Yummy spot with much selection - bfast & lunch, sweet & savory. Welcoming staff. Best to go off season; sit anywhere you'd like. Old school shanty fisherman charm. Usually have rotating specials. Boars Head quality sandwich meats. Omelettes are tasty made with real eggs (not liquid) and a nice size. The cinnamon sugar fried waffle is a MUST if they have. Life changing magic! read more

Great breakfast in a charming spot with quick friendly service. I drive past 3 other breakfast places to come here. Feels like breakfast is supposed to feel. read more

Glad to find this hidden gem. Great mom & pop breakfast/brunch spot. Busy but friendly staff. Food was yummy but no waffles on the menu for my son. Lots of seating in 2 rooms, plus outside seating but only 1 bathroom stall. read more

Capsized Cafe - Back room for seating - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

I'm not a big review leaver I believe in the whimsical game of chance of life and people expericing their own adventures, but fk that, it would be criminal if I didn't leave a review for this place-- it was off the chain! I got a pastrami sandwich in the morning with macaroni salad which i loved because I don't always want breakfast food in the morning-- so given the choice between breakfast and lunch was awesome. Though I did pilfer some of my boyfriends pancakes and potatoes, which were sooo savory!! The mix of flavors was beyond satiating! And the ambiance was fun, they are clearly big greatful dead/music fans from the logos to their shirts to their menu items which are mostly dedicated to songs as well--such as the prince of darkness, Dickey betts and so on! Even the The coffee was delicious and the service was great, we sat at the bar, and they were very attentive and patient even though they were busy busy. They have a back room and a front room so it may look small but it expands. I'm mad we tried another place for breakfast the next morning instead of going back to capsized-- trying to be adventurous and ish--but we won't make that mistake again next time. This place was def one of the best things about vacation! Yall did a great job yall!! read more

Capsized Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

terrible service.. young man had an attitude.. Will be not going back, we are locals and eat out frequently

Everything was delicious! Really cool Menu items. The service was wonderful too. We will definitely be back. read more

Capsized Cafe - Absolutely wonderful breakfast! Some. Really cool menu options too! - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

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Absurdly delicious food here! Their breakfast burrito (me) and grilled cheese (kiddo) were both incredibly tasty and bursting with flavor. The fries are all time greats, if you've ever been to The Varsity in Atlanta then these are somehow a BETTER version of those crispy fries. Chicken deli sandwich was a solid 7.5/10, so it was the only thing that didn't blow us away but it was still really good. Otherwise the ship focused decor is cute, service was quick and nice, overall we had a great time read more

Five stars for their Breakfast Burrito! On this date, 10$, large burrito, I ate half for breakfast and the other half for lunch. It was cooked and hit ALL THE WAY THROUGH! The used real potatoes and pork roll. So flavorful. No sauces needed. read more

Food was delicious! They have cute outdoor seating as well as seats inside at the bar or tables! Service was great! Would recommend! read more

Capsized Cafe - The Captain + BEC on a everything bagel - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

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This place is serving visitors outside and observing social distancing. All servers wear masks. The menu is extremely 'inexpensive' (cheap is such a cheap word) for a theme-restaurant like this. Portion sizes are large so we ended up sharing one omelette. Service is excellent and they keep coming back to you. Definitely worth a visit. read more

Capsized Cafe - Breakfasting out (as opposed to dining out) at Spring Lake's shore-themed 'Capsized Cafe' - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

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A great place for family affairs and business meetings. The Reuben I enjoyed had its own unique texture and taste. I'll be back for more. read more

Capsized Cafe - This Reuben is delicious and it brought me back memories of when my father would take me out for a Reuben. - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

A wonderful local spot with great food and fast service! I love coming here on weekends - there are always people here and there is indoor and outdoor seating. They also have breakfast and lunch specials with great prices. My two favorite things to order are Bubba's breakfast bowl which has sunny side up eggs, potatoes, cheese, sausage, jalapeño, and a homemade chili red sauce, and the blueberry pancakes. Everything is always very fresh and the servers are very kind. Something I appreciate about this restaurant is how consistent it is - every time I go I get really great food, so I feel like it's a reliable place to go! Love this local spot and will continue to go back. read more

