Elgin Street Diner welcomes you to their establishment. This dining room cooks hamburgers for 11$ to 25$. They are open 24 hours and are easily reachable by public transit. Payments by American Express, MasterCard, Visa and Interac are accepted.
The all-day breakfast that made us famous. Two eggs served the way you like them, choice of bacon or ham or sausage , home fries, our own baked beans, and choice of toast. Includes coffee, tea or milk. No substitutions please.
$7.99
Hangover breakfast
our breakfast special served with poutine instead of home fries
$11.99
Peameal bacon breakfast
Two eggs, peameal bacon, home fries baked beans, toast and coffee
$10.99
Big breakfast
when a regular breakfast just won't do. Three eggs served the way you like them, bacon, ham and sausage, plus home fries, our own baked beans and three pieces of toast. Includes coffee, tea or milk. No substitutions please!
$11.99
Blue plate breakfast
the ultimate diner breakfast! Three eggs , bacon, ham and sausage, baked beans, three pieces of toast and our famour poutine. Includes coffee, tea or milk
$13.99
Light breakfast
Fresh fruit cup
$4.99
Toast
$2.49
Toasted bagel
$2.49
Toasted bagel with cream cheese
$3.99
Bagel with melted swiss or cheddar
$3.99
Bagel with cream cheese and lox
$8.99
Our own granola served with milk
$4.99
Pancakes and french toast
Add sliced banana 1.25 Add a side of bacon, ham or sausage 2.59 Add a side of peameal bacon 2.99. Top with fresh fruit
Bluberry pancakes
$9.99
French toast
made with egg bread
$8.99
Pancakes
$8.99
Chocolate chip pancakes
$9.99
Three egg omelettes
served with home fries, our own baked beans and choice of toast
Mexican omelette
loaded with our own chili and melted cheddar cheese
$10.99
Build your own omelettte
choices include mushrooms, sausage, bacon, ham, onions, roasted red peppers, fire roasted salsa, tomatoes, swiss, cheddar, jack, gouda and mozzarella.
$9.99Each ingredient
$0.99
Mix - up omelette
A deli favourite. Loaded with chopped coney island hot dogs, smoked meat, green peppers and onions
$10.99
Three cheese omelette
Stuffed with melted mozzarella, cheddar and swiss cheeses
$10.99
Western omelette
full of ham, green peppers and spanish onions
$10.99
Burgers and dogs MENU - Elgin Street Diner
All of our fresh ground beef burger, chicken burgers, veggie burgers and dogs come with our famous fresh cut fries, cole slaw and a wedge of dill pickle. Instead of fries you can have soup or garden salad
Chili dog
All beef frank with our own chili
$9.99
Chili cheese dog
All beef frank with chili and cheddar, swiss, mozzarella, jack or gouda
$10.99
Veggie burger
$9.99
Chubby checker burger
with cream cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato
$12.99
Veggie cheese burger
cheddar, swiss, mozzarella, jace or gouda
$10.99
Chicken burger
whole chicken breast, grilled and served with lettuce and tomato
$10.99
Chubby checker chicken burger
grilled chicken breast with cream cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato
$12.99
Smokey burger
topped with bacon, smoked gouda cheese, our own bbq sauce, lettece and tomato
$13.99
Cheese burger
with your choice of cheddar, swiss, mozzarella jack or gouda
$11.99
Classic hamburger
$10.99
cheese dog
all beef frank with cheddar, swiss mozzarella, jack or gouda
$9.99
Hot dog
coney island all beef frank
$8.99
Add to your sandwich MENU - Elgin Street Diner
Poutine
$3.99
Fries and gravy
$2.99
Garden salad
$3.49
Caesar salad
$3.99
Soup
$2.49
Onion rings
$3.49
Fresh-cut fries
$2.49
Main Courses
Macaroni and cheese
classic comfort food. Our homemade macaroni and cheese, topped with bread crumbs and baked served with a house salad
$13.99
Liver and onions
beef liver with sauteed onions, served with steamed vegetables and your choice of mashed potatoes or fries
$13.99
Hamburger steak
hamburger steak smothered in caramelized onions and our own gravy. Served with steamed vegetables and your choice of mashed potatoes or fries
$13.99
Old fashioned pot roast
our own secret recipe, served with steamed vegetables and your choice of mashed potatoes or fries
$13.99
Meat loaf
Like mom used to make. Served with gravy, steamed vegetables and your choice of mashed potatoes or fries
$13.99
Traditional turkey dinner
roasted in house, served with gravy, cranberry sauce, steamed vegetables and your choice of mashed potatoes or fries
$13.99
Lemon and fresh herb grilled chicken
grilled marinated chicken served with steamed vegetabes and your choice of mashed potatoes or fries
$13.99
Sandwiches
our sandwiches are served on your choice of thick-sliced white or brown bread, rye bread or egg bread
Roast beef
$5.99
B.L.T.
