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This is a small diner/cafe located not far from Kits beach serving up a small menu of breakfast/brunch and lunch items. In addition to their regular menu, they do also have daily specials that are written on a board. During my visit, I had their California Club Sandwich and Chorizo Bennie. Both of the dishes were tasty (surprisingly, my favourite part was probably their fries) and reasonably priced. The staff I encountered was friendly and fairly attentive. This is certainly worth checking out.
California Club Sandwich ($14.25):
4/5
This consisted of two layers filled with grilled chicken breast, cheese, tomato, lettuce, and your choice of either avocado or bacon (I went went bacon), and is served with French fries. The bread was nicely toasted. There was a generous amount of filling, which was very flavourful and tasty. The standout for me however, were the fries, which were were hot, cripsy and well seasoned.
Chorizo Bennie ($12.49):
3.5/5
This consisted of large chunks of chorizo on toasted English muffin with poached eggs and hollandaise, and is served with hashbrowns. There was a good amount of chorizo, which is juicy, flavourful with a nice amount of spice. I asked for my eggs to be overmedium and they were more overhard, but I didn't mind (I actually enjoy firmer yolks). The hollandaise, while thick and creamy, was a bit on the bland side for me. I also found the muffin to be a bit gummy and hard to cut through. I did quite enjoy the hashbrowns, which were crispy and well seasoned.
Summary:
Food: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Service: 3.5/5
Overall: 4/5
Recommendations: California Club Sandwich
Cafe Zen is a charming little brunch spot. The place is kinda small and can be hard to miss.
There are lots of different varieties on the menu and they let you try half of two different ones if you cannot decide.
Their omelettes were pretty average - nothing special.
Overall, it is your standard brunch fair at decent prices. Definitely a worthwhile stop if you ate looking for a quick breakfast/brunch.
I love the atmosphere of this place! The servers are super friendly and the food comes quick. I always end up getting the Benjamine (bacon and eggs Benedict) the eggs are poached to perfection and the bacon is nice and crispy. Highly recommend!
Had the eggs benny- the hollandaise sauce is super good! the potatoes are your regular potatoes, nothing outstanding. I thought service could have been a little better. Overall a cute and good place for brunch, would like to go back and try the waffles.
This place does Benny's right. I had the Benji and Florentine Greek. The hollandaise sauce is amazing. Service was very fast and friendly. Make sure you mix and match your Benny's!
Everyone always worries about putting weight on over the holidays. I know I sure do. So many parties, dinners, and get togethers inevitably mean that I pack on a few pounds. But this year I vowed to watch what I ate, and by new year’s day I had lost ten pounds. Now anyone who knows me in real life might be confused by this, since they probably saw me stuffing my face and drinking like a sailor at every Christmas party I visited. This is true. Fortunately every single member of my family got norovirus on boxing day. BAM! Instant weight loss. Also instant weakness and cancellation of all plans between Christmas and New Year’s. I highly recommend (note – I’m being facetious).
Man was this place packed! We came here for a brunch in our last day in Vancouver after some local friends recommended it. I wish we had been here before! The bennies were delicious. Our BC benedict was huge, not to mention tasty. The sauce was amazing and the poached eggs as well. Would return!
I told my BF I have never had brunch in Vancouver so he took me here by surprise. I didn't know what to expect and came out extremely satisfied.
As you walk into this small cafe, there's a sign that says "please seat yourself." As soon as we were sat, a very nice waitress (the only one running the floor) came and welcomed us.
I ordered the mushroom and bacon Benny and was very happy with it! The bacon was fresh and the egg was poached perfectly medium. It wasn't doused in hollandaise sauce but had the perfect amount. They also have a great coffee! My BF has a the traditional breakfast with waffles and he said the waffles were a bit dry. I didn't personally try them but they did look good.
Overall, I really liked this place! (Street Parking in the area is expensive, approx $0.25 for 6-7 mins).
I moved away from Vancouver a few years ago, an was delighted to see Cafe Zen is still here. The food is simple and delish, service is great. Don't change a thing!
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Went here on a weekday brunch when i don't have any classes, and my friend decided to go for a brunch, so went there, and sat down, not much people because we came late like around 1ish, but i have seen this place super packed at some other times.
I'm not a big brunch person because most of the brunch menu are quite similar just slightly different in terms of taste, and for taste it's also just a bit. So it comes down if the food is okay or not.
Ordered a few items, Overall I'll say the food is relatively good, I still don't get for my friends who is really up for brunch, but again everyone have different preference as I've mine as well. but the potatoes, egg bennie, and bread was good. the ham was a nice touch too.
overall I'll say that I do like it in terms of taste, but for price wise hmmm it's about right i'll say for brunch, and that's the reason i also don't like brunch.
would i recommend the place? yes for early morning breakfast/brunch
would I come back? no, I'm not a brunch person unless someone drags me there.
Good place for brunch. Although a bit snug it has a nice vibe. Staff were nice although maybe a little inattentive.
I tried the Kits Club Sandwich and was impressed with the flavours. If you like breakfasts Cafe Zen is worth trying out.
Cute little place near Kits beach. Delicious breakfasts and the server was friendly and attentive. Good portions, hearty like a diner, and the hash browns are amazing. Will definitely come back.
We had a great breakfast here, all our food are sooo good and our kids enjoyed their cereal infused drink. The lady that served us is very nice and pleasant.
Let’s start with the remarkable thing that the orang juice was freshly squeezed! It really tasted like home squeezed ones. The waffle was so lovely and the Kits club was delicious. The staff are super friendly and the environment is so lovely.
There were two things that I prefer being improved: while I asked for “not runny” eggs, I felt a bit sad to receive eggs with completely runny yolks. I ended up leaving them on my plate.
Also, the hot chocolate was not hot at all. It was just warm which in less than 5 minutes became room temperature.
Aside from these two, the rest of our experience was lovely and we will definitely be back for more lovely brunches.
We visited this cafe when we were visiting Vancouver from Ontario. Their breakfast was delicious with good size portions. Our server was lovely and had great suggestions. My hubby had the prawn Benny and said it was incredible. I really enjoyed their French Toast as a side to a classic eggs and hash brown breakfast.
Highly recommend if you’re in the area!
Extremely good service, location, and food.
All of us thoroughly enjoyed our
meals and drinks, and the wait time was very quick. One of our party spilled their drink very soon after receiving it, and the server was immediately on scene to clean it up completely; also providing a replacement drink free of charge. Wonderful in all regards.
Yosef Yitzchok Voronski
+5
The service is awesome, the staffs are great and knows they’re menu. The food is great and we can see a change in the plating and fresh of the produce and the attention and love they put into it!
I strongly recommend Cafe Zen on Yew to anyone who is loony for a good coffee and breakfast or lunch from Monday to Sunday!
F.Y. I. On the weekend, request the patio and it is better to reserve, due to the line up!
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