Bear's Den Restaurant in Penticton

So much food. Very nice.

Very average food at best

The coffee and pancakes were terrible. Took forever for the food to come out. The young man that brought the food out had the plate against his chest and his little bobs were touching the food. We waited for the bill but had to go up and get it ourselves. Felt ripped off. Wont be back.

It was definitely okay. Very reasonable prices. It wasnt that busy when we went. Service was okay, took our order, brought our food. Had to go to the front to pay, not to big an are so good thing it wasnt busy. Food

Food quality is average. There were 3 flies buzzing around - guard your food. More flies in the washroom. Next time I will go to Dennys - across the street.

The best eggs Benny with the nugget hash browns... The best hashbrowns ever!

Try to visit new place when traveling and found this place. Food was delicious. Staff were friendly. Got the vibe of a home business. Appears lots of locals are regulars.

Its awesome! I got the pickled beef sandwich with a side of borscht soup and it felt and tasted like Grandmas cooking!

Awesome delicious breakfast, kind and caring attitude towards kids, and reasonable price Food

Great eggs rancheros!!!!

Ordered the okanagan scramble. The time between ordering and getting food was very short, about 10 minutes. Portion size was very good. 100% recommend and will be back

l had a great experience for my first time here! The food was served within 10-15 minutes of ordering and it was exactly what I had asked for. The service was very welcoming as well. I will definitely be coming back and recommending to family and friends :)

Food is good, we had eggs benny and eggs were perfect. We really like the hollandaise. Service is friendly and really good. Atmosphere is quaint but a little loud . All in all we enjoy this restaurant and will continue to stop in on our way out of Penticton

Absolutely terrible. The food was atrocious, the service was nonexistent, and the vibes were just off at this place. The portion sizes are not the heartiest and the food overall was next to mediocre. We got seated a didn t receive menus for a good 10-12 minutes. Once the orders were placed, the food took forever to come out. Unfortunately it was not a good experience for a restaurant claiming to be Penticton s Best Breakfast place. Would not recommend.

Great service! Eggsbennie okay, nothing exceptional. The curved potatoes that can with it were horrible. They tasted like something provoked and frozen. Definitely not homemade. I will go back and try the heuvos rancheros.

How do you cook pancakes that can t be cut! Scrambled eggs were over cooked and dry! Worst breakfast ever!

Good food at a great price and good service. A great place to stop and grab a bite.

Play spontaneously stopped in for breakfast as we were passing through and we very much enjoyed our meals. Mine was so cute I had to get a doggy bag staff were friendly but no one came to see how our meals were and if we wanted more coffee so I did have to flag somebody down. That would be my only recommendation is to check back on your customers once you serve their meals.

Great service great food special recognition for Brenda

Food was good, but came 45 minutes after we ordered. By then my kids had lost their patience and didnt matter how their breakfast tasted. Probably kitchen is run by one or 2 people handling one order every 15 minutes

It is what it is. Dont try and think fancy. Like it very much.

Food was good staff was friendly

It s been a long time for us to afford to go out !!! The bear s Den was the first time going . The food is amazing . Servicer were amazing friendly. Quick .. will done to all the staff .. it takes a good team I would go again .. thank you so much Dietary restrictions: Clean cooking !!!!! NO GREASE Kid-friendliness: Things for the kids . Colour pages :) Wheelchair accessibility: Nice walk up the ramp Lots of room inside by the tables

Good service, great food.

Its probably our favorite place in Penticton to go for breakfast. Service is always fast and friendly and the food is good.

This is a total locals spot where everyone knows your name. Its good food, friendly service and a place I will go to again. Our server, Brenda, was so great. Oh, and the cherries were in season, and they were amazing (and pitted which was awesome).

Love the breakfast.

Very nice staff and great food!!

Great staff, great environment and great food. Highly recommend if in the area.

Usually I rarely write bad comments but this time I am really disappointed with the customer service. I ordered a hot chocolate while waiting for my meal and unfortunately the glass exploded on me I was lucky that the drink was not very hot but it could have been and at no time did anyone come to see me in the bathroom to see if it hadnt burned me or something. And as I was soaked and I tried to clean my clothes and the chocolate wouldnt come off I decided not to stay, I remained respectful and before leaving I still wanted to tell the waitress and she completely ignored us. Whatever is busy or not you should take time to talk with the customers when something happens and not ignore them even its not your fault so very bad service customer. At home I tried to clean my shorts and socks which were white and unfortunately I had to throw them away

What happened to this place? Have been here several times and encouraged others to come but not anymore. Upon entering a voice from somewhere else says to sit anywhere. Food came not as requested. No check back from server. Taste of food was not as good as made at home and in fact I went home and made breakfast for myself afterward. Server dropped off bill, Pay anytime. And that was it. May as well have gone to a drive thru. Think Ill hibernate instead of coming back.

