Good location, service and food were bad though. Our water never got refilled without asking, I ordered the vegetarian skillet and my server brought it over with a side of turkey instead of plant based meat. The potatoes were burnt, it tasted like I paid 100$ for slopp read more

Great staff and management. Very friendly, clean, excellent food, but it is the friendly smiles, attention and conversations with the wait staff and management that makes me feel better than at home. read more

If I could it would be 0 stars. Four of us go to this specific location for a group breakfast about once a month. Today, as usual I ordered a decaf tea. I drink a lot of tea and need decaf. As per usual practice I asked for a second tea bag. Server told me I would need to pay for the second bag. I thought it was a joke (new server). HE said no this was company policy. Got in an argument, he held his ground. Told me he was the supervisor and basically to bad so sad. I cancelled my food order and the tea. BTW tea was lukewarm not hot.... Meanwhile I watched my other three companions refill their coffees for free 3 times. WTF. Never ever going back. Going to Gabriel's instead. Fantastic food breakfast and service. Hard not to notice everyone says the same thing about this location. read more

I will start this off with, I absolutely love Cora's potatoes and waffles usually. Today's experience however was subpar. We went to this location as my friend had recommended it, although she's not usually there on a weekend. We waited an hour for our food to be served to us, and by the time we had gotten it we were starving. Immediately noticed that there was half the amount of strawberries that it's supposed to come with. It is described as a mountain of strawberries, if this waffle was a province it would be Saskatchewan because it was flat AF. The waffle itself was undercooked, and cold. So what I had was a pile of soggy waffle. I mentioned it to our waitress that the two of us who had ordered waffles were really disappointed as it was cold and soggy and undercooked. She did offer to make us something else but I didn't have another hour in me to wait. So she kindly removed them from our bill, which I do appreciate. If I do try this location again, it will be during the week, and hopefully won't be sad waffles this time. My husband had a crepe-omelette (not pictured) and said it was decent, so at least one of us left there happy. read more

Coras - Strawberry waffle - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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If there ever was an indicator of life returning to normal after a two year total shift in the real world, it was here. My family, clients and I came to this Cora's after searching for breakfast places in the area. The restaurant was packed with the line extending out of the store front. The ambiance in this store is always great. The food here is always great. And the portions HUGE. If you are not a big eater, it makes sense to share a dish here. I ordered only a breakfast poutine hoping it would not be very huge. But even that was, and I was left feeling stuffed. The fresh fruits, the potatoes and the main course are all beyond compare. Service was excellent, despite the rush and our server very friendly and sharp. As is always with Cora's, if you have a brunch there, you don't need any other meal for the rest of the day. We were told the restaurant is under new ownership and management recently which makes sense. Highly recommend you check them out. read more

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I am surprised by some of the reviews. This is my favourite Cora's in the national capital region. I find the quality of the food is most consistent here and the place is clean. Today, I had the western omelette and it was fluffy and had the right mix of meat and vegetables. The potatoes were soft and slightly burnt on the edges. My husband had the original Cora's breakfast. The meat was just nicely cooked. The kids also throughly enjoyed their kids' crepe and waffle. read more

Coras - Western Omelette was fresh and fluffy - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Service is extremely poor. Staff are rude to pick-up order customers about interrupting their servers instead of waiting for the food to be placed on the silly little pickup table; but they never bother actually bringing the ready food out from the server station. My food sat in a bag getting cold at the server station for over ten minutes while I waited for someone to bring it out. After being rude to the customer ahead of me, and then to me, the staff literally tried to start a fist fight with me when called out for it. When you hire your punk nephews and they think they'll never get fired, you end up with entitled little snots as your wait staff. Sad. Never going back. read more

Much hyped place for breakfast in Ottawa. We went on Saturday morning and it was so busy that we waited for approx 25 mins to get a table. Great breakfast options. Service was quick and food did taste amazing but price was quite high. read more

Coras - Egg Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Save yourself the hassle and skip this place altogether. The service is shockingly bad. Staff treat customers extremely disrespectfully at the till. When confronted, they resort to aggression instead of accountability. It's clear they feel entitled to act this way, with no fear of being fired. Do yourself a favor and find somewhere that values professionalism. Never again will they see a dime from me. read more

This location has new ownership and it not good. The service last weekend was horrible. The food was messy. The owners looked completely disorganized and chaotic. They were in our face boasting about themselves. We were like let us be. I won't go back to this location. Too bad it was good. read more

This has to be the worst Cora's I've ever been to. The quality of the food was quite low. Two of the three sausage links were completely burnt. The picture clearly shows one of them burnt the other one was turned over at the time. Also, the picture of the eggs doesn't give a great angle they were some of the smallest eggs I've ever seen served in a breakfast. I even complained to the waiter about the size of them. The potatoes were average but they had no seasoning of any kind on them so they were very bland. Everything about this breakfast just screams cheap. I definitely do not recommend this place. everything about this meal was just poor. read more

