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Sunrise Grill & Crepe
Categories: Restaurants Creperies Restaurants Breakfast & Brunch Creperies, Breakfast & Brunch [Edit]
417 Roncesvalles AveToronto, ON M6R 2N1
Neighbourhoods: High Park, Roncesvalles
(416) 516-5766
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 7 am - 4 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Brunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
16 reviews for Sunrise Grill & Crepe
16 reviews in English
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Review from K K.
Toronto, ON
2/21/2011
Okay, I loved this place! Just moved to the area, had some friends in town, so we walked over to Roncey on Sunday for brunch. We lucked out! The hardest part is figuring out what to order, and all of us struggled. In the end, each of us ordered something different and each of us walked out of there with a smile on our face.
I had the Spinach crepe with feta, which was delicious & came with a "mound" of freshly sliced fruit on the side. My bf had a fritata with italian sausage, which was a huge plate of food, and my other 2 friends had the waffle (w/cream, also came w/fruit) and huevos rancheros (spelling?). Thumbs up all around.
Outside of the entrees, we ordered coffee & bacon and I have to say they do not nickel & dime you on the sides, which was nice. Heads up on the coffee -- Ask for the Supreme b/c though the regular coffee is ok, this other version they had can only be described as an emotional experience...and I'm not even a coffee drinker.
If I had to raise a concern about something it might be that there are a lot of tables in there & while they're pretty decently spaced out, I imagine it could get loud. If you're looking for quiet, go at an off peak time or maybe ask to be in the room way in the back. We ended up sitting there & it was perfect.
Overall, great place, go check it out because there is something for everyone. I'll see you there, b/c I'm definitely going back... -
Review from Angela L.
4/27/2012
Sunrise feels like the happy medium between an IHOP and a mom and pop's. The decor and service are thoughtful. The menu is sizable. There is a wall mounted flat screen showing the menu's specialties on loop. Their food quality is consistent. It's never too busy, but also never too empty.
On my last visit, I had my usual eggs benny which was topped with dill hollandaise and sided with an especially colourful fruit salad. My brunch date also opted for his usual of three eggs with sausage and thick toast. Everything was good as we expected, but even better were our glasses of fresh orange juice.
Sunrise can be surprisingly busy on weekdays. I like how intimate the booths and tables are. Larger groups can join smaller tables together and strollers can be brought right up to the table side. -
Review from Mandy M.
Toronto, ON
12/13/2011
Went there as a group and it was super packed.
Big menu with lots of interesting combinations to choose from.
I had an amaretto french toast which was quite good and came with a lot of fruit. Others at my table had a delicious fresh squeezed orange juice. There was also an avocado omelet which was deemed 'okay'.
The service was just okay, but I would definitely go again just for that french toast! -
Review from Kim P.
Toronto, ON
11/5/2011
I keep trying this restaurant hoping it will be better than last time but no such luck. Food is good, lots of variety, but there are a few things that make me crazy in there....
The coffee is undrinkable, the milk & cream servers are terrible. (go, you'll see what I mean), and the waitresses don't seem to have their act together (another reviewer summed it up, too much 1/2 the time and ignoring you the other half)
Go for the food, avoid it for the service... -
Review from Keidi K.
When I was attempting to explain the awesomeness of this place to my Bf it went something like " it's a total breakfast experience, it's the only thing you look forward to on a Monday morning". Although my work week does not start on a Monday there is a sadness to losing the weekend that leaves you feeling blue.
Sunrise Grill has the cure, a cute atmosphere with lots of vintage ads on their walls and if you take one of the booths you can see the cook preparing your food. Then you get excited when you see he is making your order.
They have one of the best breakfast menus I've ever seen. It's the kind of breakfast I'd invest time in to make myself if I've been good. Amazing French toast, pancakes, crepes they even have poached eggs and huevos rancheros.
When they say mounts of fruit they really mean it, and you don't just get two slices of old orange, you get a whole lot of different array of fruits all fresh!!
It's a little out of my way but it's a great location and the service is just right. -
Review from shyni y.
6/19/2011 2 photos
I think Roncy has more restaurants per square km then any other neighbourhood and a great selection to choose from- which also hinders the decision making process as you humm and Haa over the choices.
This is a good little spot.
Service was interesting - I was feeling ignored than overly attended to, then ignored again.
The food was great - the menu made me feel less like a piglet as I found the 3 egg brunch choices hard to settle on and the ONE egg selection was just not enough. Apparently, people who come here, don't eat 2 eggs- which was fine by me.
