Belmont Diner Willow Park — Restaurant in Calgary

I really loved my recent experience at Belmont Diner. My friend and I decided to meet there for a lunch meeting. I was immediately charmed by the decor and theming. Completely adorable and on point for a '50's style diner.

Our server was lovely & attentive and generously & graciously put up with my indecisiveness and many menu questions. I was torn between several delicious looking options and she helped me narrow down my choice. She also assured me that the kitchen could sub in hash browns for the meat that usually comes with the Pancake Breakfast that I ordered, as I am a vegetarian. Lastly, she also helped me choose blueberries for my pancake filling.

I love that there are so many yummy choices, but my neurodivergent brain is easily overwhelmed and having a keen and open server to bounce choices off of was lovely. Great job by this server!

The one hiccup was a couple small errors with my food. It was meant to come with (Blueberry) Pancakes, Hash browns (subbed for meat) & Eggs any style (I chose scrambled). The errors were small. The hash browns were on the plate (and were some of the BEST I've ever tasted, by the way) but there was a random slice of bacon on top! I was not at all upset and assured the server that I would just take it home as a special treat for my pup. The only other problem was with the eggs. Instead of scrambled, I'd received a small, folded over omelette without any filling. As a fix, I asked if I could get some shredded cheese to put inside it to make it a cheese omelette. The server went beyond over and above fixing it. Instead of just bringing me some shredded cheese, the kitchen made me a brand new, freshly made cheese omelette absolutely packed with delicious melted cheese. The omelette was perfectly cooked, very large and completely scrumptious!

Don't even get me started on the pancakes, which I devoured. Chock full of juicy blueberries and served with a generous amount of butter and syrup on the side. Plus a bonus dusting of icing sugar.

Belmont Diner more than made up for the couple of minor errors and I would return in a heart beat. I plan to bring my parents next as they love exploring new breakfast places. I think this will be a new favourite for them too.

Thank you, Belmont Diner.

(So sorry, I didn't...

Ordered the barnyard benny - my go to at each of the Belmont Diner locations. To my amusement, this time it arrived with barely any hash browns (see photo). For $24, it is laughable bad business to skimp on hash browns; the cheapest thing on the plate. The perception that this plate gives the customer is very bad. What makes it amusing though, is that the Belmont Diner has unlimited hash browns... so they are just making ask for more rather than including it on the plate.

The hostesses and waitresses are stellar; never once had a problem with them. They are the only reason I have given 2 stars for service as opposed to zero. My issue is with how the kitchen deals with requests for extra "X"; they ignore it! This leads to you asking for it again after your food has arrived. It is has happened every single time I've gone to this location, and it is beyond frustrating.

The atmosphere here is not quite as nice as the other locations; a bit too open, and as a result, it can be quite loud at peak times.

All in all, for the prices they charge, they really...

It’s.. not the best. The servers all really hate their jobs it seems… No one really cares about what’s going on. They’re more interested in talking to each other. The bottomless hash browns aren’t really bottomless. The servers all assume you want one round and try to push the bill onto you before you’re even done eating. After your second round, they just force you to pay. They don’t even ask, they just bring the machine, put in the total and shove it in your face without saying a word. It’s so uncomfortable eating here, you are constantly being rushed to finish faster, the restaurant wasn’t even half full. As for the food, it’s not a great deal at all. Everything’s kinda thrown onto your plate and is served cold. The poached eggs tasted like straight vinegar, I had to spit it out. How do you mess up eggs…???? The hash browns are terribly salty, tastes like something that would raise your BP way too high. And a single piece of toast comes with your $13 eggs. Really…? The only good thing about this place is how it looks...