Coras - a plate of food with eggs, sausages, and fruit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

I use to get eggs benedict at this Cora's location fairly often but it had been about a year since my visit last month. I was very disappointed with my meal, I ordered the eggs benedict with asparagus. The toast that was served to us was burnt and my hollandaise sauce was watery and the asparagus was stringy and tasted as if it was cooked from frozen. I won't be going back to Cora's any time soon. There are better breakfast places in Ottawa where you can get fresh, well prepared food for a better price. read more

Coras - Eggs benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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Usually my family and I absolutely love this location, but this time was a little bit of a miss. It was absolutely packed - a Sunday, so understandable. We were through the line in around 10 minutes or so and seated quickly. We had our drink orders taken, but the glasses were filled with dirt - we received clean ones after we pointed it out, and the server apologized. Our food came, and 2/3 of us enjoyed the food "okay". Portion was a little bit off, not enough side potatoes! For me, however, my experience wasn't that fun. I ordered the banana blast with chocolate hazelnut sauce and a side of custard. I received the crepe twice - the first time it was hideously undercooked and gummy, as well as the second time. My custard had odd specks in it, we didn't know what it was, but it didn't look like custard to me. Overall our server was nice. But she was a little bit overwhelmed by the 500 tables she was serving. We overheard someone (another server) talking poorly about our server, and that put a bad taste in my mouth. The manager came to visit us and apologized heavily, and our drinks and my crepe were taken off of the bill. Hope next time is a better experience. read more

Wobbly tables that weren't all the same size Teapot leaked all over the place Tables moved for later arriving customers were placed in such a way that it was impossible to get out without other customer getting up. When moving the tables the staff dragged them all over the floor and it was very noisy Waited more than 55 minutes after ordering to be served Made to use same teabag for second cup of tea. Tasted like water. Had to ask for another teabag after third cup of warm water brought Waiter came with someone else's order at 50 minutes after ordering and blamed kitchen staff for the mistake Food was cold Toast ordered was not right. We ordered multigrain and didn't get any Waiter never asked if it food was good Had to wait 10 minutes at cash to pay. We usually go to Hull Cora but it's being renovated. read more

If it weren't for the company during my meal here, it would have been totally awful. Thankfully, Fauve G is always good for interesting breakfast chatter. We went for Sunday brunch and we didn't have to wait long at all, which is usually my reason for not going to Cora's, whatever the location. I'd always frequented the Merivale location, but they're relatively the same. Lots of table and booths packed in with a definite family-style vibe. Fauve and I both ordered crepes stuffed with eggs (which I can't for the life of me find on their online menu to remember the name - there's a picture but no listing). She had ham and egg and I opted for the bacon and egg. I was expecting a mound of fresh fruit on the side, but we didn't get too much. Also, the crepe was smaller than I thought it would be. That being said, I'm sure the calories more than made up for it. I was really bummed out about the whole experience. The crepes were unbelievably greasy and not too warm, and a lot of the fruit was way too ripe. I couldn't even bite the nectarine it was so hard. The service was seriously awful, minus the lovely girl who we paid at the end of the meal. Our waiter seemed angry at the world, and a bit at us as well. He checked on us often enough, but it was with a bit of irritation. read more

Coras - The lineup at 11am! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

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This is one of the only times that I've actually had such a great brunch. The food filled me so much that I was bloated walking out. My family and I walked in on a Sunday afternoon at around 12:45. It was really busy, but lucky for us, a big crowd was leaving and were lined up at the cash. We were seated within five minutes, and though it was busy, was checked on by our waitress in 5 minute time spans. After ordering our food, we waited for about ten minutes and man, the food looked like some kind of art! I ordered what's called the "Sarrasin Suprise" under Savoury Crêpes on the online menu, but it was named something else on the actual menu. Just can't remember what it is. By the way, the menu has lots of choices. Took my family and me a while to pick! But anyhow, I ordered the smaller serving and MAN was it filling! The fruits were cut up artistically, and the sausages were great! The only downside was that my parents' side of potatoes seemed to have been rushed out of the stove. They were slightly soggy and quite oily. Prices on the menu would be MAX $20, and that would include your tip! But overall, amazing. Food was great, service was great, prices reasonable, and it's always busy! Would come back for brunch to try out their other items on the menu. read more

Coras - "Sarrasin Surprise" - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Come here more for the food and not the service. We got served, and then our waitress was no where to be found until it came time to pay. We had to ask other waitress for coffee refill. The food was alright, topical breakfast but I found the potatoes a bit blah. read more

