I have been to Fresh Catch a few times now for breakfast. First, let me say that the food is GREAT! I would highly recommend it! I've had the veggie omelet most of the time. The veggies are in large chunks and there's definitely NO skimping on them or the cheese. The home fries are pretty good, the pancakes too. I keep going back because the food for breakfast is so good. I have recommended it numerous people and I will keep recommending it. I think it's a great secret right now, that they serve breakfast, because we always sit right down. There are lots of tables. It's always clean. The portions are huge and we're always bringing something home. Overall the food has been really, really good. The waitresses are polite.
But, that said, it seems like there are a few things I wish the staff would remedy. First, it seems like the service is a bit slow. Most recently I've been there a couple times and both times and got the same waitress. When she brought over our tea, she brought no silverware, no spoons. We asked for spoons and got one dirty spoon, one clean spoon, and one napkin for two people. We had to ask for milk. And I noticed other people got tea in a teapot while we got it in mugs, no teapot. Not a big deal, just a bit inconsistent. When she brought over the tea and juice, we were ready to order, but she had no notebook. This has happened to us twice with her now and then she did it to the table next to us too. Not sure why she hasn't picked up on that yet. After we got our food, we still had to ask for silverware and napkins for all of us. And we weren't the only ones who had to do the same. I saw many customers grabbing it off other tables and they had different waitresses from us.
My husband noticed the waitress we had seemed to be doing a lot of "standing around" while a few other waitresses/servers were busting their humps! But, I noticed even at those tables, the service was a bit slow. I'm not sure if it's the kitchen that makes it slow, or the waitresses, lack of staff, I dunno. But, it kind of stinks because the food is SO good! We'll go again, but we are a bit disappointed on these few points. I hope Fresh Catch is reading this and can fix these small issues! The waitress I'm referring to seems nice enough and I don't want anyone out of a job, but I think there needs to be better training or something at this restaurant, at least for breakfast, silverware is a basic in waitressing, right?
The bread they use for toast is REALLY good! But, both times I've been there most recently, I was so disappointed because it was a bit blackened and therefore not as good. I had it months ago and this wasn't an issue.
My husband ordered hash once and it was AMAZING. But, then ordered it another time and it was cold and seemed entirely different than the last time (different chef? I dunno).
The flat screen TVs are great, but not when they are on two different infomercials at the same time, the entire time you're eating. Maybe put on news, ESPN or just turn them off altogether?
I hope this review won't keep anyone from trying breakfast. These are small, issues that can be remedied and I'm telling you the food is GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!!!! I'll keep going there to enjoy the great food, just hope for a different waitress, unburned toast, and no infomercials.
Hope you're listening Fresh Catch! :-) read more