Ben & Florentine in Saint-Hyacinthe

1340 Bd Casavant E, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 0G2, Canada

★★★★☆
(321 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant Breakfast restaurant Brunch restaurant Lunch restaurant

About

Chez Ben & Florentine, on redécouvre le goût de bien manger.

Website
locations.benetflorentine.com
Address
1340 Bd Casavant E, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC J2S 0G2, Canada
Plus Code
J2XX+38 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
7 AM–3 PM
Monday
6 AM–3 PM
Tuesday
6 AM–2 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
8 AM–3 PM
Friday
6 AM–3 PM
Saturday
6 AM–3 PM

Services

Service options
Kerbside pickup Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Cocktails Coffee Healthy options
Dining options
Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Reviews

4.1
★★★★☆
321 reviews

Most Mentioned

breakfast (42) food presentation (24) bacon (5) succulent (4) smile (4) portable stove (3) saucepans & sauciers (3) elle (3) banquette (2) crepes (2)
5 stars
177
4 stars
75
3 stars
22
2 stars
20
1 stars
27
★★★
July 11, 2023

Food was good. Just didn't like that we had to ask for coffee. Normally in other place we get coffee offered.

July 16, 2022

Awful wait times, when let the staff know that I was ready to order the answer was “wait for your waitress to order” I waited for long my kids were already starving, zero empathy from the staff, I regret 100% to have paid for my food there… not coming back again.

October 14, 2019

Slowest service I’ve ever seen in a B&F Took over 30 minutes just to take our order and another 45 minutes to get our food. Food was below usual expectations for this restaurant.

★★★★★
March 15, 2019

One of the best Ben & Florentine in the whole franchise (I've at in 7 different stores from Ottawa to Montreal) and this one is by far the most generous and the food tastes AMAZING!! Great service and great food with ample free parking for anyone... what can u ask for more!? Will definitely visit!

★★★★★
December 31, 2018

Breakfast is very good also quiete cheap and the portions are kind of generous plus you have unlimited coffee. Overall is a great place to hangout.

★★
October 15, 2017

Staff is nice, love the menu. But found a hair on my meal and still had to pay for it...

★★★★★
September 2, 2017

Ben & Florentines is as good as ever, even after all these years.

November 16, 2015

Burnt coffee(twice), rotten asparagus, wrong order(had to explicitly ask for her to change it after telling her) and bathrooms were disgusting.

★★★★★
October 23, 2024

Sabrina the waitress 10/10 for the service!! Very attentive and open to requests, thank you for that

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

Sabrina L. is an extraordinary employee! Always the best welcome and a beautiful smile! As soon as I sit at my table I have my smoothie the way I like it so she remembers my order by heart even if I dont come every week. Thanks again and keep up the good work! :)

★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

I have been eating there for 8 years and I have never been poorly served

★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

A nice lunch with my daughter. Our dishes were delicious. Good service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

Very good restaurant for brunch Vegetarian options: Lots of plant-based options Kid-friendliness: Wide choice of dishes and childrens menus

★★★★★
June 23, 2024

Dietary restrictions: Gluten free. Buckwheat pancake

★★★
May 23, 2024

I have been a long-time customer, and I go to this restaurant very often. In general, everything is perfect. Except for the service which, sometimes (I mean sometimes) is very slow. Often, you have to ask everything, 2 or 3 times! Generally, Im pretty patient, unless its overkill. Despite everything, Im going to continue to go to Ben & Florentine for lunch, because its good!

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

Excellent value for money with professionalism and a smile! Ariane F. (F like a rocket) Shes our best! Always satisfied with each visit. Congratulations to the whole team, its a winner...

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Everything is perfect here thank you

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

It was really good. And the waitresses were very nice. And very good lunch. A little sour orange juice. Otherwise. Great.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Great service, thanks to Nick and the reception for the excellent service with a table of 9 people

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

We had very good service, the waitress was smiling and courteous. The meal was delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

Great cheeseburger !

★★★★★
February 23, 2024

Everything was perfect!

★★
February 23, 2024

We can say that this restaurant is hurting the franchise.

