This restaurant has been around a while in Edmonton. The location is definitely old school with wood everything. The prices are reasonable and the service is good. The menu has a wide variety of options. I had the Eggs Benedict and my friend had the Fish and Chips. Both came out in a reasonable amount of time and were flavourful. I'd visit again. read more

Food was very disappointing. Ordered Eggs Benedict. Ham was lunch meat ham, sauce was from a package and tasted awful. Potatoes were cold. English muffin was doughy. Service was OK. read more

We ordered an 8-inch cheese pizza, and it arrived only semi-warm with the cheese completely dried out on top. It also had an odd smell, as if the cheese was old or possibly reused. We are regular, loyal customers, which made this experience even more disappointing. When we contacted the restaurant, the management showed no concern and took no responsibility for the quality of the food. Instead of offering to replace the pizza--even though we live just two blocks away--they insisted we deal with Skip for a refund. When I explained that we would no longer be ordering or having dinner because of this, they still refused to help and continued to push the issue back onto Skip. The lack of accountability and customer care was extremely frustrating. This situation could have been easily resolved by simply sending out a fresh pizza, but instead, we were left feeling ignored and undervalued as customers. read more

This place is like going back in time. There are so few authentic diners around these days. This place is seriously a gem. I grant you it is rough around the edges and in a bit of a rough neighbourhood, but the food, seriously, is so good! My husband's been coming here for awhile now and raving about the food. So he finally convinced me to give it a try. I'm so glad he did. I was pleasantly surprised. Now as I said there are a few rough edges, the bathrooms are quite rough. And the booths are a bit tired, they could use some refurbishing. But the service here is great, awesome servers and the food was not too slow. It's definitely not the ritz, but the food is honest and delicious. read more

Our team of 20 kids and 7 adults went here for brunch. It looks and feels like a Denny's, but more homey and comfortable. Filled with seniors, you could tell they were regulars, as some were leisurely playing cards. I browsed the menu, and it very much reminded me of a Denny's menu as it had items I hadn't seen in ages, like Liver & Onions, Bologna & Eggs and Classic Pork Chops. I ordered the Patty Melt (another old time classic) with onion rings, and it felt like nostalgic comfort food. Anytime you have this many people in a group, there tends to be issues. But they did a fantastic job. Even though, for obvious reasons, couldn't bring out all the food all at once, they did it in batches in reasonable time. In fact, I think we were in and out in 90 minutes including multiple split bills, so when looking back, is really quite impressive. Comfort food, in a super relaxed setting, and really fast service. Great for a team meal outing with no fuss. read more

Jay Bee's Diner - Patty Melt - Diners Near Me - Edmonton, Alberta

The food is great, and if there are any mistakes they're quick to correct them. The service here is fantastic - they really treat you like family! It's a very authentic diner feeling that's become very rare these days. read more

Went for breakfast on Oct 30/23 Absolutely inedible meals!! Asked for kitchen to remake and got my toast rebuttered on the other side. Hash Browns still literally dripping with oil and my husband had to spit out his Hash browns and Italian Sausage Patty cause it was horrible. Our grandson's pancakes were good. The attitude from kitchen to reserve an even worst plate of food was disgusting! WILL NEVER GO BACK...and was a regular patron. read more

I used to love going here for breakfast or ordering delivery however I won't be anymore. The quality has dropped drastically. I understand food prices have increased by quality should have to be affected. read more

Amazing breakfast here- reasonable prices:) great service..hidden gem. Check it out:))

JB's has some of the best breakfasts in the city. You get a ton of food and the prices are very decent. Today I had bacon and eggs with hashbrowns and toast, and it was only $8.45 for a huge plate of food. There's no way I could ever finish a plate here. Lucky for me my husband has a bigger stomach than I :) Other breakfast offerings include omelettes, french toast, and pancakes. They have a full lunch/dinner menu as well. JB's is in Beverly in the northeast part of the city. It's not too far from my place, so it's easy to get to and nicer than going to Denny's or something like that. It's got a real diner feel, in that the food is tasty and reasonably prices, and the waitresses are waitresses, darnit!, who have been doing this for years with real personality, not teenagers in short skirts trying to get tips. The restaurant is actually really big with a lot of tables and a high ceiling; very clean and open space. Every time I've been to JB's it's totally busy, but I've never had to wait more than a couple of minutes for a table. They have a small parking lot but it's usually full. Lots of street parking available. Breakfast lovers, go here! read more

