I wanted to share my experience from my birthday vacation this past September . Weekend of 5th to 7th Service was slow and there was only ourselves and a table of 6/8 behind us. The girl was young so I was open to possibly still learning as she was very polite with a very mild quiet demeanor . My husband's Benny was disappointing, over cooked eggs ,his crispy potatoes weren't crispy cause they were over cooked but crispy cause some weren't cooked enough . I suggested he send it back which he hates to do but did and opted on toast instead as he didn't want to wait long or make me eat alone . The waitress apologized for the problem and said the meal would be Comped by the establishment . Shortly after the kitchen broke out in a shouting match between what I believe was the chef and another male possibly server dresses in black The arguing was heard from the patio, then came the Smashing dishes and when my husband said that is the kitchen I jumped out of my chair The young girl was standing at the bar counter crying ,yelling into the kitchen for them to stop .I blew past her with my husband in tow , as he wasn't letting me go in there alone The kitchen was turned upside down ,and the man dressed in black was welding a broom in defence from a chef throwing stuff.. .needles to say our yelling and our ability to take action into the kitchen drove the chef out the back door and he left yelling names at us also . Service was clearly over. The man dressed as a server in black was trying to make excuses ..I quickly said there's customers here.you are just as bad ..I was not impressed of what I witnessed. He respectfully agreed and apoligized quickly not to escalate another confrontation I found the waitress hiding in the laundry room down the hall sobing calling the OTHER owner .I say OTHER cause THE CHEF was part owner as stated by waitress.After briefly consoling her I told her what she needed to do as she still had customers out there.Comp their meal to save face for what just happened and to find another job if that's an owner that is no place to work .I suggested the same to the male dressed in black . As she stayed in the laundry room on the phone we went back to the patio where the table of 6/8 sat in shock but had not moved they applauded us for doing something.I told them that was unacceptable and apoligized for what they just witnessed and if the waitress does what I suggest she will be Comping their meal also .I told them if that happens please leave her a great tip .After a day like that she deserves it . With already tipping her in the laundry room We left more on the table for her .I drank my oj quickly and we left. I was in shock ..I have been a Bar and Restaurant manager for over 10 years with 25 years In the serving industry and I have never experienced anything like that as a customer . Hopefully some massive changes were/are made ... And hopefully the staff present were not left to clean up the kitchen .The mess and amount of broken dishes piled all over the floor was astronomical . Although not a great experience I will say the best part of the meal was my husband's toast and house made jam that had arrived just before the outburst . Cute place ..but I don't think we will ever return
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Dustin Mattenley
Took my wife on a trip for her birthday and visited what we thought was a great place and boy where we wrong! Started off with my food being wrong and way over cooked then a fight broke out in the kitchen and the two guys started breaking dishes and one guy even was throwing knives. The poor waitress who I must say was super sweet and nice tried breaking it up but had no luck they made her start crying. In the end there was dishes covering the whole kitchen and stuff everywhere. The poor waitress was absolutely distraught. I have never been to a place with such a horrible experience ever. This place just needs to close and get it's stuff together.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jean \u0026 Tim Swanson
Wonderful little café with a whole lot of character.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isabella Mori
Sorry, the food barely rates a 3. Expensive and not very tasty. But the atmosphere is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Shelagh Gray-Moir
A real gem located inside The Old Courthouse Inn in old town Powell River.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Suzanne Podmore
A lovely place for breakfast, I had the the pancakes best ever and the beans were homemade and excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jake Cornwell
Took absolutely forever and the food wasn't even great as well as insane prices
LoveThyPet22 LOVETHYPET22
Loved everything about this restaurant/ coffee shop, the atmosphere was simply delightful and if you want a good breakfast and a really good coffee I would definitely recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bob Kinnear
Absolutely the best breakfast anywhere in the province that I’ve encountered in years. The eggs Benny were done to perfection, complete with house made Hollandaise sauce. The pancakes were tasty and huge, served with fresh berries and a side bowl of real whipped cream. Portions are large. Our server, speed set to “highly efficient “ handled the whole cafe and the outside deck by herself. The fact that breakfast is included in the room cost is an added bonus.
Dropped in Sunday for a quick bite. They were closing in 10 minutes but invited us to stay and order what we wanted, awesome. Quick coffee service and we ordered the Heavenly Hash and the Large Jenny Cake pancake with Blueberries. Best pancake I have ever had with generous amounts of Blueberries and good Maple Syrup. My wife had the Hash which was cooked to perfection. Very friendly staff and unique place. Great back story and pictures on the walls. Highly recommended!
Shannon Corrado
The food is the worst I have had in a very very long time
Jay Thordarson
Amazing service tasty food friendly staff and one could not ask for a better breakfast! Eggs poached to perfection, and the coffee is delicious! So good I decided to come back two days in a row during my stay in Powell River.
