Bruce K.
Yelp
We've been to just about all the breakfast, brunch and lunch 'diners' in the city, and give Galaxie the best review of them all!
Why?
An old style diner with the original concept 50s and 60s look and vibe. Old inoperable jukeboxes on the wall of some tables harken back to the bakeries and drugstores of that era. And yet the music played overhead is both suitably current and retro.
Many old artifacts doll up this pretty standard diner that houses 7 'bar' stools and 7 red-covered booths (2 large).
As it was back then, the short-order cook's work area is on open display as he or she hustles cooked meat, hashbrowns, eggs of any style, and garnish off the large grill onto large plates filled with solid good-tasting food.
Ask for whatever pleases you, like onions in the hash browns, or extra brown toast, and it's yours.
The service crew are upbeat and efficient...
For my many times there, have had breaky, but one time we ordered their traditional breakfast ($9 or $13.50 without or with meat) and the huge Montreal-smoked meat hash that with two basted eggs on top of the pile and your choice of toast (white, wholewheat, rye, sourdough) rounds out the huge order ($17).
Oh yes, bottomless regular hashbrowns and endless toast, if you have any more room. And an all-day lunch specializing in burgers, sands and fries parallels the all-day breakies.
I do most of my coffee at home or at Caffe Beano, and so don't much bother with coffee at breaky venues. But up to you...
In the middle of the morning pushing towards noon, there's usually a steady stream of customers in and out. In such a friendly and caring ambiance, even the cook will smilingly deliver your meals to your table.
The affable owner is aware that he's got something going both at the next door deli and here, and says he will keep prices, quality and quantity the same as long as it's viable. Hard to beat.
And...
After your meal each customer receives a 'Dubble Bubble' stick of gum in the same pink waxy paper as 60+ years ago. Although a super-retro touch, every ingredient is horrid sugar-based blek.
Cannot say more about Galaxie. In my opinion it's tops in the city, and is only approximated by Purple Perk. And as it's next door to it's sister and also excellent Myhre's Deli with their super Montreal smoked-meat sands (11am - 4pm), can't go wrong with either.
A recommendation?
Although all items seem good, try the Huevos Ranchero breaky if avocado and other veggies are important to you?
And for lunch, it looks like the Galaxie burger might be good...
An easy 4.5 stars, and given the much less attractive Red's, OEB and Dairy Lane who with expansion are losing the thread from diner vibe to commercial mediocrity, make time for Galaxy?
No frills, but just downhome awesome good.