Food is amazing , new management has improved the service a lot , don't have to wait at the door , friendly atmosphere! Highly recommend

I decided to go to Ben & Florentine on August 6, 2021 for a late breakfast or brunch. I arrived and went inside and waited in the front area to be seated. When someone finally saw me, I was asked to put my name and phone number on a piece of paper for Covid-19 tracking purposes (in case of an outbreak). I was seated and asked if I wanted some coffee which I answered yes. I was given a French menu but because I noticed that they had English menus in the front, I asked if I could get an English menu as it simplifies the ordering process for me (even though I speak/understand French). I decided what I wanted to have and ordered it. I would say that service is a bit on the slow side. There were only 2 wait staff and 1 "helper" (who showed people to their seats and cleaned the tables when customers left). I finished 2 cups of coffee before my order arrived. At the time that I showed up, the restaurant was probably 80% full so I would say that it was pretty busy for only 2 servers. Just like at another breakfast restaurant that I went to recently, there was a lot of food in the plate that I ordered and the coffee refills were included in the meal. I don't remember the name of the plate that I ordered but it consisted of 2 eggs (which I ordered sunny-side up), 2 pieces of toast, some cubed seasoned fried potatoes, some pork sausages, some bacon, French toast with fruit (strawberry slices and banana slices) & chocolate on it, some apple sauce, and a slice of orange). The 2 eggs weren't cooked as well as I would have likely since close to the yolk there was noticeable uncooked egg white. The bacon was very good and crispy. I liked the pork sausages. The cubed seasoned fried potatoes was okay. This place has free WiFi but you need to ask the wait staff for the password. At first I was given the incorrect password but when my server returned, she gave me the correct password. read more

Ben & Florentine - a plate of food on a table - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Saint-Laurent, Quebec

Surprisingly, this Ben & Florentine impressed me compared to any others. Service was amiable, helpful and quick. Good coffee, with refill but the waiter always ask unlike other breakfast restaurants where they keep pouring coffee without asking. Food arrived in a timely manner. I ordered lox avocado toast with poached eggs and home fries. Every single item on my plate was delicious. During our meal, there was a bit of disturbance; the servers kept rearranging furnitures... so it annoying to eat our delicious food with that much noise. Otherwise, I recommend this lovely Ben & Florentine. read more

Ben & Florentine - Lox Avocado toast with poached eggs and home fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Saint-Laurent, Quebec

This was one of the best breakfast experiences I've had. Wonderful server, delicious combo. Poached eggs weren't runny made us new ones asap. I wish they had one of these on florida . read more

Ben & Florentine tends to specialize their menu beyond the conventional breakfast menu items. I ordered their breakfast club and it came with a decent portion of baked potatoes and a small cup of applesauce. The club sandwich was decent with eggs replacing the conventional chicken.... but I wouldn't have it again however. The potatoes were cooked well but were quite salty. I'd rather they under-salt then over-salt.... you simply can't go back. I didn't bother with the applesauce (not authentic). The coffee is light but decent. We were served immediately upon arrival... and then we got back to back refills when it came around the time to pay.... rigggght. I needed a refill when my food was presented to me!! Service was cordial but the attention given was lackluster. He explained the coffee mugs were empty and they needed to refill it but let's be honest folks... if I'm waiting 30+ minutes for coffee in a breakfast place, we're not on point. Price-tag is about average. Maybe I'll be back... maybe not. I'll keep you all in suspense. read more

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Top notch breakfast, this is not your greasy spoon type breakfast. Quality dishes accompany fantastic presentation combined with courteous bilingual staff. Family friendly (I know this because a kid was screaming opera while I was there). Lots of delicious choices on the menu, and servings are plentiful. read more

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Went this morning with a group of 22. This is what my group had to say; **Great venue!!!! Excellent food & especially the service. **Nice way to spend a Sunday. Meeting my friends for a brunch. Both service and food was great. Thank you Maria for organizing this brunch. **A wonderful Brunch And enough to feed an army Delicious and well presented ! Well Organized! **Great service and well organized to have food served well and a friendly atmosphere I think their comments says it all! This is definitely a place I will return with my group. Event though Ben & Florentine is a chain, it's the people working there that make all the difference! And this place has it all in their hearts! read more

Great breakfast place in Ville saint Laurent. Coffee is light and not too bad. I find there omelets pretty good, especially the Montebello. If I you a fan of mushrooms that's a great choice. New on the menu is skillets, seems to be a popular choice. I had the Philly but I found it lacked flavor if you're really a fan for there potato fries then I'd recommend it. Portions are a good size and service is always friendly. Always coming around for coffee refills. The seating is well spaced out and booths are comfortable. New menu! And looking forward to try some of the new selections. read more

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My eggs were nicely poached. Breaking the yolk was a pure pleasure to watch the yellow goodness slowly spill over. The flavors were ordinary. Looks like what it tastes. The waitress was a bit slow due to this place being super busy during lunch time but regardless, she was very friendly and attentive. My smoothie was fresh, thick, and balanced. If you're living around the area of Saint-Laurent, you should give this place a try. read more

