June 22/2025: Been to this restaurant a couple of times before but I thought I'd update the review. This place has improved quite a bit. My food was excellent. Had the Chicken Souvlaki Dinner. Came with a side Greek salad (which was huge, large enough for two), meal came with a full chicken skewer, roasted potatoes & rice. The food was delicious, moist potatoes, tender chicken & was nice & hot with a side of tzatziki. Very tasty. Didn't think I'd eat the whole meal but I did! This is a real family restaurant with a casual ambiance & a fair amount of seating. The service was very fast & our server was very friendly. This is definitely a do-over! read more

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Johns restaurant used to be a great place to go for breakfast and dinner. Now it is not. I have not returned in over a few years because they do not have a menu for older customers - seniors, and their food portions are huge but that doesn't mean quality. I find most of the waitress staff over the past few years to be very snippy and it feels like the customer has to cater to their needs other than the opposite. The manager Vicky is only there to take your offer and money and never returns to ask how your meal is or just to ask if you need anything else. She turns on the charm when it is time for the tip. We have had a few incidents with Vicky that I don't want to go into. This can really turn a customer off from going for a nice breakfast or night out. Unfortunately the amount of family restaurants that are not Indian or cultural in Brampton are few and far between. If Johns read these reviews and sorted things out they could be packed for breakfasts and dinner like they used to be in the past. read more

Super cute restaurant with a diner and homey feel. The atmosphere was nice and food was great too! We got a couple omelets and an order of French toast as well. I'd definitely recommend the French toast, it was delicious! The service was a bit unfriendly honestly but I'm hoping it was just because they were a bit busy. Overall a good experience! read more

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First of all, do not come here if you don't like seafood. There's not much on the menu (at least when I went) that doesn't include some sort of seafood. Food quality was decent. Not bad at all, just nothing to write home about either. Food selection itself was sort of limited. As far as the portions went, maybe it was just what I ordered, but for the price the items were listed at, I definitely expected more. Overall, so-so experience here, although it does have a nice dinner feel inside. read more

John's Family Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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3.5 Stars. Maybe a Toronto '3', but '4' compared to what's available in Brampton. I last ate at John's when it was in Caledon which was probably over 4 years ago. They've been at this location in Brampton for about 3 or so years at least. I ended up ordering a regular breakfast (eggs, toast, bacon, sausage, hash browns). They were all standard fare but I can give the review a bump based on that I tried my daughter's french toast which was quite good and that my wife really enjoyed her eggs Benedict - both on the time I was with her and another recent visit she had. She commented on the quality of the hollandaise, and the perfect freshness of the avocado on both visits. I wasn't terribly thrilled with the service as the waitress seemed a bit impatient. The prices overall are quite fair but the kids menu is surprisingly not of value at all - for example 2 plain pancakes for $7 and not served with any sides. Don't expect to find trendy or elevated brunch items here, but for eggs bennies and other standard breakfast fare they are probably the best within Brampton. They also have a full lunch menu but I haven't tried that it. read more

It's a bit pricey these days but they give you tonnes of fuckin food, like a truck load. I don't tip on pickup, I feel like I had to solve a riddle to pay with a card and not tip 20%. read more

I went in with my family on a Monday morning - great customer service, very fast service. Our server was very nice and super attentive. This is a great location for families and large groups. The pricing is also fairly reasonable. In regards to the food taste, it was good but was lacking something - can't exactly figure out what. I plan on trying out other items on the menu. But again, amazing service and very family oriented! Would visit again read more

John's Family Restaurant - Home fries, scrambled eggs, hash & fresh fruit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Worst place in Brampton BEWARE of this shit hole First in the bathroom woman's someone shit all over the bathroom that should have been the eye opener but we stayed This place is garbage they miss treat the runners my husband left a tip for the runner only who does all the work and Vicky our lazy lazy waitress who only takes the order and comes for the money pocket the tip that was left for the runners only she's lazy and the poor young girls don't get nothing this place Is very bad please thing before you leave a tip it's not going to the young girls who are doing all the work. Don't Tip it only goes to the lazy lazy Vicky lady. If you want to leave a tip wait until the persons you want to give it to is at your table a hide and give them it because if lazy Vicky sees she takes it she pockets it 20.00 that was not left for her we were still in our truck and seen I almost lost my shit (I even asked the girl if they got it and she said NO Vicky has it ) read more

