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If you like omelettes, Paul's is the place for you. Choose from one of their eight signature creations or create your own.
Food: had an omelette (forget its name) with spinach, sausage and feta cheese while my partner had the huevos rancheros. My omelette was blah and bland while the huevos rancheros was delicious - would probably order it myself next time.
Service: Prompt and courteous but I've had better.
Value: Drinks were expensive but the meals were not bad - average for breakfast/brunch.
Ambiance: warm and inviting with comfy banquettes - definitely a place to take your time and enjoy your meal.
Overall, would return if I were in the area and wanted breakfast/brunch but I wouldn't go out of my way or go a distance to come here to eat as there are so many other greasy spoons around. Bon appetite!
We have had brunch here many times. Sometimes it has been great both in food quality and service and other times there have been less than positive experiences. This is not gourmet food-it is basic "your local diner" food with usually friendly service. So, for a casual relaxed breakfast or sandwich lunch, it is fine if you are in the area. The last time we were in we were a little disconcerted to note they now expect you to pay the tip percentage on top of the HST. this does not make sense to us and as we pretty much always tip 20% it seems a little unfriendly to ask for 20% on top of the tax. The service and the tax are not related. One is mandatory and the other is based on how the work gets done. You should let the customer make the decision, not set up the bill to try to make one feel guilty if they don't want to pay your tip on top of a tax.
Visited Paul's Place after a coworker raved about it. We went to Paul's Place for lunch on a weekday, and I loved the modern-but-not-pretentious decor. Ordered the corned beef hash and it was nicely done - topped with melting cheese and mixed with diced tomatoes, bacon, and caramelized onion. Our coffee cups were never empty, our attentive waitress just kept refilling it with hot coffee! Food came very quickly and we made it back to the office within an hour. I'm a big brunch person and had been to most significant brunch spots in Vancouver, and Paul's Place stands out as one of the bests along with Abigail's Party and Jethro's.
Highly recommended!
It was a bus driver that told us to go here for breakfast, thank you bus driver. Had the corned beef hash with the hot hot sauce. I definately did not leave hungry. The restaurant wasn't very big and it was very busy, everybody was hustling around. It was super and I'll be back.
Food: had poached eggs, toast, pan fries. Poached eggs done perfectly. Pan fries were cubes of potatoes, not greasy which was good. Toast and jam were ordinary. Friends had their porridge (looked really good, big portion too), omlette, and eggs benny (were reported to be delicious as well). Liked how all the egg dishes also came with a piece of orange and grapefruit, very refreshing.
Service: coffee always filled, waitress made a mistake on my order, realized when she brought it to the table and had it corrected right away. Seems like a lot of regulars come here because saw one of the employees (owner?) strike up conversations and gave out hugs to customers, which was nice (like going-to-a-place-where-everybody-knows-your-name kind of nice).
Value: for the quality and quantity of food and for the service, this place is great value!
Ambiance: modern looking, clean, basic colours and lines.
Wish I lived close enough to be able to come here again and avoid the lineup.
I would say, it is more of a crepe than an omelette. My "omelette" is more cooked than my friend's, so we swapped plate. The food is decent, with melted cheese, pepper, onion, you know, the usual combo. On the side of the dish, there are 2 slices of multigrain bread (cut into 4 half slices), a little bit of jam, and thinly sliced orange as garnish. $10.
The service was good though. Once I sat down, coffee was served, and they do refill. $2. The place is nice and quiet.
Second visit to this "omelettery". Ordered the lunch special: cajun chicken wrap with Caeser salad $8.95. The service was good, all the right steps at all the right times, and polite. Wrap was OK after adding salt and hot sauce, salad was fresh but coated with a sheen of tasteless dressing obviously designed for those who don't want to smell of garlic after lunch (hint, if you don't want to smell of garlic, don't order Caeser salad). I left totally unimpressed, in the sense that it left no impression. Bland review, I know, but in keeping with this place. Don't bother, or do: It won't matter.
We came in Labour Day morning, and they were one of the few places open at 7. The atmosphere was fresh and neat, and our server was quite attentive. The only complaint was that they didn't come to our table enough after our food came. I would've liked my water refilled, or to catch a server's attention for the bill when we were done our meal. Nevertheless, I enjoyed my visit to Paul's Place. My scrambled eggs with broccoli came on warmed english muffins and covered with cheddar. Very delicious. The fruit cup was alright. Quite healthy compared to my normal breakfast nook of Bon's off Broadway. $8
We went there on Friday morning past 9 am and the place was not at all crowded. The service was prompt. I ordered Huevos Ranchero (poached eggs w panfries on tortilla);my husband, Meatlover's omellette. He found the omellette flavourful but greasy. If they removed excess oil from the cooked meat, it would have been better. Luckily my meal was excellent. Lots of flavour and the crispy toasted tortilla added interesting texture. The server came and refilled our coffee many times. Very attentive (it may not happen when the place is packed on regular weekend). If you like it spicy, don't miss their hot sauces. The light coloured one is the hot one - be careful, it could burn your tongue. Paul's Place is definitely a solid breakfast institution - you will leave full and satisfied.
