Cora’s Breakfast & Lunch

I walked in to the always buzzing atmosphere of Cora’s and was excited to know that at midday, I could get a half way decent tuna melt sandwich and a cup of coffee.
I was pretty satisfied by my meal, a tuna melt with grilled potatoes and fruit. The coffee was sub-​par but generously served.
I would say that the only weakness Cora has is that at times the quality depreciates when it gets very busy. The variety also disappoints sometimes as it feels as if you’re ordering pretty much the same basic meal as everybody else.
But saying that, the service is excellent. As far as speedy service and competent staff goes, Cora leads the pack. Every time I go back, I have an interesting interaction with the wait staff, always the main topic of discussion on the ride home from Cora’s.
A trusted establishment in the neighborhood, I give Cora’s a personal review of 7.5÷10

Longtime customer, first time review. Cora’s is pretty good for breakfast. They give you a lot of fruit and the portions are generous. We always hope we get Dawn as our server at this location. She’s genuinely funny, on the ball and doesn’t linger. When you finish your whole plate she congratulates you in a motherly way. I miss my real mother sometimes. I chose the 1990’s harvest which is two brioches with eggs, fruit and bacon. Everything was splendid. What really shined was Dawn’s service though. She gets to know you a little bit, jokes around and makes you feel comfortable. She has lovely long dirty blonde hair and cool glasses. She has these open, warm eyes that make you feel at home. She smells lovely as well. ⁴⁄₅

Eating at Cora’s today made me feel very special. Of course, I had to order Cora’s Special to see if her special meal matched up with my extra special day. Needless to say, the meal itself was especially special. They gave me special eggs and special toast that was specially designed for my special palate. I noticed Cora’s is also well accommodating of special needs persons. In our group, one of my friends, Emmerek V, is disabled and requires special help. Cora’s provides a specially designed eating environment with an extra special meal for my friend, the delicious Eggs Maurice.
Overall, the servers at Cora’s breakfast and lunch are very nice and kind, and I would say they are indeed quite special.
5 eggs maurices/​5 eggs maurices.

Upon entering I could only notice the tacky décor and crap plastered along the walls.
Being my first time here and seeing as there was no host to greet us, we decided to find a place to seat ourselves.
Stepping over the threshold and looking into the first vacant booth, a disgruntled employee rudely told us that we had to wait to be seated.
Once seated and having a chance to look at our menu, a miserable woman introduced herself as our server. Great!
Needless to say I ordered my eggs, sausage, potatoes, toast and coffee and did enjoy it. It did however make me wish I was at the diner near my house having the same meal.
This place made me feel like an uninvited guest, and seeing as we paid to be here… I find it unsatisfactory and have no intention of revisiting that experience.
People working here should realize that they are working in the service industry and perhaps should seek employment elsewhere if they can’t handle it.

Although I’m not a big fan of Cora’s, a group of us came here for lunch last week.
As always, if eggs benny is on the menu, I simply must try it! I opted for the asparagus and swiss cheese eggs benny.
The presentation was great and for the most part, the flavour was good. I did find though that the cheese gave the English muffins more of a gooey texture instead of crisp and toasted and the hollandaise sauce had started to separate.
There was, however, a fabulous selection of fruit served with my eggs which really rounded out this dish.
Service was quick and friendly and overall, we had a great time. I just find that Cora’s is a tad overpriced and I’ve had way better eggs benny for way less.
Not worthy of a ‘Meh, I’ve had better’ two star but since I can’t give a two and a half star, I’ll have to up it to a three (mostly because of the service).

As most people know, Cora’s is excellent for breakfast and for us, particularly their Eggs Benedict, so we stood in line, which is always the case on the weekend, and waited for an excellent breakfast. I love restaurants that serve different versions of Eggs Benny that aren’t just «run of the mill». My two favorites are their Swiss Cheese and Asparagus (shown above from their website) and the Brie and Mushrooms (shown below) which are both excellent! Today the Brie and Mushrooms won the day! It was delicious. The brie is just such a welcome, creamy addition to the benny. The eggs were cooked perfectly and that house made hollandaise sauce was rich and creamy with an ample serving provided. And all that fresh fruit! A regular go to place.

