Went to the Broadway Restaurant during restaurant week in Worcester, MA. The restaurant was offering a special table d'hote dinner menu for the week (as were most other restaurants). This was a first visit to the restaurant and I have to say I was impressed. The ambiance is very "Denny's-like" (and it is a popular breakfast place), but the dinner was a little on the sophisticated side what with the restaurant offering, among other things, Baked Alaska for a dessert choice. Baked Alaska is not all that hard to make, but so few restaurants offer it and the ones that do are usually a littel up-scale and eclectic. This is definitely a " do not judge a book by its cover" establishment. Food and service were both great and the price was very reasonable. read more

we were so disappointed,the food was horrible the pastrami sandwich tasted like dishwater and the steak was so tough my poor sister who is an invalid could not chew it the blitzes tasted like they had mold in them and the potatoe pancakes were really badly do not know what happened to the broadway but it has really gone down hill and the price was expensive.well at least my chickens will eat it read more

I just got a brunch burger delivered that was just a burger with mayo. A gross amount of mayo. read more

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The food was amazing as always. The waitress Anna is a gem, very attentive and polite. We will b making this our weekly spot for sure. Quiet and peaceful read more

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Overall great! Extensive menu and the food was excellent. Big portions, great service. The restaurant itself is not fancy, not hip- it's older and has a bit of a rundown feel BUT the food made up for it. read more

We usually have had consistently good breakfast here but on a recent Sunday visit it took 40min to get a spinach benny and 2 over easy eggs with gravy. It would have been ok if the food was edible. The hollandaise sauce was a congealed yellow glob that must have been sitting in the kitchen for some time as well as the country sausage gravy. The waitresses know us there and our server did apologize for the service. If you're going to expand your business & hours figure out a better way to take care of your regulars. read more

The breakfast was so good I wanted to stay at the restaurant and wait until lunch! Great options and specials. The feel is very old time diner, makes you feel like you're in the 50s. Loved it read more

Great breakfast place! One big caveat (a new policy) is they will not ask you your preference on fresh squeezed OJ vs basic OJ. The fresh squeezed OJ they sneak in on your bill will be 1/3 of the cost of your food, therefore making a quite a substantial impact on your total bill. read more

The Broadway is an institution. Nobody else in the area is serving matzo brei, and their latkes are unparalleled. Seriously excited to try their baked Alaska soon. What an absolute classic. read more

We were getting increasingly worried that Broadway might soon go by the wayside as have other iconic establishments in the City, especially on Water Street (e.g. Widoff's and Lederman's Bakeries). We've been meaning to go for some time, but only wound up there for a late Saturday lunch because we struck out at Birch Tree Bread (the line was ridiculously long and unmoving upon our arrival, due to, I'm assuming, the plethora of holiday shoppers at Crompton Place), another spot we've been itching to visit. After settling into a comfortable booth and getting acquainted with our very pleasant server, Ella, we reminisced while perusing Broadway's extensive time-tested menu. We were in the mood for breakfast fare so we both ordered from the House Specialties: Cheese Blintzes with strawberries and whipped cream, and a Broadway Special (two eggs, bacon home fries, toast and jam). Sis threw in a grilled bulkie roll for good measure (Widoff's was still on her mind). We were not disappointed, and enjoyed every last morsel of our food. The coffee was very good as well (both the regular and decaf are still delivered to your table in thermal carafes). The Broadway is nostalgia in Worcester, right up there with Coney Island. Not much has changed over the years (not since their most recent revamping). Not in ambience, food quality, reasonable prices, and service. We hope they will be there for a long time to come. read more

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We had a great meal here! I got the matzo brei which was fun to be able to get in a restaurant- it's not easy to find much Jewish food in Worcester! They were great, as were the blintzes. Super friendly service, terrific iced coffee with coffee ice cubes. Interior is clean, humble, and feels like a time capsule, in a positive way for us. We can't wait to come back and try more of their unique menu items. read more

I would give this place negative stars if I could. Waited for an hour, not one server came to give us an update. Will never go here again. Horrible staff, and very understaffed. read more

Super Friendly Service, delicious food, and cozy atmosphere! Wait Staff was very attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. The food was fresh with generous portion sizes. read more

Whenever i am in Worcester visiting my parents we come here to eat. They always brought me here as a kid and it still has the same delicious food. They have a variety of options on the menu such as Potato Pancakes my Mothers favorite, Matzo and Eggs, Breakfast sandwich Melts, Omelettes, and my personal favorite their Pancakes. I was here recently with my parents during the pandemic. They are opened inside with tables that have plenty of distance, which made us feel very safe. The service is always very friendly and attentive. read more

