Water Street Cafe

This diner is absolutely the best quality food with the friendliest environment as well. I personally have been stopping in every Saturday for breakfast to pick up and take to work to start my day right. I am always greeted with the warmest welcomes and friendly smiles. You cant ask for a better place to pick up a bite to eat. From the welcoming staff and seeing the owners working the grill and managing the house it makes you feel like they truly care about their restaurant. My favorites would be the Wilbert Omelet and the Big Mouth Breakfast sandwich this food is truly top notch. I will keep grabbing my breakfast from here as long as I am working in Laconia. Truly makes my week!

Great food and superior customer service. They hustle. Waitress and even a cook greeted me. Cook asked another customer his name because he comes in regularly and wanted to be able to greet him by name. That’s how it’s done! I own a business and was very impressed. A gem. If I’m back in Laconia this will be my go to spot.

Super friendly, fast service. Food was delicious across the board! Especially loved the crispy bacon and the various bennies our group tried.

Jeanne was amazing! Great food for even better prices. Would recommend this place to anyone in the lakes region looking for a great breakfast/ brunch!

Water Street Cafe is amazing! My wife and I come here every year on our vacation and absolutely love this place. The food is great and the service is incredible. Highly recommend one of their Bloody Mary’s!

Fast fresh food .Coffee bold n hot. Service - extremely pleasant and efficient. Our party ordered a variety of dishes, all delicious, especially the real, not frozen homefried potatoes and the homemade gluten free toast. Atmosphere - simple restaurant clean , bright and neat.

The food is delicious. The best corned beef hash in town. No canned crap here. You may have to wait a bit. But it's well worth it.

It was solid for what it was - if you want a decent breakfast at modern, 2023 prices (think $13-$18/meal), then this is a solid option. My omelette was alright, not terrible, and the homefries were pretty good. The other members of the party ordered a benedict and the cowboy omelette. The benedict was pretty good, the loaded homefries are a solid option. The cowboy omelette was pretty bad ngl, the steak tasted like it had been boiled and was unexpected. Overall, the food was a 3/5. The service was great, our waitress was on top of it and the food came pretty quick. The atmosphere was standard for a diner restuarant

Great breakfast great everything , drinks really rock , love their daily breakfast specials and seasonal adult beverages.

Really superb breakfast and lunch food. Huge serving proportions. Very efficient and wonderful light setting, modern, with airplane models and canoe in a high ceiling above the counter. It's almost more a restaurant than a dinner or cafe. All the newspapers are there to read as well. Staff has improved friendliness of late, recent waitress was super nice. We eat here all the time with guests. A bit pricy but worth it.

First time there. Breakfast was great. ! Homemade muffins amazing ! Had egg Benedict. Yum. ! Great service

Lots of options on the menu! Veggie and promotion Omelettes were tasty and pancakes with toppings were good. Would definitely come back!

Found water street cafe on Yelp n Stopped for brunch. Nice clean airy restaurant decorated w airplane memorabilia. We had the butterscotch hot chocolate, Benny lobster , burrito special and 2 eggs w avocado n scalloped potatoes. Butterscotch hot chocolate was something different than the regular hot chocolate n a lil sweeter but tasty. Benny lobster was sooo goood. Generous amount of lobster n Just the right portion. The burrito too was tasty n just the right size but could have shared it w another person. All in all a good Saturday brunch. Tx u water street cafe 4 a great brunch

Great food, great service, good portions, nice atmosphere and very clean! Haven't had a bad meal yet, food is fresh, service is prompt and friendly. A great local spot for good diner food!

I was looking for another local breakfast place and came across the Water St., Café. I never been there and decided to give it a try. The thing that really drew me in was there stuffed cranberry blueberry French toast. So I went on a weekend morning, and it was not too busy which was surprising. I sat down at the counter and ordered a cuppa coffee and the above mentioned French toast. The coffee was good and the staff was very friendly. a lot of regular were there and you could tell the staff really cared about them. The food was OK, I have to say the blueberry cranberry French toast wasn't fantastic. I don't know if it's just a bad pairing, but it wasn't great. I will try it again and just maybe get something more mainstream next time.

