Fireside Deli & Family Restaurant in Kitchener

Of the best places in town. Great food and a very friendly, professional staff.

Stopped in for lunch yesterday! Took advantage of the breakfast menu. Delicious Great service Short wait but worth it! Food : 5/5 |

Absolutely Fabulous

Great place! Our go to friends and family breakfast spot. Lynn was so friendly and kind! Very patient! Will be back as always!

Kid-friendliness: Color crayons, coloring sheets, kids menu with lots of options Food

Great food, huge portions!

The food and service were just excellent!

The eggs benedict in town

Ordered Louisiana bbq chicken. Was the worst meal I ve ever been served in a restaurant. Vegetable and mashed potatoes were cold . Chicken was terrible. Will not be returning. Seriously would not eat there again, even if it was free. Food

Another great meal. Michael our server was excellent!

Wow! We were stunned at the portion size and quality for an unbelievably low price. Jumbo Montreal Smoked meat sandwich and fries was massive as was the lox, stock, and bagel plate. We will definitely be back to explore the menu more. Service was good but a bit spotty as they were busy and understaffed.

Always such great food and fast service! Thanks the souvlaki is delicious!!

Good food. Large portions. Fair prices. Service always good. Food

Warm friendly atmosphere. I had breakfast. It was delicious. Coffee was hot and the waitress kept the cup full. I will definitely be back next time I am in the area.

What a nice restaurant!

I had a burger with cheese. The burger was too well done and there were no condiments on it, just the patty, bun, and some veggies. Very dry and tasteless for $20. Disappointing.

The food was disappointing, all 3 of us felt that way. We Will not be returning there in the future. Overcooked, greasy and the shrimp were like rubber.

Food was excellent except the frozen vegetables

Been ordering delivery and also coming here for years and is always amazing food and service. Lately, the bathrooms have been disgusting so hopefully that gets sorted out.

REALLY great burgers

Had breakfast/ lunch. Food was amazing - I had the English crepe. Server was busy but very nice. I will be back!

The last 3 out of 4 times I ve visited the Fireside restaurant in Kitchener, my breakfast was incorrect and, or, under cooked. Not sure what s going on. The servers have been there for years, so I don t get why the orders are wrong. As for under cooked meals and temperature of the food,(cool). Inexperienced cooks maybe. Not sure if I ll go back. Definitively gone downhill.

Kitchen staff approves of an ice cream scoop to be used on spreadable cheese for my bagel. How am I supposed to eat a literal ball of cream cheese covered in slices of smoked salmon. Between 2 buns? My recommendation is to use a spread tool, like a knife, so you not only save money on your inventory but also provide your customers with edible food. I ask for an eggs Benedict, and im offered cream cheese on the side. How do you expect me to remove the egg, salmon, sauce, and garnish before I can be allowed to reconstruct my meal that I paid money to be made for me. I guess Ill pay money to do the job that your kitchen staff are unwilling to do. Take this with a grain of salt as Ive been coming to this restaurant for nearly 15 years. I like the overall restaurant. Unfortunately, a dated, falling apart building followed by a lack of basic understanding of food makes this restaurant lackluster at best. I dont know if this is a management problem or a kitchen staff problem. I hope upon my next visit, that my cream cheese will be spread as is natural to expect.

Absolutely disgusting! Ordered spinach dip which had ZERO flavour and was clumpy with who knows what! The pasta - another waste of money. Should have spent the extra 15.00 at Ennios restaurant instead of trying to save a dollar. Don t even think it will be good with cheaper prices- spend the extra at a different place. Garbage!

Has some of the best cheesecake Ive had

My family enjoyed a wonderful time at Fireside last evening celebrating my daughters birthday. I asked ahead if I could bring a home-decorated cake and they not only allowed this but took it behind for the meal, then brought it out singing Happy Birthday to my daughter! The waitress was excellent - polite and professional. The food was superb and plenty to eat! We couldnt have felt more welcomed or been better taken care of. A BIG THANK YOU goes out to Fireside Family Restaurant. We will definitely be back and tell all of our friends to choose this excellent restaurant!!! :)

Always a great breakfast!!!

Good food, good customer care

Great food but .... Im handicapped in a wheelchair. Not very accessible. They told me their washrooms were accessible but I couldnt even fit my chair in ? Just because you put a bar in does not make it wheelchair accessible. You can roll manure in powder sugar doesnt make it a jelly donut. Wheelchair accessibility: Not !

Went there yesterday for the first time & I was blown away! The food was absolutely fantastic!!!!!! And the portions u get is huge. The waitress we had was so friendly & service was fast! The tomato soup is to die for! I will return to this place 1000%

FIRESIDE BURGER WAS DELICIOUS! Fast and very friendly service. My server was Sam. She was very friendly and provided excellent service. Try the coconut cream pie!! 10/10

Smoked meat sandwich was amazing

Always great food,service and people.

Incredibly fast service and fantastic food at a great price!

Very good for breakfast and dinner

We love a good diner for breakfast blts, westerns ,chocolate chip pancakes delicious

Good nachos with lots of toppings.

Excellent food at a great price!

