The Fran's tradition started over 70 years ago by Francis Deck. Francis was born in Buffalo, New York where his older brother Greg had started Deco Refreshments in 1918. Fran began openning out of town Deco locations. There were over 50 Deco locations in Buffalo alone. Fran and his wife Ellen Jane started Fran's in Toronto as a modest ten-stool diner at St.Clair and Yonge St in 1940, the couple's vision was one of serving unique high quality food throughout the whole day to their customers.more...See more text
pancakes & waffles & scones MENU - Fran's Restaurant
Pancakes, Waffles & French Toast
Traditional, Banana or Chocolate, Walnut, Mixed Berries
Morning Glory
Our Jumbo Waffle topped with 2 eggs any style, 2 strips of bacon, caramelized apples and drizzled with hot syrup.
2 eggs any style2 strips of bacon, caramelized apples and drizzled with hot syrup
Freshly-baked Scones
Freshly-baked mixed berry scones, and a fresh fruit bowl
eggcellent breakfasts
Maple Leaf
Three large Canadian Grade A eggs, maple sausages, homefries, and baked beans
Three large Canadian Grade A eggs
Steak & Eggs
Fresh-cut AAA NY striploin, 2 eggs, homefries, and toast
2 eggs
Montreal Corned Beef Hash
Montreal Corned Beef Hash Lean minced corned beef, sautéed onions, 2 eggs, homefries, and toast
2 eggs
Fran's Energy Breakfast
Three large Canadian Grade A eggs, shredded cheddar cheese and sliced ham, served on a freshly-baked croissant. Served with homefries
Three large Canadian Grade A eggs
Scrambled Croissant
3 large Canadian Grade A eggs, green and red peppers, onions, mushrooms, asparagus, tomato, avocado, goat cheese and our house Hollandaise on a freshly-baked croissant
3 large Canadian Grade A eggs
Vegetarian Sausage & Eggs
Vegetarian Sausage & Eggs 2 large Canadian Grade A eggs, vegetarian sausage, homefries, and toast
Vegetarian Sausage & Eggs 2 large Canadian Grade A eggs
Chicken & Waffles
Chicken & Waffles A freshly-made waffle with spicy fried chicken, drizzled with Fran's maple syrup, topped with green onions
Two-Egg Traditional
Two-Egg Traditional 2 large Canadian Grade A eggs, choice of premium smoked bacon, ham or farmer's sausage, and toast. With premium protein: Canadian peameal bacon, turkey bacon, or turkey sausage
Two-Egg Traditional 2 large Canadian Grade A eggs
Whole Wheat Breakfast Wrap
3 large Canadian Grade A eggs, sautéed onions, peppers, bacon, tomato, cheddar and Jack cheese wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla. Served with homefries
3 large Canadian Grade A eggs
Fran's 3 egg omelettes
All our Omelettes are made with 3 large eggs and served with homefries, and your choice of toast. Substitute homefries for a fruit cup, freshly made everyday 2.25
Cheese Omelette
Your choice of Cheddar, Swiss, Mozzarella, or Feta
ADD as many choices as you want: green peppers, asparagus, spinach, broccoli, onions, sautéed mushrooms, tomatoes, bacon, ham, sausages, salsa, feta, cheddar, swiss or mozzarella cheese. egg whites.
benedicts
2 large poached eggs, served on a toasted English muffin, our homemade Hollandaise sauce, sprinkled with shredded mozzarella cheese and paprika. Served with homefries, and fresh fruit garnish
Canadian Benedict
Lean Canadian peameal bacon
Vegetarian Rainbow Benedict
Vegetarian Rainbow Benedict Topped with asparagus, spinach, tomatoes, onions, peppers and mushrooms.
Along The Seine
Along The Seine Hold the Hollandaise! 2 large Canadian Grade A poached eggs on a bed of spinach with ham or tomato slices, topped with fresh feta cheese and finished with a balsamic reduction.