I’ve been to Cora’s before, and I usually enjoy the dining experience. Today’s visit for me was especially disappointing.
The restaurant was fairly empty upon our arrival. We were seated immediately. Our server was mostly missing in action despite that.
I ordered the veggie skillet and my partner ordered a breakfast platter with various items.
There was a family seated beside us and they ended up ordering and receiving their food before anything had arrived at our table. In fact, that family was finishing their meal as our order was arriving (to give an idea of how long we waited).
The waiter skipped by and said the kitchen was busy. Sure, that’s fair. I used to work in the service industry and am pretty understanding about that sentiment. But this was a longer than necessary wait.
My partner’s order arrived first, she had asked for a substitution within her order and they made a mistake on that. We corrected it and shortly after, my veggie skillet arrived.
To begin… It’s not really a veggie skillet. It’s more like a sad platter of a few soggy vegetables hiding a potato party underneath. I ordered potatoes on the side not knowing how potato-​y the veggie skillet would be. They should just call it carbo-​tato skillet. That would be a better representation of what the dish really is. I really wish I had taken a photo. It looked absolutely dismal.
To top off the veggie skillet there is a supposed coating of cheese. However on the one that arrived for my order, there were sad bits of burnt cheese sparsely laid out over top of basically mushy-​kinda-​cold-​and-​overly-​moist potatoes.
Thanks Cora’s, but i’ll opt for other breakfast serving places the next time around.

Food was good. But they need to attend to their washroom because there was a strong urine odor from the washrooms. Kind of ruins the experience. Had to move tables but there was still a faint smell.

If you do breakfast, chances are that you have been to Cora’s. A lot of folks have it out for this place, and I’m not sure why. I still love it each and every time. True that the menu doesn’t change much, but I love the fruit and it keeps me coming back.
We stopped in around noon today for brunch and it was very quiet. It took a couple of minutes for the waitress to notice us. When she did, she grabbed some menus, a kids menu and a high chair. We were seated at a table for 6 so that the car seat would have enough space on the table but there was still plenty of room for the 4 of us.
We were greeted with a smile and the kids were fussed over a bit. Our coffees were brought and refilled often and our daughter’s milk came in a paper cup with a lid and straw. She knocked it over in a matter of seconds and we were so happy not to have a mess to clean up.
I didn’t realize that their menu is not available online so excuse the lack of accurate prices and names of the dishes.
I ordered a vegetable skillet with a fried egg on the top and a side of rye toast. It was pretty good. There wasn’t any seasoning on it but the veggies balanced each other out in a way that didn’t really need extra flavour. It included carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, green peppers, and onions that were laid over home fries and topped with an egg cooked to order. There was also a small bowl of fruit included with kiwi, pineapple, cantaloupe, orange, and strawberry. They were all good except the pineapple which was tough and unripe. I enjoyed this meal but made a mental note to include when I found a slice of ham mixed in with the veggies. I’m not by any means a vegetarian, but I was concerned for veggie diners that it would make it’s way into a vegetarian meal.
Toast Man ordered a ham and swiss omelet. It was very tasty and he really enjoyed it. It came with a side of home fries and a slice of orange as well as toast.
Toast Girl ordered a chocolate brioche french toast with strawberries and bananas. It looked just as phenomenal on her plate as in the picture and tasted even better. It was soft and practically melted in your mouth. We were happy to polish it off for her when she announced she was full.
The place is bright and sunny and I have yet to visit when there is not several small children seated throughout the restaurant. The staff seems to be used to kids and though it was still a little embarrassing when our toddler threw a tantrum, we didn’t get any dirty looks or comments. The high chairs seemed to be in good working order and there was a change table in the handicapped washroom. They have a kids menu that contains pictures of all of their meals and makes it easy for kids to decide what they would like to order (Notice how she didn’t order pancakes?). They also have several chickens scattered around the restaurant (statues!) which excites my poultry loving kid. She loves to count them and make up stories about what they are doing.
Cost-​wise it was still pricey. The coffee was not included in the price and the kids meal cost more than adult meals at most restaurants. Our total bill was around $ 35

I came on a Friday and the place was busy, but not packed. I got pancakes and fruit, which includes 3 big pancakes and tons of fruit to enjoy with. Service is fast and friendly. The crêpe with Nutella is also great. The lunch is not that good unfortunately. Opens early at 6 Am on weekdays and they serve brunch till 3 PM. You pay when you exit at the door.

