Service was great but short staffed, the server was great and fast. I wouldn't recommend the coffee but the pancakes, sausage and bacon were great. There was so much I couldn't even try the toast and hash browns read more

Ricky's All Day Grill - The Grand Breakfast. - American Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

Good food, good service. Reasonable prices for the food and service. Enjoy the ambiance. read more

Food so disappointing.... Party of 3 senior men Coffee cold/was re-served. 2 orders 2 pieces fish & chips. Chips were COLD One fish order ok...just "ok". Second order tasted fishy, batter gooey inside, burned outside both pieces...greasy. Most left uneaten. Server obviously inexperienced tho' pleasant young woman. For 3 of us...we left one $3 tip ‼ Sadly, I doubt the "tip message" would "register". Used to eat dinner there monthly...no longer do. Too many disappointments. Good atmosphere, staffing a large problem. Quality of food a BIG ISSUE. read more

Talk about confusion! If you are excited about an authentic roast beef dinner...go elsewhere! Deli style roast beef, fake mashed potato's and yorkies so cold, they weren't even edible. Top it off with prepackaged "beef" gravy mix to finalize the main course. 3 course roast beef dinner advertised consisted of an appetizer of taco chips for the table (from a package), the worlds smallest salad (from a bag), the aforementioned roast beef dinner and dessert. Was dessert an English toffee pudding or mince meat tart? Nope...ready or not, BAKLAVA! Yes, the Greek/Turkish world renowned dessert, BAKLAVA! Basically, our incredibly disappointing meal consisted of a little bit of Mexico, a little bit of England, and a little bit of Greece. Somebody call the United Nations... You can't make this up... read more

Ricky's All Day Grill - Leftovers...for the dog, if he'll eat it - American Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

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We were a table of six. We all ordered different dishes and everyone loved their meal. I had a Cubano sandwich, something you don't see too often on menus and it was fantastic. For a family style diner, they have quite a varied menu including duck poutine, chicken, fig and Brie sandwiches. Loads of choices, reasonable prices and generous servings. Service was excellent. Love their stuffed hash browns. read more

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Ridiculous price to pay for a noon toasted cheese sandwich and cup of soup. Get real Ricky's Nanaimo. The ABC had you guys beat, now they're toast. Live it while you can ..! I haven't been back since masks were no longer mandatory. We are challenged with affordable places to enjoy moderate culinary dining. I never thought it would come down to Ricky's vs Quality Foods cafeteria, but this is where many of us go these days..Mmm read more

I went to buy the $50 gift card for $30 as advertised on their sign for Christmas gifts. Turns out, it's 5 $10 cards to which one person can only use 1 per visit. That's false advertising and a total waste of my time and gas. read more

I've always appreciated the food and service at Rickys. I had never visited the South end Nanaimo location before and was a bit hesitant to try it because of the area of town it is in. I know...my bad for thinking that way. I showed up on a busy Sunday morning with about 13 others. There was only about 3 waitresses on staff. We were greeted and seated within 5 minutes with this large group which I think thought was impressive. The waitress we had (name is escaping me, older blonde) rocked it. She took all the kids orders first and got their breakfasts started before taking all the adults orders. It didn't take long for our breakfast to arrive. She topped up all drinks while we waited and when we were eating. Very happy with this experience here. Will return for sure! Oh and my BC Benny was poached perfectly. :) read more

Ricky's All Day Grill - American Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

My husband and kids come here at least a few times a month. I love everything on the menus and it's affordable. The kids love the treasure chest they get to choose a gift from at the end of our meals that's inCluded in the kids menu. Kids eat free pancakes or spaghetti, with the price ooo a regular meal. The photo I'm going to post is of the " Fondue French Toast" with bananas, strawberries , blueberries , whipPed cream, chocolate drizzle and melted chocolate to dip into. It was SO good my friend and I had to share it was SO much lol read more

Ricky's All Day Grill - Fondue French Toast. Strawberries, bananas , blueberries , whip and chocolate drizzle w/ melted chocolate for dipping - American Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

