The Templeton

Really solid breakfast spot in downtown Vancouver's entertainment district. We all enjoyed our food, service was excellent, and the retro diner vibes will have you feeling like you've stepped back in time - the antique comic strips embedded in the tabletops and the jukeboxes on the tables really drive the theme home!

My son ordered the Farmer's Breakfast Hash which is scrambled eggs and cheese on top of potatoes and veggies - he loved it - cleaned his plate almost immediately. My hubby ordered the Mangled Eggs which is scrambled eggs mixed with garlic, Brie and choice of meat served in a toasted croissant. It looked delicious and hubby said it was fantastic.

I got the Pulled Pork Benny - a variation of eggs Benedict with, you guessed it, their homemade pulled pork - it was divine! My eggs were perfectly poached and their hollandaise sauce was more like a cheese sauce but I think that's how they mean it to be bc of the bbq. It was lovely. We all had coffee which was delicious and their portions of everything very generous.

Staff were very friendly and attentive. Prices were decent considering the location - central downtown on Granville Row - we could see the diner from our hotel room. Very walkable. But keep your wits about you bc the area can be a little sketchy - especially in the wee hours. We walked so I can't speak to the parking.

Old School Diner in the heart of Vancouver's entertainment district on Granville Row.

We ordered:
Classic Benny $15.99
Truckers Breakfast $13.99 (2 eggs, your choice of bacon or sausage or veggie bacon. Side of rosemary potatoes and white, sourdough or whole wheat toast.)
Espresso Milkshake $6.99
Orange Juice $3.75

The star of the meal was the milkshake and then the fries.

Ambiance 5/5
Service 5/5
Food 3/5 (it was a bit bland and oily)

If you walked by this place...you'd probably miss the fact that it's a breakfast diner. Until you see that it's packed inside and there's a line up outside.

We sat at the diner counter for some Sunday mornin' breaky.
I gotta tell ya....the vibe and energy of the place is so cozy, so endearing, so laid back and so comfortably charming that I realized this is not only what I was craving but what I needed.

Ok...the Food....
The Truckers Breakfast & The Big Ass Breakfast.

We asked for extra crispy bacon and dry toast. We got exactly what we asked for. You might think...well...yeah if you asked for it it's a no-brainer. Ok...let me tell you....I've been at places where they got my order wrong and there were only two other tables. This place was packed and people waiting outside and they get details down. Says a lot.

Everything on the plates were super fresh.
An egg tastes like an egg, right? Well....their eggs I don't know....they might have a hen bin back there...that's how fresh it was. The bacon...super crispy without the grease. The rosemary potatoes also fresh without the grease and finished with a lovely rosemary end.

The pancakes. Ok....let me tell you about the pancakes.....
The guy next to us said, "I come here cuz they have the best pancakes."
He was right.

Oh....and they have pie!
I mean....coffee and a slice of pie at the diner counter.
How cute is that? That's shit you only see in the movies!

TL:DNR - Wonderful breakfast spot! Service was good. Food was wonderful and not overly salty. Ambience was casual.

Ambience:
They have a long bar and about 6 booths on one side, one table but the window, and a cute little jukebox in the corner.

It feels very old school diner. The colors are minty and bright. The servers are friendly. The noise levels are comfortable. You can hear your friends, but not necessarily the tables or people next to you.

Service:
There was one couple in front of us that was waiting for a booth. My friend and I were next and we were fine with the counter - and they seated the people behind us at the counter next to us.

The only annoying thing was that they got serviced before us, even though they got in line after us a good ten or so minutes later and we were seated before them.

If we had waited a substantially longer time for our food, i would have been miffed. But!! The food came out super quick. For a Sunday, I think we waited maybe 10 minutes for our food to come out. The kitchen is very efficient.

Our server was also very good about refilling coffees and water. (Could be a perk of bar seating.)

Food:
My friend and i got regular coffees and eggs bennies (my favorite). I got a salmon one and my friend got the ham?? (I forgot, honestly) and they were pretty standard fare. I'll tell you, i did not expect the hollandaise sauce to be so vibrant, but it was creamy and rich.

The potatoes were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Seasoned with rosemary and other stuff. Not super salty, either, which i love! I wish they had tapatío hot sauce (but i think that's a very regional type of hot sauce and now I'm just being picky for no reason).

Overall, everything was wonderful and I can see why it got so many positive reviews. I would highly recommend trying.

Came here craving some pancakes. Very interesting and history place - dating back to early 1900. Retro diner style - fun place to hang out and grab breakfast with friends. The pancakes were good. I liked the sourdough toast. Other things were ok, but overall a good experience.

Found this place on another "best of" list. The wait was about 20 minutes to get in, it's a small place, but the hostess kept us up to date on the wait time constantly, which was great. It was a nice day, so we didn't mind.

The menu isn't huge, which is great, as everything is made fresh. We ordered the Big Ass Breakfast, but let me tell you, it really wasn't that big. I've had much bigger breakfasts at places that didn't even describe it as big. Stingy on the toast... 3 eggs, only one piece of toast.

Mimosas were good.

I didn't enjoy having to walk through the kitchen to access the toilet.

Nothing about it would make this a repeat stop on a future trip.

A good neighborhoods spot with a old school diner vibe. Simple breakfast items that hit the spot for when you want a classic brunch! Nothing over the top, just good brunch vibes

I understand that sometimes when a restaurant is located in busy or less than desirable areas they can tend to be bad, and this place is bad, terrible ambience and lower grade of food and food preparation, some places just should be in business and it's not like it's pricing is great, its actually bit high for what you getting, even the coffee was terrible, sorry to be so hard but people and or visitors need to know

Nice staff, great food, and friendly atmosphere. Love that we got to eat where Shawn and his dad ate in the pilot of psych!

I had the Mangled Eggs; they were delusions as the scrambled eggs and bacon mixed well with the croissant--also, the potatoes were not that bad.

The service was quick and friendly, even ith most of the tables filled. The ambiance is a 1950s dinner with modern rock playing in the background. If you need a quick meal this is the place to be.