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Marathon Centre Mall · 2 Hemlo Dr
Fully licensed dining
A small café, a long memory

"Dreams are
the soul's pantry."

painted on our wall, in cursive

Good food at fair prices, served with a smile — that's the line on our sign, and the way we've been running things for years. Pull up a chair inside Marathon Centre Mall and stay as long as you like.

Coffee · $1.99 · refills 75¢
— a note from the kitchen —

We're a family-owned café inside the mall. Home-cooked food, fresh flowers on every table, and a wall full of things we love.

Come for breakfast, stay for lunch, bring the kids, bring the in-laws. We're open six days a week and we'll save you a booth.

Coffee $1.99 refills only 75¢
three things to know about us

What you'll find here

a locals' favourite
1

The fried chicken people drive in for.

The Google reviews say it best: "the fried chicken tasted amazing — crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside." We do it as a special with coleslaw, bread roll and French fries — or by the piece if you want to share. 3, 6, or 9 pieces, on the menu.

it's the one we get asked about most
2

The coffee that comes with unlimited time.

Cup of coffee is $1.99. Refills are 75¢, for as long as you want to sit. Read a book. Wait out the snow. Catch up with a friend. We don't rush anybody — that's never been our style.

We're inside the Marathon Centre Mall, two minutes from the highway, with comfortable booths and good light. Bring a laptop or don't.

the slowest-clock café in town
refills only 75¢
the wall above table 3
3

A room that looks loved.

Yellow walls. Tiffany-style hanging lamps. Carved wooden elephant panels. A wind chime of tiny elephants near the kitchen. Fresh flowers on every table, every day. And our motto, painted in cursive: "Dreams are the soul's pantry."

You won't find any of this on a chain restaurant's wall. That's the point.

come see it for yourself
what to notice when you walk in

Small details, all over the room

  • Tiffany-style lampsHanging over every booth. Switched on all day, even the bright ones.
  • Carved wooden elephantsThree reliefs on the wall, plus a wind chime of little metal ones near the kitchen.
  • Fresh flowers, every tableIn a small glass vase. Sometimes carnations, sometimes whatever's at the grocery.
  • Green & cream checker floorThe kind of pattern they don't make anymore. Mid-century, holding up just fine.
  • Framed photographs & artWine still lifes, landscapes, things the owner couldn't pass up. Always something new tucked into a corner.
  • "Dreams are the soul's pantry."Painted in cursive above the booths. We didn't write it, but we believe it.
— things people have said —

From the regulars on Google

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Great home cooked food and service is always good."

a Google reviewer
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"The fried chicken tasted amazing — crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside."

a Google reviewer
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

"Delicious food, quick service and super friendly staff!"

a Google reviewer
we're open most of the time

Hours, approximately

Monday – Fridayfull menu, all day until 4:00 PM
Saturdaymall hours until 4:00 PM
Sundayclosed with the mall closed
Holidayshours may vary call us
Hours follow the mall — they may shift on long weekends. Give us a ring at (807) 229-2711 to confirm.

Find us inside the mall

Walk in past the bench. There's a "Please Wait to Be Seated" sign — somebody will be right with you. We're family-friendly, fully licensed, with a kids' menu and a quiet booth in the back if you need one.

— phone
— good to know
Walk-ins · Kids' menu · Fully licensed · $10–$20 per person · Cash & card
— welcome to Marathon Classic Coffee —

Order from your table.

Browse the menu, build your order, send it to the kitchen. Your server brings it over and settles up at the table.