Great homemade food! If you're in the mood for fresh food, I highly recommend Canterbury palace! Service is amazing. Feels like your grandma's making you dinner! The prices are amazing as well!
Liza I.
Homemade food fresh everyday! Doesn't get better than that!!! Been here a few times and I've never been disappointed. Last time I went I had a fish sandwich and omg so amazing! Hand battered fish was delicious. Definitely recommending this place to everyone. Friendly staff as well. You always feel like family which is also why I love Canterbury Palace so much!! Amazing food. Yum!
Susan M.
I'm a huge fan of greasy spoons for breakfast because I don't order anything fancy. This place is the perfect spot for a fast and casual breakfast for cheap! Southern omelette with hash browns. They don't pepper their gravy much which is awesome. I prefer to pepper it myself and it tasted really good. The sliced hash browns with the grilled onions and peppers were magnificent and buttery. Blue plate special. It was marinated pork tenderloin day. At $4, it's a steal and comes with Homemade mashed potatoes and a vegetable mix that I actually enjoyed eating. I hate mixed so I was very surprised. Yes, it's a dive but the employees are very sweet. The food digested well. Cash only.
Aron B.
I tried Canterbury Palace for the first time yesterday, but not for fried fish (I think I've been to Scotty Simpson's four times in the last two weeks, now...maybe it's only three times). I'm going back, if only to try a Blue Plate special for the day. I tried their beef stroganoff, which to be fair, wasn't very good (I'd give it a D/D+, frankly), but was certainly edible, and was incredibly inexpensive. It was enough for one good meal, but the taste of it wasn't very good (not all that beefy *or* mushroomy...I think they may have used cream of mushroom soup as the base), but at $6.65 plus tax and tip, including a very good piece of grilled bread (surprisingly good, honest!), and a cup of soup (I had the chili mac, which was pretty decent, if a little more beany than I'd like...), it's very hard to complain about that. Consider that the beef stroganoff at Christine's Cuisine, which is *magnificent*, is usually $15 (including a salad and a roll) and is enough for at least a meal and a half or two. So, lousy stroganoff, but good bread and soup! And the Blue Plate special, which I really didn't look at hard enough, was stuffed cabbage, served with potatoes, for all of $3.95 plus tax and tip. That's...that's practically giving away the store at that price, if they make them themselves. Add $1 for soup or salad. So, if the food isn't setting your world on fire, you can't complain that they're charging too much. I guess they also have a $4.25 breakfast all day long...but they currently don't open until 11AM. Pandemic.
Al P.
Old School Cool Blue Plate Special change everyday, true old-school our grandparents grew up on. So cool almost 50 year's same owners packing the place with down home great food. Famous for the daily baked bread, biscuits n gravy and breakfast. Named on of metro Detroit Best Breakfast 2019 by WDIV viewers. Long time waitresses Lisa making us feel right at home. Blue Plate Special Meatloaf with Peas n Mashed spot on Wonderful. Wife had a mega Omelette n Taters with Onions n Green Peppers chopped inside. Got a Cheesey Winnie be Hot dog Stuffed with Cheese Wrapped with Bacon Delightful Delicious. Me Country Fried Steak Biscuits n Gravy with Honey I smashed into Butter just a Hillbilly thang enjoying since a kid. Step back into 1970s dining room with really cool double padded bucket seats at the counter. Great location on Grand River just South of 8 Mile. A regular hangout for 3 generation of families, seems waitresses know all the regulars. Looking forward to more Blue Plate Specials gotta teach you younger generation how to eat cheap. #canterburypalace #blueplatespecial #biscuitsandgravy #honeybutter #oldscooldiner #homemadebread #downriverfriendseat #motorcitymunchers
Allen F.
Great family resturant. Food is homemade there cakes are to die for. Waite staff is verry friendly.
Capucine F.
Oddly enough, they have the best coney island I have ever had and I did not expect that. Coneys were the "Tuesday special" and I have to say they were the best I ever had. All beef dog, really good chili sauce and a fresh bun.The weekend breakfast specials are very good. Some of the best biscuits and gravy, righteous Northern omelette, Southern omelette, homemade bread for toast...Sometimes they randomly hand out fresh warm cookies out of the oven. Good desserts too.
Amy B.
So, based off food alone, this place is no more than 3 stars. But, the service here along with the crowd watching bumps it up to a 4 star place for sure. Walking in, I felt like I was in a time warp back to the early 80's or something. Small diner, bland decor, mediocre menu.But, the people watching here is great. Plus, the server, who was working the place basically alone, did an awesome job and made our experience hilarious. I would come back here just for that. No corporate jargon, pushy sales for add ons or random selling techniques.My date brought me here because he always talks about it, and was mentioning a blue plate special. I didn't order it this time because I wasn't interested (I think it was a salad) but it changes every day. I went with a hot dog and minestrone soup. My date went with the chicken wings and a salad.What made it funny, was the cook came out 10 minutes into our meal and asked how my dates wing sauce was. He said he liked it and the cook said "good because I made it myself!" When do you ever get to meet the cooks, let alone talk to them? NEVER.Place is cash only, and when the bill came, neither my date or I had cash to pay. So, I stayed at the table while my date ran to the ATM to get cash so we could pay. When we left, the waitress asked if we were coming back again. I said of course, and she said that the blue plate special today was Turkey. I said I was thrilled and probably will be back only because I had so much fun.
Wendy B.
I was very disappointed with the service or the lack of. We sat down and waited 20 min with no acknowledgment at all. The place is small so we know we were seen. We thought maybe she was just super busy until she stood at a table and just gossiped for about 10 min. There were two other couples that had came in after us that also was not waited on. Will not be back.
