Had brunch here this past Sunday with friends before heading to Gatineau park to cross country ski. Having been to Cora restaurants many times in Ontario, we were looking forward to a substantial and tasty breakfast. We were a group of 4 and arrived around 11:30 am. The restaurant was busy but not packed, and we were quickly seated in a booth. Our hostess spoke both English and French with French being her default. We were a little concerned that we would have trouble since we don't speak French, but we were pleased they had both French and English menus. Our server also spoke French as his default, and to each one of our orders and/or questions, he replied first in French and then in English - it was easy to see he did not speak English that well, and the area where we were seated was also noisy, so he had to ask us to repeat our orders. We were all concerned he would get something in the order incorrect. We ordered the following: -- The Adam - eggs your way, with French toast/waffle smothered in a white cream, a chocolatey-looking drizzle and bananas, and breakfast potatoes and bacon. The eggs were a little dry, and the sweet part of the breakfast was sugary but not really flavorful (owing in part to the fact that the bananas were under ripe). The dish was also lukewarm, like it had been sitting. -- Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon - this was tasty, but the English muffin was raw/not toasted and the entire dish was cold. By the time it arrived the restaurant was more busy though, and we had places to go, so I did not send it back. The fruit salad that came with this dish looked great but all of the fruit was under ripe. It is the middle of winter, but the melon and banana were HARD, and the strawberry was totally white inside. -- Chorizo ham skillet - this was basically a dish of potatoes with an egg on top. Very little sun dried tomato, no mushrooms and the slices of chorizo were more like pepperoni. We also did not see any ham. This was warm/of appropriate temp. -- A plate of two eggs over easy, bacon and breakfast potatoes - this was just a regular breakfast and everything was as expected. -- Two maple lattes - we received regular unsweetened lattes instead (probably our server did not catch the 'maple' part of the order) and were charged for the regular lattes (not the up charge for the maple lattes) -- Wheat toast was ordered all around and they brought us a basket of white toast - unbuttered - no jam/jelly and no butter Overall, a disappointing experience. In truth, we haven't been to a Cora since prior to covid/corona virus, and it could very well be that the combination of supply chain issues, dead of winter (lack of access to proper/ripe fruits), and lack of staff, all impacted this experience. read more

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Very underwhelmed with this spot. Slow service despite a lack of customers and my waffle was completely cold. Others at my table said various parts of their food was cold as well... so did they just simply forget to bring it out when it was ready? The fruit was good but everything else was cold and lacking. Very pricey for a disappointing breakfast as well. Overall I'd recommend you skip this place. read more

Cora - Cold banana waffle. Lots of banana but not a good waffle. - Gatineau, Quebec

The word excellence is defined as "the quality of being outstanding or extremely good". This location is the polar opposite of that. The lineup to get into this hole in the ground doesn't justify the quality of food. Understaffed and overwhelmed the wait time to get served was about 20 minutes. Then another 45 to get our order. The thought of getting up and leaving was ever present. Gave us plenty of time to hear other patrons complain about their food around us (never a good sign). Finally get our order, only to find out they got it wrong, the food tasted stale (ordered a club and omelet), and our waiter seemed to all but forget about us. Best to be bilingual if you think about going here because they don't seem to be. There was entertainment though, it's not every day you see a Gordon Ramsey type situation unfold in the kitchen. The best part of the experience was when we got to leave, no tip, not worth the $$ spent. read more

Ca fait pitié! Pas chic chic, j'avais l'impression manger le dejeuner d'une Cafétéria

Worst worst worst breakfast of my life. The toast were so cold the butter was not melted. I gave them to my dog. Potatoes were so bad. For a company like cora, I was expecting over the top but holly it sucked read more

Worst place has to be Cora Gatineau Greber . We Ate there today as a family and never again took 45 mins just to get served and it wasn't busy. Food was half cooked and waitress pretty much ignored us until I spoke French And even then it was shitty service we barely got her attention. Only time she was paying any attention to us was at the end when it came to the tip. I'm born and raised here in Quebec I speak both English and French but id Hate to be an outsider going there for breakfast. Horrible service , Horrible food Don't waste your time . My sausage wasn't cooked properly my potatoes were cold unions were awful and the Diet Pepsi was old Nasty nasty nasty . Husband and Kids didn't enjoy their undercooked food either 100$ bill for two adults and two kids. I enjoy Cora's but we will never be returning to that one. read more

The service is terribly slow. I have had two bad visits during my last few visits. The first one we were seated for 2 hours and no one came to serve us coffee while we were waiting. All this to realize that they had forgotten us. I spoke with the owner, who simply gave me a discount on the kids meals. The other time, our plate arrived an hour and a half later and on the top of that, the food was cold. Moreover, prices are too high now. Unfortunately, this is not the Cora of yore. read more

Cora - The full breakfast - Gatineau, Quebec

Service is very slow, took more than an hour to get order. Order came back cold and tasteless. Sent back, received it slightly warmer but not up to par for a $17 breakfast. Server had to be reminded on several occasions that we'd like coffee refills. Overall, I wouldn't come back to this location despite loving Cora's in general. It's very obvious that there are some significant management issues at this location. read more