My kid will tell you that he loved loved loved the chocolate chip pancakes. The food was so good. I had a hot sandwich with the burger - the meat tasted so fresh and good. The turkey rice soup was so delicious and nice to have rather than fries. My spouse got the open-faced western sandwich. Beautiful little spot to stop on the way to Edmonton.
Ken Wolf
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February 24, 2026
Went for lunch I had the breakfast tacos and they were delicious. Dakota Brown are server was amazing, super friendly and the food came out pretty quick. I have been going there off and on for pretty much my entire life.
Roy Bolster-Coates
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December 16, 2025
Well this is not the review I would want to post regarding an institution like Phil’s.
Even though I have not been long here in Red Deer, I have eaten here at Phil’s a number of occasions and enjoyed the experience, food, service and atmosphere very much.
This morning though they dropped the ball regarding their steak 🥩 and eggs.
A breakfast I have had 3 times in the past, this morning being the 4th.
They cook their steaks to order, how you like them, mine being medium-rare and it’s being done each time in the past to my liking, perfect 🤩
How ever this morning my steak was cooked medium and very chewy so after 2-3 small bits, I spoke to the waitress about the steak 🥩 and as you would expect it was no problem to have it changed, she went to the kitchen to order a new steak 🥩she had also agreed it was not a m-r cooked steak 🥩
I got a new plate of food, cut the steak 🥩 more or less in half and it was medium again, 😳 just a thin line of red to be seen, but this one was not chewy, I had cut a small piece to try it.
It was disappointing, the waitress again agreed it was medium and not m-r and asked if it was chewy, but she was taking very loud at this stage and was starting to make me feel uncomfortable as she was taking to me at one point from a distance and I could see other customers starting to take an interest in what was going on I had to ask her to come over to my table and talk, at a booth across from me a customer ordered a steak and my waitress made it quite clear they where having an issue with the steak making reference to me saying that gentleman had two steaks that were not to his liking!
Seriously!? That was not cool. The other customer did go for the steak, medium he ordered and when asked, he said it was fine, that’s okay because the chef had the medium steaks 🥩 dialed in this morning.
I decided not to eat the steak but finished the eggs, toast and chunky fried potatoes, which was all good as was expected, fresh and tasty.
They didn’t offer not to charge me for the steak as I didn’t eat it but when I asked they said they would give me 15% off, not much, but still better than a poke in the eye!
Just to be clear, this is not about being an ass, but rather to bring to attention the issue I had with the steak and hopefully they will be able to address the issue and as customers we should never feel we can’t speak up and end up paying for something that is not to the standard set by the restaurant or what is expected.
My waitress could possibly learn to be a bit more low key when dealing with a customers food issue by not talking so loud and letting all the customers around hear what’s going on, I certainly didn’t want to draw anyones attention other than my server and I certainly wasn’t raising my voice or being disrespectful, it was a little uncomfortable, I would have preferred to not have had the issue in the first place and had been able to eat and enjoy my steak 🥩
I will be back at Phil’s because they have overall delivered a great eating experience each time I have been here, mistakes are made by us all.
The 4 stars over all reflects my experience while the 3 stars for service would be for how my server made me feel after being to her attention my issue.
Chelsea G
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January 12, 2026
Phils has been my families favourite breakfast place for decades now, and the service is always amazing, food is perfect and delicious and I have gotten my friends to even love the place too by taking them here, but I was disappointed today to realize after decades of going to Phils and getting the same food we always love, one of the main reasons we love it, that sets it apart from other breakfast places is the hollandaise sauce they have and make there. I was so sad to see that when I went in today it was changed to a basic, not even close to as good as the original Phils hollandaise sauce they used to make. The reasons Phils is so great and people still love and go to it, is because of the food and prices & always good service, so I am very disappointed and upset that my favourite breakfast place for years has now lost one of the reasons it sets it apart from the average breakfast places. . Is it going to be changed back or is this a regular thing now?
