Ben & Florentine

Amazing breakfast! Loved the potato pancakes, waffles and eggs Benedict! Great service from Charlene!

Excellent breakfast spot. Clean, great service and the best menu options ever. Definitely gonna visit again.

I got the Lox, basically Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon.
It was good, tasty. I like the smoked salmon on my benedict and the saltiness of it was like having bacon. I also upgraded to the potato pancakes for extra $ 2.25.
The server that we had regularly checked up on us despite the busy Sunday brunch. I appreciated that. I say negative points on my dirty knife, but it happens, not a biggie. I only gave it a 3 star was because it wasn’t something oh so extraordinary, for the price we paid. I say this place should be $$$. We paid over $ 60 for 2 plates, a small glass of smoothie and a hot chocolate. The smoothie was pretty small, probably a cup. This experience is insanely expensive for a breakfast meal IMO. For what it is, the food experience is not something memorable enough to spend that much on it.
It’s not that it’s a bad restaurant, but I don’t recommend it. I mean if you’re rolling in bills and feel like grabbing brunch, sure. If you’re watching where your money is going, don’t bother with this place.

Breakfast/​Brunch!
This place is located in a very nice area close to the lake in Oakville. The restaurant is clean and gets very busy so there might be a wait.
The food here is amazing. We have gone with friends each time and everyone really enjoys the atmosphere and the food. There is proper seating and the place looks more upscale-​ish than other brunch places. The service is great and friendly as well.

Made a stop in Oakville and decided to visit this restaurant because of the good rating on Unilocal!I went here with my girlfriend and we were seated tucked away in the back, next to the bathroom when there were clearly more than a few open tables near the front by the window set up for 2.
We ordered the Two eggs etc. and the True blue breakfasts, they were both good. My girlfriend really liked the home fries. After we finished eating it was difficult to get any attention from the staff after being shafted to the back.
Suggestion for the owners: if you’re going to use that space in the back put another table or two so that the patrons don’t feel secluded from everyone else and unwelcomed.

Excellent brunch spot in Oakville! Very extensive menu. They have something for everyone. I know I’ll definitely be returning to try more dishes. This time, I had the chorizo skillet. It was good, not great, but good enough to bring me back.

We returned to Ben & Florentine today and felt compelled to down grade our original rating. Returning 11 months after our first visit and initial rating, we have found that the quality, quantity and service have all slipped. The prices, relative to the value for the portions and quality are not justified. It seems that everything is an extra charge. There also lacks a sense of urgency not only to seat people but also to serve and deliver food.
These are our tips for the owners…
1) include coffee with the breakfasts. You can keep all prices the same and including bottomless coffee will go a long way. Coffee costs next to nothing so it’s an easy answer to the high prices
2). Increase the urgency when it comes to clearing tables. As soon as a table clears, get staff on it right away and with more jump in their step. You’ll be able to seat people faster. Roll cutlery in napkins so that it’s ready to go as oppose to setting out each place sitting individually each time. Your table clearly and setting process needs review —
3). Coffee top up should never have to be requested. Have someone dedicated to filling up cups so that your clients never have to ask
4). Put ketchup bottles on every single table. No excuses
5). Bring all meals out at one time. Ensure the customer has everything before moving on to serve another table. There is nothing worse than sitting looking at your food getting cold because something is missing or the other person your with has not received their’s yet
6). Move the juicing machine to the back of the kitchen. We sat at the table directly next to the juicer and every time it fired up, we had to stop our conversation or yell across the table. Super annoying!
7). Take a good look at the portions and presentation of what you’re serving. When we came the first time, the presentation and portion size warranted the price. This has slipped.
All in all, we are now on the hunt for a new breakfast place. We simply cannot justify paying the higher prices relative to the experience, quality and portion size.

