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Grain salad topped with radish and dressing
Layered chocolate cakes with a slice cut out
Cupcakes on a glass stand inside the cafe

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Food & drinkEstevan Village

Ruth & Dean

Estevan Village cafe and bakery serving brunch, lunch, Monogram coffee, pastries and cakes by the slice or whole.

Known for a biscuit breakfast sandwich with chimichurri, and cake by the slice

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Our take

The name comes from the middle names of founders Susannah Bryan and Robert Smith, who started out selling cakes and pies online. The Estevan café took over the old Sunday's Child space in January 2020 without missing a day of service. The breakfast sandwich is a buttermilk biscuit with chimichurri, a Lockwood Farm egg, cheddar, tomato and avocado. Willows Beach is a short walk away, which helps if you had cake too.

Local tipThere's one daily cake, sold whole or by the slice, and the whole ones go early. Weekend celebration cakes are booked by phone at 250-590-2780, weekdays 8 to 1.

On our listsTake it to Willows Beach

Good to know

  • Susannah Bryan opened Ruth & Dean on Douglas Street in downtown Victoria in September 2015.Source
  • The Estevan Avenue cafe is open weekdays 8am to 4pm and weekends 8am to 3pm.Source
  • Serves Monogram Coffee and sells cakes by the slice or whole.Source

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