First visit. Ordered there for takeout, so I didn't pay attention to atmosphere. Waiter was helpful and patient. My wife enjoyed the turkey club wrap but I lived the burger. Got real medium rare meat and paid extra for bacon, mushrooms and cheese. Was offered raw or sautéed onions too got them cooked. The meat was appropriately seasoned, but the real flavor bomb was also due to the very generous extras... no skimping. It was a delightful burger on a tasty bun. My 1 criticism is there were no napkins included and I didn't think to ask for any. Messy, delicious burger! I recommend you check them out. I'll be back. read more

This restaurant was recommended to me to get some breakfast around the area. Wanted to try a new place so why not. Driving in there is a hidden parking lot on the left side of the restaurant. Walking in it the host greeted us and asked us to sit anywhere we like. It is a cute place with plenty of seating indoors and outdoors. It was a bit humid out so we ate inside. When we sat, we were told that there is a coffee and tea bar. I thought that was cute and efficient. You get up, grab a mug and pour your own hot drink. I order the sampler which had a little of everything and my fiancé order the blueberry pancakes. We didn't know what to expect but the portions was huge. The French toast was good and the pancakes were normal nothing special. The home fries was a small portion on the plate. The bacon, eggs and sausage were good. To be honest I didn't need 4 slices of toast. Two max would have been good enough. My fiancé enjoy his blueberry pancakes. We didn't finished what we order cause it was so much. Overall great place if you want that diner style breakfast. The staff were friendly and welcoming. Would definitely come back. read more

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Breakfast is always fast and good. Relaxed atmosphere. Coffee refills. Parking is really the only drawback.

A quick breakfast stop and was well worth it. The breakfast club was the perfect size with eggs done over medium as requested. I love corned beef hash and this did Not disappoint. Asked for well done with a lot of crisp and they were on point. The hot chocolate could have been in a larger mug because it was Chocolaty and hot but was gone before I blinked. Servers were courteous and food came out fast and hot. Interior has a diner feel without the diner look. Reasonably priced and perfect for a small town breakfast eatery. My only big complaint was the handicap parking was not really accessible to the building. It was a walking challenge for me to go from the back of the restaurant, around d the building, and back to the front. If you have mobility challenges, may be best to be dropped off in front. OR maybe they could let handicap folks use the back door in the parking lot. read more

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This is my favorite diner in the country. The food and portion are all amazing. The servers are always so friendly and attentive. I love the self serve coffee bar, and the coffee is actually really good. If I didn't live in the west coast, this would be the kind of place I'd want to be at every weekend. It's a great casual diner vibe that makes me want to go back to every time I'm in the area. read more

Ample Parking in the back, a tastyand creative menu and a small help yourself coffee bar. There has never been a delay with food service. The kindest wait staff always happy to help. read more

We are here on a trip and needed to refuel for breakfast . It was incredible. 10/10. The food was amazing and the cooks are working so hard! They are very nice and accommodating, we had our son in his car seat and they got us a high chair to put it on so we could see him I highly recommend! read more

When Pigs Fly - Mavis Medley - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waterford, Connecticut

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When Pigs Fly is an institution in the area for breakfast. Anyone here who wants a true local CT experience should make it a point to come. Known for their eclectic decor, delicious food and hefty portions, WPF hit the mark this weekend as always! This time around, we ordered a Super Scramble along with the Sausage and Gravy. Both were so filling, with eggs cooked perfectly. Potatoes extra crispy as we ordered. Awesome sourdough toast. Corned beef hash also good. Self serve coffee had a good variety of flavors as well, I mixed French vanilla and regular (with a splash of cream)! It used to be cash only, but you can now use a card to pay, which made things easy as well. Never regret coming here, excited to return next time I'm in the area! read more

When Pigs Fly - Sausage and gravy - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waterford, Connecticut

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Food amazing. Fresh ingredients. Great portions. Coffee bar wonderful with different roast/flavor/decaf. Turkey sandwich is real turkey, not sandwich meat. AND THEY ACCOMMODATE FOR ALLERGIES!!!! Highly recommend and worth the wait! read more

