Love this place. Charming, warmly lit, smells delicious. The food is always great... lots of twists on the classics. I've yet to go with a group and anyone leave disappointed. Their salads are as well crafted as their artesian deep-fried or home-made things. Friendly staff. The seating is comfortable in a home-y kind of way. I hope they stay forever, they're a Parkdale staple. A gem. read more

Finally Made it out. The breakfast was great. Good coffee the salad could have used a little more citrus. And Meghan the server was a gem!

Decent food for a decent price. Had the souvlaki meal and fish and chips. Found the fish and chips below average but was happy with the souvlaki meal. Really old school dinner. Cool look to it inside. read more

Recently taken over from Louie I was worried the new owners would mess this greasy spoon gem up,they didn't.This was my go to Steak and Eggs place whenever I'm in Parkdale and it didn't disappoint. When they reopened after a month long reno.Still a great classic diner with reasonable prices.Steak and Eggs is still $14 and the owners run the 3 Speed,the Wallflower and the Ace on Roncie,so if you like thise places you know what to expect from staff and atmosphere.Bonus points for not actually being a hipster joint despite the number of tattoos. read more

Do you remember when Tim Hortons had a bar area with bar stools (and it was spelled Tim Horton's)? They didn't serve booze, but you'd always find neighbourhood men planted on the stools, reading the paper, chain smoking and talking with the ladies behind the counter. The Skyline takes me back to my childhood in this respect. The regulars here are from the few seniors residences in the area. The servers (and most likely owners) are friendly and seem to know everyone who walks through the doors. The furniture, including booths and one awkward little table near the bar, is far older than most people reading this review. The wear on the table tops comes from years of hearty meals served fast. The regulars probably made many of the scratches themselves, literally etching themselves into the history of the place. We were there for brunch. Service was quick and serving sizes are plentiful. Brunch classics are all on the menu and while you're there to let a little grease sop up your hangover anyways, take some time to soak in the aura, share your childhood memories with your friends and plan the rest of your day. read more

Perfect spot for anyone who wants that classic diner feel but get healthy options. I ordered the classic breakfast and asked for salad and the cook not only gave the substitute but it was a wonderful salad. read more

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Meh. $15 Niçoise salad came with canned tuna and NO DRESSING! Seriously WTF?! Ingredients were otherwise good. But why bother... Cheeseburger was a 2.5 and fries were good. Service was pretty good. Relatively inexpensive and you get nothing special. Very dark, played good jazz. read more

BEST.BURGER.EVER. Great fries, super friendly servers, adorable restaurant, but the freshly ground patty is dripping with meat juice, had a perfect meat-to-bun ratio, the bun was soft, the fries are thin and perfect texture. Change nothing! So sooo good, will definitely be back. read more

my favourite type of atmosphere. that vintage diner feeling with chalk board signs, slices of pie and all. breakfast is delicious but comes at a slightly higher price that i'm used too (roughly $16 for a classic breakfasts and a coffee). will still be back for sure. read more

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When you walk in the place smells a little funny, and looks dark and dingy. But, if you sit down and stay for a meal you might be pleasantly surprised. I came here for brunch on a weekday, the prices were very reasonable and the service was quick. I had eggs with toast, potato, and pemeal bacon. It was super tasty! read more

I loved this place in the old days when I lived in Parkdale. (early 2000s). It had all the charm you want from an old school diner. The new (younger) owners had a difficult balancing act of keeping the charm while raising the level of service and offerings. They've done a great job doing that. It's nice to see this place bustling and busy again. Well done! read more

Pretty good brunch option in Parkdale for a decent price. $12 will get you a full meal and a coffee. The servers are really nice and attentive. The vegan brunch is yummy. The tofu scrambled was cooked to perfection and I am in love with avocado so was thrilled that it was included. The only bad thing is it's tough to eat here if you are gluten-free. My gluten-free friend couldn't have the toast and they weren't willing to substitute which is disappointing. He left hungry. hard to believe there are places who outright refuse substitutes. Overall: a reasonable place to visit on a weekend morning. read more

The Skyline is a perfect diner. The new owners have made a seamless transition. Food is of high quality, fairly priced & the place has a great neighborhood vibe. Wish them only continued success. read more

The only vegetarian option for lunch that i could see was grilled cheese. I got that with fries and a pickle. It was okay. Service was great, so I'll give it three stars. I think Pete's Grill has much better for food. read more

This was a backup plan for my girlfriend and I after we weren't able to get into Grand Electric. The atmosphere was pretty cozy which I liked and we were able to settle into the only free booth right away. The menu seemed pretty limited to me, mostly burgers and standard pub-type fare. They did have a special that day for fried chicken which both of us decided to order. The crust on the chicken was good though I was a bit disappointed that they chose to use red meat instead of white meat. the sides consisted of potato salad, creamy kale, green beans and cornbread. Only the cornbread tasted restaurant quality to me as the rest was something I could have made at home. What really irked me about this place was how they rushed my girl and I out as quick as possible out of the place to accommodate the growing lineup that was forming near the door. The servers themselves were nice enough but it was still quite a turnoff. I wished we had gone to the nearby sushi places instead. Lastly, their "dessert menu" only consists of pies and nothing special. I won't bother coming to this place again if I'm in the area. read more

One of my faves. Atmosphere is great and they have classic diner comfort food with some fun twists thrown in.

