We were passing through Mystic quick with some friends and needed a quick vegan bite. My husband and I both got the Trendy Vegan sandwich. It hit the spot for something quick. A friend got the chia oat pudding bowl and said it was very good. The staff was very friendly and they were dog friendly inside too (with small enough dogs if you ask :))
BookishWanderer
So good that we went twice while in Mystic. I had the Belgian waffles on the first day and the trendy vegan the second. Not a ton of options but what they had was delicious. Milk substituted for coffee are also available.
Jen Griffin
Always great food and especially coffee
Donmeswid KriZtina
Rude. Impossible. Disappointing.
colincapp
As of 12/2024 they have a pretty good vegan section on their menu.
Updated from previous review on 2024-12-29
mark m braunstein
You might feel disoriented the first time you visit. Its décor is that of a fast food franchise, yet Pop Over has only one sister site. As at a fast food joint, you might proceed to the counter to place your order, yet this café offers full service. After you sit down and look over the menu, as a vegetarian or vegan you will feel right at home here.
This new eatery clearly identifies with “V” the vegan (not just vegetarian) items on its menu. Thank you, POE, for making life easy for us finicky vegans. Do note that while the V appears on some menu items, other vegan items sometimes puzzlingly lack V. Instead, the word Vegan is either included in the descriptions or listed right in their names. For example, no V for the outstanding Vegan Power [Salad] Bowl.
The salad bowls are fresh and nourishing, whose quality surpasses those served at nearby Mystic Salad Co, so the salads alone provide incentive for dining here. My first time here, my sweetheart who is vegan raved over the Vegan Mediterranean [salad] Bowl. On my second visit, I enjoyed the Vegan Power [salad] Bowl, while my omnivore friend equally enjoyed the Southwest [salad] Bowl. While the Southwest comes with cow cheese, vegans can omit that or substitute with Green Goddess Dressing.
Other dishes labeled V are sauteed or fried. The Fried Brussels [sprouts] are fried as advertised, but crisp, so not dripping with oil. Usually I shun fried foods, but my fondness for the Brussels sprouts at two all-vegan café’s prompted me to order it both times here. Beware its overload of salt. It totally ruined this dish my first time. On my second visit, I ordered it without any salt, and savored it.
In the excellent Roasted Veggie Hash, the veggies are sauteed, not fried, and served elegantly in the iron skillet in which they were cooked.
The Buffalo Cauliflower is roasted, not fried, but too sugary and spicey-hot for my tender palate. My girlfriend, however, liked it.
My first time, the Sweet Potato Burger was an amorphous glop of oily mush plopped atop a spongiform bun. On my second visit, I had it as a side without the bun, and it was much improved, crisp and unified.
POE’s interior is bright and clean. When crowded indoors during lunchtime, two outdoor picnic tables perched on an incline beckon hardy folks, who can eat while laughing at drivers in the long line of stalled cars stuck in their own self-inflicted traffic jam while waiting for the upraised drawbridge to lower again. Only in Mystic!
LoriLeeHarrison
Extensive options on menu and very accommodative to adjust the selected item.
Shuyi Yuan
Tl:dr Fantastic food even after 1 hour of takeaway.
Got the protein popover to go. As I had a train to catch, I asked if the wait would be long before ordering. They immediately started preparing my meal and I received it in under 5 mins.
Every ingredient was evenly distributed through the scramble. The pop over soaked up some of the flavours of the bacon, sausage muchroom and egg scramble. Hearty enough for 2 pax.
Restaurant was bright airy and had a welcoming vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Protein Pop Over
M T
Great Belgian Waffles, especially since they were gluten-free. The waffles were soft, had great maple syrup and weren't too sweet. Service was fast, staff was pleasant, and overall experience was 10/10
Totally worth a visit if in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachael Jones
Awesome food, fresh and fast. Service was swift, friendly, and accurate. 80s music unobtrusively playing in the background allowed for easy conversation. The highlight was the "Fall Harvest" popover, stuffed with butternut squash, mushrooms, peppers, onions, spinach, bound together with a generous amount of egg. No skimping here!! The popover itself was light and delicious. My companion's bagel with lox had herbed cream cheese, and just the right amount of red onion and capers. Iced tea was fresh and delicious, unlike a lot of off-season iced tea that has a funky taste. This was not that! Fresh and refreshing. Coffee, medium roast, was "delicious" according to those who had it. All in all a wonderful place to start your day here in Mystic! Four enthusiastic thumbs up!
