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    Early Bird Cafe

    3.9 (103 reviews)
    Closed 5:30 am - 1:30 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    4 months ago

    Great breakfast food, large menu, large indoor dining and has that awesome diner feel.

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    27 days ago

    Breakfast was so good!! Waitress was amazing!!! Will definitely return!!? Ate in as well as take and both were awesome!!! Thank you

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    1 year ago

    Food not that great. Hash was not that great. Ordered special omelette with hash and did not like the flavor of the hash. Service just ok.

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    1 year ago

    Very expensive and the food is not that great. The owner is money hungry. Try ober easy diner much better and cheaper

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    2 years ago

    Great breakfast! Waitresses are always nice! Cute small diner. It's very busy every time we go. The service is great!

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    3 years ago

    Excellent service. Coffee was great. I had the Mexican omelet. Delicious! And I wish they sold their salsa; it was that good! Unpretentious.

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    3 years ago

    Good food, good people . Great diner for breakfast and lunch, it's like dining at your favorite aunt's house.

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    3 years ago

    Fast service, yummy food, very reasonably priced. Always a good meal here. The waitresses are all very pleasant and understanding.

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    4 years ago

    Perfect, everything a breakfast place should be! Food and service are great. Sometimes there's a wait to get in. Never too long.

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    4 years ago

    Fast service, great food, great personnel and pretty good prices! I'll recommend it for sure!

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    5 years ago

    The food was delicious and our waitress was great. Can't speak highly enough of the food and service.

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    5 years ago

    They are back. Now that everyone is vaccinated we are going back. They are the best breakfast lunch place in Plaistow area.

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    7 years ago

    Have been going here for over 12 years, really cheap and food is really good. Can't go wrong with those two combos.

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    I had the Yankee pot roast that was extremely tender and juicy, followed it up a few days later with an amazing breakfast that was fresh and inexpensive.

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    The service was fine. The waitress was nice, but I had several crackling egg shells in my omelette…read morewhich really grosses me out. re: "Cynthia' s " on rt111 kindly prepare my omelette without egg shells. I crunched on at least five of them. It's very disconcerting. The latest trend in New Hampshire lately is charging you to use your credit card well, I use my credit card all the time and I'm not gonna pay you extra for any inconvenience. That's ridiculous. What an incentive !wont be back to your place. I don't carry cash so you won't see me there . you are the loser now somebody somewhere will take my credit card and not charge me extra as I already pay finance charge. I don't need an extra charge from you. Thanks though. Good luck. not bad overall .

    Cynthia's opened recently in East Hampstead in the former Commodore Grill space at the Commodore…read morePlaza off NH 121A near NH 111. This casual family owned and operated restaurant cafe serves up breakfast all day and lunch. The place was redone with a brighter and an inviting atmosphere with booths along the walls and in front, table seating in the center and counter seating in the dining area. There are patriotic prints on the walls and checkered floors remain. I've picked up Lebanese and Italian food from the previous restaurant in this space and it's bittersweet seeing a small town breakfast and lunch spot open up in its place. There are a few other options in this area, but spread out. I decided to stop by here for breakfast before work. I got here just before 6:30 and sat myself in a booth which had menus to look at. The breakfast menu offerings include breakfast platters, 3 egg omelettes, pancakes, French toast, Belgian waffles, breakfast burritos, Tony The Tiger (frosted flakes French toast), hash (canned and homemade (soon)) and breakfast sides. The lunch menu offerings include fried appetizers, hand cut fries, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, soup, chili, salads, comfort dishes, and daily specials. The prices seem fair, most meals $8 to $15 range (in 2024). After I was seated, the server came over and offered a drink and I requested an ice water since I already had coffee beforehand. They did not have homemade hash yet, so I eventually decided to go with the Steak Bomb Omelette ($13.50 plus tax) with choice of toast (I chose sourdough) and one side (I got home fries). My food was served in about 8 minutes after ordering. There was a good amount of hot food on my plate. The omelette was filled with grilled shaved steak, green peppers, onions, mushrooms & cheese (I chose cheddar) with a folded thin egg sheet. This omelette was pretty good. The home fries were fresh cut potatoes (cube cut) lightly grilled and seasoned, which were potatoey and with the skins. The sour dough toast was firm and had minimal butter. The server dropped off the check as I was almost done eating, no rush. The check was $14.65 with tax and before tip. Overall, this is a good place stop for food and I plan to stop by for lunch next time since I saw they had chicken tenders, reubens, monte cristos, mac & cheese, and spaghetti & meatballs (Wednesdays). The friendly staff knew people by name as they stopped in for breakfast. The service for weekday breakfast was prompt and I was able to make to work on time. It is noted they are closed on Sundays (at the time of this posting).