Jay Bee's Diner - JB's breakfast - Diners Near Me - Edmonton, Alberta

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Amazing Fluffy omelettes. Friendly staff and clean establishment. Ya gotta try Quick service too. My coffee never got low And the ladies! Full of smiles! Thank you. You made my Dad and mines day start off on the right foot read more

Ive been a local resident and long time patron of JB's...been away a bit due to Covid and allthough they can be hit and miss in quality I went in for breakfast the other day and was served some kind of garbage akin to dog food. I had ordered a eggs lightly basted with a meat patty (which was historically tasty) but the meat smelt gamy before it passed my lips and the flavor and texture was just disgusting! and I refused to eat it. The eggs were over cooked as well. The place was near empty so I guess the cook was just disinterested in cooking to order. The waitress assured me that the patties were just made the day before and I assured here that I recognized sub grade meat when I see it or taste it. If I take her at her word, which I did, it means that the owner decided to source cheap meat from god knows where. Whoever prepped and cooked it (the owner I believe) obviously knew that they were buying, prepping and serving sub par ground beef...probably not even legally processed or sold! So what grade is all the rest of the food if they are buying and serving up meat unfit for human consumption? And what kind of people are you giving your money to if they are serving you such cheap junk? Kindof makes you think! I dont trust em and wont be back read more

A little rough around the edges but great food diner. A friend of ours goes there regularly and has fond childhood memories of the place. For Sunday brunch it wasn't super busy and there were plenty of open spaces. Parking is right next to and behind the building. The menu recently had been updated as our friend advised us- and we found there was a good selection. The servings are quite large and we all enjoyed what we ordered. The extra toast, hashbrowns, or pancakes is a nice touch for those with hollow legs. Service was decent, our food all came out at the same time and the best item was the eggs Benedict. We also tried the caramel apple French toast and blueberry pancakes. The fruit on top of these items is the super sweet sticky stuff so if you like that it is in abundance. Our servers were great- very pleasant and helped us whenever we asked. There was also a survey and a draw we could enter. read more

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Mediocre food. Bad coffee. Bad service. I had the eggs Benedict and my husband had the cowboy breakfast. Asked for water, never got it. They take your order , leave you with a carafe of bad coffee, drop off food, drop off bill. No follow up on the food. Hash browns have no seasoning and my husband's were mushy, I asked for very well done hash browns. Deep fried sausage- yuck! Average prices - not cheap, not overly expensive. But for this same price I have much better breakfasts. This is not my normal part of town but even if it was I would not be back. read more

Jay Bee's Diner - I should have taken a picture before I was almost done. Glad I asked for very well done hash browns and very soft eggs. :-) - Diners Near Me - Edmonton, Alberta

I live 5 mins away from this spot! I Love ordering takeouts from Jay BEE'S, especially with the pandemic and ensuring that I support business close to where I live! I do wish they had more vegetarian or vegan options but the food is truly amazing so it's still 5-star for me! read more

Jay Bee's started life as a Big Boy back in the dark ages, and while the vibe and the decor have been held over, the overall tone is now much more "Mom and Pop." I have eaten here a few times and found it to be a bit hit and miss. The food has usually been good for me, but the service can be, shall we say... inconsistent. I get the impression that there is a lot of staff turn over. This is a great spot for your standard "all day breakfast" with generous portions of fried goodness, especially helpful in cutting through a midday lingering hangover. They do decent things with eggs and potatoes here, and make a decent burger. Grilled Cheese, fries, Club Sandwiches are all things I have enjoyed off the menu, but Jay Bee's Monte Cristo is a bit legendary in certain circles. This is one of those places where you will find people who spend 4 hours in a booth lingering over coffee and fries, with the group changing it's make-up over the time. It is a hangout as much as a restaurant, but this is a lot of what gives it it's charm. Regulars can add a coziness to a restaurant like this. Why do I keep going back? Comfortable neighbourhood place. It has a warm atmosphere and is usually full of local regulars who tend to be characters. The food, while not brilliant, is decent, and the portions are large at a reasonable price. read more

