Phil’s Restaurants

Reviews

• Carl P.

  star star star star star 10 June 2026

  It is what it is and for that I give it 5 stars. If you want something other than a breakfast diner experience go elsewhere. Good value, hot fresh food, a full thermos of coffer and quick courteous service what else could one want for $17. I'll be back!

• Simon L.

  star star star star_border star_border 9 June 2026

  Phil's is exactly as the rating says: it's "A-OK". If you're looking to take your family out to get some decent breakfast in a retro environment, go to Phil's. If you're looking for really good food or a trendy location, I'd recommend probably looking somewhere else. But, like I said, everything was still good. This most recent visit, we were sat in the dining area on the right, which I much prefer to the larger, seemingly more outdated dining area on the left because I find that sound travels extremely well and, as Phil's is VERY family friendly, it can get quite loud with all of the children around.
  
  We got very good, friendly, and brisk service which, although it was nice to have, wasn't anything extraordinary. I tried the chicken and waffle and it ended up being extremely filling but not overly satisfying, and the gravy wasn't very well spread either: in some areas, it had made everything quite soggy whilst in others, everything was bone dry. The coffee was also good but not spectacular and overall, I was a bit disappointed by the food this time around, as it wasn't as good as the last time that I came in, even though it wasn't overly great, to begin with. Luckily, the friendly and homey feel of Phil's, as well as the good service that I received, made it so that the overall experience was still a positive one.

• Banafsheh A.

  star star star star star_border 8 June 2026

  Honestly my favorite breakfast place in town. Love their service, so accommodating! Their pancakes are the best!

• Makenna C.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  My family & I used to love going to Phil's on the weekend for brunch. Today 7/28/2019 at approximately 1:30pm I went to brunch with my mother & younger brother. Our waitress was very unprofessional & I had an experience so humiliating & infuriating that I will NEVER go back. I over heard our waitress (bleach blonde hair & eye lash extensions or fake eyelashes on) telling her co workers that she "didn't want to go back to the table because they were weird". Then she proceeded not to come back to our table, we waited so long my mother had to stand by the kitchen entrance to ask for a take out box & the bill. When we were waiting at the cash register to pay, once again ignoring us our serve just started clearing & setting the table. Another serve had to come over & assist us. On a $65 bill we left a $3 tip due to this. It is very sad how the whole experience was ruined by our rude server. I called to see if I could speak to a manager to leave a complaint but apparently there wasn't any managers working? How are you running a restaurant without having any managers on shift? Clearly the servers lack training & believe that they can do whatever they want because there's no managers. I'd like to see consequences because no one should be made to feel the way this server made my mother, younger brother & I feel. It's a servers job to create a great experience for customers no matter what their personal opinions are on who they are serving.

• Alicia C.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 15 May 2026

  I went to Phil's for lunch one weekend when visiting a friend in Calgary. I was told it was a hidden gem in Calgary. I hoped their food was better than their decor, but was a little disappointed. I had a waffle with strawberries and whipped cream. It was good, but there wasn't enough strawberries and whipped cream to spread around the whole waffle. I was, however, very impressed with the coffee. All Day Breakfast places (like Denny's and IHOP) usually have terrible coffee, but Phil's had great coffee. Unfortunately, the coffee was really the only good thing I can say about my one experience at Phil's.