I went here once. The omelets are very tasty and the quality of food and ingredients are high. The service was very good and everything was very clean. I also like the ambiance of the place. The only drawback was the portion of the food, not very bad but not the biggest portion out there. definitely will come back.
Went to pauls last weekend and each time we go the service gets worse. The place is packed and we waited 15 minutes to get in, no problem.... while waiting the three servers just stand by the stairs and talked to each other about nothing... 30 people waiting to sit and a full restaurant and they had nothing to do, finally the owner or manager came by and had to ask them to ring up some bills...
table service is really lacking, atmosphere is only good cause the place is packed. food is a bit above average but the service is so bad you'd be better off walking to the kitchen yourself.
so many other good places to go i wouldnt bother with this one again
Fairly priced, solid food with a few dishes a wee bit out of the ordinary for breakfast. I love the huevos rancheros, veggie scramble (eggs, potatoes, roasted corn, onions, zuchini, cheddar and edam cheeses) and turkey sausage. The standard breakfast fare is here as well.
I also like the fact they open 7am, 7 days a week while many other places open at 8am, a bit late for me when I want to get an earlier start on the day.
One thing I don't like, and it is a shame for a place serving breakfast, is the weak coffee.
I have been here twice and have given it its final chance. The decor is cheesy, (fake plants - gag) the music is beyond awful and impossible to ignore, the service is sloppy and slow and most importantly, the food is awful! I had the eggs benedict and the coagulated hollandaise definitely came from a package. Actually, I think they said it was a cheese sauce, which is not what eggs benny should have. After waiting for the server to bring hot sauce, I got up and got it myself. My husband also wasn't happy with his food. Don't waste your time or money.
We go to Paul's at least a couple of times a months, so I managed to sample parts of their menu. The advice - stick to the omelettes.
Omelettes are generally very well done. The 1306 (mushroom) is very good and so is the Meatlovers.
I also had Corn Beef Hash 3 or 4 times and it tends to vary greatly. When it's cooked well, it is very good, but when it's not, it is very bland and tastes undercooked.
Their version of Monte Cristo sandwich is horrible. They should really pay people to eat that.
Service-wise it's OK. It is a simple place, so nobody is going to come rushing to light a cigarette when you pull it out. Not that I smoke or they allow smoking.
Ambiance-wise - we saw Matthew Perry there once. Everyone was sitting there with funny faces trying to show that they always had their scrambled eggs with celebrities on a side. So the ambiance was nice :)
To sum it up - if you haven't been there and consider going, go. Better than IHOP, DeDutch & Co., but it ain't Parkside either.
I live near Paul's Place, so I enjoy going here for breakfast; if I lived further away I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here. I used to have the omelettes fairly often, but I got tired of the cream cheese included as one of the "cheeses" in the omelettes. I have since started ordering the two egg breakfast, which is a great deal. I love the homemade berry compote that comes with the toast. The service is always friendly, which keeps me coming back.
Whenever we go into Vancouver, we make a point of going to Paul's Place Omelettery for the 1306 Shitake (mushroom) omelette. Try it with a bit of mild or hot sauce. It's to die for. We try to get to this restaurant at least every three months but found our service this time to be extremely slow. Even though the omelette is delicious, if we were in a hurry, I would certainly think twice about going there. We haven't tried the other foods since we go there specifically for the 1306 shitake omelette.
I was here back in March after a 24-hour fast. The service, the portions, and the quality of the food were outstanding. Went back in June after their change in management, and the omelette was conspicuosly smaller, the coffee refills were down to one, the service was a bit more lax, and the waitress a bit more matter-of-fact.
Still great ambiance, great background music (mostly 60's pop during my last visit, but there was lots of edgy stuff from the same era, so why not throw it in sometimes), and the 'girls' seemed to be enjoying their work.
Don't self-destruct by getting chintzy on the portions. People DO notice, and they WILL stop coming. It's a classic case of being penny wise and pound foolish. Stick with what made you successful in the first place.
Your customers are not stupid. They really do notice when the sizzle has replaced the steak. Numbers 1 and 2 in your mission statement should read:
1. Respect the Customer
2. Give the Customer what he / she wants, not as little as you think you can get away with.
This is my 4th or so time at Paul's place. I must say they have been quite consistent based on my experience. Food and service are definitely solid and the ambience is something very comforting. I ordered the 1306 and it was pretty good. I don't know if I can rate any of these breakfast/brunch places as outstanding though - so something 'solid' is considered quite decent from my perspective. Anyway, I've never been dissapointed in Paul's place. Coffee and breakfast, can't go wrong :p
It had been over a year since I was last in for lunch at Paul's Omelettery and wow, it's like one of those shows came in and did a makeover. It's not over the top but so much cleaner and the staff even seems much happier. I was craving the chorizo omelette and it was great. It's looking good for the Omelettery and I'll be back soon
After having breakfast at Paul's Place, I felt it was great. Our waiter mentioned that they were going to be doing a few renovations over the next few months. I hope they leave the breakfast menu alone, it looked great. Our waiter was a charmer and he made our morning. I had the corned beef hash and I was stuffed. Perhaps next time I'll even try something different.
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