Coras - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Cora's on Portland St, Dartmouth, NS First, we waited 10 minutes to be seated even though there were tables available. I had the French toast which was good but the fruit was terrible. The watermelon was slimy and the cantaloupe and pineapple were hard. Additionally, the restaurant was quite grubby. I noticed one of the waitresses buttering toast with her bare hands after handling the worn dirty menus. Needless to say I didn't have toast! Cora's used to be a favourite restaurant - not any more! read more

Cora almost always has a dynamite breakfast! We recently visited this location and I was really pleased. The service was great, very friendly staff (maybe a tad loud at times but overall really nice people). The breakfast was on-point, delicious 'over-easy' perfectly cooked eggs. I was so happy with my breakfast, honestly nothing wrong with it at all. Cora's aren't all five-star, but this one is! read more

Coras - Perfectly cooked over-easy eggs and the potatoes are so, so good. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

Cora's always rocks, fresh fruit, awesome eggs benny. if you don't know this already then you don't go out for food.

Popped in here for breakfast. I've always heard negative things about Cora's but decided to try it anyways. WOW, was it ever inaccurate. My server, Mike, was great! He helped me with the gluten free options. He was extremely knowledgeable, being gluten free himself. Their new gluten free bread is soo good!! I have a feeling that I'm going to be a regular there! read more

went on a Sunday morning at 10:00 got a booth so that worked well and without much of a wait. Meal was nice not spectacular I had the Crepe Burrito and a coffee.;it was tasty came with pan fried potatos, salsa and sour crème 7.5/10. but Id like it spicier. Nina had the swiss cheese and asparagus eggs benedict. Came with potatoes and fruit, was good. Graeme had the ham and swiss crepe. Was pretty good not Paris good but better than Lunas, lots of options on the menu and interesting it cost 11 -12 dollars for a dish, Don't go for décor, view or anything else read more

I had sausage with eggs toast and home fries. The potatoes didn't have any seasoning so they were blah and coffee is not included. They charge almost $3.00 for a little cup unless you order before 8am. The service needs work, it wasn't busy but there were at least 3-4 people standing around while I waited for someone to ask if I wanted coffee. they were nice but seemed unorganized and were grouped at the front waiting to be told what to do. I found it overpriced for what I got. read more

Cora's makes a great breakfast and tons of fresh fruit. The device has continually declined at all the locations of the past couple of years. Go for the food not the service! read more

Skip the breakfast sausage, and sometimes the fruit (especially the berries) is a bit off, but otherwise the food is delicious. The only issue bringing down my review is the cost. I always enjoy myself, but there are so many places in Ottawa where you get better food for the price. That aside, as breakfast goes, it's hard to beat. read more

Great big breakfasts & lunches. For a Brit, the mix of ingredients which make up a typical breakfast dish is a bit odd. Eggs over easy, sausage, bacon, ham, crepe/pancake, fried potatoes sharing dish real estate with strawberry, melon & pineapple doesn't seem right. Fruit at breakfast isn't weird, just fresh fruit on a plate of fried food? Actuallya huge heap of fried potato wedges doesn't seem right either! Regardless, it works just fine and their fruit is as fresh as you get! Well-cooked, plentiful portions & as many refills as you like. Nice service goes a long way to making it a pleasure to dine there too. Very, very popular & correspondingly busy. Frequent queues for breakfast. Opens at 6am Mon-Sat though (7am Sundays), so just get there early! Lunches served from 11am &, although never sampled personally, given the strength of the breakfast offerings, the lunch sandwich menus look VERY promising. read more

Coras - people standing outside of a store - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ottawa, Ontario

They give you a large plate of food with plenty of fruit. This would be great if it tasted fresh.

Cora's is a great spot for any breakfast lover, some may complain foods cold or waits long but in all reality they make the best breakfast that you don't have to cook yourself so why complain? They are breakfast people. read more

I use to enjoy this spot, but their quality has dropped. big time. the fruit just isn't fresh anymore, the meat is still good, but the coffee is weak. The service just feels dirty. read more

Undercooked spinach omelet and undercooked potatoes let us feeling sick. We had decided to give Coras on Richmond Road another try this Christmas, and regret it. Our large family will NOT return again. The utensils were dirty and the coffee cup had some sort of crust on it. Server was pleasant, but the food was horrible. read more

Like any restaurant, peek hours are the hardest, so if you go on a weekend don't expect the absolute best experience. I think if you want something other then bacon and eggs this is the place. Food is fresh and the menu is very accommodating to even the pickiest of eaters. read more

Not a single friendly restaurant - they sat 3 couples ahead of me - and told me they were waiting for a small table to clear for me - the food is amazing so I just went to a different location read more