177 Blvd. Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier B101, Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec J3N 1M2, Canada
Chez Ben & Florentine, on redécouvre le goût de bien manger.
This establishment in St. Basile-Le-Grand has really gone down the tubes over the years. - Food: dried up sausages that clearly have been sitting around the kitchen for hours. Dried up old fruit that might have been recycled from another plate and the eggs-when offered over easy they arrived runny and undercooked. -Service: was subpar and un attentive. No coffee refills, can’t even get complementary glasses of water and needed to chase after the waitress for our bill because she was too occupied chatting and having a laugh with her colleagues. -Atmosphere: My 9year old daughter and I were place in a booth in front of the kitchen area and to my dismay as a parent, we couldn’t stop hearing the kitchen staff yelling and swearing. Not very family friendly.
Great tasting food and great plating/presentation! Read the reviews and it drew us in. You must visit when in Montreal area- it is not in Montreal(30 min drive away) but in a residential area. Among our group we had the classic french toast, fried eggs, bacon, chocolate banana crepe, chicken sausage eggs benedict, brie and blueberry crispy french toast, sesame bagel with stredded ham, and more-see pics! Yum yum.
Best breakfast in the area. Food is always hot, 4 thick slices of bacon(not that paper thin kind like other restaurants) and coffee is good. Waitresses are very friendly, esp Audrey-Anne
Breakfast foods is okay
A great breakfast place. The staff is very accommodating for our large party. They were very attentive and served us very well. The food was delicious and came out quite fast even though it was packed....they do breakfast well for sure!
Very small portion and fruits looks old.
Brunch, brunch, brunch! It's the one meal where you can have waffles, Eggs Benedict, and a mimosa all before noon, and Ben & Florentine brunch restaurant takes it to another level! This place has got it all: delicious food, friendly staff, and a fun atmosphere. The kitchen has obviously put serious thought into the menu, with each dish being an entertaining twist on classic brunch items. But let's not forget the beverages - whether you're in the mood for something boozy or just need a caffeine fix, they've got plenty of delicious options to sip on. So next time you're craving brunch, skip the boring spots and head straight to Ben & Florentine. Trust me, your stomach will thank you!
My wife and I had a great lunch/brunch recently at Ben and Florentine's in St-Basile-le-Grand. I had English cream special which included eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes and fresh fruit. My wife had scrambled eggs and bacon. The food was fresh and the service was excellent. This is a better choice than the other breakfast restaurant chains available in Quebec.
Nice place for breakfast With healthy variety Food
Black avocado in my omelette in Saint-Basile-le-Grand no service Very disappointed
I have always had a great experience at this restaurant... friendly welcome and courteous service. Have I ever waited a long time for my latte... yes, that happened to me. Catering is a job that is sometimes difficult. Lack of staff, dealer with last minute sick leave etc... not a reason to generalize with a single bad experience. We go back, and we encourage them
Very nice and good place, the waitress was very friendly, fast and helpful. Nothing negative to say except the damn flies that wouldnt let go of our food!
Best lunch restaurant in the area. The service is always impeccable and friendly. The plates are generous, varied and served with quality products. The price is really very fair. There is a wide choice on the menu, something to satisfy the whole family!
Very noisy for lunch and long wait
Top service, very good food and big plate :)
We went to breakfast as a family this morning with a 17 month old baby. Excellent lunch and our waitress too. The only downside was when the child walked towards a window and unfortunately put his two hands there. A waitress other than ours said in a very stupid and curt manner I m going to have to wash it again! . This waitress should be given a course in sociability and customer contact! Welcome families with young children to this restaurant!!!!!
Sophie the waitress and the rest of the staff were really friendly and caring towards all the customers, a very warm atmosphere (especially Sophie) and our lunch was very good
Bad delivery experience you order before 1am and you dont receive your order at the right time and in addition the beef and cold looks like bad service for delivery
Really Very Good! & Excellent Service
It was excellent...