Five stars for this little gem! I am NOT a breakfast person (heresy, I know), so usually when I’m travelling, I will have «breakfast» at 10:30 or 11:00 so I can have lunch food as my first meal of the day. But I showed up at Ben and Florentine at 7:00 on a Sunday morning, not expecting much, and was pleasantly surprised. They blew me out of the park! This is one of the only places I’ve ever been that makes me crave more breakfast food.
I ordered sausages wrapped in crepes with real maple syrup, with hash browns and fresh fruit on the side, and my meal was delicious! The sausage was perfectly cooked and the crepes were fluffy and slightly sweet, and the maple syrup just sealed the deal. Real maple syrup!!! It’s $ 1 extra, but totally worth it. The hash browns were also great, and the mountain of fruit was HUGE. I couldn’t finish the whole meal… there were three crepes, plus all that fruit and those hash browns, so come hungry. All in all, a great experience!

I am really giving this place a 3.5 stars.
Came here with a friend for brunch as it wasn’t to far from the where we were and it had great a great rating.
Food:
Let me start with the food. I had the bacon and apple grilled cheese with home fries and a Nutella and banana sandwich on my the side and my friend had the classic egg benedict. The food was good and the portions weren’t overwhelming as you have at other brunch places. everything tasted really good and came out warm. The Nutella and banana sandwich brought me back to my childhood as it was exactly how my mother used to make it for me.
Service:
Alright now on to the service. We were able to get a table pretty quickly because we were only 2 people. If you are going with 3 or more people except a 20 – 30 minute way especially on Sunday’s. Some of the staff were really young there and inexperienced so they forgot a couple things. Also I tried to order an additional meal off of the children’s menu with my main course but they wouldn’t let me and made me order it in pieces which was slightly more expensive.
Overall the experience was good but not amazing. I might try the place again but I will wait a while before I do.

What a great place for brunch! I’ve been here twice. Both times the customer service is on point. The people are so kind and lovely. Off to a great start!
So before I start talking about my meal, I should mention that I hate eggs. Yes, this is a review for a delicious breakfast place. So I tend to really like places that have non-​egg options on their menu. Ok end of disclosure.
The food… I assume everything must be delicious. I’ve had two items on their menu: the banana Nutella pancakes (Ahhhmazing!!!) and the spinach and cheese crêpe. Depending on what you’re in the mood for, both were fantastic. If you like your sweets, try the banana Nutella pancakes. I’m drooling just thinking about them again. I think I might actually go back for breakfast this weekend now that I think about those damn delicious pancakes. If you don’t have a huge sweet tooth and don’t feel like eggs, try the spinach and cheese crêpe. It’s very good. The ratio of spinach to cheese is just right. The crêpe is perfectly crispy (no sogginess like I’ve experienced with spinach crepes at other places).
My Husband had the fusion scrambler and the veggie skillet. He loved them. He liked the way the eggs were done and enjoyed the potato hash.
Coffee isn’t fantastic, but really, don’t fill your belly with liquids– eat the food! It’s great :)

I have to say this is a good place for eggs Benedict. They have good options and the price is fair. I had the Lox, which is the eggs Benedict with smoked salmon. There was one group ahead of me, but the wait was still long for a seat. This is a busy place so you’ll need to be patient.

A really bad, overpriced chain restaurant. Very crowded on the weekends (it shouldn’t be). The pictures Unilocalers have uploaded are quite representative of the food quality… look at that slop of hollandaise sauce, it’s so goopy! And not in the Gwyneth Paltrow way.

Had brunch here after a race. The venue was full but we were seated in decent time. Very friendly staff, always checking in on us (we had Ana as our waitress, great service).
We both ordered a pancake plate and got more than our money’s worth with the portions. I can’t eat creams so the staff adjusted my plate without problems.

Been waiting to try this place for a while, came on a Saturday morning expecting it to be packed but it was quite nice and wasn’t so packed. We were at a down right away and given the menus, so many great options to choose from! Our waitress came right away, very nice and friendly.
I personally ordered the Lox Benedict because it combined 2 of my favourite things; smoked salmon & eggs florentine — while my friend order the Brie and something Benedict.
while waiting for the food, we got coffee, a bit overpriced for the taste but it was unlimited.
It took a while for the food to come out by was definitely worth the wait. The quality was amazing. I’ve never had such good hollandaise sauce. And The combination with the smoked salmon was smoothing different but good!
However, I was quite upset that they didn’t have a small cupcake or muffin to sing my friend a happy birthday or even a scoop of ice cream to blow a candle on.