Stopped to have lunch after hockey game. Ordered nachos to start, burgers - old style, mushroom burger, mushroom soup and kids meal. Food was awesome! My wife got lettuce wrapped burger. Kids got all you can eat pancakes. Service was awesome- waitress keep asking us if all good. Kids got treasure box at the end! Really enjoyed it! Definitely recommend. read more

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This is a well run restaurant. A large group of us had a great time there. They are respectful of everyone. Restaurants have been through a lot. Please be kind to the servers and appreciate them being there (and mind your own business). :) read more

My wife and I stopped off for a late lunch. Took forever to get seated, to get drinks, people waiting for a table in an almost empty restaurant. The servers came across as not too happy being there. Keep driving! read more

Great food and service! They upgraded my father-in-law's French toast to berries and French toast. I think it was a massive upgrade! I had the Bananas Foster French toast and it was to die for. Delicious! My husband had a huge breakfast too. read more

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Our waitress was so incredibly peppy and bright it was almost coming across as in-genuine. HOWEVER! I loved it. She was timely, happy and more than willing to modify any of our orders so ten thumbs up for this girl. I just feel bad because she must be so tired at the end of the day. Food was good. What you would expect from a casual diner style food. Will be back next time I'm in town though. read more

Ricky's All Day Grill - American Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

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We stopped in after taking the ferry from Tsawwassen not realizing it was a Canadian-based chain restaurant. After reviewing the menu, my wife and I decided to share a turkey club on wheat toast that was nothing special, but got us through until dinner. read more

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If you need to read a review to know what Ricky's is like... you're doing it wrong. Its a cross between IHOP and Dennys. Its nothing special. But its consistent. It's not bad food. The staff are usually a little older and a little more tired, but not as bad as dennys. This one had shitty beer selection though. Slightly disappointed that they didnt evem have Canadian? What? Really? read more

Ricky's All Day Grill - Chicken Caesar Wrap - American Near Me - Nanaimo, British Columbia

Why write a review about an all day breakfast diner? Because the ownership has changed... so has the menu selection and the prices. Seriously $3.50 for a coffee at breakfast plus the increase in price to all menu items and the reduction in its quality.... I would of liked to give it zero stars. It is no longer an "as expected" breakfast... it is now expensive, slow, sub par... I should of realized when at 09:30 on a weekend that it had no wait for a table. Not going back until the ownership changes again. read more

I'm not one to usually leave reviews but feel this one is deserved after the horrible experience we just endured! Don't waste your money on this establishment! We just went here for breakfast. And if I would give less than one star I would. We were 4 adults 2 children and a baby and were sat at 2 tables ( as expected for covid rules) We waited 15 min after being seated to placed our drink order and After 20 minutes we finally got our drinks then after being there over an hour we finally got our food which was obviously sitting under the light for who knows how we long and everything was cold, eggs were rubbery, the butter on pancakes wouldn't even melt! Let's just say it was one of the worse meals everyone of us had! We complained to the manager and she had apologized and had said the kitchen was backed up. We finally got our bill after being there for 2 hours to noticed that they hadn't even offered to give us a discount after we had complained about the food and service. We asked the server why we weren't offered anything for the poor experience we were having. The reasoning was because they said they remade everything which is a not true. They remade one hash brown and had re-warmed the noodles with butter for one of the kids cause the butter was missing and the noodles were cold! Completely missed the baby's breakfast. Once we asked to talk to the manager or owner because we were unhappy with the food the owner refused to come talk to us and apparently left to go to Costco! So needless to say my husband still had to pay our bill at full price because of the owner unprofessionalism. We will never step back into that establishment. We were once a regular customers and will never go back after the poor food and service we received today. The owner should be ashamed of the way he treats his customers. read more

I had their endless Belgian waffles. The waffles and the fruit compote are good but the service is dismal. Took forever for the waitress to come back so I could order a second helping and completely absent when I wanted a third. I guess the idea is offer endless and then don't ever come back to get the order. Add to this the manager expressing his political opinions at the table next to me. It isn't that I didn't agree with him but I don't go out to breakfast to hear political talk. Doing that in a crowded restaurant is not a good idea. I will never be back. read more

Never had a worse experience in a dining area ever in my life the server Vercy us called people "old people" the manager was swearing it was absolutely terrible please do not go here read more