Best breakfast I've had in a long time. Absolutely amazing food!!!! I didnt know what to choose for breakfast so i decided to go for the moby dick( a little bit of everything). I did make some alterations, instead of regular pancakes i got the banana walnut pancakes (.50 surcharge) and instead of meat i got fruit ( Was unaware it was a $2 surcharge). Con:The fruit was the only part that was not up to par. It tasted like it came from a can and wasnt fresh. Definitely would not get the fruit and would stick to the meat. Pro: Literally everything else was so delicious. The home fries were so flavorful!!! It had the perfect blend of spices and what i loved was that the meal did not taste greasy whatsoever. The eggs were cooked to perfection. The pancakes were so freaking delish! when i first saw them i thought they had forgotten to put the walnut and bananas only to realize the toppings are actually placed in the bottom of each pancakes super unusual but it definitely works. I would 100% recommend the Moby Dick platter. read more

Capsized Cafe - moby dick - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

What an amazing breakfast spot. Great energy, staff super friendly, food just amazing. Well priced, perfect portion size. Highly recommend this place!!! read more

Capsized Cafe - Breakfast bar - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

The food here is full of flavor and great quality! Great spot for breakfast and lunch! The service was friendly and fast and made sure we had everything we needed. Highly recommend if your in the area, amazing homefries. read more

Capsized Cafe - Tacos Del Captain and The Old Salt - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

Excellent place to come for breakfast. My order was very basic (bacon, eggs, home fries and toast) but was really flavorful and made for a wonderful meal. Really spacious interior; plenty of bar seating as well as a more private dining area around the corner. I dined solo in the counter area at a booth and felt comfortable and not at all out of place. Of course, this is a marine inspired restaurant so the names of the menu items are cute (i.e. The Siren, Moby Dick, etc). Definitely want to check this place out again. They also have some lunch items I'd love to try. read more

Spent day in Spring Lake and went here for breakfast. Great service and great food. It was so good that I went back for lunch which was just as good read more

Cute cafe, stopped here for breakfast with my wife after a night out in spring lake. Staff is super friendly and food was great.

This is a classic breakfast spot. I had a hearty breakfast here. The service was timely and helpful. We sat outside and there was enough room between tables. The waitress kept their mask on the entire time. The waitress came by topping off coffee and hot water. I would come back here again! read more

Capsized Cafe has a very cute vibe. Staff is friendly and service as expected. The Omelet was good with plentiful ingredients. The blueberry pancakes were tasty and tender. On to the bacon. It presented aa mass of meat all stuck together. Because of this, it was tough and inedible. When mentioned to the server, it was explained that the bacon is precooked at the beginning of the morning and then finished as needed. There was no apology or offer to replace. There was not even an offer to refill our coffee cups. Bad service Average food Awful bacon. read more

I love this place. Perfect local gem my wife and I always leave full and happy with a great service. That was pre-Covid, even no their take out is still delicious and we look forward to trying their outdoor seating. The place is local for sure. The staff usually are talking about local sports or the beach. There is a good mix of older customers and young families, always a good sigh you can cater to both audiences. My favorite meal is the Tacos Ded Capitan. Amazing breakfast tacos with a spicy red sauce to die for. I'm a big guy and they are robust. My wife enjoys the omelets and their home fries are always perfectly crispy with a satisfying flavor. Every experience we had the waitress was kind and attentive, but they're also used to letting people linger and you never feel like a bother while you finish your coffee. I'll take this over the diner any day and love a little local flavor in my breakfast. If you live here or are just passing through it's worth a stop! read more

Really cute dog friendly breakfast spot. Food was great and the service, while a touch slow, was excellent and so kind

Oil can sludge coffee greeted us and after a few sips were all We could manage. You know you are in trouble when the waitress greeting us is wearing a coat inside , it was real cold . Unfortunately, the only thing to warm us up was the before mentioned oil can sludge coffee . I ordered a two egg platter with meat . The platter was huge and honestly the scrambled eggs must of been at least 4 eggs , though they were dry , overcooked and rubbery. The meat received the same treatment. I have no clue as to why such high ratings on yelp . It's a greasy spoon with no redeeming qualities! read more

Recommended - Food and Service are great. Visited 10/3 and 10/4 for breakfast. Tasty food, nice portion, and good price. Best Pancake I had in a long time. Pictures are for omelet and pancakes. Next time will try lunch. read more

