phil's restaurant

i've been here 3 times now. i've been looking for a good breakfast restaurant in the area and this appears to be as good as it gets around the here. the prices feel a little high but i haven't found a good breakfast place anywhere in calgary that you can get out for less that $40 for two. the service is about normal, nothing special, but not bad either. my overall view of the restaurant is also basically nothing special as well.

great stuff. building was old as calgary, place was clean, serving staff really friendly, food was good. kids were welcome. we went on a sunday morning, the turnaround was super fast. suggest if you are going to get there before 9am crowds started rolling in

waited almost 1 hr for our food to arrive but yet people who just wete being seated had their food...was not impressed at all. walked out and will never be back again.

this place used to be pretty decent. it was never anything amazing, but a nice little diner. over the last few years i've felt that the food quality has gone down, and now it's mediocre at best. in terms of staff, the waitresses are usually okay..nothing great, nothing bad. some are attentive, and some are very lazy.

i grew up coming to this location and recently revisited with my own little fam. it's still as busy as it always was. is verging on a greasy spoon cafe, which i enjoy because the food is yummy. they are more family/baby oriented now (or maybe i just didn't notice as a teenager?), and along with the high chair your little one gets a bib, dippy cup and some toys to play with while there. you also can get a free baby plate consisting of mashed potatoes, peas and gravy. my 18 month old daughter enjoyed this. kids under 8 get a free plate of silver dollar pancakes which are a good size and filled up my 6 year old son. i had the clubhouse which was yummy with some tasted salted fries and hubby had breakfast which is still consistently good. the portions are all a good size and we left with full bellies.

phils what can i say ... not a usual place for me to frequent. thought i would order something safe, blt it came with lots of bacon which was nice. and a side salad that was not overly fresh but edible. server was amazing, kind friendly and fast.

as a senior born in calgary, i have frequented your restaurant since it opened on the north hill and miller was singing there. over the many decades as a regular customer, i have been more than pleased with your food and service; however, i have encountered difficulty with your kingsland location over the past few months. your beef dip has been my favourite for decades, but recently when this was served on a very stale bun and was not enjoyable - i did not say anything the first time as i figured it was just a mistake; however, it happened again a few weeks later and was not enjoyable. the next time i visited (a couple of weeks ago) i mentioned to the server that the buns were stale the last 2 times i was there and she made sure i had a very fresh bun and i thoroughly enjoyed a delicious meal. i returned with friends the following week and made mention to the server that i would appreciate a fresh bun rather than a stale one ... i could not believe that i was served the stalest bun ever - i could not even scoop out the inner part and it remained unchewable even after soaking it in the gravy. i mentioned this to the server but the only response i received was "it is toasted, that is why it is hard'. this is a lame excuse for serving food that is unsuitable for human consumption and i will never order your beef dip again as i am sure this has a lot to do with the 'bad attitude' of the so-called cook at kingsland location. i will probably go back to this location; however, i will make sure i order something that does not involve stale week-old bread and that is guaranteed fresh. i am really disappointed in the negative reaction of the cook and the server.

i've been going to this phil's for years and know exactly what to expect. not sure who they've hired in the kitchen but today's breakfast was a pile of crappola. totally raw uncooked onions and unmelted cheese in the omelette, bone dry toast and brutally burnt hash browns. gross all around

have only been to this location a few times. used to frequent the one in banff when we went until it was replaced by a chinese food place (which was stupid and unnecessary in my opinion) their hash browns are very tasty and their eggs benedict is good. wait staff have always been friendly.

this place is pretty cool, but it definitely feels like you stepped back about 30 years when you enter the diner. however, it is always busy, and that's because they serve good, cheap, no frills food. in our late 20's, we were some of the youngest people in the place. however, we've been twice now, so that speaks for itself. if you want a big sized, good tasting breakfast, without anything fancy, this is your place.

you'll always find solid meals at phil's. it's been here since i attended junior high at the school that used to be across glenmore, and things haven't changed at phil's since then. there are a few more things on the menu, but it's good to see they haven't changed things a whole lot.

it's standard diner fare, and you'll mostly find older folks and hungover college-aged kids in there (especially on saturday and sunday mornings) but the service is always quick and the food is good and hearty.

great breakfast restaurant. had chorizo eggs benny was so delish! just your typical chain restaurant that's always busy and has a decent breakfast!

always a great breakfast stop. a calgary classic. great service, friendly staff. there can be waits but that's what happens at good places. get the chubby sausages. yum! family run and a better place to go to over the humpty and denny's of the world. nothing totally uniquely special, just honest good breakfast.

quality and comfort!. i went here with my boyfriend this evening for the first time. it was dead inside, literally only one other table full in the entire restaurant. i was going to get a breakfast related meal but saw all the vegetarian dishes they offered and went with the roasted vegetable quesadilla. it had a lot of fresh veggies in it and a good portion of cheese. it was very good and filling. only complaint would be some of the veggies were chopped large and it was very hard to handle and fell apart as soon as you picked it up. other than that very delicious. my boyfriend got eggs benedict and said it was on par. the portions are good and price is fair. very little wait time. nice staff. i will go back in the near future and try something else as they have a large menu.

poor service. i go to phil's regularly and think their food is awesome, but we ordered take out recently and experienced very poor service. two dishes we ordered were not in the bag, as we discovered when we got home. i called to let them know and they were very rude about it, trying to demand i drive all the way back to fix it that moment. overall, unimpressed.