Such a cute place. First time visiting. I was welcomed as soon as I walked in. They have decor that is piggy inspired. Reminds me of mom and pop restaurants from years ago. Ask for coffee to start. He told me that they had a coffee bar and that I could help myself to whichever coffee I'd like to choose. Walked over to a little makeshift coffee bar near the register. Again very cute and simple. The normal cups are on the right side of the cash register. Turnaround for your tea and coffee add in's like cream, milk and sugar. Highly Recommend their Crème Brûlée coffee. Yum. I ordered their Drew Omelette. It came out quickly even though they had a full seating if guests at the time. It was Delicious. They can be made to order which is great. I was able to add in the roasted Red peppers and it gave the omelette a nice bit of flavor. Also ordered their Banana Bread that is homemade and they were able to toast it so it had a little crisp to it, that I like. The menu had a ton of items to choose from and the waiter was very knowledgeable of it and was able to rattle off more options than I knew what to do with but happy he did. I did not feel rushed either. They brought me my normal... a to go box. Really was a nice first visit. I would definitely bring my family here when they come to visit. If you can, ask for Elias. Fabulous and Sweet Personality. Appreciate him taking care of me today. They take both cash and card. They can take it at the table or at the cashier area. Decent amount of parking in the rear of the property. Manager Note. Thank you and your staff for a wonderful breakfast experience. Small Manager Recommendations For us First Timer. 1. There are 3 Doors to choose one to come to... I ended up choosing the door on the Far left. After I was sat, I watched 5 different Guests come to the door on the right side like I did. A simple sign with an arrow to the Entrance would help First timers navigate where to go. 2. When you drive up, there needs to be a sign for parking. Like "When Pigs Fly Parking in the Rear" on an Arrow sign, otherwise people will have to turn around and figure it out themselves. read more

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Parking is always hit or miss for their back parking lot. We were able to get a spot and seated quickly. The waitress came over three times the entire time but we were assisted frequently by the bus boy. She only came over to take our food order, bring us the food and bring out the check. Pretty busy but got our food quickly. I ordered the banana bread french toast. Hubby ordered the sampler and stated that the sausage tasted like it was used in oil that was used repeatedly. read more

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So visiting from nyc and we ran into this place for some breakfast to go . I ordered the sampler for my husband that came with sausage , eggs, bacon , homefries, bread, 1 slice of french toast and a pancake. I had the country scrambler that is scrambled eggs with onion, mushrooms and sausage with homefries. The portions are generous. The omelet scramble was very tasty. The homefries needed serious seasoning. It is just cut up potatoes no pepper or onion. Just potatoes. They lacked salt entirely. The pancakes were okay. As was the French toast. The coffee set up was nice as they offer an open bar for as much coffee as you want. The coffee as i have experience in the New England area in general is not great. However, you can just walk up and get more coffee and fix it the way you like. It has the flying pig themed logo in the windows. And gives off that eclectic 1960 themed cafeteria look with light blue and white checkered floors. We were visiting for the memorial day weekend. I don't know if the staff were overwhelmed with the holiday rush but when asking questions they answered but their facial expressions screamed im bothered. The food was okay. The place was clean. It worked for what we needed at the moment. read more

When Pigs Fly - To go country scramble with home fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waterford, Connecticut

Lost their way I had to send my plate back twice and just looked like a stomach ache. A place I recommend to most, it's been more than 15years since I ate here. Hopefully next time I'll get a better experience. Overall food was ok, just needed a little love . My biggest complaint was bacon was under cooked read more

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Cute little spot in Waterford. We stopped in late morning on a Saturday before running some errands. Self-serve coffee bar with unique flavors (snickerdoodle, caramel vanilla, hazelnut). We tried the breakfast scramble & Marguerite omelet. Loved that they had leaner breakfast meat options (turkey sausage & chicken apple sausage). read more

When Pigs Fly - Delicious Snickerdoodle coffee - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waterford, Connecticut

Great food and service So many different kinds of breakfast Plus lunch and all made in house read more

Excellent waitstaff, very friendly. I have celiac disease and they have 1 choice of gluten free bread. I use that to substitute for an English muffin on my Hocus Poachus. I also get a fruit bowl every time I'm there. The fruit is delicious with honeydew and cantaloupe melon galore. It's a definite choice for a delicious breakfast. read more

Great place and food wonderful. Staff very nice. Place is very cool with tables like the ones I grew up with!!

