Four years since my last review? Worth updating and reiterating the value of Kristi's cafe. I've had at least 4 different omelets - all delicious! Today was turkey, spinach and light cheese. By the way, in most places when I order light cheese, I still get way too much. This was perfect. Friendly staff. Quick service. Decent portions. Great price. read more

Kristi's Cafe - Philly cheesesteak omelet with raisin toast. No hashbrowns/homefries. - Cafes Near Me - Auburn, Maine

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3 stars for food, 5 for service and ambiance. My friend and I stopped by Kristi's Cafe on a Saturday at 11 and there was a short wait before a table opened up. The cafe itself is super cute - quaint and cozy with that classic diner feel. Service was friendly and prompt. I ordered the veggie omelet (sans tomato) with home fries and rye toast. The toast was the highlight - fluffy and well buttered. The omelet and the home fries were both under seasoned but portions were generous. I wish they had hot sauce for the home fries but at least there was ketchup. Overall not sure I'd be back but it was a decent lunch. read more

Kristi's Cafe - Veggie omelet (no tomato) with home fries and rye toast - Cafes Near Me - Auburn, Maine

"It's alive, it's alive, my creation is alive!!"....sort of Our first time here, great little spot, clean, friendly service, tables properly placed with a homey kind of decor. Among the comforting classics on the specials board was "creton" with is a French Canadian pork "SPREAD" (that part is important). It's a classic dish served cold and spread on toast. The pork is at LEAST double ground, preferably three times, seasoned with salt and pepper, onions, cloves and cinnamon as a base, you can play from there, browned and simmered until it reaches a SPREADABLE consistency. SPREADABLE, the important part. As quickly aa I was excited, I was let down. The consistency was basically cold ground beef and it was offensively under seasoned. But looking around, I'm assuming the lack of salt is due to the average age of their clientele, TOTALLY understandable. You can always add salt and pepper, but the consistency was hard to get over, it should be like patè. The corned beef has was lovely, not overly ground, perfect. The portion was on the small side, but plenty for me. Nice chunks of meat, instead of the dog food consistency you find in most places. Classic, comforting homestyle flavors, that definitely hit the spot. My son had French toast with blueberries, he wouldn't let me try it because it was, "too good" Our server was LOVELY! Busy but still flawlessly executing her tasks. She was a tall woman with red curly hair with a personality similar to the one EVERYONES favorite aunt has. Will definitely return. read more

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Never once have I left here disappointed. Super good food, nice interior, fast service, great food, really nice staff. Just overall a really solid restaurant that never disappoints. read more

Had breakfast here the other day and it was really great. We did have to wait about 10 mins but that was fine. I got the steak and cheese omelette with hash browns and both were good. They have a big menu full of diner food. read more

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We are always happy when we go to Kristi's! If you're looking for some simple/traditional diner food, this is the way to go. When I say simple, I don't mean that they don't have specials or options for food items, I just mean that they keep the classics real and aren't trying to change things up too much. The staff at Kristi's is always friendly and the atmosphere is rather quaint. On one of our visits, a server gave my kids a little bowl of Froot Loops to snack on while they waited for their food-- it was really sweet! (Pun intended!) They have a couple tv, booths, tables, and a breakfast bar; All you need in my opinion. The prices at Kristi's are also some of the most reasonable in town-- I really don't think they can be beat! read more

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The cafe is Amazing! A Mom and Pop dinner that always serves fresh and fast. The service is always quick and attentive to details and the service staff is always kind and help one another. The 'Big Lebowski' is my go-to on every visit! So Delicious! The cafe ambience is simple and clean. They do a very good job keeping up with day to day with wiping it down and keeping it fresh. read more

Local here. 1st and 2nd time, excellent! High praise. 3rd and 4th with guests, awful everything. I was embarrassed. Consistency is the key to success. Who is at the pass? An egg ordered over-med should not go out as an over-easy that broke running under undercooked home fries and cold toast. Have not been back. read more

My friend and I enjoyed a lovely relaxing lunch. The food was good. We weren't rushed and our server was attentive. This was my first time here at lunchtime and I will come again. read more

Food is great, but they are not accommodating for large groups. Refused to even let us sit at a table before the rest of the group arrived. Made for a very stressful experience. read more

Best Eggs Benedict I have ever had! I don't live in the area but the next time I am in the area this place is #1 on the list. read more

Breakfast with the Opa! It's seat yourself and there was surprisingly lots of tables to choose from. We sat and were immediately greeted by our waitress. She asked for drinks and gave us menus. The diner coffee was typical. It tasted a tiny bit burnt but I've had worse. I ordered the big Lebowski with blueberry pancakes. It was eggs, sausage, toasts, home Fries and pancakes. The pancakes were huge and there were two. They were fluffy, moist and delicious. The scrambled eggs were basic eggs but could have used a bit of salt. The home fries were good but I like mine a little darker. Our waitress was extremely kind and very pleasant and patient with my 80 year old grandfather who uses a walker so that was the most important thing. A lot of people on a Saturday wouldn't be but they were amazing. Five stars on service alone. read more

