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    4.1 (242 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 2:30 pm

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    Moderate noise
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    Outdoor seating

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    Eggs, chicken sausage , pumpkin pancake!
    Lynn D.

    Breakfast foods, delicious- yogurt bowl with fresh fruit and granola. Eggs and a large pancake, homemade breakfast sausage, all delicious! Coffee and hot tea. Q was fantastic, very helpful. The restaurant is cute , clean . Really liked the menu! Can't wait for our town In Illinois to open ! It's soon.

    Tri-Fecta- French Toast with hard fried egg and bacon
    Ogretta R.

    We to breakfast here every morning. The service was great every time. My husband has the shrimp and grits with million dollar bacon, it was delicious. I had French toast with hard fried eggs and bacon. It was good. I had the morning meditation which is great. The waitress every time was friendly and nice. It was great environment, clean and pleasant.

    Bowl with horrible taste and not like picture on menu board. Greens missing or something.
    Pwb W.

    The hostess came to table once and never replenished our drinks. She was not familiar with menu and brought me wrong item. Additionally on my way pass the restroom a cook came out the restroom with his hands in his front pants and a glove on one hand and I said to him, did you wash your hands. And he said how would you know. I said you are pulling your hands out from the front of your private area and should wash your hands but he kept going to the kitchen area. Another host was putting her hair up with her hand in a clamp. She didn't wash her hands either. I lost my appetite. Wow what a morning. Sanitation is not a priority for this staff. My grandkids oatmeal was dry and overcooked. He didn't eat one bite. He loves oatmeal but not this one. Added milk didn't help. My granddaughter French toast was dry also.

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    Always excellent! Best breakfast served in Bluffton, SC! Susan O

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    3 years ago

    Everyone who works there is so polite and the food was fresh and delicious. The outdoor patio is very nice as well.

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    Love eating here. The Butterfly Pea flower with lavender tea is amazing Friendly and attentive staff. Highly recommend

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    The food was unbelievable. My daughter and I went for the first time and it was delicious.

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    Friendly staff, amazing food and so much to choose from their menu! Loved it here and will definitely be back.

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    Great place for a quick breakfast or lunch. Very reasonably priced as well. Tons of food options on the menu. A no brained...

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    A fantastic addition to the local dining scene!…read more Ezra's absolutely exceeded expectations. From the moment we sat down, the service was warm, attentive, and genuinely welcoming -- the kind that makes you feel like a valued guest rather than just another table. We stopped in for brunch and were blown away. The Coconut Lime Shrimp Bowl was incredibly fresh with bright, vibrant flavors, and the Traditional Eggs Benedict was perfectly executed -- beautifully cooked with rich, balanced flavors. Every bite tasted thoughtful and well crafted. The fresh juices were so flavorful and a perfect addition to our meal. What really stood out was how balanced everything felt: a creative, well-curated menu, excellent flavors, and top-notch service all coming together for a memorable meal. Ezra's is the kind of place you leave already planning your next visit. Highly recommend!

    7 of us went for dinner at 5:30 on a Saturday Evening during spring break. We didn't have a…read morereservation but it wasn't busy which was odd since many restaurants were booked. Lighting was darker than normal. Many of us liked the food. I ordered the blackened mahi mahi which was a special for the night. Can't say it was great. Didn't taste blackened for sure. Had to flag down staff 3-4x even though place was def not busy. Prices were very high, which we knew going in but I can say the squeeze wasn't worth the juice. Def didn't walk out thinking cost/benefit was worth it. Almost $300. In an odd shopping plaza with not-so-good signage. Easily missed if not for GPS. Again, food was good but prices are off, signage needs improved, atmosphere needs lil more light n staff needs training to be on point... esp if you're going to be an expensive restaurant.

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    The restaurant is fantastic, the ambience, service and especially the food. My only concern is that…read morethey continue to use dishes that are chipped. Please dispose of them, not only is it unappealing, it's also a health issue, in my opinion. You have such a great product, it's a shame that the overall presentation is overshadowed by these plates. Thank you!

    Excellent brunch meal on a Sunday afternoon!…read more This is an active farm with home grown veggies and chickens for eggs and more (maybe)? Because chick. Is certainly a star of the menu! It was for our meal - complete with chicken legs and chicken livers and chicken nuggets asking with some good sides including deviled eggs with homemade bacon bits. We also had Mac n cheese, broccoli casserole, tomato and cucumber salad and green beans. They have great hours including brunch until 3pm on Sundays - and they seat until 3pm, which we were grateful for, as we arrived just prior to 3pm. We called ahead to be sure this was acceptable and we were told with friendly, welcoming voices that as long as we were seated before 3pm, we were welcome - so here we are! Yum yum! Checkered red and white table cloths, chicken pens out back, the garden patch complete with scarecrows and a perimeter fence to help keep the critters out are all featured at the locale! There is plenty of hubbub about this place on the talking boards and review boards - and now we've added our two cents - which reminds me that the prices are really reasonable and the service was fantastic! The fried chicken was hot as a fire cracker - freshly made with a fantasist batter. The livers were outstanding and also served piping hot! All the veggies and casseroles were super and served at the perfect temp! The salad and beets were so tasty and they were served chilled and were perfect! Kitschy and clean - and not a bit of mean! We will be back!

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    The Cottage - Shrimp Caesar Salad

    The Cottage

    4.1(337 reviews)
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    We had a great lunch here. One of my friends and I each got a sandwich and decided to split it…read more Although my wrap with turkey stuffing and cranberry was better than her chicken sandwich, they were both very good. Their fries were really really good. The iced tea was fresh brewed and had good flavor. My other girlfriend got a salad and was thrilled with how good the flavor was. The water wasn't bad but I still opted for iced tea. The weather was so nice we were able to eat outside. They do have an outside and inside areas. And the bakery goods looked so good but we were too full to try anything. Our waitress was really good making sure that we got what we needed and that we had refills before we even asked. Bluffton is such a pretty town to walk around.

    They are dog friendly and we were in the area, so we stopped in hopes of a decent lunch. We got…read moreseated in the very confined front porch (right side is what they call it, left front porch if you're facing the building). Our dogs enjoyed their Peanut butter yogurt with apples. My wife ordered the macho salad and I ordered the shrimp & grits. Immediately after placing our order, my plate shows up. Wow, that was fast. Meanwhile we wait while they then deliver my salad. Seems a bit out of order but ok. Then we wait. And get a Caesar salad. And advise - not ours. While waiting we hear the server next to us announce the specials - which our server did NOT inform us of as we arrived. My wife would have ordered different. Finally her salad arrives and we eat. My shrimp and grits were sparse on shrimp and were made with mushrooms and reminded me of ingredients found in an omelet. Not a typical flavor. I finished most but not all of it. Just a bit weird. And that 1/2 a biscuits? A lump of flavorless starch. Our server was nice but seems she wasn't as seasoned as other servers nearby. She should inform everyone of the specials. Ask your server if there are specials. Our cocktails were the best part of our meal. And the prices? That bowl of shrimp and grits, along with my simple side salad were a whopping $23. My wife's salad was comparably priced. The dogs split their bowl, which was $10 just a bit much but they did bring us a bowl of water. All-in-all average food, a bit cramped for seating, over priced and a server that needed to up her game.

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