I particularly enjoyed that you have a choice of getting salad or mounds of fresh fruit with your food- which was better than fries or salad in my mind.
The mound of fruit weren't stellar, which gave me the impression that the cheap fruit market in Roncy were not at par to the cheap fruit markets in the Annex, which sold delicious fruits ONLY. However, only the tropical fruits flopped and the melons and berries were fantastical.
All in all, good spot - I loved the seasoned home fries -- since the last few places didn't believe in seasoning. Great location too, by the the time you're done, you're so full that you need the walk to Film buff for dessert. -
Review from Christine H.
Toronto, ON
Great value, fantastic omelette combinations.
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Review from Emily T.
Toronto, ON
12/8/2008
DE-LISH! I am salivating just at the thought of their incredible breakfast menu! Why can't it be Saturday morning??!!!
Sunrise Grill is the quintessential brunch diner in lovely Roncesvalles Village. It's a quaint little place, perfect for a lazy weekend roll-outta-bed brunch. Their menu will please just about anyone. Omlettes for some, pancakes for another, fruit cups if you like, and wonderful, incredibly delicious French toast for ME! Yes, I have a thing for French toast (see: my love letter to Victory Cafe in earlier reviews).
The crowd is friendly and everyone is there to enjoy the great food and good prices. The food takes a while sometimes, but it is very much worth the wait. Not just a breakfast place, Sunrise also serves sandwiches, burgers, and the like and is a definite MUST if you are in the Roncesvalles area. The grilled-cheese is AWESOME.
Sunrise is open Monday-Sunday 7am-6 pm -
Review from Ange M.
Toronto, ON
7/19/2009
I love brunch. And then some. There are few other simple pleasures in life than waking up in the early afternoon, after a night of youthful folly and much wine consumption, safe in the knowledge that the current headache you're rocking will soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the healing powers of a soupbowl full of coffee and that midday saviour known as brunch.
Some people are all about the sweet at brunch, opting for french toast with fruit, caramelized pecans and that sort of thing, which while delicious I'm sure, has never tickled my fancy. I'm a total egg person, whether it takes the form of an omelette, eggs benny (hold the peameal) eggs florentine or croque madame (sans ham). I do like a good scrambled egg but it's one of those things that I can pretty easily throw together at home and therefore has less appeal.
Visiting this cute Roncesvalles breakfast haunt, I was pretty stoked to check out their omelette selection, and to Sunrise Grill's credit, they were indeed plentiful. Portebello mushrooms, smoked salmon and spinach were all well represented but I opted for the Avocado omelette, because, well, it's an avocado. To round out the meal, I decided on whole wheat toast and potatoes.
The service was passable but not excellent - our waitress seemed pretty stressed and even showed a little sass when we were asking for our bill. It was moderately busy, sure, but it's Sunday afternoon and you're a brunch place - that's the main idea.
When our food arrived, this giant plate was handed to me - fyi,the portions sizes are beyond generous if that's your thing - and my omelette looked more like a frittata than it should have. The Swiss cheese that one would expect to be cooked into the egg was sitting on top of one corner of the omelette, in no man's land, looking patently ridiculous and flimsy. A slice of Swiss cheese ON TOP of the omelette? Not for this girl. The avocadoes within were tasty, sure, but I like my omelettes fluffy and maintaining the golden-yellow eggy colour, not cooked to a deep sandy brown. As far as taste goes, it was just okay - not inedible but not memorable either and a lot greasier than I would have liked. The potatoes/home fries were again, passable, not seasoned with any sort of distinctive flavour or ingenuity.
The atmosphere was relaxed and inviting and they do have a small outdoor patio area but I can't really imagine why I'd visit this place again when I know that much better omelettes await elsewhere in the city. -
Review from Kat F.
6/12/2009 3 photos
The Amaretto French Toast tempted me. Oh, did it ever. "Amaretto soaked french toast with almond slivers and fresh strawberries." I don't know why I didn't order it, but instead I opted for the omelette special of the day ($9.25): Avocado, Tomato and Swiss Cheese with toast and "mounds" of fresh fruit. Sounds great, right?
It was really just OK. I like my omelettes to be more of a scramble, sort of loosely folded together with the vegetables still intact, but this was more like a quiche or a pie. Perfectly round with the vegetables baked in, and as for swiss cheese - it was just plopped on top in the centre of the circle, just hanging out. I had expected it to be dispersed through the omelette. Also, for some reason m omelette tasted oddly like pizza. Toast was stale and forgettable. Fruit was great - kiwi, strawberries, watermelon, pineapple and hard grapes.
