The Food Muster - Truro

Awesome Breakfast sandwiches. The Egger was cooked to perfection and the Breakfast sandwich on Croissant served with mouth watering home fries ! The flavour was spectacular. Lots of fresh herbs used in preparing our meals. Good coffee too ! Reasonable prices!

This restaurant is DIRTY. The walls by the tables have food and drink splashed, the floors were filthy with dirt and sticky and we were there early in the day and the long counter could have written my name in the dust. Come on.......Yes you are busy making delicious food, great staff, but if cleanliness standards are low in the seating area where everyone can see, what's happening elsewhere.

When my husband and I first arrived, the chef was out back having a smoke and hanging out with a few other people. I know this happens at many restaurants, but it's always better for customer perceptions to keep a low profile and to look professional at all times. Now inside, our server was not personable at all, more on the cold side, and it seemed like they could care less that some customers had arrived. It certainly wasn't busy. Mind you, this place is far from fancy but we just want good food and good service. The food was OK. Nothing to elevate it to delicious, but still OK. I rated the experience as poor because of the service and atmosphere. You could hear loud conversations and country music (much like what you'd expect at a rural diner)coming from the kitchen, indifferent service, a dirty washroom. We will give it a try during supper service, although I must admit we have tried several times and it seems to be closed more than it's open.

During previous visits we have been impressed with the food and the service. The last time, however, the service was indifferent, at best. We were seated and when our order was taken, I asked for a small change which was no problem. When the food arrived, the change I had asked for was not made. When I pointed it out, the response was one of irritation (from the chef who delivered the meal). Irritation with me or the server, I'm not sure. My meal was returned to me in a few minutes and it was correct. The meal was not as good as in previous meals- the portion was small and the food was not hot.As for the server, we didn't see her again after she took our order. When we had finished our meal, after waiting quite a while for the bill, we finally just went to the front counter and asked for the bill. We noticed that the server was cleaning the washroom. The sous- chef took our bill and was very nice. As we left we noticed the chef sitting outside having a smoke. We then realized that it was just a bit past closing time. Not sure if this is the reason for the poor service or not.As I said, this experience was not typical of our previous visits to the Food Muster. We will go again and we hope it will be a more positive experience.

I have had breakfast here several times, and thank heavens it doesn't make any difference when you come in...early or even at dinner time...you can have brekkie whenever it suits you. I dream of it when I'm home then a half hour later I'm sitting with the menu in my hand. It's always hard to decide on the choice...the banana pancake is my go-to, but the croissant is to die for, and the Italian always lures me. To top it off the original oil paintings on the wall are as enticing as the food. Fantastic food, and the service is ultra exceptional. Highly recommended doesn't say enough about its greatness.