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Excellent

★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

A perfect choice for a business lunch or simply to enjoy a good meal in a pleasant atmosphere. Upon arrival, you are welcomed in an elegant and comfortable setting, ideal for a professional meeting or a gourmet break. The menu offers a nice variety of dishes, ranging from well-executed classics to original creations, all prepared with care. During my lunch, I particularly appreciated the quality of the ingredients and the balance of flavors. The service at Ben et Florentine is up to par, with attentive and discreet staff, contributing to a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It was the perfect place for a no-pressure business discussion, in a professional and welcoming setting. A place where we return with pleasure!

★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

I really like the eggs benedict at this place. The portions are very generous! There is less fruit on the plates and they are less good than elsewhere, however. Very good service. A little noisy but less worse than other restaurants.

★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

Very good, beautiful plates, great service. THANKS Kid-friendliness: High chairs Wheelchair accessibility: No stairs

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I would never return to this restaurant the fruit was hard, the eggs not cooked, the bacon not cooked, flooded with sauce the worst breakfast. Of my life. The potatoes were good and the waitresses were nice.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Ben and Florentine Delicious! Impeccable service with Annick Thank you

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Excellent customer service from the hostess and waitress. Sabrina served us and wow top nutch service! Thanks for everything!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

My friend and I had a great experience, especially with the waitress Annick! Thanks for the service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Always fast service for dinner time, the usual waitress efficient and kind.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Very nice dynamic, fast service. Welcoming staff. Go to lunch at Ben & Florentine

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Fast, good service and good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Always great service I love it

December 23, 2023

The service is tense so long and in addition to being long the orders are not correct sauce not cooked disgusting. The waitress took the order again and when she brought it back to us it was as inedible as the first time. She didnt even try to see she really didnt care! Extremely disappointing, no longer going back, we were weekly customers

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

We used to go there frequently before the renovations. We went there last week and Wow what beautiful changes. My partner chose the 10/10 lunch and frankly he was very disappointed with his plate. He asks to remove the ham and put in more sausages. He got 1 more sausage than the only one he had on the plate. The nice waitress explained to us that the change is 1 meat for 1 other meat (1 slice of ham for 1 sausage). The waitress was very friendly and offered to bring more potatoes. For an $18 plate he expected to have a good lunch. For my part, I chose the eggs benedict and I was more than satisfied!! A nice, full plate. In my case it was a 10 out of 10 hahaha. When it came to paying the bill, the tip tip started at 20%. So, we are mixed on whether we will return. Parking: Large parking lot Wheelchair accessibility: Access is well established to facilitate entry.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

This morning for lunch is Sunday. Warm welcome, smiling waitress Ms. Arianne, everything was delicious, my partner had a casserole of pulled ham and I had a healthy lunch of 2 poached eggs, brie and fruit, household wool. Very nice presentation and lots of fruit. We will go back

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

DELICIOUS YUM! I love this lunch restaurant, its always my #1 choice. Good service, quite fast and what can I say about the food!!! Compared to other breakfast restaurants, the prices are really reasonable. I recommend!

December 23, 2023

This morning very disappointed the waitress forgot to order our lunch when we told her She told us lies very disappointed with the service I wont go back there again

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Not great Dsl first time but disappointment. Casseroles normally in the oven but on a plate. Almost no meat, potatoes yes cooked msis pad roast seemed reheated.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Our waitress was friendly and knowledgeable. We had a bench seat at the back, near the kitchen, it was quiet despite the hustle and bustle of a Sunday lunch restaurant, it was perfect! I enjoyed my breakfast poutine but the portion was really huge which forced me to waste A moderate portion offer would be an asset! Beautiful and good experience overall.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Nice place for father and son to have lunch

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I really like this place to go for lunch, everything is good, the service is perfect

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I ordered a breakfast poutine by delivery and seriously, there were only 4 pieces of cheese In addition I paid for an extra sauce which I did not receive. On the other hand, the potatoes were good and well cooked.

