Since my last review, I have gone twice more and feel that I need to reiterate how much I love Penny's Place. Food, Service, and Ambiance is always 5/5. The BEST breakfast meal I've ever had (this time I chose tater tots though, but still really enjoyed it). On top of the deliciously great meal, we also got some soup...the curried carrot soup is the BEST soup I've ever had. I hate soup. I hate cooked carrots. But I LOVED this soup. read more

I'd heard about Penny's Place for a few years yet always managed to find myself in town when they were closed. Finally! I arrived in time to have a reuben sandwich. The in house smoked pastrami is to die for! After all the anticipation I needed a few bites before capturing a photo. This is a wonderful local breakfast / lunch spot that will not disappoint! read more

Penny's Place - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Perth, Ontario

A nice find in a town we come to about once a year. The decor is fun, primarily black and white with a side of humour. Our server was perfect, answering questions and willing to suggest, always with a kind smile while being very efficient. There was a brief wait for a table at 9a, so go early. Table turns are well managed. In and out. The food is amazing. My Penny's Benny was perfectly cooked, beautifully presented and delicious - all the check boxes. Hubs Keto Bowl was equally beautiful and he loved it. read more

Penny's Place - Lol - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Perth, Ontario

I am 78 and my friend is 82. We were left to stand until all of our party had arrived as they will not seat until everyone has arrived. I am no longer a fan. read more

Visited for Sunday breakfast, had the three little pigs. Where I come from, some might call it a "mess"- a generous portion of everything in the kitchen scrambled together, topped with gravy and a fried egg. Really good food, very filling. Friendly staff in a down-home atmosphere, what else do you need? read more

Penny's Place - Three little pigs. Turns out everything in Perth is served with cheese curds, so that's a bonus. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Perth, Ontario

Fantastic! Everything made with love, smoked in-house, delicious. We had a Montreal smoked meat poutine and one with incredible spicy fried chicken, a Reuben, & eggs Benny. Great service, comfy booths, highly recommend. read more

won't sit you unless your whole party is there..... only seen that at a Michelin star.... so if you want your coffee while waiting for a friend and don't want to be stuck outside in the humid weather go elsewehere. silly rule - lots of other options in Perth that don't think they are so special. read more

Great coffee. Very good selections of different breakfast. Krystal was very helpful and an asset to Penny's. The food is home cooking at its best. Hipster Eggs Benny is gourmet and the regular eggs were Cooke perfectly to medium. The flat top potatoes were just what wanted and the sausage had an interesting herb flavour. The negative is the noise of people talking is so loud - over 85 db at times. read more

Penny's Place is now a stalwart destination for us whenever we travel between our home in the Thousand Islands and the Ottawa Valley. We actually make excuses to go "through Perth" so we can eat breakfast at this Jewel of the Ottawa Valley! As always the staff (I would prefer to call them friends at this point) are as professional and amazing as all get out and the chef/owner was rocking it (literally and figuratively) rocking it in the kitchen. That a single person can put out at that pace and it be that consistently delicious is a feat in itself. If you have not discovered Penny's place yet please do yourself a favour and get over there now! See you next trip friends! read more

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Hands down the best breakfast anywhere! They know how to poach an egg the way you want it (have never gotten it wrong). I'm told the sausages and potatoes are great. I don't eat either but the avocado and grilled tomoatoes I get as a substitute are amazing (and I usually don't like grilled tomatoe). The serving of avocado is huge and I have lots to share. read more

Penny's Place - a plate of food - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Perth, Ontario

Amazing Benny...breakfast all day, my fave! Personal choice?-- BBM Benny with hash-browns...but you choose. Moved into my top 5 Benny locations worldwide :) read more

Penny's Place - Amazing Benny!!! We tried two kinds and split them up, including home-fries and hash-browns. BBM & Brooklyn Benny. You choose! Both awesome - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Perth, Ontario

Convenient place to stop if you are driving along highway 7. Lots of parking. Delicious egg sandwich Very good home fries. Hash browns looked great too. Coffee was decent. Friendly and fast service. Would definitely return. Oops - the tomato fell out of my sandwich :) read more

Penny's Place - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Perth, Ontario

Big smiles, big portions, and good vibes. This small spot packs a big punch. Our group of 8 was treated to a satisfying breakfast. We split to two groups of 4 as space is a bit limited, but were seated right away. I chose the breakfast sandwich from the seasonal menu. Chorizo patty, scrambled egg, cheese and spinach on a English muffin with a side of home fries. The eggs were fluffy and chorizo just the right amount of spice. The sandwich was listed as "hand-held", but I had to give in to a knife and fork due to the size. Highly recommend! read more

It's definitely cuter on the inside than the drab diner exterior suggests. I had an egg and cheese sandwich on an English muffin. I had the bacon on the side because I can't eat breakfast meats and just gave it to someone else. There were few options for people who can't or don't eat meat and just leaving it out isn't always the most interesting option. I had wanted avocado toast but they were out of avocados. The coffee was better than average diner brew. I took my order to go, so I can't really comment on the service. read more

I will never go here again. EVER! RUDE! SHORTCUTS, were told after being seated. the rule is everyone in your party must be there before you can take a seat. I've never been so appalled in my life. went for breakfast. ordered eggs benedict. hollandaise sauce was watery, ham was slices of lunch meat. LUNCH MEAT. home fries were under cooked and over fried! it was 15.00. read more

Stopped for breakfast after a week at Crotch Lake. 3 of us had the breakfast poutine and it was fantastic. 2 had the crispy chicken burger and were very happy with it. Last dish was a pulled pork poutine which was also great. read more

The food is fairly good but the service is very disappointing. The food took 40 minutes to arrive and was cold. Our server was quite unfriendly. The place was quite busy so it's possible this accounted for the laggard service and the server may have been stressed, but still I wouldn't recommend it. read more