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Pretty AND delicious! I love a beautifully plates dish and I'm sure you're like "but it's eggs"... Yeah you can pretty up eggs and if you don't know how just ask the chef at Ben & Florentine! The service was great. Greeted by a friendly hostess who saw we were with a small child and immediately brought over crayons and colouring sheets, to the waiter who came quickly to take our drink order. We were waiting a bit for the rest of our party to arrive and the staff was great about making sure the ones that were there were well taken care of. Menu is laid out a bit strange, the "normal" breakfast choices are lost in the hustle BUT their focus is on THEIR specialities. Everything was great and if you don't believe me, just check out my pics! I will be back! Those waffles were PERFECT!! read more

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Nice, hidden breakfast place in Ville St-Laurent. Service is usually on point; they tend to be more scarce when the restaurant is full but they're still attentive to your needs. It's truly reasonably priced for what you're getting. This time I got half a waffle with eggs, sausage, potatoes and apple sauce. It was perfect! read more

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This is my go to place after working out at the studio next door. Service is always great, but tends to be a bit slower on weekends. Understandable, since it gets quite packed. I definitely recommend one of the smoothies. My favorite is the watermelon smoothie. Pretty much everything on their menu is a hit, but my personal favorite dish is the Delice Avocado. You get fruit, avocado on bread, eggs and fruit. For a little extra, ask for the house potatoes. I go for breakfast at least once a week here and I have never been disappointed. read more

Ben & Florentine - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Saint-Laurent, Quebec

Very slow service Slow to get a men Slow to get food Slow to get coffee Way understaffed as well. read more

June 2012 update Got there around 9h00 and the place was almost empty. When we got in it was so cold that I thought I was standing right below the AC. It took 3-4 min. to get seated after the 2 waitresses finished arguing with one another as to whose section we were to sit in. The waitress that seated us was obviously in a very pissy mood that we landed in her section and pretty much threw the menus on the table and didn't look at us. After about 5 min. of waiting for service, we were frozen stiff. I figured I would probably get sick if I stayed longer so we left before ordering. Hopefully this a ''one of'' bad experience but needless to say better staff and temperature control would be in order here ------------------------------------------------------------- Nice, simple and cozy place for breakfast. They have early birds specials and a vast selection of breakfast menu items at reasonable prices. Their portions are large and the fruits fresh. The coffee is also pretty good and the waiting staff keeps your cup full. Service is fast and friendly. It's a great place for a business meeting. read more

Great breakfast spot and amazing staff. Food is always fresh. I would recommend as a breakfast/brunch place. read more

It was early cold morning and we were freezing. Came in and there were no attendant. Waited for like 15mins to get seats but noone even said hi. Lousy service so we left. read more

Very nice! The hash browns and egg benedict are sooo great. I get soooooooo full. And the menu has so many choices that I am looking forward to try. read more

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My family and I have gone to eat breakfast a few times at this joint in particular. We use it more for family gatherings on a Sunday morning. They have a good rep in making great omelettes. They change their menus every 3 months to match the season. Each time we come by we each try something new except for my dad who always gets the Big breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs and potatoes with toast. Some of us tried the avocado salmon special which was a treat and others got breakfast in hot plates like your bacon topped with eggs or a Philly steak. We noticed that they don't add a lot of fruits unless you get a meal which usually has them. We find the service great often times we found that they would be short in the waitering service. They came a few times to top up our coffees and gave us more jams when we asked for them. I recommend that you get their loyalty card which puts 2% before sales tax into the card which could help defray the cost of a future visit. Compared to other breakfast places, Ben & Florentine doesn't seem to get a lot of traffic. They have plenty of healthy choices! WiFi decent better than average. $-$$ read more

Really nice bright and friendly breakfast/lunch emporium, that is rapidly expanding across Montreal and beyond. Mom and Pop have become CEO and President of a successful resto chain. Congrats! Relaxed atmosphere belies the bee hive activity in the kitchen as it turns out the multitude of pancakes, waffles, French toast and crepes, with a load of fresh fruit, English cream, and bottomless cup of coffee. I ordered the Rainbow Pancakes, consisting of 5 six inch diameter pancakes piled high with cut fruit, and a small cup of semi-sweet cream. The table syrup was not maple, which was an extra charge. While including the national pride maple syrup gratis would be a great touch, I can forgive them given the cost is more dear than diamonds. The coffee was fine, if non-descript. I could not finish my breakfast, which is rare for me. I enjoyed the free wifi and the friendly banter with the easily bilingual waitress. No wonder Ben and Florentine are growing. They provide solid food and fair prices, with a friendly face. read more

Nice family place for breakfast ! Food is good and service is pleasant. I consider it a bit more expensive than Tuttie or Cora. The interior is bright, spacious and you would enjoy a lovely morning with the family. read more

