Great Food, Great Service and Great prices. My grandparents are moving to a condo near by and we decided to walk around and check out local business’s. We chose The Checkerboard for lunch. It was 2:30 when we came in and sadly realized they closed at 3pm on Mondays so we didn’t get to stay too long. The server was very kind and told us to take our time eating. The menu has some great choices and the prices just can’t be beat. This will be our new place for family lunches and dinners for sure. Food was yummy and great value! I got the Egg, Cheese and Bacon sandwich with buttered mushrooms on the side and a tea. My mom got a BLT with fries and a coffee. Our bill came to around $24 with is amazing for a lunch for 2 with drinks and sides. The portions were also very generous. I’m excited to come back with my grandparents who have fish and chips every Friday! The 1 piece fish and chips was only $9.99 on the menu! Also my daughter’s favourite grilled cheese was under $4. Very excited to try lots of stuff on the menu.Parking: Free parking lot located behind the restaurant.
Recommended dishes: Clubhouse Sandwich
peter butts
Awsome tasty hash browns ,thick crispy bacon . And perfectly cooked eggs. And best of all only 12 dollars with 2 coffeys .
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bacon and Eggs and Toast
Dan Palmer, Realtor
Hidden gem in Belmont Village! All day breakfast. Food is good, service is nice and friendly, and the prices are great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bacon and Eggs and Toast, Hamburger, Clubhouse Sandwich
James Me
Use to like this place but it's dysfunctional restaurant and the owners are very rude with poor service not going back again !
Meagan Walker
Exactly what you want from a diner! Small-town friendliness, comfort food, and classic well-loved 90’s vibe. The breakfast hit the spot perfectly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ken
Awesome owners. Great prices. Definitely worth checking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Claudia Carrion
Absolutely HORRIBLE experience. If you or your loved ones are ethnic/colored people, do not dine in that racist environment. The older woman who was a waitress refused to clean our table, give us menus or take our orders. It was my husband, myself and our two children. She served 4 other tables that came in after us. She looked right at us several times and when we walked in she told us to find somewhere to sit bc she "didn't know where you would sit" we sat there waiting for almost 30 min and she served everyone but us. RUDE disgusting behavior. Never again. What you do unto others shall be done to you tenfold
Service: 1
Walid Ibrahim
This is a local gem, operating for over 50 years with the original owners running the business. The food is good and the prices are very affordable. Stop by for a bite and try to chat with the lady serving instead of complaining about the service speed and you will get to know how lovely she is. Kindness goes a long way.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Toast, Steak and Eggs, Gyro Meal
peter k
great foo for a cheap diner, real home fries, haven't had any anywhere else, great interior, great family place
Hotmodel7411
Won’t go back little black flies were on our food constantly all 3 of us weren’t too happy and then the chef sat on table behind us and was on phone and picking his nose …so I said to the guys not going back I left some of meal because I lost my appetite after seeing the chef doing that so what does he do in the kitchen while he’s cooking…friendly staff but the flies or little black bugs just turned me off from going back.
Like a checkerboard itself, this review is pretty black and white.Like many of the more recent reviews, my party of three walked in only to wait and stand awkwardly as nobody said “hello” or have any indication of what we were to do. We eventually asked the server ourselves and she said it would be a wait. We didn’t mind. We got a table sooner than we had thought and were off to the races….or so we thought. It took a long while before anyone came to take our order. The lady serving us did not want to be there and made it very clear. While waiting for our food to arrive we witnessed just shy of 20 people walk in and deal with the same experience we did. People left the building because they gave up waiting to be acknowledged. Add to this, every order that came out of the kitchen seemed to go to the wrong table. We predicted, that someone else would receive our order by accident. Sure enough when our order did arrive it was completely wrong, and they forgot my personal order completely! The humanity! :)So, I waited for mine and would eventually receive it. Lucky for me, I was prepared and only sipped my coffee while I waited for my food as there were no refills being offered to anyone.All in all, it was a terrible experience. I understand the odd mishap, but when the entire experience was consistently bad, it’s hard to forgive. Worst of all, there was no sign of a checkerboard anywhere. :)There are much better options in the KW area. Places that are friendly, professional, and delicious. Won’t be visiting again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Brad Krane
I just had much the same experience as Jeremy Street. Walked in and stood around no indication to seat yourself and no acknowledgement of my walking in after several min waiting left. What terrible not getting any service. How hard is it to say hi when someone enters and seat them?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jeremy Street
A friend told me I just had to try this breakfast place because the food was great. I never got that far unfortunately.My wife and I walked in, standing politely at the door for a few minutes as there was no sign to seat ourselves. The only waitress working eventually told us to seat ourselves, as if we should have know to.We sat down at one of two available tables of 2 to which we immediately both reached for napkins to wipe off the table as it was still covered with stray sugar from coffee and grease from the previous patron.We then sat there for 15 minutes without so much as a ‘I’ll be right with you’ from the elderly waitress who despite being overwhelmed wasn’t in any hurry to take care of the guests.If you are looking for a good cheap diner experience then this place nails it. (Almost too well)
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Jim Voteary
Slow service, average food, dirty restaurant, forgetful waitress. Waited 20 minutes before I decided to finally seat myself and grab my own menu, even longer to actually get my food. I can appreciate that this restaurant is a long time, family run business. An apparent staple in the community, but it's time the owners retired and sell it to someone who can breath new life into it. It's WAY overdue for a deep clean and refresh (for God's sake, get rid of the dusty fake plants!) and maybe use just a little less grease when cooking the breakfasts. They give a whole new meaning to the term greasy spoon!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
M L
Service was slow and not too kid friendly. The food was great though. The atmosphere was very calm and relaxing. Overall I give a four star rating
Great Food, Great Service and Great prices. My grandparents are moving to a condo near by and we decided to walk around and check out local business’s. We chose The Checkerboard for lunch. It was 2:30 when we came in and sadly realized they closed at 3pm on Mondays so we didn’t get to stay too long. The server was very kind and told us to take our time eating. The menu has some great choices and the prices just can’t be beat. This will be our new place for family lunches and dinners for sure. Food was yummy and great value! I got the Egg, Cheese and Bacon sandwich with buttered mushrooms on the side and a tea. My mom got a BLT with fries and a coffee. Our bill came to around $24 with is amazing for a lunch for 2 with drinks and sides. The portions were also very generous. I’m excited to come back with my grandparents who have fish and chips every Friday! The 1 piece fish and chips was only $9.99 on the menu! Also my daughter’s favourite grilled cheese was under $4. Very excited to try lots of stuff on the menu.Parking: Free parking lot located behind the restaurant.