It's a little sketchy but it's comforting diner food in a restaurant that's a lot bigger than it appears. Portions are good, prices are decent and the service was average. It's simple, unpretentious, greasy food. Sometimes you need that in your life, you know? read more

I am very pleased with this restaurant. The staff is friendly and the food was good. Prices not bad. I highly recommended this place. read more

Jay Bee's Diner - Diners Near Me - Edmonton, Alberta

Very underated. Went a couple of weeks ago. Had a club with onion rings. Food was pretty good. The customer service excellent and the atmosphere really comfortable. It was a lady who served us. Not sure about what the other reviewer was talking about but hope that's not true? read more

Jay-Bee's is a big restaurant over in Beverly, and it's one of my favorite places to go for breakfast and brunch on the weekends. The restaurant is clearly a vintage beauty that's been polished up, and it's the perfect mix of retro diner without that tired, dirty feeling. Meals are large and great value - I prefer the breakfast combos (I usually opt for an omelette and pancakes). The pancakes are big, fluffy and slightly sweet - they're my absolute favorite and rival my love for the pancakes on Route 99. My significant other has tried a few of the dinner dishes (beef dip, fish and chips, etc) and they are 'diner' acceptable but not a complete home run. I think that the breakfast foods are the best part of the menu and I believe they serve them up until about 8PM. Service at Jay Bee's can vary, simply because sometimes they are too full and understaffed. The staff members are friendly and attentive, but sometimes there are just too few of them. The restaurant can get busy but we've never been able to NOT find parking, and we've never had to wait for a table. Overall, it's a great little place over in the East side of our city and I would definitely revisit for some pancakes and eggs. read more

Amazing food great service feels like home breakfast is delicious staff friendly and efficient

JB's (or Jay Bee's, depending on which sign you're looking at) is an unassuming little diner in northeast Edmonton. It's similar to a Smitty's but with a more friendly, small-town atmosphere. The staff at JB's really make you feel at home and the food is nothing to scoff at. The prices are very good for the portion sizes and the food is usually quite good. Now, the food is certainly not fine dining, so don't expect that. But it's a step above the Smitty's and Humpty's restaurants that it competes with in most respects. The burgers are a bit weak, since they are just made from pre-made patties, but their homemade entrées are generally good and the breakfasts are excellent. Honestly, I should probably only be giving JB's 3.5 stars, because while I love the "at home" feeling and the good prices, the food isn't quite worthy of a four-star rating. But, you can't give half-stars on Yelp and 3 stars doesn't quite capture my feelings about JB's. read more

I just moved to this area, and everyone who's always lived in Edmonton tells me to avoid 118th ave like the plague if you can. Honestly though? I chanced on this diner thinking it wouldn't be much (it certainly doesn't look it from the outside), but inside it's GORGEOUS. VERY clean. It feels like a Moxies or a Boston Pizza that serves Breakfast all day, but it's priced like a Denny's. The staff is SO friendly. I've gone there several times since. The staff is always friendly and accommodating, and the place is ALWAYS busy. Parts of town that have a bad rap need businesses like this one to prove people wrong :) read more

All I can say is it is disgusting. Burgers tasted like the meat had rotted. And don't ask for bacon on the burger ... they charged 9.90 extra . Coffee and juice $5 each ??? Really??? We live in Alberta, not the EUROPE. Never will go back , Save your money. $80 for three breakfasts . read more

Nice atmosphere. Good staff. Good was ok for the cost. Great pancakes. Nice omelettes. The onion rings aren't very good at all :(

