Showed up for dinner and it was really quiet at the restaurant and we were stuck standing there for a while to be seated. I ordered the strawberry pancakes which I loved and got scrambled eggs on the side for some protein. Some of the prices are a bit crazy ($29 for chicken tenders) but that's probably because it's in a hotel and near the airport. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We called down early to secure a reservation with a good seat. this was wholly unnecessary but was told this may be a good idea anyway. Okay, the following is what I have to say about this restaurant. First of all, the pattern of the carpet was alluring to me and I felt like I was back in my uncles old basement suite. He has weaned me from drinking milk and supplemented with Similac infant formula which sustained me until teenage years. I had the pleasure of sitting facing a delightful art piece of hay bales in a field. It was provocative, on account of the hay, and made me think about life. I ordered the succulent pot roast as I could feel my iron levels depleting after my fissure acted up ALL day! Do not judge about this as this is to do with my personal health and is not affiliated with Perkins Resturant and Country Kitchen. I do work out some days. I am worried the habenero hot sauce may cause further damage but persisted none the less. I was provided a complimentary salad which was on each table. The leaves were red and it was served in a special red foil! When asked the name of this special dish, I was told it is poinsettia! Must be French. when I tried to upsell them, as per instructions on their sign (see photo review), the waiter seemed to suspect me of something so I quickly reminded her that for 9.95 you can add a beverage AND slice of pie. I smacked both lips with glee and an oiled corn kernel slipped out, but waiter Alison said it was ok. she took my airline voucher which I brandished with gusto. I let out a boisterous purompse after my meal which gave me room for the pie selection. there was no mincemeat but they were able to accommodate my hankering for suet with a small birdfeeder outside which was pre-seasoned with various nuts and sunflower seeds. the garnish was magnifique but I chipped a tooth on the cage. the security guard was rather abrasive. next time, I will find another Perkins brand all-American restaurant to better fit my well-established patronage on my next birthday. Overall I would say that I am CONCERNED about my GI function related to previously disclosed issues. I have an appointment on Wednesday to address this and have been using the whipped ointment provided to me as a compliment to my meal. The writing above is another review from me- Cryss the Crazy Critic Cranimal. May peace and solice be with you at all times read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - I tried to upsell per their posted sign but they didn't let me!!! - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

It's Perkins! At least it's not Denny's. But surprisingly, the food here was pretty good! I had the corned beef hash. It wasn't dry or powdery. The eggs were cooked perfectly. The place was very neat and clean. No dingy, old smelling carpet or furniture. The staff was very helpful and they were able to accommodate our large group of 13 people. Still a nice spot for breakfast. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Corned Beef Hash with Eggs Over-Easy - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I've become pretty easygoing in my old age. I tend to give most restaurants a four or five star rating, mostly because I know how difficult it can be to run a kitchen. I figure, as long as it seems like everyone involved is putting forward some kind of an effort, the least I can do is be fair and balanced when it comes to my reviews. Perkins didn't seem to care about me or my satisfaction at any point during my interminable visit, which is why I'm giving the place an incredibly rare one-star rating. When we arrived, we were seated in a small booth right next to a fairly noisy family, despite the fact that the restaurant was pretty much empty. Making matters worse, a huge group of rowdy kids wound up occupying three tables right next to our booth shortly after we sat down. It was unpleasant, to say the least. But whatever, I was there for the food, not the ambiance. I wanted something hot and hearty, so I decided to go with the Big Country Sunrise Skillet ("Pork sausage, Applewood smoked bacon, smoked ham, American cheese and cream gravy with two eggs served over crispy smashed tots"). The food arrived about 20 minutes later and it looked like pretty much what I was expecting, although I was concerned by the fact that it was basically swimming in gravy. I took a bite of a tater tot near the edge of the skillet and immediately noticed it wasn't hot. I figured, okay but surely the food in the middle of the plate must be hot. Nope. This dish was somehow room temperature all the way through. I have no idea how they even managed it. Did I get someone's cancelled order that had just been sitting around? It was baffling and infuriating. And while the bacon had a nice smoky flavor, the rest of the dish was mushy and forgettable. It didn't help that every inch of it was covered in this awful, bland cream gravy. I don't know what that stuff was or was supposed to be, but it was pretty gross. The cost of this abomination of a plate? Over $20! Unbelievable. I don't think I even ate half of it before I threw in the towel. It was just so disgusting. I think it's safe to say I'll never be returning to Perkins. Yecch! read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Big Country Sunrise Skillet. - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We stayed at the attached hotel and received 3 free breakfasts for the 1st day. After that, I wouldn't have paid to eat there. The free breakfast came with a drink, toast, scrambled eggs, a piece of sausage and bacon and hash browns. The eggs had no flavor at all to them and I gave mine away. I truly believe they were powdered eggs. The bacon was medium done so not chewy or crispy so I guess that's to please anyone (I prefer crispy). The sausage only 1 person enjoyed. The toast you could tell had butter on it at one point, but very dry. The best part of the meal was the hash browns. I could have ate those all day. My tea was cool to lukewarm from the moment they gave it to me. We were getting ready to leave, so I went to use the bathroom....I walked out because every stall was disgusting! Do they not flush toilets there? In the restaurants one defense, they were cleaning the men's side when I went to the ladies, so they were getting to it. I feel it had to be days with how it looked! read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - The free breakfast YUCK! - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Really Good quality of meat and low price and delicious food I rather eat in this restaurant read more