Not my first time here, and definitely not last! Great small place with incredible food. Today, I was craving Eggs Benedict. Sure enough, today they had a couple of specials and the one I went for was the Grab Cake Benedict. What a great special it was!! Not sure how they do their hollandaise sauce, but it's phenomenal and sure went well with the crab cakes. They home potatoes are also exceptional. read more

Went here inbetween classes. Wasnt bad for the price, but not the greatest. I found the food on the greasy side. I ordered a ham and cheese omelette with a side of hollandaise sauce. Toast was burnt and hollandaise sauce look liked it had been a couple days old. The services wasn't the greatest either. The place wasn't busy at all. Literally me and 3 other tables and there were 2 waitresses. Never checked on me till the end. When I complained about the toast her reply was oh you should have tried to get my attention more. Are you kidding me? When you standing by the bar with your back to customers how would you like us to? Throw a cup at your head? I wasn't impressed. If you want low prices food and don't mind crappy service this is the place for you. As for me I will be finding a new place. read more

John's Family Restaurant - Awesome breakfast! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Good morning Yelpers! So today was my moms birthday and I originally wanted to go to Flips. However, she heard of this place from her friend and I was annoyed to come here. In the end I knew this wasn't as good as I thought it was. Like the sausage was good as it was in the sweet side. The eggs was not seasoned well. The fries was very bland. The fruit bowl no complaint, it is fruits The blue berry pancakes was also not too bad. Wasn't fluffy but soft with a bit of crispy at the end and obviously love the melted blueberries. As for my freshly squeezed orange juice... not bad. Pretty good. The beat tasting freshly squeezed orange juice for me is still eggssmart. Service was.... hit and miss? Maybe she had a rough night? As for the parking... plenty of space. Today wasn't too busy compared to the other breakfast place called "Flips." Would I come back again? Honestly... for breakfast is a no but maybe for dinner time and see what they can serve. Have a good day Yelpers! read more

This place is wonderful! The food is so tasty, the portions are huge, the service is great. The price is also good too, especially at a time when we are all feeling gauged by shrink-flation and high prices. The only critique I have would be to tell the staff to have their personal conversations elsewhere. We could hear very plainly, one waiter (not our waiter) describe in detail how a customer had used the restroom and left a horrible smell. Her words were much more colorful, when a few extra explicits added in. Luckily, our food hadn't arrived yet, as that would have been a big food turn off. Then for the rest of our visit we could hear her complaining to her co workers about her job, how much she does and no one else does anything. It was a bit awkward. Maybe have those conversations in the back or on your break, it makes your guests feel uncomfortable. read more

Good food, good value and friendly service. Has the create your own omelette and portions were large and really tasty. Definitely recommend and will be back read more

Good bang for your buck. We ordered strawberries with whip cream and it never came. However, the quality of food and the quantity is worth the money. I was impressed by the freshness of the asparagus. Well cooked eggs Benedict and the pancakes were delicious. Only suggestion would be to ice your creamers. read more

One of the best breakfast/Brunch places in Brampton. Not going into a lot of detail because I will end up writing an essay. What you get: 1) Delicious food 2) Huge portions! 3) Variety 4) friendly service (-) Space: can get filled fast! (-) no milkshakes *tear* Definitely my go to for brunch (unless other people can give me recommendations?) read more