2 large Canadian Grade A poached eggs on a bed of spinach with ham or tomato slices
Eggs Florentine
On a bed of fresh baby spinach
Eggs Blackstone
Fresh Atlantic smoked salmon
Shrimp Florentine
Grilled shrimp, served on a bed of fresh baby spinach
Steak Benedict
Topped with a juicy striploin steak and fresh asparagus
Braised Beef Benedict
Seasoned, slow-cooked pulled beef
Montreal Corned Beef Benedict
Sautéed Montreal corned beef
Portobello Mushroom Benedict
Poached eggs atop fresh Portobello mushroom caps. Grilled to order
light breakfasts
Fresh Fruit Bowl
Your choice of Cheddar, Swiss, Mozzarella, or Feta
Oatmeal
Rolled oats made to order with a side of 2% milk and brown sugar. With mixed berries
2% milk and brown sugar
Yogurt Parfait
Vanilla yogurt layered with honey granola and mixed berries
Freshly-baked Mixed Berry Scones
sides
Fruit Cup • Homefries • French Fries • Sweet Potato Fries • Onion Rings • Peameal Bacon • Turkey Bacon • Maple Sausage • Vegetarian Sausage • Corned Beef Hash • Chicken Breast • Bacon, Ham, Sausage •
Fresh Atlantic Smoked Salmon
PASTA MENU - Fran's Restaurant
All of our pasta dishes come with garlic bread. Add chicken or shrimp
Fran's Spaghetti
With homemade tomato sauce or meat sauce. Add baked cheese, chicken or shrimp. Can be made gluten free
Fettuccine
Sautéed mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, peppers, onions, fresh basil tossed in a nutmeg and parmesan white wine cream sauce
Baked 5-Cheese Macaroni
Cheddar, parmesan, Swiss, Jack, cream cheese, baked with a herb mozza crust
Baked daily! 7 layers of thick meat sauce, cheese, and noodles, topped with melted cheese and marinara sauce
STARTERS MENU - Fran's Restaurant
Try our new homemade real cheese dip for 1.75 with any of your starters
P.E.I. Steamed Mussels
Roasted tomato sauce, Provence herbs and seasonal veggies. Served with garlic bread
Crusted Mozza Cheese Sticks
Mozzarella sticks, tossed in Italian garlic bread crumbs. Served with parmesan marinara dipping sauce
Calamari
Lightly-breaded calamari, fried until a crisp, golden brown. Served with a Thai-Chili sauce.
Button Bones
Pork rib button bones tossed in your choice of sauce: Korean BBQ sauce, honey garlic or lemon pepper salt
Braised Beef Sliders
Tender pulled beef, caramelized onions, topped with our house Asian BBQ sauce. Served on mini buns
Pan-Fried Shrimp
Fresh jumbo shrimp, pan-fried with peppers, onions, zucchini, cilantro and a touch of curry spice
Fran's Wings
Jumbo breaded wings with your choice of sauce: BBQ/honey garlic/sweet & sour/hot/extra hot
Deep Fried Pickles
A Toronto favourite! Served with ranch dip
Nachos Please
Home-cooked tortillas stacked with mozzarella, cheddar, black olives, spicy jalapeños, diced red and green peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with sour cream and salsa
Add a cup of our homemade chili or a side of guacamole
$3.99
Poutine
A Canadian classic! Crispy fries topped with gravy and cheese curds. French-Canadian Poutine / Braised Beef Poutine / Chicken Poutine / Fran's Chef Poutine
Fresh Seasonal Greens MENU - Fran's Restaurant
Grilled Steak Salad
Grilled and sliced striploin, seasonal greens, feta, black olives, peppers, basil, onion, tomatoes, and balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Grilled shrimp, mixed greens, baby spinach, peppers, onions, celery, cucumbers, carrots, fresh cilantro, with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Grilled Atlantic Salmon
Grilled Atlantic salmon, seasonal greens, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, red cabbage, with poppy seed dressing
Asian Chicken Salad