Had a delicious tuna melt and wanted to say thank you, thank you very much. This place is a delight and feels like home. The coolest band in the world plays in the back on Monday nights. read more

Something charming about eating in a diner after dark. The food wasn't SPECTACULAR, but the burger was juicy, the fries were crispy and their guac was pretty good. Pies behind the glass were tempting and there's plenty to drink. Good vibes, cool ambiance, would definitely come back. There was a live band setting up as I was taking care of the bill, might have to pop in again. read more

Nice restaurant at the Lodge in Mt. Magazine state park. Local beer (soon draft) great service. Very accommodating

What a wonderful place to visit. This is an old school diner that is not pretending to be anything else. I adore having breakfast here on the weekend. My friend and I spend Saturday morning fitted into the red vinyl booth having the most amazing homestyle breakfast with endless coffee - all in 20 dollars with tip. What I really love about the place is the owner. He knows his customers and treats them all well. Smiles are endless, attitude is non-existent. What a pleasure! read more

Well...went in for first time since ownership changed. Walked out 10 minutes later. Staring at a table of dirty dishes for 10 feet away for 10 minutes made me lose my desire to give them money. The menu...nothing special and overpriced. Kale ceasar salad? Just no. The drinks...you're giving me diner/divey vibe and charging me King West pricing. Oh no...wait...King West has drink specials. And can we not with this "we have fried chicken every second week" nonsense? Brought the table of dishes to server's attention as to why we just wanted our bill for a round of cokes...he apologized and did nothing about it. Paid $7.50 for three CANS of coke and left. Went to a pub for some real "diner grub" and paid LESS than they were charging. C'mon Skyline...if you just wanted the space...cool...but change the name. read more

On route to pick up a take out order in the area, we just stumbled on this place and am glad we went in. It's refreshing to have genuine service and the solid playlist throughout really added to the setting. A diner setting, but with a hint of Marley in the air. Met 3 staff - 2 front of the house, 1 back - all exceptionally friendly and accommodating. Food was good, drinks were nice. Will definitely be back. read more

Burger and fries were great. Nice atmosphere, but a little hot when we went around noon. I wouldn't order the avocado toast again. It was $7 for one piece of toast with maybe a 1/3 of an avocado and a plate full of plain lettuce with no dressing. read more

Very quaint little place, I'm used to a quick, no nonsense diner meal back where I'm from and I was very impressed with the quality of food and the service. I'll probably be getting breakfast here tomorrow morning too, before I leave. read more

Drove by last weekend and just had to go back and try it. The food excellent. I wanted to try their burger, but their specialty sandwich, a turkey salad club, called out to me and it was amazing! Very large and not expensive. The service was great too, enjoyed the server's lovely Irish accent. Going back this weekend. read more

Fantastic food, great service, excellent price, amazing decor!!! Real, good "diner" food that surpasses nearly all the other food we've had in Toronto so far. Oh, and the music rocks! I wish this place was in New York, 'cause there is nothing to compare in the Apple. read more

Went with my boyfriend before our adventure to High Park for the afternoon. Restaurant itself is very cute. Very unique in terms of decor. We both ordered a cheeseburger, and it tasted pretty good. Nothing to brag about. The condiments (red onion, pickles, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo) were all standard - no caramelized onions or anything like that. If you're looking for a simple burger, this is your place. As for service, it was good. Food came out fairly quickly. read more

Been here twice and I really liked the service. Breakfast was good and their house made lemonade is delicious but a bit pricy imo. Had dinner and it was okay, my boyfriend really enjoyed the burger but I found my grilled cheese was burnt (but how??). But the saving grace was the chocolate hazelnut pie... amazing. I'll probably come back regardless but mainly for brunch/breakfast. read more

A pleasant retro/indie aesthetic; including red booth seating and fairy lights really gave this restaurant a great vibe. I also appreciated the interesting daily specials. Food was good not great but at their price point I'll take it. Ordered the breakfast poutine and grape fruit juice, total came to $15.30 (not including tip) read more

Very nice service doesn't make up for bad food at a ridiculous price. They advertise a $7 breakfast special well after they don't offer it anymore. I think they should stop advertising it if they don't have it. The sign was still up as we left almost an hour later. No matter, we decided to give it a whirl anyway. Our omelets were pretty good - five minutes before they were taken off the grill. They arrived overcooked and rubbery and the boiled potatoes they came with were mealy and tasteless. It was honestly not a great plate for $6, let alone $13. We really regretted not going up Roncey a bit to one of the many spots where they have better food at half the price. This place could be very good - the waitress was very nice, the location is killer, and the place has a neat lounge vibe. It reminded me of an extremely cool tiki lounge I used to frequent in Milwaukee. Maybe if they dimmed the lights a little, played up the rat pack decor a little, and fixed the food it'd be great. But for a restaurant, especially a brunch spot, food quality and value for the price range are just too important to me to say Skylight was average. read more

