Midday lunch, mostly busy, were offered a table with no waiting. Ordered a Turkey Melt with salad and a Reuben with salad side. Both sandwiches were ample with meat and fresh bread. Both were of good flavor and nice portions. Salads were impressive with the fresh ingredients. Nice selection of greens, tomatoes, carrot, cucumbers etc. Service was great and the cafe had that cafe feel where the customer is important. read more

Early Bird Cafe - Corner front - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Courtenay, British Columbia

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Excellent breakfast and burgers. Service was great. Fresh ingredients. Would go back again.

This is an old school cafe that always seems to have a line of people waiting to go in, the line moves quickly and they will tell you roughly how long it will take to get your food. All the staff are incredible, hard working and friendly. I couldn't decide what to get as it all looked good. I would rate this meal as good and filling with a great price. read more

Early Bird Cafe - Jr Hungryman's Breakfast: 1 egg you say, 1 piece of toast, hash browns 1 piece of bacon and 1 sausage - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Courtenay, British Columbia

A classic diner, the real deal. Friendly (maternal, almost) staff. Ludicrously large servings of food that schmecks. I'll return next time I'm in town. read more

a go-to for fries and a hamburger and lots more We've been enjoying the food for over five years. Today we noticed the stack of propaganda by the till. The anti-vaccine/freedom rhetoric is not something will be supporting in the future. read more

Great atmosphere. Lotsa of birds. Shoulda seen the gigantic lightbulb go off when I made the connection to the name.... They don't just call it that just because it is open early! ;-) Great hospitality. Feels like home. Quick service, and the place was busy. Steady stream of faithful customers, it was evident. Honey had pancakes which he devoured... correction he says he had "perfect buttermilk pancakes". Let us be precise please. I had a tomato and bacon benny. I can't say I recall seeing that on a menu before this week and now I have had it twice. MMMM tomato and bacon benny. Very nicely done. read more

Early Bird Cafe - Early Bird Cafe - Courtenay BC - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Courtenay, British Columbia

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I usually go here if I'm preparing to end an all-nighter on a good and positive note. Although the coffee is a little strong for my taste, the food is amazing. Whilst there is direct competition across the street, this place holds its on in a good way. Would highly recommend. read more

My friends took us to the Early Bird citing it as they go-to breakfast place in Courtenay. As a breakfast fanatic I was quite excited. I went with my wife and two young kids. When I ordered I made sure to buy a large meal so I could share it with my boy and girl. It was called the Hungry Man and it included bacon, sausage, pancakes, awesome hashbrowns (just how I like them - NOT deep fried) and 3 eggs. Hungry man indeed! Anyway it was fabulous and my kids loved it too. In fact, everyone at the table was happy - even my wife who is not first and foremost a breakfast fan. I highly recommend the Early Bird and can say it is even great for families. PS. Coffee refills came quickly and the service was great - just in case you are wondering if things improved over the 2010 review - it did! read more

Good food, and once they take your order, they prepare it fast. But the actual personal interaction I don't feel is very egalitarian. I stopped ordering coffee with my meal, since I had to always ask for a refill. It seemed the waitress would walk right by me, though she would fill everyone else's cup up but mine. I feel there is a preference to people who are with family and groups. And if you are alone you get stared at. One of the rules, is to to stand at the door before they ask you to be seated, and they will walk by you a few times, even when there are empty tables that are already set up. I actually just sat at a table, and had to ask to be served, and one of the customers said you are supposed to wait to be seated. So that process, puts me off the restaurant, cause I find they are not as concerned what it costs in time for me to eat there as they could be. They have a buffet on Sunday which is all you can eat. Sometimes there is a line outside, so you don't feel that comfortable going for seconds or thirds. But if you don't, I don't think the buffet meal would be worth $10. The buffet is really more about quantity than quality. One of the staff is nice, she is friendly, and appears to understand why people need fast service and why people want to eat more than one plate of food at the buffet. It is too bad the other staff were not trained to be more like her. read more

The best breakfast you will ever eat. Try the eggs benny you won't be dissapointed.

Great home cooked breakfast with happy servers and cozy atmosphere. Classic breakfast was exactly what you'd expect. Gluten free available. read more

Sadly couldn't get our order in time. It's Father's Day, so they were very busy, with a line out the door. We had to be somewhere today, so we just couldn't wait, and left having only had our drinks in time. We did wait a good half hour before giving up. Oh well. No lunch for us!! read more

I love this place. I get French toast with blueberries and whip cream great portions and fast service every time I've been there! They always remember me and I love the diner atmosphere. read more

Great breakfast spot! Food is good, and received in a reasonable time. Staff are very nice. Price is reasonable. What more could you want?!

We've gone back, begrudgingly as I was out-voted, and I'm glad we did as the service has really improved by over a hundred percent. They're still not to the level of Micheals on 5th but for young staff they have come up a lot stronger. Willing to go back without reservation now and if the level keeps up so will my rating. read more