Cora Breakfast and Lunch

This is by far the worst experience I’ve had at Cora’s. My kids and I were very disappointed in the service, food & Hospitality! The server we had was not friendly and often gave us dirty looks. She forgot parts of our order and charged us extra for things we didn’t order. When we finally received our food all of the fruit served to us was sour and the presentation was below the typical standard at Cora’s and our waiter even forgot some of our order. I would understand her forgetting something if the restaurant was busy but there were only four tables occupied and she was only waiting two of them including mine! The food was overcooked and my kids and I ended up leaving a lot of food behind as it was not enjoyable. When I asked for the bill and took some time to go over it I noticed the server had over charged me I asked her to remove it and she gave me an attitude. After this I asked her for my change and she lied and said they didn’t have any. When I insisted on getting my change she finally got it for me and I left. If you do decide to eat at this restaurant I would definitely consider going to a different location.

This restaurant was suggested to us by the hotel staff and it was an incredible experience. We ate their three mornings in a row in our kids raved about it. The waffles with fruits, and the crêpes were to die for.

I love going to Cora for Brunch with my kids and loved their food, but this time, the food looks like just heated and served. The fruits don't look fresh, and the place was empty, unlike other Cora.

Early breakfast. The restaurant is fully accessible, clean and the Staff are pleasant & polite. Street parking only.

The food, well, nothing seriously wrong with it but it could be improved.
Deep fried potatoes that are stuck together, sausage that can use an injection of flavour and super thin, nearly see through bacon.
Asked for a tea with lemon and was told sorry, no lemon.

Cora's of old this is not. But good portions won't leave you hungry.

Service was really good. Quick and constant coffee top ups. Im always surprised by their menu options and the food is pretty decent too for a chain.

Only complaint was that we paid additional for Beyond sausages but it was just a patty cut up. Not the end of the world but just wasn't what we were expecting for the additional cost.

Shouldn't have the Cora name on the building. This one caught me off guard since I've been to other locations many times over the years. Every time we go, it's a treat and we leave with big smiles on our faces. Not once did I have a meal below 5 stars until this visit last week. To be clear, this was our first and last time at this specific Front Street location. One positive thing - there was no wait to get our seats (Should have been a red flag because we always have to wait). So I ordered one of my favourites "Louis the Undecided" and everything came to me as if they were trying to conserve ingredients. The crepe was half the size it should have been, the bacon was razor thin / half burnt & crispy, and the scrambled eggs with cheese was pathetically small and runny. I asked the waitress about the portions and she replied with "Eggs are small" ....You kidding me? Everyone else with me had a similar experience. We left pretty disappointed. "I guess Cora's has gone down hill" my wife later said. I wasn't going to leave this review until we went to an other location this week (York Mills & Don Mills ) Now this Cora’s was everything we expect and look forward to when we splurge on brunch. Prices are the same but the food was delicious & with generous portions. The Front street location sort of reminds me of restaurant chains around Niagara Falls overcharging and underproducing because of lazy complacency. Y’know the “sheep tourists probably won’t be back anyways” type of attitude.
So no, Cora’s is not going down hill. The Front street location just needs to do much better. I’m off to write my York Mills location review now. I’ll also leave a photo of today’s meal as an example of how to do better.

Came here for Saturday brunch with friends + baby & it was really good!

I shared the breakfast burrito and strawberry banana pancakes.

The burrito is in a crepe instead of a tortilla and that’s a substitute I would always choose for a burrito if I could.

The pancakes had crispy edges and were fluffy - strawberries bananas, and all other ingredients were fresh.

I’m a big coffee drinker and the coffee tasted like diner coffee - better coffee would make this 5 stars.

The wait for the food was pretty long so quicker would make service 5 stars.

Booster chair / table / baby and kid friendliness was great