This is my families first time at this location and found the food to be good, not really greasy as mentioned in other posts. Very home style cooking.. The only complaint came with the omelet, they didn't cook the extra ingredients into the omelet, it as placed in the middle and some of the ingredients were not fully cooked and still slightly raw. Atmosphere is unique, there are some real up to date looks (black brick) but then there are these large gold looking bricks that look like something from the 70s. Overall that has no real bearing on the quality of service or food, both of which rate decently. One thing that our family likes is the parking lot is decent. We love smaller places for good food and atmosphere and service but typically hard t get parking.. this is really good!!! read more

Terrible, I ordered two large pizzas- they sent, through skip, two medium pizzas. Absolute garbage, don't order from here.

First time going here since it was Big Boys restaurant, food was good and hot , fries were crispy and the Monte Cristo has real Turkey . Server was quick , can't complain. read more

We just visited the JayBee's location on 12707 140 Ave in Edmonton and it was more than a little bit disappointing. The menus were stapled sheets of paper and all three of them had the sheets in different orders. The lasagna I ordered was sickly sweet - I think they used a sweet bbq sauce which I totally hated. The roast dinner that my wife ordered was way way WAY too peppery, her mashed potatoes were cold and wrapped in some sort of rice paper type of thing? and even the vegetables were covered in pepper. My son had the "Inside out burger" - supposed to be a meat patty stuffed with cheese. He received a double patty burger with cheese between the patties and no cream cheese sauce as the menu stated. The teas that I and the wife ordered were cold, there was no alternative sweetener offered, and the teaspoons for stirring our tea were non-existent. AND to top it all off, wifey found a hair in her food which was promptly taken back to the kitchen - then was followed up by the waitress telling us the manager told her to let us know it was a bristle of a brush that they use to spread the sauce on the roast. All three of us did not finish our meals after Kim found that hair in her food - if it was a brush bristle, they really need to spend some money on the utensils used in the kitchen. We were charged full price on EVERYTHING that we ordered, no discounts given, and the poor waitress had to take the brunt of our displeasure. The manager could not be bothered to do their job and come talk to us about it. The only cool thing was the fact that they had USB outlets right at the booth. We will not be returning to any of the chain's locations - this was a 90$ lesson that I would advise no one else repeating. read more

I went for breakfast and was very pleased with atmosphere and my food. Hashbrowns were delicious but not very attractive food display. Bathroom was in need of upkeep as door for stall didn't lock and seat was needing repair which surprised me because house front was a great feel to it. Very competitive prices I'd go again to try dinner. read more

Classic Diner fare. Menus are hardboard and beatup. Seating is a bit odd and 'find yer own seat'. The service was prompt, polite, and simple. The place was clean, even the mensroom. The food portions are quite large, and of good quality. The sausages are great, the bacon crisp, the rye toast just right, and my sunny side eggs were spot on. The ham disk was a bit greasy, I did not eat the roasted tomatoes as I personally am not a fan, and forgot to ask them to remove them. I did ask for the hashbrowns to be well done, as is my preference, but they came warmed and even on the raw side. They are shredded and quite thick, with bits of onion. If they were better cooked I think they would be most excellent. The peach pancakes were good, with a generous portion of peaches, a few strawberries for garnish, and a big glob of whipped cream. My only complaint is they had that 'from a box' package taste. read more

The food was ok. The service was absolute garbage. My wife and I stopped off cuz we were hungry. I ordered a bacon cheese burger with mushrooms and fries on the side and she ordered Philly cheese sandwich and mashed potato. I received a mushroom burger fries and gravy and my wife received Philly cheese sandwich and fries. Yes...the gravy was on my bill. I didn't touch it. I hate gravy...and my wife was looking forward to the mashed potato but she never eats fries... i would have mentioned it to the waitress had she actually spoke to us during the meal at some point, and I had to chase her down so I could get the bill. If this place mailed me a $100 gift certificate i would throw it away. Bad service. Terrible read more

For a flashback to the good old days may I suggest that you get your butts on over to JB'S! They pride themselves on home style meals,huge portions and wonderful with staff! Best place to go if you were out and about the night before ;) read more