Saw all the 1 & 2 star reviews, but still wanted to eat biscuits and gravy and grits, foods not easily found in Toronto. So we ignored those reviews complaining about the service and went around 9 pm on a Friday. Ordered shrimp & grits, and a southern fried chicken biscuit breakfast. The shrimp & grits were creamy and flavorful and came w/ what looked like Hawaiian bread and creamy whipped butter. So that's two things that are hard to find here in one dish: grits and Hawaiian bread. The chicken biscuit breakfast was two deep fried chicken filets on buttermilk biscuits topped w/ cheese and creamy gravy PLUS two eggs, bacon and potatoes that were crisp on the outside and pillowy soft on the inside. It's like two meals in one. All the food was hot, freshly made and the drinks were expensive, but also bottomless. Also took a chocolate silk pie to go which is what we really came here for. Service was fine, but if it were busier, I could see the server getting overwhelmed. Luckily there was only 4 other occupied tables in our section. read more

I had breakfast this morning at Perkins Restaurant & Bakery. It apparently opened at 6am but when I got there about 6:45am, there were no servers or hosts in sight. The sign at the door said to wait to be seated ... so I did ... then I finally sat myself. There was another fella waiting to be seated ahead of me (he waited) and we were the only two in the restaurant for a while so it's not like the servers were busy taking care of others. I built my own breakfast and had a couple fried eggs, toast, bacon and homestyle potatoes. It was a good breakfast. When I was finished, no one gave me my bill so I went to the cash to pay. A couple servers were there talking about one's dog that attacked another dog recently and was going to get sued. They kept talking while ringing my bill in. It was like I wasn't even there. I would think that good customer service would mean they would pause their conversation while taking care of me and then carry on once I've left. The restaurant is attached to the Holiday Inn so you have to take a parking ticket to get in but the restaurant validates the ticket so parking is free for two hours. read more

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This was my first time here and my last. The food is bad, the service is worst. There was five of us on Sunday afternoon and they were not busy. At less than half the restaurant had people seated. Our server was slow as hell! I was so annoyed by the time we left. The only thing she brought us was coffee, I ordered juice which didn't come till after the food arrived! The food was mediocre at best. First the brought out the wrong order and got pissy they had to fix it... The scrabbled eggs I had were over cooked and tasteless. And the French toast was meh. Soggy and bland, if it wasn't for the syrup there would be nothing for it. I didn't even finish my meal it was so bad. We had to wait 20 mins for the waitress to come back, keeping in mind she never came to check out table once the whole time, we asked for the bill and hot damn that came in less than a minute. Good to know all they care about was the money. During the service the wait staff were standing around talking, not checking on their tables, not cleaning up tables that left, not even refilling coffees! I will never come back here, this place is garbage. Save your money and find something else. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Big space and lots of seating - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Service was wonderful! Very nice people and the food was amazing! Despote it being in the food court I felt very welcomed when i walked up to the counter. read more

