Cora

This place gets pretty crowded on weekends, but we only waited 5 mins to get a table for two once the cashier that was handling the list of guests waiting for a table turned around and noticed that 3 groups of people had walked in while she was busy staring at all the people that were already seated. I had the brunch burger and coffee.
The brunch burger is topped w/​a cheese omelet, bacon and hollandaise sauce and accompanied by some roasted potato wedges. The burger is a preformed patty that’s maybe half meat and half filler. It was dry and tasteless. The hollandaise was a little sweet and the cheese omelet seemed devoid of cheese and cheese flavor. Eating it was a bit messy and could’ve used an extra napkin or two, but since our waitress didn’t give us any or come around after the food was delivered, I had to make that one napkin stretch. All-​in-​all, it made me think I should’ve ordered the cherry pancakes instead.
The coffee was hot and bottomless, but you’ll need to flag down your waitress to get a refill since our waitress wasn’t in the habit of carrying the coffee carafes around refilling her customers cups and the other waitresses that did didn’t come near our table.
Service was friendly and satisfied the bare minimum required of servers.
Tl;dr: food and service are both «meh», but at least the coffee’s hot.

I’ve never been a big fan of Coras breakfast joints, because whichever location I go to, the food is always mediocre for the price you may. With expensive items, one always expects it to taste like it’s worth it. But at Coras, an omelette with fries and some fruit is nothing great, just really average to me. I find I could probably make myself better breakfasts at home (but I don’t because I’m lazy, and who has time to make themselves breakfast so early in the morning, anyways?) Their portions are also not as filling or large enough, compared to Panagios or Golden Griddle. Service at Coras is usually pretty good. The servers try their best, which I appreciate.

Pros: good food (Cora special), good service
Con: very busy Sunday morning long wait

This is one of those times I wish I had a split grade for service and for quality of food.
We arrived at 9:30 am on Sunday. A very busy time. There was a 10 minute wait to be seated. In hindsight I wish we had gone earlier, especially for a Sunday.
The hostess was very polite and seated us. However, our server was clearly rushed. We got a coffee that we had not ordered. Then again it did not show on my bill either
I ordered the breakfast burger and the wife ordered Eggs Benedict. The meal arrived 25 mins later. My burger was hot but the home fries were cold. My wife’s eggs and cheese had cooled and congealing.
I asked for a hot meal. 8 mins later she returns with our plates. The home fries were still cold. Our server said, «Is the meal, OK?» And before I could say anything. She said, «Fine» and walked away.
Both meals were tasty and the price was reasonable. They offer a lot of fruit meals, which I may consider if we arrive an a very busy time.
For me the food was: 4 stars
The service was: 2 stars

It’s a consistent breakfast chain that offers good food. It’s clean & the staff are generally kind. I always come here when I come back home to visit Ontario or Quebec.
This time I was disappointed. My staple here is getting a nutella raspberry crêpe, I felt like I was shanked when she told me that they no longer offer raspberry as a fruit option/​subsitute. So I had to go with my backup, a mushroom swiss omelette. The potatoes are either a hit or miss & they were perfect this time.
The prices are ok although I wish it was a little cheaper. I will be back but with much less enthusiam since they took my raspberries away.

The food isn’t bad.
If you have Celiac Disease and expect to be able to safely eat gluten-​free here, think again. They are quite clear that they don’t do much in the way of preventing cross-​contamination, and with a kitchen as busy as theirs how could they?
Your safest bet is to order an omlette and substitute the regular bread for **UNTOASTED** gluten-​free bread, or maybe try the fruit cup.

Went here for a late breakfast today. I’ve been looking for a breakfast restaurant in my area. The nice thing about Cora’s, is they are open until 3pm and offer plenty of healthy options. These healthy options come with a price though. For 2 people it came to $ 30. Kind of expensive for breakfast I think.
We ordered the Jo Construction and the Cora Special. Mine came with a crêpe. In the picture it looked like the crêpe had something in it. When I got my order, the crêpe did not have anything in it. The ham was great, but the bacon tasted like that ready-​made bacon you get at subway. I don’t care for it. Service was good. Fruit was fresh. I’d go back, but I’d order something else. I’m more interested in finding a family-​run breakfast restaurant.

Found a hair in my omelette, they took my plate away and asked me to get another meal. I was half full already.
They brought me the sausage wrapped in a crêpe. I didnt like that at all very bland and taste like cardboard. Expensive for what it is too, wish i sticked to omelette

One of my favourite places in Scarborough for breakfast or brunch. Earlier the better especially on weekends and holidays.
The crêpe omelette is my usual, particularly because of the hollandaise sauce and a generous serving of fruit. Definitely enough to fill you for a good part of the day. Prices are also reasonable but definitely a level up from say Markham Station or Panagios which are also good options.
Will definitely be coming back.

Service was great, staff was incredibly nice, and the restaurant had a comfortable, friendly ambience. The 3 stars are just because my food was a tad bit average.
I had the Cora’s special and I wasn’t too much of a fan of the potatoes and the crêpe with ham in my meal. I’m usually not that picky but I guess it was too much salt for me to handle. Plus I probably could’ve enjoyed it more if I wasn’t too busy envying my friend and her strawberry waffle in front of me. It looked awesome!
All of their food is very appealing, which is of course a great plus to any place. I’d definitely come back again but will be sure to avoid the salty stuff.