We ordered through Skip the Dishes and while the service was prompt and polite the food was terrible. The cheese cake was plain despite being advertised as having a triple berry topping and whipped cream. The club sandwich was a falling apart mess and the turkey was frozen. Never again. read more

At this restaurant, I ordered the Chicken BLT with a side of fries. This meal was phenomenal. The chicken was cooked to perfection, the buns were nice and crispy, and the fries were great. read more

Awful, awful food. And portion sizes that, when compared to the photos in the menu, made me laugh out loud. Until I remembered we had to eat, then pay for, these joke meals. After dropping $34.33 incl tip for two to eat this swill, I can say with certainty that we'll never eat here again. Or even drive nearby if we can help it. On the upside, the exterior and interior seemed clean. Although it was pretty dark. And our server, Alyssa, did all she could humanly do to lipstick up the pig of an inferior, undersized, overpriced product that Ricky's provided her with. Oh, and they do have a free, strong wifi signal. You can probably tap it from the parking lot. read more

We were told we had to wait 20 minutes for a table, which is totally fine. Our table was actually ready in only 5 minutes, awesome! But wait! After we ordered we waited 70 minutes for our food to arrive. Our waitress never checked on us or apologized for the huge wait. We got an order of free pancakes for my 8 month old which came after 45 minutes and were ice cold. While we were anxiously waiting for our food to come and not miss our ferry, I went to the handicapped/baby changing room to change my daughter. Someone was in there so I patiently waited outside the door. When the door opened, it was a Rickys staff member who was in there for 10 minutes! Food was mediocre at best. Not bad not good, just average and over priced. I've had good experiences at Rickys in Vancouver but this was one of the worst services I've ever received anywhere. read more

My daughter and son in law went to Rickys Sept 10. We got there quite often however, after yesterday we will not be back. First of all it took almost an hour to get our meal because apparently the cook got it wrong so had to be redone according to our server. When we finally got our meal-breakfast, sausages were almost burned and all shrivelled up and the eggs were cold along with the toast and hash browns. My omelette was extremely greasy. The manager did come over and speak to us. There was no reduction in the bill, JUST A COUPON FOR FREE SAUSAGES AND HASH BROWNS. This is totally unacceptable and we will not be back. The food used to be good along with the service. Incidently we left the coupon on the table. I felt bad for our server as she really tried hard to give good service Evelyn read more

The food itself is decent, but every time I come in I end up waiting about 45 minutes for it which is quite annoying. I recently had an interview here with Mariko Brown (manager), and was astounded by her lack of social skills. She talked over me, cut me off, made comments about the clothing I was wearing as being 'gross and yucky' (leggings) just very very rude. She seems to abuse her power of authority to belittle those around her. Hostesses butt cracks hang out which i'm sure some of the men enjoy but not really what I go there for lol. They definitely need some new management and employees! :( read more

Poor and rude service... I went into this restaurant to get breakfast and the servers were not acknowledging us when we came in. We sat ourselves down and ordered but the server had bad attitude. Needless to say, I'm never coming back again because of this and the food wasn't good. read more

This restaurant did not do well during Covid. None of the workers were wearing masks, and the tables were not spaced out well at all. The food tastes mediocre, and while the service is decent from some of the workers, the management staff is meh. I will not be returning there based off how they handle the covid 19, and if you're looking for a safe restaurant to go, to this one is not it. read more

It's what I expected. Good food ant a fair price. Fries are not great. Soggy. Service could have been quicker.

The California salad was fresh and tasty. The only part I didn't like was the dressing was bland. The butter chicken was good too. Moist flavorful chicken. Great friendly service. read more

This establishment has been recently called out for racially profiling a member of the indigenous community. Avoid this restaurant. Not only do they profile(which is by far the worst part) the service I have received the last few times I've been there has been awful. Long wait times to even be acknowledged at the door, staff and management that really couldn't care less about you. Food that is sub par and not worth it. Plenty of other better spots in town that have great food and who have a staff that aren't racist jerks. read more

Big incident of racial profiling occurred here to someone of an indigenous culture. Really rude service and terrible attitudes gives by staff and management. Will not be returning, absolutely ridiculous. read more

We had a terrible brunch there today. Sausages were grey.....like they had been nuked instead of grilled. Service was beyond slow. We had to wait to get seated, get a waitress, order food, wait for it to come and to pay the bill. It took over an hour for pancakes and eggs and the place wasn't busy. Also expensive for a terrible meal. Pancakes were not fluffy. Had to ask to for maple syrup and then it was the fake stuff. It used to be a good place to go. Must have changed hands or something. read more

We love this place. Free wifi and orders are automatically wired into the kitchen. Nice atmosphere. Great menu. We had great service.