After living in Brampton for some time now, I think I have scouted out most of the breakfast places in the area. After using my trusty Yelp app I happened upon John's Family Restaurant. I remember a place called John's Family Restaurant up in the Caledon area. This happens to be the same place. Located in a strip mall in its own stand alone building, from what I remember used to be a fast food restaurant. The decor is upscale and casual, tables and booths with banquets fill the restaurant along with a small bar with seating as well. We sat ourselves and were quickly attended to. The service from first impressions is quite good, our server was friendly and approachable. The menu here varies from breakfast/lunch to dinner and it is quite different between both. On the breakfast menu there is the usual fare of breakfast items (french toast, eggs, bacon etc) and even some light lunch items. I did get to take a look at the dinner menu which varied from NY strip-loin to varied pastas and some excellent Greek/Mediterranean items. Going off book and ordering something different for breakfast is not my wife's thing. Its always a BLT with fries, but the description for the meatball sandwich was too good to resist for my wife. Homemade meatballs and sauce with melted pizza mozzarella on a toasted bun sounded awesome. I ordered something called the "The French Connection" a very unassuming item...bacon eggs sausage and french toast. The service here is quite good, just like at the beginning. Every time I needed something our server was in easy reach. Our food arrived in a timely manner, considering how busy the restaurant got while we were there. My wife's food came first and it looked amazing, our friend ordered a Greek burger which also looked delicious. My order came out next....Yikes!! Two full plates of food!! It looked like a full order of French toast and my order of eggs, bacon, homefries and sausage with a bowl of fruit to top it all off!! The food was excellent and the portion sizes are quite good. If your in the north part of Brampton and your looking for a great spot for breakfast, lunch or dinner..check out John's Family Restaurant...you won't be disappointed...5 stars read more

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So, upon seeing where this place is located, Lee and I got in an argument for most of the length of our wait (It was very busy on a Sunday!) as to what the original building this place is located was. ... it was a Wendy's. But other than a few little hints of paint on the doors and the ghost of a drive-through, you can't really tell. It's been redone to be very nice, with a clean and simple look. Once we were seated, it was time to look over the menu. Lee, ever being the sucker for French Toast, decided to go with The French Connection, which ended up being a truckload of food. Too much food, Lee complained a little. For only $12 he got 3 eggs, a pile of bacon, a few sausages, a pile of potatoes, AND French toast. I think he would have been happy paying the same price for half the food, but he did still finish it. I made sort of a similar mistake. Their benny comes in a small and a large, and I really should have gotten the small. The large was three bennys, with great peameal, nicely cooked eggs, and delicious hollandaise, with fruit as well. Service was friendly, coffee was delicious, and overall it was a great place. I would definitely return! read more

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Came here for a Saturday Breakfast/Brunch with a girlfriend around 10:30am. we were greeted and our name was placed on a list to be seated. After waiting about 20 minutes we got seated at what looked like a nice clean booth, but when I left I realized there was ample food stuck to the bottom of my boots. we had asked the server for mimosas - they don't sell them!!!!!! going on, we placed our order. I got my go too - eggs benny and my friend got the scrambled eggs with bread and order the bacon on the side for me. (she doesn't eat bacon & told the waitress this) the food came out with the bacon on the same plate as the eggs and the bread. we had to send it back, and what we assumed happened is they took the bacon off the plate and put it on another one just to bring it back out minutes later. that's not right - when we asked she said it was fresh, which I'm sorry to say I highly doubt and for that reason I have to give this place a one star. that's like saying im allergic to something and the waitress not listening.. not impressed. read more

First asked foremost, for there customer services, if I could give a 6 outta 5 I would. The team works like a team. Was a refreshing change. There ambiance is another great feature. Clean modern dark. Was quite busy for a Thurs at 11am. But after I tried the food, I wasn't surprised at all. I had the Hercules Breakfast with sausages, eggs, real thick cut bacon, peameal bacon, hash, fruit and toast. Everything was done perfectly. For the first time the toast was actually toasty. With a minimal out of butter. The smoked salmon eggs Benedict was delicious. I'd been craving smoked salmon for a couple days. This was a nice way to curb that. Also I gotta mention. The coffee. Dark and toasty. So so nice. Def a place to visit! read more

John's Family Restaurant - The Hercules Breakfast. Sausage, bacon, peameal bacon, eggs, taters. Awesomeness. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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tasty food for sure. it's a fairly new restaurant. I like that it offers brunch as well not only breakfast. the restaurant has lots of seating tables and a sitting bar. a few reasons why I gave this restaurant a 4 star; the temperature inside is awfully warm. no music playing only a TV set on news.. (was quite distracting when the news is playing a siren) service was pleasant but slow. accent wall with random pictures and two chalk boards.. I didn't understand what that was about. I'll be honest though I will come back! definitely a family restaurant. menu has a wide variety of items and pricing is reasonable. lots of parking available as well. method of payment accepted, plastic and good old cash. read more