Very beautiful plates. Generous portions. Excellent service
The food was good and the service was ok but we waited 20 minutes to receive our plates.
Impeccable service, tasty meal
Parking: Grand emplacement entre différents commerces Food
Since the end of the pandemic the service has been corrected. I come there regularly during the week. I appreciate the service. The menu changes every month I believe. In December, duck meta. Today Poutine with bourbon sauce. Parking: Large parking lot with more than 100 spaces shared with several restaurants and local stores. Entrance and exit directly on 116 west. Shell gas station and convenience store.
Good food and good service. Noisy atmosphere
Good food good service
I had the aloha smoothie and breakfast BLT. I was surprised that it came with homefries and lots of fresh fruit, too! Yummy crispy homefries and delicious bagel.
Expérience très décevante, j ai eu ma commande en quelques minutes mais les ufs étaient pré-cuits, les patates cuites à répétition et mon petit quartier d orange était sec . J ai signalé la situation on ne m a pas offert de remboursement seulement des histoires de manque de personnel. C est inacceptable, je n y retournerai jamais et je ne le conseillerai pas à personne
The service and food are excellent!
Really impressed, Welcome, service, excellent food with a very reasonable price BRAVO, Congratulations. Parking: Place ignition parking. Kid-friendliness: User-friendliness
Hi. Heyy I swear baklava is so good. I went with my girlfriend and I find her so beautiful that we could be anywhere it would be 5 stars for me. The only downside was that neither Ben nor Florentine was there. But still. Love you guys
Good, attentive personal service, the owner and his partner are there to help out to optimize the experience!! Well done!!!
Beautiful location, beautiful restaurant and the portions vs the price is excellent, I recommend it to everyone
Excellent service and very very good food
Fantastic restaurant. Everything is always excellent there. Service is always great, with food thats to die for.
Good service. Excellent eggs benedict with avocado and bacon, as well as bacon and apples! Only downside: smoothies not very tasty
As always, very hearty and varied lunch. Great discovery of Firebarns lime and jalapenos
Good breakfast place. The portions are adequate. They have the option of substituting turkey bacon for the regular bacon. Good service.
Great place great food , but when you wait an hour after ordering and still don t get your food while others received there s even though they arrived after you .. time to go !!!
A good place for brunch in a small group (2-4-6). The place is quite large with good service (welcoming and available). Like all Ben & Florentine, there is plenty of choice and enough diversity for everyone to find something.
Error or fraud?
Hello my name is Anastasia I was eaten at Ben et florentine in Saint-Basile-le-Grand very nice place, the staff is very nice and the food is really very very good, I recommend it
My plate arrived lukewarm, but what made me uncomfortable was the service received. The waitress spoke to me as if I was a child.
Nous y allons peu souvent. Tu ne vas pas là pour relaxer et profiter de ton déjeuner. Nous avons du rappeler la serveuse pour pouvoir donner notre commande. Je n ai jamais recue mon pain multi grains et pour la serveuse c était pas un problème, elle était prête à m en servir à la fin de mon repas. Donc le pain blanc c est bon pour tous le monde.
Correct food, nothing more. The coffee had no taste, no pleasure in drinking it.
Potato was excellent, but I hate to not enjoy the rest of the food on my plate. The eggs were really undercooked and some of the fruits were not very fresh. I really wanted to love it but the food was just disappointing.
Lots of choice! Really good for brunch to keep the cost down! Sometimes long because of the world.
I dont know if it was because I hadnt been to a restaurant in over a year but I had a hard time deciding between 3 dishes. The taste was up to par, we all liked it. The staff is very friendly. Andréane is an efficient and friendly waitress.
Who puts brown bread by default for a club
Always very well served and the dishes are good.
Well situated good service and a nice selection of breakfast and lunch dishes
The employees were nice and thoughtful. The meals were amazing *only thing is the amount of potatoes given could be raised a little Love the fact that their mugs are bigger than other places!