Grilled chicken, seasonal mixed greens, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, onions, cashews, crispy rice noodles, with a ginger dressing
Classic Caesar
Crispy romaine lettuce tossed with garlic croutons, diced smoked bacon, parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing. Add chicken
Soups & Chili
Soup Of The Day
We make our soup of the day in-house from fresh ingredients, everyday
Creamy Broccoli Soup
Simply delicious and heart warming
French Onion
Baked French baguette, Swiss, mozzarella & parmesan cheese
Meat Chili
Our original hearty 1940s recipe. Canadian ground beef, red kidney beans, loaded with vegetables, topped with shredded cheddar. Served with toasted garlic bread
Hearty Veggie Chili
Packed with hearty vegetables, red kidney beans and served with toasted garlic bread
franwiches MENU - Fran's Restaurant
Famous Fran's Club
Grilled chicken layered with bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo on your choice of toasted or untoasted bread
Grilled Chicken & Avocado Club
Grilled chicken, avocado, bacon, tomato, Swiss cheese and mayo
Triple Decker BLT
4 strips of smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayo. ADD Cheddar or Swiss cheese
4 strips of smoked bacon
Chicken Parmigiana Sandwich
Lightly breaded chicken homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella on a baguette
Striploin Steak Sandwich
Atlantic smoked salmon, capers, fresh dill, onions, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, cream cheese, on rye. Served with homefries
Roasted Turkey or Beef Sandwich
Tender slices of home-cooked oven roasted turkey or our succulent roast beef served open-faced on white or whole wheat bread topped with rich gravy
Fran's Philly Beef
AAA top sirloin, Swiss cheese, mushrooms, sautéed onions & peppers served on a fresh baguette
Grilled Cheese
Thick cheddar or Swiss grilled between thick slices of fresh egg bread. Add another thick slice of cheese
Packed Grill Cheese
We've brought it back! Our classic grilled cheese, stuffed with sautéed onions, sliced tomatoes, and 2 slices of premium bacon
2 slices of premium bacon
$11.49
Triple Decker Reuben
Sliced corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and our homemade dressing, on three slices of marble rye.
Monte Cristo
Ham, turkey and Swiss cheese between 3 slices of thick Texas toast dipped in egg and grilled to perfection
3 slices of thick Texas toast dipped in egg and grilled to perfection
Western Sandwich
Chopped ham, onions and peppers mixed with 3 large eggs, cooked light and fluffy. Served on your choice of bread
3 large eggs
Smoked Salmon Sandwich
Atlantic smoked salmon, capers, fresh dill, onions, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, cream cheese, on rye.Served with homefries.
Classic Tuna Melt
Fran's Traditional fresh tuna salad topped with melted cheddar cheese served open-faced on sliced baguettes
wraps & panini
Served with your choice of fries, homefries, or tortilla chips and salsa. Substitute for a side salad, daily soup, or sweet potato fries
Tuna Wrap
Fran's traditional fresh tuna salad wrapped with lettuce, tomato, onions and cucumber
California Wrap
Thinly sliced turkey wrapped with avocado, lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon, cucumber and mayo
Portabella Panini
Roasted vegetables, portabella mushroom, avocado, tomato and Jack cheese
Steak or Chicken Breast
Strips of tender steak or chicken breast wrapped with romaine lettuce, bacon bits, parmesan cheese, croutons, and our classic Caesar dressing
Baja Chicken
Chicken and roasted vegetables wrapped in a flour tortilla with lettuce, fresh tomatoes, onion, cucumber, salsa and our house-made chipotle mayo.
