Mutual Street Deli

I had no clue this was here. Smoked meat sandwich was a tad on the dry side, but good all the same. Fries were great. Nice choice of sodas. Seating. Some parking, but full mid-​day on a Wednesday. Quick happy Greek service.

pretty standard diner style place. Tasty food, very generous portions, and service is pretty quick and reliable. Can’t really beat the deal your getting here.

Great staff and good food for a good price. Almost all meals are under $ 10 and there are daily specials. Lots of selection for families with kids as well.

I have heard from many of my colleagues that this place is an institution so I had to give it a try. After one visit and I knew exactly why; reliable, good tasting food, good service at an affordable price.
I went with their rotisserie chicken and it was quite delicious. The chicken was flavourful and tender for the most part (except the breast but that’s expected). Last but not least, the skin was nice and crispy. The sides of fries and salad isn’t exactly anything to rave about.
I have not had their breakfast as it doesn’t seem all that appealing to me. With so many breakfast options in downtown, this is definitely not one of the places I am dying to try.
So if you’re in the area and hungry try out their chicken. The portions are quite large for what you pay for.

I’ve been coming here once a month for nearly a decade now.
The waitresses are kind, no nonsense types.
Yes, it does seem dimly lit, but I always find the windows provide enough light since I’m usually there early enough.
The food is made quickly and from scratch.
It’s hot, fresh, and well priced.
They close by 4 pm on most days and in the last few years, started opening on the weekends.
I look forward to my monthly meal here.

Used to come here and used to be extremely good. Unfortunately I gotta say that while the deal is still pretty good if compared with other breakfast places and the service is also still good, I can’t say the same in regards of the quality of the food. Don’t get me wrong. It’s still good but not like it used to be. I hope it’ll get better to the sake of the old days.

Came here for lunch once and its a very mediocre deli serving typical breakfast and lunch options you can find at a lot of other diners. The place is not very well lit and have a really tiring and «dark» atmosphere. The server was nice and friendly so that made up for parts of it.
I ordered the hot beef sandwich which came with fries. It was two pieces of white bread with some beef and a heavy amount of gravy. The beef was really salty so I barely had any. Didn’t think it was worth it for $ 8.99.
I haven’t tried their breakfast items so I can’t really comment on those, but based on this experience, I wouldn’t return here. There are many much better breakfast/​lunch options around, especially in the downtown area.

I came here because I work close by and I have heard that it was a decent place to have lunch/​breakfast at. Upon walking in, I find the entire restaurant to be dimly lit, which personally bothered me a lot. I felt like the only lights that were coming into the restaurant were from the windows.
I had a tough time deciding what to get from the menu because the choices are rather limited. With that, I mean they do not have sets of foods, but rather, either or. I’d prefer having a variety of foods together as a set but they mostly just have different foods alone. I suppose one of the perks is that they have a lot of options to choose from.
The server was definitely friendly. The food wasn’t the greatest. I had the chicken souvlaki. I think I have had better. The portions were decent.
Overall, I probably wouldn’t come again, unless maybe for a quick sandwich for breakfast.

I came here for breakfast and ordered the egg white scramble. Unfortunately, when it arrived in pretty sure it was just a regular egg scramble .not an egg white scramble. I tried it anyway making no complaints to have it sent back to the kitchen. The dish was little too greasy for my liking. Although the waitresses were super nice, I don’t think I’ll dine here again. Greasy spoons aren’t for me!

This place is wonderful. It’s completely unpretentious and the waitresses are so nice (in their own motherly way)! This diner really has that old school charm that is really hard to find in Toronto. They are always packed, but you never wait long. The coffee keeps coming and it’s a great place to go for a late lazy breakfast on Sundays.
I haven’t even gotten to the food yet. I am always one to try new things, but every time I go here, I order the Melt. It’s basically a mix of potatoes, Montréal Smoked Meat, cheese, and deliciousness, topped with eggs however you want them. All of the ingredients are fresh! I can’t get enough, I don’t even mind the roll home.

I love all their breakfast items especially their french toasts! This is the only restaurant where i will go just for the thick crunchy french toasts! Not to mention their affordable prices! Mutual st deli is yr fast go to brunch/​lunch place!

I work in the area and have tried out the food several times. Portions are large, taste is so-​so.
What ruined it for me was the service. On one occasion I saw the owner speaking quite rudely to a homeless person who walked in to buy food. On another occasion I came in about 10:30am to review documents with my partner over breakfast. There was only one other table with people in the restaurant but they wouldn’t give us a booth because of the «lunch rush». It was 10:30. And then later they took away my partner’s plate quickly without asking, when he hadn’t even finished eating. Now I only ever consider getting take-​out, and only as a last resort.