Good and courteous service. Food was good too! Just what I needed this morning! We both had good sized portions, server was very attentive. read more

This restaurant is very just OK. I'll start with the service, which was typically not good at all. Most waiters and waitresses are not that pleasant and just seem like they're trying to get you out, despite the restaurant not being very busy. For dinner, I had gotten the salmon with veggies and the salmon was dry, the veggies just okay. I had also gotten the chicken and bacon honey mustard sandwich, which was actually good. I would get a side salad which was just alright, the vinaigrette was very thick. Breakfast here is quite good. I'd always get the build a breakfast with eggs scrambled (they are never overdone), the hashbrowns (always tasty), the bacon, and I would always switch up the carbs. I've gotten the pancakes which were fluffy. The muffins are huge and DELICIOUS. the toast is plentiful. I give it three stars because of the dinners and the service read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - The Build-A-Breakfast, with eggs, hash browns, bacon, and toast - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

BEST pancakes in the GTA! Best breakfast in general!!! But there food and service is amazing I've been going here for years and it will forever be my favourite brunch spot!!! read more

Gotta love breakfast places.. they make the world go around. Went in for a typical Canadian breakfast and was pleased to get exactly what I had ordered. Not that greasy from what I can remember as well. Very clean presentation and fresh ingredients used. Great place for large groups and families alike. Service was prompt pricing is average. read more

The mood was for an american breakfast, so Perkins was on the way from where we were coming. Hence, we stopped by to have a big breakfast. The start was excellent as there is a huge parking and the place is quite big. We walk in and lined up to be seated and were found a place easily. From here it was all down hill for me, as I experienced one of the worst customer service possible. The server was not friendly and all about tips with bad service. He put the menu on the table for us to make a selection and left. We ordered scrambled eggs with pancakes and Classic Eggs Benedict and told him if we can get some water as he didn't bring it earlier. As he was caring more things and our 2 glasses of water in one hand, the water was dripping out on to his fingers and leaving darker dirty finger marks on the glass. The food was here after a bit of waiting and the scrambled eggs with pancakes were fine but the Classic Eggs Benedict had peameal bacon or ham slices (I don't eat pork so I am not sure which one was it) in between the egg and toast. I inquired and the waiter argued it said in the menu and will not making me a new one, all he will do is take it out and bring the same plate. He had already taken the menus away and I was not able to check it, as he kept arguing it being on the menu. Below was the extract from the menu online and there is no mention of meat in the eggs, I have also brought in the * comment. ===== Classic Eggs Benedict* A traditional favorite served with choice of hash browns or breakfast potatoes and choice of fruit or Mammoth Muffin®. *NOTICE: Eggs served over easy, basted, poached, sunny-side up, or soft boiled and hamburgers and steaks that are served rare or medium-rare may be undercooked and will only be served upon the consumer's request if permitted by health department regulations. Whether dining out or preparing food at home, consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. ====== I lost my appetite from then onwards and when we paid he was expecting a tip. He didn't see any tip on the receipt and just walked away without acknowledging and angry. It is sad to see a good restaurant going downhill even the greasy spoons fixup or change anything wrong in the meals. read more

