Easy Restaurant

Guys– Milkshakes, mini waffles and Mexican breakfast. Honestly what more could you ask for?
I should just end my review there because that says it all.
My go to is always and forever will be the divorciados and the espresso milkshake. But I did try the banana power milkshake and I think that one might be slightly better. Just try both and see, I won’t judge you.
But honestly Go here if you haven’t. It’s a bit on the expensive side but it is worth every nickel. I’d say every penny but they don’t exist anymore.

Had the Huevos Divorciados this morning, which made for a delicious brunch. I enjoy saucy dishes and this one delivered — green salsa, red salsa, ancho jam, guacamole, and egg yolks plus a healthy dose of Valentina hot sauce on top! The baguette bread that came with the dish was also great — perfect for sopping up all that sauce :-) My only complaint was the homefries — too potato-​y for my taste, not crispy enough.
Apart from the food and the good coffee, I found the service to be ok. We were seated right away and got our coffees quickly. The service was attentive and our food arrived within 15 minutes of ordering. It took a while to clear our table and get the bill, but it wasn’t a big deal.
TLDR; yummy food, good service, will go back

Solid brunch! First, this is a haven for those with gluten free company — the corn tortillas make everything edible, but they even have gluten free waffles! These were genuinely tasty (not just «tasty for a gluten free waffle»)
The Huevos Divorciados were another pleasant surprise. Corn tortillas make all the difference, and the chorizo was excellent. I’d go back in an instant.

It’s good, quick option if not a little over priced. I’ve never left hungry and the service has always been attentive but not over bearing.
Summed up, if you’re in a hurry and in the area give it a try.

I spent several days in the area and tried several breakfast spots. Easy was easily the best in the area (see what I did there.?).
Had the Huevos Divorciados and was not disappointed. The potatoes were to die for. So much better than another restaurant’s frites that everyone was on about here. I don’t want deep fried potatoes with my breaky. AND they offer you salad or potatoes or ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. I took the split in an effort to appear health conscious, but would go full potato next time.
Tasty and fresh. I didn’t find it overpriced for the quality. I don’t mind paying a more for great food.

We had «huevos divorciados» and «vegetarian tostada», both were expensive and underwhelming. Huevos was drenched in like 3 salsas and guac, turning into essentially a tortilla black bean soup. Tried the tostada also, which was virtually the same as the huevos except with mushrooms and some herbs. Also nothing special. There are far better brunches in the city. At least we had good service (for eating at 1:30pm on a Saturday).

Went there since my wife wanted breakfast. Her mushroom omelet was okay but got a bland salad on the side. I ordered the basic breakfast, cannot complain about the eggs but the fries were disgusting, oily and almost uncooked in the middle.
I give it a two star since the service was good until I saw a boorish patron come to pay his check. He walked over blow his nose and left his tissue on the table next to the cash register. The waitress picked up his tissue with her bare hand and proceed to serve. I told her that she should wash her hands. She just smiled and ignored the hand wash. I wonder how hygienic the kitchen is???
Never go there again. Bad training and lack of common sense.

I am sad but it seems like things are changing at what used to be my favourite brunch spot, and I wanted to hopefully warn the other celiacs/​gluten-​free people. I have been coming here for years, since this location opened, and as a celiac I’ve always been assured that there’s a separate grill/​toaster, and that the cooking staff are very conscientious about cross-​contamination because the owner is gluten-​free. However, today at brunch, the woman at the table next to me ordered, told the server she was celiac, and was reassured that it was a very safe place to eat.
I had a different server, and when it came time to give my order, mine told me that the bread was toasted in the same toaster as the gf bread, that there was only one shared grill, and that cross contamination was very likely. WTF. The woman next to me was told none of these things. I have always been assured that the Easy is safe and allergen conscious, but now I don’t know what to think. I’m very worried and confused, and I don’t feel that anyone who’s celiac/​gf should go to the Easy, absent a coherent explanation of how they prepare food items. On top of that, my brunch item was burnt. So disappointing.