JB's reminds me of the kinds of restaurants that my grandparents liked to go for breakfast, but the decor has been nicely updated. And there's lots of flat screen tv's located around the room if you want to watch sports while enjoying your meal. Price-wise, JB's is competitive with Denny's and Cora, but I find my meals more satisfying here. And they often have specials. On Thanksgiving, I greatly enjoyed my Roast Turkey Benedict, which came with a homemade Hollandaise sauce. They have an all-you-can-eat pasta special on Thursdays for $10. It's not Corso 32 or Cafe Amore, but you don't need a reservation and it's a good value. Oh, and they serve pancakes to kids for free. read more

Service here is superb, especially if you have kids. We came for breakfast and while the food is good, it really isn't anything special and the prices are not as low as some of the reviews would have you think. For around the same price, I could have breakfast at any other restaurant in town including some hotels like Madison's grill. The restaurant itself is clean, seems like it was updated not too long ago and the booths were comfy. I probably wouldn't return as it isn't near enough to home to be considered convenient and the prices aren't low enough to be worth the special trip. read more

Definately better than the 127st pocation in my opinion. Good food and decent portions. Staff seems friendky and service is good. Menu has enough choices to please most people. Wotha stop. read more

Two of us had breakfast here today. Bacon & eggs and sausage & eggs. The bacon was crisp, sausage was flavorful, eggs were cooked perfectly the way we wanted them. The hashbrowns are homemade and delicious. Service was prompt and courteous. The only downfall was thin bland toast. We will be going back read more

I'm reading the reviews of JB's here on Yelp and noticing they are very mixed. I had my first experience here the other night, as the person I was with told me his workmates recommended the place highly. This is a diner with all of the things you would expect to find on the menu: breakfast, burgers, sandwiches, pasta, pizza, and traditional mains like fish and chips and hot turkey. Some of the breakfast offerings are quite unique for this sort of establishment, like the option of beef sausages and turkey bacon with your eggs. I had one of the "scrambles" with smoked meat. It was more like a flat omelette that was so huge, it covered the plate. Underneath was a bagel which was very fresh and actually tasted like a bagel (as opposed to some places where bagels just taste like bread in a round shape), and hash browns. The server said they were going to be cubes, but they were small strings that were a bit greasy, and a bit overcooked in places, but then again this is a "greasy spoon" sort of place. My eggs tasted heavily from the smoked meat, as it should have, and the onions were sweet and cooked. I held the marble cheese that would also have been a part of the dish. I was totally stuffed at the end, and the dish was less than $15. The place was clean, spacious, and the service was good - my server went back to the kitchen several times to get answers to my questions. I will definitely be back if I am in the area, and I hope future visits will live up to this one. read more

Today we went for Mother's Day brunch and the experience was awful from start to finish. We waited 15 minutes for a table with our three small children only for them to give our table up to people that just walked through the door without an apology. Further to that we had a waitress Joane that clearly didn't like her job. I think it might quite literally killed her to smile! She didn't listen to our drink order and then when she brought it to us and we stated t was wrong she proceeded to bad mouth us to another waitress. The food was substandard at best as well which was throughly disappointing. We weren't checked on once during our meal to see if we needed anything and had to ask the hostess for a different glass of water as ours had dirt in it from the tulips that were being given out which clearly showed she gave us a dirty glass. When she was asked to get us a new glass of water I watched her walk into the back turn around and proceed right back to our table with the same glass. Save yourselves the hassle and avoid this restaurant. They don't value your business and customer service isn't a priority for any of them. read more

Have been to this restaurant several times and has been a good experience, food is okay. Went for breakfast Sunday, meal was only partly brought, had pizza, no parmessan, nothing else, asked for ranch dressing, dressing was awful, tasted sour. Ordered Frnech toast with apples - was their breakfast special- waiter only brought french toast, no butter, no syrup, no apples, had to ask another server and she said it wasn't even on the bill. Coffee cup was disgusting and inside of cup was dirty and coffee tasted like day old. read more