First time here and the service was great. The server greeted, seated, and took our order right away. Our food came super fast and at the same time which is always nice.
The portions are also big so prepare to have takeout if you do not eat a lot. I love this location and will definitely come!

Always plently of room when I came to this Cora’s. Service has always been exceptional and my water glass never went empty. The portions are pretty big and I usually need to take the rest to go. The always make the plating of the food really decorative which is always a bonus. Dont forget to treat yourself to a bite sized treat which they have at the checkout.

Worst coras experience ever.
Asked for water it came after my meal arrived…
Asked for no tomatoes on omelette but wanted slices, some how waitress thought it was comical, but it still arrived with tomatoes.
Sh8t experience

Mmm… Yummy! I’d eat everything there if I could. The food is really great: waffles and omelettes, milkshakes and smoothies…
Although the service was slow, and when I say slow it means we waited for almost an hour to get our food.

We went for my mother’a birthday today, and we seated within 10 minutes. The server, David, was attentive and cordial. Please note that there are no discounted options for the birthday person.
The food was generally good, including the smoke salmon Benny & my wife’s western omelette. Each came with fruit and greasy potatoes quarters. My mom had a fruit crêpe which looked ok, and was quite sizeable. My son ordered the one egg from the menu, which was laughable in that it was a small scramble with a piece of bacon (no bread on the side).
What is also stunning is that you pay extra for coffee, over $ 7.00 for three coffees when ordering a full meal. The prices are disproportionate to other comparative breakfast places in the area. My review of Steve’s a few weeks back
attests that you can get a reasonable meal with coffee included. It’s almost offensive to pay that much for coffee when other breakfast places include it in the cost of the meal. I have attached a snap of the bill, which was a numbing $ 60.00 for the 4 of us for brunch.
Overall the quality of food and service rates a three out of five, but definitely not to be a regular joint.

We love this place for brunch and breakfast foods! All their breakfast plates come with super fresh fruit and a great variety. Their eggs Benedict is fantastic and so our their breakfast Crepes!
They are always busy but never packed (except Sunday from 10 – 12) so we never have an issue getting a table and the service is always fantastic. They are attentive and never let our water glass get empty.

Me and my wife went here last Sunday and we find it a nice place to eat, good service and nice foods

There is always a line out the door for this place! The food here is good, but it’s the service that keeps me coming back here. I usually get the 10 star, but today I got the spinach and cheese omelette and it was just as good. My sister alwaaaaaays gets the eggs Benedictine and has never changed her mind; she absolutely loves it, so I would definitely recommend it as well.
The servers here are great and I would definitely recommend to come here! Apparently there is an early bird menu that’s a bit cheaper for those who wake up at 6am. That’s definitely not me though! :p

Love this place one of my favorite places for Sunday breakfast. Come here at least 3 times a month with family. Only down side you have be here before 11 or your going to wait… Highly recommend the eggs Benedict… Fresh fruit what more can you ask for

People used to line up to have breakfast/​brunch at Cora’s, well not anymore at this location.
We were seated immediately on a Saturday morning, and ordered our usual — Sunshine Panini and Crêpe-​Omelette.
While I love this dish at other locations, the panini wrap was under-​cooked and cold in certain areas, as if it were microwaved. The tiny bowl of fruit on the side just looked sad. I’m not sure why this item in particular doesn’t come with their infamous ‘mountain’ of fruits.
The fruits weren’t the freshest either — the pineapple was super sour and hard, the strawberry was soggy & the grapes looked unwashed. They really need to work on presentation at this location.
The spinach and cheddar crêpe-​omelette was A-​OK except that the sauce was cold.
I don’t think I would come back to spend over $ 13 for a plate of semi-​warm wrap and fruit that’s been left out for too long.