john's place

fantastic and cheap!. great place for breakfast, lunch or dinner. my favourite so far is eggs benny for breakfast and the falafel wrap for dinner.
theserviceis good, and their bread is phenomenal! definitely recommend it!

such poorserviceit was funny.. we were seated quickly by the host and served some complimentary bread by someone who kinda tossed it on the table..haha..after about 10mins of no server in the section we were in, we kinda started to wonder if we had one. to pass the time i was busy watching the servers across the room terrible body language and attitude (eyes rolling at customers when the front door opened/slamming down menus in menu holder by kitchen). finally a lady came and took our order (15-20mins after being sat). food came quickly and it was enjoyable, exactly what i was expecting. if we did have an issue with the food it would of been a problem because our server never bothered to come back for a quality check. after finishing our meals she came to the table to cleared both plates without saying a word..hahahahah who does that !?!? didnt ask how it was, didnt ask if we wanted anything else, just took the plates and walked away...she came back about 5mins later and asked if we were ready to pay..
i get the impression that you only get attentiveservicehere if you a regular who has been coming for at least 5 years. needless to say the food was good but i will never come back.

the first time i’ve been here and rodney suggested the bat of of hell, meatloaf and eggs. it was great! super friendly staff, goodserviceand good food!

greatserviceand solid but not exceptional food. a nice place to meet friends for brunch

went here for breakfast while visiting victoria yesterday. my spouse saw this place on you gotta eat here and wanted to check it out. i had the waffles with the cream cheese syrup and my spouse had the eggs benny. they were both very delicious! i'm glad our waitress insisted i get the cream cheese syrup instead of the maple syrup as it was heavenly! the hollandaise sauce on the benny was rich, buttery, & possibly the best hollandaise sauce i've ever had. the resto itself is very kitschy with lots of interesting decor to look at while waiting for our food.

seating is a bit tight but still comfortable. our server switched out a chair on our table for my spouse to make it more comfortable for him without asking (he's a bigger guy). the place was packed when we got there around 9ish. we were greeted immediately as we walked in and seated within minutes. our server was friendly, helpful with the menu, &servicewas efficient. we will be back again next time we're in victoria!

very pleasant ambience to begin with. kindservicemakes you feel good about yourself and the best part is the food which is amazing as well.
ordered meatloaf and poutine and both we amazing dishes that are recommended as well

definitely try this place

thought i would see what all the rave is about. with this place being on food networks, you gotta eat here.... it was ok. beat the rush, so only waited about 10 - 12 minutes to get a seat. so that was nice. food came quickly. friend had problem with her plate and they quickly corrected it. but the second plate that came out was not that much better. i realize they wanted to rush order it out but the bennie portion was not cooked enough and they gave her half the amount of potatoes than the first plate. my food was pretty good. i'd order it again. bathroom could use some love....overflowing garbage onto the floor, not sure if there was pee on the floor in front of the toilet but there was toilet paper there in attempt to soak it up. and a sink that doesn't work....and it could use an air freshener....reeks of urine. some other minor hiccups but nothing worth ranting about. i'll just assume she didn't hear, over all the noise. cool decor, and theservicestaff were friendly and up beat with the customers. overall my first experience here was good. will i be back? probably not. food is mediocre. but it's got a nice diner vibe and busy as heck, if that's what you're into.

came at 7 when they opened to avoid the queues but i think at this time of the year, there's less of a queue. i ordered the 222 headache - their belgian waffle as featured on the food network with maple syrup, two eggs and two strips of bacon for around $12. the waffle was crispy and light. the bacon was thick and well grilled. the scrambled eggs were overcooked which was disappointing. the place itself has character and theservicehad a homely touch but i thought my breakfast was pretty average. perhaps i ordered the wrong dish but i wasn't wow-ed.

great, time & time again!. i've already written a review for john's place but thought i'd do an update. was here a few days ago with a couple girl friends of mine, one who was from out of town and she wanted to come here. we agreed. it was around 1pm and i ordered the perogies & ukranian sausage (10 potato cheddar perogies sautéed with bacon, onions and cajun spice. served with grilled ukrainian
sausage and sour cream on the side.). it was fantastic. i'm not sure if the perogies are made in restaurant (as they look like cheemo's, not homemade cause i've made a lot of homemade perogies) but it was tasty and with the sausage, bacon and spices, it was delish! my girl friends ordered a belgian waffle and eggs benny, they liked them a lot and they looked good. so overall, we were all happy! theservicewas great, but they did forget about my tea since it was packed in there. that's okay however because once she realized, she quickly made it up and apologized and was not rude about a thing. every time i go to john's place, i never have aserviceor food problem, so i don't quite understand why so many are saying it's bad service... hmm, oh well. all i can say is john's place is great and accommodating! love them!


-----11 oct, 2012-----

awesome before the tv show and after. i have been to john's place lots of times with friends, family and my boyfriend (who's fathers art it posted on the walls - jackwise) and i've loved everything every time i go in there. i must say, out of the probably 50 or so times i've been there, only a couple of those had sour moments with staff.... i guess we just all have bad days?? but other than that, great food, great price, great artwork and 99.9% of the time, super awesome friendly staff!

can't beat them for breakfast. we have eaten here numerous times for breakfast and the food is always good and consistent..this place is always busy and you are lucky to not have to wait for a table..so it's understandable thatservicedoes take a little longer but it's worth the wait..

like too many victoria businesses, this place isn't wheelchair accessible. i haven't gone there for a long time because of this. not cool , john's.


-----23 mar, 2014-----

one of those places that rides on it's past - the food is roller coaster good sometimes, not so good others -serviceis the same - not sheelchair acceessible! shame on you!!!


-----08 aug, 2009-----

i wish the food was as good as it's reputation - having said that, this is a good place for breakfast, brunch, or lunch ( tho sometimes inconsistent ) - give me more room!

bad experience. i took my little brother here for his favourite - egg's benny, and the hollandaise was pretty atrocious, it tasted like pure butter, it was much too sickly for us both to eat which is surprising because the reviews i read seemed to be very positive on the benny. my brother also found an eggshell in his, as well as the home fries served as a side tasted gritty and cold. we were seated right next to the door which was crafty. theservicewas very mediocre - the hostess seemed unpleasant and rushed to get us in and out, as well as the server was much to concerned with talking to her friends than helping her customers. we waited an hour for our food, and wasted the morning on a sub par breakfast. definitely blue fox or jam every time from now on.

attentiveserviceand neat food. very considerate and caring waiting staff. calling in the morning to reserve a table for the day was smooth and staff was very accommodating. we were offered super soft complimentary herb bread with butter. i ordered falafel with fries on the side because salad side as extra 2$ and i didn't think it was worth paying the extra $2. fries were tasty so was the doughy pita bread wrap falafel.

over rated.. i have a few friends that frequent this place, its there favourite breakfast spot in town. i always go with an open mind and high hopes because they love it so much, but haven't had a meal that is good here yet.serviceat least is quite good.

bleh.servicewas terrible, we had to wait awhile for everything. i had to ask twice to get milk for my coffee. it was cold because someone left the door open for some reason.
not enough servers, they were all running around and stuff was super slow. we did get our coffee refilled three times which was awesome. food was pretty decent. the hollondaise sauce was the worst i'd ever had, and they wanted to charge me extra for real maple syrup. the menu almost had too many options and it was hard to decide but that's really just a personal problem.
the christmas decorations were pretty. i'd come back here for lunch or dinner, but not breakfast. there's better and cheaper places.