"the" Kitchen — Restaurant in Sussex

I wanted to like this place more than I did. In fact, I wanted to love it. I love small diners where they work hard. But I'm now at the point where when I spend over 30 bucks for a basic breakfast I expect it to be almost stellar or at the very least get WHAT I ordered.

We stopped here today on a bike ride on the Bugline Trail for breakfast. Both wife and I ordered a pretty basic breakfast. She ordered eggs, sausage and toast. I ordered "homemade" corn beef hash (extra crispy please), eggs & toast.

Server seemed pretty lost in the whole thing. I ordered water and coffee. Coffee comes quickly. No water. I wait a bit.. "Can I get some water please?" (I'm on a bike ride, kinda thirsty). "Of course Sir".. nope... no water.. Wait a while longer. Order water for the third time. Finally comes.

The hash was quite honestly, pretty bad. Precooked potato cubes barely warm, super finely chopped corned beef. Extra crispy was nowhere to be found. The potatoes and corned beef were barely even warm. Nothing even brown about them. The wife's sausage was almost black. So maybe they mixed up the order. But honestly, I'm kinda tired of paying over 30 bucks for a basic breakfast and not even getting what I ordered. At least the old M&M was a bit more reasonable price wise.

Plus a single slice of toast (and mine was the heel). Mentioned it to the server and was told you could have either one or two at no extra charge. Would have been nice to have been told this before we ordered and were served.

To top it off, the coffee was pretty weak and then 3.5% bite on the credit card. You are going to charge a premium price and then make me pay for the credit card surcharge?

I can't see myself coming back here. Sad, I want small diners to succeed, but I'm not going to lie in my reviews about how I feel. I'm tired of paying inflated prices for subpar food...

The one and only reason they are getting a two is because of our waitress. She was awesome! She was one of two waitresses for 30 tables during the breakfast rush on a Sunday and held her own very well always with a smile on her face.

Now for the HUGE negatives.

I ordered the Eggs Benedict, which on the menu stated a POACHED egg and "cheese sauce". Not really sure where their cook learned how to make a poached egg but it was fully cooked through with NO runny yolk. The "cheese sauce" was visually grainy and felt as though you were putting sand in your mouth. I couldn't eat more than two bites of this meal.

My father in law ordered the Biscuits and gravy, two eggs - sunny side up, a side of hashbrowns with "cheese sauce" and white toast. The biscuits and gravy as well as the toast were cold, the eggs were fully cooked through, again NO runny yolk and he also had the same issue with the "cheese sauce". He also did not finish his meal and this is a man that will generally eat anything.

Our waitress took our negative opinions with grace and even discounted part of our meal. When going to pay our bill, our opinions were also shared with the "hostess" which were then met with excuses, distain and spite.

M&M was our favorite breakfast place because it was close to home, the service was always amazing and the food was delicious. Such a shame to see what it has turned into now.

Needless to say we will not...

I remember this space when it was still m&m. God, how I miss that original restaurant. I'm thankful that the space was not closed down after they decided to retire m&m, but I can honestly say nothing will ever beat it. I've had a bunch of opportunities to come here, and i've had experiences both ways. This morning was kind of disappointing. I was craving very specifically A green hatch chili sausage that they exclusively have at this restaurant. I actually decided to come here over the popular chain breakfast spot because of this specific chili sausage. I found out that they discontinued it. I ended up getting their homemade corn beef hash. In the past, this dish was very delicious. Today, it was a different story. I never had corn beef that tasted as sweet as it did.. Maybe that's the charm of homemade, but honestly, it tasted like sweet ham with corn beef seasoning. Way too sweet. Also, I'm pretty overpriced for what I received.. Corn beef hash eggs and toast. That ran my bill fifteen dollars. Also, a cup of coffee that did not receive a refill. Ended up leaving, still giving my 20% tip because the server was nice. Honestly, the best part about the whole experience was her. It's the only part about my bill that I didn't regret. As a member of this community, I really hope that this restaurant can turn things around. You have so much potential. Maybe take a look and taste what...