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Bay Leaf Restaurant

4.4 (25 reviews)

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Catherine S.

Small family owned business just off Union Street in Franklin by the railroad tracks. They serve a family style type breakfast for 2. They have three different choices one is bacon or sausage, eggs, pancakes, home fries, toast, coffee. Another one they have is a five egg cheese omelette with toast home fries and coffee. And the third one is 3 eggs, bacon or sausage and French toast, home fries. It was more than enough for the two of us. The coffee cups were getting refilled as soon as they were halfway down. The circuit was wonderful I don't remember her name but she was fantastic she was right on top of everything. The food came out hot and fresh it was cooked perfectly the way we liked it not even a problem for a change. The only phrasing that did happen was that we asked for onions in our home fries and she misunderstood and had to put in the omelette instead but that's OK we've never had that before and it was nice treat. We are looking forward to going there again and try and one of the other special meals for two. Unfortunately the food was so good I ate it before I took a picture but I am enclosing a picture of the menus so everyone can see how inexpensive the prices are and what a variety of they serve

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Best breakfast I've ever had, the workers are nice and the food makes you wanna scream, it's so good. I'm definitely coming back!

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Food is good I wish it was open for lunch it's always has a great day after wards service is great ambience is clean

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