I really enjoyed this restaurant. The food was really great and my server was very nice. However; when we were leaving and getting our stuff together, there was a man waiting for us to leave to clean our table and you can tell he was very impatient. My boyfriends mother was grabbing her stuff and the man said «hurry up grandma.»
I could not believe he said that and I was very shocked. Ruined the whole experience for me.

Breakfast here was average. I found it expensive for what it was. We ordered a two egg breakfast with bacon and home fries and waffles with fruit. Server was brisk to the point of rudeness. One word questions all the way which was a little off putting.

I’m a uni student (ryerson) so constantly looking for a good deal when it comes to breakfast and Mutual st. by and far delivers on not only value but quality as well. Over the past 3 years I’ve been coming here regularly, the family treats you as one of their own — server is very friendly and constantly making sure everything is perfect. Only reservation is when it gets packed (and it does quite a bit) the servers are stretched thin and often forget to tend to you. Other than that flawless food in a homey place!

This review is based on one visit.
Food: Tastes homey, the butter on the toast just glistens, bacon is nice and crisp. I got the big breakfast and shared half with a friend. Was really happy after eating it.
Atmosphere & Service: I think our waitress name was Anastasia, still not sure, she was a very great waitress checking up on us once and clearing our table. I ordered my dish and was planning to share it with my friend on the same plate but the waitress gave us an extra plate because she knew we were going to share, we didn’t have to ask, so it was really thoughtful of her! The restaurant looks rustic, I did not have a complete look at the place, however it was woody.
Pricing: The prices are reasonable for the amount of food (you get a lot, well to me it is). The daily lunch specials are a plus. The big breakfast came to be about $ 4.99, honestly I do not remember the price, will have to check up on that the next time I go there.
I can’t believe I have not knew about this place earlier.

We ate breakfast here on Sunday after the Scotiabank marathon. There was a large group of us. I found the service to be friendly and relatively prompt given that the restaurant was full and there were only two servers.
The zesty omelet was huge (four eggs) and very good. If not for the taste of the actual omelet, I would have given this establishment only two stars. They did not skimp on the ingredients in this dish. However, I found the home fries to be bland. I asked for them to be well done but they did not come that way. The waitress was apologetic but she did not offer to replace them.
The smoked meat hash was tasty but I found that in this case, that they could have put more smoked meat in the dish. There was barely any meat in this dish. It was very heavy on the bland potatoes.
The blueberry pancakes were not good at all. The blueberries were hard and the pancakes were flat. When combined with cold syrup, they were not really edible.

I don’t think I’d travel across town for their food, but I’d definitely detour a few blocks to find this place. The exterior looks like it hasn’t been updated in decades, and I guess neither has the interior.
The server was quick and really friendly, and the place half-​filled after I sat down. The two-​egg vegetarian omelette I ordered showed up well within my impatience-​zone, and the coffee was always getting topped up. I liked the orange peppers and mushrooms in the omelette. Some places add spinach, which makes it watery, but this omelette was light and fresh. The side potatoes were good too, and when I asked for some peanut butter for the toast it came in a little dixie cup, which was cute.
Coffee with an omelette, potatoes, toast and tax came to less than $ 9, which was a good deal.

Yummy breakfasts, sandwiches, lunch specials… Mutual Street Deli has all the makings of a great diner. It’s got a variety of tables from booths to large group tables, it’s reasonably priced for lunch with some downright cheap breakfast options, and they have servers who are adept at checking in on you and knowing what you might need in the first place. The only thing that could make it better was if the service were a tad faster. Although I’ve only been there during busy lunch hours, so maybe I’m just being picky.
Those who know the area will know that it isn’t exactly the nicest area of town, but while the diner has been around forever, it’s been renovated inside so it’s a pretty decent place and doesn’t reflect the surroundings at all. Be prepared to pay for street parking or for one of the many surface lots around the area, if you’re not already in the neighbourhood.

I’m a west end girl living on the east side, soon to once again return to my comfort zone west of Bathurst. Anyhow, I’ve lived 3 blocks from this place for two years and had no idea what I was missing!
This place serves up some serious breakfasts. They’re cheap and diner style, but the restaurant itself is actually really clean, warm and inviting. I had the Eggs Benny and it really hit the spot. I got a side of sausages, too, because I’m no fool.
PEPPER POINTS: For their decent potato things. Hard to get good ones on the side of cheap eggs… especially in the east end.
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