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Red Umbrella Cafe

3.6 (224 reviews)
Closed • 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Dogs allowed

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Wild Salmon & Artichoke omelette and Mediterranean Omelette
Daniel S.

The service was excellent. We ordered the wild salmon and artichoke omelette and the Mediterranean omelette. The homemade toast was very good. I did not care for the potatoes. It had a spice on it, I think paprika, that I just did not like. Good coffee too!

Mocha
Annie W.

This restaurant always seems packed and now I understand why. The breakfast foods I tried were really good! We ordered The Works omelette which was packed with ingredients, and 2 pieces of French toast with homemade strawberry sauce. Both I would recommend. Remember to add yourself to the waitlist using their tablet on the left when you enter!

Deluxe Breakfast scrambled eggs, bacon, sourdough
Melissa B.

I've been meaning to write this review but was selfishly keeping this West End gem to myself. I eat at this restaurant every chance I get. It's my go to for breakfast in all of Vancouver. The food is perfectly delicious and consistent which is very hard to do. I've never had a meal or mocha that wasn't 10/10. I get the Deluxe breakfast almost every time, the scrambled eggs are magic and the home made sour dough is rustic, flavourful and perfectly toasted. The best part of this place is the staff. HANDS DOWN, the best group of people. They're warm and welcoming, it's like having breakfast with friends. Robyn, Ralph, Lorena, Rowan and Veda feel like old friends now. Whoever owns this little place needs to do whatever they can to keep this group of staff happy so they never leave.

Interior
Lindsay D.

Neighbourhood cafe with diner vibes. Love the decor with some fun paintings. Self serve water. The staff are all super friendly and there is some outdoor seating. Wait seems long, but in reality it's way less than staff will tell you because it seems like a lot of people on the waitlist just leave and there is no way to cancel your name until you are offered a table.

Red Umbrella benedict
Jason S.

With great 90s rock music choices and friendly service, you will have a lovely relaxing brunch with filling and tasty food. If you are close by, give it a chance.

Fantastic Idea!
Mori N.

I tried this place for the first time about 5 years ago and didn't like the food. This is an update as to my experience of this place a couple of days ago. What I liked about it was the warm reception and service, but again it was also the service that ended up letting them down. I know...it's a bit of a contradiction. I'll explain. When we arrived, they greeted us with a smile and a warm welcome and took our name down to text us when our table was ready, which was estimated at about 20 min. So, we hung out and after about half hour we checked back in and they told us that they had taken our number down wrong and that our table was ready a while ago, but managed to seat us anyhow. Now as for the food. It took an hour for our brunch to arrive. We were almost going to leave as we had a prior engagement to attend to and were not thinking of such a lengthy time commitment for some eggs and bacon. When it did arrive, it was not worth the wait. I'll tell you why. The Mushroom & Bacon Benny: I personally prefer my Benny on an english muffin...crispy preferably, but this one came on a biscuit and that's fine....I've had them on biscuits before. Have you ever bought a fresh scone or muffin and you let it sit on the counter for a day and then put it in the fridge for another couple of days, and when you take it out it crumbles and you dare not bite into it? Well.....that was the condition of the biscuit my Egg Benny was served on....old, stale and crying to be chucked in the garbage bin. There was barely any bacon even though it was a bacon and mushroom benny and the whole dish looked like it was just thrown together....I mean if you're going to throw together guests' meals ....maybe manage to do it under an hour? The potatoes were cold and they were not fresh. They tasted like left-over potatoes....like, you know when you make fresh food but microwave it the day after? Yeah, it was the day after version. Anyhow, it wasn't even aesthetically charming. The Salmon & Avocado Omelet: The salmon was nice and the avocado was fresh, but the omelet was too thick. You know what happens to an omelet that has too many eggs? It becomes too saturated and thick and ends up tasting rubbery. An omelet should be thin-medium density and tossed in butter at the right amount of time each side, so that it keeps its natural moisture. Why not oil? Because, you can taste oil on eggs....if you like the taste of oil....go with oil. This omelet was rubbery and unseasoned. So, the food was a let down. Specially after waiting an hour. I liked the fact that they had very politely put up a notice of those with children asking them to kindly watch out if their little ones become too noisy. That was the first time I've seen this and was impressed. A consideration and equal respect to those without children wanting to dine in peace and comfort is highly underrated due to today's increasing concierge parenting styles. I really appreciated the business' direct effort and attention to a matter, which is so taboo in the expectation to want to dine in peace without other people's children disrupting, interrupting and disrespecting other diners merely due to the parents' lack of attention to their dependents. Even though I didn't like the food, the sign put a smile on my face (see pic) while we paid the bill and left.

Lets get some breakfast
Manbir R.

Checking out local cafes is my favourite thing to do but when i am hungry i just go to any random place. Great thing is that this place turned out to become my favourite one. My first visit was before covid when i just enjoyed a cup of coffee on their patio but this last week , i stopped again to try the yummy food. I was delighted to see that new transparent dividers complement the interiors so well that i was comfortably dinning in along with other patrons . Server was so cheerful and happy doing what she does. Food is amazing. Pancake was so soft that it just melted in my mouth. Ham could be more flavourful but it was well done and tasted great. There are many many vegetarian choices plus u can customize everything if you like. I liked everything from service to food to ambiance.

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10 years ago

Excellent and so fresh! A little gem in the West end! Homemade breads and pastries! All day breakfast!

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4 stars because breakfast on weekdays is cheap! liike $5.50 for eggs bacon hasbrowns toast.. quality was great for the price too.

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This is my favourite place for brunch in the city. Everything is fresh and the service is super good. 100% recommendable

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10 years ago

Food is fantastic, if you have the time. Friendly, but inefficient service. Salmon avocado omelette was excellent.

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Best damn homemade fluffy toast around! Quiet,calm,cafe. Very fast.#SweetBread #cheap #lots #serverAttila #breakfast

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