Chillax Coffee

This is my top choice for brunch, and I’ve visited this restaurant many times. I highly recommend the chicken waffle (hands down the juiciest and best chicken waffle in the brunch scene), chashu ramen, hazelnut latte, and either the dessert waffle or pancake. Compared to the Yonge location, both my friend and I much prefer the Leslie location—the food here tastes even better, in our opinion. The service is excellent, especially from the store manager, whose name I don’t know, but he’s always friendly and professional. He even remembers me and my son. One time, I didn’t order dessert for my toddler (to keep him quiet, since dessert usually comes with fruit). I asked if I could buy some fresh fruit instead, and he gave me a small bowl of berries for free. It wasn’t about the cost, but the thoughtful gesture made me feel really appreciated. It’s clear they go out of their way to support guests with young children. Weekends can be very busy here, and today their ordering system was down when we arrived. Despite this small hiccup, the servers worked hard to keep things running smoothly. There were enough staff to ensure everyone got their order quickly and efficiently, and the food arrived at our table promptly. They maintained professionalism even without the ordering system. At the end, when we went to pay, one dish was incorrect. The employee immediately apologized, double-checked the bill with me, and corrected the mistake. She even said it was fine if I didn’t want to leave a tip, but I believe today’s service was absolutely worth a 15% tip for lunch. Lastly, I think their prices are relatively low for such high-quality food and exceptional service. All my family and friends love this place! (Too busy eating today to remember taking pictures!)

January 4, 2025 on Google

Cute little cafe, coffee and food was good. The food portion was okay, the cost is a little more than what I would pay for based on the portion size. But great for aesthetic photos.

November 26, 2024 on Google

Nice little spot tucked away in a small plaza. Service was fast and friendly. Eggs a little on the small size but overall portion was great for brunch. Chasu pork Benny was delicious and the Americano was a good size, hot and smooth.

September 26, 2024 on Google

One of my favorite restaurants in Richmond Hill! It's a small, cozy spot offering a wide variety of dishes, from ramen and fried chicken to waffles, pancakes, pasta, burgers, salads, and eggs Benedict. I've visited many times and have tried about half the menu, and everything has been excellent. For drinks, I highly recommend the frozen mint chocolate—it's creamy with just the right hint of mint. Seating is limited, so I suggest making a reservation online, especially if you're in a group of four or more, to minimize waiting time.

August 15, 2024 on Google

Brought my gf here for civic holiday brunch. You have to kinda time your booking with some guesswork as they don't have actual reservation times. Their waitlist system pumps out a number of parties ahead of you. After picking up my gf and stopping at a red light 10 min into the drive, I put myself on the waitlist to see that there were 2 parties ahead of me. With around 15 min left in the drive I figured this would be perfect timing but instead got a call 5-7 min later telling me my table was ready LOL. As I was 8 min away I let the person on the phone know and they told me they'd have to give the table away but he told me to let him know once I was there. We arrived and as I opened the door I noticed they had reserved a table for us still! Pretty funny. I'm not sure if it's because we arrived as someone was finishing or if they knew we were close. Either way, we didn't have to wait at all. On to the food. They have a lot of interesting items you can order for brunch that you would typically only see on a lunch menu. My gf was craving brunch stuff so she opted for smoked duck eggs benedict. I wanted to try something unusual so I went for the oxtail & beef ribs stew (w/ garlic naan). The benedict was very good! Reminded me of Alchemy, NextDoor and Smash Kitchen quality which are the benchmark for me at the moment. I actually think I prefer this duck benedict to the one at Alchemy, which uses shredded/pulled duck. The duck slices just make way more sense. Potatoes were seasoned out the wazoo. I think they could've been even a slight, tad crispier on the outside but that's a nitpick. The oxtail and beef rib stew I thought the meat was very tender and there was a good amount of sauce for dipping my naan. To keep it real though, I do think the sauce could've used heavier seasoning (maybe that's just me though cuz I like rich flavours). Wendi, our server, was extremely nice. I got an iced coconut latte to try at her recommendation. It was not on the drink menu on the wall and turns out it is a relatively new item according to her. I can see this drink being very popular. I don't often associate lattes with coconut but it worked! Yea, if there's one thing I think could use improvement it would be the reservation system. Alchemy also uses a waitlist system but you can enter in the time that you want to eat at and the estimated wait time on Yelp. But even better imo is the TouchBistro online reservation system that NextDoor and Smash Kitchen use. It's the most seamless because the guest can see available and unavailable times. I think this would definitely help the front of house staff too. Will definitely come back in the future to try other offerings!

August 12, 2024 on Google

Great service and very cozy atmosphere. The chicken and waffle was really good and so was the ramen. Most places the ramen are very salty but this place has a great balance of the flavor and saltiness. Overall, great place for brunch.

August 7, 2024 on Google

The place is small, cozy and clean. My husband and I went in as we wanted to sit down and get some coffee. We were seated quickly and we scanned our phones for the menu. You have to place your order through the app/web… but they didn’t tell us that. So we waited and were exploring the menu but no one came to take the order or to inform us of how to place the order. We called a server over to confirm what we’re supposed to do, she said you can place the order with your phone or with the server but told us to “just do it there”. While looking through the menu we decided we’d order food but share as we were not hungry; you could give special instructions with your order. I asked to split our order in half and served on two plates; they ignored the request. Our food came out fairly quickly the portion size was good. My French vanilla latte was pretty good but I don’t think my husband enjoyed his matcha latte as much. Overall all the food and atmosphere were good but you don’t get much of a person to person interaction… and the little that we did have could definitely have been better.

April 29, 2024 on Google

Chillax is a breakfast and brunch kind of restaurant. They don't open during dinner hours. It is busy when we came around 11:30am Monday and many are waiting after we sit down Service is great, everyone are friendly and polite. You can order by scanning a QR code or order with your server. Order on their website is super convenient! Our food come out reasonably fast. I can tell they cook with their heart and what we order taste Wonderful. Our table is right at the entrance door and is a little cold every time a customer open the door Is not a big parking lot but we managed to find parking within 5 mins

April 13, 2024 on Google