$5.99
Tuna salad
$5.99
Grilled cheese
cheddar, swiss, mozzarella, jack or gouda
$5.99
Peanut butter, jam and banana
$4.99
Black forest ham and swiss
$5.99
Grilled cheese and bacon or ham
$6.49
Western
$5.99
Smoked turkey
$6.99
Platters MENU - Elgin Street Diner
Chicken fingers
Crispy chicken tenders served with plum dipping sauce
$13.99
CBC
BBQ chicken, breast, bacon, melted cheddar cheese, lettuce, and tomato on a toasted kaiser
$12.99
The southwest crunch
Crispy chicken tenders, bacon, jack cheese, lettuce, tomato and chipotle-mayo on a kaiser
$12.99
Buffalo chicken
just like the wings! A crispy chicken breast topped with "Frank's Red hot" ranch dressing, lettuce and tomato served on a toasted kaiser
$12.99
Tuna Melt
open-faced tuna sandwich on grilled rye bread, topped with melted swiss cheese
$10.99
Hot turkey, hot beef or hot hamburger
A diner standard. Your choice of turkey, beef or hamburger smothered in our own house gravy
$11.99
Salmon burger
grilled wild alaskan salmon burger topped with guacamole, lettuce and toamto, served on a toasted kaiser
$10.99
Philly steak sub
shaved sirloin, sauteed onions and mushrooms, and melted mozzarella on a toasted garlic submarine bun
$13.99
Smoked meat
Montreal smoked meat piled high on rye bread
$10.99
Mexican burger
Your choice of either a burger or chicken breast, topped wit guacamole. Fire - roasted tomato salsa and melted pepper jackcheese, served on a toasted kaiser
$12.99
Cordon bleu
A crispy chicken breast, ham, melted swiss cheese, and honey-djon mustard on a toasted kaiser
$12.99
Roast beef dip
Thinly sliced roaste beef, caramelized onions, and american swiss cheese served on a garlic toated kaiser. Served with our own jus dipping sauce
$13.99
Potine MENU - Elgin Street Diner
Potine
Fresh-cut fries, our own gravy and st. albert cheese curds
$8.99
Smoked meat poutine
topped with montreal smoked meat
$9.99
Four cheese poutine
cheese curds, mozzarella, swiss and cheddar
$9.99
Chili poutine
Topped with our own chili
$9.99
Home fry poutine
our own home fries topped with gravy and st. albert cheese curds
$8.99
Onion ring poutine
onions rings topped with gravy and st.albert cheese curds.
$9.99
Philly steak poutine
topped with philly steak, sauteed mushrooms and onions
$9.99
ESD poutine
topped with fried onions and bacon
$9.99
Club sandwiches MENU - Elgin Street Diner
All of our triple decker club sandwiches come with our famous fresh cut french fries, cole slaw and a wedge of dill pickle. Instead of fries you can have soup or a garden salad
Ranch Club
Smoked turkey, bacon, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and ranch dressing on your choice of bread
$12.99
Reuben club
Thinly sliced montreal smoked meat, swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread
$12.99
Smoked turkey club
Smoked turkey, black forest ham, swiss cheese, lettuce and tomato served on your choice of bread
$12.99
Grilled vegetable club
Eggplant, zucchini, roasted sweet peppers, mozzarella lettce, tomato and mayo on your choice of bread
$12.99
Breakfast club
Fried eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce and tomato on your choice of bread. Served with home fries and our own baked beans
$11.99
Dagwood club
A four decker club. Thinly sliced montreal smoked meat, smoked turkey, black forest ham, swiss cheese. Lettuce and tomato on your choice of bread
$13.99
Classic club
A diner favourite. A whole grilled chicken breast, bacon, lettuce and tomato served on your choice of bread
$12.99
Loh club
Smoked salmon, cream cheese, red onion, lettuce and tomato on rideau bakery egg bread
$12.99
with all clubs, burgers, dogs and platters
Turn fries into onion rings
$2.49
Turn fries into poutine
$3.49
Snacks and Sides MENU - Elgin Street Diner
Fries and chili
$6.99
Dill pickles
$1.99
Baked beans
$1.99
Cole slaw
$1.99
Garlic bread
$4.99
Fresh cut fries with gravy
$4.49
Fresh cut fries
$3.99
Garlic bread with cheese
$5.99
Fresh salads MENU - Elgin Street Diner
Mexican chicken salad
mixed greens topped with strips of bbq chicken breast, guacamole, fire-roasted tomato salsa, and jack cheese. Served with a side of hidden valley ranch dressing
$13.99
Caesar salad
with romaine, croutons, bacon, and parmesan cheese
small
$5.99large
$9.99add grilled chicken
$3.49
Buffalo chicken salad
Mixed greens topped with strips of crispy chicken breast that has been tossed in frank's red hot sauce. Served with a side of hidden valley ranch dressing
$13.99
Tuna scoop salad
mixed greens with scoop of tuna salad, tomato and cucumber
$11.99
Julienne salad
Mixed greens with chicken, ham, hard boiled egg. Swiss cheese and cheddar sauce
$13.99
Lox platter
smoked salmon, bagel, cream cheese, red onion and fresh vegetables
$14.99
House salad
A traditional garden salad
small
$5.99large
$8.99add grilled chicken
$3.49
Soup and chili
Chili
bowl of our own chili, topped with melted mozzarella cheese and served with garlic bread
Absolutely disgusting.
