361345 Wed Jan 17 23:16:49 -0800 2007 20 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 2199656 Heading to Niagara falls this weekend. Where is a good place to go for breakfast. Good quality greasy spoon or interesting breakfast. Nothing expensive unless its really worth it like a buffet. Canadian side or US side. Any recommendations welcome. thanks Wed Jan 17 23:16:49 -0800 2007 56253 to_eat 1 2205910 For a cheap fun basic breakfast I would go to Flying Saucer. Haven't eaten there in a few years but remember the food being decent. It is located on Lundy's Lane. Besides that I don't really know where to go. I would avoid places like Denny's, have heard stories from co-workers that basic breakfast for 2 there cost $35. Best bet is to find a place that the locals go to. Might be a little out of the tourist area but Niagara Falls isn't that big anyway. Fri Jan 19 15:48:20 -0800 2007 2199656 13095 camp1980 2 2205956 I wouldn't go to Denny's unless starving, but are you sure about $35 for a breakfast for 2? I thought Denny's selling proposition was big, big, big --- cheap, cheap cheap. Fri Jan 19 16:06:15 -0800 2007 2205910 23411 embee 3 2329947 I confirm. Went there a couple of years ago. Waited more than an hour to get our breakfast while people around who had been seated after us had already been served and were leaving. All we got was a complimentary glass of OJ and the $35 bill. Mon Feb 26 09:04:59 -0800 2007 2205956 16017 Campofiorin 1 2206228 Denny's in Niagara Falls is NOT cheap avoid it as well as starbucks. Fri Jan 19 17:18:03 -0800 2007 2199656 21924 Jab05 1 2206878 Most chains in Niagara Falls have one point of view and that is to get as much money out of the tourist as possible. I worked at the TGIF on Victoria Ave for about a month when it first opened. A basic hamburger cost $14. Managements view was that they are not looking for repeat customers. Do not expect normal prices at most of the chains. I will add though that some chains do not increase their prices, I know that the Kelsey's (sp?) at the top of Cliffton Hill has the same prices as their other restaurants. I think the applebees does too. Fri Jan 19 19:33:18 -0800 2007 2199656 13095 camp1980 2 2206912 Thanks and I do and will avoid all these big chains. It doesn't have to be on Clifton Hill in fact a little out of the way its better. I would like a place that locals go to for breakfast. If anyone has recommendations please pass them on. Fri Jan 19 19:39:56 -0800 2007 2206878 56253 to_eat 2 2207740 Ah TGIF! The one at the Embassy served the worst meal I have eaten in my entire life. And that pricy hamburger was too tough to chew. Honestly... Fri Jan 19 22:37:21 -0800 2007 2206878 23411 embee 1 2206966 If you have time, I would drive to Niagara on the Lake, which is about 10 km from Niagara Falls on a nice drive along Niagara Parkway, which goes along the water. There are many restaurants in NOTL, but one in particular which I remember for breakfast is the Mozie on in Diner, on Mary Street. They have very nice breakfasts, lots of variety and very friendly service. There are also many other resaurants, from take out to very upmarket, and the town is really sweet too (touristy in a different way that Niagara Falls). Fri Jan 19 19:50:51 -0800 2007 2199656 50437 tartetatin 1 2207169 Without ANY doubt go to Simon's Restaurant (4116 Bridge Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario) - the best greasy spoon in Niagara Falls. It's off the beaten track, and definitely different from the awful Clifton Hill fare. The interior looks like an antique's shop, really messy, with memorabilia from the Falls dating back over the last 100 years. The breakfasts are totally greasy spoon, cooked by a lady who has been there as long as the restaurant I'm sure! But its yummy! It's usually full of locals, who might look at you as if "what are you doing in here", but as soon as the guy behind the cash register realises you are a tourist, he will come over with the visitors book and ask you to write something. The visitors book is worth the visit alone, as its usually signed by people from all areas of the world. I've taken my parents and sister there before, and they love it as much as I do! In fact, next time my mother is over from England, she wants to bring the resturant something from England to put on their overflowing shelves of memories! Fri Jan 19 20:30:21 -0800 2007 2199656 28009 Tboy 2 2329075 thanks for this rec. my friends and i went there this weekend and the experience was almost exactly as you described. the guy behind the cash was awesome - we got free pins. and the guestbook was definitely entertaining! Sun