dairy lane cafe

wonderful attentive service. cool small little place. great craft beers. fantastic hummus. very fresh vegetables, good burgers made from fresh beef seasoned to perfection. greatplacefor family's and friends. will return soon!

yummy!. finally got to try dairy lane with my bf over a beautiful weekend. the wait was well over 30 mins but it was totally worth it! the food was so good, not just some other breakfastplacebut it is beyond other breakfast places! also there floats and milkshakes are also to die for! will def come again and hoping to try their dinner menu soon :)

dairy lane cafe is a neat little restaurant tucked away in a strip mall on 19th street nw between 2nd and 3rd ave. it has been a long time since i visited such a smallplaceto eat, but i am sure glad i did! entering the restaurant i noticed there were only nine tables, and eight of them were full; a good sign for a newly discovered restaurant. dairy lane cafe could definitely buy out one of the retail spaces adjacent to it and still be packed to maximum capacity for breakfast on any tuesday morning. i am an eggs benedict lover, so i ordered one of the variations with gluten free bread, roasted pepper, avocado and requested they add back bacon as well. the eggs benny came with hash browns and the waitress brought along some funky india hot sauce, which just happened to supersede my reigning hot sauce favorite, franks. after that first bite, i no longer was paying any attention to my surroundings, not even to my sister sitting across from me. i

great diner!. my friends and i went to dairy lane on saturday for a early dinner and theplacewas not extremely busy. i ordered their feature burger and it was juicy and moist. the price is reasonable and i am definitely coming back~

i had heard a lot of great things about dairy lane, so we decided to head down there for dinner tonight. it took quite a while for a server to ask us for our drinks order, my little brother asked for an iced tea, which turned out to be actual iced tea, and not the sugary stuff that we all know and love. my brother asked the server if he could switch it, to which she replied “yeah that’s fine but i’m going to have to charge you for this one”. why not just switch it out without charging for the untouched drink? most restaurants wouldn’t charge for that but ok. we ordered the nachos to start and they were amazing. they don’t have a huge assortment of ingredients, but the peppers, and beans that they add on, with the drizzle of cheese was seriously good. i ordered the buttermilk chicken sandwich which was wonderful, the chicken was light and seasoned really well. my brother got the fried chicken which was seriously juicy and light, it was amazing. my best friend got the cheeseburger, prob the least tastiest, it was dry and not really that good. service was ok, theplaceis very small so there’s not much room, only a few tables. wait time was really long, we waited quite a bit until our food arrived.

wow! what a great vibe! the employees greeted us with the most beautiful, genuine smiles. it's small and cozy, so either go early or prepare to wait (we went at 815 am on saturday morning, were the second ones seated, and in 15 minutes theplacewas full). we got the hillhurst breakfast sandwhich and the breakfast burrito with brisket with fruit on the side and a slice of cherry pie to share. the food was excellent and the portion size was perfect. the brisket was perfectly cooked but a little boring in terms of seasoning. we will definitely be back though, looking forward to trying a more traditional breakfast meat next time :p

super cuteplacethat you can tell is supported by a loyal community that keep coming back.  the food is pretty good, reminiscent of a diner but made with love that is apparent from the friends running the place.  they give you the feel that they are all sisters.

seating isn't huge here, but a few tables and a lively atmosphere make it greatplaceto pop by for a coffee or a meal!

would definitely come back if in the area.

my comments relate to breakfast.

i'd give a quality of ingredients high marks.

low marks for space and noise. i noticed several people asking the servers to repeat themselves a few times, including me, which because he couldn't hear, he got our order wrong. theplaceis too small for so many tables and the music to be played so loud.

i give really low marks for innovation and taste. simple menu, old school bacon & eggs with toast & hashbrowns, the regular ol' stuff.  breakfast is becoming a hot commodity. i try a new breakfastplacemost weeks, i watch for what the other places are doing such as oeb, diner deluxe, the beltliner, monki, ricky's all day grill, ace, jameson's pub even.

i took a couple of bites and took my breakfast home to flavour it up with some extra cheese, herbs.

they got hollandaise sauce right, i'll give them that - which many places do not. coffee was good.

will not return - waited in line for table on a busy january saturday morning. i was at the front of the queue and the smallest table in theplacewas just vacating. rather then give me and my colleague the table the waitress walked right past me at the head of the line and gave the table to a pair who had just come in the door. the waitress then asked me to come outside and said if i want a table it will be outside (did i mention it was january) and you will have to wait. i said no, you have just completely lost a customer and i will never come back. absolutely rude and terrible behaviour.

went here today with my boyfriend and it's a cute and pleasantplaceto stop! it was busy at 2:30 on a sunday but we did get a table right away. it's a little cramped in there but manageable.
i ordered the dairy lane veggie burger and it was delicious. the patty is thick and hearty and tastes home made. fresh lettuce and thick tomatoe slice! great bun that was very soft and fresh. the fries were a little dry but i didn't really have a lot of room for them after i finished the burger.
my boyfriend ordered the canadian omelet and loved it. very thick and packed with ingredients. great home style hash browns. very great comfort food.
i would definitely come back as they have a lot of vegetarian options.
16 dollars for each entrée but well worth it.

thisplaceis very small and always busy, but the food is always great and i love the little patio in the summer. i love all day breakfast and diners and this is one of the really good ones

this is an awesomeplaceto get breakfast on the weekend (although it is definitely expensive). since the restaurant is very small you may have to wait a bit for a spot, but they provide you with some coffee to drink while you wait. on a nice day you can stand outside, or there are some chairs in the back to wait in.

the vegan scramble is really, really good. it comes in a very generous portion, with toast and hash browns. you will not be leaving hungry. everything else that we've had has been good. the potatoes are very nicely done, but need a bit of extra salt added to them.

it's worth coming here for the good quality local food and the unique atmosphere, but it is definitely expensive as far as breakfasts go. i lived a hop and a step away from here for a while and rarely came here because it was so pricey, but always enjoyed it when i did.

went for lunch at 1:00pm on a weekday and got a table in 15 minutes. it's quite a busyplaceand they don't take reservations. had the stacked chilli grilled cheese and my wife had the back bacon grilled cheese. the sandwiches were really good and the fry's that they came with were amazing. service was also decent but it doesn't seem like there is a time you can go to thisplacewithout waiting. i imagine breakfast would take a while because it's quite small with limited tables.

tess and her mum go to dairy lane before a concert

my mum loved her burger, mine was just okay. it claimed to be a stuffed burger but it was really just a double burger with toppings, so a little bit of false advertising. my lemonade was delicious though! 

we also ordered a piece of pie and it was the saddest, smalls glop of pie i've ever seen, but it was delicious. 

the service was insanely slow considering there were 3 tables in this super small space, but our server was super nice. 

i will give thisplaceanother chance sometime even though it didn't wow me the first time.

dairy lane used to be one of my favourite places for brunch, but it's not in my top 3 anymore. theplacefeels so cramped and gets really loud. they used to serve free coffee to customers who were waiting, but they haven't done that the last couple of times i was there. there's a small waiting area in the back.

i think they need to keep up with other breakfast places and experiment with their menu a little bit. after years of going there, the menu gets a little old.

quality of the food is still great though. i just don't enjoy actually sitting there because it's hard to talk over brunch due to the noise level and being so cramped.