Recommended dishes: Clubhouse Sandwich
Awsome tasty hash browns ,thick crispy bacon . And perfectly cooked eggs. And best of all only 12 dollars with 2 coffeys .
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bacon and Eggs and Toast
Hidden gem in Belmont Village! All day breakfast. Food is good, service is nice and friendly, and the prices are great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bacon and Eggs and Toast, Hamburger, Clubhouse Sandwich
Use to like this place but it's dysfunctional restaurant and the owners are very rude with poor service not going back again !
Exactly what you want from a diner! Small-town friendliness, comfort food, and classic well-loved 90’s vibe. The breakfast hit the spot perfectly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome owners. Great prices. Definitely worth checking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely HORRIBLE experience. If you or your loved ones are ethnic/colored people, do not dine in that racist environment. The older woman who was a waitress refused to clean our table, give us menus or take our orders. It was my husband, myself and our two children. She served 4 other tables that came in after us. She looked right at us several times and when we walked in she told us to find somewhere to sit bc she "didn't know where you would sit" we sat there waiting for almost 30 min and she served everyone but us. RUDE disgusting behavior. Never again. What you do unto others shall be done to you tenfold
Service: 1
This is a local gem, operating for over 50 years with the original owners running the business. The food is good and the prices are very affordable. Stop by for a bite and try to chat with the lady serving instead of complaining about the service speed and you will get to know how lovely she is. Kindness goes a long way.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Toast, Steak and Eggs, Gyro Meal
great foo for a cheap diner, real home fries, haven't had any anywhere else, great interior, great family place
Won’t go back little black flies were on our food constantly all 3 of us weren’t too happy and then the chef sat on table behind us and was on phone and picking his nose …so I said to the guys not going back I left some of meal because I lost my appetite after seeing the chef doing that so what does he do in the kitchen while he’s cooking…friendly staff but the flies or little black bugs just turned me off from going back.
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Like a checkerboard itself, this review is pretty black and white.Like many of the more recent reviews, my party of three walked in only to wait and stand awkwardly as nobody said “hello” or have any indication of what we were to do. We eventually asked the server ourselves and she said it would be a wait. We didn’t mind. We got a table sooner than we had thought and were off to the races….or so we thought. It took a long while before anyone came to take our order. The lady serving us did not want to be there and made it very clear. While waiting for our food to arrive we witnessed just shy of 20 people walk in and deal with the same experience we did. People left the building because they gave up waiting to be acknowledged. Add to this, every order that came out of the kitchen seemed to go to the wrong table. We predicted, that someone else would receive our order by accident. Sure enough when our order did arrive it was completely wrong, and they forgot my personal order completely! The humanity! :)So, I waited for mine and would eventually receive it. Lucky for me, I was prepared and only sipped my coffee while I waited for my food as there were no refills being offered to anyone.All in all, it was a terrible experience. I understand the odd mishap, but when the entire experience was consistently bad, it’s hard to forgive. Worst of all, there was no sign of a checkerboard anywhere. :)There are much better options in the KW area. Places that are friendly, professional, and delicious. Won’t be visiting again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
I just had much the same experience as Jeremy Street. Walked in and stood around no indication to seat yourself and no acknowledgement of my walking in after several min waiting left. What terrible not getting any service. How hard is it to say hi when someone enters and seat them?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
A friend told me I just had to try this breakfast place because the food was great. I never got that far unfortunately.My wife and I walked in, standing politely at the door for a few minutes as there was no sign to seat ourselves. The only waitress working eventually told us to seat ourselves, as if we should have know to.We sat down at one of two available tables of 2 to which we immediately both reached for napkins to wipe off the table as it was still covered with stray sugar from coffee and grease from the previous patron.We then sat there for 15 minutes without so much as a ‘I’ll be right with you’ from the elderly waitress who despite being overwhelmed wasn’t in any hurry to take care of the guests.If you are looking for a good cheap diner experience then this place nails it. (Almost too well)
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Slow service, average food, dirty restaurant, forgetful waitress. Waited 20 minutes before I decided to finally seat myself and grab my own menu, even longer to actually get my food. I can appreciate that this restaurant is a long time, family run business. An apparent staple in the community, but it's time the owners retired and sell it to someone who can breath new life into it. It's WAY overdue for a deep clean and refresh (for God's sake, get rid of the dusty fake plants!) and maybe use just a little less grease when cooking the breakfasts. They give a whole new meaning to the term greasy spoon!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Service was slow and not too kid friendly. The food was great though. The atmosphere was very calm and relaxing. Overall I give a four star rating
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Toast