cherries breakfast bistro

worth the trip. cherries breakfast bistro is a bit of a drive if you are in the inner habour area of victoria, but it's worth it. the food is fresh, and delicious (especially the light and fluffy blueberry pancakes). the service is good, the atmosphere relaxing. if you are looking for somewhere relaxing to start your day, this is the place to go.

breakfast. third try ... and another hit. service is still a bit sluggish, but the wait is worth it. bennies are perfect; hollandaise just the right amount of tart. had the breakfast wrap this morning and could barely push myself away from the table - eggs were letter perfect, fluffy and extremely fresh (this from someone who raises chickens!). the coffee is excellent. a great treat all the way around.

amazing food, came for my birthday lunch, amazing service, defintly a 10/10!

fabulous!. fabulous breakfast sandwich made by the owner! layers of breakfast deliciousness oozing out: cheese, egg, spinach, tomato, real grilled ham, & sauce on a toasted bagel. thanks cherries

not the best place, don't go!. i was very disappointed with the quality of service from this bistro. the owner cherrie i believe, i found to be rude and a bit overly arrogant. i ordered my favorite breakfast food of all time, eggs benny. the eggs arrived cold and overly runny, the hollandaise sauce was bland and tasted a bit vinegary. paying up front is definitely a problem as it limits the opportunity for discounts due to bad service and tasteless food. my friend ordered a muffin and it was super dry. she commented that perhaps it was a three day old muffin disguised as freshly baked. i have noticed that others who have the same problem review are replied to as if this is a new business venture, however, the collegue who recommended this bistro to me, informed me of her previous ten year experience in the food industry. it is difficult for me to believe that 'giving us room to train' is a viable reason for bad service and subpar fare. clearly smart business practice is to train, perfect and deliver quality. first impressions are vital in this industry. i will not be returning, this breakfast is not worth free.

sorry to say overpriced and you don't a great amount of food.

oh my god!!! we stopped in on a whim and we will be forever grateful. i had the pulled poulet jenny while my wife had the asian wrap and they were so incredible. the staff was great as well. i couldn't recommend this place more. don't walk...run. we know where to get a great breakfast now and so do you. 5 stars!!

my neighbourhood hangout!. i've been enjoying cherrie and her great food nearly every weekend for months now. strong dark roast coffee, the best sticky bun in town, and breakfasts that fill me up until dinner. try one of the eggs benny selections- or have the chef make my favourite- the "menno benny"- not on the menu, but hearty mennonite sausage with the usual benny fixings. another favourite? the peanut butter and banana french toast- unique twist on my childhood comfort food. i am not one for hash browns, but on my lucky days, they make sweet potato hash and i love that instead. cafeteria style counter service may not be fancy, but cherrie and her staff always make me and my friends feel welcome. my only fearis that her food will become too popular and there won't be a sticky bun left for me!

inconsistent food. last sunday, father's day i went to cherries for the very first time. it was heavenly. the scrambled eggs were done to perfection - moist, light and very tasty. the bacon and toast were done well, warm and i couldn't believe i had finally found the perfect breakfast place. today, saturday, i took my visiting son as he loves a good breakfast out. it was a completely different experience. i ordered exactly the same thing. the scrambled eggs were not well mixed (lots of white throughout), and they were very dry. the bacon was burned and the toast cold. how disappointing! here i thought i had found a place to go out for breakfast and reliably get great food and now i am back searching for my breakfast spot. maybe it was two different chefs, but whatever, if i can't rely on it being great, it is not worth the trip to that part of town.

great atmosphere! lovely staff and fabulous london fogs ;)

treated well every day. those of us at interurban and strawberry vale are making cherries breakfast bistro a regular stop - because the food & coffes/teas are fantastic! classic eggs benny and stuffed pancake, breakfast wrap amoung the best breakfasts we have been served. people talk about the potatoes - check out the effort taken to create these perfected morsels that acoompany almost every breakfast - if not, "ask" for the side! the chai latte and latte are perfect every time and i am disappointed now if i find myself out of the area when the urge strikes. cherry herself is inspirational; a single mother of four & grandmother; take the time to talk to her yourself and discover this woman does not believe in negativity. period. her baking is astounding and the entire experience at the bistro is casual and "drop-in" style. get used to it and you'll love it. i love to pay up front - becasue i can leave when i need to. everything that occurs here - works. if your meal isn't awesome - tell cherry why! its a new establishment and she's always there (starting her day at 3 am typically!) - see what happens.