Roasted Vegetables
Marinated grilled peppers, onions, zucchini, eggplant, portobello mushrooms and cheese with herb mayo
FRAN'S FAVOURITES MENU - Fran's Restaurant
Your pasta comes with garlic toast. Add chicken or shrimp to any of your pasta dishes for 3.99
Orange Chicken
Boneless breaded chicken tossed in our orange sauce, served on rice and vegetables
Asian Bowl
Your choice of marinated chicken, beef, or vegetarian. Tossed with our housemade Asian BBQ sauce or honey garlic. Served on a bed of rice
Fish & Chips
Beer battered cod fillets served with fries and coleslaw
Original Shepherd's Pie
Our original recipe! Seasoned vegetables, beef, and creamy mashed potatoes
Chicken Fingers
Breaded chicken strips served with fries, celery, carrot sticks and plum sauce. Try them tossed in BBQ, honey garlic, hot, or extra hot sauce
Fran's Meatloaf
Our original recipe, featuring our homemademeatloaf with caramelized onions, topped with beef gravy
Chicken Parmigiana
Herb-crusted chicken topped with mozzarella and our homemade tomato sauce. Served with mashed potatoes and veggies. Try something different. Toss the chicken in our Hot, Honey Garlic, or BBQ sauce
Atlantic Salmon
Grilled salmon with a toasted coconut and orange sauce. Comes with mashed potato and seasonal vegetables
We make all of our burger patties in house, from scratch, everyday, using AAA Canadian beef and our special blend of spices and seasoning. Our burgers are served on a fresh burger bun with lettuce, tomato, onions and a pickle. Served with your choice of fries, homefries, or tortilla chips and salsa. Substitute for a side salad, daily soup or sweet potato fries 1.99
Chicken Nacho Burger
Grilled chicken breast, crunched tortilla chips, tomato, onion, pepper, cheese, jalapeñ os, salsa, sour cream and black olives
Half-Pound Franburger
Made with 100% Canadian beef. Add Canadian cheddar or Swiss cheese
All-Canadian Banquet Burger
Classic Franburger topped with lean peameal bacon and melted cheddar cheese
Havarti Burger
Grilled 100% Canadian beef smothered with steak sauce, sautéed onions, grilled tomatoes, grilled peppers, and creamy havarti cheese
Vegetarian Portobello Mushroom Burger
Beer battered Portobello, melted mozzarella, with an apple slice
Vegetarian Garden Burger
Made with wholesome garden vegetables. Topped with herb mayo
Fran's Chicken Sizzler
Grilled chicken breast glazed with BBQ sauce, bacon and mozzarella cheese
Fran's Turkey Burger
Gobble gobble! 100% Ontario ground turkey, Jack cheese
STEAK, RIBS & CHICKEN MENU - Fran's Restaurant
Our steaks, ribs and chicken are served with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Substitute for a side salad, daily soup or sweet potato fries
Roasted Half-Chicken
Juicy oven-roasted chicken served with our housemade BBQ sauce.
Grilled Lemon Herb Pork Chop
French centre cut pork chop, marinated in a lemon herb marinade
Baby Back Ribs
Slow cooked and glazed with our BBQ sauce. Half rock or full rack.
BBQ Beef Short Ribs
Canadian beef short ribs marinated in our Korean inspired house-sauce
I ♥ NY Striploin
Tender, juicy, NY striploin
FRESH JUICE BAR MENU - Fran's Restaurant
Ask your server for our selection of mixed fresh fruit and vegetable juices
Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice
Grapefruit, Cranberry, Apple, Tomato or Pineapple Juice
COFFEE HOUSE
Fran's Premium Coffee
bottomless
Decaffeinated Coffee
bottomlesss
Espresso
Café Latte
Café Mocha
Cappuccino
Americano
TEA
Orange Pekoe, Earl Grey, Mint, Green Tea, Chamomile, Lemon
FOUNTAIN
Iced Tea
Lemonade
MILK
Milk
Chocolate Milk
WATER
Bottled Water
FLOATS
FLOATS
TRADITIONAL MILK SHAKES
Cool, thick, and delicious
Chocolate, Vanilla, or Strawberry
SMOOTHIES
Cool, healthy, and delicious. Made with 100% real fruit purées, mixed berries, and frozen yogurt
Very Berry
Raspberry, Blueberry and Strawberry
Super C
Raspberry, Blueberry and Strawberry
Piña Colada
Pineapple, Honey and Coconut
Florida Fanta
Strawberry, Pineapple, Mango and Banana
DESSERTS MENU - Fran's Restaurant
Sky High Lemon Meringue
Tangy lemon with fluffy meringue
Coconut Cream Pie
Real sweet coconut cream
Fran's Homemade Apple Pie
Made in-house, daily. Served warm or cold. Add cheddar or ice cream
CAKES
Utopian Chocolate Cake
Layered chocolate and fudge, sweet and moist. Dusted with confectionary sugar
Colossal Carrot Cake
Coconut, crushed pineapple, raisins, walnut and a hint of cinnamon
Cheesecake
New York-style, topped with your choice of hot fudge, strawberry or butterscotch sauce
Use to be somewhat decent, Now I consider Disgusting.
