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    Route 12 Cafe

    4.5 (31 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Luisa C.

    Fabulous & cozy restaurant. We stopped by for breakfast. I ordered cheese omelette with wheat toasted & potatoes, my husband got egg, bacon and cheese sand. It did enjoyed it. Melissa created a welcoming atmosphere, making guests feel valued and comfortable, very friendly person. I am pretty sure o will come back.

    Over easy eggs, bacon toast and homefries, grilled Blueberry muffin, healthy omelet of sort. And chocolate chip waffle.
    Karoline A.

    Nice local breakfast place. Good food menu. I met up with my friend for brunch. I got eggs over easy with bacon and toast with a grilled Blueberry muffin. My friend got an omelets and chocolate chip waffle along with a loaded hot chocolate. I got a coffee, it was decent.

    Went here with my toddler and fiance for breakfast the other day. Food and service was great and waitress was so sweet to my daughter they even brought over crayons and coloring book . Food came out in a timely manner . my daughters food came out first as she was getting antsy which was wonderful . Over all great experience and food was great ! Will be back for lunch!

    Hot Chocolate w/ the works!!!!

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    11 months ago

    Passing through this cute little diner is amazing and so clean, friendly. Tammy was excellent. Thank you. Will be back

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    11 months ago

    This is a charming place with delicious food and a very friendly staff. Highly recommend.

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    1 year ago

    Food is great atmosphere is great. Service is amazing. Hash browns was awesome. The best one in town

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    2 years ago

    Very sweet local spot. Stopped for lunch with the kids. They were very understanding about little kids and the food was good.

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    2 years ago

    The Very Berry Waffles was good , the pancakes were ok. Local cafe vibe. Service was good

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    3 years ago

    Always great service and good in person or to go! I've never come for lunch but their breakfasts are SO GOOD

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    2 years ago

    Great food, great service and a welcoming atmosphere... we keep going back. Prices are very reasonable

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    6 years ago

    Very friendly staff, great breakfast, and they take cards! Fresh healthy options available, a new hidden gem.

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    Altea's Eatery - Popcorn chicken Benedict

    Altea's Eatery

    4.4(426 reviews)
    3.4 mi
    $$

    Went for a Valentine's Day brunch with friends!…read more Food - incredibly good, I highly recommend the breakfast poutine. Lots of flavor and the kielbasa was amazing! My bf got the corned beef hash, he mentioned it was good but very dry. He was rather eating my plate more than his own. I would say the corned beef hash is interesting as it has homefries mixed in, which was a bit much for us. Service - quick, got us in and got all of our orders correct even with a full house. We waited approx. 40 mins for a table though for 6 people even though we were quoted 20 mins. Ambiance - the ambiance was good, it's a nice little restaurant and has nice waitresses/waiters. However, for such a busy place, there is literally no parking due to it being so packed. Also, they don't take reservations on weekends, which makes it even tougher. Overall, good experience (besides the wait) and everyone had great food!

    Stopping here was such a great experience! We happened to stop in on our way home from a trip up…read morenorth, and I'm so glad we did. The staff was extremely friendly and welcoming and that always makes the whole experience even more enjoyable. The food was some of the best we had on our entire vacation, and we found it on the way home of all places! I ordered the breakfast poutine, which I genuinely didn't know I was missing in my life until I tried it. My boyfriend got the buratta chicken sandwich from the specials list, and he said it was a 10/10. The vibe of the restaurant is really fun and welcoming, too. They have a great cocktail menu with options like espresso martinis and Bloody Marys, which Ive gotta come back and try. Such a great little spot if you're in the Worcester area. We'll absolutely be stopping back!

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    Theatre Cafe - Meatloaf dinner w mash and veggies. Delicious

    Theatre Cafe

    4.6(139 reviews)
    3.5 mi
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    Visiting from SC, I was blown away by a perfect lobster roll!! And the proprietors, Bill and…read moreJeanette, were super friendly. A small cafe with a great, homey vibe. And did I mention that the cold lobster roll - with fresh Maine lobster - is perfect??? It was so good I returned the next day to try the hot lobster roll and the lobster bisque. Like on my first visit, the owners were great and the food was absolutely delicious.

    Tight to the towering yellow sign for "Great Wall" in the heart of downtown Worcester you'll find…read morethe unassuming Theater Cafe quietly tucked into the streetscape. You'd be forgiven for walking past without a second look, assuming it's just another mom and pop breakfast and lunch joint. One doing a brisk takeout business for the neighboring businesses and likely not a place you'd try for more upscale fare. You'd be wrong! Beyond the admittedly dated decor and past the countertop service of dinner standards is a kitchen that turns out food that hits well above its weight. With a daily list of specials that would do most $50 a plate restaurants proud expect to have your first impressions blown away. Haddock cooked with a very Mediterranean mix of artichokes, olives, onions, and cherry tomato's in a lemon/butter/ fish stock, Jambalaya done wet in the traditional New Orleans style with house made creol seasoning, a shrimp and veg stir fry with Bok Choy served uniquely with fat fettuccine noodles in the house made broth. All spectacularly good, all incredibly under priced! A word about the wine list: there is none! Far better, it's BYOB with food that justifies pulling your better bottles. Perfect. Don't spread this around, but the daily lunch specials mirror the by reservation only dinner menu...for half the price. In sum, Theater Cafe far exceedes expectations and delivers a remarkable value. You come here for the food, not for the ambiance, perfect service, to be seen by the right people, or God forbid because some snooty food critic deigned to give it 5 stars. It's a place Michelin will never review and we should all be greatful for that.

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    Theatre Cafe - Theatre Cafe's OWN picture from its YELP page.  Notice the NASTY ceiling.

    Theatre Cafe's OWN picture from its YELP page. Notice the NASTY ceiling.

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    BirchTree Bread Company

    4.2(758 reviews)
    3.8 mi
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    We recently hosted our engagement party at BirchTree and truly could not have imagined a better…read moreexperience. My fiancé and I had been having a lot of trouble finding a venue that could host our crowd at a reasonable price, so we were beyond thrilled when Birchtree not only accommodated our 60 guests beautifully, but we actually ended up under budget. From start to finish, the service was phenomenal. The team was genuinely invested in making sure our night was perfect. They went above and beyond in every way and more than accommodated anything we needed. We had an outpouring of texts the next day from our guests. So many people let us know how beautiful the venue was and how wonderful of a time they had. The space itself truly showed a refined elegance which was the perfect kickoff to our wedding season. If you're thinking about working with BirchTree, Jayne, Caitlin, and the entire staff we're incredibly organized and attentive to detail, helping us set up, pack up, and even ensured all guests had clean tables, fresh drinks, and the bar staff recommended really unique cocktails & mocktails! We are so grateful to the entire BirchTree team, especially Jayne and Caitlin for helping us set the tone for our wedding. We would absolutely recommend having an event here - you will be in the best hands!

    To paraphrase Charles Dickens and also Mary Kate and Ashley, was not the best of times, it was also…read morenot the worst of times. This was the very definition of fine. Space was nice and airy, art was cute, food was solidly mediocre. Everything was missing out on seasoning, except the tomato soup. The soup was solid. Bathrooms were quite dirty. The food cost too much.

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