Our alternative choice for Monday brunch after realizing The Senator was closed thanks to Mister Freeze's latest prank on Toronto (where is Batman when you need him, hmm?) Had the premium breakfast for $6.99, a decent portion consisting of 2 eggs any style (mine were over hard), choice of meat ( I opted for the farmer's sausage), home fries (more like nuked frozen hash browns) and toast (marble rye in my case). My lunchmate (no not the package available at your supermarket but an actual person) skipped the forgettable potatoes and the bread and had a side of Greek Salad. We both had a cup of coffee (bottomless, which is good).
For $23.22 after tax without tip, it is decently priced. However, while we both found our food ok, we also found it very bland. Not to mention that I had been to Fran's a few times in the last few years eating different dishes and always left with the same feeling (whether at this location or the Victoria and Shuter one) of blandness and lack of zyng.
Fran's offers a lot of different dishes, all well done but none memorable. To recommend only if other options are not available. Definitely not a destination but a reliable 24-hour pitstop if necessary.