Mars Uptown

Please read! Do not go here! My experience at Mars diner is one that I will never forget. Myself along with my three friends walked in the diner at around 11:30am. When we were seated we were introduced to our lovely waitress who took care of all our needs. Once we finished our meal, we requested separate bills. Unfortunately the waitress made an honest mistake, which is completely understandable for a busy breakfast diner on a Sunday morning, and only printed one bill. She was not able to go back into the system to get us four separate bills and apologized continuously. Now the problem here was not with this lovely, kind-​hearted waitress because my friends and I agreed that we would just split the bill and we were completely fine with that. The problem was when the man at the front had to cash us out. The man, who we assumed was the owner, started lashing out at the waitress in front of the busy restaurant. He screamed that she made a horrible mess with our bills and was wasting his time. The poor lovely waitress was belittled by her boss in front of an entire room of people. All of the other employees went quiet. My friends and I started to defend the waitress by telling the man that she made a mistake and that we were okay with splitting the one bill, however he then began lashing out on us. This is no way for an employer to treat his sweet and kind-​hearted employees. It is such a shame that none of the other waitresses even tried to defend their fellow co-​worker which is probably because their boss would have belittled them too. Never have I ever been so disgusted. We then went up to the waitress and told her not to take any crap from him because she did not do anything to deserve being so horribly embarrassed. I had to get this story out there. Please do not bring this horrible man any more business. Thank you and have a wonderful day.

Place is really nice, but a bit dated. Waitress was super nice and polite. Food was ok, not the greatest but not bad. Compare to other places I’ve been prices are to expensive for what you get. But I do have to make the remark that the men’s washroom is one of the worst I’ve seen, was dirty and toilet paper everywhere on the floor and it’s only 8:45 am. So do they really clean it???

Mars Uptown is good for that late night bite
After a night of clubbing, this is the place to go to
Breakfast is always a hit
French toast
Pancakes
Peameal
Definitely the way to go
If not, a big juicy banquet burger is always a nice alternative
Again I would recommend this place for an after club/​after bar eat treat
Classic diner food

Not enough large tables. We came as a group of 5 and we had to be split up because they had offered the only two larger tables to groups of 3.
The greek souvlaki was dry, and there wasn’t enough tzaziki sauce. The portion size of everything except the fries was disappointing. The garlic bread and the souvlaki were dry.
We also had to wait a while to get both our food and the bill.
Free WiFi, password is uptown51.

One of the best burgers I’ve tried in a long time! Also, the Reuben sandwich was delicious! Would definitely go back to try more items off the menu.

Classic diner fare that always comes quickly and cooked as requested. Bottomless Coffee. Friendly and polite staff who never rush you to turn your table. Bottomless Coffee. Grand Slam and Eggs Benedict are always standouts at Mars.
…bottomless coffee.

We definitely enjoy this place. I’ve only ever been for breakfast/​brunch food, but it’s delicious and well-​priced. The staff is extremely friendly. The only complaint that I have is that they seem a tad understaffed during weekend breakfast and brunch hours, so sometimes it’s a bit slow at that time. But I think it’s worth it :)

The burgers and fries are decent after a night outing but not the best of choices. They don’t get much traffic hence the food turnover is very low and quality will be just average and often disappointing, compared to some diners in NYC this place is just hitting its head against the wall.

Always love coming here for their grand slam — best menu item for when you crave BOTH savory and sweet food, which is me all the time.
Seating is pretty cramped, but it’s a diner so I have no complaints. Service is good — servers always come around to see if you need refills.
Price is average too, within the $ 12 – 18 range depending on what you order.
I have yet to try their non-​breakfast dishes.

A classic diner that does so many things right. Service is fast and friendly. Everything is typical of what you would expect from an old school diner. Has taken over as the most reliable breakfast joint in the Yonge and Eglinton area. Busy spot that gets the food out quick. Tasty and the fresh juice is great.

Great food, everything I’ve ordered are pretty delicious. It’s my regular brunch place. I recommend their chicken omelette on the special menu, as well as any meal under the healthy fair section. The only imperfection of the place is that all the seats are very tight, nowhere to hang jacket.

Great Service, Okay food, and it did smell a bit.
Tried the Breakfast Special, 2 eggs, hash browns, sausage, and toast with unlimited coffee. The service was quick, pleasant and professional. The food arrived within 5 minutes and just as I had asked. The portions were as expected, the taste was within range although the hash browns could have been a little more diced up — no biggie! I would have liked a little more fresh fruit but again not a big issue.
I would go back if I was in the area but I would be tempted to try some of the other breakfast opportunities first. The restaurant is a little tired, a little dirty looking — but clean and I suspect the odor was from an inefficient exhaust and the general smell some Toronto restaurants suffer from — I don’t know why.

Solid diner, with all the usuals and a retro look at a reasonable price.
While looking for breakfast, I stumbled onto this place, and remembered their other location on the Beach, so decided to try it out.
Service and décor are on point for an old school diner, and the red vinyl booth seats take you back to the 50s.
I got the Breakfast Special ($ 6.45) with eggs over easy and tomatoes and toast instead of home fries. Adding sausage or bacon is extra but wanted to eat healthy in a diner for some reason. Washed it down with some bottomless coffee.
For this price uptown at Yonge/​Eg, its a downright bargain.

I thought mars was famous for there burgers? I guess not. The diner is cute and narrow. One thing you don’t want to do is sit close to the grill, you will smell like good when you leave. I will go back for breakfast it’s not too bad I hear.

Please people do not come here!!! It is disgusting !! The place smells, the food is horrible and the service is mediocre, don’t wast your money. there are better places along young street.

Came here for the first time with my gf for breakfast and was very surprised at how good the food was. She got spring benedict (eggs benny with spinach avocado and swiss cheese) with homefries and I got the mars mountain (scrambled eggs with bacon sausage homefries on top of a pancake with hollandaise. each breakfast is 12.95 so depending on what you order it can be pricey but well worth it. I will be back !!

I was expecting this diner to be a little cheaper $ 40-​$ 50 for breakfast for two people just isnt reasonable to me!
The orange juice was lovely and fresh but the food was nothing to shout about.
The server was very friendly and food service was fast but i don’t think i will be returning anytime soon!

Marvelous poutine with tomato and bacon notes.
From a place that exists since 1951, the food is amazing and the squeezed juice delicous!
Awesome service.

Had the corned beef eggs Benedict. A really nice variation on a breakfast classic. Food was served fast.
The waitress was super nice. We came in 20 minutes before closing but she didn’t rush us at all and was super considerate asking us if we wanted desert after we were done even though it was after closing time by then.
Very classic diner-​y aesthetic. This is maybe nitpicky but the menu has a terrible font and design. For a retro diner they have this wacky wingdings/​block letter like menu design that doesn’t fit with the rest of the place.
Overall good food, decent price, fast and friendly service.

Open late, good for after the bar. Grimy but still pretty good. $ 10 for eggs benjamin, which is like eggs benedict but with smoked salmon instead of peameal… It’s all about the benjamins!
Hollandaise looks like melted cheese. Food is mildly nauseating but service is fast, friendly and food is tasty compared to other late night/​24-​hour diners (like Fran’s and Denny’s).
Hungry, late night, in the ‘hood, go here! Better than McDonald’s, Burger King and Golden Griddle for sure, and you pay maybe only $ 5-​$ 10 more than the above-​mentioned, depending on what you order.