So the atmosphere is certainly welcoming, servers and hostess were friendly and attentive. Drinks were okay, not amazing but the selection gives for a consistent option. However the food was very disappointing. I had the two step, my boyfriend the buffaquiles. For the two step- which is a basic American breakfast, pancakes, eggs, choice of meat (I ordered sausage) and breakfast potatoes- the pancakes came out flat and overly soft, likely from the pancake battet being overincorporated, the fix would be to be okay with a few clumps of the dry mixture when mixing the wet and dry parts of the batter. The potatoes were seasoned but they looked as if they were cooked overlong in the same pan which gave a lot of overcooked clumps. The sausage links I can't tell if they are house made or bought from a provider but they came out soulless. At first bite theres a small of sage... and then nothing, no salt, no fatty meaty flavor, nor herbs or spices, it was bland. Either allow for some salt and falt in the sausage if they're housemade or look for a new substitution if bought. Eggs are eggs the quality is good for eggs, just as a customer be sure to salt them yourself, I take this establishment caters also to people who need the control on their sodium and sugar intakes. Take on the buffaquiles.... so by the name these are the restaurants take on a Mexican breakfast dish called chilaquiles. Which is supposed to be tortilla chips tossed in a pan with a salsa mix. This coats and bakes the flavors of the salsa into the chips themselves. Then it's top with cotija cheese, chunky salsa or Pico, cilantro and egg. However what my boyfriend got was more like nachos. Just plain tortilla chips with chili, blended cheese, and an egg on top that dressed it as a breakfast item. That it's American chili is fine if that is going to be the spin on chilaquiles but it should be infused into the chips rather than serve as a bed for the chips. And this too the flavors were off, not enough red pepper in it to lend the bright savoryness that comes on chilaquiles. The fix here would be to understand what is the dish you are trying to recreate. If it's gonna be breakfast nachos, lean into it and make breakfast nachos, but if it's a slightly more complicated dish respect it even if you put a spin into it.

So while The Buff has points for the friendliness of the staff and the composure of its atmosphere it falters heavily in its food which as a restaurant should be it's biggest selling point. Until this is improved customers should come with extremely tempered expectations, or try some of the smaller style breakfast spots that do surprise and deliver here in Boulder.