Queen's Café Casual Dining - Guelph, Ontario

Adam Thompson

This was the best meal I’ve had all year. I love to cook and am usually quite critical but we got the salmon and beef short ribs and both were absolutely fantastic. Every item on the plate was cooked and seasoned to perfection. This place really is a hidden gem. I’ve eaten all over Guelph and nothing even comes close to the quality and taste of the food here. If you appreciate fine dining but in a casual setting, dine here.

Priscilla Wong

I mean nothing was truly bad.. I just didn’t find anything extraordinarily good. The Brie and asparagus chicken itself was fine and seasoned nicely, but it was disappointing to come with vegetables and potatoes that were completely unseasoned. Not even a dash of salt or pepper. The beef dip was as imagined. The mushroom risotto on the side was also underwhelming. Could’ve been a lot creamier and a lot more flavourful. Every aspect of our meal could have been elevated with just some simple changes. Although, the antojitos were great! Filled with cheese and bacon and chives, they were definitely the highlight of the meal and would definitely recommend them.

Shashi Moodley

Nice dishes you may find at higher end restaurants. Small, casual seating area

Sh Kehoe

Great experience! Everybody was super friendly.
Tiny but cozy.
My only complaint was the high seats but that's normal for me because I'm short my feet can't reach the ground.
Also, being right beside the kitchen there was lots of clanging but that's to be expected.
Food was absolutely superb!!!

M M

The food was quite good however we were rushed throughout our entire meal. We were told immediately upon sitting that we had 1.5 hours to eat and leave. We could have lived with that but the servers were rushing to get our drinks, rushing to get our food orders, rushing to grab our dishes, rushing to order dessert, rushing to get us our bill. It was not relaxing at all. I am not an expert in how to move people through a meal at a restaurant but wouldn’t staggering reservations or taking less reservations be smoother? I would recommend that the owners look at options.

Kendra Keels

Don’t let the appearance fool you. The food here is top notch. You will not be disappointed in food quality.

Rogue Trippers

Date of visit: Saturday, January 11th, 2020

One of Guelph's best Restaurants.

This restaurant is only a couple of blocks from our home, but unfortunately we only just got around to checking it out.
Honestly, I didn't know what to expect, but I have recently heard some great feedback from some friends who tried it.
So, when we were looking for a place to go for dinner in Guelph this night we finally made the decision to go to Queens cafe.

This is a small restaurant in a tiny plaza so there is not a lot of seating. Luckily there was a table at the back of the restaurant where we could done, because the front was packed and it looked like we were not going to get a table.
The restaurant looks very nice inside. Clean, open Concept, long and narrow.
The service started out strong, but there was a long gap between our apps and when we got dinner.
There was a table of 2 ladies who sat a while after we already finished our apps and they were getting their meals before we did.

The food options are really good. Individual prices are very reasonable. The food is beautifully presented, fresh ingredients, beautiful combinations, and everything was delicious.
I had the lamb chops which was a special menu item and it was amazing. Perfectly cooked, fresh and properly cooked sides of mashed potatoes and veggies.
The salmon was perfection and the Shanghai stir-fry was full of flavour.
The apps we had calamari and egg rolls, and they were very tasty.

The food is amazing. I really enjoyed everything we had.

I have 2 suggestions for anyone visiting this restaurant
1) make reservations to ensure a table - it is a small restaurant
2) ask the price of the specials before ordering. The lamb chops were considerably more expensive than most menu items. (They were worth it, but just a bit of a shock)

This is definitely going to be a regular place for us to eat in Guelph. The food was fantastic and I definitely want to try everything on the menu.

han chen

Queen’s Café offers a cozy atmosphere with friendly service and delicious food. Perfect for a casual meal highly recommend!