Expect to do some waiting for Sunday brunch but they're fast! Came in for breakfast around 1115am, waited a bit, but still seated and paying the bill less than an hour later! Got the Nutella stuffed French toast special (out of croissant so we got the regular but not disappointed) it was perfectly full of Nutella, and topped with loads of fresh berries and whipped cream. Yummmm! also got the Roma omelette: "pesto" tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, Italian toast. The toast was somehow stale? Or just too thin BC it was pretty hard, and also just coated in too much butter. Not the end of the world since I was sharing and got to enjoy the French toast and we were too full to eat all anyway! (Needed a box!) the omelette itself was well-made, FILLLLED with lots of tomatoes and creamy fresh mozzarella, and then also *basil* - fresh basil- which I much preferred over pesto anyway. My one comment is that it made the plate a little watery (it's tomatoes, whatcha gonna do) and that a little fresh chiffonade of basil over the top would have made the aroma fill the dining room! This huge omelette was also accompanied by home fries as well, that were well-seasoned, but very UNDER Done from the well-done potatoes I ordered. But they tasted good st least even if I was missing my crunch. A good place, a busy place, lots of specials, with good iced coffee (none of that hot coffee poured over ice crap), with lots of "house specialities" aka Jewish / Eastern European items like blintzes, lox n shmear, and latkes-- means this is going to become a go-to place to check out for years to c read more

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This is a Worcester favorite. I have lower expectations in the Woo than when I'm in Boston, but the Broadway just feels like home. It's like having an aunt who is always trying to feed you with heartwarming home cooked meals (with lots of oil and grease and love). My favorite is the blintz (a diner staple), and the homefries. Everything on the menu is delish, and I love the no-frills, vintagey, classic Worcester feeling I get when I slip into a booth. Just brunch it. read more

Good variety of dishes but not my favorite brunch place in Worcester. Tried the potato pancake breakfast plate, not what I was expecting. The steak was too fatty in the steak and eggs. The potatos were not very fresh. I liked the vibe of the place and would definitely give it a second chance to try the sweet stuff. However, if I'm craving savory I wouldn't stop by at Broadway. read more

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Weak I hate to write a poor review about a place that has been around for as many years as the Broadway, but the place just really isn't very good. You walk in and there's a weird stale atmosphere and the layout is very strange. Also, you know there's a problem when you hit a spot at 6pm on a Saturday night and it's dead. Ordered a couple of simple apps and my friends ordered a sandwich. All of the items were mediocre to poor. No flavor, very unsatisfying. Sorry Broadway, I won't be back. The only reason I gave this 2 stars instead of 1 is the amount of years it's been open, but at this pace it won't be open much longer. Thanks read more

I hadn't been here since I was a kid. That was before the place was redone. 30 years later, and probably time for another redo, I stopped for lunch while in the city. The Broadway has been "Famous for over onehalf century" -quoted from, among other sources, their website. Holy cow!! It was still stuck in the 70s. The clientele was...um....older, I guess. The specials consisted of Salisbury Steak (!), Sausage Cacciatore, a Fish Sandwich! My first thought was "can I get a Sanka with that, or a Tab?" It was evident where the 'blue plates' go to die. When the waitress asked, from the counter (I was at a table), what I was drinking, I ordered a Coke. Little did I know that was the highlight of the meal. It was a Friday, so I had to try the chowder, as I am a sucker for chowder. It was on the special board, so that was decided right away. As I perused the hokey, garish menu, the one with huge pictures of food from another planet, I noticed the chowder was priced higher than soup. I figured this was an indication that it was homemade. Wrong. It was a bowl of warm milk and dissolving "potatoes" from a can, with saltines on the side. It was, at best, below par. Rather than get one of the "Specials" I opted for a "NY-style deli" sandwich I was in the mood for a Reuben and theirs was served with fries and pickle. How could I go wrong? Well, the sandwich was out in a flash, hot off the grill and pretty good. Not that I was expecting or even wanting it, but the pictured coleslaw was just a mirage, the pickle was from a jar; it was that weird, green, cooked dill like in the supermarket. The fries were underdone and mealy, but to their credit, they were underdone in fresh oil and they have good salt. Service was good other than the initial drink request. I tried to keep things low maintenance as my server had enough to deal with from her other patrons who were a little curmudgeonly. Someones Cacciatore had too much spice and his spouse's Salisbury steak was not hot enough. read more

