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    Water Street Kitchen

    4.2 (203 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    WATER STREET KITCHEN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Chicken & Waffle $17
    Sabrina C.

    TLDR: Favorite brunch place in Winchester. This is my favorited place to get brunch & lunch. I bring people here all the time to see the alcohol wall and to try their amazing chicken & hush puppies. During beautiful days, Water Street is PACKED & there is a wait time. You can add yourself to their waitlist to get a call when you're next in line. On really busy days, I'll put my name on the list, walk down to the Hideaway Cafe or Espresso Bar & Cafe, grab a coffee, and wait for the text saying my table is ready. It's a "seat yourself" establishment. Parking is always difficult since it's city parking, but you'll find something. Paid meters ($0.75 per hour for red-label meters and $0.50 per hour for blue-label meters) during the week (M - F 9am - 6pm) & free on weekends. There are parking garages, but they're more expensive than the street (obviously). Food (4/5): The food is always so delicious. Love the Sweet Corn Hush Puppies ($8 app), Chicken & Waffle ($17 entree), Sunday Fried Chicken Sandwich ($14 entree), Orange Crush, Ruby Red Crush, and the Blackberry Lemonade! Fav sauce: Georgia Gold. I've been coming here for years, and I can't say I've ever had something I hated. Though I CAN say that the portions are slowly getting smaller and smaller. The Chicken & Waffle is now at 1/4 a Belgium Waffle. The menu says you get a Belgian Waffle, don't let them trick you. It's the IDEA of a Belgian Waffle in the form & texture of an Eggo frozen waffle. Service (3/5): Ok, service is hectic. It's a "seat yourself" establishment. It takes time for someone to come to your table, and when they do, ORDER. If you're inside, don't expect the server to come back soon OR once your food has been delivered. SOMETIMES you get a quick "everything ok?" from your server in passing, but don't expect it because they're always so packed, and they have to keep moving. You won't be getting a water refill if you're inside. Outside is a different story. Outside, it's a lot more laid back and you see your server more often. You can order more drinks & more sides & apps. The vibes are very different. Sit inside or outside based on your mood: hyper (inside) or relaxed (outside). Ambiance (4/5): Water Street used to have CANS and BOTTLES of beer, cider, seltzers, and wine on all the available wall space. It was amazing how wide a selection they had. But now, it's 1 wall half full. I'm not sure what happened or if they moved it or is bringing it back, but that was disappointing to see. They have a can chiller though, it doesn't make up for the missing alcohol wall, but it's really fast.

    Country fried steak
    Jeff H.

    We had brunch there on 1/26/2025. My wife had the chicken and waffles. Chicken was crispy and tender. Delicious. Waffle was very good but she found the shape and size to be odd but nonetheless very tasty. I had the country fried steak with roasted potatoes and sunny side up eggs. I would not order this again. The steak itself was crispy and tender. The sausage gravy was tasty. Eggs were cooked perfectly. The oven roasted potatoes were disappointing. They didn't seem to be made from fresh potatoes. They had a weird texture. If I go back, I will not order the oven roasted potatoes. Our server initially brought me the wrong order. I informed them of their mistake and they brought me the correct order in a few minutes.

    Dana M.

    We tried the Ruben & Chicken Salad sandwiches, both were huge portions and delicious. I really liked the side salad with poppy dressing. I enjoyed that they only sell vintage styled sodas and they have them on display on the walls.

    Chicken with waffle
    Kian K.

    I had chicken with waffle and eggs as side. Quality of food is very good. Service is excellent. Menu has quite a bit of great choices. Lots of great side dishes.

    Beer menu
    James G.

    A great option for lunch in Winchester. We had fried green tomatoes as an appetizer. I had catfish with brussels sprouts and green beans, with some cornbread. It was all very good. The place was very busy, and our server didn't check in with us as often as we would have liked (she did apologize for being MIA). I would go back though. I didn't have any alcohol but they had Bourbon County Stout on draft! Quite unusual. Cramped space but homey at the same time.

    Crab Cakes!
    Donald P.

    More like a 4.5. Ambience was a 5, with its location on Winchester's Loudon street/ traditional downtown walking mall. Food was a 4.5, with excellent crab cakes and a decent shrimp cocktail, accompanied by an excellent local beer. The chocolate dessert torte was out of this world! Service was also very good. A new favorite!

    The menu looks amazing!!!
    Cindy S.

    Visited this restaurant again when coming to town to visit friends. Our first visit was excellent. This visit was meh. We were seated right away (party of 5) in the back room with another party of maybe 12 people. It was so loud in there we couldn't hear each other. The acoustics were terrible low and really hampered my ability to enjoy myself. The food was also meh. My husband had meatloaf and I had a crab cake meal. The crab cake was tasty but it was less crab and more breading. Not what I was wanting for what I paid. The meatloaf was dense and not very flavorful. The PB pie was nothing special though tastes good. It was like one you buy from the frozen food section. Frankly disappointing this go and not sure we'll go back. The server was great though. Kept us refilled on drinks and was attentive.

    crab quiche with cheese grits and salad
    Rachel M.

    We stopped here for brunch on our trip to Winchester. It's a cute, historic cafe with good-sized portions and a homey bar. You can have a drink there or buy a mixed six of beer or wine with a host of selections from local wineries and breweries. Whenever I travel south, I need to get some grits and biscuits. Water Street had both along with a special daily quiche. I had the crab quiche, which was fluffy and cheesy and perfect for a light brunch. I'm not sure if this can be validated or not, but our tour guide at the Patsy Cline museum also said the original restaurant had been owned by Patsy's mother, if you want to add it to your tour of Winchester.

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    Excellent service and generous, fresh menu selections. This has become a favorite place.

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    Great food and service. Cami was great. Atmosphere was good as well. Thoroughly enjoyed our selves

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    Fantastic food. Friendly service. Best hush puppies we've ever eaten. Good value too and quaint interior.

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    Service is phenomenal and the food is even better! I do recommend being prepared for a wait, but it's 100% worth it

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    9 months ago

    Wonderful staff and amazing food! Best reuben I've had in a decade! And the fries are quite the treat!!!! Definitely will be back!

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