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    Cora

    3.0 (92 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Sunshine Panini Ham.
    Gary M.

    April 30/2023: This was a terrible experience from a bad Cora's Restaurant & franchisee. The food was totally slow & just luke warm when arrived. I decided not to say anything cause the place was busy. It took us 45 minutes to finally get our food. When we did get it, it wasn't great (see pic". The Ham Sunshine Panini ($17.25) was low quality food stuff which equals low quality meal. That's what this was. The place was absolutely filthy! There was green mold in the men's bathroom urinal! The sink was brown with dirt too. The restaurant itself was no better. Squished food on the floor & utensils that I had to clean myself & a smashed exterior Cora's sign in front. This should have told me what to expect but I went in anyway which I shouldn't have done! My server (Chai L.) was polite but worked to the bone. Location was grossly understaffed. Listen up people....AVOID, AVOID, AVOID until ownership gets the message to improve! This is a "never again", from me!!

    Tiffany D.

    Had an early appointment and was pretty hungry after I was finished. It was almost 11am, and it was time for some brunch with my little family, so we stopped by here on a friday. It was pretty busy on a friday, which was surprising cause I just always assume this place was dead most the time. Anyway, we were greeted and seated right away, and our server came and got us our menus and asked what drink we would like. He got our drinks quickly, and we were ready to order. I got the crepe burrito and mr. Tran got himself the Cora's breakfast. Didn't take too long for our orders to come out, and my crepe burrito was delicious. Cheesy eggy goodness with a side of salsa and dollop of sour cream, with the usual home fries. Our server was super attentive and came often to check up on us, which was appreciated. Toddler enjoyed the fruits that came with the Cora's breakfast. mr. Tran enjoyed his meal as he was the only one able to finish his plate. Consistency is there and so is service, will definitely come again.

    Patricia L.

    I've been coming here for brunch for years and it's the same routine each time -- I never know what to order 'cause everything looks so good..so I always try to order something different :p The portion here is always so generous and delicious and the servers are attentive.

    Maggie W.

    We went before noon on a Sunday, there's a line up due to short staff and they did warn us about the wait time and longer service which I think it's a great idea they did that. They have great presentation for the food, very colourful and tasted great. The portion is pretty big too and I think the price is fair. But this time, the potato was not browned and didn't have any taste so need to add salt and pepper. The service was okay due to short staff. The food was okay, it was good that they were served with lots of fresh fruit.

    Here to visit from Ohio to see family! It's hard to find some good food places that really catch attention and it rememberable. I will definitely be coming back next time I'm up here. Food was absolutely incredible. Service was amazing. Would 100% go here!

    Alice L.

    I always like Cora's food but this place is getting worst and worst. They are expensive! And the food is not so good anymore. For the price they charge, I expect good food and service. My breakfast came with rotten strawberries and dry cantaloupe. It was nasty. And also the portion is getting smaller and smaller. Many times the hollandaise sauce on my dish is ridiculously little. When u ask for more, they want u to pay extra for that. So bad. And the service is bad. Actually service is always bad. There is this Chinese waitress who never smile and talk to you in a very rush, unwelcome and rude way. Everytime I go, I wish I don't get her as my server but somehow I always ended up with her. It is terrible. I really hope u can improve and take a look at your food and customer service, and not just blinding grabbing money from your customers cause you think we don't have many breakfast choices in the area.

    French toast

    Haven't been to Cora's for at least 5 years.. Decor: 2/5 - I don't see any renovations or up keep. Looks the same as i saw it 5 years ago and the place is starting to have a bad / stale smell. Floors are dirty, Not the cleanest place. Food: 2/5 - Menu hasn't changed much either aside from adding some wraps and sandwiches. Fruit garnishes are just too much. I mean, they must have had to handle my fruits alot to curve out some of the designs. Im not into that and didn't eat any fruits that looks like its been over handled. Service: 3.5/5 - Our server was nice, but when he placed the food on the table, there just was no intent. Just placed stuff at the edge of the table for us to sort out. Washroom: 2/5 - again, nothing changed, just getting older and smellier Overall: 2.5 stars

    Eggs Benedict and French Toast
    Nelson J.

