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    Vesta Lunch

    3.1 (67 reviews)
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    Edward J.

    There's no mistaking Vesta for a diner, and true to form, you will not be disappointed. Service is cheerful, and fast. The menu selection is decent and the quality is what would be expected. Unfortunately, perhaps for the time, no satisfaction of a craving off hours.

    Robin S.

    I love a good diner so I decided to visit one. There's just something about a diner that, despite the shapes and sizes they come in, feel something like home. // Diner Dash: Sunny Side Up // I went to check out Vesta one evening. With just one bar and a row of stools to accompany it, It has to be the smallest diner I've ever been in. I was greeted by the lady you see in my photo and ordered some breakfast. My eggs are usually scrambled, but I decided to get them Sunny Side Up. The food was good and as I was about to take my last bite, the lady asked me how the meal was. We started talking about diners and why the food sometimes feels like home. Back in the 70s, the lady was just a little girl entering Vesta with her 6 siblings and father. They just arrived in Canada and Vesta was becoming their morning routine. She remembered how her father would proudly tell others that the 7 kids were his and it was there that she had eggs for the first time as breakfast. It just wasn't a breakfast item where she was from. When she explained how later she would call back home to her father to tell him that she now worked at this tiny diner, there was so much heart found in her voice. Her father, Canada as her new home and eggs for breakfast all become rooted in Vesta. The lady hopes to continue cooking there for a long time. I smiled back, told her I hope she can too, and took the last bite of my eggs. They really did taste Sunny Side Up.

    This is for $9? Bland and tiny portion. Not worth at all..
    Caaren H.

    I live only 5 minutes walking to get here, but never really get a chance to try it. Then yesterday they opened a one of the stand on the busker fest at yonge-dundas. I thought that why don't give it a try, i bought their pork souvlaki dinner for $9. I thought that they would give me a generous portion with roasted potatoes, etc ( like most of the souvlaki has ) but all i got was a rice, little amount of pork and lettuce.. I think it's ok if the taste was good, but it was really bland! I was totally devastated and it wasn't worth at all!! No doubt there wasn't many people buy from them. There's a lot of different greek restaurant that offers better souvlaki than them.

    Anniie P.

    This diner has been around as long as I can remember and today I finally decided to try it. They are a 24 hour diner with decent prices and loads of options to choose from. It's very small and you're sitting bar style. I decided to order the steak and eggs and for the price of 13 dollars, it was pretty good. It also comes with toast and home fries. Something about their home fries just tasted better than most places; maybe more pepper? The service wasn't too great cause I asked for water twice and never got it but I did go in at 2am with half a full restaurant and only 1 server. Beware they only take cash so be prepared.

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    Claudia Y.

    Vesta Lunch On Wheels - the food truck Korean fusion Canadian food was the theme of the day for the truck. I got the bulgogi poutine. For $10 it was a large serving almost ate the whole thing but was really full & it was delicious - covered in LOTS of gravy the way I like it. They didn't skimp on the beef and kimchi - which added sweet and spicy flavours. It's everything you want a greasy poutine to be and it just hits the spot with an asian spin - I would definitely get it again! Their regular burger was $8.00 and was solid food truck burger no complaints. The older asian man serving was very nice as well

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    Review Highlights - Vesta Lunch

    u. Don't expect anything gourmet, its a greasy spoon that serves comfort food for those who are hungry at 3am

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    I haven't been here in years. Ordered the Irish breakfast which consisted of mushrooms, over easy…read moreeggs, beans, soda bread, French fries, and a piece of tomato. Honestly, it was awful. The eggs were great but I couldn't eat the rest. I don't want fries for breakfast. The beans were straight out of a can, a tiny piece if mushy tomato, extremely dry soda bread, and the worse tasting mushrooms I've ever had. Husband had the same but with too salty sausage. He couldn't eat it. We both basically ate the egg with a piece of the soda bread. Service was great. Coffee cup never empty. But omg, SO pricey for a diner. Won't be back.

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    While standing in the long lineup to get into Sammy's for Sunday brunch (note that this place is…read morebetter to visit on a weekday) I met a nice lady who told me she has had two knee replacements. Sadly there was no chair for her to sit down on yet it didn't stop her from going to her regular spot for a Sunday brunch. She told me that she has been coming here for many years, even before it was called Sammy's. Has it been 30 years, she asked herself? Either way, she made it known that she is quite the regular. Very nice and friendly lady. These are the types of regulars that make the diner what it is. There is a sign in clipboard at the front, as soon as you walk in. You have to sign in as part of contact tracing in case there is an outbreak of COVID linked back to this establishment. Make sure you do not block the pathway from behind the bar, I didn't block it but a large family with several kids needed a place to stand in line and wait for a big table, because servers will get very mad at you and tell you "I NEED TO GET BY! DON'T BLOCK THE WAY!" But there is no where to stand when the lineup is 20 people deep. This is something to think about once the weather gets colder and there is a long lineup out the door. Perhaps takeout would be a better option than to be yelled at by the short haired waitress with tattoos? While I did not mind waiting and I had a book to occupy my time in the lineup and at the table before I was given the menu, I could see that this was obviously a rush time, prime time lunchtime at the diner, maybe others might be a little more impatient than me? I could watch a snail crawl for hours, patience is a virtue. The wait is very long to get seated and even longer to get food. While the food was pretty good, and the other server was very friendly, attentive and nice, I think they were short staffed that day and nothing is ever as instant as fast food. My advice would be to go here when you have the time to wait. Don't come here if you are in a rush. It's better to only come here when you have lots of time to wait.

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