Im not usually a negative review guy, to preface. But there was some really obvious things wrong with breakfast. The orange juice is $3.55 for what I would generously call a small glass. Everything else is priced as youd expect given how were all being price gouged with inflation. Some of the fruit was starting to turn when we got it, which was off-putting. But the most egregious thing, was the seasoning. The sausages were bland. Despite being hand packaged which I appreciate they were bland. Almost tasteless. And the hash browns were just barely cooked, and not so much as a fleck of seasoning. No pepper, no parsley, no garlic salt, hell I would have even just taken plain salt. It was just bland. Vegetarian options: They have fruit, although theres a good chance itll be bruised

Great lunch

Fast service and cooked to perfection.

Nice and quiet place for a relaxed breakfast. Prices are good. Coffee could be better. Wheelchair accessibility: There is a ramp right up front. No problem getting in with the wheelchair. About the washrooms I am not so sure. Quite small.

As a local bears den is the best breakfast in town.

Good food, good service.

Delicious vegetarian eggs benny.

Unfortunately a 1* for me. Calling themselves Penticton s Best Breakfast is a big stretch. The food is unseasoned and we had to order toast TWICE (and it took 8-10 minutes to come out each time) for it to not be burnt. The server asked why I didn t like it, I asked her if they use any spices or seasonings and they said no . If you want burnt, unseasoned food this is the place for you. In addition, the older server put her fingers all along the edge of the coffee pot where the coffee comes out of as she was talking to my grandma then proceeded to pour her a coffee where her dirty fingers were just all over, without even a second thought. In all: unhygienic, slow, tasteless.

Liver and Onions are super yummy. But I had the perogie and cabbage roll special. Tasty!

Another very good breakfast spot the best breakfast in Penticton.

A great place for breakfast. The eggs benny were super delicious. A good place for breakfast that doesnt cost a fortune.

Amazing food, friendly staff and very reasonable prices. Will be back next time I am in town

Love the food and wonderful servers

Most places know a clubhouse comes with turkey. A couple orders now have not. The toast is burnt. When placing the order they arent even listening cause it is so loud in there.

Quality has really gone down since my last visit. My spouse got sick from the traditional breakfast and portions are smaller than I remember. Will not be going back.

Food was good, quality was good. Their blueberry pancakes were delicious. great prices. Only inconvenient part was they dont take tap wih their machine. Im one of those people when travelling I just go out with my phone and use google pay / samsung pay. We had to go back to our hotel and grab cards. So card and cash restaurant. NO TAP!! ****UPDATE ***** We had visited again in August 2023 and they had new pinpads.. So thanks for listening to the reviews and comments.. Had a great visit and food and portions are great. -will be back again.

Had a really nice breakfast at the Bears Den with the family. Great service, fantastically simple and delicious food. Those pancakes are amazing. We loved all the historic photos of the area on the walls. A great local joint.

The food was very good. The waitress was excellent.

We always enjoy our family breakfasts, brunches and lunches at the Bear s Den. The food is great and the service is wonderful and quick. The staff really make you feel welcome. It s clean and cozy and child friendly. Definitely recommend. Kid-friendliness: Kid menu, kid menus that can be coloured, crayons, cute bear straw style drinking glasses, booster seats and high chairs available.

With the rising out of control prices, The Bears Den still has reasonable prices and very good food.

When we arrived the server just pointed to our left and said in there. We got our coffees and orders taken quickly, food came reasonably fast but after that we never saw our server. She didnt check how our meals were or if we wanted more coffee. All we heard after we got our meals was an awful lot of noise from the kitchen. The omelet I ordered was great but 2 others at my table werent happy with their meals. Wheelchair accessibility: Very close to the door

Great and friendly staff, great food

Good place for breakfast, nothing fancy. I ordered eggs Benny and asked for extra crisp English muffin but it was soggy.. otherwise the hashbrowns were perfect and the atmosphere was clean.

They make a good eggs Benny. Vegetarian options: Veggie Benny is great. Dietary restrictions: They will cook to order. Kid-friendliness: Smaller portions available. Wheelchair accessibility: There is a ramp at the main entrance. It is a bit tight in the entry area but Its manageable.

Staff were so kind, and food was amazing!! Highly recommend

Great food good pricing

Food was ok. Place very busy and slow to receive food.

