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Paddington's Pump
Category: Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Breakfast & Brunch
St. Lawrence Market93 Front St E
Toronto, ON M5E 0A2
Neighbourhoods: St. Lawrence, Downtown Core
(416) 368-6955
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for Paddington's Pump
12 reviews in English
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Review from Al M.
Toronto, ON
3/18/2012 1 Check-in Here
The Breakfast was good as always. Menu changed a bit, prices went up and you have to pay for a refill. 75 cents. I guess its the cost of doing business at the Market.
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Review from Curt M.
Toronto, ON
5/2/2012
I took my old skool Dad to an old skool diner for brunch. I had the big breakfast (eggs, sausages, bacon, home fries, pancakes, slice of tomato), and my Dad had eggs benedict. I was surprised when he ordered them that the waitress asked: "soft, medium, or firm?" Neither of us was expecting that in a no-frills diner.
The food was very good: I like my bacon to have a little bit of crispiness to it, so that was nice, plus the pancakes seemed to be a yummy 50/50 mix of white flour and whole wheat flour, and the whole meal was solid. The coffee is so-so, and they charge for a refill (I think it was 75cents). However, we needed to send out a Search and Rescue team, along with a couple of St. Bernards, just to find our waitress and get her to our to table so we could order those refills.
I'm a fan of salt-of-the-earth service at diners, but that's not the same thing as slow and unattentive. Unfortunately, the service wasn't great for a restaurant that was only three quarters full. It may have been a bad day, so I'll definitely give it another shot. And, even if the service isn't any better next time, I think the food is good enough to warrant an occasional visit. But if the service is better next time, I might end up a regular! -
Review from Brianna R.
Toronto, ON
4/2/2012 1 Check-in Here
I went here for breakfast and I ordered an omelette There were WAY too many onions in it and the swiss cheese left me with a very awful taste in my mouth. So much that I couldn't finish it and gave it to my boyfriend who had to lather it in Ketchup to mask the taste.
The homefries were either burnt or hardly cooked at all. I didn't eat those either.
And 2.75 for a very sour tasting freshly squeezed orange juice? Give me a break. I would of rather a Five Alive for 50 cents. I was most excited about the orange juice and it just was just as disappointing as the rest.
I will not be back. -
Review from Nick S.
7/26/2011 2 photos
Not a bad spot to grab a quick bite and enjoy the people watching at St. Lawrence Market. The prices are fair and the food is decent. It's not the best I've ever had but it's far from the worst.
I'd rate the club sandwich a solid B, maybe a B- since they throw some pickled coleslaw on the plate and it invades the bread with pickley-moistness before you can eat the second half. Not cool, coleslaw. -
Review from David M.
Toronto, ON
11/24/2010
A group of 6 of us ate breakfast here on a Monday at 9:30. None of us had the oink! One of my friends reported, however, that the regular bacon he had was the best of our weekly tour of 28 (so far) breakfast spots (greasy spoons or diners). So I guess that says something.
My eggs over easy were done right, the toast was a step up from brown Wonder bread, and the coffee was stock diner fare.
Our waitress (originally from Columbia) was sweet. A perfectly good breakfast, but nothing to write home about (except, perhaps, T's bacon).Listed in: Breakfast places
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Review from Julianna B.
Toronto, ON
5/5/2009
If you want your peameal bacon sandwich to come with a chair and a beer (and maybe the person you're with wants breakfast) you can do a lot worse than this eatery in the corner of the south St. Lawrence Market.
This place is basic, and all the more relaxing for it. Turn up, grab some chairs and a table, and pick something off the menu - but if you don't get the famous "oink on a kaiser", don't tell them I sent you. -
Review from Shari M.
Toronto, ON
11/14/2009
When I worked downtown, I would sometimes stroll over to the market at lunch and get peameal bacon on a bun from their take out counter. Back then (about 6/7 years ago) it was really good and you got a whack of peameal! Now, although it is good and you still get a fair portion, it is not as good or as big.
Even though there is always a lineup, I am tempted to try anther vendor to see what the competition has on the grill. -
Review from Phil M.
EAST YORK, ON
8/17/2010
I eat breakfast here regularly. Either the OINK (peameal on a bun) or the Breakfast On A Toasted Rye.
Family run, old skool place. This place gets very busy though. Inside there's a restaurant, and outside there's a fast food counter. Summer patio with beer. Best patio in the area. -
Review from Vik K.
Toronto, ON
8/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
I've been in the downtown core for a number of years, but have never tried the famous St Lawrence peameal sandwich...until now... it was amazing, had a cold pint of Organic to wash it down.
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Review from Valery C.
6/14/2010
On a recent visit to St Lawrence Market, a friend and I stopped by at Paddington's takeout counter to share their peameal bacon sandwich. Peameal, which I hadn't heard of before, seems to be variety of bacon with a specific preparation method and rolled in pea meal (possibly corn meal nowadays). Paddington's is on the second level, Front Street side, and has a restaurant area in addition to the takeout counter.
The peameal sandwich comes as several slices of peameal bacon on a basic roll, on which you ask them to add from a selection of toppings, including tomato, shredded lettuce, banana peppers, relish, ketchup and mustard. Overall, the bacon is good and the sandwich satisfying enough, but nothing special and I'd try another place next time. Bread didn't do much for the sandwich, might have improved it if toasted. -
Review from Daniel P.
Paddington Pump is a great little greasy spoon on the corner of a main road but that seems to still manage to be in a relatively quiet area. The food on offer is reasonably priced, tasty and served with sass and professionalism. I had the eggs benedict with home fries and it was one of the best brunches I'd had in a long while, and the freshly made iced tea was a nice change from the usual Nestea rubbish you get in most places. The cafe has a nice outside section with a few tables so you can people watch whilst having a bite or a local ale. Great stuff, would definitely come back next time I'm in Toronto.
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Review from cat k.
Scarborough, ON
3/20/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Great food and service.