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Delicious Food ,affordable prices for the portion you receive.They make homemade corn beef hash which is delicious,also homemade ice-cream, potato pancakes and pancakes with different toppings-flavors every weekends.Very Friendly Staff and the couple thats run the bussiness is nice!!! read more

Recently went here for breakfast, the food was fairly decent. Mostly your basic diner food. Our waitress was alright. Didn't check on the table, or ask us how the food was. However, what made me rate this higher was the hostess. I think her name was Olivia, she was so friendly, professional and made me feel right at home. She was the one who actually walked by and asked us if everything was alright. They should make her be the waitress instead of handing menus out, leave that for the unmotivated waitresses who just stand there anyways. read more

Solid diner offerings in a city full of them. Broadway stands out a bit due to the inclusion of some classic Jewish cuisine (lox, potato pancakes, Matzo & eggs). Otherwise, the menu is fairly similar to other Worcester diners and the overall food quality is somewhere in the middle. My only real complaint is that the food is served a bit underseasoned, but you can fix this with a little salt and pepper. Prices are pretty reasonable too. read more

The Broadway is part diner, part casual family restaurant and part Keno parlor. I've never seen anyone playing Keno in the dining area but the TV shows the results just in case you want to follow along. They're open until 8pm-ish so I imagine you could get dinner there but I've only hit it for breakfast and it does a diner-like job of it. If you order coffee you get your own pot at the table-- which is a nice little touch. The coffee is the regular diner variety and ample cream is already at the table. They have one of those plastic menus with pictures of generic food on it, so it's kind of like the old days at Big Boys, but there's more care to the food than you'd get in a chain and the daily specials can be pretty interesting. My last visit was early on a Sunday morning and I got a short stack of Oatmeal Raisin Walnut pancakes with a single egg and toast on the side. Needless to say I couldn't finish but everything was very good. The service was fast and the place was busy. There was a family with out of control kids that everyone (including the parents) were trying to ignore. It seemed like the parents were the only ones able to block them out. They were unruly enough that management should have said something, but they opted to keep the peace at the sacrifice of peace and quiet. Still a good place with solid food. The OJ is hand squeezed and a little expensive but it's great. read more

This will now be in our regular rotation of breakfast places. Broadway is one of longer standing locations in Worcester. The decor is somewhat dated, but i feel it works, as the place has been around for some time. It is actually a lot bigger inside then it looks. We were sat in the back room in a booth. The service was friendly and attentive. Out waitress checked on us often and got us through breakfast quickly. Bonus points that when you order coffee, they bring a carafe to your table, so your not waving down anyone for refills. I felt that was a simple, but thoughtful difference that can certainly make your visit more pleasant. The food was great. They serve some standard breakfast fare and they have some different options as well. Their specials are also a plus. Boyfriend ordered steak and eggs and it came out cooked the way he liked. The side of homemade corned beef hash was fantastic as well. I ordered the eggs, lox and onions dish and i loved it as well. They scrambled they eggs and there were pieces of lox throughout. They also adorned the plate with onions, lettuce and tomatoes. Overall, great breakfast and great service. Would recommend. read more

First of all the so-called manager wanted to be RUDE on the phone and act as if it was my fault because THERE WAS A HAIR IN MY FOOD. This place needs to be shut down and the food isn't even good! I called to report this and the manager began yelling at me over the phone so I went there in person and He was nowhere to be found and I just thought that was Ironic. DONT EAT HERE UNLESS YOU WANT HAIR IN YOUR FOOD AND BAD SERVICE. There is way to many other diners to be dealing with this kind of attitude and nastiness. Mind you I was just in there today! read more

No one gets five in this level of food operation Bradway finest Coffee ,great food Best in quality and ice cream.made theirr farm fresh dairy the old fation day top quality good service and clean feel at home at the Bradway known it since 1955 and proad to recommend the restraint and the crew. .Dick memories read more

Good, solid breakfast fare. Interesting selection of potato pancakes and blitzes, which was different. I got the Irish Benedict. Very tasty. Coffee was good, service outstanding. Prices were on the lower side compared to new places. Good local breakfast. read more

My grandfather, father, and I often go for breakfast here on Saturday mornings and it is always a delight to be there. The staff is friendly and will always go out of their way if you need them to. Their specials are unique and delicious and I'm always impressed with whatever I order. read more