This place use to be somewhat decent. The fries use to be real big home fries, but they switched to these cheap packaged disgusting mcdonalds type of fries. That's not what I'm complaining about though. Check this out.
Not only did our server wipe the seats and the tables with the same cloth (mmm butt sweat on my table!) but There was a hair in my chicken alfredo. The server didn't know what to do or how to respond properly when I addressed the situation and it was not waived off the bill. Don't believe me? Contact me and i'll show you the picture.
I will be contacting the health department regarding this. Oh, and the tables have food stuck in between them and the walls.
A great meal with great service, we'll definitely be back! Huge portions and a nostalgic atmosphere make for a memorable time. The sweet potatoe fries are a delicious "upgrade" from the regular fries.
I travel to Toronto for work and I always come back to this specific location. My favourite servers Mary and Grace have been there for at least since I started going to Fran's 4 years ago.
This time, Grace served us and we loved her generous, friendly, and courteous service! You're a treat Grace!
This time I brought my colleagues and two of us ordered the Fish and Chips and the other one ordered a burger. The Fish and Chips batter has changed and is better than ever. The fish was fried to perfection - flakey and the beer batter was crispy with the right amount of seasoning. My colleague seem to enjoy her burger.
I had enjoyed eating at this place before I had a friend of mine work here. He worked at Fran's for just over a year, and the horror stories about the kitchen made me cringe. One of the chefs regularly urinates in the alley behind the restaurant and returns to the kitchen area without washing his hands. Another waitress has eaten food from the dish bins on more than one occasion, and has complete disregard for touching the food with her hands.
I will not mention other gruesome details, but there have been at least one sighting of cockroaches on the walls beside the booths while the restaurant was full.
I used to have lunch here regularly (My office is located close to this location) until my eyes were open to these details. Needless to say, I haven't been there since, and don't recommend you go either.
My wife and I were looking for a place to eat for...
My wife and I were looking for a place to eat for dinner and stopped by Fran's. My wife wanted an all day breakfast and I was satisifed with a burger and fries.
The waiter took our drink Orders (Pepsi and a glass of water). He returned with two glasses of water. I waited for the Pepsi thinking the waiter was being polite and bringing water out for the table and the Pepsi would be coming.
We placed our orders of a "Premium Fran Breakfast" and a Classic Franburger with Fries".
The food came about 10 minutes later. The waiter ensured there was ketchup, relish and mustard on the table and was about to leave. I inquired if the Pepsi I ordered was available yet at this time?
It quickly appeared after only the SECOND REQUEST!
The fries were dry for my liking but the burger was good. The Homefries in the breakfast were perfect. However the sausages, cut in half length wise were a little dry as well.
If we are in the area again perhaps we'll return. However, this isn't exactly the best "greasy spoon" restaurant in town.
50's style dinner with that era of decore. We went early in the morning and it was not too busy. The food came to the table quickly and it was hot. homefries were good and eggs were cooked to order.
It's was just after 12:00 noon, and I decided to...