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    Veteran's Wall - huge respect for this
    Veteran's Wall - huge respect for this
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    The English Muffin

    The English Muffin

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    (97 reviews)
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    I love coming to The English Muffin here in Hampstead. It had some of the best breakfast food…read morearound with ample parking. Okay let's get to the food.. When I come here I always order the Country Benedict which is two sausage patties on two grilled biscuits topped with sausage gravy... OMG, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it lol. I'm a sucker for great biscuits and gravy and this place gots it! On top of that you can get a side of tator tots which I love along side the gravy. Everything tastes amazing.. Once I'm done with that I get the Cinnamon Roll grilled. It's an oversized roll topped with homemade glaze and it's wonderful. I love cinnamon rolls so this hits hard. If you're around the area then be sure to give them a try. Trust me, you won't be disappointed

    Nice little hole in the wall breakfast and brunch place. I stopped by here yesterday morning with…read moremy friends and their baby and had a great experience. The restaurant itself is small but I liked that they had a mix of seating and we didn't have trouble grabbing a table on a Saturday. They have multiple pairings you can buy hung up. However, I will say they need to wash the walls once in a while- a little dirty. Our waitress was Elisa and she was fantastic. She made us all feel comfortable and made sure to give plenty of attention to the baby. Thanks for making your restaurant so homey! As for the menu there are a ton of options and they were all reasonably priced. For a table of four we all totaled $71. That's a steal! The food was also very good. I had the hash omelet and grilled home fries. Quality was excellent and I liked how the hash was almost melted into the eggs (as you can see in the photo). They had many quality options for sides and cheese as well. I highly recommend a visit!

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    Ellie's Farmhouse - Methuen

    Ellie's Farmhouse - Methuen

    4.1
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    9.1 mi
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    Had a great experience here! I was concerned about the possibility of a wait because this place is…read moreso popular (especially on a Sunday), but they have online call-ahead seating, so we didn't wait at all. A couple of us had the banana nut French toast, two had the chocolate chip pancakes, and one had the Baja Grill. All the food was fantastic! Just really fresh and very tasty. I also splurged on the Grand Mimosa and it was really good. Very friendly service. We will definitely be back!

    We visited Ellie's for breakfast recently after a recommendation. Sad to report it was not good…read more We were immediately served some apple slices dusted in cinnamon sugar. Nice unexpected start. My wife and I both ordered Eggs Benedicts, my wife with ham, mine with their own corned beef hash. This is where things took a downward swing. First, both dishes came out without Hollandaise sauce. We pointed this out to our server who apologized and immediately took both back. When they came back out the Holladaise looked broken. We decided to accept them as opposed to sending them back again, and the taste was off, with a slight sour hint. I mentioned this to the owner/chef who checked on us and he was surprised and told us he would check the sauce. We never saw or heard from him again. The corned beef hash was shredded corned beef mixed with hash brown potatoes, with the potatoes dominating. It lacked flavor. One of my eggs was over cooked, with a hard yolk. The accompanying homefries were nice, maybe the highlight of the meal. On the plus side, our server, who told us up front she was new, was very good. We may give it another try as maybe it was just a bad day in the kitchen.

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    Inside Ellie's
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    Crack'd Kitchen and Coffee

    Crack'd Kitchen and Coffee

    4.6
    (68 reviews)
    8.3 mi
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    Locally owned & operated
    Family-owned & operated

    This place is perfect for a quick breakfast. They are so fast with serving the food and they have…read moresome amazing breakfast sandwiches! The staff are friendly and there's seating available. It looks like there was a lot of people grabbing food to go as well. If you like breakfast, you need to come here!

    Listen, I'm not saying this place is difficult to find. But if it weren't for the big sign just…read morebeyond the actual building itself, I'd have blinked once and missed it completely. Anyways, Crack'd Kitchen totally lives up to its namesake, for every single egg product here utilizes (wait for it).....REAL cracked eggs!! This may seem like a rudimentary feature. But when you take into consideration how many short-order breakfast places rely on liquid or processed egg, things like this are graciously appreciated by those of us with a palate above that of a seven-year-old. So, I had an opportunity to try this place out both to-go and dine-in. Right upfront, I will say the food is far superior when enjoyed dine-in style. Given the distance from my house, I can aptly say we'll be mostly opting for dine-in (unless the dining area is hella crowded). For to-go, I tried the Country Breakfast whilst the dine-in meal was one of their sammiches; The Basic, to be precise. Overall, both were little short of greatness in their own ways. Though, I made a few casual observations. As mentioned earlier, this stuff is way more enjoyable inside the restaurant. Ergo, I probably should have reversed which meal I ordered when. Despite that minor setback, I think I actually liked the Country Breakfast more than the sammich. Whilst the former carries decently well as a to-go plate, the latter could have benefited from some seasoning on the eggs. I guess that's why they also offer sandwiches with various special sauces. Not gonna lie....I am slightly curious about their honey-sriracha sauce. One day I shall be brave enough to fancy it. One other complaint I have about the platter specifically: you only get half as many hashbrowns with the meal. For....some reason. Meanwhile, I ordered a side of hashbrowns with my sandwich and it came with six. I would assume that'd be the standard across the board so....make it make sense? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Btw....I should probably mention the only reason I'm stuck on this point is because the hashbrowns themselves are amazeballs! They don't even need ketchup, but comes with it if you fancy that sort of thing. A few other housekeeping deetz: their gender ambiguous restrooms are located toward the back entrance. There is also complimentary water for folks dining in. So, yeah. We'll certainly be revisiting this place from time to time. Perhaps I'll even try a couple of over-easy eggs at some point. Till then, Crack'd Kitchen and Coffee in Salem gets 4 cracked eggs with bacon and beautifully seasoned hashbrowns out of 5.

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