Craig's Cafe — Restaurant in Quincy

After reading some of the reviews about slow service, I decided to time our entire experience. We arrived at 09:46am, and were seated immediately (there were 2 open tables at the time). I take a bit longer when looking over the menu, because I try not to rely on the normal "go-to" items, and like to try new things, so wanted to explore all options, having never visited this place before (we were visiting from Ireland). We spent 7 minutes before ordering our food. After helping ourselves to the self-serve coffee (in various flavors!), our food showed up at exactly 10:06am. Nothing was undercooked or overcooked, it all came out exactly as expected. That's 20 minutes total from the time we arrived, placing our order, and receiving our food. Often times when people complain about long wait times, they don't consider the chatting they do with their group, or scrolling through social media, before even looking at the menu and wasting more of the server's time. Next time you see reviews about long wait times, consider all of the variables. I even had a chat with the owner about some of the negative reviews I've previously seen. Yes, the global COVID pandemic hit everyone, so of course there will be some staff shortages everywhere, so bear that in mind if complaining about being understaffed (but was assured that more staff will be brough in soon). In fact, despite being only 1 cook that day, and an eventually full restaurant and half the bar stools taken, everyone's food was brought out in the same amount of time as ours, from what we encountered. Our variables, for consideration: 2 adults, one of which is a picky eater, went about an hour before they closed for breakfast; food order was "The Scrambler" and "Breakfast Burrito" with bottomless coffees (self-served). We had breakfast in a few other places on this trip (Alaska, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts), and they all had "home fries" done differently. Craig's Cafe was by far the best version of home fries we had. They were not a re-heated version of Ore-Ida diced potato bites like we had in most places; Craig's were actual potatoes, cut and fried by hand; delicious! Definitely worth another visit when in...

The only reason this place is able to stay open and has such high reviews is because it is the only (and closest) breakfast restaurant around the area. If you want better service and quality for the same price, do yourself a favor and visit Mckays instead (5 min drive, 10-15 min walk).

I have been to this place twice, and both times I was very disappointed. There is a long wait time since they only have one cook and since they have no organized sitting arrangements (they sat my wife and I in a table for 4 when there were multiple single tables available and multiple groups were waiting to be seated). The coffee is self-served, something that I have no problem with except for the fact that the entire coffee rack was empty and there were no mugs (also later the coffee tasted like mud).

The first time I visited this place our pancakes were not fully cooked. They looked and tasted good on the outside, but inside they were all batter. The rest of the meal was digestible at best. We decided to give this place a second chance (mainly for convenience and because of the nice outdoor chairs) , but on our second visit we were waiting for 1 hour and 15 minutes before the waitress told us she forgot to write the order (which is not uncommon for this place as you can find in other 1 and 2 star reviews for this place).

I don’t know how this place has managed to have such high reviews. Perhaps there was a change in administration, or perhaps others have low expectations. I live on a 2 minute walk from this place, but I prefer to take my business to Mckays and I recommend you...

The second time my husband and I visited Craig's Cafe with the family.

My husband had the Fiesta Sandwich - Bacon, egg and cheddar cheese on a Rosemary Focaccia roll with chipotle aioli, red onion and green pepper. ($4.99)

My son and youngest daughter had the Number 1 Breakfast Plate - Two eggs any style, bacon, home fries and a pancakes. ($7.50)

My oldest daughter and I had - Talk of the Town Scrambled egg, cheese and home fries with a choice with bacon, all scrambled together and topped with American cheese served on a Portuguese sweet roll. ($4.99)

Every item we had was delicious.

The pancakes are homemade delicious - not the typical pancakes you'd get at a IHOP.

When you enter Craig's Cafe, you are greeted and made to feel welcome.

You pour your cup of coffee from the large coffee pumps - with 8 kinds to choose from. If the coffee's not hot enough, ask to have it heated up in the microwave. The coffee is priced less than the other restaurants around.

The kids loved the fresh squeezed orange juice.

Prices on food items are also reasonable.

The menu is varied and creative. Something for everyone.

This Cafe at 1354 Hancock St. is ideally located near both the Adams National Parks office at 1250 Hancock St. and the Church of the Presidents. Hancock Street can be confusing, so when you face the church, look to the right and cross at the pedestrian crosswalk. The restaurant is...