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    The Breakfast Cottage

    4.4 (417 reviews)
    Closed 7:30 am - 2:00 pm

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    THE BREAKFAST COTTAGE ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Mike S.

    This quiet little place has amazing food! Very good service and prices were pretty good too. I had the count of Monte Christo. A honey ham, turkey and Swiss cheese sandwich made with French toast bread. It was very good. A side of grits to go with it. I tried to get a soda water with it, but they don't have carbonated water, so I ended up just getting a water. I can see this becoming a regular stop for whenever I'm in the neighborhood.

    Scrambled eggs, taters, side of gravy, pancakes and the meats
    Cara N.

    Food was awesome! Lobster shrimp omelette actually had a lot of meat in it. Sausage gravy is like your grandmas it's so good. Staff was friendly and the establishment was clean.

    Corned beef hash Benedict
    Michael M.

    Another amazing breakfast at the Breakfast Cottage! The food is so great here, never disappointed. Lovely place to sit outside by the tree with great waitress tending our party of 6. I had the corned beef hash eggs Benedict.

    The Monte Cristo
    Em S.

    I needed breakfast 10:30 on Sunday. The Breakfast Cottage was very busy so I wondered if I'd get a seat. I got one facing the bathroom. So much for ambience, watching folks hurriedly enter and then exit zipping pants. I ordered the Monte Cristo and an unsweetened ice tea. Both arrived super quickly. The Monte Cristo was tasty! I would definitely return here just for another Monte Cristo! I finished my tea and was not offered a refill and the check appeared without asking. It was obvious they wanted to turn this bathroom view table asap.

    Monte cristo sandwich with fries
    Rachel B.

    Very delicious and home cooked food. We had breakfast and it was very good, including the potatoes, grits, corned beef hash, omelette, and monte Cristo sandwich. Prices were average for breakfast. Service was good. The place has limited seating so we waited around 15 minutes for inside seating at 10:30am on a Sunday. They do have more tables outside on the deck under a huge tree.

    Classic Eggs Benedict w/city grits  - awesome and out of 26 restaurants my WINNER 2024!!!
    Thomas L.

    Just a few new photos, still awesome today on Mother's Day. Yelp won't let me just add photos to past reviews. Check out previous posts.

    Cherry cheesecake stuffed French toast
    Shannon D.

    French toast was so yummy. There is a friendly, home town environment here. Local at for sale. They put a fun spin on all the pancakes, French toast and waffles. This place is definitely worth checking out.

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    Thank you soo much! I hope to have you back very soon :-)

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    19 days ago

    Food is delicious. Only place where I will eat a BLT. I don't eat pork bacon and their Turkey bacon is so good!

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    Thank you Denise! See you again soon :-)

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    Thank you Cara! I loved serving you today! :)

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    I’m so happy that you loved it!

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    Thank you John!! :)

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    Fantastic menu and delicious food too! Great service and atmosphere . Friendly staff

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    I've been here a few times now and it truly never fails. This is classic breakfast at its finest.

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