Best breakfast in the Lakes Region! Staff is very nice. They just added an outdoor patio.

Came here twice for breakfast during the weekend and the food was unbelievable. The lobster bennie was outstanding.

My girl and I went there for lunch yesterday and were highly disappointed. We wanted to get French onion soup but they didn't have any soup at all. The waitress said he was making it later and to come back again. What? One of the specials for the day was soup and a sandwich, how do you do that with no soup? Oh well, I got the fish and chips which was a frozen haddock filet that was dry and possibly freezer burned. Definitely not fresh for 17.99. My girl got the steak tips for the same price which were just ok. The only bright spot in the whole meal was the coleslaw which was good. It's too bad, the place was good before it turned into just a breakfast and lunch place. Not paying Massachusetts prices for sub-par food. Needless to say, not going back

I ordered a pear salad that was supposed to have gorgonzola, bacon, pear, and onion on it. I also ordered it to come with chicken. For $18 I got the smallest salad (like a side salad size) with NO gorgonzola or bacon, unripe pear and a small amount of lettuce and lots of onion and 6 small strips of dry chicken. I had also asked to have a different dressing but got the pistachio one anyway. What a rip off this was and I will not return.

Maybe the food here is amazing, we weren't able to find out. We attempted to dine here on a Sunday morning. Not too busy. Small wait. We were quoted 5-10 min with two parties ahead of us and seated in 7. Great. The menu looked good with lots of options. That's what they get two stars for. That's where the good review ends. We already knew what we wanted once seated. We had looked at a menu while waiting. The server whisked in and asked about drinks and almost ran to get them while we were trying to say we were ready. She brings back the drinks and again tried to leave but this time my husband was fast enough to say we were ready. We ordered. That's it. 40 minutes later we still hadn't seen our server again and had not received any food. No exaggeration, 40 flippin' minutes. . No updates on the wait. No check in visits. Plenty of tables around us had left (and not been reseated so again they were not THAT busy) except for one across from us who at the time we left had been sitting there 15 minutes waiting to leave but no one would bring them a check. After 40 minutes of being ignored and not fed we left. They lose 3 stars for acting like we weren't there and not servicing us for over 40 minutes. I can't help but wonder if they EVER made our order or how long it took before our ghost server realized we had given up on her??

Quick and friendly service. Food was great. We ordered the BELT and Chefs omelette with the gravy on the side. Was not a huge fan of the home fries as they lacked seasoning and crispness but everything else was fantastic.

AMAZING Omelettes! I had the Blackstone Omelette 2 different times and I LOVED it! Will come here again all the way from Los Angeles to taste this greatness! Amazing staff and amazing food! I couldn't be happier with this place. A MUST if you in the area. Yum

Always great service and well prepared food. Clean and nice decor. Expansive breakfast menu that always hit the spot.

We stayed at Steele Hill Resort and came out for breakfast. Really nice, homey cafe. A lot of locals which is generally a good sign imo. We had the... - florentine omelette: huge three egg omelette with a massive layer of feta in the middle. Very good, but the feta cheese was less flavorful than some I've had before. Not sure why, but not a huge deal - classic reuben: I really enjoyed this. Good proportions and the sandwich is grilled like a grilled cheese sandwich. I would get this again Worth visiting if you're passing through.

Delicious breakfast, friendly staff. Pork pie with eggs 'to die for' yumminess. Clean and bright.

We were in the area for bike week riding and the Vintage Bazaar ! Stopped in after reviewing on Yelp, thank you Yelp! Did not disappoint, I think out waitress's name was Pauline, absolutely a pleasure to be served by her with a lot of helpful suggestions, the yogurt fruit parfait and the homemade orange, cranberry bread where outstanding! Husband had the cranberry blueberry pancakes, just wow!!! We get up to the area a few times a year and this is at the top of our list, the lunch and dinner menu was extensive and drool worthy!