December 23, 2023

We went to lunch around 2 a.m. at Ben & Florentine s. We were extremely disappointed with our experience. We only had a coffee and no one came to offer us a stove or to see if everything was okay and that it was to our taste... First restaurant for lunch that this has happened to us. My plate came with vanilla yogurt in my pancakes and ultimately I didnt get any. I found two hairs in my pancake, only to notice that only one person in the kitchen was wearing a hair net. The young girl who takes care of the toasts has fun putting butter on the arm of her colleague, who is also the knife to spread the butter on the customers toasts... One person wears a mask on the floor and takes it off in the kitchens. I noticed one girl blowing her nose over the counters in the kitchen, but at least she washed her hands thoroughly afterwards.

★★★
December 23, 2023

Hello I am very disappointed out of three people, two of us had a menu in English I had to ask for one in French we are in Quebec in Saint-Hyacinthe please the menus in French

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Sabrina, its been 2 times that weve been served by her, what a sweet treat, what a joy it is to start the day off right with a good breakfast!!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Sabrina a wonderful waitress, thank you very much

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

How I love this lunch restaurant. Lunch is not my favorite meal but this restaurant is very good. I took the healthy plate with poached eggs and lots of fruit. My boyfriend had the eggs benedict with the gluten-free bread (the bread is delicious). Really good according to him.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good lunch and nice atmosphere.

★★
December 23, 2022

lunch meals very good! service is another matter! there were only 2 of us, the waitress Sarah seems to me, took the order while my friend had not yet chosen, cleared her plate too quickly and even picked up her napkin even though she had not finished her coffee, water seemed to be counting, the bill also arrived very quickly and had to be paid quickly to be able to get rid of it! it was 11:30 a.m.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

The food was pretty good, reasonably priced and everything was very tasty. My problem comes with 2 things that surely not only happen in this branch, in fact, I would dare to say that they may happen in the entire country. 1- the reception was in French, and although we spoke to them in English the girl turned around and left. I live in Spain, a country that is apparently worse in many ways than Canada and almost anywhere in the country, from a public office to a Burger King, they will serve you in English EVEN IF SPANISH is the official language. 2- They didnt make me feel bad and guilty for leaving a $3 tip. I know perfectly well that according to what is stipulated in your country, a tip is usually left between 10-25%, but that is something that you have accepted, if you dont like it, complain or go on strike, but I earn $6 an hour and I dont I can afford to tip $20 every time I eat.

★★
December 23, 2022

Very disappointing! My lunch sandwich was far from complete as indicated on the menu. When I brought it up, I was told I was lying by cooking it. Paying $16 for an egg sandwich is the last time.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Very good

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Unfortunately, I have to share my experience... at dinner time, being served after 50 minutes and having to ask to put our meals in takeout because we no longer had time to eat. Very disappointing! only got a measly 15% off our bill to make up for the loss of fun . Luckily their food is delicious, hence the 2nd star! Suggest warning them that you are in a hurry in the future if that is your case! Thank you and enjoy your meal.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Simply pleasantly surprised by the service, the great energy and the joviality of the waitress in the morning. In addition, the Benedictine eyes are a delight, especially the one with caramelized apples.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good, except the coffee was cold. They changed it for me

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

We ordered online, the order was ready in 15 minutes, super courteous service

December 23, 2022

Worst service received. 2 hours of waiting in total for unedible and cold plates with frozen bananas in a bowl of fresh fruit . Disappointing

December 23, 2022

Decent service but the waitress we had in the morning lacked a lot of professionalism, a sign of impatience when we talked to her about our allergies and she even decided on the tip to leave her when I wouldnt have even left her any. In short, next time there wont be any because of her. I dont have her name but shes in her 60s and she hasnt been here long.

★★
December 23, 2022

I went there on Sunday July 3. I order a dish that I am used to eating and then it arrives and something is missing from the dish There I say that I dont like it and that its not like usual and the waitress is very stupid and they suggest something extra. I asked to redo the plate and in the end I never got a plate and a bill....

★★
December 23, 2022

A golden waitress but a boss girl who clearly should be doing something else as a career.....

Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Normally I love the banner but not this restaurant worst service I have ever had!!!!! After 15 minutes no one gave us a table even though the restaurant was almost empty and after another 20 minutes sitting without even having water or coffee we just left without even ordering... really disappointed I wont go back not in your restaurant

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

The lady at reception is stupid and not very professional...otherwise the rest is very good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good service, good food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I LOVE IT My family lunch restaurant

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Excellent service by Magalie!

