This is a cute spot that was recommended by my uber driver, he was raving about this location specifically so we decided to give it a try. We are so glad we did! We started with mimosas, I didn't not that adult drinks weren't' listed in my original browse of restaurant.... So I am glad we decided to come anyway and get surprised! I tried the Kenningston Benny, the ingredients tasted fresh and it was delicious. My partner tried the Montreal Smoked Meat Hash &Eggs and he was pleased with his brunch too! Our waiter was great and had good recommendations for both food and beers. I would say don't miss out on experiencing the best Calgary breakfast when in town or if a local. read more

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We came here on Family Day. We ordered the 58th Ave Benny, poached eggs, beef brisket with bbq hollandaise topped with Frank's crispy onions. And the Blueberry, Basil & Goat cheese Stuffed French toast. The benny surprisingly wasn't that flavorful for $23.49. There was no basil flavor in the French toast, priced at $21.49. If you want maple syrup you must add $2.50. This should have been $16 at most. The presentation was nice, but unfortunately the food was overpriced and underwhelming. read more

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Red's is a comfy well established diner in the Kensington neighbourhood. Its breakfast menu has a great selection of traditional breakfast dishes. My omelette was hot and delicious, served with fried potatoes and toast. Service was fast, friendly and very accommodating. Red's is a great place for a good old fashioned satisfying meal. read more

i'm continuing my trip to Calgary and thought i'd check out Red's as they are an institution in Southern Alberta. Most people talk about their breakfasts which are really good, but I came in to try about their lunch menu. I was with my brother and i ordered the reuben sandwich with red's potatoes while my brother had Red's big breakfast special with eggs, bacon, toast and red's potatoes . My sandwich was very good and my brother loved his meal as well. The service was absolutely quick, pleasant and professional (we came in at 1:15 pm, near the end of the day).Staff were super friendly. The ambience was quiet and easy going. Super job Red's it's made my stay in Calgary memorable! Red's.... it's not just for breakfast anymore. read more

easy to get a bar top seat for two without joining the waitlist. otherwise make sure to join the waitlist! super friendly staff! food & drinks were good. stayed a bit "traditional" for food to be safe but pancake was really tasty! read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Ellie's big breakfast with scrambled eggs and double bacon - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Food and service are amazing!! Always worth the wait. Generous servings and the best of quality.

Our go-to brunch spot. Pros : has a wide number of food and drink options for breakfast / brunch. My fav is the Caprese Benny. Ambiance is good to brunch with friends or family Cons : wait times can be long without a reservation. You can add yourself on the waitlist through Yelp cos it has a typical wait time of 30-45 mins during peak hours. read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Caprese Benny - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

The food always slays and while wait times tend to be long, they're a busy diner and the food is definitely worth the wait. (Try the bennies). Also a good gluten free spot for the celiacs, my sister (severely celiac) has not gotten sick from here and it has a decent variety of gluten free, vegan, and dairy free options for food. read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Eggs Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I came by myself on a Saturday morning and sat at the bar. From my vantage point I had the absolute pleasure of eavesdropping on the staff. They all appeared to genuinely enjoy each other. I want to call out Tammy in particular for her attentiveness and encouragement to the rest of the staff. I enjoyed my meal a lot but I enjoyed being in the presence of these lovely people even more. read more

Great classic diner. Food was delicious. And service was quick and efficient. Server was nice and friendly.

It's one of my favourite places for brunch in Calgary. I like the atmosphere and the customer service is awesome. The best time to get there on weekends is 12 and after. Before that it can be very busy and you may experience a long wait time. Since it's located in a trendy area and close to downtown, parking may be a little challenging and hard. I personally recommend walking there if you're close to the area or it's possible. The quality of the food is pretty awesome and my favourite dish is the "Red's Big Breakfast" I always pick the blueberry pancake and recommend it! You won't regret your choice! :) read more

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A bit pricey but very good. Local institution. The staff are always lovely. The Eggs Benedict is one of the best in the city.

Lovely diner in Kensington village with nice waitresses. I ordered the blueberry, basil and goat cheese French toast while my bf ordered the regular French toast. The hot chocolate and mocha was nice! I liked his better as mine was too sweet, I could not taste the French toast since it was doused in balsamic sauce and blueberry. I also did not like how brown the edges were, it appeared to be burnt as it had that burnt flavor so I cut off the edges before eating. Will try something else on the menu next time, I don't think I will order French toast again. read more

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Went to this place for brunch on a Sunday. That was a BAD idea! We were waiting for over 30 mins. We were on waiting list from Yelp and were supposed to be admitted between 10:50 and 11:05. However, we only got the table at 11:30. I thought I was going to be late because I had trouble finding parking, but when I got there, I still had to wait for a while, which means my friends were waiting for even longer. 2 Eggs your way with bacon or breakfast sausage $15.95. I don't think it's very complicated to prepare to eggs and then either add bacon or a breakfast sausage. I feel the food is a little pricey and nothing extraordinary. Not recommended to go for brunch on a weekend unless you want to wait for a long time. read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Pulled pork sandwich - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