Another 5-star review for Water Street Cafe. Their staff is STUPENDOUS. They really do a great job maintaining their professionalism even during stressful, busy times. It's apparent that more people are discovering how great this place is, because now it's always busy & every single table is full. I always order the Bakon Bloody Mary & the Lobster Benedict. The kitchen staff was pumping out orders but still served the meal just the same. You'd think they would rush & that it would hinder the quality of the meal, but that did not happen. Our waitress was completely stressed out, especially when (2) parties of (8) people walked in at the same time when the whole restaurant was FULL. Which, btw, I would not suggest coming with a party larger than (6) because of the booths & tables. They tend to seat parties of (2) or (4) the best. Upon the amounting number of customers coming in, another staff member was alerting the kitchen as a heads up that they were about to get slammed. I thought that was a good idea so that as a team, they were prepared. I am thankful that it was just me & my fiancé who happened to walk in at just the right time for an open table for (2). It was in the middle of the bar area, kind of cramped up near other people, so the hostess spun the table in the other direction to give a little more room. I thought that was very thoughtful! I LOVE THIS PLACE & give a huge pat on the back to everyone that works there!

Everything including Food , Service and Ambiance was way above expectations. Definitely to come back again to try more delicious choices. Great service.

We arrive and told we could sit wherever we liked. We grabbed a table for 4 in the main dining room. Our waitress came over promptly and handed us menus and took our drink order. Our drinks were delivered quickly. She was slow to take our food order. Son wanted steak and eggs. They were out of steak tips so she recommended the prime rib. His scrambled eggs were light and fluffy, but the prime rib looked like a piece of shoe leather. He wouldnt eat it ( brought it home for our dog). My husband liked his breakfast burger and loved his cheese home fries. My daughter enjoyed her breakfast burrito and hashbrowns. I got the smokehouse omelette which was a fluffy and I got the sweet potato hashbrowns which were delicious good just have used a bit more salt and pepper. Both my son and I order sourdough bread, but were give white instead. Since it took awhile to get our food we didn't say anything to the waitress. If in the area would we go back maybe.

Easy parking, lots of seating. Service is good. Coffee average. Omelettes are big and fresh. The potatoes are good. Toast was perfectly toasted and buttered. Also got the Reuben - very yummy! Fries could use more seasoning. Highly recommend if you're passing through the area like we were.

Been here about 5 times , always hoping we will be wowed! But has not happened yet! Food is alway cold and rather bland, did a to go order today orderd French toast & sausage links , and chefs omlette & some homefries... not even sure what we got see photos below! Looks like someones left overs... groos

Really good breakfast I enjoy the counter service. Hearty omlettes and great coffee. Accomodates gkuten free a Jeanie was there to serve us and make it special.

This place was great. All three of us loved our breakfasts. The blueberry pancakes were some of the best pancakes I've ever had! We also got a grilled blueberry muffins that was very yummy. My mini fresh OJ was delicious too! The service was friendly and prompt! Thank you Kayla for a great breakfast!

The food is excellent. Great services by waitresses. Great atmosphere of service. Highly recommend eating breakfast at Water Street Cafe.

Service was rude and very slow 1 hour for one omelet and pork pie.the omelet cold and on a dirty plate. The bathroom had no toilet paper or hand soap the toilet was nasty and the would not lock .and the price this place is not nice

A great place for breakfast. A little slow on getting your food, but it's always been worth it. The non basic breakfast options is what makes them great. I can still get the basic eggs and bacon if I want it, but often the kitchen has creative and delicious ideas. My go to breakfast spot in Laconia.

delicious and friendly!! Polish beans were a hit!! eggs were cooked perfectly, waffles were sweet and yummy!

We had a wonderful breakfast in this little spot this week. You can always tell a place is good when as you leave a fire department vehicle and a police cruiser stop in to get breakfast to go, those guys usually know where the good eats are in a town. I had cranberry orange french toast and upgraded my maple syrup to real with a side of biscuits & gravy. My husband had the waffle stacker that came with fruit. My daughters had chocolate chip pancakes and the egg special. Everything came out fast and I enjoyed a cranberry mimosa while awaiting the food. We would definitely return.

