Have been to Billy's many times. Always good food, good service and fair pricing.

Breakfast
 

Crispers is now serving breakfast. First Watch by the hospital is good. Billys Cafe on 27/441, Perkins and also Little Bits in Buffalo Plaza.

We went to First Watch for breakfast this morning. It was not really crowded, but no one came up to seat us, so we waited and waited. Finally, we decided to seat ourselves. We then waited for a menu or for someone to come to our table. No one came. One person was cleaning off a table and we tried to get her attention. After a few more minutes, we decided to leave. No one seemed to care. This was our first trip to First Watch and I realize this cannot be the norm. We went to Cracker Barrel and enjoyed a very nice breakfast with great service. We will probably try First Watch again, but we were impressed with Cracker Barrel.

We had the same experience with First Watch with service. We did wait to order and get our breakfast. My potatos were so undercooked I could hardly get a fork in them. We won't be back.

Went to Havana this morning for the first time. Breakfast was good.

Billy's
 

While we do go to many of the chains resyaurants, Bob Evans & Cracker Barrell, for a unique and good breakfast we like Bill's cafe on 441/27. Small place which can get crowded but great food.

Cracker Barrel for us too - when we were snowbirds we always looked for Cracker Barrel's to eat. They do breakfast all day ..................... love breakfast!

Athens NY
 

We love, love, love them for breakfast. It's so nice to sit outside on a nice day and leisurely drink coffee, watch people and eat breakfast. All of the girls are so friendly they make you feel very welcome and are very eager to seat you wherever you want....inside or out. We try hard to patronize the smaller family owned restaurants instead of the chains. We do like Billie's too but if you want someplace to go by golf cart Athens NY is definitely my favorite!
PS...try the baklava pancakes or their frittata...awesome!

Love dear old Ohio based Bob Evans for the same reason. The servers at "ours" on 466 are mostly of our age and absolutely the best. They do breakfasts right and their house dressing on their salads is the best of the best, a sweet poppy seed. Yum.

My mother has always commented how great the muffins are at Perkins. So we tried the Perkins (CR466) yesterday. Breakfast was good but we were surprised that the restaurant smelled stale, like a dirty mop or maybe the carpet needed cleaning.

Bob's has been an Ohio staple for years and still is. Breakfasts are great and the same quality at any location you visit.

For years a group of 3 or 4 would meet for breakfast every Saturday morning. The servers got to know us and as soon as one showed up they would ask who was coming and bring our drinks. They even know how we wanted the eggs and made sure that they were prepared that way.

Gracie, there is one gal that works the breakfast shift and usually runs the register that is from your neck of the woods. I will get her name and where she is from in a couple of weeks. She has remembered me from one year to the next.

VG

[QUOTE=bxmt54;575603]We love, love, love them for breakfast. It's so nice to sit outside on a nice day and leisurely drink coffee, watch people and eat breakfast. All of the girls are so friendly they make you feel very welcome and are very eager to seat you wherever you want....inside or out. We try hard to patronize the smaller family owned restaurants instead of the chains. We do like Billie's too but if you want someplace to go by golf cart Athens NY is definitely my favorite!
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:mmmm: We agree. We love eating on the patio next to the rail. Actually Athens put Katie Bells out of the breakfast business during weekdays.

Lil Bits
 

Lil Bits is a great family-owned restaurant in the Buffalo Ridge Plaza. That plaza is kinda behind the CVS on Route 466 or opposite Crispers.
It has breakfast and lunch Mon-Sat, as well as dinner with three choices on Friday nights. The food is home-made and the service is great.

Has anyone been to LUIGINO'S breakfast which started Nov 1. The menu looks like the Katie Belle buffet.

Just askin'

In bed.

Bonifay's Breakfast Buffet and Omelet Bar $6.99
 

Bonifay's daily breakfast & omelet bar is another nice treat in TV, especially if you're in the Southern end of TV. For $6.99, you've got a nice selection of breakfast foods, everything from hot oatmeal, creamy grits, French toast, bacon, sausage, potatoes, fresh fruit and then there's the omelet bar if you're really hungry. Hope it lasts, it's a great deal. I think we paid more for breakfast at Perkins recently and it wasn't quite as good as Bonifay's.

Best around for us is Wolfys on 27 in Leesburg. Reasonable and great food! Perkins and First Watch are overpriced in my opinion though I like Perkins Bakery. I do not like First Watch at all. Cracker Barrel is ok but wish they had booths I find their chairs uncomfortable. Used to love The Village Eatery. by far the best value around town was so sad to see them close their doors after so many years :( Billys Cafe is good but something they cook with always gives me heatburn LOL Ricardos makes a great breakfast also in Belleview, they are new it used to be Jitters Cafe and before that Phils Pizza (which was the best around) straight down 441 on right side.

Breakfast
 

Sonrise for me!:smiley:

Another vote for Athens NY.

Try their Eggs Benedict or Eggs Florentine and wash it down with one of their special 99 cent Mimosas.

Myself and 14 others went to Bonifay for breakfast yesterday (Sat) and confirmed what I knew from my first visit there when they first opened. Not wanting to stand in a long omlet line I decieded on scrambled eggs at the buffet. They tasted like instant powdered eggs that you'd get in a cheap motel that advertises free breakfast. They were in a steam tray and were setting in an inch of water. The rest of the buffet was very small. Fruit was only strawberries and honeydew. No bread or biscuits or rolls, only french toast. The only good thing was the potatos and they were cold. Cost was $6.99 and they added $2.25 for coffee or tea. They are the only place for breakfast south of 466a. I'm hoping someone will open up that has menu, food quality and prices like Katy Bells and Athens. Several others in the group I was with agreed they won't be back.

Shimpy, There is never a good excuse for a disappointing experience. We were there one morning around 7:30 am and all of the trays were full, hot and fresh. We may have been the second couple to arrive. I wondered how they were able to keep that breakfast bar going for four hours, and now I know, they can't do it. What time were you there Shimpy?

George

Billy's for the best GREASY breakfast around and It is my favorite. For a fast cheap full feed bag, any of the country club buffets.

I enjoy the Sunday Buffet at the Orange Blossom Restaurant in The Villages. It is only $6.99 and they will make you an omelet to order. The buffet has a variety of breakfast items, fresh fruit and pastries. The little potato cakes on the buffet are really great.

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Agree with Golfingnut about Billy's Cafe. It's the nearest thing to a Jersey diner.

We got there at 8:30.

Shrimpy, sorry to hear of your bad experience at Bonifay. I have been there several times for breakfast and have always had a good experience. Nice people, good food and good service. When at a buffet, I ALWAYS skip the precooked eggs. Never found any of them to be at all palatable. I wait in line for the omelet and enjoy it with the biscuits and fresh fruit.