Nice little diner. Good proportions and the food was delicious. Staff is friendly and helpful!…read moreEnjoy coming back every time! Highly recommended!

August 18/2015: A solo breakfast…read more Tiny little diner. Less than 50 seats for customers with an old style 50' theme. I ordered the Eggs Benedict ($17.25). Small serving but not bad taste wise. My server was very nice but wouldn't allow me to take advantage of the breakfast specials because I was there at 11:10 & the specials expired at 11:00, which I kinda understood. I found that to be a rather chinchy move in my opinion. Nothing to write home for food. It didn't really offer anything special but it was good. Peameal bacon was nicely done. I doubt I'd go again, there's not enough of a uniqueness to warrant another visit.

Not sure if we just ordered the wrong thing or if their mains are bad…read more We ordered the Hashbrowns, the Buttermilk Biscuits, and the Hot Turkey. The Hashbrowns were actually very good! Really crispy and delicious, they were definitely prepared well and hit the spot. I couldn't have asked for better hashbrowns. The buttermilk biscuits were also really fluffy and tasted good. No complaints here. The Hot Turkey French Toast however... I think they should remove this off the menu. We ordered it because it sounded interesting and we like to think of ourselves as adventurous foodies, but oh wow this was bad! We ate 2 bites each and couldn't eat more. Its just really dense and fatty and the gravy is way too overpowering and the flavors just don't go together. We were starving and hadn't eaten all day and couldn't get ourselves to eat more than 2 bites because we were frankly disgusted. It tasted really bad. DO NOT ORDER THIS. We came for a 2pm lunch on a Tuesday, and they told us the wait would be around 15-20mins which we said was fine. However, we ended up waiting 40mins, and we suspect that they let other people in front of us (told there were 2 parties of 2 in front of us but let in 3 parties). It gave diner vibes but was definitely more cramped. Was busier than I expected on a random Tuesday at 2pm. Low rating is for the awful main and the longer-than-promised wait time. But I do have to give them credit for the tasty apps. We might've just ordered the wrong thing on the menu but we're not coming back to find out, especially if the wait will always be this long.

I remember when this place opened when I was still in highschool and its just as great as I…read moreremember. In fact, it got onto the Michelin list a couple years ago, and for good reason. The restaurant is giving cozy comforts diner with abut 20 people worth of seating. Join the waitlist as soon as you can because you can wait up to 2 hours for a table on a Sunday morning. After we got seated and our waiter came over and he wasn't giving the most welcoming energy, he seemed a little stand off ish which was weird but we assumed that's just how he was lol. Other than that that the service was good. We started with the biscuits. You have an option to have it with gravy or jam. We got jam and it came with a clotted cream like spread and a cinnamon apple tasting jam. The biscuits were nice and fluffy. We got an ice coffee too and it was really good. I always come for the party melt. It comes with their house salad and a scoop of their sweet potato salad. The whole plate was fantastic. We also for their turkey dinner and this was so delicious but we were so full we only had a couple bites and took the rest home. It was just as delicious as reheated leftovers.

Great find! Learned about this place during a drive by on the hop on hop off city bus tour…read more.. Our server Nicole was outstanding; friendly, efficient, & knowledgeable. Hubs and I both had the Irish breakfast- served hot and delicious. Coffee cups & water glasses were never empty - highly recommend!!

Went for breakfast on Sunday - we were a table of 5. We were seated right away…read more After seeing the overwhelmingly positive reviews, I was excited to try this diner. The atmosphere was welcoming and had the classic charm you'd expect from a neighborhood favorite. Unfortunately, our experience didn't quite live up to the hype. The food was decent but fairly average. Nothing was particularly bad, but nothing stood out as memorable either. The Irish breakfast was not Irish at all. For a place with such a strong reputation, I expected more flavor and attention to detail. The biggest disappointment was the service. The service was slow, they never checked on the table, and several requests (3 of the 5 drinks, syrup for the french toast, water refills) were either forgotten or took a long time to arrive. The restaurant wasn't especially busy, which made the lack of attentiveness even more noticeable. About 20 mins after we finished our food, we decided to head inside to pay and then our server noticed we left and accused us of walking on our tab but we had the payment receipt! I can see why some people may enjoy this spot, and perhaps I visited on an off day, but based on this experience, I found the food ordinary and the service well below expectations.