Quite possibly the most underwhelming and overpriced ($ 65) brunch our family has ever had. Food looks good, but is severely lacking in flavour, quantity, salt, and fat — basically everything that makes breakfast fun.
The 16 dollar eggs and mediocre sides should cost 6.50, and the 6 dollar kids items should be taken off the menu — two 2 inch diameter waffles with low fat whipped cream, or two eggs with a slice of bacon, do not deserve that price tag.
The steak looks like stewing beef chunks. The ‘salad’ is just arugula with some oil drizzled on top. The Mexican eggs are OK, but any Mexican place will do better. The Caesar lacked alcohol, while the cranberry was watered down.
On top of this, three waitresses were completely overwhelmed with a dozen tables. Truly a sight to behold watching them. Ours forgot to both ask for and then bring drinks, didn’t refill waters, and didn’t even seem to comprehend that the (leathery) steak and eggs might require a steak knife.
We then had the pleasure of watching this clownery repeated with the table next to us.
Whoever runs this place needs to have a meal there once in a while.

Favourite breakfast place… The huevos divorciados is amazing –we hardly ever get anything else!

I don’t give one star very often. But this place has terrible service. The staff is clearly there to hang out and socialize amongst themselves and not too concerned with their clientele. We work hard for our money, if you are treating yourself (and a friend) to brunch you deserve a place where they appreciate your business. Boom is right up the street. Superior service, good food and better prices. Go there.

It’s always a risk trying a new breakfast place — especially one that has gluten free items on the regular menu (not as substitutions). I ordered the mini Belgium waffles and a side of fruit (the fruit was literally a few berries and 2 slices of grapefruit + 3 slices of honeydew and cost $ 5.95). The waffles tasted great and were most definitely made with gluten free flour. Unfortunately I was violently ill about 20 minutes after eating (sounds fast but it’s my standard «getting glutened» alarm). I know when I’ve been glutened — the results are always the same. So I don’t know whether it was accidental, cross contamination, or just having «sort of» gluten free items assuming most people are just doing it by choice, but it happened. For the celiacs and those with gluten intolerance, avoid this place and go somewhere else. The rest of the table enjoyed their food — eggs Benedict and some Mexican-​themed breakfast dish. The portions are fairly small and the prices are high.

This is one of my fave breakfast places. I have usually gone on new year’s day (they are open!), and the wait has either been non-​existent, or minimal. The food is great, the coffee is delicious, and the service is good. I like how you can split your sides (potato AND salad), because I am one of those people who is always like «ugh, what do I do? I want both!» The bread here is very yummy, and really stands out for me. They also have almond milk (what a rarity). Oh, and the gluten free waffles. Yum. I want them right now just thinking about them.

Il nous a fallu du temps pour y aller. Pourquoi? Je n’en sais trop rien. On y mange bien, tacos ou fajita au petit déjeuner, cuisine de «Diner» avec une petite touché originale.

Pretty standard, no-​nonsense breakfast. The «Easy Breakfast» is, well, easy; eggs, homefries, bacon, and a piece of grapefruit.
I was not a big fan of my bacon being served in a tangled clump, but my breakfast mate liked it that crispy as many restaurants serve bacon a little less so.
Can’t really give a bad review as it’s called the Easy Restaurant. It’s pretty much a straight up pseudo-​greasy spoon place with old posters of people on motorcycles from the 1950s. I’ve been in 101 places just like this, but the other places usually try a little harder to be unique with a whimsical menu. For example Floyd’s Diner in Victoria BC has the «Mahoney» which consists of a dish dreamed up by the kitchen. Most of the time it’s gross but when the bill comes you get to flip a coin for it, double or nothing. A win means you don’t pay the bill, a loss means you pay double. That kept me coming back to Floyd’s for years in my college days.
Oh, wait, this is a review about the Easy Restaurant. Eh, right… well they have breakfast. So, y’know, that’s good.

The food here is very good, I have the egg benedict and the huevos divorciados. Both times I loved my breakfast.
Noise in this place is pretty horrible though. The bar has a blender setup right in the middle of the restaurant that is probably the loudest I’ve ever heard. Why it’s not setup in the kitchen instead is a bit of a mystery or atleast a quieter model…
The other frustration is that it’s cash or debit only. There is a single debit machine by the bar so expect to line up their when you want to pay.

Surprisingly good, but also surprisingly expensive.
I had the Mexican Rider, and while I’m not sure how down I am with paying $ 13 +tax and tip for a breakfast, it was quite good. Throw that in with a $ 6 Orange Juice, my wifes accompanying breakfast and coffee, and then tax and tip… Next thing we knew we were staring at a $ 50 bill which is more than I typically like for breakfast that didn’t involve alcoholic drinks.
Something that seems really weird is how you can only order Breakfast Tacos during weekdays. I’d understand if they weren’t a special price on a weekend, but to not offer them at all seems weird.
Aside from that, the service was perfectly adequate, so despite a bit of sticker shock on the bill, it was all in all «A-​OK».

