Sam's Family Restaurant in Charlottetown

Nothing special

Excellent food, fast friendly service.

Kid-friendliness: Kids welcome Wheelchair accessibility: Yes easy to Food : 5/5 |

I was very disappointed when me and my family walked in there tonight for dinner this used to be a family owned restaurant not even the case today walked in there and there were 3 people arguing over something do with their till or something and the worst part about it is they werent speaking English Im pretty sure we were in Canada I will not be back there until they can learn to speak English

Great good an friendly service..favorite place to be

Best place to eat in Charlottetown

Excellent food excellent service

Great amount of food always at Sams

Waitress was really pleasant

Awesome staff and food

Best breakfast in Charlottetown.

Four of us went and had fish and chips, scallops and cheeseburger platter. Food was good and service was excellent. Overall great place at very reasonable prices.

Delicious food, fast service. They never came to refill our drinks. They also dont have kids menus, but a small pizza will feed two kids easily.

I liked it well enough, but there was something in the omelette that didnt quite agree with me. Parking: At least 16 free parking spots.

Great place if you want good food at a good price without overpaying for what you eat.

Breakfast Bliss at Sams Family Restaraunt A Culinary Masterpiece! Ladies and gentlemen, prepare your taste buds for an epic adventure, because Sams Family Restaraunt has just redefined breakfast as we know it! I m talking about their One Egg, Bacon & Hashbrowns with White Toast breakfast FOR ONLY $10.49! Yes, you read that correctly. Only $10.49 for a breakfast that will have you questioning how you ever lived without it. Let s start with the egg. Oh, the egg! This is not just any egg this is an egg that has been cradled by the breakfast gods themselves. It s cooked to absolute perfection: the yolk, a golden orb of happiness, ready to burst forth like a tiny sun spreading joy across your plate. And the egg white? Fluffy, delicate, and pure, like a cloud that s decided to grace your morning with its presence. One egg to rule them all! But wait, there s more! The bacon. Oh, the bacon. Imagine the crispest, most succulent strip of bacon you ve ever encountered. Now, multiply that by infinity, and you might come close to the magnificence of the bacon at Sams. It s not just bacon; it s a crispy love letter from the universe directly to your taste buds. And the hashbrowns? Dear Hashbrown Connoisseurs, prepare to weep tears of joy. These golden-brown beauties are fried to crispy perfection, with a tender interior that could bring a tear to a potato s eye. They are the stuff of legend, the kind of hashbrowns you ll tell your grandkids about. Let s not forget the white toast. It s no ordinary toast it s a toasty symphony! Lightly browned, perfectly buttered (if you ask nicely), and with just the right amount of crunch to make your breakfast experience truly complete. I m convinced that the bread must be handpicked from the finest loaves in all the land. Now, the coffee. Oh my, the coffee! If caffeine were a superhero, Sams coffee would be the caped crusader of your morning. It s rich, robust, and smoother than a jazz saxophonist on a Sunday afternoon. One sip, and you re ready to take on the world or at least order a second cup. In conclusion, Sam s Family Restaraunt doesn t just serve breakfast they serve an experience, a journey through culinary excellence, and all for the low, low price of $10.49. If you haven t tried it yet, drop everything and get to Sam s immediately. You ll laugh, you ll cry (tears of joy), and you ll wonder how you ever lived without this breakfast masterpiece. Bon appétit! Wheelchair accessibility: Accessible. Good close parking

Three of us went in to eat, ordered 3 piece chicken dinner, 1 piece chicken dinner and a BLT Sandwich. When the order came it was a 3 piece fish dinner, 1 piece fish dinner and a BLT Sandwich. When we informed the server of the mistake the waitress that took our order yelled from across the room that she had wrote down Fish dinners and she was right. The server offered to take back the dinners and reorder the proper meals but because a couple of us were diabetics we couldnt wait for them to replace the dinners. No apology and the meal was more expensive than what we had ordered. No tip and never going to this restaurant again. I do not recommend this place

Working from our of town and we found this amazing place for some lunch. The food was very good and very reasonably priced. Staff is friendly too. Will definitely be back next time im in Charlottetown.

Stopped in for a hearty breakfast and wasnt disappointed. Great service, very welcoming. Recommend for breakfast for sure

A great breakfast. Fast and friendly service. Poplar amongst the locals and visitors too!

This is a fantastic local spot where everyone knows your name and welcomes you like you re family. Fantastic seafood chowder with fresh baked rolls, and lightly breaded fish & chips that were very tasty and not heavy. Thanks for the wonderful meal!

Bonnie was a fantastic waitress.

The food is always really good here. One thing I love too is how the interior hasnt changed much over the years. It reminds me a lot of when I was kid going there to eat.

