After seeing the queue forming outside Hazel’s Diner, I’ve been intrigued by the all-day breakfast establishment… what flap jacks are they serving that makes people line up from 9am to noon (sometimes even during weekdays)? Having finally made it through the door, my conclusion is Hazel’s is so popular due to its location (being part of a busy neighbourhood where there’s no other diner) and their reasonable prices.
Their all-day breakfast includes the staple two eggs, bacon, toast, and home fries. While it’s normally $9.95, on Monday and Friday before 11am the price decreases to $6.99. Everything is done solidly: the scrambled eggs fluffy and actually tastes like eggs, the bacon crispy, and the home fries incorporate well caramelized onions giving it interest.
In retrospect, had I known how large their pancakes were, we wouldn’t have added on a half stack ($8) to share. Each pancake is about
2017/07/15
Lunch today was at Hazel's Diner. It's not a big place, and it was full when we arrived, so we had to wait about 5 minutes for a table. We were here once several years ago with the family, and I think maybe they have redecorated since then.
SWMBO saw the Chicken Pesto Penne on the menu, and her mind was made up. Noodles were a bit overdone, but the Pesto more than made up for it.
They have a few Eggs Benedict choices, and after going back and forth, I picked the Eggs Natasha. At the bottom were pancakes, then smoked salmon, poached eggs cooked medium, hollandais sauce, sour creme and some caviar on top. Each bite was a delightful mix of sweet, sour, salty, soft and smooth. Yum.
Service was friendly and good.
No credit cards. Cash and debit only.
I met up with a friend here for Sunday brunch. By the time 11am rolled around, there was a line that queued up outside of the entrance. 20 minutes later we had a seat. This place serves traditional and non traditional breakfast foods ranging from eggs/bacon, pancakes, waffles, eggs benedict, and sandwiches. We ordered the Eggs Natasha and The Caker. The Eggs Natasha is a hybrid of an Eggs Bene on a light piece of pancake served with smoked salmon, sour cream, black caviar and home fries. This was one of the best breakfast dishes I have ever had. All the flavor from each item combined to form a wonderful taste. The pancake was so light and fluffy acting as a cracker for the smoked salmon with sour cream. The Caker is like a calzoni except the shell is pancake and it is stuffed with scrambled eggs, bacon, and cheese. You can even dip it in maple syrup to satisfy your savoury and sweet tooth in one bite. It was good as well but I would give a slight edge to Eggs Natasha. Well done!
Great local diner!. I only ever order Eggs Benedict and they're pretty good. Be sure to ask for their homemade hot sauce - it's deelish! I wish their potato hash was a bit crispier, but good value for what you pay for. Their food has a home-cooked vibe to it - very comforting. Servers are always lovely and welcoming. Great local-diner-feel.
Perhaps I should have tried something different.. A group of us went for breakfast/lunch and the experienced was mixed. One friend had the nichoise ?) salad and said it was fantastic, with plenty of olives (a core element of the salad apparently). Others had a traditional breakfast and quite enjoyed it.
I, also ordered their all-day breakfast, and was underwhelmed considering the hype I've read in other reviews. I found the toast was relatively tasteless and hard. The home fries had a strange spicing, and the eggs (which were supposed to be scrambled) had larger than normal patches of egg white within them.
However, I still believe this place does know how to cook a very good breakfast and the service was great.
Despite the rough service, the food was great- try the Mexican Benny!
Brekky. I welcomed a new breakfast nook in our neighbourhood of Mt Pleasant/Davisville. I was expecting good comfort food, and that is exactly what I found in my delicious breakfast on a Saturday. The booths were all taken so I sat at a wonderful seat facing out the open front. I went again on a weekday morning and tried the same breakfast. The food was great and the waiter was greeting me in recognition and that was really nice.
Sooo good. I've lived around the corner from this place my whole life. Its so small its hardly noticable. However my friends and I went for the first time a few days ago (there were 5 of us) we all ordered different things off the menu, took us a while to decide because the options are amazing! I probably could have just told him to " surprise me" and loved anything on that menu.
I ordered a gluten free eggs benedict which was really good ( it was some special they had going on) however I wasn't completely full after. One of my friends had the mexican benedict which was also really good apparently. The Hangover helper and truckers special were all equally scrumptious according to my friends. All in all the service was great and food was too! Would definitely recommend this place and can't wait to go back this weekend again! prices are really fair also.
Awesome!. My best friend and I came during a busy time and although we had to wait, the service was courteous and kind, and the food was worth it. Mexican Benny and Eggs Natasha were delicious! Will come back with my husband for sure!
Amazing! Super friendly service, nice local feel, super super food! Highly recommend: Hazel's Hash, Mexican Benny, and the mac & cheese. Truthfully, though, everything was delicious!
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