Nice quaint place. Good food.

Excellent food and service. We enjoyed the eggs Benedict Kid-friendliness: Kids menu, free parking, wheelchair ramp to entrance Recommended dishes

$3.35 each for a coffee and a hot chocolate. Are you kidding me? How much does a jar of coffee cost in the store an how many cups can you make? Outrageous. The sausage was getting close to shoe leather and I could tell they are really stretching the egg mix to make scramble eggs because they tasted weak. In addition I noticed we were the only table that was not served water, even though a person who looked like the owner was serving it to other tables. Definitely will not go there again. Parking: Park was adequate with parking in the front and the back. Wheelchair accessibility: There is a ramp to the door so a small wheelchair should be able to get inside

Hands down the best breakfast place in the entire Penticton area. Loved being greeted and having a chat with the new owner who just recently took over the business, he was super busy and even regularly checked in with us to make sure everything was perfect. Every time i go i get something new and every dish has been next level tasty. Check this place out!

Went in twice 2 days in a row stayed at the hotel next to it. Waitress both times would not look up from the computer wouldnt acknowledge us wouldnt write us down on wait list and just walked away and said nothing. Not sure how the food is we walked out both times I can be patient but they were just rude. Very frustrating.

Very delicious Liver.... Outstanding actually! Liver and onions is my favorite dish and they do a great job :) Fast, effective and polite service. I had a friendly waitress who served my coffee and meal quickly. Somewhat loud when busy. I dont care at all but my Mum and her friend noticed it. Great location and pretty easy parking. Clean.

Meh! The food was alright, nothing special. They boast they have the best brunch in pentiction and have won awards in the past...but I think that ship sailed. Utensils were dirty (looked like blue soap film on my spoon and wifes knife). Dont know if coffee is bottomless as they never came back to offer more. Wont be going back...not because the food was aweful just wasnt great.

This is a great hidden gem in the community, one of the top 5 breakfast places I would recommend in Penticton. New management is making some adjustments to the menu which is nice. Only downside is that s it s not open all day!

What an absolutely wonderful dining experience! The new owner has done an amazing job updating the menu and the inside of the restaurant. The service was impeccable, the energy of the atmosphere was great and we had the nicest waiter. All the staff were incredibly kind, courteous and accommodating. Food was phenomenal! 100% best breakfast in Penticton! I highly recommend :)

The service was excellent! the waitress was very friendly even the manager was out saying hi to people. The place was covered in old pictures of Penticton which the manager was happy to give me backstory on, which was pretty cool. The food was good and affordable ($15 per dish), I enjoyed the eggs benedict and the huevos rancheros. Ill definitely go back next time Im in town!

Amazing little spot for a good breakfast!

Its a bit loud when packed but the staff are friendly and service is very good.

Plate is small for the price. Service is slow~

The servings were small. The French toast was soggy. The service was hurried and unfriendly. I hope they were just having an off day as I like supporting the little guys when we can but I wouldn t go back.

Staff were great, and they asked for vaccine passport & picture id we were happy to show it to them, food was very good!! all three times we visited, Very consistent (keep up the great service). We are back and very busy but plan to stop by and have breakfast or lunch, i will post update soon!

Great breakfast, quick service Thank you. Food

Food was fantastic

Fantastic breakfast, highly recommend eggs Benedict

Nice breakfast

The number 1 dislike in this place was flies. flying all over landing on our cups and food .Not good atmosphere. But the portion of the food was good and the food was good .Just need the flies gone.

Super breakfast place ! It was really delicious... probably the best breakfast restaurant in Penticton ! Service is super awesome ! Parking: Easy access

The good was fine, and the server great, but there were flies everywhere and it was impossible to keep them off our food. If there are so many in the front of the house, I shudder to think what the kitchen is like.

Inconsistent food quality. Not as good as it used to be.

Breakfast was pretty meh

Small place friendly staff good food

Bring your own fly swatter, the place is infested with flies and bugs Horrible slow service , was basically seated and ignored no offering of coffee refills and subpar food. My water glass had lipstick on it from a previous diner .Was my first and last time dining here. Not sure why or how this place has the audacity to have a best breakfast in town sign it definitely does not. Go across the street and eat at Dennys you wont be swarmed by a fly infestation there

Best breakfast in Penticton . yep still holds true sometimes we just crave a good old classic and not some bougie breakfast . not that we don t enjoy that experience sometimes too . but pancakes and bacon . come on - really hits the spot . stop by and enjoy some hearty food

Have to agree with the flies landing on the food. Plus the dead smeared flies on the window beside us. Dennys Benny is better which is sad, undercooked eggs and hollandaise sauce tasted of flour. Borscht is good but lacking flavor. Would not return. Most food wasnt eaten.

