Stables is my go-to breakfast place in Amherst. I feel the best way to review it is in list form: Pros: Delicious food Cheap Eggs Benedict on the weekends!! Cons: Long wait Cash only (but ATM located inside) If you're in a rush, don't bother. But it's well worth it if you're willing to wait. read more

This place has amazing fresh baked bread, an affordable menu, and occasionally an awesome breakfast special (a crab eggs benny comes to mind...). As a result, it is usually pretty busy. While it might not get top marks for decor, all is forgiven after a bite of that molasses oat toast... Keep in mind that it's cash only. read more

Favorite breakfast place in the world. Always finding an excuse to go here. Prices are great, food is amazing. Such a traditional diner I love it. read more

Great atmosphere. Great breakfast food. Corn beef hash is amazing. Highly recommend. The fruit is very nice and fresh. read more

The Stables Restaurant - Homemade corn beef hash special. Delicious! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hadley, Massachusetts

I've been going to the Stables for well over five years now, it's basically family! The food is delicious and the service is always on point. If you're going on the weekend: expect a wait. This local joint has become quite a hit so if don't have any patience, don't bother. But it's totally worth it! read more

While their tagline is "Cold coffee. Shaky service. Lousy food," none of these are true. The coffee is hot and fresh, and the servers--while busy on Saturday morning--never leave you hanging. And the food is exactly what you want for an all-American breakfast: eggs cooked just right, perfectly grilled bacon, and generous proportions. We will be back! read more

Stables is okay. It's definitely not anything to rave about... Always a wait, currently in line this time for about 20 minutes still not at the front on a Saturday morning. Sucks that it's so small and you have to avoid making eye contact when you're standing right next to another table where they're eating. The kitchen is open however, so you get to see how many of the kitchen staff wipe their faces with their hands and wipe them on their shirts before going right back in making toast.... Ive worked food service, hands should be washed! Common courtesy. Their homemade hash is good, and the home fries are too, so if you do go try those. I personally don't like how rushed it feels here. read more

Since moving to Amherst I've been looking for a local spot that serves great food consistently and doesn't break the bank. Stables is it. The servers are always friendly and I can always find a seat at the counter and be in and out within 30 minutes. For parties larger than 2 the wait seems to be 10-15 minute minutes but you're able to wait inside. I always order the club breakfast and it's tons of food! The hazelnut coffee is really good so order it if it's available. Stables is a great find and its location in Hadley is convenient to everything. read more

Stables doesn't aim too high; five stars would feel unnatural to it. The location isn't quaint or particularly convenient. You can't walk there from downtown anything. There's no evidence of an interior designer. But there's solid (read: sometimes greasy) diner fare at prices that won't make you regret going. The food is a little better than Miss Flo's and there's none of that inscrutable Miss Flo attitude. You don't have to sit in a train car with indigent dudes like at Kathy's. There's no anachronistic kitsch to tolerate like at the Route 9 Diner. You won't have to try to look good for the wait staff because they wouldn't care if you did. Unlike other PV staples like Elmer's or the Green Bean, Stables' menu doesn't emphasize local ingredients. Do you think the strawberries in your Valentine's Day french toast were picked locally last summer and frozen for the occasion? No, they weren't. But you chose to order them anyway, and Stables' locally grown wait staff didn't judge you. And they were sweet and delicious. read more

Very disappointing.... corn beef hash is not homemade. There were no chunks of corn beef or fresh cut potatoes it honestly came from a can. I eat corn beef hash all the time & I can tell the difference. So it's a HUGE disappointment when they say homemade & it's not. As for the eggs benedict we had 3 orders at our table & all the eggs were over cooked. For a first timer there & reading all the hype & reviews about how great the "homemade" food was.... um... Yeah! Never again. Also why bake your own bread & not use it for your french toast? Makes you wonder what else is going on in there kitchen. read more