Had an awesome brunch with the family here today.. We ordered many different dishes and everything was delicious! Simple, clean interiors, friendly service, amazing food - they got it all! Highly recommended! read more

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J'ai mangé ici trois fois et c'était D.E.L.I.C.I.E.U.X! Excellent! J'adore... C'est mon endroit de déjeuner préféré. Ps: les trois mousquetaires... C'est un délice! read more

Excellent variety and choices, although it is a bit pricey for the quality. The ambience reminds me of a classier version of an University cafeteria. Overall it was a pleasant experience, my wife LOVE the Benes. read more

Ben & Florentine - Eggs Bene with hash browns. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Saint-Laurent, Quebec

The food was decent. The service, however, was not. Our food took a little long to come but once it did, we didn't see the waitress again until we had to try really hard to get her attention. Not only would she not come to our table, she yelled from across the room if we wanted two bills or one. I yelled back if we could take our food to go since we were done for some time now and she just yelled back again about the bills. I said two bills but forgot it was one so she came with two bills and when we told her that it was a mistake and it was one bill she left for another 5 minutes and came back, still without asking if we would like our food to go or mentioning our food at all. Our plates were half full. When she came back with one bill we asked her if we could get our food to go and she said okay in a few minutes!! And then didn't bring the food back to the kitchen but instead asked a bus boy to bring us one togo box. We clearly needed two. All this to say, we'll be looking for a different place to go because the service here is unwelcoming and cold. She wouldn't even make eye contact and constantly looked around but not at particularly anything. read more

Good local breakfast place. Very clean and bright. I usually order the 2 eggs with fresh fruit. They have many healthy selections as well as the traditional eggs and bacon dishes. Food is always fresh and tasty. What more can u ask for in a breakfast restaurant? I go there at least once a week. read more

I don't eat cheese so asked them to sub the cream cheese on my sandwich for avocado or hummus. They said they can only sub cheese for other cheeses, veggies for other veggies, etc... Very strange service. read more

I ordered the bagel, salmon, cream cheese and it had sides that were fruits and potatoes fries. It was good but it was a bit uneventful. But My bf got the chicken and waffles with honey. Honestly, I think the chicken and waffles were really good. I wished I order that instead of the bagel and salmon thing. the service was really good and we had a good time. We really liked the experience and would go back again. read more

Great food nice people they don't take American Express and I'll never eat here again. If the owner is too cheap to take American Express forcing me to pay another was to my inconvenience than I won't patronize them at all read more

One of my favourite breakfast place in Montreal. The plate is very tasty and pretty generous

Food was decent, although not particularly unique imo. Service was quite slow. (They're pretty busy so its also understandable I guess). Skillet was soooo filling. Nomnom read more

Stopped for a quick bite and randomly found this place off the beaten path in some tiny mall while on a detour. Starving I popped in to find a clean and well maintained Panero's type place but unfortunately one spoke English nor did they have an English menu. Luckily they had a menu with some good looking photos and enough familiar sounding words that I could put a decent order together. Very friendly wait staff did their best to help me. I ended up with a delicious chicken panini on warm bread with melted cheese Ana a ton of awesome fries. Topped off with a very tasty ice coffee, albeit in a to go cup. A diamond in the rough for sure but a satisfying stop indeed. read more

Passed through Montreal and found this great breakfast place on yelp. Highly recommend their Egg Benedics, I had the Florentine and it was delicious. Coffee was also pretty good. Plus friendly staff so it makes for a nice start to your day. read more

Very nice Breakfast! I would defenitely recommend this, the service is fast and the food is tasty and plentyful! We hat to notice that the kitchen is only separated from the eating area by a 1,50 high screen wall, which makes for a pretty noisy experience, and the floor cleaning is note especially thorough - one of us stepped into a slice of banana, which was unpleasant. read more

Awesome service, amazing food and never disappointed. I do find that the waiit can be long sometimes though.

Terrible lunch. I could not have been more disappointed. The meat is very clearly frozen. It lacks texture and taste. It was gross. The sides were equally bad. Do not recommend!! read more

Food lacks flavor. Service is slow. A bit overpriced.

I'll never come back to this place again. The service is horrible, the food is ok and price is slightly above average (things start at about $12-$13). Cora's is so much better or anything else really. I went on a regular monday at about 10 and there wasn't a lot of people (less than 10). The waiters there are what tick me off the most really, the other ben et flos that i've been to are decent, it's just this particular restaurant. First time i came here, it was a 3/5 meh, it's nearby. But now, they lost a customer. The waiters think they're so superior and act really snobby(on both occasions that i was there!). My waitress complained about the tip! Made me want to take my money back. I never give a tip under a $1(even if what I bought was $5) and I usually give about the same amount as taxes, more if the service was good. read more

Best breakfast place in Ville Saint Laurent. Not a coffee drinker so I can't give my opinion on that. A little crowded as I went on Sunday but they wait was bearable. Services was great and food was really delicious. My waffles were fantastic and perfectly fluffy. Will go back soon :) read more