Kristi's Cafe - The big Lebowski - Cafes Near Me - Auburn, Maine

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Honestly, I'm still eating the burrito but I'm eating it so fast I had to stop to breathe! I figured I would post a quick comment because it is ABSOLUTELY delicious. I live in auburn and I haven't really ventured out to try anything new since I moved here, and I truly just wanted a breakfast burrito (I'm from Arizona so I'm used to authentic Mexican food and breakfast burritos are at every restaurant). I went with the option of having the home fries on the side instead of in the burrito and I think that's the way to do it! The home fries aren't the most amazing thing in the world but they work well as an easy breakfast side. BUT SERIOUSLY GUYS, the steak is so perfect and tasty and the jalapeños have juuuust the right amount of kick. Also, the cheese is perfectly melted (as you can see) and the bacon is obviously not microwaved, it's thicker and crunchy yummm. It comes with salsa and sour cream and I did a little dippin in both and *muah* so good! I'll definitely be a regular here in no time. Thanks to the lovely girls who took care of my order it was ready pretty fast! Go do yourself a favor, get this dang burrito! It was only like 8 bucks!! read more

Kristi's Cafe - Breakfast Steak Burrito - Cafes Near Me - Auburn, Maine

Parking lot has lots of space. Unorganized with seating, we were waiting and a couple came in and just immediately sat down while we were told to wait. Staff is friendly. Food is good. Ordering and wait for food was quick. Prices are average to low. Would recommend. read more

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Local spot always busy. Why? Must be the prices. Our breakfast was so unimpressive. Breakfast sandwich had soggy bread. French toast, was it more than plain white bread soaked in egg? Home fries were not fresh potatoes but frozen and fried cubes. Ham flavorless. Sorry we won't return. read more

Great food! First time here. Lived I. Maine my whole life. Super good food! Will come back. And fast service ! read more

Kristi's Cafe - Sausage, egg and American cheese burrito. Home fries and corn beef hash - Cafes Near Me - Auburn, Maine

I was looking for a place to take my daughter to breakfast on a Monday, when many places are closed. We found a winner in Kristi's! It was pretty crowded, and there was no one there to greet us - we noticed the "seat yourself" sign, but most empty tables weren't cleared. We found one and waited a few minutes before the server noticed us. She apologized and explained that several large groups all came in at once. She promised to be right with us, and she was. Our server was friendly and attentive. My daughter went off menu (she thought) with blueberry French toast (later she noticed it on the sign outside), and I had a side of hash and one egg. Everything was really delicious! And the total including a tip was just over $20. We will definitely be back. read more

Kristi's Cafe - Blueberry French toast. Real maple syrup would've been an extra $2.50 :/ but it was good. - Cafes Near Me - Auburn, Maine

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This is a cool place we just discovered by chance. Good food and good service we are definitely coming back there are more things in their menu we just must try. read more

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Go on Sundays for a great Eggs Benedict! Always attentive and courteous servers and all for a very reasonable price!

Here's the skinny: Food was delicious. Service was good. Ambiance is homey and inviting. Place is popular, (ie) the Place was almost packed at 10 AM on a weekday. They close at 2PM and only serve breakfast and lunch. The portions to price ratio is a bit on the scant side. The corned beef hash is the best I've had, but for $9.00 I would have expected more than the 3/4 cup of it that I got. The portions will help you stick to your resolution to lose weight. They are fantastic with kids! I like this place. read more

Kristi's Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Auburn, Maine

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Great local spot with excellent breakfast. Thank you, Abbie, for epic service!! Can't wait to get back ...

Great food on a very busy Saturday. Best toast I have had at a breakfast place in as long as I can remember.

First time. Went at 1 pm to avoid breakfast rush. Waitress friendly, attentive and masked. Owner on site...could hear her giving directions to staff. Cafe typical home town countryish atmosphere. Food came out in less than 7 minutes. Hot, fresh. Patty melt cooked as requested...fries hot and flaversome. Scramble underseasoned...but maybe intentional? Needed salt and pepper. However, hit and filled with veges. Homefries OK. Not crisp. Could be cause end of day. Would go again. read more

Kristi's Cafe - patty melt grilled onion rye bread - Cafes Near Me - Auburn, Maine

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Great food, with lots of variety and decent pricing. Staff are also friendly and helpful. Will visit frequently!

A real disappointment. This was my third time at Kristi's Cafe. Each time, the food has been excellent, but the service has been horrendous. Today, I didn't even receive my food. I had been seated for over 45 minutes, having ordered just an omelette and a pancake. Our server had poured coffee and twice forgotten to bring the milk or creamer we suggested. And when the food finally came, my order was wrong. We sat for another 30 minutes while the others in my party are and had to leave before my food came because we had to make a tee time. My breakfast was a hot dog at the course. Wont be back, which is sad, because they have some of the best corned beef hash I've ever had. And I feel bad writing this review because the cools are so great. But the extremely slow ticket times and poor service ruined our meal (for those who got them) and there are just better places around. read more

