Sophia's Diner in Sarnia

277 Ontario St, Sarnia, ON N7T 1L8, Canada

★★★★☆
(541 reviews)
Categories: Diner Breakfast restaurant Lunch restaurant Restaurant
Website
facebook.com
Address
277 Ontario St, Sarnia, ON N7T 1L8, Canada
Plus Code
XJ75+QF Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
7 AM–7 PM
Tuesday
7 AM–7 PM
Wednesday
7 AM–7 PM
Thursday
7 AM–7 PM
Friday
7 AM–7 PM
Saturday
7 AM–7 PM
Sunday
7 AM–7 PM

Services

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

Photos

Reviews

4.4
★★★★☆
541 reviews

Most Mentioned

breakfast (86) prices (50) food and service (12) bacon (11) home (6) roast beef (5) plate (5) hash browns (5) souvlaki (3) macaroni (2)
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★★★★★
December 16, 2024

Excellent service & breakfast reasonably priced....all good from NB.

December 5, 2024

Food was 'okay' nothing really stand out here, nothing delicious or amazing. Just... edible food. Vould have had the same meal at home for half the price. The real problem is these wankers are antivax idiots handing out druthers papers as you walk in, a well known right wing crank paper. Really not worth the price even before the political garbage they force down your throat just walking in.

★★★★★
December 3, 2024

The food here is absolutely delicious, priced great and big portions! I love it here :)

★★★★★
November 9, 2024

Great diner! Took the family there for breakfast. Great tasting and huge portions! The waitress was amazing! A great experience overall!

★★★★★
February 2, 2023

I love Sophie's Diner. We enjoyed our meal today. It was done just the way we like. The food is excellent comfort food. I've had their roast beef and baby liver before and really enjoyed them both. The staff is very polite and are quick to bring order so you have a nice hot meal. You MUST try a good meal here.

★★★★★
January 23, 2023

Breakfast was great! Arrived just before 9a.m., told to sit where we wanted. Waitress came with coffee and took our order - French toast special and 2 eggs with sausage for my partner. Food came out quick and served hot! Service was great too, filled our coffee when needed without having to ask and was friendly. Out the door with full bellies in about half an hour!

★★★★★
August 2, 2022

This has been the fifth time I've eaten at Sophia diner and the food is always very good! Only one problem I have is one of the cooks came out to the dining room to greet a customer, but went back into the kitchen without washing his hands Below is a photo of my breakfast

★★★★★
June 29, 2022

Nice small diner. It is an old building that appears to have been a drive through at some point and converted to a diner. The building is not in the best shape, but the owners appear to be doing what they can to keep it relatively clean. There's not a big lot of parking, which was not a big deal when I came a there were not a lot of customers. The food was hot and fast, and I liked the fact that I could order anything of the menu at 8 am in the morning being that I am working night shift. The server was accurate and polite. Sarnia can be a difficult place to find a restaurant to dine in at the early hours. Would come again.

★★★★★
December 18, 2024

My favorite place to have burgers, they taste amazing

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 9, 2024

Great place for any family

November 23, 2024

Was a nasty experience for my first time your kitchen staff should be wearing hairnets because I found a hair in my food I am very displeased with my experience and do not recommend

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 23, 2024

Best food in town.

★★★★★
October 23, 2024

Had dinner recently here and had the best roast beef dinner. Everyones food was amazing!

September 23, 2024

Me and my friend went here and they came outside and said that we were banned permanently from there restraunt because we asked for water a couple times prior. the water is free and so I dont understand and am naturally confused and disappointed

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 23, 2024

Homestyle food priced cheaper then fast food

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

The staff are friendly and efficient. Quick with service and the food is home cooked. I would recommend Sophias Diner to anyone!

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

A great small diner with the best beef barley soup I have ever had

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

Amazing breakfast! I strongly recommend the Greek omelette

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

Fast, friendly take out!

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Fantastic brunches, and super nice waitresses. My son and I will be back.

★★★★
July 23, 2024

Food was great...service was good

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Amazing place to dine, found by chance, my new place to go in Sarina.

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Breakfast was yummy as usual. The fries with gravy, the day before, was good as well. Please give the wait staff a raise. Thank you Sophias Diner!! Edit: Fantastic breakfast, as usual Food : 5/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

My favorite diner in all of Sarnia. Great food, great servers, friendly customers, affordable prices!

