Cora Breakfast and Lunch — Restaurant in Winnipeg

Cora has the friendliest staff of any restaurant I've ever been to, and it's food is in the top-two.

Unlike most restaurants where you usually don't see the manager, at Cora, the manager remembers me and greets me every time I come, which is about 1-2 times a month. She even remembers that I often start with a mochaccino, and that my Dad wants his coffee after he's ordered, but not before. When I go to Cora, I don't feel like a customer, I feel like a friend.

Cora's food is incredible. Their scrambled eggs and waffles are hands-down second to none. The eggs have perfect colour, flavour and texture, and their waffles are incredibly fluffy and delicious. I'm usually very picky at restaurants, but their menu is full of fantastic options, way more than I've ever liked at a restaurant before. I call it my favourite book, lol. Their "sweet 'n salty" page is my personal favourite, which offers amazing combinations of both a crepe or half-waffle topped with fruit, and eggs and bacon, all of it incredibly delicious. They give some of everything, and I really recommend giving them a try.

The atmosphere is extremely family-friendly, which depends on the person on if that's right for you, but there are never kids screaming or babies crying, so I don't think anyone could be that bothered by it.

My sole complaint is that their bathroom gives no indication on if the door is locked, which makes me a bit uncomfortable, but it is definitely locked, so it's not a huge problem. I'd say it really says a lot about Cora that that is my sole complaint, lol.

I STRONGLY recommend giving Cora a try if you haven't yet, I'd hate to...

service is quite poor here. takes an extremely long time for a waiter to attend to you. plus, after they attend to you and give you food, they barely come back. i was there and needed things like a napkin and water and was trying so hard to make eye contact with one of the servers. why don’t they come up to you and ask you frequently if you need anything????? they just serve you food and leave then the next time they come is for the bill, and if you want something from them you have to try to call them or make eye contact. this is just crazy. i couldn’t enjoy my meal ‘cause i kept turning my head around to get the attention of one of the servers ‘cause i needed a cup of water. then at the end, one of the servers came to me and said “ just to let you know, we close in 20 minutes”. well of course! i know that! i have been trying to get a cup of water and pay my bill since!! am i supposed to walk up to the front to ask for water then pay for the meal? could have just easily walked out of there without even paying since no one was even giving me any attention or asking me if i am ready to pay. other restaurants have people ask you if you need anything frequently. i was trying to leave for a long time but literally no server came. one server was cleaning the tables and i kept waiting for her to look at me or to glance my way in particular. i even called out once, but nothing. i am very certain restaurants are supposed to have one waiter for a table but i don’t know what my waiter looked like or where the person went. just awful to be honest. besides that, the food was nice i guess. the smoothie...

I love Cora's restaurants. I truly believe that my experience at the new St Vital location may have been a one off. Regardless, I do need to express that it was extremely dissapointing. I understand that this location opened only 2 weeks ago and staff are training, which I can appreciate. I would recommend to go to this restaurant much later once its established and organized, as currently, it is quite unorganized. This is not against the staff. We can tell that they are doing the best that they can. In our experience, we waited 15 minutes for a table (which is alright) however we waited 1.5 hour for our food. During this time although we asked twice, my brother did not get a glass of water while we waited. We were checked on twice. Our food arrived after much waiting and mine was cold. Our server was very professional considering that it was a very difficult situation. She apologized several times, got a new order and offered free drink vouchers (with purchase of something else) and 10% off our meals. Unfortunately when I received my new order, it was a reduced portion and without the fruit. The rest of my family had finished eating and I was left to eat by myself. 15 minutes later, I was interrupted as I was eating. I was being asked to pay for my meal. The staff needed to clock out before going over their 8hr shift. Overall, I should not have paid...