Very good service despite the high traffic
Always a pleasure.
Three errors on two delivery orders, unable to agree on compensation for their errors
I went there this morning with my boyfriend and my 3 children and I loved my experience Kindness and courtesy on the part of the employees, delicious meal a warm place, thank you again
That of St Basil the great. really good wow and what can I say about the personal kindness!!!!
Delicious
We have always had very good service at this location. Its very good. I know its primarily a lunch spot but I wish there were more options for dinner.
Extraordinary service, everything was perfect, thank you.
Ok
Slow service, expensive and unfortunately not that good, disappointed
Super good order for takeout
We had very good service. No waiting. My choice was a fried vegetable dish. Unfortunately there were more potatoes than anything else.
Excellent service. Asked to receive my crepe that accompanied my meal later to eat it hot and the waitress agreed.
Good service, original and diverse menu.
Fantastic! Lunch was delicious with lots of fresh fruit. I asked to replace the potatoes, the waitress offered me a delicious side salad. The filter coffee was very good and fresh, which is very rare in breakfast restaurants. Ben and Florentine Saint-Basile the best. Excellent service! THANKS
Service un peu lent pcq le restaurant est généralement bondé, mais la nourriture est toujours délicieuse, le menu est varié, les petites patates sont croustillantes et savoureuse à souhait, plein dextras trop top à essayer comme leur smoothies ou leur galette de pomme de terre avec la crème sûre à la ciboulette Miaaam. Bon appétit!
Pleasant atmosphere, the service is always very good and the food is delicious, and the portions are good,& the prices are reasonable.
Excellent, impeccable service, courteous and smiling staff.
Impeccable service and super nice waitresses and the food is excellent
Excellent experience, as always. The food is great, the prices are reasonable, and the staff (and owners) are super nice and courteous. Can t ask for any better.
Cheerful service, fresh food! :-)
Did not send the right order at all. Something was missing from every plate. There was no meat in any of the plates we ordered, and no bread at all. The eggs were not made like we asked, either. Unfortunately, this isnt the first time this has happened to us with this restaurant. Very disappointing.
Very good and impeccable service, thanks to Andreane
Edit 1 year later: the pandemic was ultimately not an excuse. Service still very very slow. And visibly cut in quantity AND quality: in the healthy duo, we couldnt get any thinner in terms of slice (photo) and the smoothie bowl tasted like water and liquid at the end, I couldnt finish. Anyway after a 2nd try, definitely a big no and it was the last time, no real excuse this time --------------------- Really ordinary experience.... Didnt even want to take photos.: - endless wait (1h:10) with 2 children, we had to point it out to be told that there were not enough cooks (after 1 hour we guessed it.... .)... Not even a juice offered to children who were dying of hunger. - minimum 3 tables arrived after us and were served before us - my smoothie was hot - sandwich from my boyfriend (club sandwich with burger cheese still cold from the fridge) Waiting so much for breakfast basics is frankly unacceptable. At least the restaurant is wheelchair accessible. It is certain that I do not recommend and that I will not return there....
Enjoyed our breakfast. Fresh and quick service
Excellent lunches (among others, the chocolate banana pancake and egg combo) and very good, attentive service.
Good Good service.
Excellent menu and very courteous staff
Really surprised with this place, the food was exquisite, but the service in particular was excellent. Our waitress very friendly, smiling and helpful. The place is very nice and well organized, and the location is very good. Five stars is not enough. I definitely plan to return very soon.
The menu looks good (for a chain restaurant). Lots to pick from. Just looking at the waffles and pancakes makes you want to have it. Unfortunately like in many other places is the lack of glutenfree options. They offer glutenfree bread, but if you have celiac you should always grab another option as they use the same toaster or pan as for other bread. The staff was very friendly and despite lots of people fast and helpful.
Worst experience! The waitress probably had better things to do than do her job. Make your requests when taking the order, because you will only send it back for the invoice.