    With Markham reopening, there are so many people eating outside. Many restaurants has a "patio". Cora's has a few tables on the sidewalk in front of their restaurant. It's fairly spaced out, and no need any reservations. Food is average but the fact that you don't have to book in advance and with little lineup, it's worth the brunch getaway!! Ordered eggs Benedict and French toast! Best thing is that it comes with so much fruits!! Service is friendly!!

    Victoria C.

    CORA'S paul wants it all . 4/5 . They offers breakfast and lunch menu items with a ton of combinations. The dish featured is served with 2 eggs (your choice), bacon and potatoes served with half a waffle, garnished with fresh fruit and English cream Cora-style. I really liked the idea of mixing sweet and savoury for this brunch item! . $14.15

    Natalie T.

    Growing up, I never appreciated Cora's, thought everything was more expensive than it's competitors. Now a grown woman that does her own groceries and cannot happily down a hangover calorie galore of sausage & potatoes, I understand that I the value of Cora brunches are many from the extensive use of fruits. That said, the quality of the fruits and breakfast items are okay. The berries have the odd one that is too overly ripe. Eggs, meat and potatoes are just usual date, nothing to write home about. Their service though needs a lot of help. Staff is alright be but way too understaffed for busy Sunday brunch service. You often need to chase it wait excessively for simple things you expect, like water or jam for your bread. Overall, I find quality and value on par with other large brunch franchises like eggsmart and sunset grill, but with more healthier options. Not comparable with fancy brunch cafes in the area, but not bad when you're just looking for a casual weekend brunch.

    Mountain of fresh fruit waffle
    Kristen G.

    Went on a weekday just before lunch time. It looked like there were only 2 servers working which could account for the slightly slow service but our server was very nice and welcoming. I had the Mountain of Fresh Fruit Waffle. The custard they put on it was better than expected - it was light and refreshing. My mom had the Brunch Burger from the kids/teen menu. It was difficult to eat as it came apart very easily. Overall, both orders were nothing special other than being expensive for what you get.

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    Charlie N.

    Blueberry Pancakes are an American Favourite, this place has the best recipe you'll every try. Bring your family, friends, spouses, and business associates. I believe this is perfect for Sunday brunch with a cool kiwi smoothie. Would likely visit soon!

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    Brown's Corners

    I came for afternoon tea on Saturday with a friend. It was located in a hotel so there was plenty…read moreof parking. We called in the Wednesday before and were able to get a reservation for the same weekend. It was an ok experience but there were definitely odd things I noticed. For the food, you're able to select 4 of 7 of the savoury dishes, which is nice to be able to customize. For dessert, you get most of the desserts except one (you need to pay $3 extra for macaron). Most of the food was fine, not exceptional, but fine. The scones I found were quite small compared to other tea places, and they only gave one per person rather than the usual two I'm used to. The tea experience could be better. In terms of the tea selection, I foundour server wasn't the most knowledgeable about the different tea. When asking about them, they mainly told me what was the top sellers, and when I asked to give me more details about the other ones, I was told things like "that's not as popular" or "that green tea like this other one but a bit different". Which really isn't helpful when trying to figure out what I want. Additionally, thete is a note that it costs $3 for an additional refill, and that a pot serves 4 cups. The problem is that the pot was really small and filled only two cups. They often checked in to see if we wanted a refill, but it was unclear when we would be charged for it. For example, our first refill we didn't get charged, but my guess is that it's because the first pot only filled two cups and not the four cups. So would I get charged for the next refill? How would they keep track? I imited how much I drank because of this. It was an ok afternoon tea experience but it wouldn't be one I would necessarily recommend given the above.

