Paul's Place Omelettery Restaurant

2211 Granville St.
Vancouver, BC V6H3G1
Tel: (604) 737-2857
Neighbourhood: South Granville
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Breakfast for lunch
By Sangster of Mexico (1 Review)
Submitted Friday, June 4, 2010 - 11:04pm

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.

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food is good , service is missing altogether
By breakyguy of kits vancouver (11 Reviews)
Submitted Friday, April 2, 2010 - 11:53am

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

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Nice brunch on a sunny day
By azn_msfyt of Delta (179 Reviews)
Submitted Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 12:57am

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!

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Smaller Servings
By zyzygyz of Shaughnessy (1 Review)
Submitted Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 2:05am

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.

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Delicious
By frantic_monster of Downtown Vancouver (10 Reviews)
Submitted Saturday, September 26, 2009 - 2:34am

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.

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Non greasy breakfast food
By poorstudent of Vancouver (23 Reviews)
Submitted Sunday, September 13, 2009 - 10:35pm

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

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omelette or crepe looking omelette
By explorer of North Vancouver (17 Reviews)
Submitted Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 4:14pm

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.

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Restaurant Makeover Vancouver edition?
By foodismylife of Vancouver (3 Reviews)
Submitted Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 8:16pm

As per one of the previous reviewer's review, it does look like Restaurant Makeover has come in to do a makeover. I haven't been here since last spring, and it looks like a new restaurant, very contemporary whereas it was hopelessly stuck in the 80's before.

When I was asking if Restaurant Makeover had come in (they hadn't), the server said that the restaurant has new owners and that they had the renos done. The place looks great! Apparently they will be opening in the evening for dinner soon, serving Greek food! Can't wait to try it, I love Greek!

My omelet was delicious and my friends enjoyed their breakfasts, didn't look like there was anything new on the menu other than fresh juices.

It was busy, as always, but it was only a 5 minute wait, service was friendly, and prompt.

Can't wait until it's open in the evening, to try the Greek food!

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Great breakfast place!
By adidaf of Richmond (64 Reviews)
Submitted Saturday, March 14, 2009 - 4:25pm

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.

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looking good
By roadcone of vancouver (1 Review)
Submitted Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 9:15am

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

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Our family loved it
By filmspot911 of vancouver (1 Review)
Submitted Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 5:33pm

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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Unimpressed
By plushpuppy of Kitsilano (4 Reviews)
Submitted Monday, April 28, 2008 - 10:31am

The service was lousy and the food was just so-so. The ran out of fruit and allegedly ran out of hashbrowns but could still make french fries.

The server was rude and not good at her job. I will never go here again.

My partner order a breakfast that came with a fruit cup and he had to ask for a substution instead of being offered one.

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Gone downhill....
By macutty of Vancouver (1 Review)
Submitted Thursday, April 3, 2008 - 12:04pm

I've been frequenting Paul's for more than 5 years and I must say things have seriously gone downhill. I believe that "Paul" has departed and the remaining staff really don't care like they used to. The staff seem to be made up of street kids or something trying to get a new start in life and the customer service skills leave much to be desired.

On my most recent visit I asked for change for the meter and was told to go around and park out back (the lot that's always full). When I stated I was in a hurry and just needed change they reluctantly gave in and nearly scolded me saying "next time park out back". As well I probably couldn't have paid my server to smile (tips are earned not entitled) and when I order my favorite, TOP Eggs as the special I specified a large orer (2 slices of bread) and was served a small only to be told after my food came that they dont do larges of the special (would have been nice if she told me that at the time of my order). They offerd to bring me a second for full price which would have meant a $17 breakfast so I switched my order to a Zimmer which came quickly, but was obviously slapped together by a bitter cook as I eat them regularly and this was not up to usual standards.

Another gripe: the kitchen refuses to alter any recipe's. I came regularly for the TOP eggs (tomatoe, onions, peppers on rye with cream cheese) which is very similar to the zimmer, but a couple years back they removed it from the menu and absolutely refuse to make it unless its on the specials board. Hey guys: the customer is always right, not your arrogant cooks. I could see if it was a cost thing, but the ingedients are the same as many other dishes, so it comes down to not caring what the customer wants.

In the end, I do go back because the food is great, they just need to fire most of the staff and replace them with people who posses customer service skills rather than street kids looking like they're still trying to kick their drug habits.

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do not go if you respect yourself
By ctnw of Vancouver (3 Reviews)
Submitted Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - 3:42am

This place has been for some reason overrated by locals.It does not live to your excpectations of what it claims itself to be.Very cheesy decor and the service is the worst part..Arrogant ,indifferent ,sloppy ,codescendent servers, and also you may note that all ppl that work there have something weird about them.Maybe that is why they appear arrogant or altogether indifferent.Sloppy service.Food is NOT what it claims to be. Many items are or smaller or overdone.Example:if you order breakfast potatoes will most probably be overdone to the point of being totally overfried.Often ppl have to wait to be seated.I wonder what makes this place so popular..You may get better value for your money at Joe's grill down West 4th ,they are awesome and servers actually behave like humans and not like weird aliens who just smoked some stuff before they went to work..and they do not look at you as some second sort of being
if you respect YOURSELF do not go to Paul's place,because it sucks.

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You'll regret it!
By eedee of Main, Vancouver (26 Reviews)
Submitted Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - 12:32am

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.

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What am I missing
By WillPost of vancouver (3 Reviews)
Submitted Sunday, December 2, 2007 - 10:52pm

Based on several postive reviews here and in the paper I've tried this place a few times. Maybe it's me but the food just isn't very good even the toast is sub-par and the coffee is worse. The decor is shabby and the service is indifferent at best. I won't be giving it any more tries. So for those of you regulars who are worried about being crowded out don't be, Honestly just about any greasy spoon in town is cheaper and better than this place and you won't have to line up.

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what the F!
By hungryforfood1125 of burnaby (1 Review)
Submitted Saturday, November 10, 2007 - 9:19pm

I was really excited to eat at the omlettry after hearing great reveiws from my friends. However, I went during prime breakfast hour, understandable that there was a wait. We put our names on the waiting list, but someone went in when they called our name and we didn't notice, so we let the hostess know and she said she would give us the next table that came up. Then, after calling in other names, i asked her about our table, she shrugged us off and pointed to a small cramped table. I didn't mind because i was hungry for tasty omlettes, and a table's a table. Since the whole ordeal took 30 minutes to seat us, i had to refill my parking meter. I left for ten minutes and came back hoping my friend had atleast placed our order, but he said no one helped him, he tired to wave someone over but the waiter refused and said he could only take one order at a time and took the table next to us order first (they had sat the same time as we did). By that point i was really appalled by their service and left. THE SERVICE IS BELOW poor. and from what I can see from the reveiws the food sucks too.

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Best Breakfast Lunch Place in town
By kemper of SoGra (6 Reviews)
Submitted Wednesday, November 7, 2007 - 9:13pm

This is the place for great breakfast and lunch. Good prices, consistent service, an expansive menu and the Ultimate Club Sandwich anywhere. Enjoy!

PS be prepared to wait in line on the weekends between 11 and 1

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A good neighbourhood breakfast joint
By americangraffiti of Vancouver (12 Reviews)
Submitted Saturday, November 3, 2007 - 5:38pm

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.

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6 of one, 1/2 Dozen of the Other
By Okaliswan of New Westminster (74 Reviews)
Submitted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 5:25pm

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.

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