Feb 25 21:13:47 -0800 2007 2207169 21259 auberginegal 1 2233227 I take the kids annually to Niagara and Marineland. We usually stay at the Brock Hotel. I wouldn't recommend any of the big chain restaurants or the hotel restaurants. The last time we went to a restaurant place around the corner from the Brock hotel, we felt really ripped off. What do you expect from a tourist trap. I would recommend going to Tim Horton's and having breakfast there. The prices are consistent throughout the chains and you can get bagels/yohourt and sandwiches. Sat Jan 27 11:16:57 -0800 2007 2199656 67587 hanc 1 2236475 Born and raised in NIagara Falls - and even though I've had my share of late night post bar visits to the Flying Saucer (ah, Saucer fries), I wouldn't venture there without a coating of alcohol to protect the stomach. A great breakfast spot that isn't a chain is Falls Manor on Lundy's Lane. Easy to get to, good homecooked meals. http://www.fallsmanor.com/fallsmanor_welcome.html Sun Jan 28 18:06:45 -0800 2007 2199656 69932 CravinMaven 1 2331304 The buffet at the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel is amazing. You may have a hard time getting a reservation if you are not a guest of the hotel. It is well worth the money and you will be more than satisfied. Mon Feb 26 14:18:12 -0800 2007 2199656 72183 Poorboy 2 2332538 Are Mon Feb 26 20:09:57 -0800 2007 2331304 11585 Leslieville 1 4740867 Went to Simon's last weekend. Adequate food, terrible ambiance. Some of the worst coffee I've ever had. The place smells musty and is filled with junk. Literally, boxes and boxes of junk. It's like eating in somebody's basement. Would NOT recommend! Wed Jun 03 19:41:06 -0700 2009 2199656 453553 ilco 1 4744022 Basells on Victoria Street is a place not to be missed. Big inexpensive greasy, greasy breakfasts in a place that looks like a set from a Scorsese film. Thu Jun 04 21:06:00 -0700 2009 2199656 236971 cdburton 2 5043364 Sadly, I have to disagree, I went there in aug. 09, thinking perhaps I had discoverd a super cool vintage breakfast place. ordered waffle with blue berries. It was at least 10 bucks and the glop that they called blue berries was disgusting. Not fresh blue berries but some gelatinous cornsyrupy blue mystery sauce with lumps in it. hated it. really wanted to like bassells decor is super vintage, and I liked that. but otherwise, I couldn't get away from the food fast enough. Sun Sep 20 05:13:42 -0700 2009 4744022 1110610 jpjuggler 3 5043531 was there last weekend, and too pooped to walk across the street tot he Fallsview Casino Buffet (only $12.00) and superb and plentiful. Mistakenly hit the IHOP in our hotel, definitely the WORST and most expensive in my life. Thrity dollars for a crap breakfast for ONE! Sun Sep 20 07:32:59 -0700 2009 5043364 46717 Danybear 1 5045450 I can tell you where not to go, and where I am going to try on our next visit. We were in NF last month. There are several breakfast buffets if you go up the hill behind Fallsview Casino. Advertising $6.99 breakfast buffets. They appear to be clean and newer, obviously built around the same time as Fallsview. Free parking, We however went to the "Continental" which my husband thought would be more "local". IMHO do not bother. They advertise a $6.99 breakfast ayce but it only applies to scrambled eggs and pancakes. For $2.99 you can get 1 egg and toast. My son ordered peameal bacon. 3 smallish slices of meat for $9. But here's a place we thought we'd try the next time. It's called Euro Plates. It's out of the way (not so for us because we stayed right near Chippewa at the QEW. Euro Plates is on Sodom Rd. about a 1/2 mile from the exit on the QEW. They serve breakfast (but not until 8?, not open Tues). We ended up there at lunch and enjoyed delicious homemade Polish food. I saw the breakfast menu. Pretty standard fare but if I remember you could get Polish sausage, Plus the owner was so nice and happily prepared us Polish specialties off the dinner menu at lunch time. Prices are very reasonable. They have a buffet on Sundays? but not sure what time or if its Sat. too. It's an odd location but only about 10 minutes from the falls. About 5 minutes from Marineland. Very handy if you're roadtripping south ie Fort Erie. We plan to check out the buffet next time. If I remember it was $13 or $14? Hope this helps. Mon Sep 21 06:14:09 -0700 2009 2199656 156252 dory 1 5046827 You could always go to The Original Pancake house(in Niagara Falls, NY). Huge amounts of food, reasonable prices. Better than IHOP. There is a great sub shop there too called Dibella's. Mon Sep 21 13:22:48 -0700 2009 2199656 190009 Calipoutine