Well it would probably help if they had more than one wait staff that knew what they were doing ( we unfortunately didn't get her), the other two just stood around talking about how much better the job was than the office jobs they used to do. The order we received was all mixed up and the food wasn't very well cooked. I not sure how you screw up eggs, but the guy in the kitchen with a beard and no net did just that. It took me standing up to get our wait staffs attention, in order to fix the order mix up. It's nice when people save old landmark places but it would be even better if they hired people who knew what they were doing. read more

Had a awesome exoerience the first couple of times we went here. Truly. But then last weekend... We were completely ignored at our table for 20 minutes when we arrived. I got up to get the menus myself... new tables arrived around us and were served... servers walked by empty handed and didn't check in to take our order. Felt like a couple of customer pariahs. It was a mess. Both my partner and I worked in the service industry for many years and so we're both pretty patient and understanding whenit comes to bustling server moments but this was pretty over the top ...listen folks, be busy, but don't snub people... and if ya found out you did 'by mistake'? Apologize big time and consider a slice of pie on the house. It really ruined our morning and I'm gonna miss those busy milkshakes... but they're not worth feeling like regurgitated hipster crap. read more

We're so disappointed again. We want this to be our amazing local diner for brunch. But each time we give it another shot we leave more upset. The challah french toast is literally two pieces of bread for the price tag of $12! The first time we had it we sent it back because it was literally dry inside. This past visit we sent scrambled eggs back twice. There were so overcooked and dry that they were inedible. Interestingly the steamed scrambled eggs we ordered for our baby were perfect. Do that instead! This isn't a challenging thing to cook or menu so we keep scratching our heads as to why they can't get it right. It's expensive to begin with, which we are happy to support but the quality is awful. New chef is needed immediately! Or the kitchen needs to slow down. Staff are lovely and decor is as charming as ever but come on skyline, be better! read more

Excellent service - The gentleman was attentive, approachable, and funny! Great food - Had the Smelts, Burger, Coconut Cream Pie, and Fried Chicken. Awesome Decor - So amazing and retro! They did a great job restoring and keeping the charm of the place. I actually couldn't stop staring at all the little details! read more

It's the perfect place to spend a Sunday afternoon with a notebook and a pen scribbling down your thoughts. I've been coming regularly for several years. Because sometimes you just need a Sunday dinner capped off with rice pudding. Breakfast is exactly what you want a greasy spoon to provide and the bill never gives you a heart attack. Also, bottomless coffee. read more

Great food, a lot of healthy options. My film's cast & crew stopped in late one Monday evening after a long travel day and this restaurant was beyond what we could've asked for. The food was great. The service was timely. And there was even a local band who started playing just before we left. Great experience! read more

You won't find a better breakfast deal in Parkdale. The owner (Lou) is a lovely man who always greets his customers like old friends. The decor is old school and dated.... part of this old diner's charm. Everything is always very clean. The Skyline wonderful hidden gem! read more

Great food, old school atmosphere, and super friendly service. Had an 11 month old with me and we were warmly welcomed. Love the piano in the back!! Will definitely return!! read more

I usually never write reviews but this was probably the worst experience I have EVER had at a restaurant. Our server was an elderly gentleman (quite possibly the owner) who was grumpy and extremely rude. He basically threw the menus at us when we sat down. He came over 10 minutes later, and we said were ready to order. He told us we would have to wait to place our order because it was too busy at the moment. (There was literally two other tables with single guests) and then he told us we could only order our drinks. A little strange....but okay. We (there was four of us) all ordered coffee. When he came back with our coffee, I asked for some extra milk (because I like more than one milk pod for mine). He got pissed off, walked off and screamed something like 'So you want a glass of milk then!' He then proceeded to go get me a glass of milk....came back and slammed it on the table. (I never asked or ordered milk, I just wanted a few extra milk pods). When he took our order, I was so flustered by the milk situation, that I realized after we walked away that he never asked how we wanted our eggs cooked. He didn't ask what type of bread we wanted either or any of the standard questions servers usually ask at a breakfast restaurant. When I approached him after, he said "If you don't tell me how you want your eggs cooked, we give you over easy" and rudely walked away. What kind of server does not ask how you want your breakfast eggs cooked and then assumes everyone likes over easy? In the end, we ate our breakfast quickly and left as fast as we could. He even had the nerve to charge me for the glass of milk (that I never even ordered). When I pointed out that I actually never ordered it, he got angry. I have never experienced such rudeness in my life at a restaurant. We are paying customers and were more than polite from the time we sat down until we left. As a former waitress myself for many years, I understand customer service and know how important it is to a customer's dining experience. We should have got up and left the moment he threw our menus at us. Never, ever going back. I'm shocked other people who have reviewed have commented on their good service. read more