A pretty decent place for brunch! Very convenient as it is located in the heart of Kensington and close enough to walk to from the train station. I usually come here on the odd weekday that I have off to catch up with friends and haven't had to wait, but for the weekend you can use the NoWait app to your advantage. The service here is attentive and friendly. I've had the Inglewood Omelette before and while the ingredients were very tasty the egg tasted overcooked. I've had better luck with the Pacific Benny ($18.95). The price is close to other brunch places. I've heard many good things about the Kensington Benny (spinach, goat cheese, sundried tomato pesto). I would have liked to see a bit more fruit on the plate as there were lots of potatoes! read more

My favourite breakfast place. The staff is always amazing and the coffee keeps coming. Eggs Benny is always perfect As is Huervo Rancheros and other Delights. read more

This was a very good excursion. The salmon Benedict was perfectly prepared and even the potatoes were on point. The pancake wasn't the best pancake I've ever had, but it was very good and I'd gladly order again. I also tried the French toast. That was more along the lines of moderate but overall I was very happy with my meal and will be happy to return in general! read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Blueberry Pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Delicious food nice place and relatively quick service' everything tasted really fresh and well prepared but had enough of a unique flare or flavour to stand apart from other brekkie places. The Kensington Benny was delicious. read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Kensington eggs Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

It was our first visit to Reds in Kensington. The food is good but the price is a way to high for the offerings here. My tracy had French toast with blueberries and strawberries and I had blueberry pan cakes with bacon and eggs in top. We both had coffee. Bill $50. read more

Red's Diner Kensington - My fiancé Tracy drinking coffee while we waited for brunch. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

We come to this place somewhat regularly whenever we're in calgary. I always get eggs benedict because it's such a fantastic breakfast. The eggs benny here is very very nice. If I am going to be honest the coffee is gross but I am also picky about my coffee. The service is always friendly and it is very nice in here. all in all i recommend this place! read more

Red's Diner Kensington - kensington benny - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Staff 0 Food 0 Prices 0 Won't be back. Went for a quick bite with friends. Place was dead, still took almost 45 minutes for our order. When it eventually did come out, it was totally wrong. No apology, no offer to correct it, and still was expected to pay full price. Skip this place. read more

Food taste was amazing ... but the portions or fruits to potato is very bad .. more fruits on the plate needed read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Vegetable hash and egg.. no fruits but full plate of potatoes below eggs and bread - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Very unpleasant experience. Don't bother joining the wait list through yelp or just generally being a considerate person. We did, waited for our place in line and checked in by the specified time. We requested to sit on the patio, and when we got to the restaurant the hostess told us the spot had just opened up and they were clearing the table for us. Before she could come back and seat us, they let two people sitting at the bar just walk out and take the table. We were told we'd have to wait at the bar for another table to open up for an unspecified wait time. I'm writing this as we wait for our food, but it's very unlikely the food will make up for this experience. read more

While the food is pretty standard, I think service could be better. Girlfriend who was serving us was clearly rushing us out. It was so early in the morning and the restaurant was barely full - they had no line up of people waiting for tables but clearly, girlfriend was trying to hustle us out thinking she can flip the table fast enough.... even though there was no line up. Not coming back! So many other restaurants in Calgary serving good breakfast. read more

Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm, we were greeted as soon as we entered by a very friendly guy who seated us by the window. The waitresses are full of smiles and helpful tips on the menu items. I had a tasty specialty latte with almond milk and blueberry basil goat cheese French toast. Hubby had Red's Original brekky with eggs, toast, sausage and hash browns. Generous portions and constant coffee refills through attentive service and a relaxed atmosphere made this a great experience. We will be back for dinner as the burgers sound fantastic with a half pound of sirloin and a variety of toppings to choose from...I'm so happy that Kensington is growing and taking hold of its identity with places like this one! read more

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I'd love to give these guys 5 stars since the front of house staff are so great, but I have to dock a star because of food problems. If you like your eggs benny soft poached, I recommend ordering medium otherwise you might get runny whites. The cubed hash browns are very inconsistent. Sometimes they have crispness and other times they're soft and mushy. read more

Just to get it out of the way since you all know my animosity towards long queues for brunch: even though this place has the "NoWait" app, YOU STILL HAVE TO WAIT. Instead of the 30 mins (from when we put ourselves on the wait list), we shuffled awkwardly side to side at the entrance for 15 mins until we got seated. I'll take that as a win. I'm kinda of surprised at how spacious this venue is. Bright natural light shines in from the big surrounding windows and there's ample distances between the tables so you can comfortably converse yet still food stalk. I got a tad overly excited that I was able to have my morning tea in a periodic table mug (yes, I am a science nerd lol). Looking for something savoury yet sweet, I went with the Crepes la Quebecoise: bacon, apple and brie cheese. I was expecting cut up chunks of fresh apple, but it was more of a poached apple pie filling which was even better! Service was pretty adequate considering it was prime brunch time, and prices are what you'd expect for Kensington ($15-$20ish/entree). I wouldn't be opposed to checking Red's out again, obviously wait time permitting :) read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Crepes la Quebecoise - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