Good breakfast spot in Perth. Reasonable prices and plenty of food. If your hungry come here. It's a small place that fits around 40 people with and older but nice look. And the coffee actually tastes good! There is a huge parking lot so if you have a truck or a trailer hooked up you have plenty of room to move around. read more

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Stopped by here, for lunch while riding across the trans Canada, it looked like a quaint diner, the type of place to get a decent meal. The meal was decent indeed, and a very hearty sandwich, but all it was, was a sandwich, no side. Still for less than 10$ you cannot complain too much. The reason this is a three and not four star review is actually the language to describe the meal vs what I was delivered. I still did enjoy it, but did not receive what I anticipated. Ordered the 'philly cheese brisket' sandwich. And being a BBQ guy was expecting a beef brisket type sandwich. Needless to say I was surprised when my plate arrived and it was corned beef brisket. Had I known this is what I was to expect, I may have ordered something different, or I may have ordered it still, but I would have known what to expect. It was smothered with sauteed vegetables, and covered in cheese, served up on a nice fresh bun, it definitely did hit the spot, just not what I thought I was going to get. Anyhow, if you are hungry, and passing through Perth, check this place out, decent portions and decent prices. read more

Penny's Place - Philly Cheese Brisket - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Perth, Ontario

Want some good breakfast you have to give this one a try, I had a few different ones, but my favourite one is the Mexican breakfast Huevos rancheros. The best read more

Penny's Place - Huevos rancheros - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Perth, Ontario

The foods lovely but the new service is terrible. They're always in a grumpy mood. Never except responsibility and refuse to accommodate vegetarians without attitude. I use to really like penny's place but since the new hiring it's gone down hill for sure. read more

YEEHAA! This is the darn tootinest place to kick your boots off and have a nice plate of sliced pig!!!!!! Rope in your lady and bring her down for the FANCY BLT ITS THE BEES KNEES! read more

Great place to eat- awesome food, awesome atmosphere. We always hit this place in the summer when we are camping. Hate to cook- lol We met Penny! Thanks read more

I had lunch at Penny's today for the first time and it made me happy. You could definitely see there was a strong lunch following, and my parents go there frequently for breakfast and they report that time is very busy too. Servings were generous - I had a homemade meatloaf topped with caramelized onions and jalapeno havarti with a spicy mayo - quite delish! Other items enjoyed at the table were a grilled ham & cheese (VERY cheesy!) and the daily special which was a grilled wrap with grilled chicken, a garlic aioli, tomatoes & lettuce, also reported to be very tasty. Fries on the side - the were pretty good, best part was to enjoy vinegar on the fries; great to be back in Canada again! pics of the menu to come. read more

Keep coming back and never disappointed. Tried the Reuben. Many years ago when I was travelling all over North America. Including Alaska and Hawaii my personal goal was to find the best Reuben and best Margarita. I found the best Marg years ago but the Best Reuben had eluded me until today. Penny out did her self the perfect Reuben. read more

We're staying in Perth a couple of days and wanted a family place for a late breakfast. This is a clean and friendly cafe with good value for money and really staff. The sign is a little hard to spot while you're zipping along Hwy 7 but it's worth the effort. read more

Stopped in for breakfast on our trip back home in the states. We were happy to find a small local diner opposed to a chain. Glad we did! Definitely a small place, but our wait was only about 5 mins. (10:15 am, Saturday) That seemed to be the average wait time we noticed through our breakfast. We had Eggs Benedict, half order of pancakes, two eggs over easy, bacon, home fries and hash browns, coffee and iced tea. All food was prepared to our liking and served hot. Was a little surprised that the iced tea was a can of Nestea, opposed to fresh brewed. Service was efficient as the two servers kept up with seating, servicing and cashing out guests. Definitely a good experience, that held us over for our next 7 1/2 hour leg of our trip. read more

Penny's is a solid choice in Perth for a consistently good breakfast that is not greasy and therefore leaves you feeling satisfied. My only wish is that they would actually carry hot sauce NOT Tabasco as that is only meant for Caesars. Please, even Franks Hot Sauce and we will keep coming back! read more

Stopped here for a quick lunch enroute to Toronto and were pleasantly surprised by the creativity of the menu in a diner environment. I had a panini with turkey, brie, pears and a cranberry salsa - very tasty and ample. The vegetarian with me had several choices and settled on a portabella mushroom on a burger bun with carmelized red onions and chevre - also very tasty. The fresh cut fries were thin and nicely browned - not the healthiest choice on the menu but tasty. The server was friendly, helpful and efficient - even brought us a taster of a soup we were considering which was tasty but didn't make the cut. We will stop there again as we travel this route fairly often. read more

The food is great, and always consistent. The service is usually quick and efficient. However, the reason for lack of stars is there is no AC so it's very warm in the summer and I find the owner to be very rude (and she's often the one serving). Basically rolls her eyes when you arrive and zero pleasantries when ordering or throughout the entire meal. She appears to be like this with everyone, including her staff. We are always much happier when someone else serves our table. Clearly the food is what keeps people coming, so props to the kitchen. read more

Stopped here with a buddy after golf. Great service, great sandwich at a great price. Don't miss this place- it won't dissapoint.

Best breakfast in Perth. Great hash browns and trendy new takes on the classic breakfast.

Had breakfast there, food was good but not spectacular. Walked in, waited to be seated and were told we would either have to sit at the counter or at a tiny table wedged just inside the door. When we asked about the open booth we were told that it was being saved "in case a party of 4 showed up". Ridiculous. read more

Great food, fast service and very reasonable prices. Classic diner for anyone who is looking for an old time breakfast.