Worst lunch I've had in the area and for $50? Menu prices do not match what we were charged- $17.99 for the worst salad I've ever had. Caesar came with tomato- strange, but the tomatoes texture showed they were old. The lettuce matched- old. The Caesar dressing was very light and tasteless. I was told it was homemade but it honestly would have been better pre-made from a bottle. Chicken wasn't grilled it was boiled or something. The burger was worse. I feel like we cleared out the fridge left overs for them. During service, no one asked how our meal was. When the check was dropped we returned our plates with a lot of food left and she asked if we wanted boxes- we said no. She never asked what was wrong so we told her and she never offered to correct any issues. As a waitress myself, I was amazed. We really only the fries. paid $50 (with tip), and left. Will not be returning. Prices on menu do not match what we were charged and also doesn't match prices online.

Drove thirty minutes out of our way to have breakfast here. French toast was like cardboard and chewy. Asked for no hollandaise sauce on my loaded home fries, came out covered in the sauce. They replaced the home fries but they were in a puddle of liquid or oil, not sure what but I didn't touch them. Omelet was mush and in a puddle of liquid sent it back just to have it replaced with undercooked scrambled eggs. Friend asked for no cheese in her omelet, it had cheese in it. When we told the waitress we weren't happy with anything, she suggested to take off $4.00 from our bill. Asked to speak to a manager who came over and said that nobody else complained today about their food. At this point I felt like a big fat hungry complainer which I'm not but ok. We expressed our dissatisfaction and she said "we are not in the habit of taking meals off the bill." Well lovely, we were all so unhappy and now we had to pay $60 for food we barely ate. She ended up taking $13 off the bill. Not worth going out to eat here I would have rather made my own breakfast but we were away from home. Left hungry and offended. One last thing, waited about an hour and fifteen minutes from the time we sat to the time our food arrived with everything wrong!

Food is good, they frown on changing anything from menu and is a very busy spot so service can be hectic and slow. Ice Tea has funny taste. It is a local favorite just not mine.

Unfortunately overall there were a few flaws in my meal hence the 3 stars but there were also some highlights so I would still recommend giving it a try if you're in the area and looking for brunch (because there aren't a lot of options)! Pros: -excellent bloody mary complete with a skewer of cheese, an olive, and other fun stuff to snack on while you wait for the rest of your meal. -the cheesy smash browns are amazing! Definitely get these! Cons: -I tried two different benedicts, the hollandaise sauce was broken/split (see photos) -the steak from the prime benedict was not a high quality prime rib and had a lot of fat/gristle -the sweet potato has was undercooked, like crunchy in a raw potato way instead of a hash brown way Beyond that they have a lot of menu options and maybe I tried the wrong ones! The server was kind and prompt (but did have her mask slip down off her nose for most of our encounters).

A nice local spot. We enjoyed a lovely lunch here a few weekends ago. Some had seafood options (clam chowder, lobster roll) and some had more classic diner options (club sandwich, chef salad, green salad with fried chicken strips). All of these were great. We went right before the major COVID-19 outbreak started in the US, and were comforted to see lots of diligent cleaning being done before and after each customer sat down. We would definitely go again next time we're in town.

Waited an hour and a half for two sides for me; a pancake for my daughter, and a dried egg with vegetables for my husband. (None of us ordered meat). For them to put hollandaise sauce on husbands egg (he doesn't like it) and for the cook to put an entire canister of salt on my veggie hash. The coffee has no flavor. The waitstaff is friendly, but that's the only thing they have in their own favor.

I've been eating at Water St Cafe since moving to the Lakes Region and always had both good service and good food. I recently ordered a take out breakfast, mid-Saturday morning and was very disappointed with the upcharge items-corn muffin and cheesy smashed potatoes. The corn muffin was flavorless, couldn't even tell it was made from corn meal and the cheese smashed potatoes were burnt, not caramelized. What was most disappointing was I had a hankering for their Polish beans and have absolutely no idea what I got. They are usually beans in a dark, but thin sauce with bacon, scrambled hamburg and onions. These beans had a fermented odor as soon as I removed the cover, thick light colored sauce if any, no bacon and chunks of hamburg. I called to speak with the manager who was working the line, but he did promptly return my call. When explained about the muffin and potatoes, Ethan apologized, suggested I should have returned to the restaurant for them to remedy the problem, but I had reached my non-local destination-no offer of refund or compensation was made. When I asked if they had changed the recipe for the Polish beans he said they hadn't. Ummm.....then what happened? I told him what I was expecting and what I got. He said if I wanted another quart, he would have to charge me for them because he wouldn't be able to sell the ones I had already bought. I would hope not! I said I would be willing to return the beans and he could see what I was referring to and a solution to this would be a complementary quart of beans, which he agreed. When my friend returned them, who also agreed with the fermented odor, Ethan said there was nothing wrong with the beans and charged for another quart. Didn't hold up his end of the agreement and I don't think not charging for a quart of beans is going to break the bank. Customer service is everything.