★★
December 23, 2022

I went to eat today with my daughter. We arrived early in the afternoon and there werent many people. Despite everything, the service was slow and once served, no one came back to offer us water or a coffee pot. My daughters sausages were charred, the eggs were overcooked and almost cold when the plates arrived and the bacon... Pretty ordinary. After we started eating, an employee was walking around the next section with a vacuum cleaner that was making a terrible noise. She did this for over half an hour. Not to mention that we could hear the other employees talking very loudly behind the counter. A customer came in around 2 p.m. and the young girl almost refused to give her a seat. I couldnt believe it! What a lack of professionalism! A restaurant which is supposed to close at 3 p.m. which refuses customers from 2 p.m. to do cleaning... It was a very unpleasant experience! I dont recommend this place after noon because the service leaves something to be desired.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Thank you Anick for the excellent service! We will come back!

★★★★
December 23, 2022

Good lunch several choices Parking: Several places available Wheelchair accessibility: Door without electronic opening to enter :(

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good place for lunch Parking: Not. Trouble parking Wheelchair accessibility: THE. Non-electronic entry doors, you will need help to open

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Excellent service with Annick, super attentive and friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Always a pleasure to go to lunch

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Ive been going there for some time early in the morning, great service, fast and the food is good, the little potatoes are not like other places.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

De passage sur l autoroute 20, voici un arrêt à quelques mètres. Ben et Florentine de Saint-Hyacinthe offrent des petits-déjeuners. Alors, ne vous arrêtez pas trop tard autour de 14h au risque de voir la porte fermée. J ai pris un club déjeuner et à ma grande surprise, c était léger. Le repas était excellent. Ce restaurant est disponible à Montréal et jlai toujours aimé.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Fast service and the lunch lived up to my expectations.

★★★
December 23, 2022

Long wait, not much service

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

We were served like kings by the magnificent Annick Exceptional service

★★
December 23, 2022

Hello, we went today September 3, 2022 around 11:50 a.m., we ate very well, hats off to the cook, generous plates and well presented, we really enjoyed ourselves. On the other hand, we were very disappointed with the customer service experience, we heard 45 minutes to get our first and only coffee and I had to ask after 25 minutes if the coffee was going to arrive, the waitress mentioned that it s coming. After 35 minutes it was my partners turn to go directly to the coffee machine to ask for it again in front of these colleagues, has our coffee arrived maam? She didnt remember who he was. It was another waitress (efficient) who came to give our dishes and thus to the other neighboring tables who also had as many questions as us about the service. The original waitress who takes over the lead of these tables asks us if we want a coffee stove? we say yes of course! 20-25 minutes later, still no coffee served, she didnt even think to refill our glass of water that we had drunk the first 10 minutes of our arrival. We could clearly see that the waitress had probably been in the profession for a short time, that it was perhaps even her first number and I was the first to understand that having trained and supervised young waiters who were on their first experience, it was is stressful, you can be lost at times, but no one helped, where was the manager? There were three of us at the table, when we said to ourselves that we would never have our coffee stove after 20-25 minutes of having offered it to us, we got up and asked for the bill quickly. We said to ourselves that we wouldnt wait another 30 minutes for the bill, the three of us standing, we could see that she was having trouble with the cash register and no support from others with experience. I calculated the number of employees in comparison to the number of customers on site, the team was over capacity to provide rapid service, the customers sitting at the two other tables next to us were equally discouraged. To end on a positive note, since your opening, I have come on average three times a year, this is the first time an experience like this has happened to your establishment!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I really like this banner, this place lives up to it just as much. Excellent lunch at regular price.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Always good service when I go for lunch there!!! Clearly part of my top 3 breakfast restaurants!!! My favorite dish...Sriracha eggs benedict!!! The staff is always smiling!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

The crusty French toast was sublime. Five star service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Fast service, I waited a bit for the coffee but the food was super good, I would definitely come back, thank you!

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Delicious I like it

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Very nice place, good service and the quality of the food is very good.