The breakfast items here are amazing! However, sometimes I wish they just had basic pancakes or waffles. Maybe that’s the southerner in me talking?
Either way, they give you a great big helping of fruit that is delicious of course! It’s a mixture of grapes, sliced apples, honeydew and bananas from what I can remember. I ordered the panini and it was very good. I can’t wait to come back and try the other items on the menu.
Beware though: lineups are outside the door on the weekend so come early and prepared!

It’s always a good breakfast. Can’t ask for much better. Their price range also is pretty competitive with any other breakfast place.
The presentations of their food is always very pretty, and they offer a variety of spreads for your toast that comes with your meal.

They are good. Second time there but will continue to go just for the food.
Note: Staff make you wait and keep informing you with sarcasm thinking its cool but it is not.

Just wish the tables weren’t so darn close to each other as one time I ran into an unexpected duo of people who I’m not too fond of and that was a bit awkward that I had to be seated at the table right next to them and listen to their conversation but anyhow, I will say that staff is pretty friendly and welcoming. The food portions are always more than enough even for take away option and I also love how they give you a hefty serving of fruits since other breakfast places I’ve been to — it comes as a side with an extra charge. Womp womp.
I would say this location gets pretty busy and packed as it is the only Cora’s in Scarborough so the next breakfast option near would probably be the Starbucks next door. The plaza it’s located in has a Winner’s and a World Gym, Princess Auto, Montana’s and a Faith trinket store. On the opposing side going South on McCowan, is Scarborough Town Center so it’s fairly close to shopping, the movies, the gym (a YMCA behind STC) and having something to do at least.
Anyway I probably may come back but maybe when I’m starving or have the munchies for what seems like 4 times the servings that I normally eat!

I’ve been to several Cora’s before, I find this location is quite consistent. You don’t have to wait too long after ordering your food, fruits are freshly cut, everything came out hot and toasty. Beware of long line ups during weekends though. Although there’s so many tables available, turn over rates are SLOWW. Servers all look like their taking their sweet time while there’s 9999 people waiting in line.

Fantastic Staff.
Great Food.
Awesome Atmosphere.
I’ve always loved going to Cora’s. They have a great selection of breakfast foods. It ranges from eggs, crepes, French toast, pancakes, oatmeal, fresh fruit and etc. I have tried practically every dish they have at Cora’s and each one is superb! Their dishes are always made fresh for you and the wait is never too long. It is never a disappointment!

Really enjoy this place — most plates on the menu are packed to the brim with an overload of fruit in addition to the generous mains. It’s on the more pricy side for breakfast, though you definitely get what you paid for. On the most recent visit, I had the panini wrap with a filling of egg, cheese and bacon. I ended up taking half of the hefty portion home for a late afternoon snack.
The queue on the weekends tend to be long, but if you are willing to go around one pm, it moves fairly quickly. Plenty of parking in this random plaza just off of the 401.

I went in for breakfast one rainy morning with my husband and we got seated without a wait. The place was decorated well and it felt like an upscale I-​hop.
It looked like a place that offered quite a bit of fruit options but my we decided to go with egg options. My husband spinach and cheddar omelette and I got the Theo’s option of the egg, potato grateau. I enjoyed the meal but it was quite cheesy and I got filled very quickly.
Overall, I really enjoyed it and I would be back. I would have given it a 5 star but it more on the expensive site so I knocked off a star. I would still recommend it and I would be back on another day to indulge.

I have been here many times and Cora’s is still my favorite breakfast place!
What I really like here is the selection I boast that I have tried everything on the menu because I have, I especially like the thin pancakes here; they are almost like crepes. The smoothies are good and so is the freshly squeezed oranges juice; it has a nice squeezed taste. The fruits that come with the meal are always fresh and delicious.
Every time I come here there is a line up, but what’s nice about that is that you can eat the fruits hanging on the side; provided no one is looking of course ;)

Good heart omelette only for a limited time. So going to try it out, and it’s awesome. Not only that, considering that the place was practically packed, the service was impecable.
I think this is different than the other Cora locations because the others didn’t have a service this efficient, I didn’t even have to ask for the refill for the coffee, they notice it when it is done and ask.
As for the meal, I decided to forgo the menu and just order the thing that was on display in my place mat, which was the Good Heart Omelette for $ 9.95 + taxes and tip with coffee goes to about $ 16.
It was an interesting mix, but it came out so well. It had a savoury portion which is composed of an egg white omelette with spinach and cottage cheese. Never had cottage cheese in an omelette before let alone an all egg white omelette, or even spinach with the omelette, but that combination was awesome.
On the other half of the plate was a bunch of fruits. I was a bit turned off when I saw the kiwi at first, but I was surprised how sweet the kiwi was and it wasn’t «biting» like the stuff I get from Foody Mart. It had other fruits like grapes, pineapple and strawberry.
It also came with toast, I ordered brown just to be in between white and whole wheat. It was pre-​buttered and they provided me with a choice of jams. I used the Strawberry and Blueberry. Normally I just stick with Strawberry, but their blueberry jam tasted better. It was less sugary. The only problem with the blueberry is it is runnier than the other jams so you have to keep the bread close otherwise you’d make a mess (like I did).
In the end I didn’t feel excessively full, which is the way I like it. The food was just in the right amount for me. However, I didn’t want to push it by getting my usual desserts there.
I’ll probably go again (though to another branch since this is out of my way) sometime this week.