Zak's Diner Elgin St

220 Elgin St, Ottawa
(613) 421-0038

Recent Reviews

M

Eggs benidict and hash brown tots did not taste very good. Dry and bland. I can make way better at home with no experience in the kitchen. Waste of $25 per plate. Worth maybe $12 at best.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Christophe Leclerc

We had breakfast in this restaurant. The service was quite quick.The pancakes are good and the maple syrup is offered even if it appears extra on the menu. Budget around $15-20 per person.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Petit Déjeuner Avec Pancakes Au Blueberry Oeufs Brouillés Et Fruits Frais

Roshni Sohail

Loved the retro diner decor and service. The prices are fair for typical diner food, but the food was underwhelming in both quality and appearance.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

GARRY CLARK

Great food! Comfortable atmosphere...All Day breakfast as well as classic diner offerings.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries, Burger, Zak's Big Breakfast, Eggs Benny, Sandwich

Carolina Beltrano

Nice retro ambiance and good breakfast.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Zak's Big Breakfast

Patrick Verner

It's a diner. Diner food was good, booth was comfortable, service was fast. No complaints.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Nathalie Paquet

Good value for

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Grace Kellie

Food was tasty, hot and reasonably priced. Staff were friendly. Bathrooms were a bit of a walk.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Ivana Dalton

Staff hard working friendly. Slow service. Fun Retro decor..nice place to chill with friends. Selection not traditional diner food. Expecting a hot homemade meal . Menu consists burgers sandwiches finger foods. Way over priced. Quality average.Nachos just ok. Cheddar and sour crean fresh very good .Separated the chips more than half with no topping. Salsa cheap quality. Black beans tiny some kind of tomatoe sauce like marimara sauce. Strange beef squares expecting traditional chili Mexican type beef. Milk shake good.Over priced. Gave doggie bag to grateful homeless person.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Vincent Rousseau

Classic diner in the heart of

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Stefania Ferraina

A super breakfast! I had no idea the pancakes were giant! Very friendly staff, retro but clean environment. Not expensive. In short, I will return and recommend it!Kid-friendliness: If I were here with my kids, I would definitely go!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ryan Lawler

Classic diner style. A very big space but not a lot of people. The service was very friendly but it was also very slow considering how few customers there were.The food though, that was excellent. My colleagues had burgers and I had the poutine with smoked meat which was delicious and a very generous portion. Definitely worth the wait.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Smoked Meat Poutine

Katya

While I could tolerate the food being average due to the convenient hours and location, the service left so much to be desired. Don’t expect coffee refills, expect to wait 10-15 minutes for your bill to come (and even worse, they will insist on clearing the table before bringing you the bill - holding you hostage even longer against your will.) I should know better as I’m local and this place has only ever been popular among the late night post-booze night out crowd, but to any tourists considering a visit: avoid at all costs. Don’t be fooled by the vintage charm diner appearance. The servers seem miserable, and “bottomless coffee” loses its appeal if you have to flag a server down to get it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Grant Hw

Went here with a friend after hearing amazing things, ordered a vegan breakfast sandwich and was brought one with Meat and Eggs. The staff were busy and short staffed, we took a long time to be seated. I've got food intolerances and had to take time off work due to being fed dairy, meat, and eggs and was throwing up the next day. When I told staff their error was going to make me sick there wasn't really much of an apology or anything for such a big mistake.The staff said that I could get something else and it could be discounted but wasn't when the bill came.When I order something labelled vegan and get the exact opposite it's not the kind of place I want to give my business too.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Stephanie Kourakis

Many years ago I used to go to Zack’s and really liked the food. Most recently I ate there and found that the food was “over cooked” nachos we’re sticking to the paper and toppings were not well distributed. Fries were very hard to chew . Staff was friendly and the diner vibes was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

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