Fountain Diner

Granted it was busy on a Sunday morning and we wee a table of 7 but a 45 minute wait for breakfast food to arrive is unacceptable. The general concensus was that the food was good and I will only speak to what I ate.
French Fries were overcooked and chewy.
Soup of the day was mushroom barley and it had a really nice flavor but was heavily salted. Everything was nice and hot.
It was ok but there was nothing that caught my attention enough to want to go back.

Not good, would never come here again. Wife and I ordered a coffee and a tea. Tea was decent (hard to mess up tea) but the coffee tasted like garbage water. Asked for a fresher cup and it tasted like fresh garbage water. Ordered a French toast for myself and a breakfast wrap with no meat for the wife. Food took 45 minutes to come and was completely underwhelming. Came to 30 $! Extra star just because they had nice hash browns.

The food was pretty good, I ordered the «bad-​ass burger» and my wife had the quesadilla with a garden salad. Both were large servings and filled us up. The biggest complaint I had was the time it took to get our food after we ordered. We waited approx 45 minutes for our order to arrive, that’s just too longer for a burger and a quesadilla. In addition the table beside us, who arrived after us, received their order about 7 – 8 minutes before us. When we add up the 15 minute wait to gather seated, 5 – 10 minutes to order drinks and view the menu, plus waiting 45 to get or food it turns out to be almost 2 hours for lunch. Other than loosing that time on my Sunday, for average food, it was decent.

Had breakfast here a half dozen times, Sundays in 2014; consistently good. They know how to poach eggs. Even some 4 Star hotels do not. Good music too.

There is choice in Langford now for diner breakfasts, so instead of Floyd’s, or Jasmine’s (oops is this Colwood?), we found the Fountain. .. .
While waiting at the door for a table about 7 minutes, we got to peruse the yummy menu — breakfast or lunch? Lots of classic choices and the prices seemed fair.
My «skillet breakfast» was presented on a plate, and not a piping hot skillet. But, ok. .. . it was big, filling and delicious with 2 eggs done your way, fried potato slices, melted cheese, and a choice of meat — I got bacon — a load of pieces (not slices) underneath. Two slices of toast, choice of bread. No garnish.
My partner’s West Coast Omelet with smoked salmon was taken away within a minute, as the server said the order was mixed up. The omelet that came back looked hearty enough and he said it was delicious, with same fried potatoes and two slices of toast. Orange slice garnish.
It’s like Floyd’s food downtown without the hipster feel, loudness and close tables.
Only downside was canned pop and no refills (ie., why is this called a Fountain?), and the lower quality, smaller portion pack Sysco jam and peanut butter. Kraft, Knott’s, homemade or anything else would have been better. Free flowing ketchup and HP Sauce at the table, yay!

Vey accommodating to allergies and very friendly staff, good atmosphere family friendly the food is good, excellent meat lovers omelette, great fruit just really good food, heritage rye bread YUMMY!