Lino's — Restaurant in Wakefield

Best breakfast in town! Yummy!

Lino's continues to be a great place for breakfast! This is our "go to" breakfast spot for a couple years now so it's time to write another review! Hands down, this is the best breakfast in the area. (Open for breakfast and lunch only.)

The setting is cute: venue is in the old railroad station located in the middle of "downtown"/right across from the Town Hall. The décor is simple, light and airy with lots of windows for lots of natural light, light/bright colors, plenty of tables and booths, and even a couple outside tables with umbrellas. The walls are decorated with art from local artists, so fun!

Menu is broad with a good combination of options. Also, there are posted specials. I usually gravitate to the crepe-like omelets: this time corned beef hash with a grilled English muffin. The toast options are all home make, thick sliced. My husband happily settled for Irish eggs benedict (he wanted hos own serving of corned beef hash!), We both ordered the hash browns. Serving sizes are generous and the meals were just yummy and steaming hot off the grill. Hash browns were perfect: crispy on top, soft in the middle. We left full and happy with a to-go box for breakfast the NEXT day.

Service! Our waitress was friendly and attentive. The meals were out quickly even though we were there at the tail end of the breakfast rush. Our waitress checked in several times to make sure all was good. The other waitresses hung out behind the counter and were not as engaging as our waitress. I tried to catch the eye of one of them for a water refill, but no luck. I'll chalk that up to likely just tired after a rush. Our waitress saw me and dashed right over.

Bottom line: Give it a try and order the hash...

If you’re craving a great, quality American breakfast complete with excellent service, look no further than Lino’s! We have been here multiple times and every time we’ve left very satisfied. This place is worth quite a drive from anywhere around this area in New Hampshire - few places do it better! It’s a small establishment, so be prepared to wait (especially during weekends), but it’s worth the wait. They have an awesome selection of pancakes, omelets, meats, benedicts, coffees, and so much more! Literally anything you can think of for breakfast, they have it!

The thing you MUST TRY when coming here is their grilled muffins! It sounds crazy…who would grill muffins?! However, it’s amazing - just think of a nice, warm muffin that you can put butter or cream cheese on. Anything from the classics like chocolate chip and blueberry to the more elaborate and unique like pumpkin spice, butter rum, cinnamon roll, banana nut and maple, they are amazing and entirely worth trying out. I make sure to always get one or two grilled muffins every time I come here. I love their eggs benedicts, the corned beef hash is SO GOOD, omelets always hit the spot, and they also have a great variety of gluten-free options! Most local diners like this would not, but we’ve taken gluten-sensitive people here in the past and they’ve always had a very easy time - massive +1 to Lino’s for that!!

All in all, this is an excellent breakfast place, and I would imagine lunch would be just as well. Great food, great coffee, great service, great atmosphere, and just all around a great restaurant. I can’t wait...

We are staying in an Airbnb, and our host recommended this place for breakfast. I read online that there were gluten free options, so it sounded perfect. They do have quite a few gluten-free breads and bagels, and the quality is very good. I didn't want to take the chance of having it toasted on a gluten-contaminated griddle/toaster, so I ordered it plain and will eat it later. My family all enjoyed their breakfasts, and from a completely objective point of view, they looked SOOOOOOO good! We have eaten at more breakfast places and diners than I can count, (including before I was Celiac diagnosed) and the food here looked PERFECT. From the eggs, to the hash browns, to the toasts, to the meats... It was perfectly cooked, and in great portions! The wait staff was friendly and attentive, and they even came outside to find us when our ringer device didn't go off. This place is definitely worth the wait, if you do encounter one. We will definitely come back, if we're in...