Restaurant Review: The Tallest Poppy

The Tallest Poppy: 3.9/5

Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of having lunch at The Tallest Poppy here in Winnipeg. This restaurant, located at 631 Main Street serves up fresh, local, organic food on a menu that changes daily.

Inside, the restaurant is nothing special, but very comfortable - you would expect it to be filled with hipsters, but that was not the case at all. There are about eight tables, some minimalist decor (albeit with a very cool ceiling), the counter, and the menu board featuring the day's offerings. The restaurant has a great atmosphere and feel, with patrons coming from all walks of life from business persons to street people, to our group that was heading off to a tasting at the Winnipeg Wine Festival right after lunch. In addition to the restaurant's feel, the owner was very hands on with service and made sure we, as well as every other customer, was welcomed and had everything they wanted. Our server was also quite knowledgeable and friendly as we, jokingly, pummeled her with questions about everything from what the best thing on the menu was, to where all the ingredients came from.

Since it was around noon on a Saturday when we went, the menu was a mix of breakfast and lunch dishes. On the menu that day were a number of sandwiches (roast chicken and pork) served with ruffled potato chips, their classic style breakfast, a breakfast sandwich, an egg strata, and a several other things.

All of the Tallest Poppy's sandwiches are made with their fresh homemade challah, which I thought was exquisite! They serve this bread as their toast as well. I chose the roast chicken sandwich, which had pieces roast dark meat chicken, bacon, lettuce, and tomatoes, cheddar cheese, as well as some mayo. It was awesome. One of my dining-mates also had this sandwich, and claimed, with absolutely no reservations, that it was the best sandwich he'd ever had in Winnipeg. It's incredible how something so simple can be made so special by using fresh, high quality ingredients, and really good bread.

Overall I had a great experience at this neat little eatery, and will definitely be making a return visit. If you want something fresh and tasty, I suggest you check it out. Try going in and just asking them to "make something good" and you won't be disappointed!

Prices at the Tallest Poppy are extremely reasonably, with almost everything on that day's menu coming in at under $10 (The sandwiches were about $6). The Tallest Poppy also does family style fixed menu brunches, that include several courses of whatever the chef decides to whip up for that day. I haven't tried it yet, but I definitely will.