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Kathy S.
A diner with exceptional food, based on the farm to table concept, paired with exceptional service.
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- Raymond P.Ambleside, Vancouver, Canada01Jul 6, 2024
had lunch a few days ago with a friend - burgers were wonderful, music great, service superlative - very easy to give kudos to all - kitchen & servers!!!
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Kathy S.
Jul 13, 2024
Thanks so much for coming in and checking us out!
- Apr 25, 2024Updated review
Reno Burger and a milkshake! Happy Hour!
Great service, great food, proud to say Fable Diner is in my neighborhood!!!!
Drop in and savour the menu changes.Helpful 0Thanks 1Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Kathy S.
Jan 18, 2019
Trude, we are happy to receive such a great review, thank you. Look forward to seeing you here again.
1/18/2019 Thank you! Great review
1/24/2021 Thanks for your trust, Trude. Look forward to your next visit.Jul 22, 2021Previous reviewHappy Hour Main Street burger with a side of fries. And a stupendous Caeser, Heavenly to dine in!
Mar 25, 2021Previous reviewWhile savouring the exquisite buttermilk chicken burger...and imagining the bourbon peach cobbler for dessert- the peach cobbler sold out!
Lesson learned- reserve dessert when ordering mains.
Sobbing! The baked goods are amazing!Apr 18, 2020Previous reviewSo happy that Fable Diner is doing take-out!
Two burgers and a poutine gave us comfort as we stay home to protect ourselves and our neighbours during this pandemic.
Thank you Fable!Jan 17, 2019Previous reviewSo many delectable Fable Diner meals! I have been delinquent in posting - no excuses!
Breakfast is always delish. Eggs your way, toast, a thick chunk of bacon, nice potato patty.
Lunch favourite is the Fable burger - sorry - just love it. As does our entire family! The milkshakes are smooth, cool, and tasty.
For anytime, the poutine has been an introductory dish to Quebec cuisine for pals new to Canada. And they all swoon over what is fries with gravy and cheese, but what a gooey schmecking good taste!
Try the daily cupcake, buttercream and perhaps a splash of liqueur or mint or a baker's surprise. So nice with a plain coffee.
Family-friendly, solo diner friendly, female friendly. Diner-style booths, tables, and lunch counter. Clean, cool and comfortable!
Sorry, Fable, for not reviewing sooner!
Located on East Broadway at Main. Easy transit, kind of scarce street parking. - May 27, 2024
It's a great space, taking over for the ole greasy Reno and maintaining its diner vibe.
Ultimately, the food didn't quite hit for us. Perhaps the name Fable has become so synonymous with elevated food that our food felt flat, but this food was not elevated it was simply okay.
We expected a trendy diner experience with elevated food but the burger was a straightforward burger and basic fries. Big, filling, but nothing really standing out as special. Same can be said for the salad, which was huge, but wasn't particularly memorable.
The saving grace really is that the prices are incredibly fair. $19.95 for a massive burger is great value and although I was expecting to be more impressed, it's hard to beat that price for size of food.
Trivia night so it was loud, that's okay. The service was a pretty classic hipster-too-cool-too-care too much about us. Average but fine.Helpful 0Thanks 1Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Kathy S.
May 28, 2024
Thanks for coming in. Sorry to hear that the service seemed average - not what we are known for.
- May 5, 2024
Ordered the pork belly kimchi Benny and it was delicious. The issue is the size of the pork belly. You get two eggs, one on each half of the English muffin. The square shows the amount of pork belly on half of an English muffin. It's tiny. The piece on the other half was even smaller. So let's call it what it is: kimchi Benny with a sample of pork belly.
The rostj, which is an additional $1.25 more to sub in, is tiny. Absolutely delicious but tiny.
The portion size was sad for the price.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0Business owner information
Kathy S.
May 28, 2024
Thanks for visiting. Sorry your pork belly portion wasn't larger.
- Aug 19, 2023
Very busy location for brunch so make reservations. It's not too loud and service is good.
Menu is big and lots to choose from with vegetarian options as well.
Prices are decent and so are the portion sizes.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Kathy S.
Aug 19, 2023
Thanks for coming in Carmen.
