Harv’s Diner

619 Pitt St, Cornwall
(613) 938-8250

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Breakfast is a good basic breakfast. Nothing fancy just the basics. Fast service prices are good.

N. V.

Was in the area so we thought we’d try this place. Food is alright. Service is horrible. No refills to warm up our coffees, didnt come and see if we needed anything else. We needed napkins, jams, and refill on our coffees nothing, no one came.
Waited a good while for someone to come so we could pay our bill.
They give better service to the “regulars” we noticed. We wont recommend or go back. They obviously dont need our business anyways. Theres other places, diners in Cornwall that have good food and better service. (Mo’s diner) is way better.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Pal Sefcsik

My go to breakfast place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mike Auger

Greasy spoon.

Had my plate dropped off while the server (possibly an owner) while talking on the phone.

I found the home fries mushy with onions & bland.

I just don't see the appeal of this place... Leave smelling like grease.

No thanks

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Jojo Monclaire

Amazing breakfast, friendly and clean place. Will be back again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Henry Rollings91

Reasonably priced breakfasts are hard to find. The food was good, service was fast

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Silvia Lopez

We enjoy our lunch while we travel.
Turkey sandwich & sweet potatoes fries & coffe (all you can drink included paying coffee)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Arun Sharma

Nice place for family diner. Food is very affordable.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Avy-Loren Cohen

Food. Excellent ! Fresh, superb portions, everything they make including poutine sauce and poutine are fresh house made!!!!
Pricing is very reasonable and provide good value.
Service is excellent, especially Gloria who has to be the kindest and most attentive person I have ever met in foodservice. She is constantly moving and taking care of business the entire time I was there (45 minutes).
Atmosphere is actually kitch. This is about being a simple old school diner that focuses on great food at reasonable pricing and a clean safe space to enjoy it with lovely attentive service. This is what North America needs - more Harv’s diner !!! Is there a Harv??

The food experiment was lovely starting off with exceptionally warm and caring waitress, followed by a fresh cup of decaf coffee - not always available at the best of restaurants.
The next step was selecting something to eat from an excellent focused lunch and breakfast menu. I loved all the various meats they offer and especially appreciate the way the (properly) cook the sausage by deep frying it to render excess fat and juicy interior while being crispy outside - but not too crisp.
Toast - 3 slices!!! That’s the way it should be.
Eggs any way was perfectly cooked. Interestingly this is one of the few establishments that use cooking spray on the griddle. This is something rarely seen and provides a less greasy spoon diner experience - which I personally appreciate.
I ordered a number 1, but wanted to try the pancakes so I changed to a number 2, which for $1.50 included a large single pancake with pancake syrup and butter.
The pancake was perfectly cooked as it was light and fluffy inside without being dry, the exterior was slightly of a browned crisp texture, and the whole thing just melted in your mouth. I will likely have pancakes next time - yum.
The potatoes are the only weak side to this place. They have the right idea of offering two types of breakfast potatoes, one being a fresh potatoe that is first par boiled (I am assuming) and then sliced into small pieces and then blended with fresh sliced onions and left on the flat top (grill) to cook off and create a crispy texture and let the onions meld into the potatoes. The problem is the potatoes were not well cooked enough and they had little to no discernible flavour - not even the onions which I could not find one. They need to add some seasoning such as salt, a touch of pepper, some onion powder, a little garlic powder, and a touch of sweet paprika and a dab of cayenne.
Now, the fried potatoes had zero taste and even with added salt still was not enjoyable for me. I’d suggest to take the once fried potatoes and toss them in a metal mixing bowl with a mixture of seasoning while there is still a little oil coating the potatoes so they can adhere to the potatoes. Salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder and also add some fresh cut green onion or onion and chives. This would be killer.
Outside of the potatoes this place is the bomb and I am coming back again that’s for sure. And if they change the potatoe recipe I’ll do eggs again and until then I’ll do pancakes - or, they have breakfast poutine!!!! I won’t ruin it for you but you have to ask about it as it’s fantastic!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Antonio Gennarelli

Loved the authentic diner experience everyone there is super nice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Garth Elliott

Standard diner, but excellent price and great food. Cash only.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

jen bro

Food is very good and affordable. Cash only but they do have an ATM.
Big breakfast number 2 is my go to and it comes with 3 pieces of toast!
Seat yourself system. Tables are close together so you may end up sitting very close to or even at the same table as strangers, but its a good atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ryan Branton

This place was really good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marilyn Golding

Old fashion diner atmosphere. Friendly staff, great meal at a great price.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ronald Winstone

First time there, loved it!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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