An extra star for the supercute lefty server with the accent. Yum. -
Review from Matthew B.
Vancouver, BC
9/13/2009
Do any of you ever eat out alone?
I find there's a bit of a stigma about eating alone. Antisocial weirdo? Loser? Smelly guy? Or just someone who wants a quiet breakfast and isn't afraid of his own company?
My wife wasn't feeling well this Sunday morning, so she stayed home while I went out for a breakfast to Sunrise Grill. I know, I know. I'm a devil. But I brought her home something to eat.
In this case, I really just felt like having some eggs and espresso, and didn't need or want a companion. I took a good book with me, and sometimes that's all you need. Sometimes....
Anyone who has read my other reviews knows I'm having issues with the profusion of wasps swarming around almost every patio I sit on. They smell fear and are attracted to anything edible. So I've started opting to sit inside by default. Damn you CUPE!
I snagged a table with a buffer zone on each side. If only it would buffer out the noise!
I can read almost anywhere. Not always well. Not always productively. I find in front of the television is actually the best place. Otherwise in the bath, or on the subway during a long trip. I don't often read in restaurants. Especially at busy yuppie restaurants for Sunday brunch.
Bad plan. At the next table were two couples in their early thirties. Two loud couples each with their own restless infant children.
Perhaps I'm a bit jaded. People have to eat. But do they have to pontificate loudly while doing so? The screaming kids I can take. It's just blind noise. But there's nothing like hearing two loud women you don't know discussing food processors, moving into a new house, and a vast variety of boring subjects while you try to read quietly. The guys looked as miserable as I was. It was obvious that their wives were good friends, and they, in contrast, appeared to be merely along for the ride.
I know I'm a party-pooper. But sometimes you just need or want a quiet place. I don't mind people talking, but some people talk so loudly it's as if they need to be heard by the entire restaurant. When you're sitting 5 feet away and can indiscernibly hear every word they're saying - too loud.
After reading the same page what seemed like four times, I gave up and about that time my food arrived. It was excellent, by the way. I ordered a portabello mushroom omelette which also contained Swiss cheese, onions, and tomatoes. It came with competently prepared home fries and a few slices of orange.
I love the omelettes here. But I don't know if I can take the ambiance.
It occurred to me that a simple solution would be to sit families with kids in one section, and introverted singles in another. That way you can have loud with loud, quiet with quiet.
It really is so difficult to find a good restaurant in Toronto. So many choices, but nothing is ever quite perfect. For example, I love the food at Sunrise, but the business and loudness of the customers annoys me. Other places, I love the ambiance, but the food is rubbish.
Lesson to be learned? Never leave the house without your mp3 player. -
Review from J S.
Toronto, ON
3/12/2011
This is one of the places my partner and I take my parents to when they're in town - a place that isn't too adventurous but isn't a greasy spoon. Today I had the spinach crepe with swiss cheese, fried onions and walnuts, which was accompanied by their interpretation of a 'mound' of fruit: two slices of pineapple, a sliced strawberry, a slice of kiwi, two orange slices and maybe ten red grapes (The Beet's mound is bigger and looks like higher quality fruit). The crepe itself was quite tasty but very thin and I was still hungry for more.
Service can be hit or miss; today we had three different servers during our meal and one of them became a little annoyed when my mom asked for maple syrup, which didn't actually get to the table until she was almost two-thirds finished her french toast.
In short: not spectacular, but consistently gets the job done. -
Review from Irene K.
Toronto, ON
12/27/2010
Great breakfast spot. Typical diner, but with a much broader food selection. My favourite, Amaretto Sour French Toast, deliciously satisfying, covered with almonds and Swiss cheese, served with fresh fruit, yummy.
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Review from Jason S.
Toronto, ON
1/23/2011
We moved back to Toronto in October, and this place had quickly become a regular breakfast spot for us. The service had always been mediocre, but we loved the food and it was close to home. But our service on our last visit was so poor I really can't see us returning.
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Review from Keith M.
Toronto, ON
9/13/2009
Good, fresh food in a simple, charming atmosphere. The service was just a little slow, but the green eggs (thanks to spinach) and ham with sliced fresh fruit was perfect.
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Review from Christine L.
Toronto, ON
4/6/2011
An above average breakfast place - a great place for business meetings on weekdays. During the weekend it can be a bit crazy and uncomfortable because tables are close together and people are sitting on top of each other and the door... Love the fresh fruit and they have great coffee if you order their "turbo charged" variety...