Ordered two very simple things - chicken burger and hot hamburger platter. Used Skip the Dishes to deliver (none of this is on them).
My wife's comment on the chicken sandwich is that "you could kill someone with this". Yep, chicken burger ninja throwing star - take someone's head right off with it. Cold, rock hard with a dribble of hot sauce.
The hamburger platter - even worse. Dried out, cold and just outright gross. Gravy is so dark it literally looks like congealed
Went to this restaurant after watching "You Gotta Eat Here", was our first Poutine ever and it was quite delicious. I ate a fabulous sandwich and my sister said her sandwich was the best vegetarian sandwich she ever had.
Desserts looked really appealing but were not as amazing as we expected.
I think is a little overpriced, the first night we went, four entrees - four drinks was almost $90. Second time around one entree, four desserts and water $63.
I try and stop in here for any of their items, but have to say, it's pricy food probably because they own the market after 11 pm. Hamburgs are good, and shakes are faboulous. Like a previous writer, you can get a good feed for less...but you pay for the look-in diner experience.
I couldn't survive without the ESD.
Great food, amazing staff
Weekends expect a line up, but it is worth the wait.
I am a poutine addict, you can actually hear my arteries hardening but I wouldnt have it any other way.
Poutine and smoked meat is crazy as well as the hangover special (eggs and poutine)
I have been going there for probably 15 years and have never had a bad experience
I visited the Elgin Street Diner with a friend who swore they had one of the best poutines in Ottawa. So of course with this in mind, the bar was set pretty high in my mind.
We sat down and were given the menus pretty quickly. It was a bit busy in there, and it seemed despite a decent amount of staff there, one guy in particular was pulling all the weight. Regardless, the meal came very quickly.
I ordered a standard poutine and a strawberry milkshake. I'll admit, the portion size was huge. It was literally a poutine mountain on a pretty large plate. The milkshake was also huge, big enough that I ended up sharing it with my friend. I found the poutine was, well so-so. While they didn't skimp at all on gravy or cheese curds, the fries were just regular shoe-string. Nothing special at all. The gravy was very very salty, so if you plan on ordering it, ask for a glass of water along with your meal (seriously). The milkshake on the other hand was surprisingly good. It wasn't too strawberry-ish that it would turn your stomach halfway through, but just right.
In the end, I guess it was a decent meal. Nothing special, probably would have been amazing had I been going in to it after a night of drinking like I've heard a lot of people do.
My favorite restaurant of all times.
I have been...
My favorite restaurant of all times.
I have been going to the diner for more than 10 years now. The food is great, they must be doing something right as they have the same staff for all these years.
#1 for me is the lox club, 2nd choice is the veggie burger.
The orange creamsicle shake is to die for!
I would love to have the stomach for poutine but that is for the younger crowd who seem to eat it morning and night
This place is one of the best I've been to for Poutine. They have a good selection. I've tried like 3 or 4 of their poutines and each one was great! Top it off with the Dreamsicle milkshake, and you've got dinner! Of course, it's not the healthiest meal, but you don't eat poutine to get ready for swimsuit season, that's for sure! I'd definitely recommend it to anyone!
Great restaurant, we were recommended to eat here...
Great restaurant, we were recommended to eat here by our hotel concierge. The staff were so on top of things, there is no service like this in the US.
Montreal smoked meat was great, the soups tasted home made. We splurged and had dessert as well. Everything was 100%. We will certainly be back.
This place is a landmark to our family.
The eggs...
This place is a landmark to our family.
The eggs benny's are amazing. I cant believe people eating poutine with their breakfast but saw it with my own eyes !
The serving staff are always happy and friendy.
Food was nothing special. Any competent cook can...
Food was nothing special. Any competent cook can manage breakfast and this was typical diner. Was put off though by the general mess of the place. Floor was extremely dirty.
Service matched the food. Ho hum.
If it’s traditional diner food you want, you can count on Elgin's to satisfy, day or night. With huge servings of eggs Benedict, sausage, hash browns, and more, this restaurant will fill you up on your breakfast favourites in no time. Aside from the standard diner breakfast offerings, you will also find the poutine to be an excellent treat. Like any traditional diner, it features chrome accents and a spacious seating area.
As a place to go after a night out carousing on Elgin Street, Elgin Street Diner never closes. I’ve seen poutine consumed there at all hours, including a gruesome pile of fries smothered in the darkest gravy imaginable for breakfast! Very loyal staff and customers make this spot an Ottawa classic.
Elgin’s Hangover Breakfast (their breakfast special served with poutine instead of home fries) is the greasy remedy your body needs after a long night out. Whether you’re too tired from all the fun the previous night to wake up in the morning, or your night has yet to end, Elgin Street Diner is famous for serving breakfast all day.