Nathan Lee
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August 16, 2025
Great food and even better service. I highly recommend asking them nicely to fully load the shredded hash browns. You will not be disappointed!
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My kid will tell you that he loved loved loved the chocolate chip pancakes. The food was so good. I had a hot sandwich with the burger - the meat tasted so fresh and good. The turkey rice soup was so delicious and nice to have rather than fries. My spouse got the open-faced western sandwich. Beautiful little spot to stop on the way to Edmonton.
Went for lunch I had the breakfast tacos and they were delicious. Dakota Brown are server was amazing, super friendly and the food came out pretty quick. I have been going there off and on for pretty much my entire life.
Well this is not the review I would want to post regarding an institution like Phil’s. Even though I have not been long here in Red Deer, I have eaten here at Phil’s a number of occasions and enjoyed the experience, food, service and atmosphere very much. This morning though they dropped the ball regarding their steak 🥩 and eggs. A breakfast I have had 3 times in the past, this morning being the 4th. They cook their steaks to order, how you like them, mine being medium-rare and it’s being done each time in the past to my liking, perfect 🤩 How ever this morning my steak was cooked medium and very chewy so after 2-3 small bits, I spoke to the waitress about the steak 🥩 and as you would expect it was no problem to have it changed, she went to the kitchen to order a new steak 🥩she had also agreed it was not a m-r cooked steak 🥩 I got a new plate of food, cut the steak 🥩 more or less in half and it was medium again, 😳 just a thin line of red to be seen, but this one was not chewy, I had cut a small piece to try it. It was disappointing, the waitress again agreed it was medium and not m-r and asked if it was chewy, but she was taking very loud at this stage and was starting to make me feel uncomfortable as she was taking to me at one point from a distance and I could see other customers starting to take an interest in what was going on I had to ask her to come over to my table and talk, at a booth across from me a customer ordered a steak and my waitress made it quite clear they where having an issue with the steak making reference to me saying that gentleman had two steaks that were not to his liking! Seriously!? That was not cool. The other customer did go for the steak, medium he ordered and when asked, he said it was fine, that’s okay because the chef had the medium steaks 🥩 dialed in this morning. I decided not to eat the steak but finished the eggs, toast and chunky fried potatoes, which was all good as was expected, fresh and tasty. They didn’t offer not to charge me for the steak as I didn’t eat it but when I asked they said they would give me 15% off, not much, but still better than a poke in the eye! Just to be clear, this is not about being an ass, but rather to bring to attention the issue I had with the steak and hopefully they will be able to address the issue and as customers we should never feel we can’t speak up and end up paying for something that is not to the standard set by the restaurant or what is expected. My waitress could possibly learn to be a bit more low key when dealing with a customers food issue by not talking so loud and letting all the customers around hear what’s going on, I certainly didn’t want to draw anyones attention other than my server and I certainly wasn’t raising my voice or being disrespectful, it was a little uncomfortable, I would have preferred to not have had the issue in the first place and had been able to eat and enjoy my steak 🥩 I will be back at Phil’s because they have overall delivered a great eating experience each time I have been here, mistakes are made by us all. The 4 stars over all reflects my experience while the 3 stars for service would be for how my server made me feel after being to her attention my issue.
Phils has been my families favourite breakfast place for decades now, and the service is always amazing, food is perfect and delicious and I have gotten my friends to even love the place too by taking them here, but I was disappointed today to realize after decades of going to Phils and getting the same food we always love, one of the main reasons we love it, that sets it apart from other breakfast places is the hollandaise sauce they have and make there. I was so sad to see that when I went in today it was changed to a basic, not even close to as good as the original Phils hollandaise sauce they used to make. The reasons Phils is so great and people still love and go to it, is because of the food and prices & always good service, so I am very disappointed and upset that my favourite breakfast place for years has now lost one of the reasons it sets it apart from the average breakfast places. . Is it going to be changed back or is this a regular thing now?
Great food and even better service. I highly recommend asking them nicely to fully load the shredded hash browns. You will not be disappointed!