Great homemade food! If you're in the mood for fresh food, I highly recommend Canterbury palace! Service is amazing. Feels like your grandma's making you dinner! The prices are amazing as well!
Homemade food fresh everyday! Doesn't get better than that!!! Been here a few times and I've never been disappointed. Last time I went I had a fish sandwich and omg so amazing! Hand battered fish was delicious. Definitely recommending this place to everyone. Friendly staff as well. You always feel like family which is also why I love Canterbury Palace so much!! Amazing food. Yum!
I'm a huge fan of greasy spoons for breakfast because I don't order anything fancy. This place is the perfect spot for a fast and casual breakfast for cheap! Southern omelette with hash browns. They don't pepper their gravy much which is awesome. I prefer to pepper it myself and it tasted really good. The sliced hash browns with the grilled onions and peppers were magnificent and buttery. Blue plate special. It was marinated pork tenderloin day. At $4, it's a steal and comes with Homemade mashed potatoes and a vegetable mix that I actually enjoyed eating. I hate mixed so I was very surprised. Yes, it's a dive but the employees are very sweet. The food digested well. Cash only.
I tried Canterbury Palace for the first time yesterday, but not for fried fish (I think I've been to Scotty Simpson's four times in the last two weeks, now...maybe it's only three times). I'm going back, if only to try a Blue Plate special for the day. I tried their beef stroganoff, which to be fair, wasn't very good (I'd give it a D/D+, frankly), but was certainly edible, and was incredibly inexpensive. It was enough for one good meal, but the taste of it wasn't very good (not all that beefy *or* mushroomy...I think they may have used cream of mushroom soup as the base), but at $6.65 plus tax and tip, including a very good piece of grilled bread (surprisingly good, honest!), and a cup of soup (I had the chili mac, which was pretty decent, if a little more beany than I'd like...), it's very hard to complain about that. Consider that the beef stroganoff at Christine's Cuisine, which is *magnificent*, is usually $15 (including a salad and a roll) and is enough for at least a meal and a half or two. So, lousy stroganoff, but good bread and soup! And the Blue Plate special, which I really didn't look at hard enough, was stuffed cabbage, served with potatoes, for all of $3.95 plus tax and tip. That's...that's practically giving away the store at that price, if they make them themselves. Add $1 for soup or salad. So, if the food isn't setting your world on fire, you can't complain that they're charging too much. I guess they also have a $4.25 breakfast all day long...but they currently don't open until 11AM. Pandemic.
Old School Cool Blue Plate Special change everyday, true old-school our grandparents grew up on. So cool almost 50 year's same owners packing the place with down home great food. Famous for the daily baked bread, biscuits n gravy and breakfast. Named on of metro Detroit Best Breakfast 2019 by WDIV viewers. Long time waitresses Lisa making us feel right at home. Blue Plate Special Meatloaf with Peas n Mashed spot on Wonderful. Wife had a mega Omelette n Taters with Onions n Green Peppers chopped inside. Got a Cheesey Winnie be Hot dog Stuffed with Cheese Wrapped with Bacon Delightful Delicious. Me Country Fried Steak Biscuits n Gravy with Honey I smashed into Butter just a Hillbilly thang enjoying since a kid. Step back into 1970s dining room with really cool double padded bucket seats at the counter. Great location on Grand River just South of 8 Mile. A regular hangout for 3 generation of families, seems waitresses know all the regulars. Looking forward to more Blue Plate Specials gotta teach you younger generation how to eat cheap. #canterburypalace #blueplatespecial #biscuitsandgravy #honeybutter #oldscooldiner #homemadebread #downriverfriendseat #motorcitymunchers
Great family resturant. Food is homemade there cakes are to die for. Waite staff is verry friendly.
Oddly enough, they have the best coney island I have ever had and I did not expect that. Coneys were the "Tuesday special" and I have to say they were the best I ever had. All beef dog, really good chili sauce and a fresh bun.The weekend breakfast specials are very good. Some of the best biscuits and gravy, righteous Northern omelette, Southern omelette, homemade bread for toast...Sometimes they randomly hand out fresh warm cookies out of the oven. Good desserts too.
So, based off food alone, this place is no more than 3 stars. But, the service here along with the crowd watching bumps it up to a 4 star place for sure. Walking in, I felt like I was in a time warp back to the early 80's or something. Small diner, bland decor, mediocre menu.But, the people watching here is great. Plus, the server, who was working the place basically alone, did an awesome job and made our experience hilarious. I would come back here just for that. No corporate jargon, pushy sales for add ons or random selling techniques.My date brought me here because he always talks about it, and was mentioning a blue plate special. I didn't order it this time because I wasn't interested (I think it was a salad) but it changes every day. I went with a hot dog and minestrone soup. My date went with the chicken wings and a salad.What made it funny, was the cook came out 10 minutes into our meal and asked how my dates wing sauce was. He said he liked it and the cook said "good because I made it myself!" When do you ever get to meet the cooks, let alone talk to them? NEVER.Place is cash only, and when the bill came, neither my date or I had cash to pay. So, I stayed at the table while my date ran to the ATM to get cash so we could pay. When we left, the waitress asked if we were coming back again. I said of course, and she said that the blue plate special today was Turkey. I said I was thrilled and probably will be back only because I had so much fun.
I was very disappointed with the service or the lack of. We sat down and waited 20 min with no acknowledgment at all. The place is small so we know we were seen. We thought maybe she was just super busy until she stood at a table and just gossiped for about 10 min. There were two other couples that had came in after us that also was not waited on. Will not be back.
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