Ordered a Benedict. Eggs were hard. Asked for new ones. Took 45 minutes. Never again.

Currently sitting for 20 minutes waiting for my order to be taken, the waitress brought over ice water and I asked for a straw as I have sensitive lips and if ice touches them I'll get cold sores. She refused and said " so I should take the water back" I say silent and she grabbed the water and my friends water back and walked to the back and is now taking for ever to come take our order even though I see her standing in the back not doing anything ! Go to the other location if you have the chance this one is horrible read more

Mediocrity sums this place up nicely. I agree with Terry P. about the value lacking. I didn't taste anything other than cheddar and maybe a little jack in the mac & cheese. I thought the bowl was small for the price, maybe the burgers are the way to go? The Pina Colada was really good, but on the smaller side for $4. The waiter was good, tended to me, made sure I was happy. I tipped well for that. However, I will say I was glad there was a Tims across the street for a dessert. read more

Don't go between 3 pm and 4 pm unless you want soggy and warm food.

Our alternative choice for Monday brunch after realizing The Senator was closed thanks to Mister Freeze's latest prank on Toronto (where is Batman when you need him, hmm?) Had the premium breakfast for $6.99, a decent portion consisting of 2 eggs any style (mine were over hard), choice of meat ( I opted for the farmer's sausage), home fries (more like nuked frozen hash browns) and toast (marble rye in my case). My lunchmate (no not the package available at your supermarket but an actual person) skipped the forgettable potatoes and the bread and had a side of Greek Salad. We both had a cup of coffee (bottomless, which is good). For $23.22 after tax without tip, it is decently priced. However, while we both found our food ok, we also found it very bland. Not to mention that I had been to Fran's a few times in the last few years eating different dishes and always left with the same feeling (whether at this location or the Victoria and Shuter one) of blandness and lack of zyng. Fran's offers a lot of different dishes, all well done but none memorable. To recommend only if other options are not available. Definitely not a destination but a reliable 24-hour pitstop if necessary. read more

Overpriced, poor quality food. Cold fries, stale wrap...had to leave most of it Was also very crowded read more

Definitely not going back again. Went there multiple times. They're getting 2 stars (technically 1.5 stars is what I really want to give) because the first and second time I went, it was alright and they are open 24/7. Typical diner food, decent service, decent food and good portions. The breakfast items were okay (I mean, you can't really screw up eggs, pancakes, bacon). It's gone downhill now. Service is terrible. Its so slow and food is mediocre at best. It takes forever for the waitress to bring us drinks and the last time we went, she never checked on us and we tried to wait for her to bring us the bill so we can pay and leave. After looking for her for over 15 minutes we flagged down another waitress to ask for the bill. Other people sitting in our section wasn't happy either. Another man actually gave up, asked to cancel his food and asked for the bill for his drink. Another family waited for a while after being seated and just ended up getting up to leave. And this isn't the first time we've received terrible service and mediocre food. Really disappointed. read more

I enjoyed Fran's for the diner that it is, and I will surely be back after a night of boozing it up. I appreciate that I was finally able to find a place with a Tuna Melt going on, even if it was a little wacky with the baguette thing happening. It was very busy and they seemed under staffed, but everything came along at the right time, and I didn't feel neglected. Cute atmosphere and solid diner food. And a great location! read more

Great breakfasts. The staff is super kind and helpful for the most part. I've been there 5 or 6 times and only 1 time did I have a crappy waitress. Other than that, the place is Great! Coffee is delish even black. read more

I would come here often as a teen, line ups after the bar. I haven't been here in at least 15 years and I thought it was time to check it out again. This was quite the "after the bar place" back in the day when Yonge Street was full of night life. Of course the place is totally changed, from mainly red color diner style scheme to a horrible green-ish. The place has a dirty feel about it, not inviting at all (they should clean the bugs out of the lamps, I would add a star if they do). I ordered the chilli with toast for something different. It had potential but wasn't warm at all, cold actually. Had it been heated, they may have pulled it off. The service was excellent. Too bad things have to change, this was a hot spot back in the day. read more

This is a decent option in downtown. We came here for dinner one night while in town. We got the Meatloaf and the Spaghetti with Shrimp. I found the meatloaf to be good. Nothing special about it, and not the best. But, perfectly acceptable. I'm told the pasta was great. This is largely based on their meat sauce, which was not skimping on the meat, and had a great flavor to it. I almost ordered a pasta dish myself, and was disappointed I didn't after seeing how good the sauce looked. The place was busy, and they didn't seem to have a great system in determining who was next in line. It was a hot day, and the temperature inside was a bit warmer than comfortable. But, decent food. I would come back here. read more

