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Hastings Snack Bar
Category: Restaurants Diners Diners [Edit]
5 Hastings AveToronto, ON M4L 2L1
Neighbourhood: Leslieville
(416) 466-0534
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 7 am - 1 pm
Sat 7 am - 12 pm
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
-
$
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
2 reviews for Hastings Snack Bar
2 reviews in English
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Review from Kelly A.
Toronto, ON
I must admit, I was a little disappointed, when, after reading Kat F's review, the owner asked me what I wanted. Eggs and bacon, of course! This place is a total throwback - the lunch counter conversation was all about how computers are taking over the world and how kids don't even know about typewriters. I guess working on a laptop while waiting might have flagged me. All in all, though, pretty welcoming and friendly.
Builders were popping in regularly for takeout fried egg sandwiches, so that's always an option if you're in a rush.
To the food - not the cheapest breakfast, but a good one. Eggs cooked perfectly, a big helping of peameal, potatoes, and toast. Coffee good, too. I hope you like milk in your coffee, because you'll get it without asking.
I wouldn't bring little-little kids here - all the seating is fixed stools with no back and no way to attach a high chair/booster without a visit to family services/ER in your future. -
Review from Kat F.
1/10/2010 4 photos
Come here for greasy, no frills, no banter diner breakfast. If you weren't reading this review you might never notice this place - it's on a side street in Leslieville and is barely perceivable on a neighbourhood stroll.
NOTES:
* As soon as you walk in and sit down, the owner starts making your breakfast. There is a menu, but no point in looking at it. Unless you state otherwise, you're getting two eggs (over easy), bacon, home fries and toast. So if you want to deviate from this, best get your words in within the 120 second timeframe between entering and sitting down on a barstool.
* This is a relic from the past - the decor hasn't been updated since it opened in 1946, and the owner/cook has maybe been working here just as long. There are about ten seats in the entire place and they're all at the counter, so this place is not good for groups.
* Note the hours - 7am to 1pm (sometimes earlier) weekdays only.
* I don't need to tell you that it's cash only, but you won't need much of it. Our breakfasts were $6 each. The cash register looked like it was from the 19th century, and it probably actually was.
