Surfside Rooster — Restaurant in Maryland

The decor reminds me of my grandmas old kitchen, and so did the food. If I could eat here once I week i absolutely would.

Everything looked and tasted like it was made from scratch. The potatoes were the perfect texture. The smoked salmon Benedict was probably the best I’ve ever had. Of two eggs I one was slightly over done and the other was perfectly runny. I would take it EXACTLY how it was 100 times again. It came on a croissant which was nice n crispy, and i tell you what I’d eat a bowl of that hollandaise. My partner got the fried chicken, i think it was called “ rooster steak “. It was great too.

BONUS: Homey, and rustic. The coffee mugs are all different in the cutest way. The server was kind and attentive even though they were absolutely slammed. they provide hot sauce at every table no need to ask.

Because it’s so good there are a few things you should be prepared for: • a pretty decent wait on a weekend morning (but no worries they have a large outdoor waiting area) •The only reason I didn’t give the atmosphere 5 stars is because the acoustics / echo in the main dining room make it extremely loud. If you are elderly, have ptsd, or autism, I’d recommend trying to come outside of average breakfast hours to avoid the large families with kids OR bring earplugs. Or maybe try being seated in the smaller dining area ! it’s worth it! • there isn’t a whole lot of parking in front of the restaurant ( though I got lucky and got a great spot) it fills up quickly. But it’s in a strip mall so there is more parking behind and around the building. Also the entrance/ exit in front of the restaurant is tight and risky, I recommend using the larger entrance behind the adjacent...

Stopping by on a Thursday about 10:30 and wrote our own names on the list as there was no hostess, just a sheet of paper that was placed obscurely under the earrings. I put our name on the list and we began to wait.... And wait.... And wait some more. There were several tables open for the 3 parties in front of us yet no one was being seated. After about 45 min, those parties finally were seated at the empty tables. And then we were seated, where we waited some more. We waited 20 more minutes to get our order taken, another 10 min after that to get drinks, then another 10 min to get silverware. While we waited the 40 min sitting here I counted the only waitresses tables at 14. The person that was "hostess" seemed to have no clue how to do that or bus tables or set tables and she was doing all three. We continued to wait some more for our food. There was no communication how long the wait was, that they were short staffed or anything. Perhaps they were short staffed and for that I'd be understanding but I don't know if that's fact or if they operate with two wait staff for the place, one on each side. I waited for a refill on my coffee and for some creamer. Our breakfast turned into dinner by the time we were served. When the food finally came, it was piping hot, but missing several items. It tasted great but wasn't worth the extreme wait. We asked about the missing items and recieved one of them for my son. We didn't ask again because we figured it would be another 2 hour wait for the biscuit. I had to get my own fork from the hostess when my kid dropped his. This was a far departure from the previous time we came here on vacation. Unfortunately we will not...

Food is great! Don’t get me wrong but they need to work on their seating system. I understand it’s a small place but maybe there would be some benefit to three servers. We went there a few weeks ago and it looked busy (they said the wait would be half an hour) but as a two top we were sat within ten minutes. Our drink order was quickly taken and brought in the appropriate amount of time by one server but I guess she wasn’t our server? And said our server would come by shortly. We looked over the menu and sat there for 40 minutes before we left. (My boyfriend was timing it because he was worried it might happen with how busy we were) I was a little disappointed but he was getting frustrated because we saw a party of four and then a much bigger party be sat and addressed before us. Maybe they thought we weren’t rack up a big bill but I work in the restaurant industry I alone usually order two breakfasts, drinks, and tip 30%. I would have rather waited outside and then actually be taken care of when we sat down instead of pacified with a drink and then ignored. I don’t blame the servers really. They seemed overwhelmed and one told the hostess she could keep being sat like this but then they took care of those new larger tables I mentioned before us. I think there needs to be more communication or more staff. We ended up leaving without the bill but left cash for enough to cover our two drinks and 10% tip. I wish the...