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So yummy! Great presentation, good selection in menu, staff is friendly and food never took long to get to us. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Hearty Mans Combo - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Came here after a cold night after my friends made me go skating with them which was an absolute fail. Then, Everyone was craving breakfast at 9:30pm. So my friend recommended this place, he said it was kinda like Denny's but not really. So we came here and everyone ordered the breakfast with eggs, sausage, bacon, hashbrowns with a side order of pancakes. I was tempted But ended up getting the burger meal instead with fries, just to be different. It was alright, the breakfast tasted better! Especially those pancakes with whipped butter, Damn I felt like i was 8 years old on a Saturday morning while watching cartoons! The service was alright, the people are nice but not too nice. Nice cute Denny's look alike place. read more

We came here on Sat July 7 for an evening snack. We ordered the Chicken crunch salad - the salad was overwhelming iceberg lettuce and few cut pieces of deep fried chicken. Magnificent 7 - 2 eggs your style, pancakes toast or hash brown, bacon or sausages. Ours was 2 egg omelet, 3 pancakes and 2 strips bacon. The pancakes is not from scratch as the menu indicates, it's from a mix that has tons of salt. Not sure what my eggs were supposed to be, it definitely was not an omelet. It was over cooked and inedible. The only thing palatable was the bacon. The waiter was ok, not very attentive and never came back during the meal to ask how the food was. He only appeared in time to settle the bill. The dining room reeks of stale air and cleaning isn't important since the spills on the walls have been there for quite sometime. I won't recommend you waste your money here. read more

Only if absolutely necessary. If I hadn't been a snowstorm, I would have happily made the short trip to nearby Milestone's. Maybe you're different. Maybe you find nothing objectionable about paying $21 for straight-from-the-freezer fish and chips. If you happen to be with an older person then you can get a few bucks knocked off that amount via their 55 Plus menu. The menu is so large that it makes you question what they make well. Based on this experience, I'm going to conclude that the answer may well be nothing. There was food and a napkin under our booth. Not sure how long it had been there, but there were only two other occupied tables while we were there, so the lack of cleanliness wasn't due to high table turnover. The décor is tired and depressing. Staff seem similarly disaffected. So to recap: the sole selling point is the fact that it's accessible without going outside. read more

I've been here about 5 times now and they have been pretty consistent with their service and food. I've been here when they were really busy and food took longer to get to the table, However, they did let us know, but at that capacity it should be expected. The most recent time I was here it wasn't too busy and there were only a couple servers so the food was quick, but there wasn't much service at all. My favourite thing about Perkins is their Tater Tots! Because of my love for Tater Tots, I have tried the Big Bacon Smasher and the Big Country Smasher, and both were delicious! I have also tried the Southern Fried Chicken Biscuit Breakfast and thought it was good, very filling. There was too much biscuit for me, but I enjoyed the combination of everything on the plate. I have tried, and really like their Mediterranean Omelette. The last time I got the Chicken Strips sandwich with Tater Tots and ate half so it was good for a lighter lunch. They have a very big menu so there is always something new to try! I also like that if you order a coffee, they bring you a whole carafe. Makes it easier than waiting for a refill. The location is great as it's close to the airport. I usually end up here for breakfast with the family when I fly in or out of Pearson. read more

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The waitress wasn't very friendly (huge pet peeve of mine) .. She got very annoyed when I asked her to make my omelette with real eggs instead of "liquid". The food.. Spot on!!!! The breakfast potatoes were spot on and the omelette was cooked perfectly. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I came here to kill my late night craving of pancakes. When I arrived, there was no line yet it took them four minutes to seat me at a table. Once I sat it took them another ten minutes to take my order. My pancakes took about five minutes to come out. Pancakes were good though they weren't out of this world. I give these restaurant a three... food was good though two points deducted due to the fact that they had me waiting in an empty restaurant. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - Blueberry banana pancakes! - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I stopped in while waiting to pick someone up from the airport. Boy do I wish I would of went somewhere else! The food had me feeling gross the rest of the day! Not good when your wedding is literally 3 days away. I ordered the Santa Fe Chicken Chipotle, was a HUGE disappointment! First off, the description read "Blackened chicken." I can assure you that is not what was on my plate, my bun was rock solid to the point where I hit it with my fork, no dent was made! I didn't even have the mentioned ranch dressing. As for an attempt to look for the waiter, he was nowhere to be found. Just an awful experience all together. Never again! read more