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Sophias has a very relaxing atmosphere, the service is fast, the food is delicious and the staff is friendly and polite. Highly recommend Sophias Diner. Food

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Awesome place for an amazing breakfast anytime!! Love the mix grill!! People are great and the service is excellent!! Hard to get a seat sometimes.. but never have to wait to long! Thanks for the great food and service! Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 23, 2024

Only been there a couple times but enjoyed both times. From what Im told, it is owned by the same people that own Nicks out on The Golden Mile and we have yet to have a bad meal there . Another super meal today. My Wife had the meatloaf special and I had the super tender, succulent , roast beef. Both came with soup, a bun, and desert ( rice pudding or jello ). As I have said previously, you can not get a bad meal there.

★★★★★
May 23, 2024

Best place to go. So friendly and good food for the price too

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 23, 2024

Sophias is a great place for breakfast. Consistently good food and service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 23, 2024

Tasty food and great service

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Great food and Service Thanks Cindy and Ashley.

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Amazing place! My favorite breakfast spot in Sarnia. I try and get into Sophias once a week or more. The food is always 100% fresh and enjoyable! Kitchens clean, the staff is always awesome! Thanks Wheelchair accessibility: The entrance is a ground level entry way.

★★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

love the food and love the service. recommend the Gyro or the burger

★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

Sadly disappointed in their fish and chips. It was always amazing before and now I am experiencing food that is overcooked, and the soup also was not satisfactory. Cream of broccoli tasted sour. Ugh

★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Its been so ling since I had liver and onions, they cooks did amazing it has the old homie Greek owned vibe, nostalgia for the win.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Love the way they treat me with love .....and the food perry the chaff...big up buddy

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Cute quaint great service good breakfast cant go wrong

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I walk by this place every day but i havent stpped in to visit yet. Cute looking place with a drive through window.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I have had burgers and filet of sole here and both are excellent meals. Servers are very friendly and kind. They are reasonably priced too.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great service good food and the always come top up your coffee

★★★★
December 23, 2023

Pancakes were great but needed more syrup.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great meals and specials and friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Liver and bacon was fantastic! Good service. Friendly staff. Great family style food restaurant. I will definitely go there again. I recommend it for those who enjoy a homemade style of food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Eggs bacon homefries & toast made perfectly served with a smile

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

What a great. Excellent food. Wonderful staff.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Always good breakfast at a reasonable price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I love this place. The atmosphere is very warm and unique. Easy to feel at home. Quite jazz like music in the background. This place is truly one of a kind. The service is amazing. Everyone has a smile on there face, and are very personable. The food is fantastic. Perfect portions. Great quality. This is definitely one of the top 3 places for breakfast in Sarnia

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Amazing Food Amazing Service very friendly staff and excellent food definitely will be back. Had the special Meatloaf with mushrooms mashed potatoes and gravy with jello for dessert

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Was amazing. Had the club sandwich and it was worth it. Fresh turkey and lost of bacon.looking forward to trying more. Parking: Tight spot to get into, as its always busy and a corner property but worth it. Kid-friendliness: Kids menu

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great food, great service friendly staff

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Breakfast good and fast

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Always a good meal

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Clean and great service and food!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Both the food and service are amazing. I have no complaints about it I recommend

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Asked for eggs over medium and got over easy. Other than that, food was about what youd expect for breakfast at a place like this. Place is in serious need of a facelift.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

For the amount of food which was extremely delicious and the great service all around this is my main restaurant to go to now you cannot find any better

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Excellent home cooked food! Friendly service. Restaurant has banquet chairs and tables and needs reno but dont let that keep you away from a truly local gem of food and service

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

I cant really recommend this place to eat. I tend to love omelettes and you cant really go wrong with them unless for some nefarious reason you want to give your customers a day filled with dread because you let your cook use American sliced cheese. For the love of everything thats right in this world, use real cheddar, marble, or mozzarella... Anything but that fake processed crime of a so called cheese. Thank you.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Small dinner charm! Great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Great priced, too!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Quick service very friendly.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Nice place to eat. Very friendly staff. Food is great.

