gifts are surely appreciated, chances are that mom just wants to spend some time with you... perhaps with a mimosa or eggs Benny?

Here's where to take mom for brunch this Mother's Day in Toronto.

Luckee
Susur Lee's dim sum restaurant will offer a four-course brunch menu for $55 per person. Two seatings are available for brunch between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. featuring soba salad, dim sum, a choice of entrees, and a dessert platter.

Maman
The French cafe in the Financial District hosts a Tea Party Brunch in honour of moms everywhere on Sunday. The three-course menu with tea parings is priced at $50 per person and includes a free gift (a special Maman cup with lavender seeds). Reservations are required.

Frank at the AGO
The brunch buffet at the art gallery restaurant is priced at $85 per person (or $25 for kids under 10). Available from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., expect breakfast staples along with indulgent selections from the oyster bar, carving and seafood stations and dessert tables.

Daisho
Celebrate Mother's Day at Momofuku's second floor restaurant with a shareable spread of bagels with scrambled eggs, spicy lamb sausage, trout gravlax and more for $25 per person. There are also a la carte options including buttermilk pancakes, steak and eggs, and more. Brunch is on from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., reservations required.

Thoroughbred
The multi-level restaurant on Richmond is doing a Mother's Day edition of its weekly Low Tea brunch. Served from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the restaurant show moms love with complementary Mom-osas upon arrival. Reservations required.

Kasa Moto
This Japanese restaurant in Yorkville offers an elegant setting for brunch served between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. On the menu, breakfast bento boxes, crispy rock shrimp omelette, and bincho grilled skirt steak and eggs.

Globe Bistro
Enjoy a three-course prix fixe brunch with mom on The Danforth this Sunday. Priced at $29 per person, the menu opens with fresh scones and house made preserves followed by a choice of salads or granola parfaits, mains like quiche, clafouti or mushroom gnocchi and dessert.

Drake One Fifty
An elegant $38 prix-fixe brunch menu is on offer at The Drake's Financial District location. On the menu from 11 a.m., there's fresh oysters, smoked salmon bennies with dill hollandaise and Amaretto-scented French toast. Reservations are a must!

The Chase Fish & Oyster
The seafood-centric restaurant near Yonge and Queen hosts Mother's Day brunch from 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.. The a la carte menu features highlights like king crab cake Benedicts, selections from the raw bar, and a crispy breakfast sandwich with smoked ham, cheese and a fried egg.

Mildred's Temple Kitchen
Priced at $27.50 per guest, the prix fixe brunch at this Liberty Village brunch spot starts with fresh squeezed juice and scones, plus a choice of pancakes, huevos Monty or Benedict-like creations built on croissants.

Cresta
Celebrate moms in the St. Lawrence Market area with an AYCE buffet priced at $50 per person. Look forward to an omelette station, pancakes, waffles, sausage and bacon in addition to mussels and clam pasta, a beef carving station, ratatouille more.

Photo via the Drake 150 on Flickr.

by Liora Ipsum via blogTO