For such a cute building and initial atmosphere, I was surprised by the lack of hospitality and overall hostility we encountered.
We were not met with a host but instead a man clearing tables, gruffly asking how many people we had without even saying hello or making eye contact. He told us we could sit where we wanted and that someone would be with us shortly.
It was relatively busy, so when we waited about 10 minutes for someone to get us menus, we were not surprised or upset. We got our menus, and when we were ready to order, I asked if I could do grits instead of potatoes. The waitress looked exasperated, saying, "We don't usually do that, but I'll ask." I said, “That's totally fine.” Then she asked, "Toast or biscuits?" So I asked, "Could I do an English muffin?” She scoffed, rolled her eyes, and tersely responded, "TOAST or BISCUIT." It took me by surprise, so I apologized, put in an order for a biscuit, and turned away from her.
I assume she realized that her attitude was offensive and off-putting, so she then told us that they “don’t do substitutions.” This information is not listed anywhere on their menu, tables, or entrance, nor was it communicated outside of the waitress being belittling to the customer.
We considered leaving because of how the waitress made us uncomfortable. However, we hoped that the food would still be good; we were sorely mistaken. One of us ordered an omelette, and the rest of us ordered the country breakfasts.
The potatoes were not red skin like the menu said but clearly the cubed and frozen ones from the grocery store, so overcooked and dry that we could not get a fork through them, and there were no seasonings to be found. We ordered different types of eggs; the scrambled were done okay, but the over-easy were actually over-hard with no runny yolk, as well as bland with not even a hint of salt. The bacon was burnt, chewy, and had the oddest aftertaste that only allowed me to eat a couple of bites before I was put off by it. The sausage patties were tough, dry, and ‘fake tasting.’ I switched my biscuit for my sister-in-law's English muffin, which was upsetting because the biscuits were the only things that actually tasted good. The English muffin was store-bought, dense, and tasted old.
This was our last meal as a group for my bachelorette party, and it made it end on such a sour note and literally put a bad taste in my mouth.
TL;DR: Don’t go, totally not worth it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Dadof4stl Len
Great for breakfast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Crystal LaBranche
I generally only leave reviews from places that l love. I'm sorry, but I just cannot recommend this place. It was a busy Saturday breakfast with one server and one bartender for the majority of the time we were there. We have both worked in restaurants and definitely understand/accept long wait times. We were patient and good natured during the wait for food.
The quality of the food has me very worried - I ordered the steak n' eggs breakfast (the place seemed busy enough that this wouldn't be a rarely ordered item on the menu) and my steak had the slightly-sweet taste and scent of meat that had just turned bad. The breakfast potatoes were fried in overused/old oil. Both our meals were supposed to come with baked apples as part of the menu description. Over the course of 45 minutes we asked for them 3 times (from our server and the 2nd server that came in towards the end of our meal). We were finally told that they don't have any as they run out early in the day and that's why they never came out with our meal. No offer to adjust our bill, just that's what you get.
We're tourists, so there wasn't a liklihood of our returning anyway, but given the option, we would avoid this place regardless. The staff seems nice enough, so I hope that it turns around in the future.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Renee Ackman
Had the GREATEST opportunity to hang out with Mark, Carrie. What a nostalgic place. Food was great. The GUESTS I had the chance to meet were incredible. Was my first but NOT my last time to Grafton. I appreciate this experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve H
I like this place. As much as I want to see it succeed....... I would like to turn it in to an Irish pub.
Leila Blake
Staff and atmosphere were fine. Food menu was mediocre at best but definitely gave us food poisoning. Was sick for 2 days after visit. (We had fried apps)
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Nancy Nekola
Great atmosphere and food was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
caroline furniss
Chelsea was an absolutely amazing bartender! She knows how to make a fantastic drink and super friendly. Overall great experience.
Enjoyed it! The Girls were Fabulous and the waffles were even better ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
H JD
Beautiful space, kind and attentive service, good food, great atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Hull
The waitress was obviously not a waitress in real life or it was her 1st day. We waited forever to get waited on, we had our bill before our food came. The worst part was the food. They can't make over easy eggs, and the sausage patties were way over cooked. I sent my food back and
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Linda Roberts
Good breakfast ?