Was very disappointed with my two piece chicken meal at Sams last Sunday. It was my favorite meal since I was a student at UPEI in the 90s and we typically go to PEI every summer. They had the best chicken, however this past Sunday it was different. It tasted processed and looked like same frozen chicken that other restaurants have. It seems like they are bringing in frozen chicken, rather than making it on-site. Very disappointed in this change to a favorite meal.

The ladies who waitress here are funny, fast and efficient. Food is great and prices are reasonable.

Fast friendly service and excellent food

Nice friendly service. Great burgers.

Really great food, really? Good service, was a little expensive, but certainly a place you should visit.

Absolutely delicious! Home made bread too!

Dietary restrictions: They were good to review and even bring me out the ingredients list to check for my dairy free daughter and then make her a plain piece of chicken to go with her fries since she couldnt have the nuggets or other kid options. However there arent many dairy free choices there. Food

Our family loves eating at Sams!

Lovely place to eat staff are first class food is Excellent the area is full Vegetarian options: She order a pizza with Cheese and it was great Recommended dishes Steak Sandwich

Excellent greasy food place if you like that. Also excellent hard and super overdone onion rings. Very out dated. I would not recommend this location if you want vibrant fresh meals.

Sam is a great restaurant. The food is always consistently good. The odd time that it isn t their amazing staff make it right. All their servers are amazing and kind. We especially love the identical, twin sisters. They make it very hard to tell which ones which they are always fun and friendly. If you want a good meal like mom used to make. This is definitely the place to go. Must have menu items include: their blueberry pancakes in the morning or their large breakfast. For lunch or supper the chicken club and potato potato skins are amazing. My Mrs And I always get the chicken club and potato skins and share them. Thanks to everybody there for making us feel at home.

Good food and good service

Fast service, good food, friendly staff.

Very friendly staff and great food. Food is served with more than fair portions. I recommend everyone to try Sams restaurant Food : 5/5

Great food, Great Service and good prices

Fantastic service and amazing food Kid-friendliness: Sever was amazing. Super friendly Food : 5/5 |

Basic low-medium quality fare. Decent prices and service. I wouldnt bother if I were you.

Great food and staff are amazing

A friend who I met for coffee at a local coffee shop and I decided to go to supper together. We both decided on Sams. It is a great location. The food is fresh and there is lots of it. Service was quick and professional. It has always been a guaranteed quality location. Im looking forward to going back.

Went for breakfast Great portions Reasonably price Great service Food : 5/5 |

Really great milkshakes.

Kitchen staff exhibited poor hygiene practices by handling food with bare hands, offering a filter container, and later using bare hands to take up my new order, even reheating the same fries from the plate. This was disappointing, but I did receive a prompt refund. Lets raise awareness about the importance of hygiene in food handling.

We were a group of 30, they serve us very fast with great meal and over this, great smile !! Every employee were very nice with us ! Thank you very much ! I highly recommend this place !

Unfortunately, my experience at SAMS restaurant did not live up to my expectations. The seafood soup lacked flavor with the absence of seafood, and the potatoes were both tough and undercooked. Additionally, the bread was cold, and the apple juice served in a plastic bottle without glass. I hope these aspects can be improved to provide a better dining experience for customers

Food is consistently good. Too bad they raised the prices. I know everything is expensive...but raising the price makes people think twice about eating out.

Sams is a typical comfort food restaurant, with traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner. There are two sides to the restaurant: sit-in with waited tables is to the left from the main entrance, and take out and self-seating at booths is on the right. The same kitchen serves both halves of the restaurant. Parking: There is usually enough parking, but its important to pay attention to the In vs. Out driveways. Turning left on the way out can be a challenge when the street is busy.

Great little restaurant . Aaron was awesome !!!! Although I am back on the west coast . This diner will set the bar high for great service and good food . Thanks for being a great part of my Xmas experience .prices were good also I highly recommend

They never answer their phone

The service is spectacular!!!

Last takeout was horrible. It was slow food wasnt prepared the way it was ordered plus the second meal of lasagna was horrible and way over priced.

Great food, great service!

Pizza was surprisingly good

Great take out pizza special! The pizza is delicious and much better then the regular chain pizza options in town. Parking: Terrible parking lot

Love it every time been eating there 30+years

In for breakfast, food sevice was good as well as the portion sizes.

Good food great service

Good service, the staff was friendly and the food was great! We ordered the steak and eggs for breakfast, the steak was very flavourful but everything else could ve used a little more spice.

Great food with awesome prices. Friendly and courteous staff.

Excellent menu selection. Good diner.

Good food

Great specials, great service!

