Famous Toastery

Waverly Place Shopping Center, 316 Colonades Way #201C, Cary - 27518
224 reviews
Breakfast American Caterers
(919) 655-1971

I’m going to go with a two star as I’m seeing similar issues as the 3 star review left a month ago with clearly no changes yet made.First of all, you could tell the staff was doing their best. They are understaffed (as the ample signage suggests) however the biggest issue is that this team is lacking leadership. No one knew what was going on. The hostess stood with her back to us at the door for several minutes because she was waiting for someone to tell her what was even available for seating. With 10+ years experience in the service industry it was clear that this staff is new, they need training, they need management and they need it quickly or this location will continue to suffer.We opted to sit at 2 open seats at the bar over waiting on the table confusion to be resolved. We sat and waited around 10 minutes before the visibly stressed woman working the bar was able to greet us. She took only our drink order and ran away. We waited a good 10 more minutes before receiving our mimosas, where we then had to ask (and continue to wait) for water.The food was fine, took a long time for quick breakfast foods. We then waited over 20minutes just to get our check, from a different server who had to ask around to make sure it was the correct check.I say all of this for corporate and management.This location needs your help - they are not working cohesively and do not have strong leadership, but clearly want to do their best. This is one of the only handful of good breakfast options in the area - especially for gluten free options. There is potential, but the staff needs to be trained and more staff hired!

Waste of money. This is what I left on the table. If I were the manager, and I saw that a Guest left basically their entire plate of food, I would be concerned, but no one, including the server even blinked as she handed me the receipt. I paid and even gave her a tip but wow, what a waste of money. I am only giving it a 2 because this was my first visit and it may have just been a bad day. and as their sign says on the door.. everybody is short. As to remind their Guests not to complain I guess.

Went back on forth on this review.the place has potential but over all felt mehfirst of all I gotta say, the best part of this meal was the poached eggs . they were perfect.. everything else could improvewe ordered the avocado Benedict...which I wish they took off the peel first.. it's a very messy process to do so yourselfthe hueves ranchero was really a let down .. the tortillas included were super wet and soggy the moment the plate arrived . it was mostly beans with the water of the beans still in there with very little cheese and avocado ( we asked And got more but still...)the food was lacking flavor over all.. we added plenty salt, pepper and hot sauce..the waiters were great, they r understaffed but doing their best... food was mostly my issuecurrently the outdoor area is closed

My husband and I visited for the first time February 13, 2022 and was pleasantly greeted when we entered. Our server Lisa was very attentive and kept offering to fill my coffee. The food was amazing and the food was in abundance. I would definitely recommend going for breakfast. I had the The Famous Hash, with soft scrambled eggs. The eggs were perfectly scrambled. My husband built his own omelette with bacon and ham. The filling was throughout the entire omelette. We will definitely go back and highly recommend them as well.

I went here for a book club meeting with a friend. We had to wait about 40 minutes to be seated because it was really busy. This was probably because it was a Saturday and the place was actually quite small when you go further in so it doesn't look like it can hold many people like a more commercial breakfast place.They also had a sign saying that they were short staffed but it was all the way in the bathroom and I never went to the bathroom until after we were finished eating so it would've been nice to have that sign up front so everyone knew what was going on and why service might/would be slow. Some of the staff also said it was up front for some time but it was now moved by the time they were closing.The service was okay, but they all looked ready to go home, which would make sense due to it almost being closing time (we came around 1:30/1:40 pm and weren't seated til about 2:20 pm) and them being short staffed so that is obviously not where the rate/score is coming from because I had good conversation with some of the staff in the bathroom.My main gripe was the food. The good thing was that I was really hungry so I did eat most of it. I ordered the buffalo chicken wrap with the breakfast potatoes. The potatoes weren't seasoned at all and they could have been cooked a bit more as well as the chicken in the wrap. Some of the pieces were a bit hard and chewy and might not have been cooked all the way either. The sauce in the wrap was good though but they maybe could have put a bit more in there and also seasoned the chicken a bit more as well. I also got the creamsicle mimosa which you can't mess up or go wrong with.My friend just got the French toast and an iced coffee which she ate completely, so maybe the actual breakfast food is good because I do what to give this place another try on a day that whey are hopefully fully staffed and possibly at an earlier time now that I know what the deal is going inside.

Amazing all around! Staff was wonderful, the food was soo good. Best biscuits and gravy I’ve ever had. The OJ was freshly squeezed & delicious! Stuffed French toast was so yummy and their syrup is always hot ♥️ could tell the fruit was fresh because my toddlers ate it ? it was all just so good. Definitely going back!

I was truly disappointed when I visited on today. I appreciated the notice of being short staffed on the door. However, our waiter nor the wait time were a problem; it was the dish. I’ve had the ‘Mac & Cheese’ several times before, resulting in my reordering of it. Except this time there was only 4 shrimp on my plate. The cost to have the 4 shrimp added was $5.00. Of course this math didn’t math for me. After consulting the waiter about my issue I was later greeted by another employee who gave me extra shrimp and stated “only 4 shrimp come with the meal” along with a few other things that I summed up as “your previous experience was wrong”. I knew the watered down, unseasoned, shrimp-less, cold dish that I was served could NOT be right. The only saving grace was the waiter responded by rectify the issue on the bill. I know they can do better than this and I hope to see it next time.

Best experience for a first time visitor. Service was on point, food was on point, location was on point. The breakfast and brunch items are a great way to start your morning or afternoon. The waiting staff was friendly and very comforting to the guests. Definitely recommended!

Normal visit, they had great mimosas and the food was delicious as always! They were out of some stuff due to shortages, but were very accommodating. I love eating here and would recommend it to anybody looking for breakfast brunch or lunch! Always a pleasure. I had an omelet which was cooked to perfection! Their grits were phenomenal.

We always enjoy this place. Great staff, great food, and outdoor seating.I got the famous hash and a side of biscuits and gravy, so good. Oh yeah and fresh squeezed orange juice!