Great eggs benedict. This is a great top 3 for me due to prices. I got tomato slices instead of English muffin at no charge. Service is great. Always leave with a couple extra bucks in my pocket and a meal well able to compete with the popular spots read more

Avalon Restaurant - Classic Eggs Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Although I didn't take any pictures, I felt this place was worth the review. We went here on a whim because the cafe we planned to go to had a line out the door. Someone we passed on the street recommended Avalon, so we gave it a try. The place is small and cozy and we did not have a wait on a Saturday morning. The place had a very homey, family style that I adored. Our server was very busy (she had all the tables to herself) but she was really nice and good at her job. The food was very reasonably priced and super yummy. I got the breakfast sandwich and my husband got the omelet. I recommend stopping by if you're in the area! read more

Wonderful and hearty "classic" breakfast with fluffy eggs, generous potatoes, great bacon and an English muffin. The fruit cup I ordered on the side was also nice with at least five different fresh fruits. The server, Casey, was extremely kind and thoughtful about recommendations. The interior is bright with some nice artwork and a nice view of Fort street. We will definitely come back. read more

Avalon Restaurant - Hearty "classic" breakfast with fluffy eggs, generous potatoes, bacon and an English muffin. Fruit cup on the side. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Just off the ferry and we were tired looking for bfast. The line at Bluefox was too long and we saw this place further down the street. Wow what a treat. Good food, great service and a fabulous London Fog latte! read more

Great food and experience very nice staff and good breakfast foods. Didnt wait to long to get food. Would recommend going here!

Potatoes were bland.. no salt no seasoning & just drenched in oil. Tasted horrible My burger tasted bad. The meat seemed off. Our sandwich was nothing special either Almost $30 for the meal & was super disappointed I honestly feel that I could cook for this restaurant & do a better job & I am no cook read more

walking to shine cafe this morning and we stumbled upon this store front. did not look like much on the outside but it packed a big surprise. the food was amazing, the service was amazing and we will go back again. read more

We ended up at the Avalon after we decided the wait for Blue Fox was too long. It was totally the right decision. Not only did we have food in our bellies before we would have been sat, it was absolutely delicious. My husband's Benny was avocado, tomato and feta and was lovely. I had a delicious omelet. The real standout for both of us was the oat bread and strawberry/rhubarb compote. We actually took home a loaf of the bread to have tomorrow morning. The restaurant was cute and the waitress was attentive and sweet. I can't speak to lunch or dinner, but breakfast was a real standout. read more

Avalon Restaurant - Cute little setting. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Quaint little place with good music, food, coffee and service. Great breakfast and amazing service. Will definitely come back when we're in town next. No kids menu but they offer half adult meals and inexpensive sides and so we were able to feed our toddler very easily. read more

Avalon Restaurant - Special of the day - Pepperoni, cheddar, onion, red pepper benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

this restaurant is a great no nonsense breakfast with no bells and whistles. food is prepared home style the way you want it. place is clean service was fast. we came here because the lineup at the other place where me my family walked to had a looooong lineup. this was close and we are glad we went here. read more

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Everything me and my boyfriend had was delicious! I just had the classic with a pancake end he had a Benedict and it hit the spot. I could tell that it was all made with love, especially the housemate bread! Also, our server was so nice and friendly. Make sure you try the hot sauce, it's the best I've ever had!!!! Thanks for making our first breakfast in Victoria spectacular! read more

Seating is limited but great food. Worth stopping by for a quick breakfast. Fresh bakes bread and homemade jam.

When you're at the mercy of someone else for breakfast choices, you just have to go with it. This was breakfast spot #2 that we went to on my vacation, and while it doesn't bowl me over, it's definitely worth a stop. Nothing spectacular, and I must agree that the potatoes are nothing to write home about, but service is good and it's cozy in here. To be quite honest, nothing was memorable about my meal, which is why the three stars stand. Worth a try, but there are probably better places. read more

Avalon is a nice little restaurant, open for breakfast and lunch on Fort Street. Cozy little place, everythign is homemade there. The Good: The food tends to be really good, as does the service. They always have really yummy homemade soups, and good handmade burgers. They have this really good hotsauce that I think they call TNT sauce, and their homemade bread is really good with the jam. The hollandaise sauce is TO DIE FOR. The Bad: I'm not a huge fan of the potatoes they make. Those, soup or salad are your usual choices as sides and i haven't really found a dressing i like. But again, the soups are always delish. The Ugly: Only thing I can think of is I wish that they were open a bit later. With my schedule, i seem to always just miss them. Great alternative to standing in line for an hour at Blue Fox! read more

