The Ace

For brunch. Great food. Friendly service. Quick and relaxing. Order the Bennie it’s awesome.

Sorely disappointed. If you’re a foodie, stay away.

I just love The Ace, I’ve been eating here for years and I’ve never left unhappy. A cozy atmosphere, friendly staff, great music, and fair prices in an otherwise expensive neighbourhood of restaurants.
I suggest starting with Moules Frites, the recipe changes frequently but they do it beautifully. The country fried chicken is a winner, I ask for extra ham gravy, the steak frites is also fantastic and perfectly cooked to order every time.
Great vibes all around!

Has vegan options! Mushroom sauté is awesome :) home fries are just deep fried. hot sauce is spiceyish tofu scramble was pretty good. Cesar was better than avg. Arugula salad was bland.

Really liked this place as soon as we walked in. Very friendly. Excellent menu. I wasn’t too hungry so I ordered Mushrooms on Toast
($ 7) with arugula and an Arugula and Quinoa Salad ($ 12) Both were delicious. The drinks list was very long and varied and I was delighted to see they had Beck’s non-​alcoholic beer. My partner ordered Fried Chicken with Corn Bread, Collard Greens, with Ham Sauce. She said it was «Very Good» ($ 17)
There were a number of Fish dishes on the menu, including Fish Soup and Smoked Haddock and also a Bison Burger. The service was excellent, as was the music — R&B and ‘60s pop. Highly recommended.

The menu is very interesting. I had Cassoulet which was delicious and the wife had the «Xmas burger» which was a full turkey dinner in a burger. Very strange but surprisingly delicious. Service is excellent. Cool atmosphere. Good coffee.

The kind of place the passive aggressive noob kitchen staff doesn’t put the sautéed mushrooms inside the tortilla in your breakfast burrito, but will serve it on the side and still charge you 20 $. The Hedley of pseudo-«hipster» west end restaurants and the staff looks like Hedley too! Go here if you want to go for brunch and use a bathroom without toilet paper or soap. I was hoping to find a pube in my home fries to top it all off, but I didn’t have time, had to make my exit before I vomited up my mushroomless breakfast to their 1920s steam-​jazz soundtrack.
Keep on truckin! A real Ace on Roncy!
Love the decour! Wow, so 70s!
WASTE!

Been here twice for brunch and have to say that the food is only mediocre. It seems like a good local spot, but I wouldn’t make the trip out to Roncy just for this place. The first time I came we had the steel cut oatmeal which was really tasty, unfortunately it’s not on the menu anymore. The staff was very nice and friendly though, but I don’t see why this is a place people line up for.

Wow. What a quirky amazing place. The food was fantastic starting with coffee that didn’t disappoint. Not usually a French Toast guy but the Challah bread made a wonderful base for the bananas and blueberries. The BLT was light and fresh. Would definitely go back to try something else off the menu. The service was also prompt and friendly.

Oh my god, the fries! Just perfect to me. Double fried to almost crunchy. Any more and they’d be burned but they’re not. Soft in the middle. Come on a weekday for lunch and try a great club sandwich or a BLT. I’ve also been for brunch and it was fine (eggs benny), but I missed those fries. The place could do with a remodel/​refresh but I’m so happy it’s in my neighborhood.

I really wanted to like this place. Really I did.
But the thing about The Ace is that no cute vintage décor or good menu graphic design will make up for terrible service and mediocre food. I’m sorry, but an antique bottle of Pepsi syrup carefully displayed with other vintage nicknacks from the Williamsburg flea market won’t make my coffee come any faster or my dish arrive as ordered.
We tried this place out for brunch on a Sunday and there was a little bit of a line up at the entrance. I initially thought it had to do with the fact that the place was jamming, but I quickly realized that the hostess was spending her time complaining with the other staff members about some issue related to one of their dinner reservations rather than seating people.
We were generally ignored for the first 15 minutes and watched more than half of the tables clear out or the restaurant before seating ourselves. Someone finally came to take our order after we had been sitting down at the main counter for about ten minutes (it wasn’t like we were hidden in the back corner) and then they not only screwed up our food order but never brought us the coffees that we had ordered.
By the time we got the right dishes (about 5 minutes apart), the food was meh. My huevos rancheros were decent but the quote unquote Montréal bagel dish was dry and bland and really not up to par (especially for Montreallers who know what a bagel is supposed to taste like).
I hate leaving shitty reviews, especially for small little independent spots like this one, but the truth is that it was probably one of the worst dining experiences I had had in a really long time.
I will not be going back. F all that.