John's Family Restaurant - the Hercules breakfast and the Morning glory breakfast.. but I forgot to take a pic of the two pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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Stopped by for breakfast for the first time and enjoyed my choice which was the western omelette with home fries, toast and fruit. Portions are decent and it was done well, home fries could have been more well done/browned to my liking but it was ok. My dining companion had the corned beef hash with poached eggs, toast, home fries and fruit. They were pleased with their choice , eggs were perfectly poached and corned beef hash was on point. Service was efficient and friendly. Would I come back? Yes, it warrants another visit, but I'd try something different as there were a lot of options vying for my attention. read more

I'm one of those people for second chances, because sometimes restaurants have off days. This was that day. It was a friendly atmosphere, the waitress was nice. I came with a friend, I had the feta and spinach eggs Benedict, she had the California Benedict. I tried both, and preferred the Feta and Spinach, the ham was perhaps to big for the Benedict. I want to try a few other things on the menu, so I'll be going back. read more

John's Family Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Relocated from the original location in Caledon on September 2015. Nice clean place with lots of parking. We came for breakfast one Saturday morning and we waited about 10 minutes which was not bad as it was very busy. Lots of options on the menu for breakfast and lunch and the staff are very nice. I have never seen so many Eggs Benedict options. I had the Asparagus and Swiss Eggs Benedict which was great but we waited a while for our food. In the end it was worth the wait as the food was amazing. read more

John's Family Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

This place sure gets busy!!! I was here in a Monday and by 9pm its was pretty much full. Came here as a friend suggested for breakfast. Raved about the portions. The price is a bit on the higher side... with that comes larger eggs, 4 pieces of sausages (what i got... so I am assuming other sides would be extra than normal) instead of normally 3. I also like the side of fruits that comes with it. Coffee was ok... no flavor kinds though... I do love my Vanilla Hazelnut. Service was friendly and I like the booth seating. I came here for breakfast... but will try 1 day during lunch/ dinner. I hear their burgers are amazing! read more

This place was referred to us by my brother-in-law who absolutely raves about this place! He used to frequent it quite often (used to; he moved) so, my husband and I tried it out! I will not return. Food quality was below mediocre. Their menu had great selections but, of the 3 dishes ordered, it was awful. We ordered the steak and pasta. The steak was meant to be medium rare and, it came out GREY! Yes, grey! It was not tasty at all and the waitress basically scoffed at us for commenting. The pasta was undercooked and cold. My husband ordered the Bourbon chicken entree. Bourbon chicken is typically chicken marinated in Bourbon with sugar and spices etc... His plate came out with an overcooked chicken breast with BBQ Sauce squeezed over it! For the price we paid, I expected much more! Overall, the portions were great but the food was not! Definitely nothing to write home about! Will not be returning! This place doesn't even qualify for a second chance! read more

This place is excellent when it comes to taste. The atmosphere is very home style diner. They also have some creative breakfast dishes on the menu such as their scrambled skillets which makes this joint unique compared to other breakfast diners. Wait time is a little slow but everything is really fresh tasting. We ordered the veggie skillet, coffee and fresh cold-pressed apple juice. The flavour was outstanding. The only reason I'm giving a 4 star review is because we asked for the veggie skillet and I found a piece of ham in the skillet so if you're a vegetarian, maybe let the server know so they can be a bit more mindful of this. I would definitely come back! read more

John's Family Restaurant - a plate of food - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Great portions , reasonably priced, friendly staff. The John's famous pasta is out of this world, the liver and onions is a close 2nd . Recommend for breakfast, lunch or dinner! read more

A lot can change in two years and it did, regrettably. Two years ago $15 got you a large portion of meat, a Greek salad, roast potatoes and rice. Today, it's $14 for half the meat on stale pita with nondescript fries. Move along...nothing to see [or eat] here. read more

I had the greek salad with chicken (standard extra cost ) and let me tell you, they sure pour on the chicken. The salad tasted great and with all that chicken meat it fills you up. I've eaten at other places where you get 25% or less of chicken and the dish cost more! read more

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Food is fantastic! I have never had an issue with this place before. Service is always great and food is always very tasty. This is a super busy breakfast place so make sure you show up early if you don't want to wait for a table. Food portions are huge for the price you pay, very good value. Egg's Benedict are fantastic Chicken Slovakia is really good to. I will continue to come back here. read more