Went for a team lunch, OMG the food was good and the sizing was huge. Loved it

Excellent food at a reasonable price.

Fireside has been a staple in my life for what, 15 years?! Its good.

The food was so good and the service was great and I will be going back again

Visited Fireside for fish and chips on Monday evening. Generous serving size, food arrived hot, was delicious and service was attentive and gracious. Well done, and thank you!

This is the restaurant youve been looking for! Prices are SO reasonable compared to others, absolutely delicious and staff are awesome! What more can I say. Parking: Right next to the building and lots of it! Kid-friendliness: Lots of crayons and coloring sheets, large booths if needed and childrens menu Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible for both dining area and bathroom

Affordable

Ester thank you so much for providing friendly excellent breakfast service for me and my friend Shirley!

My first visit after hearing great things about this place, and I was rewarded well for my patronage. Two of us went for breakfast and were greeted warmly and instantly. Waitress appeared almost right away, and brought coffee and water quickly. We detected from her tone that she wasn t having her best day after some brief conversation. Nevertheless, she continued to shine and was amiable and, well, perfect throughout our meal. Unfortunately I didn t get her name but management needs to know that in our case at least our experience was first rate. There was even an inexpensive breakfast option that made the day even more enjoyable. Despite visiting at what would seem peak time, we never felt rushed. All around great experience and certainly worth another visit. Highly recommended.

Ordered takeout and was very disappointed. Ordered sandwiches a certain way and both were wrong. Come with stuff I didn t want which for me is disgusting. It was nearly impossible to eat. As for the fries, someone should really teach these kids how to cook fries. It was a mix of raw and overcooked fries. The quantity of fries too was embarrassing. It was like kids size at MacDonalds. The front of house staff are always great but the kitchen staff is a real letdown. The quality has really gone downhill lately, so much so that this will probably be the last time I order from them. Shame since I used to order weekly and sometimes go for lunch.

Great bang for your buck. Huge portion

The food is horrible and the service is terrible they messed up my order twice and there excuse was that they were really busy but that is no excuse cause I have been to many restaurants that were even busier than they were and they never once messed up my orders

We went for breakfast and everything was delicious.

We saw a fly, food was a bit too much but it was nice

Decent place for breakfast/brunch. The French toast was dry but the rest of the food was great. Does get very busy at times

Huge food portions. Very tasty

The food is go good, I have been here for many years and never disappoint me.

Always Worth the wait if there is one, always goes quick. Large portions of food! Parking: even when its very busy you can find a spot

Awesome prices, amazing and friendly staff, yummy food! Definitely will be bringing my family back here soon! Kid-friendliness: Awesome place for the whole family! Young kids included.

Excellent customer service and very good food. I really recommend it. Great prices Food

Tried this place for the first time today. Only a few minutes wait, and nice staff. SUPER fast breakfast delivery....I swear we ordered, blinked, and it was at our table. Delicious melts, and baked beans!! We will definitely be back again.

Heather was a great server!!

Great food service and atmosphere! The Great Canadian benedict was delicious. Portion sizes were large and I liked that order came with a side of beans.

I never usually leave reviews when eating out but I had to share. Our waitress was extremely rude and condescending to everyone at our table. Not only that, but hearing her talk the same way to other customers in the area ruined the otherwise decent atmosphere. Food was okay.

Friendly staff. Great service.

Weve been going there since it opened. The lady serving us has also been there since it opened. It was mothers day, packed to the brim with a line up going around the place. The service was still phenomenal, the food came out just as fast as usual and was great. Its the only place we breakfast at.

Great place for breakfast. Friendly staff and great size portions for a reasonable price.

Fireside is a great brunch place

LOVE IT! My servers are also so sweet and theres usually no wait unless it s a weekend. The food is good and reasonable. My only issue is that the milkshakes are uncharged by $1 for whipping cream. I personally think they should always come with it like at Mel s. Overall a good place that I frequent regularly

The food was not as good as I remembered it. My bacon was greasy and didnt seem like it was fully cooked.

Good service and excellent food.

They wont give you water with lemon. Lol You have to pay the full price for lemon. They charge you the price of the pop. Absurd!!! Highway robbery!! Will not be returning. Food : 1/5

Ordered eggs Benedict and the hollandaise sauce tasted like a combination of mayo and mustard. Food not desirable.

Great food good prices. Parking: Good Kid-friendliness: Good

Great food and great service. They have a senior menu, which is great. Pricing is very reasonable, and the portions are large.

Great food.... server was cheerful and attentive. I also go here when I am in town from Nova Scotia.

Love coming here for breakfast. Lots of food and great prices.

Busy spot and see why. Once seated, food was super fast, good and theyre quick to keep your coffee cup full. What more can you ask for.

Great food and great prices

Excellent food. Great prices. Will definitely be back.

Love it.

Very busy but the food was good. Friendly staff

Service was fast, good size portions and the food was very good.

The meals were not great. My meal wasnt hot... the melted cheese had hardened. My boyfriends lasagna was cold in the middle... and the replacement was mostly cheese. At least we were given a discount.

