seine river cafe

never going back. we had heard so many positive things about this place that we decided to try it on a saturday morning. we waited but got in rather quickly and were served promptly by an efficient, very busy server.
now - the food. i orderedeggsand bacon with fresh fruit and rye toast. my partner ordered the country skillet with brown toast. the eggs, bacon, and fruit were great even though she switched our toast. but the skillet. oh my. i doubt i have ever seen a more questionable dish in any established restaurant and it tasted worse than it looked. this was supposed to be a combination of eggs, vegetables, sausage, hashbrowns and hollandaise sauce - what he got was an off-white gravy, perhaps a turkey gravy? it didn't look or taste like hollandaise and the dish was swimming in it.
at first, we thought, this is the saddest hollandaise on the planet (and we make our own semi-regularly, so we both know how it should taste and look). then, we considered that maybe someone in the kitchen just added the wrong sauce to the dish - possible and would explain it.
we would have liked to explore this more with the staff, but no one asked how our food was. my partner ate it like a good guest, quietly noting that he would never come back. the plates were cleared, our coffee was refilled. when we went to the front counter to pay, the bill was presented, payment was taken and we were sent on our way. all without the important detail of asking "how was everything?"
"well, actually..."
"oh, was there a problem?"
"we were just wondering..."
and so on.
instead, we are posting this on a website for all to read. if you do go there, maybe you could ask two questions on our behalf (since i will never be able to talk my partner into going again).
1) is your hollandaise made with egg yolk, butter, and lemon, or is it made with corn starch and turkey base?
2) do you care if your guests like the food or is the assembly line of "feed'em - git their money" all that we can expect?

the src burger is a life changer: one of the best burgers i’ve had anywhere with this big pile of finely cut crispy fried onions and mmmm... also nice choice of sides including salad, fries, etc. we’ve also enjoyed many standard breakfast staples includingeggsbenny and a yummy breakfast poutine. service is always friendly and helpful. love this place!

terrific little place, a family-owned diner style atmosphere ideal for a casual weekend bite. we popped in for sunday breakfast and were delighted to have so many options to choose from. on this visit we ordered the mexican omelette with beef, cheese, green onions and topped with salsa and sour cream; as well as the benedict omelette - which combines the best of traditionaleggsbenedict and a ham and cheese omelette. service was fast and friendly.

i've been here on a few occasions, only for breakfast, but each visit was fantastic. the food came out quickly, despite always being busy, and myeggshave always been prepared just right.
service is friendly, restaurant is clean, and the food is top notch. highly recommended!

came here on sunday for brunch. all the tables were occupied as we came during peak hours but we managed to get a table within 5 minutes. my partner had the reuben sandwich with french onion soup. the soup was served with croutons and mozzarella cheese on top, not the traditional baked with cheese and bread. disappointing, not to mention the croutons were stale. my partner said the reuben was alright and he'd rather go elsewhere for a better one. i had theeggsbenny with hash brown poutine. theeggswere not poached traditionally, in fact they were fried sunny side up and covered to steam. i was extremely disappointed with the hash brown poutine - shredded potatoes (were not served crispy), minimal cheese curds, some bacon, and a whole lot more hollandaise. i should've done more research before ordering otherwise i would've gotten chicken fingers and fries based on the photos.

my partner ordered the king of the road sandwich with hashbrowns on the side, and an order of the au jus normally served with the beef dip. i had a basic breakfast with two eggs, sausages, and pancakes. very impressed by the quality of food. we watched the kitchen slice the roast beef for the sandwich to order, and it was incredible. very good flavour and properly cooked. au jus was good, but not amazing.eggscooked precisely to order, and the most delicious fluffy sweet pancakes i've had in ages. let's talk hashbrowns though. hashbrowns can be so polarizing. these are shredded ones, possibly from frozen (hard to really tell), but cooked beautifully. the crispy bits were crisp and golden and not burnt or hard. the crispiness was nicely distributed throughout the whole portion, so each bite had that snap of fried potato. the rest of the potato was firm and well cooked, rather than soggy, squishy, or grainy like they are in so many other places. for me, these hashbrowns were my holy grail. we were only there once, and around brunch time, just catching the tail end of what was clearly a busy sunday breakfast, but we were very happy with our food and our service.

delicious home made foods!. this busy place is not that cheap. but everywhere prices are going up and most prices are fair.. always made with fresh ingredients and this is a family style operation. i can not eat spicy foods and this place has food with taste and  flavor but not the ridiculous spicy dishes nor sushi some people crave.
it has some personality, not like the pedestrian and predictable chain! yawn!
the staff work very hard and aim to please, healthy sized portions.
i always receive tasty food here.
breakfast is consistently hot and delicious. home made potatoes, prepared in a variety of ways, delicious bacon, perfecteggsand very fluffy pancakes. also, fabulous toast, and french toast..
some other non breakfast meals....turkey...real true turkey in their meals, very tasty, savory  soups.
i have to say one of the best chicken tenders to be found in the city, soft as marshmallows, they are real chicken breast fillet.tried the home made lasagna in august 2016 and it was very tasty. less sauce than i am used to but so moist and every noodle almost seemed marinated in tasty seasonings with plenty of delicious and non greasy cheese.
i have yet to try the desserts. there is never any room.