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Thank you fellow yelpers for helping us find this cafe! Walking in you see a small area with tables and a breakfast counter. It's a nautically themed spot, tastefully decorated with repurposed wood on the wall. We had been out riding bikes so we chose the counters to have our breakfast. As soon as we sat, someone came over to ask if we wanted coffee. It turns out, he wasn't our waiter, he just wanted to make sure we didn't wait too long without something to drink. They had a good sized menu but in the end, we both chose to have a couple of eggs. However, they have fun nautical names for their combo plates and some of the specials sounded delectable. To my surprise and delight, they actually offer turkey bacon! Considering I can't eat pork, this is huge for me! Now, to be honest I wasn't expecting much, but I have to admit the presentation of my two over easy eggs was quite nice (picture). The home fries had just enough pepper and a bit of caramelized onions. I ordered my toast dry and my BF wanted his buttered. I know it sounds silly, but they didn't mess this up. We love to go out for breakfast and the butter thing gets messed up a lot. As we ate, I noticed the staff worked together. Our waiter also checked on us a couple times and even made a little conversation. I can't wait to go back. read more

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Read the reviews for this place and thought this must be the greasy spoon of all greasy spoons. "Best breakfast" ever had?! Multiple times... Not in my opinion. What you will get is tasty (maybe boring) diner food, service was great so no complaints there and it was easy on the wallet. read more

Great hidden Gem. Service is great. Food prepared perfectly. You must give it a try. read more

Good for hole in wall DTS breakfast spot. Coffee was a little on weak side. And the place could have been a little more updated as it seemed and felt tables were sticky. But overall pretty good food. read more

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I tried the capsized for the first time and it was excellent The Moby dick breakfast platter was my best breakfast in a long time Pancakes eggs toast home fries all great They have a nice large counter and the place is very clean I will be back many times I will have try lunch sometime soon read more

Perfect Gem. Great location. Great food. No frills. Perfect place to order food for the beach or before you head home. read more

Capsized Cafe - Menu - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

A pretty solid old school breakfast place, nothing fancy. Grateful Dead for the soundtrack. We began with good diner coffee, real cream on offer. La Portena"s basic fried egg home fries and Taylor pork roll breakfast (the Old Salt) was well executed --good eggs, nicely prepared home fries, a little flat top crust on the meat. The pre buttered rye toast was tasty. I was not blown away by my Bubba's breakfast bowl, a $9 special. The eggs on top were perfectly cooked but the chorizo and jalapeno chili lacked the deep flavor I had expected. This one could use a re-think. Service was excellent and prices were reasonable. I would recommend it. read more

This place was descent. I went on a Sunday morning and there was no wait. The food was okay, I had the Popeye omelette and asked for Swiss cheese instead of feta, but they gave me feta. My sister had the chocolate chip pancakes which were low on chocolate chips and nothing too special. I'm not sure if I would go back since there are so many other breakfast places in the area. read more

Capsized Cafe - Popeye Omlette - Cafes Near Me - Spring Lake, New Jersey

Great little spot for breakfast. Enjoyed the western omelette, side of bacon and we split a small pancake stack. It was all delicious. Service was great and covid measures were followed, masks, distancing, etc. look forward to coming back here. read more

We came after working up an appetite whale watching nearby. I ordered the houseboat salad with the house dressing and my boyfriend ordered the American burger with their homemade chips. Both dishes came out quickly and were so. dang. good. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and the amount of food was hefty. The service was cheerful and expeditious. And best of all, lunch for two only came to about $20 (pre-tip). We will definitely be coming by to try more menu items in the future. read more

Delicious- the huecos rancheros were to die for! Great pre beach breakfast! Service was great!

great fresh food friendly staff cute and quaint automosphere and decor Pierce was the best !! He bent over backwards to make out meal the best ever read more

Food was delicious and a nice size. Potato and macaroni salad was wonderful. Service was friendly and professional. Price were great. We will be coming back. Quality food and service. read more

Out for a morning bike ride along the beach, this was a great local place for us to re-energize with a healthy breakfast. Cute place, great food and attentive staff. The meal was delicious and sitting at the bar was very comfortable. Saturday morning at 9am was not too crowded and the food came out fast and fresh. The bar area is long enough to seat 8 people and the floor has about a dozen tables. The bathrooms were clean(always a good indication of how clean they keep the rest of the place). The waiter told us Sunday's in the summer can be crowded so get here early if that is your plan. In the fall and winter seating is easier to come by. Great selection of breakfast and dinner items on the menu. Will certainly be returning soon. read more

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I stopped in here and thought it was a fine breakfast/lunch place. Food was good and service was also very good. A little warm inside but it was a hot day. One of the few breakfast places that offers bagels! Prices were reasonable. Not a bad find at all. Kind of cute. read more

Friendly staff. Good food. Enjoy the pancakes, the eggs and the specials. Great local place.