Needs to have a better system for seating people. Several people were seated as head for us due to no one knowing who arrived first. Once seated the experience was much improved. Food was excellent and served in a timely manner. Would definitely recommend, but hope they improve the seating process. read more

Nothing bad to say about this little breakfast joint. It is now our go to when we don't feel like cooking breakfast on the weekends. What I like the most is the simplicity. You know exactly what you're getting, a good, simple breakfast for a very decent price. PLUS they have REAL corned beef hash ... not that stuff out of a can, and let me tell you what it's amazing with an over easy egg on top. Friendly staff. Good service. Clean. Good food and good prices. read more

This is a basic diner, so I'm judging it on that level. And, at that level of expectation, they did everything right. It was spacious, well let, pleasant and clean. Service was happy and attentive. Everything was cooked exactly as ordered. The menu is limited - burgers, sandwiches and a couple of salads are the totality of the lunch menu, but breakfast is also served all day. The ingredients, and recipes, are straight up standard diner. And, they're doing it just fine. The menu (due to be replaced) had some odd pricing - $3.00 extra for bacon on a burger, but a BBQ bacon burger was only a $1.50 upcharge? The server was used to people rolling their eyes at that and ordering the BBQ bacon burger hold the BBQ sauce - and she recorded that order with a smile. Nothing else to say, really - we'll be happy to eat there again if we're in the area. read more

Good place to have a nice little breakfast ... my hubby loves the homemade hash. Wait staff could do better. But food is amazing

Good service, food, and atmosphere. Their homemade hash is very good! Try a mimosa as well.

My wife and I just happen to stumble upon this place and I must say it's fantastic, the staff is so friendly, and of course the food was amazing. read more

I wanted to like this place and I will give them another shot, but...we went on Father's Day for a late breakfast. We waited about 30 minutes for a table of five, which given the day, was understandable. Our server promptly greeted us and was all smiles, though she seemed pretty harried. We took our time ordering and were pretty much absorbed in conversation when we noticed that it had been over 30 minutes since we'd placed our order! After about 40 minutes, our food finally arrived - in stages. Three of the dishes were confused, with one person's omelette being placed with another person's toast, etc. To that, two of the omelettes were simply incorrect. Unfortunately, we had to discover that by actually biting into them. We had also ordered two servings of corned beef hash. One of them looked great. Mine was extremely dry and over-cooked. Both were very salty. From the time the first dish was served, it was a good five minutes till the last person was served. In my opinion, that's simply unacceptable. Our server was kind, and apologized profusely. An accommodation on the bill should absolutely have been offered, though none was - and I was not going to make the request. I paid the bill, which with a 20% tip, came out to $93. Most of the food was fair to okay. Our server did keep returning and kept our water glasses and coffee cups full, which was very much appreciated. read more

2nd try at Kristi's. OK, I guess, but I'd rather do breakfast somewhere else. I ordered 3 eggs "over well", a side of hash, English on the grill and coffee. Hash is REALLY yummy.; I just wish there was a bunch more of it. Eggs came "over-easy-plus-a-little": way too runny to pass for "over well". Service was quite quick and appropriately friendly. Tab with tax was 14$ or so. My belly was not very full for that price. There are breakfast places that I truely love. This isn't one of them. read more

This place has replaced the old Silvers breakfast place ln Auburn this new place has breakfast and brunch opened till 2pm the food here is great and the service is great I would definitely recommend a place to go read more

Kristi's Cafe - Great food and the right portions real rye bread not the grocery store stuff a place you will definitely come too - Cafes Near Me - Auburn, Maine

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Decided to bring my folks here when they came up the visit. My dad and I both got omelettes and my mom got scrambled eggs and toast. Me and mom are not that picky but dad is so the fact that they had orange marmalade was a big plus(he heard it and immediately perked up), they got our cheeses switched but they fixed it as soon as they saw the mistake and everything was on point and generously portioned! They are a smaller place and only have 2-3 waitresses so if you don't have much time maybe go somewhere else, but if it's a lazy day it's the perfect place for breakfast/brunch!! Now we'll go home and happily laze about on the couch with our food babies. read more

Stopped in for breakfast and was presently surprised. The place on a Thursday at 10AM was hopping. Even though they were busy the waitresses were friendly and very helpful. The prices are reasonable and the amount of food plentiful. I will go again. read more

Very disappointed in the service. While the food would've been ok, it came out cold after we waited over an hour for it to come. The service was extremely disorganized where customers who came in well after us got their food before we even got menus. The waitress was unpleasant and when we asked the status of our food, she was snappy. This has turned us off from returning to this restaurant in the future. read more

Stopped in for lunch while on vacation visiting family in the area. Clean and cozy little place with a decent variety of food to choose from. Very good service and food was good. Staff very friendly and prompt during service. Thanks read more

First time ordering take out from here. Had the corned beef breakfast burrito! Amazing! will be back for this, a new favorite breakfast treat. read more

Nicely decorated now. Breakfast was good and came out quickly despite a full house. Open kitchen that looked clean. Bar seating available. Alcohol available...debated on a Bloody Mary with breakfast, but decided against it. Corn beef hash is homemade and yummy. read more