- Shelley J.Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA2401856Jun 15, 2024
Gives you the classic diner feel, but the chefs have elevated the menu. They have a duck/kimchi pancake that's indescribable. I also had the meatloaf, which is random lol. But trust me it's next level. The staff has great attitudes and the service is attentive.
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Kathy S.
Jun 20, 2024
Thanks for coming in and this great review.
- 1992251Feb 5, 2024
Poutine was rich, filling, and very flavorful! The pulled pork grilled cheezus with tomato soup was the best
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Kathy S.
Feb 8, 2024
Glad you came in Christy. Thank you for the compliments
- 33971185Oct 14, 2022
We came here for brunch on a Friday afternoon and ordered the roast duck pancake, trucker breakfast, a chocolate milkshake and a side of pork belly with sherry gastrique. The roast duck pancake and the pork belly were the highlights of the meal, and the milkshake also came as a huge portion as they also gave an extra metal cup with what couldn't fit in the glass. The eggs on the trucker breakfast were also scrambled beautifully.
When we entered we noticed there was a long line at the front despite everyone in line already having a reservation and the restaurant being half empty. We noticed that multiple staff had seen the line but passed us and that all the people waiting in front of us had also been standing for quite a while and the line was starting to spill over near some of the diners who were trying to enjoy their meal. When we finally got seated it seemed they were short on servers for one side of the restaurant as the service was very slow and the server forgot a lot of the things we had requested, leading us to have to flag him down multiple times. We could see that the other diners near us were also waiting quite a while for their menus and even the bill.
Overall, although the food was decent, the service could use some improvement. We probably wouldn't return unless it's to try out their famous prohibition weekend brunch.Helpful 3Thanks 0Love this 2Oh no 0Business owner information
Kathy S.
Oct 22, 2022
Thank you for coming in. We are a little short as one of our full time staff's wife had her baby a bit early! Sorry to hear of your slower service and glad to hear of your food wins. I hope you do make it back
- Aug 25, 2022
A plus sized, well tattooed waitress with a bull nose ring was crushing hard at my brunch guest, while giving me the "why don't you die already" looks. Short abrupt unfriendly answers were met with every query. I get it, she thought my brunch guest was hot and was only acting on instincts.
Didn't tell the poor waitress it was my birthday, why ruin her mental fantasy/cruelty.....
The food was fine and exquisite. The place was swanky for a diner middle of nowhere on Broadway.
Had the duck pancake, better than anticipated. Eating partner had the truckers' breakfast which she wasn't thrilled.
Overall mixed feelings, I would have given the place much higher marks, if the heavy flirting was not present. I get it, "entitled" workers.
Doubt will ever come back.Helpful 3Thanks 0Love this 6Oh no 0Business owner information
Kathy S.
Sep 29, 2022
Thanks for coming in and sorry to hear that your birthday wasn't celebrated here. Glad you did enjoy the pancake.
- May 14, 2023
If I could leave 2.5 I would as I think that our meal deserved no more. That being said our waitress was great and really sold us on some mediocre food, which is saying something.
The place is the perfect diner setting, furnishings authentic and lots of little areas to meet up with friends. Not busy on a Saturday morning on the way to the cruise ship terminal, kids reccd this place for great food. The ideas were good but the execution not good. I rarely give a negative review but the plates that arrived were lacklustre and were either overdone or refried?
Let's start with the duck pancake. Pancake was just under a plate size, not really warm, with duck bits and kimchi and some crispy rice. There were 5 tiny pieces of shedded duck that were tough and tasted old. Lots of kimchi. Pancake had a sweet sauce that overwhelmed even with the 2$ over medium egg. A sprig if cilantro had seen better days. 2/5
The chicken eggs benny was one piece of chicken actually cut in two, and was so small you could barely see it under the eggs. They were well poached and the hollandaise was tasty. 3/5 The rösti was precooked and refried and was so hard it actually shattered. Tasty though so my husband soaked it in egg yolk and ate it anyway.
All in all at 20$ per meal for breakfast we will not be back. Only assuming that it's gone down hill due to the economy right now and that's a shame.
That being said we are all over paying money for good food, but this wasn't good.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Business owner information
Kathy S.
May 29, 2023
Thanks for coming in Sharon. Sorry to hear that the meals were not enjoyed. We get great reviews on both. Nothing is precooked. Sorry to give this impression.
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