Early Bird Cafe

Awesome clean place to get some classic breakfast and lunch staples. Food was delicious. Portions were good. Staff attentive and friendly. Prices way better than what we pay for similar in New Jersey. I’ll be back next time I’m in the area

My 2nd time there .Great service. Clean table. Great place to meet old freands and family.

My wife and I were in the area. Stopped for a late breakfast. Spacious, clean and friendly. Decor was local, natural and fun. Loved the light covers that appeared to be blue sky with occasional puffy clouds. Nice touch. Our server was amazing. Im not sure how her name is spelled but I think it was close to Ava (ah-va). Super friendly, good humor, very attentive. I did not have to ask for any of my 3 coffee refills. :) but not overly aggressive. I love dipping my toast in over easy eggs. First bite was noticeably good. I know you think eggs are eggs but my wife got scrambled and had the same reaction. Yum. Toast was hot and crispy. Bacon thick cut and crispy not burned. Average sausage patty. Thin ham with crispy edge was a nice difference. French toast was thick buttery with a healthy cinnamon taste. Home fries crispy with a light seasoning. And hollandaise was thick not oily. Prices were competitive not the cheapest but certainly not to expensive. GREAT breakfast :)

I had a vegetable omelet that cost $17 and I couldn't believe how small and skimpy it was. See photo and you make your own opinion. If this is there norm with omelets, I 100% don't recommend ordering one here. My husband had a burger and he did say it was one of the best he's had out in a long time.

We’ve been going to Early Bird Cafe at 160 Plaistow Rd, Plaistow, NH for decades. It was our family favorite for generations. But after today’s visit, we will likely scratch it off our list. What was once a fresh and clean restaurant, seems to be getting tired and dirty and seems to have lost its heart. The wait help is always nice, I will always defend them, but the food has gone so far down hill over the years. The attention to detail is gone. I ordered one over easy egg which was cooked perfectly, I asked for a side of soft/wiggly bacon, which came hard and over cooked (see video), and a blueberry banana pancake, which came with a long hair on it (unfortunately I didn’t notice it till I’d already eaten 1/4 of it 🤢) but also, the pancake wasn’t as good as they used to be! There was barely any fruit and the actual batter had changed so that instead of being crispy on both side, with a high puffed airy center, it was pale, limp and had no puff. Believe me I’ve ordered tons of pancakes 🥞 there over the years and I know how they are supposed to be! Even without the hair it would have still been a disappointment. My hubs got hash n eggs and it was adequate, though dry, and one piece of French toast which he said tasted good. I can remember the day that they used to garnish every plate. Now it’s just plopped on a plate and set on the table. The bottom of my plate was a huge oil slick! I don’t know what they set it in, but there was a lot of oil on the table when I lifted my plate. Thank goodness I wasn’t wearing long sleeves. So…in conclusion…there are three other breakfast restaurants nearby, that are newer, cleaner, more up to date, and where they care more about what they’re serving to people. I would rather go to any of them before going back to Early Bird Cafe, unfortunately. I say it with sadness and nostalgia for the great place it used to be. UPDATE: the hubs wanted to go back again. The experience was much better. First, it looks like they cleaned some. Not all, but some. They got rid of that horrible black smudge below the bar area, yay! Our table was still held together with duct tape…charm? I don’t think so, it’s still a place for germs, dirt, bacteria to grow, right next to where your food is served. They did clean and wax part of the floor. Positives: my bacon was cooked the way I asked. The server was very friendly. The food was overall better. Instead of putting that enormous amount of butter on the food, they now offer it in pats. All of these things were so much better and big bonus….drum roll…I didn’t get any hair in my food. 🎉🎉. Is it the best tasting food in the area? No. But it is an old staple for many.