    I went for High Tea in a group of 8, all except one is in their 60s-70s…read more The best things: the guest of honour was absolutely delighted, which is no surprise: it was her birthday, and a surprise event, and she was surrounded by family. And parking was free, once you registered at the desk. The china teapot and cups/saucers were gorgeous. HOWEVER!!!! We were seated somewhat away from the empty dining room, beside a wedding shower; some dividers separated us from the shower. Why sit older folks close to a noisy party?? (there were games, surprises and speeches) My husband couldn't hear his sister or brother at the other end of the table; I couldn't hear several of my in-laws; my brother in law with a hearing aid couldn't hear me well, and I was sitting beside him; we did not talk. After a couple of hours, I got fed up with the clamour, and anxious to LEAVE!! I suspect the staff seated us there for their serving convenience and/or because they assumed that a group might be noisy and should be near another group. Well!!!, older folks having high tea do not chortle and yell; they yearn to visit with people they've not seen in awhile!! All so unfortunate, as the dining room was empty (we were over near an empty buffet table). The tables were not set for tea, apart from the cups, saucers and pots already on the table; also, each "setting" had cutlery wrapped up in a napkin and I found myself wondering: do I need THREE knives, including a large dinner knife? Do I need two forks for finger food? Where do I put all this stuff? The small spoon was useful though. No table cloth. Institutional-type melamine tables...after I left I realized, they did not set the table at all! Setting the table is a fundamental of high tea. The other two are food and service! Our tea arrived. The china was very beautiful BUT each person got a small teapot and a very large teabag--one too large for the pot (I guess we were to get the pot refilled w water multiple times). I decided that the tiny plate on my portion of the table MIGHT be for my tea bag--there was NO WHERE ELSE to put it (one thing I inherited from my Mum was silver teaware including a little plate to put the teabag; this should not be a mystery for the hotel). I certainly wasn't going to leave a large black tea bag in a teapot for an hour or two!! Later, I realized that the little plate was what we was supposed to eat off of. I wiped it off with a napkin and stuck the tea bag somewhere else.... Perhaps 20-30 minutes after we were served tea, I overheard my in-laws muttering that they needed a refill of water: staff had to be asked to bring more water (!). They didn't ask or offer to bring it a second time. My fellow guests let their tea bags sit in their pots the whole time and/or (like me) gave up on getting more water. High Tea should be several cups of hot and fresh tea, automatically provided by staff and enjoyed over a while (a little bit like at dim sum: the tea helps balance and cleanse; sipping is comforting and should be delicious). As for the food: Savouries: of the four I ate, only the crab was interesting and tasty overall. The egg and truffle: no taste of truffle at all; best part was the brioche underneath; I make egg salad as well. Although the strip loin slices were perfect, and the touch of mustard was good...this was essentially meat on a nice slice of bread (could do this myself too); I'd bet the meat was cooked prior to the date, but it was good. The smoked salmon on croissant: the salmon was better than the frozen product I can get at the grocery store; the croissant may have been baked on a previous day. The single scone and cream: the scone was nice. Others at my table noticed that the cream had a lemon flavour but all I tasted was cream and some sweetness. I've had "cream teas" in England; the clotted cream was NEVER sweet. Although the accompanying jelly was nice, a gourmet/tasty strawberry jam would have been appropriate. Ask the English Desserts: I've never eaten a cannoli before and this was obviously fried (w bubbles in the "pastry"); nothing tempting about it. My guess is that the staff made these the previous day for the shower and for us, since there was a crust on the filling; no taste of pistachio in the filling. I researched what a canelé was before the Tea and wow, the little thing we received was no better than a Timbit in a different shape: so different from what I was expecting. It was supposed to be raspberry and caramel, but it just tasted like baked bread/pastry. An absurd letdown; the internet said they are hard to make, but really!!!! Panna cotta was unmemorable (it was pink and I used my little spoon lol). During the course of our visit, two staff smiled at us once, and we were asked ONCE how everything was, and WHO wants to make a fuss at a celebration? Avoid!!

    Cora - breakfast_brunch - Updated May 2026

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