Tania’s Restaurant

Visited Tania’s for breakfast. The pancakes over flowed the plate. Environment is that of a basic diner — eat and run. Price and food were great other than the hash browns which came with each plate except for the pancakes. All in our party of 5 found them mushy and did not partake. Change your hash browns and we will be back!

Four stars? What a joke! I went here based on the 4 star Unilocal review and was extremely disappointed! The only thing this place has going for it is the service is OK «sweetie» that’s what everyone is referred to as. The mediocre food and terrible coffee comes quickly. Do your self a favor and don’t go! $ 20 (including tip) for eggs Benny & a coffee (that I never even drank). Felt obligated to leave a tip but left feeling that I’m never going back!

10 years of hearty breakfasts for me where friends meet & repeat. Tanya & her delightful smiling crew including the ‘chef’ make breakfast a reliably enjoyable treat.
Best BLT in town include tasty fries… really!
Each person receives a warm welcome & yes, it’s often crowded but that only proves my point… this is a great little restaurant.

Love Tania’s! The eggs benny is awesome. Get there early as it has been known to sell out it’s so good. Another of my favorites are the big juicy burgers and homemade fries and gravy. I think I’ve put on a couple pounds just thinking about it, and it’s worth it. Staff is always friendly, such a laid back atmosphere. Thanks Tania.

1^st things first. It’s 9:30 Saturday morning, and the place is jammed. It’s also incredibly noisy, as the acoustics are hard. So I turned my hearing aids down. Wall hangings or acoustic tile would help. Service was fast, friendly and efficient. I ordered the large breakfast, and asked waitress to hold the toast… so she offered a 3^rd egg as a substitute. That was unexpected and appreciated.
Tne coffee was weak, completely devoid of flavor. As a coffee junkee, I tried 2 sips and gave the rest a pass.
Breakfast arrived in 17 minutes. Not bad for a packed service. The sausage skins were a tad dry, but perfect inside. I’d guess they cook big batches and keep them on a steam table. Works for me. Eggs were delivered as ordered, hash browns good, but they tasted a bit like rancid cooking oil. Enter Catsup, which failed to hide the rancid tinge. Too bad, because I was looking forward to enjoying the potatoes. Oh, well.
No stars for the «coffee,» two for the spuds & five for the eggs & sausage… and the wait staff.
I mentioned the bad oil to my waitress, and asked her to let the kitchen know. I have mixed feelings about this place, to be honest, but I won’t be back.

Came here on the way to Port Alberni from Gabriola after my friend had done some research and found that this restaurant had a reputation as a local gem. A bit rough around the edges, I’d say, with problems that are so easy to fix that if they don’t, it’s pretty willful.
Perhaps it’s not fair of me to judge, because I’m from New York City and my standards are shaped by that, since brunch is a bit of an institution there; howvever, the eggs benedict were pretty weak, even though the waitress recommended them highly and said they were «made to order» (as opposed one ones that are made en masse?). Hollandaise sauce has three basic ingredients, egg yolk, butter and lemon as an emulsifier. This tasted like a cheese sauce and the eggs were smothered in it. I could not taste lemon at all, and it had a lumpy texture. It didn’t taste like hollandaise. The chef needs to either learn how to make hollandaise (Google, Youtube) or call this something else because it is not eggs benedict.
The pancakes, on the other hand, were a different story. They are massive and pretty tasty. Main complaint, fake maple syrup in a country known for maple syrup (check their flag if you don’t believe me). No real excuse for this.
Last criticism, OJ that came in a bottle. Really? A place known for breakfast that doesn’t have OJ that gets poured (I could accept some Tropicana, but fresh OJ would be worth whatever extra it would cost, at least to me).
The difference between a two star review and a four or five star review:
1) Learn to make hollandaise sauce.
2) Get some real maple syrup.
3) Pour some OJ. If you were to fix the other two and have fresh OJ this place would almost be off the charts for breakfast.
It’s really the little things that count.

Came here to grab a quick breakfast before work. had to wait a little bit for someone to come, but the food came quick once I ordered. the coffee was surprisingly good too (just normal coffee.. Not esspreso) I ordered the mini breakfast and got two slices if nicely buttered toast, half a plate of crumbled hash brown (not like the single piece u get in McD) it’s a bit greasy, but still crunchy. 2 eggs over easy that’s done perfectly (yolk still in liquid form) and 3 large breakfast sausages. this place met the expectation indeed. Worth a try if in the area

Busy little place .
Food was excellent! Service was friendly although the refills on coffee and condiments brought to the table were a little scarce.
My sense is that this is not normal and may just be a blip.
There was only 2 free tables when we arrived and we still got our breakfast in a reasonable space of time-​for our first time it sure will not be the last.

definitely one of the best breakfast places in Nanaimo.

GREAT BREAKFAST RESTAURANT — A local sent us here, he said it was the best breakfast in Nanaimo. We agree, our breakfast Wes great. Their omlets are huge, big enough to share.

All-​day concert the day before, feeling hungover and generally in need of a greasy spoon?
Well here it is, Tania’s was our oasis away from camping and partying. Saturday and Sunday they serve up breakfast all day, and gave us fuel for the road home! Oversized pancake portions, unlimited refill coffee, and an utterly chipper and friendly waitress begs the deep decision: bacon or sausage?
This is a little off the beaten path and came as a recommendation. Tip: They only take Visa or cash. I didn’t check to see if they carried Nanaimo bars…