It was right next to the motel I stayed. It said best breakfast in Penticton. I would go quite that far but it was pretty good.

The food was amazing with great customer service. I had the eggs benny i must say it was better then the one across the road. Brenda is an amazing :)

Lovely place, great food and great staff. Wouldnt go anywhere else for breakfast.

Wow wife and I ordered two eggs and toast. They charged us 4.99 for two slices of toast! Wow I didnt want to pay for the whole loaf of bread. Eggs werent done right. Poor service. Wont eat there again!!

Very small portions for the price you pay.

The best breakfast in Penticton

Ok food, but seemed not very clean. And had cross-contanimation on the food (apparently a knife wasnt cleaned between cutting different foods)

1 star food was cold dry and the people that served us had a bad attitude my favourite part was grabbing a candy cane and leaving

Awesome service and amazing food

Portions are shrinking, current staff a bit impolite, still tastes good.

Good service, and everything fresh!!!

Took my daughter here for birthday brunch and the food was quick and delicious. The staff were friendly too.

Nice breakfast place

friendly, healthy, tasty, and clean at a reasonable price. also, great gluten free options, an easy to read menu, and waitstaff that really care for their work!

Nice little place with good food, good portions and reasonable price. Our server was rather dour. Perhaps she was tired.

Great food and great service.

A greasy spoon with not too greasy delights! I havent been to restaurants for a while. This was a real treat as I came into town for some items. Big perks all around. They dont charge for gluten free French toast, the prices are so good for this time in the world, its packed so that shows people like it and it was Sparkling clean all around. Cant say that about Dennys! I was happy writing here for an hour. Thank you!

Amazing food very friendly staff, a must visit for Penticton!

The food was very expensive for what you get. Service was minimal.

Liked the breakfast but nothing exceptional.

Im so glad I finally found that cozey breakfast restaurant I have been looking for! Bears Den has great food and great prices!! I recommend it to everybody

Just okay. Good service, friendly, prices seemed reasonable but food and coffee...just okay. I had a Benny, and the Hollandaise was like thick cream of celery soup or something - savoury and more like a bechamel. If youre making breakfast, and you offer eggs benedict, ya gotta do a real Hollandaise.

The food was quick and tasty.

Has great food and nice ice cold local beer I love this place

Great breakfast fair at a reasonable price.

The restaurant is clean, well spaced and bright. Staff are friendly and efficient. The food is good and well-priced. I had a halibut burger which was tasty and my husband has a beef dip which was a little dry. Fries were crisp. Good place for a quick affordable lunch.

food arrived cold. dirty dishes. forgot half my order.

Great food, went for breakfast and it was great as well as the service

Quick and affordable, no frills breakfast / lunch. You get a 10% off coupon if you are staying to the attached hotel.

Wow you never ate better for breakfast. My kids loved it and Get the Huevos Rancharos! Thanks to our waitress Julia. Shes great!

Honestly the ommlette i had tasted like water the ham and mushrooms surrounded by a thin layet of egg and a pinch of cheese was underwhelming ... really sad considering multiple awards on walls ....

Nice bright restaurant with decent prices. Easy over eggs were perfectly cooked. Friendly staff too.

Good value for money. They offer lunch for small appetites (for one of the dishes, at least). The coffee doesnt taste much, but I imagine some people like it that way. We went there two days in a row, and on the 2nd day, I took the low carb with fruit, and I had a lot of difficulty digesting.

Excellent food and friendly service. Love the Okanagan fruit plate!

Great food at reasonable prices, and all day breakfast!

So far everything is very tasty and well served... It shows that it is a family place, most of the girls are very friendly.

Watched people who came in behind us get seated first, ordered our food and they forgot to make when we asked after 45 minutes. Waited another 30 minutes with empty glasses on our table and never once got asked if we wanted more. Never waited so long for a simple dish of just eggs pancakes and bacon.

The food is not good and the people who take the order are very rude.

Friendly staff, good prices and good food

Great Food ! Portions are good sized and service is amazing !

My server got up on the wrong side of the bed

Awesome staff, great food, really reasonable prices! We will definitely be back. Thanks for helping us celebrate our daughters 10th birthday with a delicious breakfast

My favorite place for breakfast when in Penticton. We had a bit of a wait this time but the food was good, hot and worth waiting for.

After biking around to a bunch of different spots with long waits we stumbled upon Bears Den. Incredibly friendly service, delicious and hearty brunch and a really humble and fun atmosphere. No frills, just the essentials. It was so great we came back the next morning! Fabulous little find!