Loved the food. Reasonably priced and great service

Sea food chowder had very little flavor and everything was cut up so small you couldnt tell what anything was . Fish batter was very bland.

A majorly underrated restaurant. We dont go there nearly enough great food decent price and awesome staff.

Delicious menu options and daily specials to choose from. The restaurant is clean and busy. The hard working staff always make you feel welcome.

Large Breakfast is the BEST! Great burgers too.

This is only the second place Ive rated 5 stars..if I moved to PEI Id want to live in Sams..

Traditional breakfast shop, classic pancakes, bacon, eggs, rich and delicious. Warm store, friendly service, enjoy the food

Good food, quick service and reasonable priced.

Great place. Very busy. Amazing food and staff.

Always great food, and friendly staff!

Great lunch!

Great food in this diner style restaurant. Lots of choices. Two in our group had the liver and onions, both saying it was very good.

A must go food was awesome!!!

Friendly atmosphere and good home cooked meals.

Best diner in Charlottetown, fabulous fried chicken.

Great restaurant with great food ! Comes quick and the servers are all very friendly.

Always good

Great quick Breakfast

Good place to go if you want some quality food for a reasonable price. Big portion sizes, good service.

Its always nice to visit this restaurant! I love the food

Good food, good portions, good price! Nice staff.

Excellent food. Family style restaurant.

Visited in July, and the food was hot, fresh and delicious! Highly recommended and Ill be going back!

Very friendly staff and great food

Worst wrap Ive ever had. Been going to Sams for years. Tonight was given this awful wrap. Paid 20$ for a 1/4 full wrap. Sauce isnt even tossed into lettuce. What a disappointing waste of time.

Amazing fried chicken. A must visit every time we are on PEI!

overrated! the food is sooo average. there are far better places. shirley s snack bar near brackley beach has better food than this well established restaurant.

Foods ok. Service is subpar

We had the fried chicken and it was awesome. The waitress Alecs ( hope I spelt it right) was fantastic, friendly and attentive to our needs.

Good food not all the staff are friendly

The food portion is excellent for the price. The staff was prompt and friendly.

A good old restaurant with a very warm feel

Ordered 2 three piece chicken dinners with a side gravy tonight. Tasted good, but didn t get even one breast piece between us! A thigh, chicken wing and a drumstick! I could see if it was on special maybe, but it was not. When you pay that kind of money there should be at least one breast piece per meal with a thigh piece and a wing or drumstick. Also, the gravy was pretty much flavourless. Would really hate to see this place go downhill as it is a favourite, but if this is what the experience is like in the future I guarantee I ll find somewhere else to spend my money!

Certainly not fine dining but the diner style restaurant is part of its charm. Good food, affordable prices, and decent portions.

About what youd expect

Went out with the family had horrible service had to ask multiple times to get sugar brought to the table..had a sea food platter or something like that came with shrimp scallops and fish sorry cant rember the name..when it finally arrived the baked potato was hard in parts of it, there was maybe 6 little scallops the shrimp was over cooked..but I willmsay the fish was good but for a price tag of 24$ you would think you see more food than plate..Im just thinking maybe it was a off night as Ive heard great things on the food .

Decent food, good price. An Island favorite spot.

Good food, prices, servings and the staff are great.

Very good quality service and food.

Awesome breakfast

Great diner food and friendly service.

I had breakfast. Blueberry pancakes. Consistently excellent. The staff are great and the atmosphere is calm and inviting.

Always enjoy Sams restaurant...typical hamburger, fish n chips type restaurant, large quantities, always hot, great breakfast.

A friend and I had breakfast on a weekday morning. The waitress was great and checked back on a regular basis. The food was typical breakfast fare. Most of the customers were 60 plus like myself, and there were quite a few of them. If you re looking for a basic meal and good service this would be a stop to make.

The servers are so sweet very very kind makes you feel at home. Food was delicious. Keep up the great work. Loved the homemade bread.

Loved the people and the food service was fast and friendly definitely recommend talking to Tati maddie and sandy!!

Great Breakfast...staff are excellent

Waitress was a little cold Most of plate was home fries, made eating rest of food difficult Food

Quality food. Great service. Very friendly staff. Prices are reasonable for serving size.

Sadly, took my family for breakfast yhis morning and 40 minutes after ordering, hubby asked how long for our food and they didnt put it the order. They never came to refill the coffee or water, we were completely ignored. We ended up leaving because we had engagements and didnt have time to be there another hour. At least they didnt make us pay for our drinks.

Hot Hamburger was hot and delicious and plentiful.. fast service is good also..

Fast affordable meals

Fast friendly service.