Very nice restaurant downtown Victoria. It seems like a family owned restaurant. I ordered Avalon skillet and it was quite good. My only complaint is that it had a little too much onion in it. The place makes their own bread and strawberry-rhubarb jam. All the food we had looked and tasted very much home made. The service was very nice as well. read more

A tiny little place I walked by it forever. Until one day I needed some all day breakfast so I popped in. Homemade, 1.jam 2.hot sauce 3. bread. AMAZING. Cute little place very colorful inside. A true hidden gem. read more

This lovely little hideaway is my mothers favourite breakfast spot. I had been here before but never bothered to leave a review until now. The location is great and an easy walk for anyone in downtown Victoria. The restaurant seats only about 10-15 people and has a very open atmosphere. The staff are lovely and always great for a recommendation. The portions are rather large and they offer half sizes. More places should do this, not only because I'm not always hungry enough to eat a full meal but it makes it cheaper for me to go out and grab a quick bite without having to go to a fast food joint. The food is always fresh and always filling. They have a make your own omelette, so you can stuff it full of meat and veggies or just have some simple add ons. I Love mine with bacon, sausage and ham. If you are in the Victoria area for a visit this is a must stop. If you live here, you need to take your special someone or your girls for brunch. Avalon will not disappoint. read more

Simple, OK food at a decent price. Prompt, unintrusive service. House hot sauce is quite good -- not too hot, slightly sweet. Rather tiny place with interesting artwork on the walls. read more

Attentive and nice staff. Good food with good flavors. Cheap. No wait in line. Very solid brunch.

Went here on a recommendation. As a benny lover I have manged to find fantastic bennys all over the city. This was not one of them. The bread the bennys were on was fantastic. The hash browns were also perfectly cooked but lacked any spices, i.e. 0 rosemary or additional flavours. So they were decent. The eggs though, perfectly cooked (soft) were completely tasteless with an almost translucent neon yellow colour for the yolk. Horrifically sad eggs with a perfect soft, runny yolk that had 0 flavour :( The egg makes the benny, everything else is icing on the cake. Icing can be great but means nothing if the cake is bad. If the eggs had been a somewhat decent quality and some rosemary added to the hash, it would of been perfect. My wife and I would become regulars. Based on this experience though, I will not be coming back :( read more

Excellent food, great atmosphere, friendly service. The classic breakfast is delicious and the ham that comes with it is sublime.

Not sure why the reviews for this place are so good. We had ok service but the food was bland and everything about the meal was substandard, from the sad fruit plate to my disappointing huevos rancheros with watery chopped tomatoes masquerading as salsa. read more

This place is a hidden gem! The oaten toast and jam are homemade and super tasty. There is rarely a wait and the meals and fast, service is friendly and the atmosphere is cozy. Skip the line at blue fox and come to Avalon! read more

This is a great place to come out of the rain to. The breakfast is excellent and there is a Pokemon Go Gym you can battle over your meal. The staff is very friendly and hospitable. The only thing I did not like was the water glasses are too small. read more

I love Avalon! The food is all homemade and amazing!, they have this oaten bread maid with oats and honey that comes with this strawberry rhubarb jam that is to die for and there eggs bennys are the best in town. I suggest if you want a place where you want to be treated like family and have fresh homemade food that's affordable and fast this is the place to be : ) read more

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Im so sad. Such a great spot, but I went there for their coffee. Used to be gourmet and now it is a big brand that you get everywhere else. You were unique because things were done to such a great level and now you have conformed. I'm sure this was done as a cost savings measure, but I don't like it. The food continues to be very good homemade breakfasts. Love the avocado toast. So sad. read more

What wee gem. Had a superb breakfast. My husband had eggs Benedict with a lovely twist. Muffin, thick layer of avo, fresh tomato slice, eggs, hollandaise sauce and topped with feta! I had the low carb breakfast. How refreshing to have that on menu. Don't be put off by the interior. This will be my fav brekkie place!! Loved it read more

I've been going to Avalon for as long as it's been around: ten years or more. My tastes have changed over the years, but I still go occasionally, mainly because it never has a long lineup and the turnover is quick. The food is cheap, tasty, and consistent, but by no means of high quality. The eggs are not free range, the bacon is the thin and salty mass-produced kind, and the sausages are greasy and characterless. Even the bread, which is homemade, is underseasoned and often tastes of baking soda. Despite these criticisms, I've enjoyed my breakfast more often than not--probably because I don't go often enough for these flaws to sink in (to my stomach, I mean). But after an experience several days ago, I won't be back. It was a small thing--and I should have seen it coming--regarding the hollandaise sauce, which I've always thought one of the better parts of Avalon's eggs benedict. It's uniform, not too heavy, and has a pleasant and slightly eggy taste; not as lemony as I like, but a perfect fit for the food Avalon serves. So when I say I should have seen it coming, I mean that I should have guessed where it came from. I'm just surprised I've never seen the pour-spout tetra-pak labelled "HOLLANDAISE" in the open kitchen before. And that, my friends, is the end of that. read more