Bacon and eggs were normal :-) Table was dirty as usual. They give a carafe of coffee, awesome! read more

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Very poor service. I have been coming to this establishment for a few years now and it just keeps getting worse. Today my server barley spoke english, didn't introduce herself properly and was little to no help at all. She was almost no where to be seen when needed and didnt even come to check on us when the food us delivered. I had to ask a busser to tell my server that my breakfast burger was burnt. She told me she'd get me a new one and tell a manager to come by. I waited almost 20mins for a new burger to come out while my boyfriend pretty much finished his entire meal. The manager was not even notified about the problem until we tagged him down. Then we had 3 people try and drop the bill off with a "discount" just to prove that something was done for us. They dropped it off so many times that it felt like they were pushing us to leave. They did not offer desert just persisted that we pay the bill. I wasnt even half way through my new meal before the first bill came to the table and i was asked if i wanted a to go box. So unprofessional. We will not be returning here ever again. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Reliably good comfort food. Nice people serving, but don't be surprised to wait 15-30 minutes to get service, even if the restaurant is slow. read more

I am giving this restaurant a 1 star based on the manager at the front desk. We walked in with a big party of approx 15 and the Manager refused to let me walk in because I was holding a medium Tim Hortons Cup. He centered me out in front of everyone and told me to leave until I threw out the cup. If everyone had not already parked and ready to be seated we would have left. I know everyone did not order as much as they normally would have based on this horrible display of customer service. Not sure how Perkins honestly believes they can compete with Tim Hortons coffee and I will never get why walking in a cup is all of the sudden going to deter anyone from drinking their crappy coffee! Poor business practices, and customer service! It's obvious we were not there for the just coffee and they just lost 15 customers based on this experience. read more

I came here last Sept.25. My server is so rude, I ordered HEARTY MAN COMBO, I was supposed to get a pancake instead of the toast and I told him to please change it to pancake and he told me with not so nice tone "You have to pay for it because it's served already" and I said Sure I will pay for it because I was really craving for a pancake that day. So he went to the Kitchen and then he came back to my table and TOOK THE 4pcs. OF TOAST FROM MY PLATE WITH BARE HANDS AND NOT EVEN SAY ANYTHING. Is he not supposed to say Excuse me or something nice? I was holding my temper that time. It's my birthday and I didn't want to ruin it. Hope the supervisor will teach the servers specially Husseini tons of manners or to remind them to be always nice to customers. Im not sure of his name but that's what it is shown on my receipt. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - The food was great but customer service was so poor. - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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The food is consistently good. I come here everytime I am in the area. It can get quite busy and the service slows. I love the hashbrowns! The muffins are ginormous. Decently priced breakfast for the portion you get. read more

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery - American Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Great service! Everyone who works here is very friendly. The food is pretty good, but I appreciate the good service. We also ordered the banana cream pie which tasted fresh and most importantly, not too sweet! read more

Expensive and poor quality. I had the added bonus of a hair on my fruit salad. Do not eat here. Go to Swiss Chalet

An interesting bit: when you first walk in, you're asked to sign in with your license plate number if you're not staying at the adjacent Holiday Inn. A bit odd, but we were borrowing a car, and got to know the license number real fast 'cause we ate here several times! The food is delicious. The usual Perkins fare. The need to have a soothing, hot meal is inversely proportional to the temperature outside. It's the digestive equivalent of a warm bath. Especially when they honor special requests. Some of the best customer service I've seen in a long time. My only complaint would be that at least twice, bits of egg shell were mixed in with the eggs. That was distracting and not good. I didn't send it back because I was so hungry, I just tried to work around it. There were so many, you'd think they did it on purpose so we'd get more calcium, or something. No thanks! I do that to my gardens, but it's not for me. Also, it's not really a complaint but an observation: no veggie burgers. Kinda weird. I think they'd sell a lot of them if they had them. The orders were always delivered correctly; the service was courteous, and they had lots of patience for weary travelers. We usually went as the two of us, but our last visit included five, and they still did a fantastic job. We had to leave before I finished my coffee, and a kind waitress (not even the one working our table) took notice and brought me a fresh coffee in a to-go cup! Fabulous! Bless her heart! We'd definitely go back when in the area. read more