Can’t speak for everyone else’s experience, but I had a great experience here.
We came around 3pm on Sunday, so it wasn’t too busy. Had the Huevos divorciados and mexican rider — the food was all delicious, and the accompanying baguette bread was fantastic!
Definitely am coming back.

Things I loved: the big open, breezy window; my mushroom omelette was so packed with mushrooms they were falling out; coffee was good, Screwdriver was good. Lots of choice on the menu, especially for vegetarians which is rare.
The less than great: only one poor server (who was doing a fantastic job given that she was the only person serving a TON of people — she still had a smile and did her best) which meant we felt bad about asking for more coffee or another drink — you should want to be spending more money, not feel like you’re troubling someone; really weird sweetener choice (a Stevia product) for my coffee; overpriced slightly for area/​quantity/​quality.

So maybe, before she gets down to devouring her food she at least communicate to whomever is taking over that there are patrons, that have been standing, and now sitting at a dirty table with absolutely no service. So then the waitress disappears into the kitchen, and the waitress number one tosses her napkin on her plate, comes to our tables, doesn’t say anything and slams the cutlery and menus in the center of the table and walks away.
I am not sure if this is regular service at this tacky place, but I’ve never experienced that before. I wanted to walk out, but for the sake of all the effort we got to just get some service, I thought the food better be worth it and we’ve come too far by this point.
So we order, I ordered the Breakfast Quesadilla, my friends order the Belgian Mini Waffles and the West Coast Toast, and coffees and water.
My friends are splitting the West Coast Toast and the Belgian Waffles, so they ask if they can bringout the West Coast Toast first, and then the Belgian Waffles, the waitress says sure, all seems okay.
We end up getting the West Coast Toast and Belgian Waffles together, as in at the same time. The waitress says, she put in the order after, but «I guess they cook fast». Okay, smart ass waitress, that why you put in the order AFTER the person is done eating the meal or almost done or at least let the cook know, if you don’t feel like doing that.
My quesadilla was unimpressive, too much and kind of dry, I ended up ordering a side of guacamole to go with it, the home fries are terrible, but I decide to not complicate my life and just don’t eat them, and the «salad» that comes with all this is wilted and looks old. At this point I am just thinking about being somewhere else. We all tried making conversation but it all came back to the terrible and hostile service. I tried to enjoy my food, after all of that, this became an impossible task.
My friend dug into her Belgian Waffles which she told me were amazing and she always gets them, she spoke too soon, they were half raw dough inside (they cook fast huh?). So we feel bad complaining but, we can’t eat it since the dough is raw inside. We call over the waitress, who never asked us how the food was or never asked to refill coffees or water. My friend tells her how she gets the Belgian Waffles every week, and normally they are fully baked inside, the dough is raw and doesn’t seem right, and open the Belgian Waffle for the waitress to see, our clever waitress responds with «well they used the same dough as last time». I have no words. Telling me that is the equivalent of me telling you my steak is not cooked properly and you responding, well «we used the same recipe». So she asks us if we want to send them back? Of course, I didn’t tell you about the raw dough so you could watch me as I eat it. Duhh.
So she comes back with the difference, there were 5, two were cut in half, one was eaten, and she brings us back 3 waffles, we decide to just have the damn waffles and pay and leave. We open it, the waffles are hot, cut into it, and the dough is still raw, surprise! Microwaving the waffle wont automatically cook it. So they didn’t make another one, they just reheated the other ones.
Such a joke.
We left zero tip. I have never left Zero tip.
In conclusion, in case you are too lazy to read my review.
The service is way too poor to even excuse coming here for the food. It’s «meh» quality at best. Do yourself a favor and go elsewhere. I think a monkey might give you better service than the servers here.

There are a lot of breakfast places in the area, but we decided to try out Easy. Easy Rider décor. A massive Firebird hood hangs on the wall. A young crowd packed the place.
My wife had the quesadillas — tasty, but more than she could eat. Our daughter wanted the waffles, but they were not available. She settled for a regular bacon and eggs breakfast, which was just a regular bacon and eggs breakfast. I had the three mushroom omelette which was too greasy for my tastes. Good coffee and great OJ. A bit pricey for breakfast at $ 53 for the three of us.