Exceptional favourite breakfast of Crabby Benny. Someone good. Kind regards, Henny Schnare @cablebayfarm Galiano Island
Nav K
Service was excellent Food was out quickly Food was very good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vladimyr Panin
I like this place, food a bit heavy but overall everything tastes great! Can recommend if you passing by
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Herbert Betschart
PROS: * On street parking * Reasonable priced. * Location is convenient * Good coffee shop food * Fast efficient service CONS: * If you sit inside, the kitchen smell will stick to you as their ventilation could use an upgrade. OVERALL Impression * I will definitely visit this establishment again, provided I can sit outside.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sim Simah
Delicious old school dinner not many left like this. Big menu, great staff. Amazing eggs Benny!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Brotherston
We found this GEM cafe on a walk and found the food and service to be impeccable! The young waitress was super amazing and compliments to the chef !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crabby Benny, Eggs Benny
Casslyn Krohn
Great little Cafe with excellent food and even better service.
Braden Bond
Owner is funny and polite. Quality and service is good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike G
It's been a few years since I had been here but decided to try it out again the other day. Food was on point, as was the service. I feel like this place is good enough to justify a much larger space. It was a little annoying having the plates clanking in the kitchen throughout the meal but that's part of the experience I suppose. We'll be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
MJ Buck
The whole experience was great . Meat grilled cheese with ham and clubhouse/beef barley soup our choices . They did not disappoint… delicious. The service was exemplary and the atmosphere welcoming. Glad we stopped by .
This restaurant is an absolute gem. Menu, service and food are absolutely superb. You will be hard pressed to find a better breakfast or lunch spot anywhere. If you’re staying in Sidney, you WILL be drawn back here! Don’t even try to resist!!
First visit: Oct 22, 2024
Scrumptious Club sandwich on sourdough bread served with excellent minestrone soup, and a tuna melt on toasted multigrain with salad, all beautifully prepared and plated by chef Rhonda, were absolutely amazing. You will not find a better restaurant value in Sidney, BC. Frankly, I can’t think of any in Toronto, my home, that can match it.
Our server, Moha, was a dream. She was extremely patient, cheerful and very understanding in helping my very senior mom to negotiate the many wonderful menu offerings. I would go out of my way to attend any restaurant, just to be served by this delightful woman.
One of the other servers, Ruby, was very understanding and accommodating in cheerfully helping us decide on just the right table to satisfy my senior mom’s very particular meets. Another great member of a great team.
An added bonus was the wonderful selection of oldies background music, diverse repertoire from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Just loud enough to enjoy, not intrusive , and perfect for the more seasoned clientele typical of Sidney, B.C.
Owner Mr Jess Birring is a delightful and remarkable man, and can be extremely proud of his establishment and all the wonderful staff. Bravo to all of them for a truly delightful dining experience! 😎
Looking forward to dining there again soon on this and future visits to beautiful Sidney. B.C.
Second visit: Oct 23, 2024
Conveniently located about a 10-minute walk from where I was staying, and offering vivid memories of the previous day’s gastronomic delights, the 3rd St Cafe exerted an irresistible gravitational pull on my taste buds and olfactory senses. I had to return!!
I simply had to go for a repeat of my first experience, i.e. sumptuous Club sandwich on toasted sourdough bread with superb fully loaded minestrone soup, and a delicious coffee. Rhonda and Moha were up to the task and easily hit it out of the park on all fronts!😋
Third visit: Oct 24, 2024
Today’s changeup was the soup, this time a divine mulligatawny seasoned with a perfect amount of curry. A perfect accompaniment for the obligatory and irresistible Club sandwich. All cheerfully served by Arsh, the wonderful assistant manager who gives Jess some time to recuperate from his busy days in the restaurant. Maybe I’ve died and gone to heaven!!
Fourth visit: Oct 26, 2024
As you can see, and hopefully taste, we’re on a roll here. Another fabulous Club sandwich on sourdough (do NOT mess with success!), and another hearty helping of mulligatawny, this time enhanced with lovely pieces of chicken and a liberal sprinkling of lemon grass to augment the curry. All beautifully and attentively served by Ruby. Topped off with a couple of cups of delicious coffee and I was set for the day! A highlight was a chance to chat with the engaging and effervescent manager, Jess Birring, and congratulate him on this fabulous establishment and his wonderful team.
Also got to look at the magnificent Blackstone Eggs Benny being enjoyed by the gentleman seated next to me at the counter, the view from which, by the way, offers nonstop and diverse entertainment on the street outside the window! By all accounts the best seats in the house!!
Do NOT miss this place! Perhaps a call to the Michelin folks is in order!!😎
I may just have to try the Eggs Benny tomorrow!!
Andy Hoffer Visiting from Toronto, Canada
Dietary restrictions: On first visit the o
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Franny Anny
Best crabby benny in Sidney town!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggs Benny
akolakovic
fast service, tasty. been coming here since I was a kid
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dani Z
Nice little spot. No frills classic eggs and bacon, the staff is super friendly & they make a killer home made hot sauce 👌🏻
J
I was visiting the island for a wedding and I came here both mornings I was there!
A popular joint, very cute and quaint and absolutely delightful staff!
My food was well priced and delicious! Both times I got a different eggs Benedict because it's my fave breakfast dish. I will go back the next time I'm on the island!