Food was delicious, service was excellent. Only downside its so good there can be a bit of a wait for tables. This loved PEI favorite is usually always busy

Affordable and delicious

Reasonable prices for good food and good service

Very delicious meal (stir fry), great portions and very friendly staff. It lives up to its reviews. PEI is very friendly place! Easygoing servers, very accommodating and non-rushed.

Stopped for breakfast, food and service was good

peak times you might have to wait (20 minutes) . food is always sooo good . the veggie pizza is divine

Great service, unpretentious place. Excellent value for money (dinner, I didnt try lunch). Gargantuan portions. Fish n chips, pizza, seafood chowder, Sams deluxe cheeseburger. This is our 2nd visit, and there will be more. Proof that its worth the detour, more than 80% of the customers are local.

Fry s were as good as frozen fry s get for 6 additional dollars

Did not get what I ordered!!! They seem to mess up every second order even though I order the same each time! Salad looks old and chicken is dry breast meat! Will no longer order from them again. So upsetting!!!

Food was good. Service and wait time horrible. 3 tables came after us and 2 served before. When we got our bill it was clearly wrong and we showed the waitress who stood there and argued. I paid it as I was humiliated with the line up behind me. Almost 2 hours for supper and big disappointment given ratings we will not be returning. Maid Marions is where its at.

Was really good today had club and my friends ham on his plate was good 2

It was good

A very busy restaurant but fast service and great food.

The one in town was good so gave them a 4 stars but the one in Cornwall deserves a 5 stars for some reason seams to be much better

Large portions. Service was a bit slow and we had to ask once or twice for certain things such as a to-go box but they were able to quickly seat our party of 6 in less than 5 minutes.

Ordered two stir fry meals. Soggy and on top of a lot of rice. Disappointed. Onion rings okay

Family diner style food always amazing fantastic friendly service never disappointed

Lovley

I eat here quite often and the food is always good! You get a very good portion and it is delicious. The service was slower than normal for some reason but thats not usually the case here. Last night I had the lobster burger platter with mashed potatoes and vegetables. The potatoes were piping hot and the lobster burger was awesome! I cant wait to go back again.

Great food, nice staff

The pizza is good and the cheeseburger platter

Large portions!!

Slow and a little depressing due to the urgent need of renovation of this place. Beside this the food was good and the staff was friendly.

Food came slow and cold

Conflicted about what review should I leave. My partner had a burger and loved it. I had the poutine and I have to say it wasnt great. The brown sauce was a kind of jelly. Otherwise the staff was friendly.

A decent place, with reasonable prices. Not the best quality but you get what you pay for

Charlottetown location is pathetic. Slow service. Slow refills. Meal size is adequate. I went to the washroom near the end of my meal -- not everything was eaten. When I came out, the table was cleared. Everything was gone, including the papers I has been working on. All in the garbage. Discount? Nope. Pay up and go. How utterly pathetic!!

The breakfast is we hide were amazing and this service was very friendly

Generous portions, friendly staff, fast service, and an old fashioned charm.

Hearty Chicken Soup was absolutely amazing!

The service was good, but the food was cold when we got it

I was all excited to get real fresh pei potatoes but instead they used frozen crinkle fries. I was very disappointed.

Its breakfast...nothing more!

Used to love going to Sams... at one point in time I rated 5 stars ... than 4....now I am at a solid 1.... and that is being generous... I am still on hold with this location and at 35 plus minutes.... .... ( wasnt even welcomed I was simply told hold for a minute ) I have a large family... I usually order at least twice a month at $60 each time..... the last time the food was good but service was awful .... and Im starting to realize service is even worse when I need delivery as I have a sick child at home with me.... Im just not impressed with the communication...it isnt even really rush hour.. I called at 345... and its now 415 ... Update I hung up called back and explained I was disappointed and frustrated about being on hold for 40 minutes. Placed my delivery order. Called an hour and 5 minutes later because it wasnt here. I was assured it was on the way , and I said it isnt gonna be cold is it.. if the delivery driver was late. I was assured it would be hot. Doesnt it show up at my door cold . Even the gravy a Luke warm. I will not be returning $75 after delivery fee and tip. I am very annoyed. I was a loyal customer.

Great place. Yummy real food, great prices and friendly staff

Still great food but has gotten quite expensive

The only place Ill enjoy a cheeseburger platter with my mom!

Absolutely delicious fried chicken! Fantastic steak sandwich!!

Love, love, love, Sams! Our go to family spot for a wonderful sit down meal! Consistent friendly service and delicious food that always leave me full! Specials are always nice to see on the way in and this spot is always clean!

Food is average. Service is good. Cleanliness wise, it s okay. Price is pretty cheap. You ll get the value of what you paid for.