So this was my first time there. And a few people in line made comments to slow service. I was by myself so I sat a bar top. The meal wasn't overly flavourful. And $9 for a Baileys and coffee is a little steep. There's a lot better places around for that kind of money. read more

I just went with my two friends for a birthday brunch meal and the free coffee is super great! some of the staff were super nice which made everything so much better but their soup was one of the best i've had lately i got the roasted red pepper and lentil and a salad with my friends getting omlettes and french toast. the french toast wasn't filling and felt a tad overpriced compared to the omelette plate being the same price but the hash browns i got to try we're great. plus i had a house salad and it was super fresh and deliciously refreshing!! i love being in kensington so i'll definitely be back. read more

Red's Diner Kensington - soup in a cup, coffee, reds house salad, french toast, omelette (idk menu name) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Literally the greatest of all time. You can't find a menu item that isn't top-notch. Come see for yourself!

Great classic diner in Kensington! The food is excellent, as is the tea! The wait can be pretty long on weekends but it is worth it. read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This place has a few vegan options, but at least it has some. Lots of variety for breakfast options. I was not too happy with what I ordered which were blueberry pancakes. The serving was big, but the pancakes were not good, very dry. :( The service was good, we were treated nicely. The decor was awesome! read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Blueberry buttermilk pancakes and hazelnut crepes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Really great location with excellent choice of food. Highly recommend for a breakfast.

Love the vibe of this place. But to be honest what brings me back here is the KENSINGTON BENNY. The sundried tomato pesto and homemade hollandaise is finger licking delicious! And to add to the goodness you have goats cheese. Being a dessert person, we always order the Blueberry, basil and goats cheese stuffed French toast which is served with a balsamic drizzle and blueberry coulee. This dish is the best of both worlds, a wonderful combination of sweet and salty. The goats cheese compliments the berries so well and the balsamic drizzle makes it even more divine. Both dishes with some coffee made for a wonderful weekend Brunch. read more

Red's Diner Kensington - KENSINGTON BENNY - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Always a great place for a good breakfast. Best to go during the week if possible -- so popular on the weekend. Friendly, efficient staff and delicious food. read more

Was very excited to try a new breakfast joint. The food was delicious. We had the 54Ave benny, coffee and tea. The atmosphere is great! Only downside is that the place is extremely loud. Concrete and glass walls and nothing absorbs the noise. I will definitely be back again. Hopefully get to sit in the patio. read more

I wish I could give this place zero stars.. My boyfriend and his mom wanted to take my mom and I out for brunch. The location is good, the look of the diner itself was nice to look at. But omg the food was absolutely disgusting. It's been three hours since I ate and my stomach has NOT stopped turning, I've been trying to throw up because I cannot stand this food being inside of me. I feel like it's burning a whole through my stomach We got Reds big breakfast. First off, there was no seasoning whatsoever. The eggs tasted weird, the "hash browns" were like half mashed and burnt. And the beef sausages were the worst part. I watched as my mom was too embarrassed to spit her chewed up piece of sausage, forced herself to swallow it and chugged her coffee to down it. The only thing that was alright was the pancake. Absolutely ruined our brunch. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy. read more

This is a cute brunch spot and the service was lovely. Unfortunately the food is just not great. The potatoes that came with most of the breakfast dishes were under seasoned and bland. The eggs also had no seasoning. Prices are on par with most brunch spots in the city but the food is definitely below average. read more

Red's Diner Kensington - Pulled pork hash - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Had breakfast at Reds in Kensington this sunny Sunday morning. At a little after 8 a.m., the restaurant was a not too busy. We ordered the following: - French Toast with warm Maple Syrup - I had a taste. It was quite good. - Breakfast Sandwich Special - Also had a taste, it had guacamole, lettuce, tomato, egg over easy on multi-grain bread. It also came with hash brown. - Kensington Benny - different take on eggs benny - soft poached eggs on top of spinach and English muffin. The muffin was slightly tough to cut through. The hollandaise sauce has pesto. Different but tasty. The sprinkle of balsamic vinegar on my Kensignton Benny tasted good. Also came with hash brown - I liked the hash brown but found the burnt bits a bit tough to eat through. Coffee was quite dark and I needed more Stevia to sweeten the coffee. Wait service was good. Parking is on-street. read more

So happy we found Red's! Popped in for breakfast and we were wowed by the extensive breakfast menu. The breakfast sando was delicious. The buckwheat pancakes with the berry compote---heaven on earth! Be sure that you have an empty stomach! The waitress was super helpful and friendly. Especially loved the Monday morning Abba station in the background read more