I've driven by this place many times but never thought of visiting it. I always thought it was just some small run down mom and pop cafe (since the location was formally owned by Country Style and because the exterior is very cheap looking). After seeing all the great reviews of this place, I decided to visit for breakfast and was shocked at how beautiful it was on the inside and how many customers were inside lol. The staff were super friendly, and the food was delicious. I like how the food was not overly greasy like other breakfast places. I'll definitely visit again. But if I had one comment to the owners - it's please update the exterior of the restaurant to match the inside! You guys deserve a much better logo and signage, and it'll definitely attract more customers and look less empty. :) read more

John's Family Restaurant - Grilled chicken breast & eggs breakfast... yum! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

I can't believe they charge $17 for 6 small scallops, no sides. Should have just gone to Popeyes

Very happy to have found Johns restaurant, food is made fresh so there is a bit of waiting time but in my opinion totally worth it, one of my faves is their souvlaki platter and their seafood chowder! Burgers and fries not to be missed either. The service is friendly and attentive. Always enjoy dining at John's Resto! read more

Was looking for a Gyro place and John's came up. I went in to order take out which was not easy, no one wanted to take my order and kept pointing to some lady on the phone. From going inside I realized this is more of a breakfast place, I did not see anyone eating any other meal except for eggs. The Gyro did not have as much meat as expected and not enough Taziki sauce. Probably won't be coming back here it's nothing I would crave. read more

John's Family Restaurant - This Gyro is $10. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

Great brunch place in Brampton. Both the quality and quantity of food was impressive. Two of us shared the large, smoked salmon Benedict (large has 3 muffin halves and eggs, small has 2), Hercules breakfast(3 eggs, bacon, pea meal, sausage and home fries) and 3 chocolate chip pancakes. The Benny was delicious, the hollandaise sauce was nice and silky and not thick and lumpy like some places. Sausages, bacon and peameal were tasty and cooked well. Pancakes were delicious too. We'll be back to try the waffles! read more

John's Family Restaurant - Large, smoked salmon Benedict, chocolate chip pancakes and Hercules breakfast. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

It was our first time at John's. great service and amazing food. Best egg florentine I have had in a long time. Will surely come again. read more

John's Family Restaurant - Eggs florentine delicioussssss - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Brampton, Ontario

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Great simple food, huge portions and wonderful staff. Took my mum for brunch on Sunday and a soon as our server realized Mum had issues she was patient, even explaining things several times. Good parking and very clean, this restaurant will be added to the list of restaurants that Mum is comfortable going too with the bonus of delicious food. read more

We visited during the first week this place was open. Highly dubious as restaurants in this location tend to fail... But wow. We've been searching for a good local breakfast place for ages (the pancake factory in Georgetown usually has long waits and Stacy lees is in desperate need of a Reno)... And here it is! The portions were enormous, the food was delicious, the staff were incredibly friendly, and the decor is beautiful. You can get some diner classics without heading to your local dive now that these guys are in the neighborhood. Our two breakfasts were great value. I had the morning glory and honestly I got enough food for myself and my husband. We will be back .... read more

Excellent customer service. Great food. Always consistent!!! Been coming here for years with my family. Anyone I recommend it to loves it!!!

I have gone to John's a number of times. Let me be very clear that the food here is excellent. However during the past six months I have noticed a significant decline in service. If there is a concern raised, there is always a snippy response. Case in point on my last visit we waiting for 47 minutes for our food. The reason I know this is because the waitress who took our order told us this when we said that we have had to wait for about an hour. We were also told this was because I ordered a chicken skewer with my Greek salad. I really do not think it is appropriate to respond to someone that they have waited almost an hour to say that it has not been an hour it has only been forty seven minutes and I know this because I have the time the order was taken on my ipad. Someone interested in my patronage would be more likely to respond with I'm sorry it has taken so long we are backed up in the kitchen. I have tried more than once to ignore the bad service here. However I cannot do so. The food is excellent - consider getting it to go or through ubereats . Hi, I went back to John's Family Restaurant last night to give it another chance and it was fantastic. It looked like they have some new servers and the food, as usual, was great. I had a chicken Caesar salad and a Diet Coke. I am a large person and I could not finish it all and had the leftovers today for lunch. Hopefully this continues as I will definitely be returning - next time with photos. read more