Great sbreakfast/lunch spot in Main St in Mystic!!! Just look for the big teal sign!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Freshly Baked Pastries, Popover Turkey Club, French Toast Plate, 1 Tuna Melt on a Popover and a Grilled Cheese Both We Great
Hayley Fox
The food and drinks are decent, but the service is in need of serious improvement. We've been here several times and usually the service is a bit slow and we never get water refills. But the last time we went, the staff made a huge error that was definitely a health code violation and was frankly appalling, though they didn't seem to realize it. I ordered a dish modified to have no mushrooms, but when it came out it had them - ok, this happens, I didn't want to make a stink so I figured I would try just picking around them. But when I ate a few bites, I found the food was cold. So I decided to send it back. The waitress apologized and said the order had gotten mixed up in the back, which again okay, it happens. Then after waiting for a new plate, the waitress placed a plate in front of me and walked away. When I looked down I realized it still had mushrooms in it, and then I realized *it was the exact same plate I had already picked at and partly eaten*. I was horrified that a dish sent back to the kitchen would make it out to a table again, even if it had been my own. When I explained this to the staff they seemed to think I was upset about the mushrooms, and didn't seem to understand how gross it is to send a partly eaten dish to a table. The dish was comped but even after this, the service was extremely slow and no effort was made to improve our experience. I'm not typically one to write a bad review, but because the staff didn't seem to understand what was wrong here I feel like it is warranted. In the very least I hope this can serve as a learning experience for the staff.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
William Montgomery
The popovers are worth the visit! Great dishes across the menu, it was hard to pick just one. Fun family friendly atmosphere with cute displays in the front. Some general confusion amongst the staff and members of our party missing their meal for too long were the reasons for knocking a star off. Otherwise I’ll be back to try something else new!
Dietary restrictions: Tons of gluten free options clearly marked on the menu. Gluten free Biscuits (english muffins) and Gravy was delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Protein Pop Over
Jennifer Griffin
The coffee is outstanding, yummy french toast and pop overs
Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sarah Bodie
Delicious food! Lots of gluten free options for my husband with celiac. We will be back when we are in the area!
We were passing through Mystic quick with some friends and needed a quick vegan bite. My husband and I both got the Trendy Vegan sandwich. It hit the spot for something quick. A friend got the chia oat pudding bowl and said it was very good. The staff was very friendly and they were dog friendly inside too (with small enough dogs if you ask :))
So good that we went twice while in Mystic. I had the Belgian waffles on the first day and the trendy vegan the second. Not a ton of options but what they had was delicious. Milk substituted for coffee are also available.
Always great food and especially coffee
Rude. Impossible. Disappointing.
As of 12/2024 they have a pretty good vegan section on their menu. Updated from previous review on 2024-12-29
You might feel disoriented the first time you visit. Its décor is that of a fast food franchise, yet Pop Over has only one sister site. As at a fast food joint, you might proceed to the counter to place your order, yet this café offers full service. After you sit down and look over the menu, as a vegetarian or vegan you will feel right at home here. This new eatery clearly identifies with “V” the vegan (not just vegetarian) items on its menu. Thank you, POE, for making life easy for us finicky vegans. Do note that while the V appears on some menu items, other vegan items sometimes puzzlingly lack V. Instead, the word Vegan is either included in the descriptions or listed right in their names. For example, no V for the outstanding Vegan Power [Salad] Bowl. The salad bowls are fresh and nourishing, whose quality surpasses those served at nearby Mystic Salad Co, so the salads alone provide incentive for dining here. My first time here, my sweetheart who is vegan raved over the Vegan Mediterranean [salad] Bowl. On my second visit, I enjoyed the Vegan Power [salad] Bowl, while my omnivore friend equally enjoyed the Southwest [salad] Bowl. While the Southwest comes with cow cheese, vegans can omit that or substitute with Green Goddess Dressing. Other dishes labeled V are sauteed or fried. The Fried Brussels [sprouts] are fried as advertised, but crisp, so not dripping with oil. Usually I shun fried foods, but my fondness for the Brussels sprouts at two all-vegan café’s prompted me to order it both times here. Beware its overload of salt. It totally ruined this dish my first time. On my second visit, I ordered it without any salt, and savored it. In the excellent Roasted Veggie Hash, the veggies are sauteed, not fried, and served elegantly in the iron skillet in which they were cooked. The Buffalo Cauliflower is roasted, not fried, but too sugary and spicey-hot for my tender palate. My girlfriend, however, liked it. My first time, the Sweet Potato Burger was an amorphous glop of oily mush plopped atop a spongiform bun. On my second visit, I had it as a side without the bun, and it was much improved, crisp and unified. POE’s interior is bright and clean. When crowded indoors during lunchtime, two outdoor picnic tables perched on an incline beckon hardy folks, who can eat while laughing at drivers in the long line of stalled cars stuck in their own self-inflicted traffic jam while waiting for the upraised drawbridge to lower again. Only in Mystic!