Great environment for brunch. Delicious food and nice customer service. Love to be back when back to this area. read more

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My favorite local breakfast place! This is one of the few places I go where I struggle to order because there are so many good menu choices, such as the various Scrambles. And then, there is the specials board. The specials are always so good and a bit unusual, such as a pulled pork omelette and wonderful pancake and French toast options. I also love the flavored coffees and that you can help yourself. The servers are exceptional too. Fast, friendly and genuinely cheerful. Shout out to Casey who always remembers us and treats us like old friends! read more

When Pigs Fly - Chicken and Waffles special with home fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waterford, Connecticut

We had a late brunch. Service was friendly. The menu seemed good but flavours left much to be desired. We had the corned beef and sauerkraut omelet, pistachio French toast, grits and a tuna melt. The omelette was not well seasons and lacked sufficient flavor from the ingredient that were present. The home fries that came with all meals were absolutely disappointing. They were 1/2 in x 1/4 in bits of potato which closer to the consistency needed for mashed potatoes than home fries. Proper home fries should be at least 1 inch cubes so that they could get crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. The pistachio French toast was just a pistachio loaf cake lightly dipped in batter with a drizzle of a confectioners sugar glaze. All in all it disastrously sweet. The tuna melt and grits were standard. We will not be headed back there in a hurry. read more

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Great food, awesome vegetarian options and great service! Might be the best hash browns I've ever had!

Great breakfast, fast service and incredibly nice staff! A L O T of food for your money!!! You won't be disappointed! read more

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Good food, good coffee. Every dish is HUGE!! Come with an appetite because you're gonna eat a lot!

My regular brunch spot in CT. Reminds me of Brooklyn. Food is pretty good. Great staff and nice atmosphere.

My parents made me take a day off and had us drive an hour to have breakfast here because they were blown away the first time they went here and i could totally see why. Such a cute place with creative menu. I had a mac n cheese omelette! My dad swears by the sausage and gravy, and my brother fell in love with the banana bread frenchtoast. read more

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This is my go-to favorite breakfast location on the Shoreline. They offer everything you could possibly want and all with good quality. The decorating is a bit kitchy in the most loving wonderful way. It's a place you can stop to feel joy while enjoying some seriously delicious breakfast foods. If you've never tried anything here I would recommend their breakfast sampler. You'll leave overly full but it gives you everything you could want for breakfast. Bonus that the pancakes are the fluffiest pillows you could eat. Savor that up! Parking in back. Handicapped accessible ramps leading into restaurant. Cash only but there's an ATM inside (with fee) - so bring cash if possible. Plenty of refillable coffee and tea that you grab yourself. Also a lot of seating options. If there's a wait you shouldn't expect it for too long since there are that many tables. Also in a convenient location just off of route 9 near Harkness. read more

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WOW! OMG! What else can I say. This is a place you should not miss. That is very easy to do because if it's location. If you blink you will miss it. All the parking, which is plentiful, is all in the back which is accessible through a very narrow strip. The inside is very clean, unique and eclectic. I loved it! I have never smelled such a clean bathroom. Not a fetish just saying it smelled so fresh. The coffee is self served. Their coffee station has a variety of coffees and mugs or paper cups to use. They have a very large specials board so make sure you read them. The menu's uniqueness definitely matches the decor. I had the Portuguese omelette which had linguica and roasted peppers. I also had the grilled sourdough toast. The portions were good and the food was very tasty. My friend ordered the breakfast burrito and he loved it. I was too busy enjoying my order to ask what was inside his burrito and loved it so much that he ate to quickly for me to see. Our waitress was very pleasant and attentive. Her name was Kim. She was a jewel!! I would definitely recommend this restaurant and next time I am visiting from Texas I will be back. read more

amazing food! even more amazing staff! it felt like we were eating in my grandmas kitchen. simply delicious! read more

Have breakfast before & loved it. Had lunch today for first time, very good. Super casual & clean & friendly. A must try.

We knew by the line out front that this place would be worth the wait. You're able to get coffee while you wait, which was really nice. I got the "Somewhere Special", a favorite from the sister restaurant "Somewhere in Time" - Absolutely heavenly. The best way to eat broccoli for breakfast- covered in cheese and bacon. Eric got the "Super scramble", and he recommends you add cream cheese to it for extra flavortown. Great cozy place with a lot of character. Very nice - Borat voice. read more

When Pigs Fly - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waterford, Connecticut

Stopped in here for breakfast with the wife while in the area. Wait staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Breakfast was on point. Got the scrambled eggs with bacon/spinach and cream cheese. Was delicious. Wife got the sampler and enjoyed it all. Would definitely go back when in the area. read more

Great service, nice place to have breakfast or lunch! Plenty of space and the kids love the menu options! We will be back!