It's was just after 12:00 noon, and I decided to try it. For some reason, I felt like having the all-day breakfast that consisted of a 5 oz steak, two eggs, homefries, toast and coffee. I must say the steak was pretty tough. I chewed it very carefully lest I choke to death. I really liked the homefries. I was so tired from walking around that waiting 15 minutes for my meal to come wasn't a problem. I just sat and enjoyed my coffee. My biggest problem with the place? Well, it's probably my age, but the 1950's music was fine, except they have the volume up so loud, my teeth rattle and bones vibrate! Oh, I might give it another try sometime.
We stoped in here around 11pm on a weeknight and after waiting 10-12 minutes for the waitress to come over to Our table ordered some fries and deserts. Only Two other tables were taken in the Diner yet We waited likely another 15-20 minutes for Our food to come. Waitress looked asleep on Her feet and pretty well dropped the plates in front of Us. We then got looking around and noticed the food laying under tables and half inch of dust on the lamp shades. We had lots of time to observe has the Waitress never brought Us Our bill and We had to go up to the cashier and ask for it. Just a general dirtyness about this place and makes You wonder what goes on where We can't see like the kitchen. We were going to come back here for breakfast as Our hotel was nearby but changed Our minds after this visit. Sorry too many other options out there.
This restaurant/diner is open 24 hours a day. Which is great for late night eats. I came here around 5-6am in the morning not being able to find anywhere else open. I order the Big Breakfast, which included: two eggs in the way you like it (I ordered one pouch and sunnyside up, two bacons, sausages, pancakes, toast and fries. This really is a large breakfast. I found the eggs..just like any egg..
I did not quite like the sausages because it tasted pretty funny..but I loved the pancakes. The pancakes were big and fluffy. I love the pancakes. I would recommend the pancakes to anyone.
What possessed me to order what I did? Why didn't it come with a warning? Why they bother keeping it on the menu when they can't even PERFECT it is simply beyond me. I only ordered that Eggs Benedict-type mess because I felt like English muffins that day... but the consistency was so CRUMBLY (as in NOT chewy like it's SUPPOSED to be), COLD (where did the burnt edges come from? I can't say), and chemical tasting, I couldn't eat the second half (and I was one hungry be-yotch). I just ate what mattered which was everything except the abyssmal muffin... an insult to the English. Haha. The smoked salmon, Hollandaise sauce, and home fries, were much better. I had to steal some of my sister's french toast points to be satisfied. A smattering of cinnamon and brown sugar would have been nice, but alas... they never asked us, or we forgot to ask them. Plus, the service was horribly slow, the food was lukewarm to mildly cold. If I ever go there again, I will wire my jaws shut.
Haven't been to Fran's in quite a few years, due...
Haven't been to Fran's in quite a few years, due to the slow service and lacklustre food; however I was very pleasantly surprised with this traditional Toronto diner upon returning.
I don't know if it's the memories of years past or the fact it is simple no frills comfort food. The food was delicious and nothing beats that Fran's coffee served in a old fashioned cup and saucer.
Will be back soon!
You can grab breakfast at one of Toronto’s most famous diners on Christmas Day! Two of Fran’s locations, College and Victoria & Shuter, will be December 25 this year. A feast of waffles, pancakes, eggs and of course milkshakes will be available for guests.
There is no doubt about it, Fran’s is an iconic 24-hour diner. First opened in 1940, the diner has humble beginnings. It started as a 10-stool counter at Yonge and St. Claire and has since grown into a casual dining behemoth, and an essential must-try at the CNE each year. Try the infamous Banquet Burger, which features a half-pound patty topped with melted Canadian cheddar and bourbon maple bacon. Two out of the three locations are open 24 hours a day.
Fran's is not only celebrating their 75th anniversary this year, they've got Milkshake Games happening during March Break. Which is better - Chocolate Cake or NY Style Cheesecake? Only time and tummies will tell.
Beween the batttle of shake flavours, a kids menu and crayons on hand for pre-meal creativity sessions, you've got yourself one memorable meal.