Barb Dwyer
Great hidden gem while awaiting the ferry :) friendly and fast and delicious
Finished the half Benny in 3 small bites lol
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
I wanted to share my experience from my birthday vacation this past September .
Weekend of 5th to 7th
Service was slow and there was only ourselves and a table of 6/8 behind us. The girl was young so I was open to possibly still learning as she was very polite with a very mild quiet demeanor .
My husband's Benny was disappointing, over cooked eggs ,his crispy potatoes weren't crispy cause they were over cooked but crispy cause some weren't cooked enough . I suggested he send it back which he hates to do but did and opted on toast instead as he didn't want to wait long or make me eat alone . The waitress apologized for the problem and said the meal would be Comped by the establishment . Shortly after the kitchen broke out in a shouting match between what I believe was the chef and another male possibly server dresses in black
The arguing was heard from the patio, then came the Smashing dishes and when my husband said that is the kitchen I jumped out of my chair The young girl was standing at the bar counter crying ,yelling into the kitchen for them to stop .I blew past her with my husband in tow , as he wasn't letting me go in there alone
The kitchen was turned upside down ,and the man dressed in black was welding a broom in defence from a chef throwing stuff.. .needles to say our yelling and our ability to take action into the kitchen drove the chef out the back door and he left yelling names at us also .
Service was clearly over.
The man dressed as a server in black was trying to make excuses ..I quickly said there's customers here.you are just as bad ..I was not impressed of what I witnessed. He respectfully agreed and apoligized quickly not to escalate another confrontation
I found the waitress hiding in the laundry room down the hall sobing calling the OTHER owner .I say OTHER cause THE CHEF was part owner as stated by waitress.After briefly consoling her I told her what she needed to do as she still had customers out there.Comp their meal to save face for what just happened and to find another job if that's an owner that is no place to work .I suggested the same to the male dressed in black . As she stayed in the laundry room on the phone we went back to the patio where the table of 6/8 sat in shock but had not moved they applauded us for doing something.I told them that was unacceptable and apoligized for what they just witnessed and if the waitress does what I suggest she will be Comping their meal also .I told them if that happens please leave her a great tip .After a day like that she deserves it . With already tipping her in the laundry room We left more on the table for her .I drank my oj quickly and we left. I was in shock ..I have been a Bar and Restaurant manager for over 10 years with 25 years In the serving industry and I have never experienced anything like that as a customer .
Hopefully some massive changes were/are made ...
And hopefully the staff present were not left to clean up the kitchen .The mess and amount of broken dishes piled all over the floor was astronomical . Although not a great experience I will say the
best part of the meal was my husband's toast and house made jam that had arrived just before the outburst .
Cute place ..but I don't think we will ever return
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Took my wife on a trip for her birthday and visited what we thought was a great place and boy where we wrong! Started off with my food being wrong and way over cooked then a fight broke out in the kitchen and the two guys started breaking dishes and one guy even was throwing knives. The poor waitress who I must say was super sweet and nice tried breaking it up but had no luck they made her start crying. In the end there was dishes covering the whole kitchen and stuff everywhere. The poor waitress was absolutely distraught. I have never been to a place with such a horrible experience ever. This place just needs to close and get it's stuff together.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Wonderful little café with a whole lot of character.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sorry, the food barely rates a 3. Expensive and not very tasty. But the atmosphere is great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
A real gem located inside The Old Courthouse Inn in old town Powell River.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A lovely place for breakfast, I had the the pancakes best ever and the beans were homemade and excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Took absolutely forever and the food wasn't even great as well as insane prices
Loved everything about this restaurant/ coffee shop, the atmosphere was simply delightful and if you want a good breakfast and a really good coffee I would definitely recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely the best breakfast anywhere in the province that I’ve encountered in years. The eggs Benny were done to perfection, complete with house made Hollandaise sauce. The pancakes were tasty and huge, served with fresh berries and a side bowl of real whipped cream.
Portions are large.
Our server, speed set to “highly efficient “ handled the whole cafe and the outside deck by herself.
The fact that breakfast is included in the room cost is an added bonus.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Dropped in Sunday for a quick bite. They were closing in 10 minutes but invited us to stay and order what we wanted, awesome. Quick coffee service and we ordered the Heavenly Hash and the Large Jenny Cake pancake with Blueberries. Best pancake I have ever had with generous amounts of Blueberries and good Maple Syrup. My wife had the Hash which was cooked to perfection. Very friendly staff and unique place. Great back story and pictures on the walls. Highly recommended!
The food is the worst I have had in a very very long time
Amazing service tasty food friendly staff and one could not ask for a better breakfast! Eggs poached to perfection, and the coffee is delicious! So good I decided to come back two days in a row during my stay in Powell River.
Great hidden gem while awaiting the ferry :) friendly and fast and delicious
Wonderful meal, staff and location.
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