a delightful spot i like to frequent after a long night shift. want a buger at 8am no problem. delicious shredded hash brown with lovely sautéed onions.eggsare always perfect! some of the friendlyest staff around. don't often open the menu, as the specials are too good to be true! but don't forget the menu is there - i recommend the grilled cheese with fries and gravy. great portions, never leaving you hungry. a true st. boniface gem!

great breakfast specials. i've heard good things about seine river cafe from the winnipeg breakfast blog. i went on a weekday morning and it was nearly packed. i've heard that on weekends, it's hard to get in. the place feels homey and family-run. right when you walk in, they have a board listing quite a few breakfast specials. on their menu, none of their specials are listed though. i had the standard breakfast special with eggs, sausage, hashbrowns and toast. they have the option of shredded or homestyle hashbrowns, which i appreciate. the breakfast skillet was one of the best i've ever had. it's nice and baked in and packed with more than just just hashbrowns,eggsand a protein. the food tastes less greasy than a diner.

not very good. went to seine river cafe for breakfast. it was very crowded but we got a seat fairly quickly. it took about 1/2 an hour to get our breakfast. we got our pancakes about 10 minutes before the rest of our breakfast. they tasted like they were from a mix. theeggsbenedict were the worst i ever had. the sauce was a very pale yellow and tasted like garlic. couldn't even finish them. it cost about $40 for 3 of us. i would not go back.

service! any time one considers the attractiveness of a potential dining place, service is always important. i am tough to impress when it comes to service, because the only thing that turns me off faster than rude or negligent service at a restaurant is that recent brand of phony, cloying, patronizing service of the big box store variety. thankfully, seine river café boasts neither. their service is sincere and attentive. your server will recommend things without hesitation showing their confidence and investment in what they bring to your table. which brings me to the food. i am not one for going out for brunch every sunday. i usually don't like that i'm paying too much for something i can do a lot better in my kitchen. i also hate that in addition i usually must endure that wal-mart greeter style of service and the loud cramped dining experience. however, seine river café is more than worth it. these cooks pay close attention to little details... the texture is flawless. theeggsbenedict, which i've had so many bad examples of that i seldom order it, was absolutely fabulous. everything was crispy in all the right places, and while their hollandaise sauce might not be the real deal, it as good as a real properly-made hollandaise. (and no doubt as rich) all in all, it is a great place for a breakfast, perhaps winnipeg's best, and i look forward to having supper here sometime.

new place for breakfast.. i went here for breakfast this weekend, after reading some very positive reviews. i am always looking for cute places to eat breakfast with my fiance on the weekends.

i went early, as some reviews mentioned that it gets busy quick. we went right after it opened and it was already half full, which is a good sign to me. the staff were very friendly, and we got seated right away. i ordered the twoeggswith hasbrowns and toast, no meat. myeggswere perfect, and the best poachedeggsi have ever had. i am usually very picky with poached eggs, becuase i hate when they come in a seperate bowl full of water becuase the cook is too lazy to drain them, but here they were on my plate, no water, and they were cooked perfectly. the toast is huge, which is always a plus. i got a shredded hashbrowns and let me tell you, these are the best hashbrowns i have ever had. nice and crispy with onions mixed in. my meal was only $5.99 which is super cheap! perkins is out and seine river cafe is in!

yummy hash browns!!!. always searching for a good sunday breakfast joint. i have to admit that i wasn't too thrilled to go here especially since it didn't look that inviting as we drove up to the place. but don't judge a book by its cover right? actually, i had a great breakfast. this place was busy but not packed so we got a seat right away (granted we were arriving well after 1 pm). they serve breakfast all day so that's a plus.

i ordered the "canadian back bacon and eggs" breakfast ($6.99) which includes toast (rye, white or brown) and hash browns or 3 buttermilk pancakes. i asked our server if she preferred the hash browns or the pancakes and she was emphatic that hash browns were the way to go. and boy was she right, i loved the hash browns here - probably one of the best i've had. they were loosely shredded potatoes (with some onion for flavour) and had a fantastic crispy exterior but perfectly cooked interior. it was almost like a latke except it wasn't (if that makes sense). they were perfectly seasoned - i'd go back just for the hash browns alone! the scrambledeggsand canadian bacon were fine - you can't mess that up too much. portions are good for the average person and prices are decent.

went again and instead of toast/hashbrowns, i added fruit for an extra $2.49 to my breakfast. it was a large portion of super fresh and delicious fruit! great price to have nearly half my plate full of bite sized pieces of cantaloupe, honeydew, apples and bananas. the pancakes are fluffy and thick - a nice treat but i think 3 on a plate are too much carbs for me.

my two issues with the place are:
- oj is from concentrate and not fresh (not that they claimed that) but i prefer fresh juice
- toast was dripping with butter - i don't mind pre-buttered toast but there was way too much for my liking so i'll have to remember to tell them to skip that step. the good thing is that they bring you out an old school rack of pb and various jams in those disposable single serving packages (i haven't seen those in a while).

otherwise, food service was prompt and the servers are super efficient and friendly! the decor is nothing special, things look a little cluttered as there are shelves in the dining room that act as extra storage for inventory. nonetheless, the place feels warm and inviting.