Polly Norman
Horrible experience, owner/manager was rude. Food was poor at best, waitress couldn't handle a party of 8!! Breakfast for 8 people was $143 with added 20%
Great place to relax and drink
Witch on the water weekend...girls weekend
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
For such a cute building and initial atmosphere, I was surprised by the lack of hospitality and overall hostility we encountered.
We were not met with a host but instead a man clearing tables, gruffly asking how many people we had without even saying hello or making eye contact. He told us we could sit where we wanted and that someone would be with us shortly.
It was relatively busy, so when we waited about 10 minutes for someone to get us menus, we were not surprised or upset. We got our menus, and when we were ready to order, I asked if I could do grits instead of potatoes. The waitress looked exasperated, saying, "We don't usually do that, but I'll ask." I said, “That's totally fine.” Then she asked, "Toast or biscuits?" So I asked, "Could I do an English muffin?” She scoffed, rolled her eyes, and tersely responded, "TOAST or BISCUIT." It took me by surprise, so I apologized, put in an order for a biscuit, and turned away from her.
I assume she realized that her attitude was offensive and off-putting, so she then told us that they “don’t do substitutions.” This information is not listed anywhere on their menu, tables, or entrance, nor was it communicated outside of the waitress being belittling to the customer.
We considered leaving because of how the waitress made us uncomfortable. However, we hoped that the food would still be good; we were sorely mistaken. One of us ordered an omelette, and the rest of us ordered the country breakfasts.
The potatoes were not red skin like the menu said but clearly the cubed and frozen ones from the grocery store, so overcooked and dry that we could not get a fork through them, and there were no seasonings to be found. We ordered different types of eggs; the scrambled were done okay, but the over-easy were actually over-hard with no runny yolk, as well as bland with not even a hint of salt. The bacon was burnt, chewy, and had the oddest aftertaste that only allowed me to eat a couple of bites before I was put off by it. The sausage patties were tough, dry, and ‘fake tasting.’ I switched my biscuit for my sister-in-law's English muffin, which was upsetting because the biscuits were the only things that actually tasted good. The English muffin was store-bought, dense, and tasted old.
This was our last meal as a group for my bachelorette party, and it made it end on such a sour note and literally put a bad taste in my mouth.
TL;DR: Don’t go, totally not worth it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Great for breakfast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
I generally only leave reviews from places that l love. I'm sorry, but I just cannot recommend this place. It was a busy Saturday breakfast with one server and one bartender for the majority of the time we were there. We have both worked in restaurants and definitely understand/accept long wait times. We were patient and good natured during the wait for food.
The quality of the food has me very worried - I ordered the steak n' eggs breakfast (the place seemed busy enough that this wouldn't be a rarely ordered item on the menu) and my steak had the slightly-sweet taste and scent of meat that had just turned bad. The breakfast potatoes were fried in overused/old oil. Both our meals were supposed to come with baked apples as part of the menu description. Over the course of 45 minutes we asked for them 3 times (from our server and the 2nd server that came in towards the end of our meal). We were finally told that they don't have any as they run out early in the day and that's why they never came out with our meal. No offer to adjust our bill, just that's what you get.
We're tourists, so there wasn't a liklihood of our returning anyway, but given the option, we would avoid this place regardless. The staff seems nice enough, so I hope that it turns around in the future.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Had the GREATEST opportunity to hang out with Mark, Carrie. What a nostalgic place. Food was great. The GUESTS I had the chance to meet were incredible. Was my first but NOT my last time to Grafton. I appreciate this experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I like this place. As much as I want to see it succeed....... I would like to turn it in to an Irish pub.
Staff and atmosphere were fine. Food menu was mediocre at best but definitely gave us food poisoning. Was sick for 2 days after visit. (We had fried apps)
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Great atmosphere and food was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chelsea was an absolutely amazing bartender! She knows how to make a fantastic drink and super friendly. Overall great experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Enjoyed it! The Girls were Fabulous and the waffles were even better ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beautiful space, kind and attentive service, good food, great atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The waitress was obviously not a waitress in real life or it was her 1st day. We waited forever to get waited on, we had our bill before our food came. The worst part was the food. They can't make over easy eggs, and the sausage patties were way over cooked. I sent my food back and
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Good breakfast ?
Horrible experience, owner/manager was rude. Food was poor at best, waitress couldn't handle a party of 8!! Breakfast for 8 people was $143 with added 20%
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