It's hard to mess up breakfast but Stables managed to do it. The wife said the cinnamon swirl french toast was okay, and the breakfast meats were passable. The real culprit, I think, was bad/old oil. The homefries and the eggs just tasted off, and we barely touched them. There are other breakfast places in the area that we'll hit up next time. read more

Stables is one of my favorite breakfast spots in the area. Every time I've gone, the service and food have both been good with great portions, and the prices are outstanding. By far my favorite meal there is the homemade cinnamon swirl french toast. My only complaint is that there isn't a great spot for the line to stand, but the waits are never very long, and it's really not an issue to worry about. read more

Cash only breakfast on Rt. 9 with reasonable prices and great portions. Stables gets crowded during weekends around 10am, but you should be able to tell how long the wait is from the street. The Blizzard and AJ's Grilled Cheese are phenomenal options but the Farmer's Daughter and Starving College boy are sick too. read more

This place has cheap food and a nice country atmosphere and pleasant staff. I rate it as two stars because the food tastes aweful. It is greasy and has no flavor. The pancakes tastes like the hashbrowns tastes like the eggs. I will not be returning especially when I discovered a much nicer place aile down the road (Elson Coffee). read more

This the best breakfast in Hadley. The food has quality and u leave feeling full and not greasy, I just wish they were open longer.

Cheap. Easy. Quick. Quick easy breakfast that just beats every other place. Portions are big and for the price makes it all worth it.

This was one of the worst "eating out" experiences I've had. My husband, daughter and I went out for lunch and breakfast here after having lived here for 4 years and were all put off by the food and service. No one said anything to us for a while when waiting to be seated, and then once we received service it was not very friendly. The food was awful; no one finished eating. The pancake my daughter got was not the worst, but very bland. It seemed as though they had their regulars there and wanted to keep it that way. I would NEVER go back. Very "towny" atmosphere, in a bad way. read more

I had the best brunch here yesterday. The waiters/waitresses were super friendly. Took our orders promptly and it was out within 10 minutes. I got 2 eggs with home fries and bacon. Just wonderful. It was cooked the exact way I like it. Kudos to them. I'll be going back. Highly recommended!!! read more

Had a lovely breakfast here. The service was great and the Omelette was delicious. The price was remarkably low for the quality of food. Luckily we went there when there wasn't a wait, but I could see it being quite crowded on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Definitely a great spot for college students, with a killer special, correctly titled, the hungry college boy. read more

Ok this place made dropping off firstborn at college easier to deal with. Nothing like great eggs Benedict and sausage gravy over biscuits to take your mind off leaving your baby. Food was great service was as well. Our go to spot when we go up to visit Thanks !!! read more

Cook was having a temper tantrum and my over easy eggs were hard as a rock. Felt bad for the poor waitresses trying to do their jobs

The best breakfast place/diner I have found in the area! I will go any time. My favorite is the meal w/ cheesy-eggy english muffins (i forget the menu's name for this!!) very reasonable. Like any good breakfast spot, it gets packed but it is much, much tastier than the route 9 diner down the road (inside a strip-mall parking lot) read more

Maybe I'm biased because my boyfriend is one of the cooks here, but let me say this is some good breakfast food. The staff is super friendly when you get there and my waitress (ask for Roz!) was absolutely great, smiled and seemed to actually care about her job. The best thing to order would be the homemade bread, it's made everyday! Great place for a breakfast bite! read more

Great place to have breakfast, and they open very early while other breakfast place around still closed. Yummy and friendly.

