Cocoberry Cafe

Service: Adequate
Atmosphere: Nice
Food: Bland
Would return? No
Popped into this place when visiting some friends in Toronto as it was right down the street from their building. Seemed like a nice little place by the waterfront with some presentable décor.
The four of us were offered any table we wanted and were given menus, with orders taken soon after. I decided on the spinach, goat cheese, and tomato omelette, which came with some brown toast. The food came out in a reasonable amount of time, but a couple of our drinks needing topping off. The waitress left right away so no one had time to ask. I waited to see if she would come back or if we could grab her attention, but she only came back once the plates needed to be cleared.
Unfortunately the omelet as fairly bland and… watery? Ya not greasy; just watery. When I cut into it water came out. Not a lot it was just strange to see; I’ve never seen that before. Moving on: the most tasteful thing in the omelet was the spinach, which left much to be desired. The toast was fine; butter on bread.
On the walk back I asked the others and the consensus was the same: just not good food. One had potatoes that were overdone, another the potatoes were under-​cooked, the back bacon was shaved, and no seasoning on any eggs.
So ya all in all not a good experience. I would have given it a higher rating since the food was not bad, but for the price point it loses some credit.

Late in posting this, but we visited Labor Day weekend. There was a guy working the register who was running around waiting on tables by himself. After maybe 20 minutes of this, a girl walked in almost dream-​like (she seemed a bit… airy?) and started waiting on tables so the guy could actually seat people and ring people up. The cook was delivering food to tables and owner was cleaning up tables– during the morning rush, apparently they all do double duty except the girl. The wait was ridiculous, but the Benedict was decent.

My friends and I came here for breakfast on a Sunday at 9. The place was half full already, so I can imagine it being quite busy closer to noon. The ambiance was a cross between your local diner and a café. The tables were pretty small, but I don’t blame them given their tight space. We all ordered the bagel Benedict (has smoked salmon and comes with fruits and homefries). For $ 10, the portion was pretty decent and the taste was standard. The only thing that put me off about the place was the unfriendly waitress. She did not acknowledge us when we walked through the door, nor did she rush to get us menus. Overall, for the price paid, it was not a bad breakfast.

Writing this review pretty late, but my friends and I came here on our last day in Toronto for Caribana weekend and our experience here was pretty okay. There were only two waitresses, a bus boy, and a cook; and during the time we came was prime breakfast time. So clearly it was busy. But we didn’t wait long for seating and our waitress was on top of everything. The other waitress seemed like she was new and probably in her late teens/​early twenties, so our waitress kind of had to pick up the slack for her.
My friends and I all ordered the Cocoberry platter which was really good, aside from the greasiness of the sausage which was a slight turn off for me, but I still cleaned off my plate. We all got drinks because why not? I had the tequila sunrise which was very weak and was missing the grenadine. So kind of disappointed there.
Overall, my friends and I had no real complaints

Very disappointing! I went their twice and food and service are horrible. I ordered egg and steak. The steak was tasteless and overcooked. The service was very slow and waiter was not happy with 15% tip for very bad service!!!

This is a greasy spoon near the waterfront. Good food and reasonably priced. 4 ate breakfast for $ 50. Service was good.

Good breakfast, fresh eggs, great home fries and lots of toast!

I’m not sure why the harbour front doesn’t have exceptional breakfast spots. With thousands of residents you would think it would have a killer breakfast spot.
Today I didn’t feel like cooking breakfast or walking/​driving up to another neighbourhood so I thought I would make an attempt to go saddle over to Coccoberry.
Well. I would say if you enjoy good food, comfortable environment with receptive service then this is not the place for you. There is nothing inspiring and at best the poached eggs were ok. I don’t feel I have overly huge standards but this place in underwhelming on all fronts. Too bad though… location is terrific and should be a weekend money machine. Save your money and go queen east or west for breakfast!
If there any aspiring restaurant chefs looking to build a niche business in an underserved but growing neighbourhood let me know. I would be interested in participating in a business venture to bring some passion to the harbour front.
Signed. Disappointed Saturday morning breakfast patron.

It’s a pretty small, cool coffee shop-​type place. Ordered an iced cappachino and the cocoberry brunch. Food took about 15 minutes to arrive. Iced cap was pretty good. I had my eggs poached for the first time and they were decent. The sausages/​bacon were good and the potatoes/​toast were decent. Nothing really special about this place, just has a nice relaxed vibe.
Few of my friends thought their food wasn’t very good. They ranked it ²⁄₅. I gave it a 3

Came here on a Sunday morning and service was terrible. The place was fairly full, so very understandable it took a while to get seated for 4. However we basically had to find out own table as there was only one waitress on staff. Could not fathom why there are not more people on staff on a Sunday morning in the summer when all the families are planning to head to Center island. Our table was never cleaned and it wasn’t until we went up to the cash register to order did the waitress tell us she would take our order. Of course this took another 15 minutes as we had to wait for her to come back.
Food is basic breakfast fair so don’t expect anything special. Even for bread, there is only white and brown.
I would not recommend coming here unless you are in a desperate need. You are probably better off going to Aromas across the street…

