I found it on Yelp. Korner has absolutely exceeded my expectations. Great foods, lots of choices…read more I ordered the Classic Breakfast and it tasted very good! My friends ordered the Pacific Eggs Benny, also very tasty! Service was very attentive and speedy. And although it was very popular with a lot of traffic, the restaurant has lots of tables and we just needed to wait for 15 mins before table was served. Overall, we will definitely come back if we go Waterloo again.

This spot used to be occupied by a restaurant called Benny's and I used to always go for their…read moreSmoked Meat Hash (like 15 years ago). They're still great and a place I'd always revisit whenever I'm back in the Waterloo area. Highly recommended!

The food was generally good, just stay away from the french toast. It's good hearty pancake house…read morefood and the pancakes are good. The plates are full. The staff is very pleasant, even if you're the first customer in of a morning. And they are great about making sure your bacon is crisp if that's what you request. It's comfortable and homey, a family-type restaurant. A nice way to start the day.

Typical pancake house nothing special. Decent prices and good service overall. Has your typical…read morefamily restaurant greasy spoon ambiance

Tips: - The hot beef sandwich and spaghetti with meat sauce…read moreare excellent. The latter comes with bread that you can skip. - Add meatballs to you spaghetti for the full experience. Back in March, I entered a contest for a $50 gift card from Country Boy Family Restaurant. In April, I was notified that I had won it. Yay! I was advised that this gift card would be "at the front desk, so feel free to collect it at any time." Cool! This past Saturday, I did a day trip to Kitchener. It felt like old times visiting this area. There were the usual busy spots along highway 401, so the trip ended up taking me two hours to drive over to Kitchener from Markham. I had no problem finding this eatery. I backed into a parking spot and walked over. This eatery has two entrances that form a sort of indoor waiting area. Signage was great, as I found a second door to enter. It was worn from a lot of usage! I got to the front counter. It had a welcome message on the screen. A woman from behind the drink area let me know that she'd be over soon. I wasn't in a rush. This woman, Marina, ended up being my server. She greeted me at the front desk. She was naturally a positive woman. I let her know that I had a gift card to pick up. I told her my name. She checked. It wasn't here. She said that maybe it wasn't ready. Um, no. 1.5 months is more than enough time to put together a gift card. I showed her the conversation that I had someone at this restaurant through an online chat. What she did was took out two gift certificates (it wasn't a gift card) out of an envelope for someone else and gave them two me. Each gift certificate was worth $25. That was quick thinking on her part to fix an avoidable issue. My thinking is that this swap may have been used for my original gift certificates. Anyway, she seated me at a comfortable booth. It felt like every table was a booth here. There are screens where you can watch CP 24. I got a menu. It felt extensive as I leafed through everything. My first though was to get crab cake benedict. Well, all that changed when I saw the hot beef sandwich. Yes, please! I wanted to use my gift certificates for this entire visit. I placed an order to immediately enjoy at the eatery and another order to take home for dinner. My order consisted of these items: - Diet Pepsi - Hot beef sandwich - Spaghetti with meat sauce, with meatballs (takeout) I did pretty well. My order was $52 before tipping. My Diet Pepsi came out first. It was cold and fizzy. I got another refill during my time dining in. My hot beef sandwich came with veggies and a starch. I could choose from fries, home fries, and rice. I chose home fries. My plate looked amazing. My hot beef sandwich had sliced beef piled high, between two slices of white bread, and gravy poured over it. It was excellent. The beef gravy had a touch of sweetness to it, which was different, but yummy. The veggies were steamed and perfectly cooked. They went in the gravy. The highlight side was the home fries. They were potatoes that were sliced and pan-fried. They had a ton of flavour, almost as if they were cooked with a splash of soy sauce. They were crispy and super filling. I got my dinner packed in a paper bag. I was happy. The bag was hefty. I paid my bill with a credit card. I tipped and tapped. Done! I used the washroom after I got seated at my booth and before I left the eatery. The women's washroom was clean. Signage to get there was clear. No issues. I put my dinner in an insulated reusable bag. It was still warm when I took it out at home. My dinner was packed with a lot of care. I got my food in two aluminum round containers. It was carefully sealed. There was absolutely no sauce leakage. My spaghetti with meat sauce had four meatballs that I ordered as an add-on in the sauce. This entire meal was comforting. The spaghetti was al dente. The meatballs were large, delicious, and homemade. The meat sauce was excellent and flavourful. The downside? It came with bread. I don't know if it should have been garlic toast. There was no garlic flavour. Frankly, it barely had any butter or oil on it. It was weird. I heated the slices up. I then dunked them into the meat sauce. So much better! The food was great, minus the toasted bread. The gift card/certificate issue needs work and this confusion could have been avoided. Saying that it would be there at the front desk and it wasn't put a damper on my introduction to this eatery right off the bat. (210)

They can't manage their business properly. Be careful if they can't even manage a signs to say…read morewhen they are open or closed its likely they can't manage food safety

Visited here from out of town on Boxing Day. Breakfast was delicious, and the service was great. An…read moreall around great diner experience.

