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| - After reading the other reviews here, maybe I should have spoken up when the cashier asked, "How was everything?" My response was, "Fine", what I really wanted to say is, "We'll never be back".
Maybe our visit was a fluke? Everyone else seems to think the place rates 4 stars or so. We visited at 8:30am on on Tuesday. Would that make a difference, rather than busy weekend when they're at the top of their game? Though at this point I don't think I want to spend another penny to return on a weekend. Why waste a good morning with a mediocre breakfast when there are good breakfasts around?
1. The coffee is just ok, and it's served in noticeably tiny cups, but the waitress came around often to freshen it, so on the upside my cup was always warm. On the downside, the little creamers are made from fake cream with a label that reads in bold letters, 'No hydrogenated oils', or something of the sort. Mmmmmm..... Yummy!
2. Our food was greasy, greasy, greasy, with a side of more grease. My fellow guest and I ordered our hash browns crispy, but instead they came out soaked through with some yellowish oil product. We love our spuds, so to have them ruined was extremely disappointing.
3. When ordering I had a premonition to ask for my rye toast un-buttered. Sadly, I bit my tongue without voicing my request. Too bad =( Each plate of toast came out with a glob of un-melted faux butter product atop the already grease saturated toast slices. All 3 of us scraped off the excess butter-goop and tried the best we could to de-grease the soggy toast we were left with. Ugh.
4. Our food came out in stages. The first guests plate came out, then 5 minutes later the other 2 plates appeared. It was awkward, watching the waitress off clearing other tables between setting down guest #1's food, before returning from the kitchen with the other 2.
5. Food was inconsistent. Clearly that morning the kitchen staff didn't care what they were sending out. The bacon slices on our plates ran from perfect to blackened.
Normally I'm a very easy eater, but this breakfast was disappointing to both me and my guests. Due to the 4 star reviews here I may give it another go. This time I'll be asking if they have real cream for the coffee, or at least milk, rather than the faux cream. And I will be asking for plain toast with the butter-like-product on the side, or maybe none at all. And I won't ask for any preparation requests, like crispy potatoes either. I'll experience their traditional preparation and report back here. But don't hold your breath.
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