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- Hours:
Mon-Fri 7 am - 3 pm
Sat-Sun 7 am - 4 pm
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Breakfast
- Alcohol:
- None
8 reviews for Galaxie Diner
All Reviews
Galaxie Diner
5/13/2010
Dear Galaxie Diner,
I miss you so much. Your ewy gewy melted goodness and unlimited hashbrowns. You were my best friend the 2 years i spent in Calgary. Could you please open one in Vancouver.. i will be an investor.
Best,
Vanessa
Galaxie Diner
7/20/2010
I'm gonna bullet point this little review.
- Went in for lunch today
- Barely anyone in there and the tables were all dirty
- Waitress looked annoyed when we tried to order food
- Ordered granola parfait, grilled ham and cheese and a milkshake
- The cook had to bring our food to the table, which arrived before our cutlery and our milkshake. Backwards, non? He thought so too.
- We ate the over priced food which was tasty
- The cook started giving the waitress shit right infront of us. Team Cook!
- Tallied up the bill which we figured was $30, left $35 and got up to go as waitress was MIA
- She told us to wait while she sprinted over and printed the bill - which came to $29. She counted the money we left and turned, looked me right in the eye and sneered at me.
I can take that $5 right back, you know missy.
That was the worst experience I've had there - but the dirty floors tell me that it probably won't get all that much better. Yummy milkshake though!
Galaxie Diner
8/19/2010
Such a good breakfast place. I've searched for something similar in Vancouver but nothing comes close. Retro cool with a menu to back it up. The Cody Scramble is my favorite. Damn, I miss this place.
Galaxie Diner
I was inspired to visit the Galaxie by my reading of James Martin's "Calgary: secrets of the city" (Arsenal Pulp Press, 1999). For whatever reason, I had envisioned a much larger place, especially to bring shelter during the colder times. However, it's not the biggest place. My local friend wisely advised me either get to the diner very early or after the breakfast rush (after 9am). So I made an easy walk from the downtown core (about a 20 min walk) to Galaxie, and found a place at the counter closest to the griddle where all the cooking action was happening--great spot for me! For my breakfast order, I had a veggie benedict, which consisted of spinach, roasted red peppers, sautèed mushrooms and onions, all served atop a grilled croissant with a great version of Hollandaise. Awesome variety of textures and flavors--you'd have to be a bottomless pit not to get filled up after one of these, especially because "bottomless hashbrowns" are served up with all breakfast items. And that's only one menu item--many others I'd like to try, both breakfast and lunch eats. The one item that really caught my eye is the apple pie shake; what a nod to something south of the (Canadian) border that sounds just so decadent and yummy. Just hoping to have more good eats at Galaxie again sooner than later!
Listed in: Good eats away from the bay
Galaxie Diner
1/31/2010
This is my favourite breakfast joint. Although I haven't been to many outside of walking distance.
Be braced for a line if you don't feel like getting up before 10.
TAKE CASH.
There were times when the line was too long and I kicked rocks on my way to another joint. I just had my mind set on one of their Calgary Sandwiches.
Galaxie Diner
10/29/2009
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The Galaxie diner has been around for more than 15 years and boasts the best breakfast and largest omelette in Calgary. Here you be accommodated and can get any ingredient you want in your omelette for just 14.25 dollars.
Redesigned as a good ol' fashioned 50s diner, each booth has an original 50s jukebox, with original 50s tunes. There are eggs any way you like them, bennys, pancakes, toast, I already mentioned omelettes. But how about that 2 double scooped malted ice cream milkshake for just 6.25?
And for the more culinary courageous, try the apple pie milkshake, a slice of American goodness in just 600 ounces, sounds like a whole pie.
Galaxie Diner
8/23/2008
The Galaxie Diner is a really cute and cozy retro diner. With only a handful of tables, (and thanks to its yummy menu and great prices), you'll most likely find a line up outside the diner on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Its location is great, just off of 17th Avenue (lots of great window shopping). I think it's a great place to take kids for lunch; the atmosphere is fun and interesting, and it's fun to watch the cooks flip the hashbrowns on the grill.
The only downsides I can think of are that it's cash only (not sure if it still is), and I've had blah service on one occasion.
Tips: They only seat you if everyone in your party is with you. Try the chocolate milkshake because it's awesome!
Galaxie Diner
10/5/2008
Galaxie Diner is a very cute retro place. It has a good selection of food for the breakfast menu. The food was ok... I didn't think it was great... It was solid but nothing gourmet. I had the montreal smoked meat eggs benny on a croissant. I wasn't too crazy about it. I'd be willing to go back and try something else on the menu. My friend had the traditional breakfast and I tasted some of the beef sausage. Again, I didn't care for it either. The service was very good. The servers were very attentive and kept coming over the refill the coffee. Definitely not as gourmet as Diner Deluxe though.