I have an indifferent opinion to Peter M.'s review, this is a very independent hole in the wall…read morediner, offering one lady servicing all the tables in the restaurant. (Peter M you're a great person- I just don't agree with you =) ) To be very frank many breakfast places are overrun by chain restaurants and Toasters is one of the few locations that are non-franchised with pretty affordable options. For $6 you can get two eggs, toast (rye, brown or white with jam and butter) and homemade hash. Add $1.50 and you have meat added on the breakfast. Let me just remind you this is pandemic rates! And looking at Peter M.'S review on price from 6 years ago- it hasn't moved to much! Even when egg princes have moved from $2/dozen to $4-5/dozen. I stopped in for a meeting and often passed this place but never visited. It's situated at the end of Eagle, just after it changes from Pinebush. The humble diner is situated next to gas station. The parking lot is beaten with faded paint lines and a old fashion sign tells you it's a diner. When you enter, you walk right into the middle of the restaurant where the one server can see you and seat you immediately. What's nice is that the place has about a dozen of tables, a little snug for trollers and walkers but workable. It's just one server for ALL the tables and she was scurrying through. When I arrived 3min late for my meeting, I could see my client waving me in the window- I did not need to go through a whole pack of "security guard " waitresses to get to my table- it's a townie type of vibe. The interior is dated with tables that are functional. You can see the paint slapped on the edge of the black paint, likely to cover the cute messages teenagers left over the years. The chairs are old fashion but not restrictive to your size- you could be plus size and still get your bum into the seats. The portion for two eggs, toast, hash and three pieces of sausage for $7.50 was the same size as the $12 grand slam at Denny's. So it's gigantic. So if you're a little eater, $6 is plenty. What I like is if you ask for something to take away, the server is immediate to substitute it to not rob you of an item. During my dine- I was asked asked how my meal was while coffee was topped off for the other people at the table, and it was a quick hurry in and out as the server navigated around the strollers from the next table, the cute boyfriend and girlfriend and the young at heart friends sitting nearby. I arrived at 9am, bill was paid at 10am, we still meeting chatted right until 10:30am. I'm pretty sure if you had 30min it was possible to be in and out. Truly a hidden gem and for anyone who wants some small time vibe I will definitely return. I used to be a regular at the Fifties but somehow they seem to be some busy, loud and hiked their prices. This place is quant and I can get a nice meeting in, chat about life and the big plans to make it through 2023. Check this place out if you want small time vibes and more. It echos a lovely breakfast place in st. Jacobs but with better prices and fantastic service.

Amazing . This place is a weekend staple !…read more Great eggs benny and the Breakfast Poutine is to die for , please try it ! FAST , DELICIOUS , FRIENDLY , CASUAL .

Pretty standard diner for breakfast. We came for a late breakfast and there were plenty of seats…read moreavailable. I ordered the pancake platter which came with 2 pancakes along with eggs, meat, and a side. The food was pretty good however I wish the pancakes were softer. I really enjoyed the bread that came with my boyfriend's meal, it's fresh bread from a local bakery so it was really good. Overall a decent spot but I would pass on the pancakes next time.

I may be biased toward's Mel's diner because we share a name but I really like this place! The…read morelook and feel inside is amazing and very aesthetically pleasing for photos! I've been a couple times and ordered in as well. It truly feels like your stepping into something out of a movie. The staff are generally quite friendly. I only eat halal so I can't attest to the non-halal options. But I've tried their waffles, milkshakes, and ultimate skillet. My favourite being the latter. Everything I've tried has been pretty tasty! I recommend. Once I ordered in the ultimate skillet though and it was not as good. It was mushed up and the flavouring wasn't as great. They also did not include toast. I'd say eating in is the way to go!

My boyfriend and I are regulars at this location; we've been visiting Mel's for nearly 4 years! The…read moreservice is fantastic every time, we've never had a bad server or experience. The hash browns are always hot and crispy; as well, the coffee is always freshly brewed and flavourful. This particular visit, I had the Canadian Bacon Eggs Benny, very yummy! My boyfriend had the Mel's Favorite with French Toast. Both were made very fresh. Will definitely be back!

Tried pumpkin spice latte and coconut banana cream pie milkshake…read more Both of them were delicious. Pumpkin spice latte was less sweet compared to Starbucks but relatively good. Nice setting for dine in but it was busy when I went. It can crowded really fast during busy time. Friendly staff! Free parking is available but parking can get filled up pretty fast.

I returned to Williams, located in the University Plaza, to soak in the nostalgia from my recent…read moreWaterloo trip. Despite the plaza having many changes with more cool new restaurants, Williams is still here, and most things have stayed the same despite the years since I've been--lots of room to study. Also, I think this is probably the perfect "coffee date" for any University student as it's so close to campus. I ordered a simple iced coffee that day, but my friends and I remember that their waffles are pretty good, (though I haven't tried recently to confirm).

The waitress was yelling across the way to the cook. She was slamming the utensils while putting…read morethem away. It was hard to have a conversation with my husband. Eggs were disgusting, not sure if they were powder or liquid scrambled egg.. potatoes were still raw and way to salty. Had to ask for syrup with my French toast. And the egg in the French toast was crunchy with hard cookie like texture. The waitress went around and filled coffee forgot to fill my husband's coffee..she came once we asked for more coffee. We were asked if everything was good while she just passes us assuming we were fine. Instantly called her back cause we were good but needed a to go box.. I left, and my husband stayed and payed. Giving her a tip she definitely didnt deserve.. Unfortunately we wont be going to this location ever again.

We had breakfast at the Sunset Grill this morning. there were 4 of us eating. the food was…read moreabsolutely excellent. we all had different items. I had the avocado toast plate, and it was incredibly flavourful with loads of toppings. the food came out quickly and was good and hot. the others at the table greatly enjoyed the hash browns. our server was Courtany. she was outstanding. very friendly, and attentive. She was extremely knowledgeable about all of the food and was eager to accommodate all of our requests. we will definitely be back.