Extensive options on menu and very accommodative to adjust the selected item.
Tl:dr
Fantastic food even after 1 hour of takeaway.
Got the protein popover to go. As I had a train to catch, I asked if the wait would be long before ordering. They immediately started preparing my meal and I received it in under 5 mins.
Every ingredient was evenly distributed through the scramble. The pop over soaked up some of the flavours of the bacon, sausage muchroom and egg scramble. Hearty enough for 2 pax.
Restaurant was bright airy and had a welcoming vibe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Protein Pop Over
Great Belgian Waffles, especially since they were gluten-free. The waffles were soft, had great maple syrup and weren't too sweet. Service was fast, staff was pleasant, and overall experience was 10/10
Totally worth a visit if in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome food, fresh and fast. Service was swift, friendly, and accurate. 80s music unobtrusively playing in the background allowed for easy conversation. The highlight was the "Fall Harvest" popover, stuffed with butternut squash, mushrooms, peppers, onions, spinach, bound together with a generous amount of egg. No skimping here!! The popover itself was light and delicious. My companion's bagel with lox had herbed cream cheese, and just the right amount of red onion and capers. Iced tea was fresh and delicious, unlike a lot of off-season iced tea that has a funky taste. This was not that! Fresh and refreshing. Coffee, medium roast, was "delicious" according to those who had it. All in all a wonderful place to start your day here in Mystic! Four enthusiastic thumbs up!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great sbreakfast/lunch spot in Main St in Mystic!!! Just look for the big teal sign!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Freshly Baked Pastries, Popover Turkey Club, French Toast Plate, 1 Tuna Melt on a Popover and a Grilled Cheese Both We Great
The food and drinks are decent, but the service is in need of serious improvement. We've been here several times and usually the service is a bit slow and we never get water refills. But the last time we went, the staff made a huge error that was definitely a health code violation and was frankly appalling, though they didn't seem to realize it.
I ordered a dish modified to have no mushrooms, but when it came out it had them - ok, this happens, I didn't want to make a stink so I figured I would try just picking around them. But when I ate a few bites, I found the food was cold. So I decided to send it back. The waitress apologized and said the order had gotten mixed up in the back, which again okay, it happens. Then after waiting for a new plate, the waitress placed a plate in front of me and walked away. When I looked down I realized it still had mushrooms in it, and then I realized *it was the exact same plate I had already picked at and partly eaten*. I was horrified that a dish sent back to the kitchen would make it out to a table again, even if it had been my own. When I explained this to the staff they seemed to think I was upset about the mushrooms, and didn't seem to understand how gross it is to send a partly eaten dish to a table. The dish was comped but even after this, the service was extremely slow and no effort was made to improve our experience. I'm not typically one to write a bad review, but because the staff didn't seem to understand what was wrong here I feel like it is warranted. In the very least I hope this can serve as a learning experience for the staff.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
The popovers are worth the visit! Great dishes across the menu, it was hard to pick just one. Fun family friendly atmosphere with cute displays in the front.
Some general confusion amongst the staff and members of our party missing their meal for too long were the reasons for knocking a star off. Otherwise I’ll be back to try something else new!
Dietary restrictions: Tons of gluten free options clearly marked on the menu. Gluten free Biscuits (english muffins) and Gravy was delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Protein Pop Over
The coffee is outstanding, yummy french toast and pop overs
Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free options
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Delicious food! Lots of gluten free options for my husband with celiac. We will be back when we are in the area!
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