Overhead view of a Wonderffle Cafe breakfast plate: powdered-sugar waffle, two fried eggs, bacon, sausage, roasted potatoes, mixed greens, and half an orange, with coffee on the side.

Brunch worth
the wait.

Waffle-built breakfasts on Yates St, downtown Victoria — found for years by word of mouth alone. This is the first time we've had a website.

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The Wonderffle Cafe storefront sign on Yates Street, mounted below a mustard-yellow building with teal-green trim and a Canadian flag.

Found the old-fashioned way.

Wonderffle Cafe sits on Yates Street in downtown Victoria — no ad campaign, no social media manager, not even a website until today. What it has instead is 711 people on Google who left a review, most of them five stars, most of them about the same handful of things: the waffles, the benny builds, the line worth standing in.

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What people come back for

No printed menu online yet — here's what's actually landed on the table, straight from the pass. The waffles themselves are Liège-style: a dense, slightly chewy dough with a caramelized crust, closer to a Belgian import than a thin diner waffle.

A Korean-BBQ short rib and soft egg waffle stack, drizzled with gochujang aioli and topped with sprouts, served on a black slate plate. — KBBQ Short Rib WaffleBraised short rib, soft egg, gochujang aioli

Eggs Benedict served open-faced on a waffle base with tomato, wilted spinach, and hollandaise, beside roasted potatoes. — The Benny, on WafflePoached egg, hollandaise, spinach & tomato

A square Belgian waffle loaded with blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and sliced strawberries, powdered sugar, whipped cream and maple syrup on the side. — Loaded Berry WaffleFresh berries, whipped cream, maple syrup

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711 reviews. One rating: 4.8★.

“Amazing! We had several spots in mind to choose from but so glad we chose this spot. Cool quiet atmosphere, service was friendly and prompt, and the food came out fast and unbelievably delicious! So much so that we actually came back the next day for breakfast as well!”
— Nick Brooks

“Thinking about mango-peach waffle at least 4 times a day.”
— Elvira Garnyk

“Staff are super friendly and the food and drinks are top notch while still being fairly priced. One of my favorite local spots!”
— Aidan

“Great service, amazing food, kimchi cheese toastie was excellent!”
— Nicole Pratt

“Food was amazing, great service and good prices, we will definitely be back!!!”
— Sophie Caissie

Come find us

Address: 632 Yates St, Victoria, BC V8W 1L3
Phone: 778-899-4719

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