Breakfast Poutine in Edmonton: A Comfort-Food Brunch

Breakfast poutine in Edmonton is a strong choice when brunch calls for the familiar comfort of potatoes, cheese curds, egg and hollandaise in one plate. At NV Restaurant & Bar in the Edgemont Landing Market area, Breakfast Poutine sits alongside substantial options including Brisket Bowl, Chicken and Waffle, Huevos Rancheros and NV Breakfast. Here is a closer look at what each dish includes, plus practical details for planning a weekend brunch in southwest Edmonton.

Breakfast Poutine in Edmonton for a Comfort-Food Brunch

Brunch does not need to be complicated to feel satisfying. A plate built around breakfast potato, cheese curds, a poached egg and hollandaise has the kind of familiar combination that suits a slow Saturday or Sunday morning, a catch-up with friends, or a meal that needs to carry through the afternoon.

NV Restaurant & Bar brings that combination to its weekend brunch menu in Edmonton. The restaurant is located in the Edgemont Landing Market area and is known locally for elevated comfort food, generous portions and dishes made in-house. The setting is cozy and contemporary without being formal, making it a comfortable place to settle in for brunch with family, friends or a casual date.

Breakfast Poutine is the clear choice for diners looking specifically for curds and hollandaise, but it is not the only substantial option on the menu. The Brisket Bowl, Chicken and Waffle, Huevos Rancheros and NV Breakfast each take a different route through a hearty brunch: one centres Alberta smoked BBQ beef brisket, one pairs blackened chicken with waffle and syrup, one layers tortillas with eggs and queso, and one keeps the plate classic.

For a broader look at the restaurant's Saturday and Sunday offerings, see the weekend brunch in Edmonton overview. The details below make it easier to choose the plate that fits the kind of brunch you have in mind.

What NV’s Breakfast Poutine Includes

NV’s Breakfast Poutine starts with breakfast potato and brings together cheese curds, a poached egg and hollandaise. The combination puts several brunch staples on one plate, with the poached egg and hollandaise giving the potatoes and curds a distinctly brunch-focused direction.

It is a practical pick when the group is split between breakfast cravings and comfort-food cravings. Instead of choosing between a potato-based breakfast side and a more substantial main, the dish makes breakfast potato the base of the meal and adds curds, egg and hollandaise around it.

The dish also reflects NV’s comfort-food approach: recognisable ingredients presented as a complete brunch plate. If that is exactly what you came for, it is the focused choice. If you want a different protein or a tortilla-based brunch instead, the menu’s other hearty dishes provide distinct alternatives rather than small variations on the same idea.

Before heading over, browse the current menu for the restaurant’s available selections. Weekend brunch is served on Saturday and Sunday, when NV opens earlier than it does during the week.

Two Hearty Alternatives: Brisket Bowl and Huevos Rancheros

The Brisket Bowl is for diners who want a brunch plate built around Alberta smoked BBQ beef brisket. It lists potatoes, mixed cheese, peppers and onion, and is baked before being topped with a fried egg. That gives it a different profile from Breakfast Poutine while keeping potatoes and egg at the centre of the meal.

Huevos Rancheros heads in another direction. Its listed components are two fried eggs, corn and flour tortilla, Pico de gallo, refried beans, ground beef and queso. Those ingredients make it the option to consider when tortillas, beans and queso sound more appealing than potato and hollandaise.

These dishes are useful choices for a table with different brunch priorities. One person can choose Breakfast Poutine for curds and hollandaise, while another can go with brisket, tortillas or queso without leaving the same weekend brunch menu. NV serves diners from across southwest Edmonton, including Edgemont, Windermere, Terwillegar, Keswick, Ambleside, Callaghan and Allard.

The shared thread is a substantial brunch format, but the ingredients create meaningful differences. Breakfast Poutine centres its curds and hollandaise; the Brisket Bowl puts Alberta smoked BBQ beef brisket in the foreground; and Huevos Rancheros brings tortilla, refried beans and queso to the plate.

Chicken and Waffle or NV Breakfast: Two Different Brunch Directions

Chicken and Waffle provides the sweet-and-savoury route. The plate includes 4oz blackened chicken, a half waffle, breakfast potatoes and a poached egg with syrup. It brings the contrast of waffle and syrup together with blackened chicken, while still keeping potatoes and egg on the plate.

NV Breakfast takes the more traditional plate approach. It includes two eggs prepared poached, fried or scrambled, with sausage or bacon and sourdough toast. Diners can have it served with breakfast potatoes or NV greens, making the choice of side part of the order.

The distinction matters when the table has a clear idea of breakfast. Choose Chicken and Waffle when the draw is the half waffle and syrup alongside blackened chicken. Choose NV Breakfast when two eggs, toast and a choice between sausage or bacon are the main attraction. Both are different from Breakfast Poutine, which combines its breakfast potato with cheese curds, a poached egg and hollandaise.

These options also help make a brunch visit work for different appetites without forcing everyone toward a single style of plate. The menu has comfort-food options that feel familiar, but each one is specific enough to order with a clear expectation of what is coming to the table.

How the Five Brunch Choices Compare

All five dishes are substantial, but they are not interchangeable. The table below stays close to the listed ingredients so diners can choose based on the elements they actually want on their plate.

A quick way to decide

• Choose Breakfast Poutine when cheese curds, a poached egg and hollandaise are the priority.
• Choose the Brisket Bowl when Alberta smoked BBQ beef brisket and a fried egg sound like the right combination.
• Choose Chicken and Waffle when a half waffle and syrup belong in the brunch plan.
• Choose Huevos Rancheros when corn and flour tortilla, refried beans and queso are what you want.
• Choose NV Breakfast when selecting how the eggs are prepared, along with sausage or bacon, is more your style.

For groups, the variety means one brunch stop can cover several kinds of cravings. The dishes share a comfort-food foundation, but the listed ingredients let each person choose a plate that feels intentional rather than settling for a close substitute.

Plan a Weekend Brunch at NV Restaurant & Bar

NV Restaurant & Bar is at 20015 Lessard Rd NW, Edmonton, AB T6M 0K4, Canada, in the Edgemont Landing Market area. Saturday brunch begins at 10:00 AM, as does Sunday brunch, giving Edmonton diners an earlier option on the weekend than the restaurant’s weekday opening time.

The restaurant’s welcoming dining room suits a relaxed brunch out, and its made-in-house menu reflects the attention to detail that guests regularly notice. Breakfast potatoes are a repeated favourite among weekend brunch diners, making Breakfast Poutine an especially natural place to start when the goal is a potato-forward plate.

Looking for a meal at home instead? NV provides online ordering and phone ordering for diners in its service areas. The restaurant serves Edgemont, Windermere, Terwillegar, Lewis Farms, Bridgeland, Callaghan, Allard, Laurel, Southgate, Ellerslie, Heritage Valley, Glenridding Heights, Keswick and Ambleside.

Breakfast Poutine is the direct answer to a curds-and-hollandaise brunch craving, while the Brisket Bowl, Chicken and Waffle, Huevos Rancheros and NV Breakfast make it easy to build a table with different comfort-food preferences. Check the available brunch choices, then make the weekend meal the unhurried occasion it should be.