I came here last week during a stay at the Westin over Caribana weekend. There are very limited seats and it took about 15 minutes to get seated. Once we were seated, the server took another 15 to 29 minutes before she took our order (including coffee and tea). My friend had to get up and grab utensils and condiments for the table.
The couple next to up kept asking for coffee and decided to leave after about 15 minutes of asking.
I got the Cocoberry Platter with 3 eggs sausage, bacon and toast. I asked for an omelette and was given one with no cheese. My friend ordered the Cocoberry Waffle and her waffle was hard and cold. She had to request another one.
Overall the service was horrible and the food was pretty bland. I would recommend going elsewhere if you are extremely hungry and looking for a quick meal

Not sure if it was an off day or if this place is truly awful, but my entire experience at this establishment was terrible. I came with a group of 4 people and from the time we walked in to the time we walk out our service was horrible. First we waited 15 minutes to be seated. Partially because there weren’t any seats, but also because the table was left dirty for about 10 mins.
Second once we were seated we were not brought water or cutlery for 20 minutes. There were two waitresses on staff two cooks and a bus boy. So I understand things get busy but waiting twenty minutes to get water is crazy. The waitress took our drink and food order and after waiting about 8 minutes for our drinks — coffee and tea I got up and asked the bus boy. I also got the table sugar and cream since it was never brought to our table .
Having been a waitress before I am aware that brunch is a busy time but the staff clearly had no sense of urgency of efficiency. Food was brought be fore beverages. Condiments were not placed on table prior to food coming out. Water wasn’t given right away. Our waitress didn’t even ask how our food was.
Lastly when we went to pay at the counter, our waitress didn’t remember us and asked if we needed a table!!! After being there for about an hour our waitress did not remember that we already ate. SMH! never AGAIN

Wanted to give my review from a person who has worked for this owner. It has been a few years but if the owner is still a Guyanese Man then this is still relevant to anyone who wants to work for this man.
He will offer to pay you cash on an hourly basis but hold back 4 weeks worth of work and what your job description is to clean the washrooms, busing tables, make the caffeinated drinks (lattes, teas, coffees, etc), handle take out orders, and serving 26+ tables on your own. Might I add, if it gets busy, then you might have to help out with any deserts orders.
I was extremely over worked and my customers saw this, I would be hustling up and down the restaurant and since I was working for Tips, every single table was at risk for tips since I was spread out too thin. To top it off, I had to share my tips with everyone and the funny thing is, that everyone is just 1 person which is the owner himself. The way the tips are split is a percentage of my entire dollar amount that is swiped through my card. What I found unfair is that if I happen to take care of all the take out orders, it would be a percentage of those orders as well even though there were no tips (I never expected any take out clients to tip me since there was no service being offered)
If you are someone who wants to work for this owner, beware, he will try to cheat you and if you manage to let him hold 4 weeks pay over your head, he will leverage that to get what he wants from you.

Had breakfast here with the family. We wanted something quick and inexpensive. That’s what we got. It’s a no frills place. We all got bagels (no choice on them) which were ok. Bacon was good. Orange juice was bottled and just generic. The service was fine.
Overall, for a quick bite without breaking the bank, it’s fine. Just don’t have high expectations.

Loved it! Great food! Better than being at a touristy crowded hotel for breakfast! The waitress was nice. They even have mimosas!

Very disappointed in this place. I came here with my two friends to get breakfast. We didn’t even try the food and I can say I will never come back. The server basically told us to leave because «apparently «there is no space for table for three people. I generally, don’t mind giving this place another try since it was busy. But after the attitude we received from the server; I will not come back!

Short walk from the Westin, glad to find this all-​day breakfast café. The price was quite good considering its location. I ordered the Bagel Benedict (smoked salmon) but opted for English muffins instead. The fresh fruits were plenty in varieties, the meal itself was satisfying. The service was nice and speedy.

How is this place still in business?
I’ve eaten here a couple of times now and each time I wonder out loud as I leave, «Why did I go back there?!» My stomach screams at me and I spend the rest of my day regretting my decision to give this place another chance.
The most recent visit my husband and I decided to get a quick breakfast and purposefully order dishes that are difficult to screw up. Eggs, toast bacon and coffee.
Eggs had shells in them, bacon was super soggy (despite asking for crisp), toast was burnt on one side and they didn’t have butter. Coffee was horrible and even though we didn’t want any, we were never offered any top ups.
It’s my own fault for continuing to go back and continually being disappointed.

Wish I could give 0 stars. Probably should report to health department also. My take-​out coffee had a nickel in the bottom of the cup, which I only discovered after I had finished most of the coffee. Totally grossed me out.
Before the nickel incident, I was somewhat of a regular, and grudgingly would accept their horrible and slow service on a morning that I could afford to wait for a cooked breakfast.
They were continually understaffed, often with only one individual serving as cashier, waitress, and sometimes even cook so I heard from her.
I really hope that with the new development in the neighborhood, this place will get replaced with something more reputable in the near future.

Decent meal, good prices, especially given the surrounding high end area of hotels and Queens Quay.