Great Eats! Great quality food and they give you an abundance of it. The plates came quite fast and service was greeted with a smile. Food tasted sooo good, I had French Toast, Pork Sausage, Country style potatoes and eggs all for a very reasonable price. Next time I'm in Toronto, this will be my regular spot to eat for breakfast. Eat here for breakfast, you wont be sorry. Cheers! read more

For a chain restaurant the food is very good. The staff are generally friendly & helpful. On weekends go early or late they get very busy read more

Not too shabby. Easily one of the cleanest Perkins I've ever seen. I was told this location was recently renovated. You have to register you license plate at the front counter, as they share the parking lot with a Holiday Inn and it is very close to the airport. We got a nice booth fairly close to the window. Anyhow, the service was very good. The server was quite efficient and we never felt rushed at any point. I had the "Farmer's Omelette" with breakfast potatoes & 3 buttermilk pancakes. The pancakes were light and fluffy....not the best I've ever had but much better than Denny's or The Golden Griddle. The omelette was also very good. They have an interesting way of folding the omelettes. I didn't have room for the breakfast potatoes....so I took them home with me and made a (mostly) homemade scrambler the next day. In our group of 4 everyone ordered breakfast items and were happy with both their meals and the service. Nice job. read more

Two of us went in to wait for a table this afternoon. After waiting a while and another couple coming in, a group of 5 came in and were seated right away. When asked the excuse from the hostess was that they had a table for 5 available right away and not a table for 2. We were then sat at a table for 6, as there is no tables in the restaurant that only seat 2 people. We were going to stay and order food but then the hostess was very intimidating and staring at us around from around the corner. So fear of what they would do to our food and the type of service we had already received, we left. Normally this wouldn't have bothered us but last visit they ignored a serous food allergy and we didn't want the to take our chances again. (September 29, 2019 between 12:00pm & 12:30pm) read more

Typical American style restaurant. By that I mean extra large quantity and lots of fried stuff. Went there the other day for lunch and was happy to find out they serve Breakfast all day! shared an appetizer platter that had fried spring rolls, fried cheese, fried chicken breast pieces and yes, fried string beans. For main we each had 2 eggs, hash potatoes, fried chicken on biscuit (2 big pieces) with some white sauce. ($12.95). Was too much, but who don't like fried food? read more

I've eaten breakfast here two days in a row now. I don't understand the negative comments about this place. The food is good, the service is good and the seating is comfortable. What else do you want? read more

Food over priced and server rude. It gets busy on sundays but shouldn't come as a surprise to then but they always seem like they are unprepared. I went there with a group and I had a coupon which they refuse to except because it wasn't printed and only on phone. I been here 4 times in the past. The food is good but everything else is bad. Dirty utensils and plates, rushed service and big bill at the end. I will not come back much better places for breakfast. read more

Went this past Sunday for breakfast during a very busy weekend while a highly attended convention was taking place just up the road at the Toronto Congress Center... It took at least five minutes for the hostess to even acknowledge our party of three by the front entrance and about another five to get us seated. On top of that, the server we got was slow to take our orders and slow to get our prepared meals to the table. And then it took forever get our checks and pay because we kept getting yo-yo'd from the front register back to the table because the hostess kept changing her mind whether she wanted to process card and cash payments at a certain point in time or not. We ended up not adding a tip because overall service was an excruciating affair. This restaurant should know that Sunday breakfast service is probably one of their most busiest times and during a highly attended convention even more so. Would not recommend... read more