The Fresh Onion Cafe & Catering

Cafe & catering · Downtown Prince Rupert

Fresh, made in-house, every weekday.

Breakfast and lunch inside the Ocean Centre — and catering that feeds everything from office lunches to a whole class of grade 7s. Everything made from scratch, served with famously friendly service.

Plan your catering Call 250-624-9231
  • Mon–Fri, 8 am–4 pm
  • 4.6★ on Google · 4.7★ on Tripadvisor
  • Dine in · take out · catering
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The cafe

From the counter, from scratch

A casual weekday breakfast-and-lunch spot where everything is made in-house — from stacked sandwiches to homemade naan. Here’s what regulars keep coming back for.

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Breakfast & crepes

Weekday breakfast from 8 am — crepes, breakfast wraps and fresh morning plates to start the day right.

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Sandwiches & wraps

Stacked club sandwiches and wraps, made to order. Regulars call the portions "enough that you don’t need dinner."

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Soups made in-house

Comforting homemade soups — the kind neighbouring businesses recommend to each other.

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Burgers & crispy fries

"Fantastic burgers with great service" — a lunch favourite with crispy fries on the side.

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Curries & homemade naan

Butter chicken, tandoori chicken and chickpea curry with naan baked in-house — a Rupert lunch-hour secret.

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Coffee & a warm seat

Dine in or take out — a friendly downtown stop inside the Ocean Centre, Monday to Friday.

Dishes above are drawn from what reviewers actually order — the full menu changes with what’s fresh. Call ahead for today’s soups and specials.

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Catering

Feeding Prince Rupert’s meetings, events and crews

From office lunches to school groups, The Fresh Onion caters across town — one Tripadvisor reviewer simply titled their visit “Best catering in Prince Rupert.” A teacher brought 24 grade 7s for lunch and everyone was fed, fast, with drinks on the house.

  • Office & workplace lunches
  • Events, meetings & group bookings
  • Homestyle mains — lasagna, sandwich platters, soups
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Reviews

What Rupert says

Real reviews from Google, Tripadvisor and Restaurantji — 4.6★ on Google (63 reviews) and 4.7★ on Tripadvisor.

Breakfast was fresh and delicious. Highly recommended!
Kanwar B. · Google review
10/10 sandwich — and the portion of food you get is enough to make you full, that you don’t need dinner.
Suraj C. · Google review
Their food was 100/10 and the customer service was top notch.
Ramandeep K. · Google review
Amazing service and I highly recommend using these guys for catering!
Catering customer · Restaurantji review

Hours & find us

Downtown, inside the Ocean Centre

Look for us in the Ocean Centre Mall on 2nd Avenue West — a quick walk from the waterfront and the heart of downtown Prince Rupert.

Hours

  • Mon–Fri8 am – 4 pm
  • Sat–SunClosed

Address

253–309 2nd Ave W
Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1L4

Contact

250-624-9231 thefreshonion@gmail.com
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Hungry, or feeding a crowd?

Drop by any weekday, or call ahead and let the kitchen take care of your next meeting, event or crew lunch.

Call 250-624-9231 Email the cafe