December 23, 2023

Meal not made as ordered and when I called back after spending 36.00 she hands up on me

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

One of the best of not the best breakfast in Sarnia .... a must try

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Nice little spot, had a nice breakfast here service was fast!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Always on point and service is top notch.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Food, portions and prices were great!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Nice diner

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Excellent breakfast at an excellent price.

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Very bad. They messed up my order and were very rude about it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The breakfast was delicious and its always a pleasure seeing my favorite waitress Stella

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great food! Friendly staff! Good price!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Had a very tasty breakfast, and the service was friendly and efficient.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Awesome friendly place with great food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great food friendly service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Good place to eat. Very good breakfast. Friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Good food

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Jessica was an excellent server. Food was great. Decor and ambiance needs to be upgraded.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great place for breakfast or lunch. The food is always good and the prices are reasonable

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Had breakfast at Sophias Dinner it was very good. Large portion, and great tasted. U will not leave hungry. The server she was amazing. She was very welcoming, friendly and was on top of coffee refills and checking to see if everything was good or if we needed anything. It was a very busy morning there but the food came out in a timely manner and our server was jungling several tables but would not have known it. Great place to go. Great food, wonderful server and a family atmosphere. Check it out well worth it.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I go to Sophies quite often. It is a tiny place but i enjoy going there to eat. I noticed someone seemed to be upset about many of the customers being 60 and older. If you dont like it dont go. Go back to your gaming houses and your hamburgers. Anyway I like the food and the atmosphere. Only had one waitress in the last 4 years of going their that was rude. I hope this pandemic doesnt close this place up.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

We had a GREAT take out breakfast yesterday while in town .. Thank you for being open during the covid lockdown ! Homemade cooking .. Will be back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I had a clubhouse deluxe with cheese and it was delicious

Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Our visit at Sophias Diner was nothing but disappointing. After checking out the reviews and talking to family who enjoys Sophias we were excited to try this breakfast spot. However our visit was disappointing. We had staff that was not pleasant, food that was mediocre and a drafty cold spot by the window and when it came to the bill we were charged an extra dollar on a menu item when the menu and the online menu showed it to be a dollar less. We brought this up to our waitress and she just told us well we changed prices 2 weeks ago. I would have appreciated an apology, or some recognition - maybe even we are in the process of updating our menus. We paid our bill and said we would never return again.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great breakfast. Excellent service. My favourite breakfast place

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Fantastic breakfast and service.. thanks folks

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Great food, great service, great price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great place.. fast friendly service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great clubs and fries.....best fries Ive had in a while

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Excellent Food !! Great Service !!

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Awesome gyros

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I went to this restaurant yesterday and the food was very good but I wasn t impressed with how their handling the COVID situation. Although all the waiters had masks on, none of the cooks did and they were not social distancing from each other and their the ones that are handling our food. The service was ok but not the most friendly or fast.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great little mom and pop shop! Waitress are friendly and for was good.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Service was fast and good waitress was nice and friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great little family restaurant. Souvlaki dinners are the best! Always freshly made. Everyone there is nice and you get treated like family. Thanks for a great meal!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Nice place,quick to get your coffee cup refilled and the breakfast was hot. Friendly girls served us

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Thanks always a Great Take Out Breakfast. Pam

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Homemade food, great prices! Does not get any better. When food looks good on your plate it is worth it. Good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good food....good service.....reasonable prices ! What more could you want !

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

the BEST homefries the service was quick (not super friendly but definitely not rude either) which was nice because they were busy - our breakfasts we pretty pricey for what we ordered - it was really crowded and cluttered but it was also cooler out so outdoor dining was not set up

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Try the home fries, sausage, they really know what a good breakfast looks and tastes like, did I mention perfect eggs over...

