Johnny's Marion Restaurant — Restaurant in Winnipeg

We went out for dinner (10 of us) to Johnnys for my mother’s birthday. The last of us arrived at about 6:20pm, everyone already had drinks. It then took another 15 minutes for the waitress to come back and get drinks, and the orders. We then waited 55 minutes for the first of our food. It then took another 15 minutes for the waitress (who wasn’t even OUR waitress in the first place) to bring out the rest of the food. One of us got the wrong order first of all. But he took the wrong order because it had been so long. During the meal, not one, not two, but THREE of us found HAIR in our food. One of us found 2 hairs in the fries, another a black & grey hair in the fries, and lastly another hair. When confronting the waitress she didn’t even offer to make new meals, we had to ask multiple times. At this point we are angry and hungry, most of the rest of their group losing their appetite after finding these multiple hairs. When going to pay the owner proceeded to argue with us, stating that it was from the burlap sacks the potatoes were in when they ship. Do they not wash the potatoes? And since when is burlap black and/or grey? He argued about giving us discounts but regressed once he realized we were serious (and only then giving us half off). When leaving we noticed in the kitchen not one of the cooks wearing a hairnet, or gloves when cooking, touching food, etc. And that the waitresses, who also have no hairnets were in and out of the actual kitchen during the cooking.

This place used to be so good, and I’m so disappointed this is how it’s come to...

After hearing about Johnny's from my sister for a LONG time, I decided it was time to check it out. Hubby and I went for a late lunch mid-week. There were only a few other patrons in the restaurant. Things to note: This is NOT wheelchair accessible. There is a step up into the building, and then again, steps up to the restaurant. The place is clean, but the interior decor is dated. CASH ONLY. There is a cash machine in the lobby, but it is not clearly identified on the door when you enter. Maybe my fault, but I didn't notice that lack of stickers for credit card / debit. There was no sign "Cash Only" upon entering the premises. Good thing hubby and I had enough actual cash between the two of us! Hubby had soup and salad. Soup was correct temperature, and very tasty. Salad had a bit of a problem, so it was sent back and corrected. Good flavor, variety of garden veggies. I had the club house and fries. Sandwich was generous and very good. Bacon was crisp without being brittle, and only a bit of lettuce - just the way I like it. Excellent fries! Wait staff was attentive and friendly, and responded immediately when we pointed out the problem...

I went with a group of friends and the service was slow at best. Others who came in after us were served their food way before us. Our orders were all quite simple and shouldn't have taken the forty minutes it took to get our food. One guy had a sensitivity to something that came with what he ordered and requested that it not, and that request was ignored. Another guy ignored his food after a few bites and didn't seem like he was enjoying it. They also need to learn how to actually wrap a wrap, both of the wraps at our tables promptly fell apart when they were picked up.

Come time to pay, when asked for takeout containers for our leftovers, it took them over five minutes to grab us those containers and used that time to chat and gossip behind the service station instead.

The only good things about this place are the portion sizes and pricing.

They should probably invest in at least a single debit and credit machine instead of relying on the ATM in their entrance hallway. I only found out it was cash only after I had my drink from the server. The writing stating this was only on the menu in small...