I haven't been to a Ricky's in about 15yrs. Last one was in Burnaby BC(Metrotown mall). Walked in waited a couple of minutes to be seated. The server had to finish her conversation with a fellow. I would have been aggravated, if it wasn't required. Seat promptly after she flipped a coin in her head right or left it was quite humorous. Ordered a beer while I was being seated, came fast and gave me a couple of minutes to order no pressure. I asked the server what she would recommend (prime rib sandwich) the picture looks so good. The sandwich in person is not the same like 1/3 of the stuff on the sandwich. Could not taste the horseradish at all. The yam fries are yam fries the dipping sauce way to salty. Oops with the salt I think. Ordered the sticky toffee pudding, it was rubbery microwaved way to long. I did eat it all though. 3 stars on the food just ok. The service was great made me smile good humour & she new what she was doing. Shannon could easily served in a 5 star restaurant. Greatest service I have had in a while. Still only a 3 stars for the standard food & Management for being cheep on portion distribution. Like I wouldn't notice. KptCrunch read more

Probably the worst service I have seen from any restaurant on the island. Waited over 10 minutes at the front door before anyone came and greeted me. When a hostess or waitress finally came over she asked if I'd been helped yet I said no. Then I said table for 2. She said ok grabbed menus so I started to follow. She then in a ride time told me I had to go back and wait this table wasn't for me. Ok whatever maybe I missed something. From there it just got worse. It was 1 o'clock we were only given breakfast menus. There had to of been at least 10 servers on. They all seemed like lost sheep. It's a good thing inscribed first because I at least received a beverage. The waitress we had was clueless and I don't get how she has a job. It took almost 45 minutes from the time we ordered to getting our food. My kid ordered the 2+5. Scrambled looked like he may of received half an egg. I ordered a breakie bowl with now tomato. Guess what was in the bowl. That's right. Tomatoes. I would of liked to of complained to our server but we never saw her again until the end of our meal. And then gee as quick as a bee the bill was at the table. I hadn't even finished my meal yet then 30 seconds later she's back with the debit machine. This is one of my biggest peeves when dining out. The waitress was complain to the table behind us how she had to tip out 4% to the tip pool and how it wasn't fair. So guess who didn't get a tip. It's called team work without the kitchen you have nothing to serve. Your service wasn't that great. Will for sure never be going back to thus location. Train your servers how to deliver good service read more

Unfortunately got soooo sick after eating food there... Throwing up for hours... But the rest of my family loved it

We took our grandkids there for lunch August 10 ,to start the hostess was rude and had no personality! My husband and I looked at each other and laughed because we couldn't believe it.Isn't a hostess supposed to great you and welcome you ??? Our waitress was friendly though. I ordered eggs over medium, they came sunny side up and the hash browns weren't cooked through and the food was barely Luke warm so I sent it back ,my husband had the clubhouse with fries and gravy, the clubhouse was so soggy he couldn't eat it all and didn't get the gravy or so we thought ,at the end of the meal we found his gravy on the plate with my grandsons French toast ? Really ? The waitress did take money off the bill ,but we didn't come for a discount we came for a pleasant lunch with our grandkids we see once a year ! It was so disappointing, we will never return ,there's so many more great places to eat in Nanaimo that we will return to . it wasn't cheap either! read more

Absolutely love this place. The Grand Forks breakfast is a must have. This is a staple for great all day breakfast in Nanaimo. I literally visit it every time I come back to the island. read more

This is one of my absolute favourite spots! Fast friendly and tasty! Plus the view is amazing out the window!