The Optimist Café

134 MA-6A, Yarmouth Port
(508) 362-1024

Recent Reviews

Jessica Shursky

Great place with many gluten free options!

R Harding

A special kind of place. Great food and service

Abdullah Santos

I adore this place! They offer high quality food, their menu is decent, The cook in that place is a real authority in the kitchen, I enjoy a lot trying all their dishes. The dishes are consistently fresh and tasty, the service towards the visitors is friendly. I often eat in this restaurant and I was never unhappy. I recommend it with no hesitation.

Sarah Furie

Love the brisket hash!

PMG0009

I loved the make-your-own omelette, toast and breakfast potatoes! The toast was soft and buttery and the home fries were red roasted potatoes. Yum!

Sam Gipstein

Just a short walk from our rental, this charming breakfast spot features a mix of breakfast fare. My wife loved her crepes, while I went straight for the lobster benedict. Friendly staff also made takeout easy during these covid times.

Volkan GER

One star for staff, another one for atmosphere. That's it. Glassware was dirty, both times. Food was extra salty. Prices were high. Toilets were in need of attention. Poor experience for us, hope it's not the standard.

Tulsi M.

Cute outdoor seating and our waitress was great! Fast service and good food overall. We got the fisherman benedict, lobster benedict and egg white scramble. all were solid breakfast options with big portions and lots of flavor. I also really enjoyed the slice of watermelon as a little sweet note at the end of the meal.

Irene Sosa

Really loved this place the service was friendly and quick; We started with the cinnamon roll (a must) I was craving Lobster Benedict and this didn’t disappoint. My husband and son were equally satisfied with their breakfast. We’ll absolutely be back!

Ben W.

Great place for take-out or outdoor lunch (there's a little traffic noise, but patio is separated from road by a row of bushes).Omlettes and coffee were very good.

Humza Malik

Omlette raison scones and peach pancakes... thats it.... thats the review.... i will be blown away

M. Quinn Moore

My girlfriend and I had a terrible service experience during a visit in Covid-restricted August, 2020. Neither the outgoing phone message nor the website said that they were not taking reservations, contrary to normal practice. We left a voicemail asking for a reservation and a call back which was not answered, and arrived at our requested reservation time assuming we would be seated. After being ignored at the door for 10 minutes we were told about the first come, first served policy, and forecast for a 15 minute wait. 45 minutes later our promised table had sat uncleared for 10 minutes, and we reached our breaking point and left, starving and frustrated. They should minimally change their messaging to explain how they are accepting customers, and additionally need to manage customer flow with some degree of reasonableness.Updates as follow-up to owners reply:I would posit that the most important fact is that we felt repeatedly misinformed and frustrated, leading to an overall poor experience. Further to your points:- Yes we did leave a voicemail at 10:30, and correct that we received no reply. None of this would have been a problem if either the outgoing phone message or the web site said the restaurant was operating on first come, first serve basis.- When we arrived at 12:30 we were ignored by the first 4 people who walked past us, and eventually greeted perfunctorily.- Correct that we were told it would be 15 - 20 minute for a table. 45 minutes later we had no reason to believe we were imminently to be seated.- It is not an erroneous assumption that a restaurant takes reservations. Rather, I would suggest, reservations are an expected component of the restaurant business - especially in heavily trafficked vacation areas, and even more so in times of limited capacity as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. I have visited roughly ten restaurants in Boston and on Cape Cod this summer operating under the currently difficult circumstances; all of them have required reservations and taken great strides to communicate their capacity and process limitations.- Incorrect that our presumptive table was being cleared 25 minutes after our arrival. At 45 minutes after our arrival we saw a table replete with the last guests' accouterments, a solitary bottle of cleaning spray and no indication of readiness. - Correct that we left without a word, as there was no one visible for us to speak with or who seemed to be concerned with our seating.- Our being hungry is absolutely a reason to leave a negative review. Your establishment is in the full time business of making people not hungry, and in our case missed that objective entirely. We left very hungry, very frustrated, and feeling well within reason to share our experience. Your establishment has many other positive reviews, which attracted us to it in the first place and I'm sure accurately reflect those guests' experiences. In the search for facts, however, I remain by my position that ours was a frustrating and unnecessarily poor visit.

lucky8765

Best breakfast ever. Lots of gourmet choices on the menu. I had a delicious scone and garden vegetable fruitata. The building has lots of charm and is well ventilated with large open windows. Highly recommend!

Evelyn Elizabeth Garzetta

Home-made beef hash yummy

Frank Rivera

Excellent service, awdome experience and absolutely a good place to have your brunch. Their coffee is very strong, and definitely you have to come to this place and have your food.

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