Rick & Alice’s Grill

Just love the staff here. I’ve only had their breakfast which is typical diner food. The service is what makes this place.

Perfect food and service. These are the former owners of Friends & Neighbours Café on Whyte Avenue and they could teach a course of customer service and food preparation. Fresh, tasty food, reasonable prices, good sized portions in a relaxed atmosphere.
This is the best diner in Edmonton!
We will return, and recommend to family and friends alike.

My favourite place for breakfast. This is nothing fancy, just great, simple staples and the best eggs Benedict I’ve found. The staff are always super friendly and you are always treated like a regular! I wouldn’t go anywhere else.

A perfect little gem located on 109^th. As other people have said, Rick and Alice’s is definitely a comfort food stop. It’s the kind of place you go to when you’re not quite sure what kind of food you feel like, because there’s bound to be something on the menu that you’ll like.
I stopped by for breakfast with friends. All of our food was delicious. There’s not too many things I can add, since their food is fairly standard. It’s not meant to dazzle the tastebuds — it’s meant to make you feel full and happy. Both of which I was when I left.
The only thing that I took a star off for was the service. After taking our orders and bringing our food, our waitress completely ignored us. We didn’t get any drink refills, even though all of our drinks were empty, and we had to hunt her down in order to get the bill.

All around, a wonderful place.
Great food and friendly service. I felt like I was a guest at their home— not in a bad way!
This us a must try try place for Edmonton.

Rick and Alice’s had intrigued me for quite some time, largely because its name reminded me of my favorite breakfast joint in Berkeley, Rick and Ann’s (
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And while both Rick and Alice’s and Rick and Ann’s serve breakfast, the spaces, the food, and the clientele differ tremendously.
Rick and Alice’s is located in a dowdy office building in Parkallen. While the restaurant itself has some homey decorative touches, the overall feeling is that of a retirement home.
And the food is also reminiscent of that at a retirement home, but I imagine regulars find this comforting.
I had a Monte Cristo sandwich, which wasn’t bad. And service was friendly. But there’s nothing here that I couldn’t do at home with little effort, provided I had a functional kitchen (I don’t have one right now).
There’s nothing bad about Rick And Alice’s, but there’s nothing special about it either. It’s a greasy spoon and it was packed on a sunday with an after-​church crowd.

Nothing beats going to a restaurant and being greeted by one of the owners. I frequently come here for breakfast, and every time Alice greets me. She doesn’t remember my name, but she always welcomes me back and knows to keep the coffee coming.
This is a great spot for breakfast — simple and unpretentious. The staff are quick, the food is good and the coffee is always flowing. If you’re looking for a quick breakfast or a large drawn out brunch, you’ll get great service from Rick (who’s usually in the kitchen) and Alice (who’s always out front marshaling her staff).

Why aren’t there more reviews about this place? Best comfort food ever. I mean it has a little bit of a higher price tag for comfort food but it’s really comforting. (Should we count how many times I say comfort this whole post?) My friend raved and raved about the chicken melt here so finally we went on a whim one afternoon. There were no other tables in the restaurant and all of the staff were just hanging out having a meal together.
Our waitress was extremely chipper, not over the top but a mom sort of chipper! I ordered the Monte Cristo, I couldn’t remember the last time I’ve had one. Our food came out really promptly and just as we got it the restaurant had started to fill. My monte cristo was done perfectly ! Dipped in a bit of ketchup, the egg flavor really came out. It was definitely like eating two omelettes with some ham and swiss stuffed between! My coffee seemed endless at the rate our waitress was filling it too. What I really liked was how welcoming they were. When I talked with the waitress and said I have never been here before, and that their dinner specials looked really good she INSISTED that we sat there all day drinking coffee and enjoying each others company until we were hungry for dinner !
A little out of the way if you live on Whyte but it’s definitely worth the trek !

Rick and Alice’s Grill really isn’t a grill. At least, it’s not what I think of as a grill, mainly serving grilled meat dishes.
What it is, is comfort food done really well at really reasonable prices: all-​day breakfast, diner sandwiches (Philly Beef, Rueben, BLT, Montecristo, Melts), spaghetti and meatballs, chicken alfredo fettuccine, juicy burgers, simple salads, a couple of steaks. Throw in some interesting if anachronistic Asian dishes: spring rolls, stir fries, wonton soup, and you have this eclectic gem that is Rick and Alice’s.
It’s clearly Mom and Pop owner operated. There is a faithful regular crowd. The atmosphere is open and friendly.
I stop in for lunches mostly if I’m in the area or if I can arrange for 109 street to be «on the way» somewhere. Typically, I have a small salad and the calimari which is cut into small bites, lightly battered and always fried just right, a generous mound of golden rings served with home made Thai chili sauce. If you think you’ve had Edmonton’s best calimari some where else, you haven’t had it here. If I’m hungry, I go for the Montecristo sandwich, layers of ham, turkey and cheese served warm between slices of savoury French toast. It too is served just right, golden and not greasy. Can there be anything better? Of course, I leave calling my cardiologist for an EEG and arterial scan, but it’s only a once in a while indulgence.
Value for quality for that smile that only good comfort food brings … Rick and Alice’s rules.