Service was decent. Our waitress was verry sweet. The food was decent I loved the chicken noodle soup. I might go again but it was nothing spectacular. read more

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Amazing service! (My order wasn't made, but we all make mistakes) but the service made up for it %100. The lovely lady gave up free coffee and a free muffin while we waited. And the food was deleicious! You rarely get service and food this amazing. Highly recommend! read more

Soooo, we did not eat here but we will when passing through Worcester. We did attend an event that they catered. It was not fancy but the food was really good. There was smoked salmon and accompaniments that were standard. There was also egg salad and tuna salad that were just darn exceptional. I know, not gourmet but I cannot tell you how much I appreciated the quality of these two simple items. And there was a sweet kugel I thought to die for. Most soft and luscious. They had potato pancakes that I did not care for but others loved. Sorry no pictures but this simple luncheon was a delight. I pass through worcester quite a bit and will try the store. It is an easy on and off the highway for their location. As easy and fast as most rest stops would be. An update to the review. My wife and my cousin both say the potato pancakes were the best ever...... So there you have it. read more

As a long time Worcster resident , ashamed it took me so long to eat here ! Great breakfast options, great service ! Will Be back and often ! read more

The Broadway has been open as long as I can remember. Summer Saturday nights my dad would drive down and order hot fudge sundaes with homemade ice cream. The ice cream is still homemade and still fabulous. Also serve full breakfasts and lunches. The food is wonderful! Old Worcester family atmosphere......... read more

We had given up on not one, but two other breakfast joints before we finally decided to try The Broadway one Sunday morning. While the other places had 1 hour plus wait times, Broadway was able to seat us within minutes. The quick seating worried me that our breakfast would be sub-par, but I was delighted to find that everything was not only pretty good, but also wonderfully cheap. We loaded up on pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, french toast with fruit, and many many cups of coffee. After the mountain of plates was cleared away, all that was left was a surprisingly low bill and four irresponsible adults in a breakfast food coma. read more

Broadway is our third alternative when Annies or Lou Rocks has lines out the door. We were seated within minutes and ordered coffee. Ten minutes went by and we complained to another waitress that was folding napkins at a booth behind us. Instead of getting us coffee, she disappeared in the back to look for our waitress. She reappeared 5 minutes later and stated" she'll be right with you and continued to fold napkins. About 90% of the place was empty and we were not the only couple not getting service. When we watched the other booth get up and leave, we followed. Wait in line at one of the better restaurants. read more

Terrible customer service. Two other customers were seated after me and both parties were able to order, receive their food, eat, and pay their bill before I received mine. read more

Best place for breakfast/brunch on the weekend. Always busy, but rarely have to wait long. The specialty pancakes or french toast are always a good bet. Try the homemade ice cream. read more

This morning I decided that I must have lox and a bagel for my morning nosh. I have been craving it for 3 weeks and enough was enough. The Broadway was open! I went in and promptly ordered my lox with a bagel and a schmear to go. I had a cup of ok coffee while I waited. It was the best I have had when I haven't made it myself. Fresh bagel, light-handed application of cream cheese, just enough lox, fresh tomato and red onion slices. My one complaint was that for 4 pieces of bagel I only got 3 slices of tomato. The place was very clean and SO quiet on a Sunday. All adults enjoying low key conversations and no kids around. I did see an option of Mickey Mouse pancakes but that could be for the hungover Holy Cross kids ;) Anyway, I will have to go back for their Bavarian French Toast - that looked yummy! PS - We did try their ice cream at the Big Dipper at Elm park yesterday -- it was some of the best that I have had in this area. Hubby still loves Trombetta's better tho'. read more

Great breakfast place. We arrived when the funeral for several Boston Firemen was on and the place was a bit dreary. The food was fair and there was a very wide selection. I was disappointed in the croissant french toast, but the potato pancakes were stellar and really made the experience worth our time. Service was good but a bit distracted. I can totally understand that. read more

I just love this place on a weekend for brunch or during the week for a work luncheon. During the weekend they run some unique specials and mimosas. I had the Nutella pancakes and OMG they were amazing. My friend had the Eggs Benedict and the portions were huge. The waitstaff is super friendly and the place is clean unlike a lot of greasy old fashioned diners people are use to. They have homemade ice-cream that is to die for. Reasonable prices. Overall a great place. Plenty of parking on the weekends which is a huge plus for me. P.S. Try the fresh squeezed OJ which is hard to find in these parts. read more