This place just keeps me coming back. Between the staff, the food and the prices! The eggs Benedict is the best I've ever had.... And I eat A LOT of Benedict all over the map. This place takes the gold medal. The hollandaise is so good that I order an extra side of it to put on my home fries. Also the butter milk pancakes here are UNBELIEVABLE. This place never disappoints. read more

This is the BEST place for breakfast in the area hands down. Particularly good pancakes, waffles. All kinds of eggs and omelets and combos and benedicts and some specialty items. Very homey, great food, always busy and the service is excellent. Very efficient and attentive service with a SMILE. They are serving, clearing tables, pouring coffee, taking orders, etc like crazy but again -- you never feel rushed. They just have it down to a science! "Green Acres meets the Marines." LOL! I will miss this place when my child graduates. read more

This place is amazing and always packed. Guess it doesn't need yelp reviews - just travels by word of mouth. Definitely check it out for a brunch spot, but be prepared to wait. The food is worth it! Bring cash, there's no credit accepted. read more

Pioneer valley does breakfast so well and this is one of the good ones! Nothing fancy- just good ol' homemade breakfast with fresh made bread. It can get real busy but if you are in the area- I would check it out. read more

We love The Stables! Good home cooking, friendly service and very reasonable prices. Couldn't ask for a better breakfast spot!

The price is really good, the service is ok and the food is acceptable. Will definitely go back.

Great food, low prices. Waitress warned me ahead of time that the corn beef hash was canned, not homemade. Her wording implied it depends on the day. It was still great. My friend recommended this place a month back, and I remembered it this morning. Actually ran into him here, as I was sitting down, he was heading back to work. As I said to him, great food, well worth the praise he gave. A huge amount of food and a low price. Like I couldn't eat it all, amount. As a Chicopee native, having grown up on Jennifer's Kitchen and Manny's/Earlee Mug (Granby) this place is right up there with them. Small, cozy, homely. The staff is super friendly. They know their regular customers by name, and know about their family. Jeez, even now I'm reeling a little from an overload of food. Literally my only complaint is that the parking lot is a battlefield and I brilliantly parked over a massive pond full of muddy water and half melted snow-slush. read more

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Service is some of the fastest I've had, and the food is always hot and fresh and reasonably priced for their pretty large portions.

If you are looking for health food don't come here. If you are looking for real American food, well British inspired American food made with real meat, eggs, flour etc. go here. Farm fresh stuff! read more

Best place ever! If you like DDD you will love this place. Great food. Great prices. Extra friendly staff. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves. Real people. Not pretentious. Perfect place for breakfast Dont miss if you visiting umass read more

We are roughly ,an hour away. I am a side order breakfast person. The wife and I love this place. After we eat ,she'll go shopping amongst the many stores! read more

Delicious homemade bread puts this consistent breakfast stop over the top for me. Lived in the area for 7 years and this place is by far my favorite breakfast place around. read more

Travelers, dont be put off by the appearance outside! Delicious home made breads! Great menu, on vacation we ate here 3 days and each day the food was consistent and yummy! Next time we are in the area we will make the stop! The staff was friendly, attentive and nice to the kids by choice, not force! Does not take credit cards so bring cash, the atm is a 4-5 dollar charge! read more

We just ate at Stables this morning. This restaurant feels very comfortable and the food was delicious. It is a great value for the price and the service was quick and friendly. The only negative is it can get loud when parties are waiting to be seated. The waiter seemed to have a lot of people and I finished my coffee before he refilled it and he gave us our food and check immediately. It would have been nice to have someone going around just filling coffee. The food was great and service was okay. Overall, a nice place to get a delicious meal that is reasonably priced meal. read more

We just ate at Stables last week for the first time. It was very good. The food tasted fresh and it was well prepared. We both got eggs benedict and they were delicious. The hollandaise sauce had a good flavour and was not too tart and the coffee was decent. We will likely go there more now that we know. The proceedure for getting in to this little restaurant is a bit like waiting in line for lunch at school. You don't give your name, you just stand in line. That would be the only thing that I didn't like about it, but that probably wont change my mind about going there in future. read more

Decent food, good prices. Busy place, so it must be pretty popular. I've been here twice. Once for breakfast, once for lunch. Breakfast was fantastic. Lunch was okay. I had the kielbasa and pierogi special. Not impressive, but more like something I would whip up at home in a hurry. Breakfast was pancakes, eggs, toast and ham. Very, very good. Service was great. I will return. read more