2nd visit a disappointment. i felt the need to update my original glowing review after a second far less pleasant visit.

we decided to take my mom and dad there for mother's day. it was hopping busy but we managed to find a table easily and ordered.

well, 2, yes 2 hours later we got our simple breakfast for 4 people. ridiculous! only to have cherry (i think that's the owner's name) come by to check on us and tell us that they were expediting all reserved table orders over everyone else. wow, way to make all of your customers important. my apologies for not taking 30 seconds to make a phone call. so not cool, all customers should be viewed as equally important. and to tell your customers this, all we could do was shake our heads. food finally arrived and despite being especially hungry after a 2 hour wait it all fell incredibly short. pancakes were boring and flavorless and my egg was undercooked. they remedied this promptyly for me but obviously they just scraped the hollandaise sauce off it, tossed it in to poach longer in incredibly over vinegared water and didn't bother to replace the hollandaise on it so instead i ended up with a sad vinegar egg benny. not impressed. it'll be a long time before we go back, if at all. incredibly disappointing after such a great first time experience.


-----08 may, 2012-----

delish!. we headed to cherries on sunday may 6th to use a swarm jam we had purchased ages ago. normally i check out reviews and such before we buy, but hadn't on this one so had no idea what to expect. we were pleasantly surprised! from the moment we stepped in we were welcomed warmly and quite liked the comfortable yet stylish atmosphere. my husband and i each ordered a benny and shared a buttermilk pancake to try them out. i was impressed that the chefs accommodated my request for a hard egg - typically they'll still leave them runny in the middle. we both quite enjoyed the bennys with a most tasty hollandaise. my husband commented that it's probably the best benny he's ever had!!! huge statement there! and the pancakes, mmmmmm......tastiest we've had in the city. light and fluffy and yummy yummy. we're new to this side of town and so happy to have found a great new weekend breakfast haunt. oh wait! how could i possibly forget the cinammon bun we coudn't stop ourselves from getting for a snack later in the day? quite possibly the best we've had. ever!

hidden gem. my fiance and i went to cherries for the second time and it was just as good as the first time. i had the cheeseburger soup, which was very flavourful and filling. he had the turkey sandwich and reported that "it tasted healthy", but he ate every last bit of it, so i guess he liked it.
the atmoshere is cool and interesting and the space looks very clean. you have to walk up to the counter to give your order, and pre-pay, which caused a little confusion for us the first time, but the staff were friendly and helpful.
i probably drove by cherries a hundred times, and i had assumed it was just a cafe of some sort. but i am glad i discovered the truth, because the food is amazing and the service is great. it a bonus that i live so close. :)

high expectations. for some reason i had high expectations for this place because of the reviews. the whole time we were there the service was inadequate. we were never asked how our meals were. maybe this was because we had already tipped at the beginning since we had to pay upfront. also once we were given our meals we were waiting around for our cutlery to come. we were not told that we had to get our own cutlery.

we started with a chai latte and it was very good. perfect amount of spice and everything. i ordered french toast with berries and whip cream and the person i was with ordered a cranberry turkey sandwich. the french toast was very bland. it seemed as though bread was only dipped in egg. i prefer some cinnamon or sugar or something to give it some flavour. when the menu said berries i assumed that they would be fresh whole berries. when it came out it was more like a jam on top that was not sweet enough. i was very unimpressed and didn’t come close to finishing my meal (which is very odd for me, especially when its french toast!).

im not sure if it was my high expectations that made me so disappointed with this place, but im sad to say that i don't think i will be going back.

excellent concept for a breakfast bistro. i've had breakfast here about half a dozen times and can definitely say i will be returning for more. the "pay before you eat" concept is awesome in my opinion because once i'm done breakfast and my coffee i love being able to just get up and leave without having to wait around to pay the bill. i've always been greeted and left walking out with a smile from the staff. as for the food in general, some of the best hollandaise sauce i've ever had (hollandaise is one of my favorite sauces so i would know) and as for the rest of the menu it's nice to see some creativity when it comes to breakfast ie. the breakfast sliders or breakfast pizza! good atmosphere, friendly staff and great food.