So Rehobeth Beach is definitely a place where people just go out to eat because they don't want to cook. I'm fine with that. Visiting the in-laws for Fathers' Day and we headed to Egg for brunch. The wait was 45 minutes for a party of 6 (with 2 toddlers), down from the quoted wait of an hour and fifteen minutes, so no complaints there. That's about what you expect for a Sunday Brunch, especially on Father's Day. We got a lovely table in the window with a high chair on the end and window seat for our 5 year old.
The menu is very coastal...lol. None of us eat pork or shellfish, so we picked this restaurant because they offer turkey meat products and gluten free for my toddler, who is also allergic to nuts, dairy, oats, barley, you get the drift... I called in advance to ask about the gluten-free toast and was assured it did not also contain egg whites... I'm pretty sure this was not the case.
We are sat, our waitress comes promptly with the necessary coffee, we order the kids' food first. The baby loves his gluten free toast. My 5 year old almost licked the plate of his peanut butter french toast WITH syrup lol. Here's the thing: to order 2 pieces of gluten free toast and 2 turkey sausages, it was $7. The kid's french toast was already $9.00 and they upcharged us $2.00 for ONE PIECE of turkey sausage. One piece. No, really! Honestly, none of us are big meat eaters and an egg would have been an easy substitution. This really should be disclosed! The portions weren't big enough to justify the prices. My 5 year old was trying to eat off everyone's plate after he finished his!
I know this is an area where a lot of people don't even look at the check-- and tbh, I didn't until I got my square receipt via email and the bill wasn't out of alignment with what we intended to spend but, considering we all drank water, except me because I need all the coffee, I probably should have looked at it more closely. We are not spendthrifts, but that's REALLY RIDIC. They should have a kid's menu with allergy friendly suggestions that isn't $12. OUCH.
Otherwise, the frittata and lemon curd crepes that my mother and law and I shared were FANTASTIC. My FIL and husband ordered the 2 eggs your way with potatoes and toast...boring, but okay. Somehow, they put bacon on my husband's plate. As long as we'd been waiting, he didn't want to send the entire plate back, but he refused to touch the eggs and bread on that side of the plate (should have sent it back) and was hungry an hour later. Their food looked fine. We weren't interested because ours was delicious.
All-in-all, Egg is a really good option for brunch. Come early (we arrived about 9:45am) and be prepared to wait with snacks and cups for the kiddos, but it's kid and dog friendly, located right across from the Rehobeth Beach visitor's center and museum and a short walk to a quaint organic coffee place (which was our first stop lol) that also has a few pastries, but it's definitely worth trying especially if you're a shellfish and/or pork person (the lobster benedict looked SO GOOD!). We know that our dining options are limited, but this menu really had a lot to offer for those who eat everything, and we would still go back! read more