Exceptional favourite breakfast of Crabby Benny. Someone good.
Kind regards, Henny Schnare
@cablebayfarm Galiano Island
Service was excellent
Food was out quickly
Food was very good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I like this place, food a bit heavy but overall everything tastes great! Can recommend if you passing by
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
PROS:
* On street parking
* Reasonable priced.
* Location is convenient
* Good coffee shop food
* Fast efficient service
CONS:
* If you sit inside, the kitchen smell will stick to you as their ventilation could use an upgrade.
OVERALL Impression
* I will definitely visit this establishment again, provided I can sit outside.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Delicious old school dinner not many left like this. Big menu, great staff. Amazing eggs Benny!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We found this GEM cafe on a walk and found the food and service to be impeccable! The young waitress was super amazing and compliments to the chef !!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crabby Benny, Eggs Benny
Great little Cafe with excellent food and even better service.
Owner is funny and polite. Quality and service is good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's been a few years since I had been here but decided to try it out again the other day. Food was on point, as was the service. I feel like this place is good enough to justify a much larger space. It was a little annoying having the plates clanking in the kitchen throughout the meal but that's part of the experience I suppose. We'll be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The whole experience was great . Meat grilled cheese with ham and clubhouse/beef barley soup our choices . They did not disappoint… delicious. The service was exemplary and the atmosphere welcoming. Glad we stopped by .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Club Sandwich
Restaurantji Recommends
Dates of visits: Oct 22, 23, 24, and 26, 2024
This restaurant is an absolute gem. Menu, service and food are absolutely superb. You will be hard pressed to find a better breakfast or lunch spot anywhere. If you’re staying in Sidney, you WILL be drawn back here! Don’t even try to resist!!
First visit: Oct 22, 2024
Scrumptious Club sandwich on sourdough bread served with excellent minestrone soup, and a tuna melt on toasted multigrain with salad, all beautifully prepared and plated by chef Rhonda, were absolutely amazing. You will not find a better restaurant value in Sidney, BC. Frankly, I can’t think of any in Toronto, my home, that can match it.
Our server, Moha, was a dream. She was extremely patient, cheerful and very understanding in helping my very senior mom to negotiate the many wonderful menu offerings. I would go out of my way to attend any restaurant, just to be served by this delightful woman.
One of the other servers, Ruby, was very understanding and accommodating in cheerfully helping us decide on just the right table to satisfy my senior mom’s very particular meets. Another great member of a great team.
An added bonus was the wonderful selection of oldies background music, diverse repertoire from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. Just loud enough to enjoy, not intrusive , and perfect for the more seasoned clientele typical of Sidney, B.C.
Owner Mr Jess Birring is a delightful and remarkable man, and can be extremely proud of his establishment and all the wonderful staff. Bravo to all of them for a truly delightful dining experience! 😎
Looking forward to dining there again soon on this and future visits to beautiful Sidney. B.C.
Second visit: Oct 23, 2024
Conveniently located about a 10-minute walk from where I was staying, and offering vivid memories of the previous day’s gastronomic delights, the 3rd St Cafe exerted an irresistible gravitational pull on my taste buds and olfactory senses. I had to return!!
I simply had to go for a repeat of my first experience, i.e. sumptuous Club sandwich on toasted sourdough bread with superb fully loaded minestrone soup, and a delicious coffee. Rhonda and Moha were up to the task and easily hit it out of the park on all fronts!😋
Third visit: Oct 24, 2024
Today’s changeup was the soup, this time a divine mulligatawny seasoned with a perfect amount of curry. A perfect accompaniment for the obligatory and irresistible Club sandwich. All cheerfully served by Arsh, the wonderful assistant manager who gives Jess some time to recuperate from his busy days in the restaurant. Maybe I’ve died and gone to heaven!!
Fourth visit: Oct 26, 2024
As you can see, and hopefully taste, we’re on a roll here. Another fabulous Club sandwich on sourdough (do NOT mess with success!), and another hearty helping of mulligatawny, this time enhanced with lovely pieces of chicken and a liberal sprinkling of lemon grass to augment the curry. All beautifully and attentively served by Ruby. Topped off with a couple of cups of delicious coffee and I was set for the day! A highlight was a chance to chat with the engaging and effervescent manager, Jess Birring, and congratulate him on this fabulous establishment and his wonderful team.
Also got to look at the magnificent Blackstone Eggs Benny being enjoyed by the gentleman seated next to me at the counter, the view from which, by the way, offers nonstop and diverse entertainment on the street outside the window! By all accounts the best seats in the house!!
Do NOT miss this place! Perhaps a call to the Michelin folks is in order!!😎
I may just have to try the Eggs Benny tomorrow!!
Andy Hoffer
Visiting from Toronto, Canada
Dietary restrictions: On first visit the o
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best crabby benny in Sidney town!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggs Benny
fast service, tasty. been coming here since I was a kid
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice little spot. No frills classic eggs and bacon, the staff is super friendly & they make a killer home made hot sauce 👌🏻
I was visiting the island for a wedding and I came here both mornings I was there!
A popular joint, very cute and quaint and absolutely delightful staff!
My food was well priced and delicious! Both times I got a different eggs Benedict because it's my fave breakfast dish. I will go back the next time I'm on the island!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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