Eggspectation - Montréal

If you came to this place 7 years ago, you’d have instantly fallen in love with this place. The atmosphere, food, service… there was something magical about it.Fast forward to today and all of that has gone. Once you step into this place, you feel like you’re in a roadside diner with some handful of customers filling the tables but at the same time a bit depressing for some reason you cant point at. Servers look confused and disoriented. Chefs yelling out orders that seems to compound the chaos in the kitchen, with some pre made pancakes being thrown around at the grill.The menu feels the same as Ive seen 7 years ago. I ordered blueberry ricotta pancake and a montreal benny.. i hear a customer next to our table grumbling to the server that he’s been waiting almost an hour. I get slight nervous but decide to proceed with ordering foods… and then we wait and wait… and after 30 minutes still no news. My companion and I start wondering if the dishes coming out from the kitchen would be ours but they kept on passing by (this was after peak lunch hour when the hall was slow). Our server realizing our concern, walks by and reassures that the dishes are coming out. Our stomach keeps on growling…Finally after 40 minutes, we get our food. My companion and I celebrate by digging into these sad looking pancakes that are covered by these vile looking purees of blueberries that tastes as awful as how it looks. The bennies lack any flavor and the montreal special cured meat has this disturbing aftertaste that cannot be covered in their ‘special’ hollandaise sauce.My companion and I couldn’t finish the dish at the end and left very dissatisfied. I guess my advice is don’t keep your expectations too high when you decide to visit this place because there will be nothing but disappointment here

Living in New York, we try to get up and visit Montreal one a year. And with every visit, we always make sure to have breakfast at Eggspectation Maisonneuve. They have the best breakfast in Montreal. The food is fresh, plentiful, perfectly cooked and served nice and hot. The service is always attentive and friendly. And the menu is certainly plentiful in the choices available. Definitely will be returning and anyone hungry for a great breakfast should go their now!!

Great food, several options for people like me with dietary limitations. Delicious postings. Very tasty drinks. Wait staff was very attentive and super friendly. Price was not unreasonable for the city. plan on eating there next time in the city!

Came here almost everyday while on vacation. The food is very tasty, service was great, and their playlist was lively. The menu has options for everyone.

We are on the outdoor patio and had very attentive service by Omar. The hostess didn’t want to seat us outside but he was quick to seat us since we weren’t in a rush. I think they were short staffed but he certainly gave us amazing and unhurried service.We noticed the server bring by an omelette it was huge, so you could easily share the meal. The fresh fruit bowl that our neighbour had was very large and had a variety of fruit. We ordered the All American breakfast and the breakfast bagel. The coffee isn’t amazing but the food made up for it! A great breakfast place!!