Found this jewel on the way to craigdarroch castle. Family, run, delicious inventive spins on traditional and not so traditional foods... Our Server was a youthful gal who gave us plenty of attention and offered fantastic, descriptive serving selections with knowledge of actually stating flavors and textures... Homemade jams, sauces, hot sauces, very value priced, compared to diners like this in Wisconsin.. Bravo to Avalon!!!!! read more

Great breakfast food. Love the jam and the Toast. Got the 2-4-2 breakfast with my boyfriend and it was the perfect amount of food.

Cozy, unpretentious atmosphere with quality ingredients and delicious food. Great lattes too!

Cheap, no line-up, and super fast service! My sister and I decided to go here after the Bluefox lineup was too much for us and we're so happy we did! We were literally eating in ten minutes. I had the smoked salmon benny and fruit plate and my sister had the benny special with garlic sausage, peppers, and onions. They make they're own oat bread that they have for the eggs benny, omg it was so good. Our bill was less than $25, I can't believe how cheap it was. Their menus were a little rough-looking but the food was great so I'm not complaining. The crazy thing is there was only one table other than us in there. I made this account just to post this review because more people need to know about this gem! read more

Simple and honest, good homemade food. Everything there seems actually home made. The ambiente is a little down-scale but the food makes up for it a million times. The best place to meet your friends at after a night out. read more

Avalon is a nice small breakfast and brunch restaurant. The homemade toast and jam are great! Nice and crunchy! The benny's are good. Depends who makes it. I find it's best when Prem makes them. The sprinkle of spices really make it taste great. The hot sauce there is tasty! I find the glasses of water they serve to be kinda small. I'm not the biggest fan of their potatoes. read more

To me, service is at least as important as the food with ambience as the third stabilizing leg in a dining experience. Avalon has a damned strong foundation in all three, but I'd say service is really the standout at this small breakfast and lunch place on Fort (just below Cook St..) We arrived at 10 am on a bustling Sunday morning, one of the three lovely waitstaff greeted us and asked if we could wait a few moments while a table of four paid their bill. It was only then that realized we hadn't checked the menu for our fussy children's requirements. Horror, no pancakes, no French toast. I apologized to one of the ladies and explained the sitch and we clear out. She quickly replied they could do our girls their French toast no problem even though it was on the menu. http://your-restaurant-sucks.blogspot.com/2011/06/avalon-nice-breakfast-alternative-to.html I'm a not awful cook so I can beat or at least replicate pretty anything you can order at a standard restaurant, but the food here was quite good. No surprises -- it was what we expected and wanted. Important for a breakfast place when the braincells aren't always firing as they should. I'd return if only for the great service. read more

Cute little breakfast place in a town full of breakfast places. Food is good, but homemade bread and jam are the best part of a meal there. Cheap and no lineups. read more

Avalon has been my favourite breakfast spot for years. Im a bit of a Benny fanatic, and I have yet to come across a better hollandaise. Its super fresh and lemony and not too heavy or greasy. The homemade soups are also always delicious.The place is adorable and unpretentious and the owners and staff are always lovely. read more

When I see people line up to eat at The Blue Fox, one block down Fort Street from Avalon, I often think, "Why oh why don't more people just walk up one block to eat at Avalon?" Seldom is there any significant delay to get a table at Avalon. The food is home-made and reliably good. Avalon's food is just as unique and just as customary as most anybody would like. Unless you're into lining up for breakfast, go to Avalon and enjoy. read more

After a night out with some friends on a visit to Victoria we found Avalon because it was very close to our Airbnb. The food is tremendous, the server is so friendly and the ambiance is homey and casual. This place is the best for a casual brunch, and the quality of all their homemade offerings is impeccable. The homemade hot sauce is great, and we were actually able to buy some to take home. Also the homemade oat bread they serve as toast is AMAZING. I will definitely be back here the next time I am in Victoria! read more

My friend and I stumbled upon this charming brunch spot last weekend. It was like a little hipster heaven, with super friendly staff and stellar food. I loved the colourful decor and the music had me dancing in my seat a little. Prices were reasonable as well. I would definitely go back. read more