Kypreos Restaurant - 305 Lancaster St W, Kitchener

I went to Kypreos Restaurant in Kitchener on Thanksgiving Monday with my boyfriend, Dave.

4.5	83%	3.7	3.5	4

Kypreos Restaurant is a family-owned Greek/Mediterranean restaurant in Kitchener, right on Lancaster, and just a couple blocks from the 85 exit. Decorated in bold yellows, blues, and reds, their two dining rooms, outfitted with booths and tables, combine professional and family style decor in a way that is quite successful overall.

The breakfast menu was pretty standard - eggs, omelettes, french toast - but had a few interesting things on offer, including Loukaniko as a meat substitute, a delicious-looking Greek-style omelette with feta, tomato, sausage, and fresh basil, and a strawberry cheesecake waffle.

The server who seated us was very friendly, and we didn’t have to wait at all, even though it was quite busy. She also brought us our drinks in very good time, and a bowl full of creamers - which, unusually, was all cream with no milk. This is a bonus for me, as I do not take my coffee with milk (and neither does anyone I breakfast with frequently), and am always running low on the cream. I am sure the waitress would have brought milk had I asked.

I ordered their “slam” breakfast (called the “Power Breakfast”) - eggs (I got scrambled), choice of meat (I substituted tomato - four slices, which is more than I usually get), homefries, and pancakes or french toast (pancakes). It did not come with regular toast. The eggs were cooked well, moist and tender, and the pancakes tasted fine even if they were spongy and flimsy and kept falling apart on my fork.

Dave ordered a Western omelette with added cheese - the cheese was real, but the omelette was, according to him, “nothing special.” He did get toast (they only have white or brown), but it was burnt on one side.

I have to tell you about potatoes at Kypreos, though. They were amazing. You know how you either get the little crispy potato cubes that obviously come frozen, or home-style hash browns that are often pretty flavourful but kinda mushy? These were the best of both worlds - actual pieces of potato (with skins!) cut into cubes in-house, deep fried until crispy, and spiced. A++, awesome hash brown experience. 

The wait staff visited us no fewer than three times to check on our coffee situation, and the debit machine was brought to the table, which is always nice. Washrooms were relatively clean - the usual busy-holiday-morning wear and tear on the floors, but the stalls are spacious, and each was outfitted with a plant (!?) and an air freshener.

Overall, a pretty good experience, a solid 4 / 5.

SCORECARD

Atmosphere	Price	Variety	Taste	Flexibility	Service
4	3.5	4	3.75	4	4.5
Cleanliness	Special		Flavour		Courtesy
4.5	$4.99/5.99		4		5
Ambience	Coffee		Cook		Speed
4	$1.99		3		4
	Plain Omelette		Coffee
	$7.49		3
	Pancakes		Potatoes
	$6.99		5