The rooftop patio is nice. The first floor has a nice armosphere too. It's a nice place to get a brunch. The menu options are good and i really recommend the milkshake. read more

The price gouge is real here just utterly ridiculous, I ordered the banquet burger and asked for bbq sauce on it and they actually charge $1.99 to put some on it. The burger costs $14.95 already. How they gonna charge for a squirt of bbq sauce, like am I paying for the whole bottle read more

On the pricey side, but basically the perfect diner. I love the retro, bustling atmosphere, and the food is total comfort food - perfectly hits the spot when you're in the mood for old favourites or an all-day breakfast. Nothing fancy, nothing complex in terms of flavour, but just simple ingredients and simple food done very well. The mac and cheese has a delicious blend of cheeses and keeps me coming back for more. Blueberry pancakes taste milky and are really light and fluffy. Basically, for any typical diner dish you can imagine, Fran's does a version that will always meet your expectations and satisfy your craving. Nothing innovative, but no disappointments either. read more

nice, busy, clean prompt and friendly publike or diner. Nice 60 & 70's music, still very soothing, calming, not intrusive. Went after dinner time for final clean out meal from a somewhat disappointing thai meal. Meal was simple to the point comfort food. Order 2 chicken wings plates(tasty, bit soggy, 1 onion rings(quite tasty crispy, satisfying) 1 rice pudding, nice bit too sweet & portion should be larger, came in a small cup! 2 Coffees (offered 2nd free rd., nice touch, wish they were plentiful for 2 types of teas @ very least !!! 1 Hot choccolate. T/t for 4, $35.00. Pretty economical, but again NO GREEN TEA, Mac Donalds has 5 Herbal Teas for heavens sake !!! read more

Breakfast items (especially the banana pancakes) = to die for. Amazing... u wont be disappointed. Big breakfast was great Lunch/dinner items = generic and underwhelming . Nothinng amazing, not terrible. They are bland... ex. the chicken parmigiana... cheese wasn't even melted, and the chicken was thin, tasteless, and barely even breaded, it was cold... breading not even sticking to the chicken , falling apart. Stick to what they do best - breakfast. read more

The good: the large pink neon sign out front. Nothing says classic diner to me more than pink neon. Not as epic but in the same vein as the Save-On-Meat pig in Vancouver - pink neon will cure what ails you. Also, this place is apparently legitimately quite old as my girlfriend's parents used to come here when they were dating. The 'ehh': Standard 'open late' chain diner fare serving a huge menu of stuff they can't possibly all do well. Seems like most of the positive reviews here are from post-bar/club patrons, so that'll give you an idea of the food. You don't 'go to Fran's' -- you 'end up in Fran's'. The bad: Pretty expensive for the white bread diner food you're getting. read more

Quick service and HUGE portions. Standard breakfast fare, nothing too fancy. Server was friendly although at times she was a bit hard to track down. read more

I like the Fran's restaurants, the Franschise, if you will (cheeeeeeessssee). This one, I think, is one of the original if not the very first Fran's in the city. I have eaten here many times and recently enjoyed a 9 pm breakfast with a pitcher of cold beer on their patio and was reminded of how pleasant this place really is. The ability to have breakfast at 9 pm with a cold beer out on the patio should be a requirement of every restaurant ever. read more

Mmmmmmmm premium breakfast = big portion! nom!!!

It's an institution, so I'm told. The menu is massive and the food is better than one would expect from a 24/7 establishment and not overly priced. They make two kinds of chili here, meat & vegetarian, and both are quite good. The standard sandwiches, burgers and meat loaf are also satisfying. Service can be hit-and-miss, depending on who your server is. Okay, it's a diner...I get it. read more

Extremely bad service. Not even a full house. So many tables empty. Many waiters. Not seated till 30 minutes later. They would look at the long line up and walk right by it. Waste read more

Waitress was slow, tomatoes in bruschetta and spaghetti was not fresh, Greek salad was average, strawberry banana milkshake was weird with orange flavor... Disappointed. maybe I should have ate something from the breakfast menu. read more