Went there for lunch with a friend. Ordered the Greek solvaki plates. Plate portion is double size. I brought 1/2 of it home for another day. Always busy for their many breakfast specials

Fireside is ALWAYS a delight and supremely cost effective!! Will recommend and will go back!

I have visited this place several times and I must say, the food is consistently delicious and offers great value for money. While it can get pretty busy during brunch hours on weekends, I appreciate the fact that the restaurant is quite spacious and there is never a waiting line.

Mom and pop kind of place. Wholesome food and food prices.

Good meal my partner was impressed with the steaj

Worst eggs benedict I ve ever had. Looked sad and had no taste. Got up to use washroom and waitress cleared out my food and coffee.

Exactly what I want a restaurant to be

The ribs were not barbecue properly.

Friendly and fast service and food was delicious was definitely what I wanted

The food was served quick and there was enough food for 2 meals.

I am so glad to see the hollandaise is back and really good. My only gripe is the system they have for the homefries. They are never fresh, it tastes like it s yesterday s left over that wasn t used. Every time I order it I have false hope that they will be fresh. If they were able to switch up how they do the homefries and get them hot and fresh it would be back to being a home run.

Great food with huge portions. It is definitely going on my list of favorite places to go

Really great family style restaurant. Good food, good service and great value. Quiet enough for conversation too. Convenient if you drive in Kitchener.

Good food. Service and atmosphere are just ok. You get what you pay for.

Had great taco salad with chicken.. enough for meal. Wifes chicken nuggets were ok, thats all, more crust than chicken. Shared a cream pie, filling good, crust not so. Food

Service beyond..

Great food and our waitress was very friendly

Fireside has been a long standing favorite place for me and our entire family.

Good food. Staff always friendly. Returning customer for years.

This is my favorite place to eat.

Great meals at great prices. Anytime in town that is my go to restaurant to eat at

Awesome waitress. Great food. Everyone was nice. Thank you!

Good food with excellent, friendly service.

Great homemade food and friendly service!

Dear fireside when I ask for NO BEANS at all or NO HOT PEPPERS for my Mexican wrap its because Im HIGHLY Allergic to to both beans and hot peppers. You brought my plate not once but twice with beans on it, NO BEANS IS NO BEANS PERIOD!!! Im now in the middle of an allergic reaction due to the HOT PEPPERS being picked off of my wrap instead of a new one being made. Food allergies can be life threatening. DO BETTER FOR THE NEXT PERSON AS YOU MAY KILL THEM!!!!!!!!

Great food, great staff. They accommodated a larger party on short notice and they were fast efficient and friendly. Definitely a great breakfast spot if youre looking for a quick stop with friends, co workers or larger parties!

It was not that clean

Great portion size and good food

I never give negative reviews but this is the second time Fireside Deli has given me burned out food. It seems that they dont care how awful the food is when is for take out. I will never order from them again.

I got the Atlantic Benedict, the smoked salmon was really good came with a side of beans not my favourite but still good, I payed 20$ even with my breakfast coffee and a mimosa good price I would say!

Good prices, good service

Huge portions of delicious food!!

Excellent prices, great menu, fast service.

Loud, meat in my veggie meal, rude staff. Tasteless food. Over rated

This is my favorite place to go. the portions a big, great prices and service is phenomenal every time.

Food was great, service was quick

Lovedthe senior me u stll couldnt eat it all lol

We had a birthday celebration for my brother! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their food. As usual. The service was great , as usual! My ribs and fries tasted amazing. Will be back soon.

I really liked this restaurant very much , the people are wonderful !

Nice staff

good food

We had a nice dinner with good service and the pie was great!

The wait staff are amazing even when its a full house they make keeping up look easy they work together and make sure everyone has great service foods amazing and the service matches the food keep up the good.work

The wait staff is awesome. Very friendly. I had cordon Bleu eggs Benedict. It was delicious. My son had steak and eggs. The steak was as good any youd get at The Keg. 100% recommend

Good breakfast and service

Food had a strange taste to it. I tried the Godfather for lunch one day and found it tasted a little strange. I went for breakfast a few days after, and the breakfast had a similar taste to it. Perhaps they are using a seasoning on their food that just doesnt gel with me.

Had a craving for a Montreal smoked meat sandwich and the Fireside delivered.

Its always quite busy but we manage to get seated in good time. Waitress was good and our food came out nice and hot and just the way we ordered it. Food is very good and plenty of it and the prices are reasonable. Highly recommended.

Excellent service and wonderful staff. Oh... and breakfast was excellent too.

Their food is pretty consistently good, but I recently ordered the banana bread French toast and it is easily the tastiest thing Ive tried here, hands down Food tends to come out quick, servers are very kind and the breakfast prices are great!! Food

Great food, adequate portions and flavour!

Excellent service, I recommend it, very pleasant atmosphere, its menu very pleasing to the palate. And very well accompanied

Delicious food , good portions, and great service. Perfect for families with kids. They also have good options in the kids menu .

Amazing food, large portions and reasonably priced!! Highly recommend for a good meal.

Food was terable

Great prices and efficient service. Large servings. Love their breakfast melts.

Breakfast=good Lunch= cheese slipping off pizza Food