What a treasure - slow down or you will pass it right by... ample seating, awesome service and well stocked fresh coffee bar. Make sure you try the garlic hash browns -Ample portions would be an understatement! So these piggies got there wings! read more

When Pigs Fly - Sampler - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waterford, Connecticut

YES YES YES!! If you love a full plate of food and free self serve coffee this is the place for you. We had amazing service even though they were busy and food came out super quick. I went with the sampler and barely was able to finish my plate. This is a place YOU MUST GO! read more

Best breakfast we had on our vacation. Great place, funky vibe. Retro (50's) style tables and chairs but recently redone. Very clean and bright. Portuguese omelette was great as was the sausage gravy. Kids French toast and pancakes were solid, not kids menu versions but just smaller portion of the adult fare. Hash browns were great too. Very reasonably priced. Cash only, but they have an ATM inside. Staff were all friendly. If we lived here I'd definitely come back. read more

Very good breakfast place with a nice earthy vibe and which can attract a crowd. So go about 15-20 minutes before you want to eat, enjoy the coffee while you wait for your table (ideally on the porch outside chatting with your fellow would-be diners), and then enjoy a great breakfast. But given the vibe and the menu I wanted it to be better than it was -- hence 4 stars instead of 5. While the service was great -- and they manage the line well -- but the food just didn't quite deliver. The breakfast quesadilla was good (and green), but not outstanding. The french toast was great, but the blueberries atop it (ordered in addition) were flavorless and we didn't eat them. The ham/cheese/spinach omelette was good, but a touch dry and the filling all loaded to one side. Make no mistake, the food was very good and I'd come here again. But with the vibe and the crowd, I was hoping for more. It's easy to miss driving by -- the sign is small. In general, look for the place with the people waiting outside and then turn right *immediately* into the narrow lane to the parking lot in back. Cash only, beware! read more

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Well, I finally made it to this breakfast place I've been meaning to get to for some time today. In a building with others businesses. Love the name and pigs are featured prominently in the restaurant decor. Lots of windows and retro formica tables even with some nice outdoor seating. Cozy and pleasant surrounding. I ordered the sampler for $14.00 including coffee which has LOTS of food including a piece of french toast, two pieces of bread ( i got sourdough ) one large pancake, two eggs, lots of hash browns, two slices of bacon and some of the best sausages I have had in Connecticut. These are not your average american Jimmy Dean sausages but the kind you get in the UK or Germany when you order traditional breakfasts....fat, juicy with mostly meat not mostly fat, VERY good breakfast sausages! The good rating is definitely about the sausages. I was surprised how much I liked the rather oddly cut potatoes too, these hash browns were quite tasty. Pancake was average but fluffy, French toast needed to soak longer into the egg batter for my taste. Service was perfectly fine and man, did the food come out quickly. When I parked in the back lot and got outta my car, I could smell the bacon aroma beckoning me to get inside quick. I knew I found the place with the little piggy on their back stoop! I do wanna check out their sister restaurant in Mystic too read more

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An amazing last brunch place to top of a trip to New London. My friend who lives here had been meaning to try it so we decided to come and were not at all disappointed. We all got a sampler platter with different kinds of add-ins to our giant pancakes. These pancakes were the size of the whole plate with the other sides stacked on top or just barely squeezed in on the edges. We got a generous amount of toast in addition to a slice of french toast; in short, there were plenty of carbs to go around. Bacon was a little crispy for my taste and home fries could have been thicker (they were more like half-sized fries), but otherwise the food was amazing. To top it all off, coffee is included and unlimited. Our waiter even encouraged us to take a cup for the road. Amazing service and good prices made this the best brunch meal I've had in New England (so far). read more

Great local eatery. Prices is good and food is delicious with a help-yourself coffee bar.

Honestly I really want to rate this higher. I love local diners, and I frequent many of them. This one however really was only average. The potatoes were so so and the English muffin was a little bit burnt. Plus they also were cash only, which is just pretty inconvenient for most people these days. read more

When Pigs Fly - The Little Breakfast! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Waterford, Connecticut

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