While standing in the long lineup to get into Sammy's for Sunday brunch (note that this place is…read morebetter to visit on a weekday) I met a nice lady who told me she has had two knee replacements. Sadly there was no chair for her to sit down on yet it didn't stop her from going to her regular spot for a Sunday brunch. She told me that she has been coming here for many years, even before it was called Sammy's. Has it been 30 years, she asked herself? Either way, she made it known that she is quite the regular. Very nice and friendly lady. These are the types of regulars that make the diner what it is. There is a sign in clipboard at the front, as soon as you walk in. You have to sign in as part of contact tracing in case there is an outbreak of COVID linked back to this establishment. Make sure you do not block the pathway from behind the bar, I didn't block it but a large family with several kids needed a place to stand in line and wait for a big table, because servers will get very mad at you and tell you "I NEED TO GET BY! DON'T BLOCK THE WAY!" But there is no where to stand when the lineup is 20 people deep. This is something to think about once the weather gets colder and there is a long lineup out the door. Perhaps takeout would be a better option than to be yelled at by the short haired waitress with tattoos? While I did not mind waiting and I had a book to occupy my time in the lineup and at the table before I was given the menu, I could see that this was obviously a rush time, prime time lunchtime at the diner, maybe others might be a little more impatient than me? I could watch a snail crawl for hours, patience is a virtue. The wait is very long to get seated and even longer to get food. While the food was pretty good, and the other server was very friendly, attentive and nice, I think they were short staffed that day and nothing is ever as instant as fast food. My advice would be to go here when you have the time to wait. Don't come here if you are in a rush. It's better to only come here when you have lots of time to wait.

Home style food well prepared. Lots of variety in the menu....Staff are good people too.read more

This place is amazing. Food is delicious. Super friendly. Healthy thoughtful ingredients. Xxread more

The apple and bacon jam omelette was outstanding! Topped off with toasty house-baked bread and jam…read more(thanks Dave!) and sweet sausage. Best breakfast I've had anywhere in quite a while. Thank you!

This diner has been here for ages in Toronto and is somewhat of a landmark…read more And For good reason. The decor is old but has that diner vibe. Their menu is extensive with all day breakfast and various diner meals. Your typical greasy spoon diner that really delivers I came on a weekday for lunch and they were very busy. Luckily I didn't have to wait to be seated. I ordered 1. Montreal corned beef Benedict 2. Mint tea The food was average. Nothing to write home about But It did come very fast though I think you come for more of the nostalgia It did live up to their reputation It is a recommendation from me to come visit And If I was in the area, I would return, maybe order something else that would be more satisfactory. All in all, this establishment is a well deserved success story with all your diner greasy spoon vibes, food and environment.

It had been a long time since i had gone back to Fran's because we don't have one in Barrie. I went…read moreto Toronto for my 60th birthday. and thought i would check it out. I was seated quickly which was a surprise given how busy it is. it is a diner so you know what you are going to get. There was a buzz in the place as it is close to the Pride Parade route and a watch party for the Canada- South Africa fifa soccer game. Ok on to the food i had a waffle with mixed fruit , turkey bacon and home fries with a coffee. . The waffle was perfect crunchy on the outside and so fluffy on the inside with real maple syrup . The turkey bacon was cooked perfectly and the home fries were plentiful and so tasty . The price was less than 50 dollars which was a nice surprise and the service was great. This was a nice way to start my birthday thanks Fran's

Honestly, it took us ages to eat here because the aesthetics weren't too great from the street, but…read moreon the recommendation of a friend, we finally went! The portion sizes were crazy! We had the corned beef breakfast and the large souvlaki plate, and both have fed us for three meals now. The souvlaki is made by an actual Greek person, and truly, it can give the Danforth a run for its money! I really liked the rice; it was especially flavourful. I liked that, on a Sunday morning, this place had all ages: families with kids, couples on dates, and a few tables with senior citizens hanging out. With its proximity to the sometimes exclusive Ossington Strip, it's very sweet that this place welcomes everybody.

Cute lil diner. The food was alright, but I probably would just get a basic breakfast if I went…read morethere again.

We came in peace... and left completely stuffed…read more The Flying Saucer Restaurant isn't just a meal--it's a full-on close encounter of the delicious kind. From the moment you land, you're surrounded by awesome alien and UFO décor that's fun, nostalgic, and packed with personality. If you're looking for a place with zero atmosphere... this isn't it. This place is out of this world. The crew here is incredibly friendly and welcoming, proving that if aliens ever do visit Earth, they're apparently running this restaurant. The food deserves its own five stars. We had the Eggs Benedict, Belgian waffles, perfectly crispy home fries, and the absolutely massive 12-ounce steak and eggs. Every bite was fantastic, the portions were enormous, and the prices were shockingly reasonable for Niagara Falls. One of the coolest touches? Instead of waiting for coffee refills, they leave a whole carafe of hot coffee on your table. My caffeine levels reached escape velocity, and I was perfectly happy about it. Here's the biggest compliment I can give: we came back the very next morning because we couldn't stop thinking about it. Same amazing food, same friendly service, same awesome atmosphere. Whether you're a local, a tourist, or just passing through this corner of the galaxy, make this your first breakfast stop. Trust me--this is one UFO sighting you'll actually want to tell everyone about.

Party of 6 adults went because we were recommended. We didn't expect the best, but we expected way…read morebetter than what we got. First of all out of our 6 orders, they didn't have 3 of the meals we ordered. One of them they didn't tell us until probably 20 min after our order, it was a constant return to the table "oh we don't have this in the kitchen"... then they brought the wrong meal to my husband and then he had to wait another 20+ min for his food. A club sandwich! How ling does it take to assemble a sandwich!?! We were all done eating when he got the sandwich. My BLT had maybe 2 pieces of bacon on it. It was a huge let down. Honestly the interior wasn't even all that cool.