Famous Toastery of Wilmington

The Toastery was a great stop for breakfast. We were on a road trip and felt like we needed a hardy breakfast that morning.

I had the crab cakes eggs Benedict and it was excellent. And coffee to go, which was a lifesaver. There was a big storm so it was cool to sit in the patio and watch the rain. Definitely would recommend this as a stop to anyone coming through Wilmington.

The Famous Toastery is my favorite restaurant in all the Wilmington NC area. The food, staff, service and atmosphere is just the best! No close second. Breakfast and lunch served from open to close. I highly recommend the Famous Toastery. Don Scanlan

The Toastery has been one of our favorite places. We went yesterday and the waitress was extremely rude to us and the table near us, ruining our experience. Also the food is not the same level it has been. As an upscale establishment your wait staff needs to be better than IHOP and it was significantly worse. Also, there were some flies that made the atmosphere horrible.

Ordered the avocado Benedict with a side of chorizo on doordash… the eggs weren’t soft boiled or poached and the avocado they were served on was just a whole avocado with the peel still on it. There was also no chorizo.

We waited almost an hour for our waiter to tell us he forgot to put in the order, when the food came the chicken was dry. But hey we got to enjoy watching cockroaches and worms while we waited. Lost my appetite and just got it to go. Sonic you like slow service and cockroaches please come here. Very disappointed, was hoping for better after reading so many good reviews.

Incredible atmosphere, inviting staff and impeccable food. I understand why there is wait, this is a wonderful destination to enjoy great food and company!

Visited with my Mom and Nephew. Ate enough for all three of us! Absolutely delicious! Iced coffee was fantastic. Standard breakfast- eggs, bacon, grits, toast and pancakes never seemed standard when we were here. Would highly recommend!

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The Famous Toastery has been our favorite place for breakfast. We have had breakfast here many times and it has always been very good. Unfortunately today I cannot say that. I had classic eggs Benedict with potatoes. The potatoes came out barely warm and were dried out the hollandaise sauce was very bland. Normally there is a nice lemon flavor in hollandaise but not today

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Amazing!!!! The staff was so sweet and went above and beyond for our dog Clark! Such good food and staff from outside!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Toast

Faith restored!!! After swearing never to return I thought I would give it another try and very happy I did. I ordered the Eggs Benedict again and our Waitress, Trish remembered me and said, "you like your Muffins well done right?" I must confess being remembered after so long was a tad uncomfortable and I thought "oops maybe I was a little too vocal and critical last time I was here! But Trish was charming and allayed any concerns in that area. She was very attentive made sure my meal came out exactly as we had requested, Muffins well toasted!. I have been back twice since and hoped that I would again be served by Trish, sadly not but received great service from my servers and the food was perfect. This restaurant has an holistic approach to serving insofar that your main server may not be the one that brings your food or ensures you are well served with Water, coffee or whatever. I believe tips are shared but regardless this results in a high level of attention to the customer. Though not our prime server today I was happy that Trish was on hand to keep my coffee cup full. Shame on me but I did not get my prime servers name today but I would be remiss in not also giving kudos to her for great service. Thank you for restoring my faith. Oh, I forgot to mention the Breakfast potatoes are to die for!

Original posting:
The good, excellent friendly and attentive waitstaff. The bad: the kitchen does not respond to customer requests/desires. I love Eggs Benedict and this is what I typically order and they do a good job getting the eggs right. However, I hate soggy muffins and specifically ask that my English muffins be well toasted (just about black) and on only one occasion out of many they actually got it right! I have had to return many due to the underdone muffins and even after returning them they still seem reluctant to toast them as requested. Today I made the same order
plus a side order of Hollandaise sauce. Specifically mentioned I want the Muffins very well toasted, they arrived almost pure white! I returned them and then at best got medium toasted and the side order of sauce was stone cold and the potatoes barely warm. When I informed the waiter that the sauce was cold I got the most ridiculous response that they could warm it up but that could cause the eggs to cook up. When the English Muffins are well toasted and crispy the Eggs Benedict are excellent but I have had enough of not being given what has been requested and ending up frustrated and disappointed. Sorry to say this will be the last time I eat here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had the best breakfast at FTW back in September with my son. We had been at Wrightsville Beach for our annual Family Reunion. We will be back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I had the acacado Benedict and it was great. The coffee was delicious, the service, atmosphere and food was 5 stars. HIGHLY recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Everything was great, will be back...frequently!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Famous Toastery is my all time favorite breakfast destination. Wide variety to choose from, excellent service every time, and awesome atmosphere. If you are in Wilmington there quite simply is no other place to eat and you owe it to yourself to swing in. You WILL NOT regret it!!!!

-Pablo

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5