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    Kaye's Kitchen

    4.3 (187 reviews)
    InexpensiveAmerican, Fast Food
    Closed • 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    KAYE'S KITCHEN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Quiet
    Classy
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Judi W.

    Beautiful menu. I've heard great things about this place. I'll edit my response after dinner. I noticed they didn't have a dinner menu, and their website address needs updated. It just goes to ads.

    Elaina M.

    We absolutely loved our visit to Kaye's Kitchen. We sat outside because it was a beautiful day. The service, while a little slow, was friendly and helpful. Plus, we weren't in a hurry so it did not matter and it could've just been the time of day we were there. The food was amazing. As you can tell by the pictures, the presentation was everything. Highly recommend!

    Jill B.

    The food was delicious. I preferred the regular fries to the sweet potato ones so I need to remember that for next time. They said at first there would be an hour wait but we were seated quickly when we split our group (at first they said we couldn't which seems odd but they changed their minds I guess). The ambience was nice, tables pretty close together but we all enjoyed our food and I would go back again.

    donut and apple fritter French toast. OMG delicious!

    What a great find on our last trip to Spruce Pines & Newland area!!! On Sundays they have a buffet. There was an amazing amount of food options to choose from. I can attest that the omelette bar was great, as was the grits, bacon, and other breakfast goodies. The best though was the apple fritter & donut French toast that was cooked in front of us. OMG delicious. The gentleman cooking eggs & French toast was very personable & very organized in juggling orders. The owners were very engaging in personal conversation and thanked us for stopping in while in the area. This is definitely one of my new favorite mountain restaurants.

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    Melissa R.

    Kaye's Kitchen is a nice small cafe (on the inside) but with plenty of outdoor seating. Ate here for breakfast/lunch and it was okay! Just a regular breakfast and lunch. The prices for breakfast and lunch are VERY reasonable. Found this place through a Yelp search since I was not familiar with the area. You can tell who are regular customers and who are not by how the servers treated you. Although there were not many people there, it did take a few minutes to be seated versus the usual customers who just walked in and sat anywhere (there was a sign stating "wait to be seated").

    Salmon added to the berry salad with raspberry dressing--very yum!

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    Fantastic food! Donut French toast was delicious! The cook is fast and can make things just how you want them.

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    10 months ago

    Food was great and reasonable, however new ownership or cook not quite as it was before.

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    10 months ago

    Amazing turkey sandwich. Staff friendly. Ambiance nice! Worth the walk outside to the bridge.

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    Amazing food at this amazing restaurant. A very kind professional staff...can't wait for it to reopen. Teri and Brad.

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    Really great breakfast. Consistently a good place to visit for breakfast and lunch in the Newland area

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    3 years ago

    Great place, Great people! Perfect stop on the way back to SC. We all enjoyed breakfast for lunch!

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