3.5 stars. My friends and I were visiting Toronto and I wanted to try the Christmas burger that I saw on Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives. It was unique take on a turkey burger and the turkey was very moist. To me, it felt more like Thanksgiving than Christmas. The cranberry sauce also complimented the burger well. That being said, it was a good dish, but it wasn’t that good to the point where I was like OMG, I have to come back to Canada just to eat this again. Also, the other dishes were average as I can’t even remember what else we ordered.

2 stars for the poached eggs, 1 star for the name (our son’s name is Ace as well!).
The restaurant really needs to be renovated.
The furniture is super run down and falling apart (my chair had a hole in the seat and they had applied tape to cover that instead of replacing the chair).
We ordered the Ace Breakfast, Ace Benedict and coffee.
The coffee was bitter and tasted burned, the home fries were overcooked and super dry, the portion sizes were rather small considering the price.
Only the poached eggs of the Ace Benedict were really enjoyable.
This visit was a one-​time experience for us.

Pro:
— Poached Eggs
— Location
— Friendly Staff
Con:
— Prices
— Furniture in bad shape
— home fries are too dry
— Portion Size
— Coffee tastes pretty bad

My go to place for brunch just before going to high park. Their prices are a little steeper than its local competition but I still prefer this place to others.
I love their weekend omelettes as it changes it each time I come and I love the variety. Their omelettes are nice and fluffy with generous amounts of toppings. Home fries are great.
I also like how the kitchen is open concept so I can see how the chefs work. When its open kitchen the chefs have no choice but to work clean, so thats an added bonus.

First time at The Ace and it was really good! Had the Bison Burger which was tasty and cooked well. A little pricey in my opinion.
Saved room for dessert and had the Skor pie which was INCREDIBLE. Rich, buttery toffee with Ritz cracker crust and chocolate on top.

After checking out the High Park cherry blossoms one Saturday morning, we went in search of brunch close by. There were some good options to choose from on Roncesvalles but ultimately we chose the Ace.
We really enjoyed our experience here. Despite the small lineup, we were seated quickly in a booth. Lots of items to choose from on the menu — one of us had the Ace Breakfast and the other the weekend omelette. The breakfast was huge with lots of meat portions and overall good quality. The omelette was pretty good too, though a little runny.
Service was excellent — our server was so friendly and nice to us.
We enjoyed our meal here and would likely come back. Although some brunch places can be fairly typical, I would come specifically to the Ace at another time if I was in the area.
Their homemade desserts look awesome.

After a disastrous day of let down after let down, we randomly ended up here for dinner. Thank goodness we were able to end off our day on a high note.
This tiny little bar/​restaurant makes you feel like you’ve gone back in time. Cute little tables, vintage chairs, the wallpaper,…
The service was friendly and entertaining. Can you name a restaurant at which the staff randomly picks up a guitar and then starts singing? They’re good singers too!
I started with a tequila cocktail made with egg white and Cassis. It was delicious!
Five of us sat at a table and we each ordered different dishes so we could try a bit of everything.
We ordered:
Duck gravy poutine. This was very tasty and wasn’t meant to be shared amongst five people. We devoured it.
I insisted on the fried Brussels sprouts cuz we all need to eat our veggies. Really good. The bottom of the dish was kinda greasy but hey, these things were fried so it was expected.
The turkey burger with all the trimmings was alright but it wasn’t my favourite dish. It came with fries. Glad we saved the gravy so we could dip our fries. The dill aioli was pretty good too.
The fried chicken I felt was a tad dry, but that’s also because I had the white meat. The cornbread was a bit too crumbly and dry for my liking.
The fish soup of the day consisted of mussels, potatoes, and sausages. The mussels were good but the broth was maybe a little light on salt.
I really enjoyed the steak tartare. I think I could’ve eaten a double portion of that alone.
My favourite of the evening were the scallops (special of the day) on du Puy lentils with housemade sausage. Now truthfully, there was something in the seasoning of the sausage that just didn’t make it a wow for me, but the scallops were perfectly seared and cooked. I loved them.
I think this place was on that show, «You Gotta Eat Here» for breakfast/​brunch? Roncy is kinda off my beaten path but I can see the draw of this place as a local bar/​restaurant.