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Very good service, very good food. Tomato macaroni soup.. liver and bacon, mashed potatoes with gravy, yum!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Excellent old fashioned Clubhouuse. Real unprocessed turkey VS deli turkey slice. Served as ordered, with a smile, and genuine appreciation on choosing Sophias as our destination!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Proper greasy spoon dinner in a good way. No complaints. Would recommend

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Excellent breakfast, well worth the money. Myself and my wife enjoyed our meal. Good portions, good price. Food was delicious, will return.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Excellent breakfast and fantastic service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Looking for a huge, filling breakfast then Sophia s diner is for you. The food portions are huge and tasty. The service is also really good and friendly. Don t miss out on their mix grilled breakfast

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Awesome

Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I may have given this restaurant more stars had it not been for the way I witnessed how the owner treats his staff. Udderly disturbing the manner in which he yells at them. There is a window from kitchen to dining room, and you can hear everything. Its surprising how the owner hasnt been charged with misconduct of staff. What a shame staff has to put up with this. I didnt bother staying to try the food. I was disappointed as the menu looked good but no way am I going to put money into the pocket of an owner that needs anger management classes.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Parking: The food here is amazing, all homemade

★★★★
December 23, 2022

Excellent food, good side plates, reasonable affordable prices

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good food. Fast and efficient servers. All friendly and helpful. We had to move because it was too chilly and they had no problem at all. Parking: Lots of parking. Small restaurant but good food.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Yummy

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Nice staff, quick service, excellent food, great proportions for the price (which is very affordable).

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great breakfast with great service!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good breakfast

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Very good food and friendly staff! Cant find any reason not to give them 5 stars!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Amazing food good service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good food and prices.

★★★
December 23, 2022

Good but i usally stop to grab 2 coffees to go and i will say its quite expensive for 2 small coffees over 5$

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Food was super cheap compared to most places Ive been for breakfast. Food was delicious and quick to be served environment is clean although a little tight because of all the tables they NEED to serve customers. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Had hot hamburg club house sand and pouting service was great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Best place for breakfast mmmmm

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Went for breakfast service was fast and food was good.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Amazing food an amazing staff, if I could id give it 10 stars I would

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Sofia has great food, very tasty. It is by fair the best breakfast Ive tried in Sarnia. I think location and the ambiance is not the best though. Service was alright.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

One of the best breakfast places. Sophia serves everything with much love.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great food, and service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Really like Sophias. Consistently good food. Never had a bad meal there. Portion sizes are perfect. Prices are reasonable. Service is always friendly. Great breakfast and lunch for sure.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

My service was by Far some.of the worst I have ever had in my life !!!! 1 waitress and mind u she was busy but WOW !!!! She comes to the table throws the silver ware down and says Ill be back in a couple NOT Hello Not Good Morning NOT Sorry were a lil busy ill be right back

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

First time eating here food was absolutely delicious will definitely be back . Need to try all the other stuff . This time had the spaghetti perfection no garlic toast bit didnt matter salad also crisp and fresh.

★★★★
December 23, 2021

A nice place,I have only been there once,so I have to try other things on the menu,before I make a full review.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

2 hours away and Ill go back

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great restaurant. Servers are on their game. Food is tasty and lots of it. You wont go home hungry.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Interesting atmosphere.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Nice little place. Food wasnt bad, nothing really special. Decent prices for the portions. Got the breakfast plate with eggs, hash browns, sausage bacon, ham, peameal bacon and toast. The color on thr shredded hash browns wasnt the greatest. They were still white, no golden crust but the flavors were there with the green onions added.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Food good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Loved the breakfast,had a western omelet and I definitely have it again in the future...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Excellent food, so much! Friendly service and reasonable prices

★★★★
December 23, 2021

Always a great place to eat!

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

The group I was with decided to go here for our dinner... Staff was very polite but and this is a big but our server had told us that everything was made in house... Well it wasnt I had ordered the bacon cheeseburger deluxe that came with coleslaw and fries. Well the Burger was a store bought Angus burger that I can buy from any groceries store, the fries where frozen fries from a whole sale retailer, the coleslaw was also store bought and not good it came warm. Something else I had noticed is that the general age demographic seemed to be over 60 years of age. My biggest issue is that we had been told (EVERYTHING WAS MADE IN HOUSE) how in the hell do you have the right to make a statement like this when 90% of what your serving is either store bought or frozen

★★★★
December 23, 2021

always good food, good coffee, good wait staff.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Really enjoyed Sophias. Bring a big appetite - portions are generous

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great affordable breakfast.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Delicious handmade food

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Great food, awesome service. A really great place to enjoy a wonderful meal

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

No atmosphere... Limited outdated menu. Server was friendly

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Excellent food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Pretty good breakfast spot! Not a lot of parking