The breakfast menu has a wide selection to choose from, so don’t get overly intimidated when you see the menu, as I wanted to try everything on there, but I am sure it will take a few more visits. They add a extra to nearly all the dishes that left the kitchen that I saw and the one dish I went for was the «chorizo eggs Benedict» and that was delicious every bite of the way I also had an cappuccino which wasn’t hand made but done by the «nesspresso», which I am not a fan of, and it was expensive for that little cappuccino.
The home fries were so-​so and I had better. The «old fashion skillets», I also got to try and that was pretty good, maybe a bit too much on the oily side but that didn’t really hurt the dish that much.
The service was attentive and friendly and made you feel like you’re at home. I would definitely go again but for a special occasion as it can be a bit more expensive for breakfast in comparison to other breakfast places.

Decided to bike to downtown Oakville and enjoy breakfast on a beautiful Sunday morning. There was a bike locking stand by the side so it was meant to be!
First time here! Service is friendly and prompt. We ordered juice and coffee and the breakfast club and vegetarian scramblerz (that’s not the name but it’s all veg).
Great variety on the menu to please kids and adults alike.
Food came out pretty quick. It was all tasty and good value for what you pay. Did I mention that service is friendly? Really nice and so rare these days…

We were driving around looking for a breakfast restaurant, when we came across this spot. We hadn’t heard anything about it, but noticed it had good reviews on Unilocal,so we figured we’d give it a try.
The restaurant is very big and bright. We visited on Easter Monday and I think they were surprised by the number of customers, so they were a bit understaffed. We stood and waited for a few minutes while someone cleaned a table for us.
We were impressed with the variety of dishes offered as the menu is quite extensive. We both ordered the same breakfast ‘Big Ben’, which was 2 eggs, bacon, ham and sausages. It came with toast (we declined), home fries and homemade applesauce.
We both enjoyed it and the portions were enormous. There’s no way we could have eaten toast as well.
There are quite a few gluten-​free items on offer which we will try on a future visit. They have 7 variations of eggs Benedict, crepes, french toast, pancakes, waffles, sandwiches, salads and a few skillet meals. And they have a children’s menu and a dessert menu. They also offer a large array of beverages, including smoothies and specialty coffees.
We will definitely be back.

Excellent food. Would go there more if it wasnt so far. Cant wait for them to come to mississauga.
Love the bene and skillets. Great menu excellent food service needs improvement too slow and under staffed

Went there with My Mom when she was visiting as we both Love Breakfast Food.
Great Place, Great Service, Friendly Staff, Great Food too.
The only reason I gave it 4 Stars is because I am sucker for Eggs Benedict and with all the Ratings this place had and it said it had the Best «Eggs Benedict», I ordered it and it wasn’t anything to rave about, I wasn’t «Wowed» by the Sauce at all, but I know my Standards are a Bit on the High Side.
Although my Mom ordered one of their Skillets and it was «Amazing»
Will go there again!!!

Went here for an early Saturday breakfast and got the brie and mushroom eggs benedict. It’s almost a given that when I go for brunch, I will get eggs benny of some type or another.
What I liked: the menu was huge. I think breakfast had at least 4 – 5 pages as did the lunch menu. It was definitely a bit intimidating but i liked it. It also included a gluten free section.
The eggs benedict was standard and tasty, but what I liked was the fact that they gave a nice big slice of watermelon, grapefruit and some apple sauce on the side.
What I didn’t like: coffee was not refilled until close to the end of my meal. It appeared that coffee wasn’t being refilled too often for others as well.
Verdict: while I’d normally give 4 stars, it loses 1 star for infrequent coffee refills and at a price of $ 2.30, I would expect refills every 10 minutes or so. Still, great place to try out.