Hi Welcome to Grub Ahoy! I realized like a lot of other people, I eat out at a ton of places. So i figured why not start my own food blog to review restaurants and discuss the foods I enjoy. I love my food as much as the next person and I'm always on the look out for the newest joint to dine at. Hopefully by sharing my experiences with others they can find places to try as well and join in on the feastivities.

Today my friends and I went out for our semi-regular weekend brunch jaunt. A friend wanted to head to John's Place, which I have tried before. John's place has been in Victoria for quite some time. Over 20 years if I'm correct. It's one of those places that will always be packed and have lineups. We got there around 12:30-1ish and we waited a good 10-15 minutes. While waiting I scanned the numerous pictures of various customers and famous people who have dined at John's Place that cover all the walls.

I have to say I enjoyed my time and food at John's Place. It has such a lively atmosphere with servers running around and crowded tables enjoying a good conversation. I best know John's Place for their breakfast type foods even though they're open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I've only eaten lunch there on one occasion, the other time's being breakfast. The breakfast menu had a good variety from benny's to waffles to customizable omelets. They also have daily species, which we all ordered from. My friend got the Strawberry and Banana Waffle for $7.95 which was a good size. It came with whipped cream and good amount of fruit topping.



Another got the British Banger Benny, which came with home fries. Their Bennys have the option of being on bagel, english muffin, or corn bread (as seen below). All for $10.95.


I was tempted and had to get the Cinnamon Bun French Toast. It was extremely sweet with the cream cheese syrup. I have a pretty major sweet tooth and even this dish was boarderline too sweet for me. It came with a Cinnamon Bun dipped in creamy vanilla egg batter and a slice of cinnamon toast. After the meal I felt like I had enough sugar for a month. $7.95


The prices are very reasonable for the portions and quality of food you get. The service was a tad bit slow but they were extremely busy and kept up very well in that aspect. Next time I'll have to try their pies that are in a case at the front of the restaurant. They look amazing!


Rating: 4 food comas out of 5
John's Place is a great family style restaurant for any time of the day. Just be ready to line up!

723 Pandora Avenue
Victoria, BC V8W 1N9
(250) 389-0711
http://www.johnsplace.ca/