Ventured to the west end for a Saturday Brunch here at The Ace.
There was a moderate amount of seating, several booths and a few two seater tables, making the restaurant date and toddler friendly. I wouldn’t recommend coming here with a group larger than 4. Arrived shortly before noon with a friend, there was a short 10 minute wait before getting seated.
We are big eaters so naturally, three mains were ordered.
1. Sauteed Italian Sausage, White Beans, & Rapini, topped with a Fried Egg & served with Brown Toast — $ 12 — (⁷⁄₁₀) — The sausage was crumbled with the white beans and topped with a runny egg. I didn’t have the toast, but it looked like a hearty whole grain toast I would eat if I wasn’t avoiding gluten. We would have enjoyed this dish more if there were larger, more wholesome chunks of sausage.
2. Huevos Rancheros — Two Farm-​Fresh Eggs served Over Easy with Black Beans, Guacamole, Sour Cream, & Salsa Fresca, on a Fresh Corn Tortilla — $ 11 — (⁸⁄₁₀) — This was a gluten free option as the tortilla wraps were made of corn. The over easy eggs were farmer fresh. I usually don’t like runny eggs, but the runny yolk perfectly fused the flavours of the guac, beans and tortilla together.
3. Nicoise Salad — Italian Tuna with Green Beans, Arugula, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Hard-​Boiled Eggs, Olives, & Lemon — $ 12 — (⁵⁄₁₀) — Gluten free & dairy free — Always love my greens but this salad wasn’t too inspiring. The arugula was fresh and the two green beans included were cooked to crisp. Downsides: small portion size and sparse sprinkle of toppings. The portion size is comparable to a side salad.
4. Fresh squeezed Orange Juice & Grapefruit Juice — $ 4.50 a glass — (⁹⁄₁₀) — Can’t really do wrong with fresh squeezed juice. My personal preference is to include some pulp and to serve this in a more generous glass.
Rating Summary:
Food: ⁷⁄₁₀ — average for the dishes noted above, portion sizes could be larger for the price
Atmosphere: ⁹⁄₁₀ — enjoyable diner vibe
Service: ⁸⁄₁₀ — water service was lacking and servers could be friendlier

Came here for brunch last weekend with my momma.
It was super busy at The Ace so we decided to sit at the little bar setup. The ladies making the coffees were friendly and fixed our caffienated drinks quickly.
My mom ordered The Ace Breakfast and I selected the huevos rancheros. Our meals took a very long time to arrive (about 45 minutes), which we didn’t necessarily mind as we were catching up and chatting on our mother/​daughter date.
When the food finally arrived however, I was kind of shocked at how small the portion of my meal was. My mom pointed out that this is probably all a human should eat at breakfast time (haha thanks mom!) but it was very disappointing to me as I was absolutely ravenous by the time the food got to me. The meal itself was tasty but I would have appreciated more salsa, beans, and gauc on the plate (see pic I uploaded).
The only other comment I should make is that the ladies seemed to be upset over someone they had working for them booking reservations when they supposedly don’t take reservations. They had groups of customers coming in who had booked reservations with a live human at this restaurant only to be told rudely that was impossible as they are «first come, first served.» Try to keep the employee politics in the back room, accommodate your customers, and please don’t talk about this while people are trying to enjoy themselves in your establishment, it was very awkward.
I would not go out of my way to return here.