This place has terrible food and terrible service. However they have the best pancakes in the city by far and that itself is worthy of 3 stars. Order pancakes because they are slap your mother good, however expect to have awful service. If you order anything but pancakes expect to have a one star meal. read more

Food is average and workable for the price, but the service is awful. I think they mean well, but there's no one really steering the ship and you just have to hope for the best. Our server told us for 40 minutes that the kitchen was backed up and food was close. This seems like a place that was good a long time ago and has just deteriorated. read more

Many years ago, I use to love the Fran's on St Clair Avenue when I worked nearby. Lately I've only heard and read negative words about the remaining Fran's. However I happened to be close to the College Street one today and on a whim decided to try it out. Not gourmet food by any means...more like comfort food, but overall the food was more than decent at a very reasonable pricing (lunch specials). I loved the old style booths and the service was very friendly. While not a destination place, I would have no issues giving Fran's a return visit. read more

They were completely slammed the Sunday I arrived for breakfast. Waited 5 minutes at the door before anyone acknowledged me. Then wanted 10 minutes once I got a table for the waitress to acknowledge me. Felt like the invisible man, but once she arrived she was attentive despite what seemed like a looney bin of staff and managers running around the place. I wouldn't go back, the food was simply average. read more

Morning Glory Waffle is phenomenal! My husband liked mine so much that he ordered one for himself after his huge omelet. The combination of the maple with the bacon and apple is genius! And the orange juice is so tasty! Thank you Frans for the great breakfast! read more

I have nothing negative to say about Fran's. I came here for a big breakfast and I got a big breakfast. The servings are generous and the food arrived promptly. You can't knock good comfort food at an inexpensive price. And of course me not being from Canada I appreciated the free wifi (not sure if it's theirs). I highly recommend this place. read more

Visited here for breakfast. Waited 15 minutes in line. Looked like a busy spot! I had high hopes! I ordered two sunny side up eggs , hash browns , sausage and orange juice. I had to send my eggs back as they were raw - I mean the whites weren't cooked! They were still opaque. Really? If your cook is sending out 50% raw eggs- they should go back to school. The orange juice was great. Everything else was ok. read more

Great little diner in downtown Toronto. You can pretty much find any delicious home cooking meal here. Stop in for some fab comfort food. We stopped in for breakfast and each person at our table was pleasantly full. You get plenty of food for the price! read more

I thought the food was pretty good, and while the draught beer selection was extremely limited. I was very pleased with the beer I ordered. The service was very good, and I left satisfied and pleased that I had decided to eat there read more

I though knew what to expect from Frans from many late night breakfasts in the old days when we'd dance all night or on occassion when I worked a midnight shift near Younge and Eglingtion, this however was a complete fiasco! When I order a burger in a sit down restaurant I do not exepect it to arrive within 3 minutes, proving it was precooked and sitting under lamps. The burger was a factory patty with burnt grill lines on it , the burn was the only appreciable flavor beyond grease I could identify, the corn chips that came with were mostly shrapnel unsuitable for dipping in the bland salsa. My guest also had a burger that was identically bland and cold but was surrounded by warm limp french fries.. This place sucks!!!!!! The staff was ok but should be ashamed at serving this kind of slop, I will tell everyone far and wide how bad this place is High school cafeteria food is the closest thing I can compare this too read more

I love the fact that these guys are open all year around. Good food, but the prices could be a bit lower.

Had dinner with a friend here once... hi TQ. Food was competently executed and good. Fish was excellent if I recall correctly. A bargain. Andrew $15-$20 for one with drink non-alcoholic (c) Copyright 2017. Andrew M. Walduck. Associated Press. All rights reserved. read more

good place for a late nite post drinking night out on the town meal.. basically your denny's alternative thats open super late or 24/7.. can't remember food was decent.. basically everything tastes good at that point but nothing was amazing also service was incredibly slow as to be expected at that time of the nite though i guess.. read more

Not impressed by the low quality food. I was so excited to eat poutine, but that was crap on a plate. Other than that the food came out quickly and the staff was very kind. Some people may like this place, but I won't be returning. read more

Good banana/chocolate pancakes. Sloooooow service

delicious cheap grub any time of the day or night. my fav: the big breakfast. grown-up milkshake. yum yum. you wont regret. p.s. try the fried pickles. read more

Worst customer service ever!The food (I ordered chicken waffle ,it is very dry for the chicken)is not good except the milkshake.Highly overpriced! read more