Breakfast Republic

It makes me sad to write a crappy review but my friend and I wanted to grab breakfast and mimosas! She highly recommended it here and that their shrimp and grits are amazing. Upon walking in- it was crowded.
A very large triangle table takes up 1/3 of the space- rendering it impractical.
But the yellow chairs made things feel cheery. A lady kindly greeted us and with great excitement I expressed I wanted a mimosa! She sadly told me there were none available.
Then the next choice- also- not available.
I was becoming quite bummed as I wanted to enjoy myself with a little treat that morning with my friend.
So we settled on a coffee.
The staff was peppy and chipper but yet unkind in her words.
Whether she realized it or not- her words impacted my feelings toward the place. I watched people wait to be seated and a party of 5 really wanted to sit together- but nothing was available.
So they took two separate tables in the midst of waiting. I felt bad for them because they couldn’t even sit together and chat.
I told them to move their tables- but they said the staff said no.
So I asked the staff- and the lady who was waiting on us- told me in front of them- that they were fine and this is what they wanted- not listening to the fact that they did NOT want that.
They mentioned the other party was from out of town and they wanted to be together.
Instead the lady told that table that I was “upset since I got there so don’t worry about her”.
Except lady- you arent listening that they are upset about it. Anyway..
she ruined my experience personally and I won’t be going back. Food was decent but I won’t tolerate the behavior she had.

The wife and I thought the food was okay.
Nothing outstanding.
Her French Toast with strawberries and marscapone was ordinary.
Her comment was that the strawberries were not up to peak season sweetness and were very neutral tasting. I had the seasonal scramble with potatoes.
Again nothing exceptional.
The bright spot of the meal was the ketchup style sauce.
Oh boy was that good 😊 Service was outstanding.

Delicious food and drinks! We were a party of 6 and nearly waited 45 minutes to be seated.
We were told there were only two cooks so food would take a bit to come out.
After being seated, it was another hour before food came out.
Food again was delicious and hot but took a long time.