Cora Breakfast & Lunch - St. John's

We had to wait almost 10 minutes to be seated. there were one other couple in the restaurant. after that served a little faster. the meal was cold, toast was white, potatoes were black and burnt. coffee (very small mugs) was just over warm and tea was cold.

Came in for Breakfast, and left stuffed. Friendly warm Newfoundland Hospitality, excellent menu choices and a ton of food on your plate. Only downside is the bacon was very disappointing and more like that microwavable bacon than the real stuff. Other than that everything else was perfect.

I remember as a child, always enjoying Cora's, I haven't had it in a long time so I decided to order it this morning when I seen it on doordash. Doordash ensured the food would be prepared and delivered inside of 30 minutes. The food was not even made until the first 45 minutes and then it took another 40 to deliver it. The restaurant never packed cutlery or jams and syrups that we requested. They undercooked the eggs, the Bologna and the hashbrowns, and left it soaked in grease. Everything we ordered arrived cold, except for the fruit, that was room temp!

Cora’s can be hit or miss on a good day. It’s been so long since I’ve been to one (or to any restaurant) I forgot that. Most Cora restaurants are overly air conditioned. Today was no different and the food was of course cold by the time we received it. With so many businesses requiring extra cleaning and staff to wear masks, I was surprised to see that wasn’t the case at Cora’s. Not a mask in sight. Tables were sprayed cleaned as normal but the seating and other areas of contact were not cleaned in the hour or so I was there. With so many businesses stepping up during this pandemic, it was saddening to see Cora not. I doubt I’ll be back. Cold food, slow service and mask-less servers, I’ll spend my money somewhere that cares about its staff and customers.

Given that everything is takeout in our COVID world, I decided to give Cora’s a try, however I was not impressed. My hotel was minutes away from the restaurant but my food was luke-warm, and soggy. I love Cora’s but will not be returning until the eat-in option returns as I was not impressed with the overall quality of their take-out. My order was also missing an item.