Great food and fast service

Amazing experience at The Bears Den. We were seated immediately with great service. Price was very reasonable and the food was delicious. Highly recommend

Breakfast was good. Big portions. Wait time was a bit long.

Great option to have breakfast in Penticton, I love the bacon and hotcakes both were so delicious. The bad thing is that we wait around 30 or 40 min to get our order but it was worth it.

It is a modest place where they serve very good and tasty breakfasts at a good price. I recommend them because they take very good care of the preparation of what they serve and also because you can tell that it is a local place where they are very eager and do their best to be friendly even though when we went it was full and you could tell that they were short of personal. Without hesitation I would have breakfast at that place again. Parking: It has plenty of parking since it is located next to the Penticton Hotel Kid-friendliness: They have special chairs for children Wheelchair accessibility: It has an access ramp for wheelchairs.

Pros: Good service Decent food Cons: No tap Too many house flies flying around the dining room area. gross. Will not go back. (Wanted to leave but the rest of my party were tired and hungry and were tired of driving around trying to find a place to eat).

Not impressive at all. I can t figure out why the reviews are good! Food was average as was the service. The place needs cleaning up as it didn t seem all that clean. Needs new paint on walls. Bathroom was gross.

Boo!

One of the areas best breakfast spots

I was really craving dippy eggs so ordered breakfast to go and was thoroughly disappointed.. my eggs were broken and had hash browns on top of them :( I rate this 0/10

Always a great place for breakfast and lunch! Been coming here for years and have never had a bad meal/experience!

Amazing breakfast, friendly staff. The blueberry pancakes were to die for. They also had multiple low carb options for people who are trying to avoid carbs. Also the little juice jars are so adorable. Highly recommend this place.

The coffee was see through. The sausage was cooked to the point of dust. Took 30 mins to get food.

We heard rave reviews so we went. We waited 45 mins for our breakfast. Eggs were cold, pancakes were cold as well and undercooked. Bacon was cold and tasteless. Coffee was watered down. Will not go back. Staff was friendly though

We got a great lunch there at a good price. 3 people and only $50

Very good breakfast omelet.

Woo-hoo, good breakfast!

Small town dinner at its best! Friendly staff and amazing blueberry pancakes.

Decent food and all the coffee we wanted!!

Great food. Wonderful staff.

The Bears Den is by far the best breakfast in town! Brenda is amazing , so is the rest of her staff. And the food is always amazing!!!

Spacious, tasty, friendly, a go-to for breakfast.

Solid value. Forget about avacado toast! I went here for a traditional breakfast. Food was cooked exactly as orderd. Support a family business. Go try this place.

We recently moved to the area and saw the sign for voted Pentictons best breakfast decided to give it a try. My husband and I had the eggs benedict, his with ham, mine with avocado. The English muffin was so hard we couldnt cut through, my avocado was more black than green. We asked for a side of fries that were cold and over fried, like how??? It was like a babys handful of fries. The portions are small, we left still hungry. Orange juice was warm, asked for ice and the ice came in a dirty glass. Not once did anyone come to ask how the food was, nor did anyone fill my coffee cup! Please tell me that penticton has a better breakfast than this!?!?! Some reviews say that it used to be good I see, what happened????

Good food!

Great food and service!

Large servings and food was good. Reasonably price as well. Courteous staff.

Great breakfast here! Family friendly and available fruit was a great portion size and delicious.

Good food poor coffee

Great bowl of soup only $7

First time at this place offering itself as best breakfast in Penticton so I went out of my way to try it. One very attentive waitress (not mine) who seated me vs a very disinterested one (mine) who got my order wrong and dropped the bill on the table as she walked by without a word not to be seen again. The meal was average at best. Cant recommend this place.

Absolutely amazing! Great service, everyone is so friendly and the eggs benny with fresh fruit was the best Ive had in a long time!!!

The service/food is very good but the noise is discouraging. I would like to see some acoustic panels to absorb the the ricochet of co stand chatter. I was eating g there and had to speak louder to be heard which ads to the overall audio distraction.

Incredible food at Incredible prices and great service

Always love breakfast here

Okay for a quick visit. (not sure where all the review stars coming from )

Good food. Good service.

Great breakfast spot

Food was excellent. Service was good but very slow with coffee refills.

This place bosts best breakfast in penticton.... NOT......... However, a good basic meal

The Chicken burger special was scrumptious!! Will come back for more ....

Very friendly great breakfast at a very reasonable price.

Good service and great breakfast