Queen's Café Casual Dining — Restaurant in Guelph

Date of visit: Saturday, January 11th, 2020

One of Guelph's best Restaurants.

This restaurant is only a couple of blocks from our home, but unfortunately we only just got around to checking it out. Honestly, I didn't know what to expect, but I have recently heard some great feedback from some friends who tried it. So, when we were looking for a place to go for dinner in Guelph this night we finally made the decision to go to Queens cafe.

This is a small restaurant in a tiny plaza so there is not a lot of seating. Luckily there was a table at the back of the restaurant where we could done, because the front was packed and it looked like we were not going to get a table. The restaurant looks very nice inside. Clean, open Concept, long and narrow. The service started out strong, but there was a long gap between our apps and when we got dinner. There was a table of 2 ladies who sat a while after we already finished our apps and they were getting their meals before we did.

The food options are really good. Individual prices are very reasonable. The food is beautifully presented, fresh ingredients, beautiful combinations, and everything was delicious. I had the lamb chops which was a special menu item and it was amazing. Perfectly cooked, fresh and properly cooked sides of mashed potatoes and veggies. The salmon was perfection and the Shanghai stir-fry was full of flavour. The apps we had calamari and egg rolls, and they were very tasty.

The food is amazing. I really enjoyed everything we had.

I have 2 suggestions for anyone visiting this restaurant

1. make reservations to ensure a table - it is a small restaurant
2. ask the price of the specials before ordering. The lamb chops were considerably more expensive than most menu items. (They were worth it, but just a bit of a shock)

This is definitely going to be a regular place for us to eat in Guelph. The food was fantastic and I definitely want to try everything...

This place had just opened (in fact has yet to have its grand opening), when I stopped in today for lunch. I was very impressed. The first thing I noticed, having been in the space under previous owners, was how transformed it looked, with smart, earthy decor, and a feeling of having been opened up from the 24-person seating area in the front to the kitchen and payment area in the back. The open design mirrors the commitment of the owner and chef to have nothing in their kitchen that may not be enquired into: you want to know what's in the sauces or where the food comes from? They will be able to tell you, since they take pride in the quality of food they select and prepare everything fresh in-house. The menu (which is still being developed) is a blend of popular standards (burger, chicken club, fish and chips, the full gamut of traditional breakfast offerings) and representational dishes from various world cuisines (Italian pasta carbonara, Thai stir fry, Tex-mex antojitos). I went for the fish and chips and, as a Bluenoser, can give my unreserved seal of approval to the generous portion of perfectly beer-battered boneless haddock that arrived on a bed of fries, suitably accompanied by ketchup, malt vinegar, lemon, tartar sauce and sea salt. Seafood can be iffy in Ontario, but this experience gives me the confidence to come back another time and order the mussels or the salmon. The meal finished with a cappuccino, just one of the full range of drink offerings which will become even fuller when the liquor license, which is pending, is obtained. I wish Queen's Cafe every success in putting the corner of Elizabeth and Victoria on the map as a dining...

Hands down one of the best meals I have had anywhere last evening! We just made reservations yesterday with no problem. Started with the Greek salad. Delicious homemade dressing. Good size and split with my daughter. I ordered the Thai stir fry and added chicken to it, my daughter had the same and added shrimp to hers. Portion size was great and nicely presented. Said it was sweet and spicey but just a hint of spice. It was fantastic! My husband had the burger with fries and he loved it as well. We ended with the warm brownie with icecream and again split it, there was enough for 2 and very reasonably priced at $8. The decaf coffee came in a large mug and ended off a perfect meal! Our server Roxanne was very attentive even though the place filled up and she was the only server on, she managed quite well! I highly recommend this little gem of a restaurant and really glad they are back open for dining in! I hadn't been there since before the pandemic. Keep up doing...