Cora

45 minutes for a cold beagle and lox, over priced and the waitress had severe mental issues, this place is absolute garbage.

here are my comments in order of most important to least for me…
#1: its over priced
#2: its decent food
#3: its busy
#4: friendly staff
#5: over priced, yet tasty smoothy of the day

Got the sh*ts so bad after having ham and cheese breakfast tortillas and fruit smoothie thing here. Omg. It was painful.

We had great service never been there before food was amazing. Couldn’t finish it all. Coffee was hot and waitress was very polite

Busy busy place… we got seated after a little wait (not too bad at all)…
The servers were great. Very attentive, but not in your face. Very nice.
The menu… a little large, but covers a lot of breakfast, brunch and lunch needs…
I went for the Cora’s Special… two eggs, sausage, bacon, ham, some potatoes, toast, a crêpe and some fruit. For the price… pretty good deal.
Coffee was pretty good too… could have used a little more refill action, but overall, pretty good.
Best brunch/​breakfast place I’ve been recently… nope, Portland has two spots that fill this better… but a really good deal.

I have been to Cora’s several times. The fruit drink of the day is usually made from sour, unripe fruits. Today I ordered the Cora special without meat and asked to change the meat up for other extras. Great, flexible, right? Wrong. I got charged an extra $ 10 for the cheese, potatoes, onions and a blueberry pancake instead of sausage, bacon and ham. They would not negotiate. I’ve never been impressed with their simple, throw some fruit on a pancake menu. It’s the simplest of foods done to a degree of absolute average quality. Their crepes are often dry. In half a dozen visits I can say I haven’t once walked away impressed. I paid my bill grudgingly and for the last time went to the restaurant of mediocre, overpriced breakfast.

Hubby and I have gone to Cora’s 5 times now. Good service once or bad service once can be hit and miss but we can claim it was excellent all 5 times. Bright, sunny atmosphere coupled with healthy, fresh food with great service… how can that not be super! Read that the sunny, pleasant atmosphere was terrifying?
We brought friends with us last time and they are still thanking us. We try to order something different each time, working our way through their menu. So far my husband’s fav has been the steak Ben and Dictine (nope, I spelled it the way they do). So far I haven’t named a favorite as everything is so spectacular I am having trouble selecting. Perhaps after 5 more visits I will have one!
Do yourself a favor and drop in for a meal. They only do breakfast and lunch. Try to avoid standard meal times, as there may be a wait. If you do not like bright, friendly smiles and totally wonderfully healthy homemade food served with a great variety of fruit… stay away from Cora’s.

Good food and attentive service make for a good weekend brunch with friends. Cora’s is much better than other breakfast competitors in Red Deer if you are looking for quality, fresh meal not overwhelmed in grease. Their eggs benedict are the best! Wait lines can get pretty long so try to show up outside of the typical meal times.

Cora’s food was yummy and there was a lot of it. I started with the kid’s fruit cocktail which was orange, strawberry, peach and banana. I know this because the sign by the door hangs pics of pieces of fruit that are the special of the day. This is after a life size Miss Cora greets you at the door. The signage is overwhelming bordering on obnoxious and it is everywhere. Bright, bright colors — not a place to go to with a hangover. The portions are ginormous with the equivalent of a whole fruit basket on it. Half, a banana, half of a kiwi, strawberries, apples is a decorative fan, orange and a cantaloupe. This was in addition to the Eggs Benedict and a heaping amount of nicely seasoned potato wedges.
Hubs got huge blueberry pancakes, the waitress asked if wanted some additional upsells at $ 1 or $ 2 more plus asked if he would like creamer size pure maple syrup at 65 cents a pop — he is a syrup hog so we went with with the non-​pure syrup. He lived. There was a very Plesantville vibe going on which was comforting and terrifying at the same time; this was driven home when we were offered a piece of fudge on the way out the door.