Great food...good price and great service
I enjoyed my meal. Unfortunately, coffee machine was broken, and I couldnt get my cappuccino Food
Super good, very warm welcome, the menus are very varied. Perfect for a lunch with friends.
Our go to spot near the house. Fast. Effective. Super friendly staff.
Warm welcome and top service! The menu offers a very wide choice and various breakfasts. There is something for everyone. The service is fast and the waitresses are friendly.
Very good service, delicious meals.
The fruit was so good I ate most of it before I closed my crêpe!!!
Great restaurant and the menu is original. The service is excellent.
Really disappointed on several occasions with the online ordering service, we had to return several times due to a lack of items in our order Ex: I ordered a waffle and I did not receive it another time it had no chocolate on the waffle once the baked beans were missing and once I ordered bagels and received multigrain bread. give a moment a guy gets tired!
Impeccable service from the waitress at the entrance. But the food was terrible... having already had the poutine lunch in Brossard... firstly the quantity was half that of Brossard, the bacon was not cooked, the sausages were a long time ago... almost no sauce ...Please change the cook!!!
Alright
I loved it THANKS
Good table, affordable price, respect distance.
The staff is very courteous and smiling. Thank you so much.
Alright
Great service. Place well organized and not to busy. Good option for breakfast with family or friends. Prices are really low and the menu offers several options. The portions are generous and the food tasty.
Good experience. Pleasant service and fair price.
Delicious, respectful and pleasant
Very welcoming. Good choice of staff. Always good. We go back there often.
Good food, good atmosphere
Very good service
Very slow service
Excellent lunches with good, well-cooked bacon. Unlimited coffee. Very satisfied.
Everything is very good, the service, the cleanliness, the food. Even the price is acceptable. My favorite is their smoothies, and my least favorite is their potatoes... the kind of frozen potatoes, I like less... But overall its worth it.
Always delicious.
I went there with 4 other people. Safety measures respected. Beautiful plates and very generous and delicious portions. The lack of staff affects the service a little, which makes it a little long. In terms of sound, there is a lot of background noise (cooking and customer conversations amplified by the configuration of the place). Simple bottomless cubes hanging from the ceiling here and there could prevent the echo from spreading.
Quite disappointed, called for an order that I would pick up (Wanting to give a 2nd chance because the first time I went to the advisor on time and I still waited 20 minutes while having the impression of being in everyones legs (employees included)) then I was told this morning: We have too many orders, we cant do it for you. While there are still 2 hours of opening... In short, quite disappointed
Excellent meal, didnt take long to be served and excellent service!
Varied menus, excellent food, very good service and a pleasant atmosphere
I will come back very quickly great atmosphere delicious food Impeccable service
Excellent food, excellent service.
Had a very nice brunch in this restaurant! Service and food were great!
A breakfast restaurant that serves Clark brand baked beans in cans. If I had wanted a cheap lunch, I would have gone and bought the can of bean at the convenience store....
Very good restaurant for lunch
I was very disappointed by the extremely slow service (50 minutes of waiting for our meals to arrive and 45 minutes to pay the bill). My coffee had time to cool before eating. Acceptable food and fairly generous portions of dishes.
Paying for canned beef and boiled onions, no thanks
Almost perfect lunches! Ben & Florentine, a restaurant specializing in breakfasts, offers a wide variety of dishes on its menu. Unique morning flavors, generous portions, succulent dishes to start the day off right. The lunch menu is also interesting. The restaurant is clean, simple decor, relaxed atmosphere and the service is excellent. The employees are generous with the coffee, polite and dedicated. Congratulations to Sophie for her service. The toilet room is super clean, the health rules imposed by COVID-19 are strictly respected. Prices are reasonable for a quality lunch. Congratulations to the entire Ben & Florentine team from St-Basile-le-Grand, you do an excellent job.
Sophie and Amélie offer us an extraordinary service
Compliance with new standards, very appreciated services and delicious meal
Always nice people when i an greeted at the door. Continue the great work guys!