Local Guide
December 23, 2021

We were served by Mireille...but what terrible service!! No smile, not even a hello. she didnt follow up with us throughout the entire service, when we had a request she kept walking, I hadnt even finished my speech and she had already left. Our lattes were cold and only tasted like hot milk. Its a bad day for a day. I do not recommend this Ben and Florentine.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

There were 10 of us and we all ate very well. Our waitress was very nice, helpful, friendly and dynamic. So very satisfied. Thank you.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Very good, as always! Perfect service, not much waiting

December 23, 2021

Very appetizing we found worms in our freshly squeezed orange juice. Me and my friend each took a drink to bring and after swallowing a few sips I noticed the presence of the insect. I had one part of the insect and my friend the other. So he definitely didnt fall in after I left the restaurant he was clearly squeezed into our drink. I call to complain and no return call. Basically we paid $60 and ended up eating nothing because we were too disgusted.

December 23, 2021

Ive been turned around twice now. Because of a lack of staff, it closes earlier than the listed time!

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Medium service, still having to wait in bad weather outside... The food is good, medium portion compared to the price we pay...

December 23, 2021

The St Hyacinthe branch. Mediocre service and long wait and above all no smile

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Very good service and copious and excellent lunch plates

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

I adore

December 23, 2021

All Ben and Florentine prepare orders online or by telephone and no... You have to wait like idiots yee

December 23, 2021

No heating, eating with our coats, poor service, no return from the waitress, only one glass of water, really disappointing, and asking for a seat made me say none were free when there were plenty of free ones and she filled them afterwards.. all for a hefty bill! Last time I went to Ben et Florentine

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Still very good as usual, but we see that the lack of staff is hurting the customer experience a little. Hence the minus star.

★★★★
December 23, 2021

Always good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

High price for a breakfast.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Good restaurant with a tasty, diverse and unique lunch menu for this chain. Good service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

BEN AND FLORENTINE MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT FOR BREAKFASTER

December 23, 2020

Ive been there several times and each time the service is not incredible. Poached eggs are more like boiled eggs. Ordinary and disappointing...

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

I love B&F, and yet I was not won over by this post-COVID experience So yes, I understand, the standards and rules that we must respect but, in my opinion, we should be better organized: 1) I call, I am told that there is no reservation and that we can come whenever we want... when we arrive at the entrance, we stay outside without anyone coming to see us since other people are in the entrance. After 5 minutes of waiting, a lady comes out to clean the doors, thats when we ask her if we can come in and she replies that we have to give our phone number in order to be on a list of waiting. (A sign on the door would be interesting, right?) 2) Customers outside having no idea of this principle of queuing, many pass in front of each other and we were not the only ones to complain about the order which had not been placed respected 3) excessively poor and cold service, a menu for two (too long to wash the menu? Missed the menu? knowing that we disinfected our hands before?) In short, back to reality after this beautiful pandemic which gives the impression that customer service standards have been forgotten.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Best in Town!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Always good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Avoid places near the windows, there were very bad drafts. The service is good and the food as I like

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

The menu is well done... its good and quite healthy! beautiful dishes and above all the quality and the same from one city to another ;-) Negative point: why charge extra to have fine milk in the coffee?????

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Quick service, exactly how I wanted it.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Excellent place for brunch

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

I love their lox smoked salmon eggs benedict!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

His king tick

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

You have to go there for happiness but the dishes are excellent. The best breakfast restaurant bacon ever and especially not too expensive. Very long loyalty card to increase. Nice place.

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Very good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Malaaaaaaaaaaaade!

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Service: fast and friendly according to the waitresses :/ Food: Lunch and dinner very good Own.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Very good!! Excellent service...

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Always a good meal

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Super courteous and polite service thank you

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

The service not worse but the burnt bacon, dry sausages and dry potatoes too.

December 23, 2019

Very poor service. More than 30 minutes of waiting and restaurant not so busy. The people around us were served before us even though they arrived after us. We were served only 1 glass of water and cold plates which were also served to other customers instead of us. No apology for mistakes and the waitress pretended that the plates were coming from the kitchen.

December 23, 2019

Very poor service. Very long wait just to order. The waitresses are stupid. Last time for us at this restaurant.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2018

First time in St-Hyacinthe, delicious and very good service

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

The little one will see hasnt eaten everything on her plate

★★★★★
December 23, 2018

Great service and very good lunch, I will definitely go back!

December 23, 2018

I do not like