Golden Griddle

This location is very dated & relies on their weekend business from their breakfast buffet, otherwise they don’t get much business (I think). My wife wanted some blueberry pancakes which were bland and the blueberry sauce they gave was tasteless. I went there to enjoy some buttermilk pancakes and all else the buffet had to offer. The pancakes were okay, the bacon was good (you can’t really go wrong with bacon), The potato puffs were tasty (McCain frozen product) the scrambled eggs were tasteless, and everything else was bad. It didn’t help that a local politician was having some kind of fundraiser and they took up many seats near the buffet, so when you went up to get something people were standing in the way talking politics, ON A SUNDAY MORNING NO LESS. I used to go to a different location which was much better on Woodbine & Steeles in Markham, but it was closed due to the lease not being renewed.

Don’t waste your money. The place is very old and grimy, the food is basically tasteless and dry. The service was fine. Worst restaurant I have been to in a long time, not sure how it is still open. Wouldn’t’ go here ever again.

This place is old style, not in a good way. Food wasn’t that good, some that you can make yourself I guess. Maybe people like it because it’s home style meal?
Good thing is that you will always get a seat here, was pretty empty when we went but maybe because it’s the weekends?

I had high hopes for this place when my friend kept ranting and raving about how amazing their breakfast buffet is. But I was not too pleased.
The location was nice. And thats about all this place had going for it.
Before I start: note that I had the buffet and everything I say from here on out is about that experience.
The service was absolute garbage. We seen our waitress twice: once to seat us, and once to take our money. I hate this custom of tipping we have here in North America! It’s stupid! If you don’t earn your tip, you don’t get a tip. The way I do it is I start with whatever I expect 25% of my bill to be (thats generous) and then every time something happens where the service appeared to be lacking I take off 25 cents. Following that rule this meal would have earned the waitress a whopping $ 3.50 but I found myself asking «where the hell is our waitress» so often that there was no tip left to leave. She should have been paying me for bearing such terrible service! But when I think about this now I wonder if, due to the fact that we were having the buffet if they sort of leave you to yourself. Either way I needed a refill of water really bad.
What was supposed to be a hangover breakfast after a night of 151 and coke, and tequila shots, we needed A LOT of water and good hangover food (which breakfast food usually is).
This food was dry and tasteless for the most part. The best thing on the buffet were the «potato puffs» which were obviously dumped in a pan from a McCain Tater Tot’s bag.
I think the best part of my experience here was listening to the little girl argue with the balloon guy about what color the flower she wanted should be. (But I’m sure he won’t be there every time someone visits this place).
Overall, Golden Griddle might have a good name but this location didn’t fulfill that at all. I advise you seek out another one and then leave a review here until we have found the best location in Toronto ;)

Big Disappointment.
After a night of drinking my friend kept imploring us to check out this all-​you-​can-​eat breakfast place.
Food was sub-​par on nearly all fronts. Now I knew going into it that a restaurant which caters all you can eat breakfast foods wasn’t going to be the greatest in town, but this was just awful. The «potato puffs» were the lone standouts which didn’t need any coating of syrup to ingest.
Ah yes, the coup de grâce, awful orange juice for a steep $ 3.
Service was TERRIBLE. Was brought drinks when first seated and the waitress disappeared, after asking another waitress nearby for re-​fills no progress in our luck.
All this for $ 20? No thanks, and never again.
Worst friend ever.