We stopped by Skillets Cafe & Grill for breakfast on a beautiful October morning and chose to sit…read moreoutside, which ended up being the highlight of the experience. The patio was pleasant, the weather was perfect, and enjoying a cup of coffee outdoors made for a relaxing start to the day.
Unfortunately, the food and service didn't quite live up to the atmosphere. When we were seated, the hostess commented that the server "wasn't going to be happy" about where she put us, which felt like an odd thing for guests to hear. We ended up with a different server, and the service never really improved from there.
My husband ordered a coffee, and I ordered a latte. When the server returned, she brought two coffees and explained that the latte machine wasn't clean and assumed I wouldn't want to wait. That struck me as strange for a breakfast restaurant. Was the machine simply not cleaned yet, or had it not been cleaned at all? Either way, it seemed odd that a latte wasn't available during breakfast service without even giving me the option to wait. The coffee itself was perfectly fine.
For food, my husband had the Kitchen Sink breakfast, which he thought was decent enough. I ordered an egg and sausage sandwich on a croissant. If you're expecting a flaky, buttery croissant, don't. What arrived looked more like a large dinner roll with decorative rings pressed into the top. The egg was also a large scrambled patty rather than a freshly cooked egg, which was disappointing and not what I expected from the menu description.
Like many restaurants, they serve imitation maple syrup and charge extra for real maple syrup. While offering real maple syrup as an upgrade is understandable, the additional charge felt a bit ridiculous given the overall prices. Combined with the processed-style breakfast sandwich, the menu felt more like a chain restaurant than the locally owned spot it presents itself as being.
After reading other reviews that called it a tourist trap, I can see where those opinions come from. Based on this visit, we didn't find anything that would bring us back. To be fair, we only tried breakfast and perhaps a broader sampling of the menu would change my mind, but based on this experience, I doubt we'll be returning.
The outdoor seating and beautiful fall weather were wonderful, but the food and service simply didn't match the setting. Overall, not a terrible experience, just not one we'd repeat.