The Harbour Diner welcomes you to their dining room. Discover a menu offering hamburgers, priced at 11$ to 25$. They are open nightly from Tuesday to Saturday. You can pay by Visa.
Breakfast is served daily until 11am; weekends until 2pm.
The Harbour
2 eggs, bacon, sausage or country ham, home fries and toast
The Midship
2 eggs, bacon, sausage and country ham, home fries and toast
All Aboard
2 eggs, bacon, sausage, country ham, 2 pancakes, home fries and toast
Just Eggs!
2 eggs, marinated tomato slices, home fries and toast
Peameal Steak & Eggs
2 eggs, hand cut peameal steak, home fries and toast
Eggs Benedict
poached eggs, peameal and hollandaise sauce on your choice of a white or whole wheat english muffin, served with home fries
Buttermilk Pancakes
3 pancakes and bacon served with butter and syrup
Blueberry Pancakes
3 blueberry pancakes and bacon served with butter and syrup
Belgian Waffles
2 fresh waffles, served with butter and syrup
Cinnamon Raisin French Toast $7
hand dipped slices of cinnamon raisin bread toasted and served with butter and syrup
Salads & Starters MENU - The Harbour Diner
Soup
made fresh daily, ask for today's selection
Ridiculous Cheese Bread
calabrese ring topped with roasted garlic butter and five cheeses
Meatball & Marinara Cheese Bread
calabrese ring smothered in homemade marinara sauce, crumbled meatballs and topped with 4 cheeses
Garden Salad
fresh mixed greens, tomato, cucumber and red onion
Baby Spinach Greek Salad
roma tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, kalamata olives and crumbled greek feta tossed in our oregano-honey balsamic vinaigrette and served on a bed of baby spinach
Cobb Salad
crisp lettuce, turkey, bacon, tomato, avocado, hard boiled egg, crumbled blue cheese and spring onions tossed in the original "Brown Derby" dressing
Escargot
simmered in garlic butter and served with portabellini mushrooms and 3 garlic crustini
Pulled Pork Poutine
baked potato wedges, creamy cheese curds and pulled pork topped with roast beef demi-glaze
Harbour Diner Nachos
corn tortillas topped with tomatoes, spring onions, hot peppers, black olives, red onions and three cheeses. Served with sour cream and salsa ~ add pulled pork or turkey
Sandwiches MENU - The Harbour Diner
Served with a kosher dill pickle and Harbour Diner Slaw
Roast Turkey Club
turkey breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato and black pepper-chive mayo on honey oat bread
The "Manhattan"
corned beef, fried onions, hard boiled egg, swiss, lettuce, tomato and black pepper-chive mayo on marble rye
Fried Egg Sandwich
2 fried eggs, peameal, cheddar, lettuce, tomato, black pepper-chive mayo on honey oat bread
Marinated Roma Tomato & Mozzarella
roma tomatoes, mozzarella, lettuce and black pepper-chive mayo on toasted 12 grain bread
Classic Reuben
corned beef, sauerkraut and swiss on marble rye
"Turkey Dinner" Sandwich
roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potato, turkey gravy and cranberry mayo on a crispy baguette
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
breaded chicken breast dipped in hot sauce, lettuce, tomato and blue cheese mayo on a kaiser
"Can I buy you a fish sandwich?"
delicious tuna melt served with lettuce, tomato and cheese on honey oat bread
Grilled Cheese
triple decker with swiss, cheddar and mozzarella Add soup or salad or potato wedges to your sandwich for $3!
My husband and I dined at the Harbour Diner after a friend highly recommended it.
We arrived on a Saturday evening around 5pm and the place was empty so we were thinking we'd be served fairly quickly and we'd beat the dinner rush that we'd been told about. We were told to seat ourselves and about 20 minutes later the server came over and asked if we wanted anything from the bar and she didn't have menus for us. We had to ask for menus and the server told us she'd bring them and we didn't see them until she brought our drinks. It took another 20 minutes to for her to come back and take our order and I could understand this if the place was packed but there were twelve people in the place at the time we were there. It felt like they were dragging service so we'd run a big bar bill.
When we finally were able to order we started with the Escargot Appetizer, my husband had a burger and I ordered the lobster macaroni and cheese.
Everything was a huge disappointment. The escargot were clearly overcooked and rubbery in texture. The broth tasted better than the escargot and we did like the bread that came with them. Next was the main course. My husband's burger was dry and still pink inside and both of us are professional chefs so we know better than to serve a pink burger even if we know it's fully cooked. He was put off by the pink and decided to share my mac and cheese. It was a huge portion of mac and cheese that looked and smelled amazing. The best part of it was the garlic bread slices that came with it. The sauce was not "fresh made" and I don't want to even think about what was in it.
When our server asked how we were enjoying our meal we told her the truth and her response was to say that "no one else complained about it" and nothing was done to compensate us for our experience.
My husband and I are both chefs and would never let a diner walk out of either of our restaurants as unhappy as we left the Harbour Diner without doing something for them. To give a diner a rain check or a meal check for a meal not enjoyed is good customer service, something the Harbour Diner needs to learn.
Maybe their take it or leave it attitude works in Hamilton but in Toronto it wouldn't work.
I will try them again but if my next experience is like this one, they are off my list permanently.
We heard alot of good things about this place so we gave it a try. The first time we went for dinner and neither of us liked the food. The meatloaf tasted like it was made two days before and the turkey dinner was beyond dry.
We gave them another chance and went for lunch one day and sadly we were not happy with our meals then either.
The owner (well I think she is the owner) was very rude to her staff and we heard her on more than one occasion yell at what I think is the kitchen staff and in general her attitude was just not positive.
We will not be back, there are alot of other restaurants on James North and we will be taking our business there from now on.'
Came here because of a wagjag or groupon (don't remember which). Was not sure what to expect because it is very tiny, and the furniture is mismatch. The menu had a good variety, and the prices were good. Food was very good, and worth the trip. Would go back again.
We love the Harbour Diner. Our handsome server was attentive and wonderful; a true delight, and full of smiles and good cheer. The food was amazing as well. Our server recommended some of the features, and we ended up ordering a few of the features as opposed to our regular meatloaf and shepherd's pie.
All of the food was to die for, and the service was some of the best in the city. Even with a line of people out the door, our server remained calm and collected, and the quality of service was never compromised. You can tell when someone enjoys their work, and it is quite evident at the Harbour Diner; not just the service, but the quality of food as well.
We will definitely be going back to the Harbour soon!
Well, where do I start. First off when we arrived Sunday morning Aug 29th @ 11:00 am there was another couple ahead of us in line. They wanted the raised window seat. They had to wait 15 mins for the waitress to clean the table. As for us, once we were seated in the seat by the door that was empty when we arrived it took an additional 5 minutes for the menu, 7 minutes after that we received our water. She said the coffee wasn't ready yet. Once it was ready 10 minutes later she was serving several people who had arrived after us. At least 3 other tables worth of customers ahead of us hadn't even been served yet and we were already at the 27 minute mark.
I can understand if there was only 1 waitress, however there were 4. Apparently time management is not one of their skills.
We decided to leave and go to Mrs C's Kitchen. At least there you get quick service. Less staff more efficient. Everyone gets their food 10 minutes upon arrival.
I guess if you have nothing to do all day, then by all means waste your time going to The Harbour Diner. Trust me you'll be there for awhile. But if you have things to do, I strongly recommend you go elsewhere. You don't need to waste your time here.