We had to wait for our order but it was worth the wait! Their steak was cooked perfectly! And so tender and juicy!

We were there on a Tuesday morning, and it was busy, but not crazy. We sat out on the patio. I can not say enough good things about this restaurant. I highly recommend The Chef's Omelette! The waffles were light and fluffy. Big portions reasonable priced.

Food was excellent!! Lots of great choices on the menu and the service was fast. No wonder this is one of the most hopping places in NH!

Not sure why this is so highly rated. The service was excellent, but the food was really bad. My husband got the Benny with pulled pork. It looked so gross when they served it and it tasted the same. Pork was naked, tasteless. Potatoes on everyone's plates where undercooked yet burnt at the same time and bland. Toast was WAY over buttered. My omelette with Gouda, bacon and mushrooms was okay, but it was slathered with the sauce I requested on the side. Definitely not coming here again. Maybe it was an off day, they were pretty packed. But we apparently got to signature dishes.

I had the most delicious Eggs Benedict here with my husband! He got the Irish Benedict and I got the normal one, both were incredible and the eggs were cooked perfectly. I got mine with the smashed cheesy potatoes, which were the perfect mix of cheesy and crispy.

Awesome food and attentive service. Waitress' were great - so personable and friendly

Sunday breakfast. Very crowded, VERY noisy ( tile floor ) Food was mediocre at best. Toasted english muffen barely toasted. Home fries hard ( they used to boil them first ) Very disappointed ! l will not return as there are better places locally.

We arrived for the all you could eat clams, Fried haddock, and prime rib. Our initial setting was not that good. The waiters need to learn to properly introduce themselves and the restaurant with a welcoming manner. also there were a few flies flying around in the dining room personally I do not like that because I figure there are more in the kitchen where the food is being prepared. But I try to stay positive and look past the negatives. The clams were good and we had a few generous servings before we could not eat anymore. The first order was a bit over cooked but as we continue to eat they got better. Personally I like big belly clams these clams had small bellies. The haddock was good and fried. Haddock is hard to mess up. It was a long slab of haddock and tasty. I got the larger 26 ounce prime rib and ordered it medium rare. It was not as melt in your mouth good as some other restaurants I have visited in the past but it was decent beef. I feel if it was cooked differently it would be just as good as the better prime ribs that I've had in the past. The last thing I should note is that we were not offered any refills of our beverages and we were all empty. Other than subpar service the food was good for the money, that's why I rate this restaurant four stars.

Pretty basic food. I could make it at home for cheaper. They have a nice atmosphere though

Love this place especially for breakfast!!! Delicious food and great service. I've never had to wait.

probably the worst breakfast place in the area, right behind sunshine & pa's. just not sure what's worse... the food or the service. went on a monday, a little bit before 11am.. sat ourselves and it took the waitress nearly 10 minutes just to come ask about drinks. couple minutes goes by, she quickly DROPS OFF (emphasis on the drops off because she quickly placed them down and goes "i'll be right with you" all in one breath before running off to the back) the wrong drinks to our table and doesn't give us straws but she was gone before we could tell her. a total of 20 minutes goes by before she comes back to our table - to ask about food - when we can finally inform her that the drinks are wrong and she didn't give us any straws. i know some people exaggerate about time, but we got there a little before 11 and by 11:30 we didn't have the correct drinks and we hadn't placed an order for food. meanwhile, we watched our waitress bring food out, clear plates, and cash out a table of 3 or 4 near us. plus a different table of 4 comes in, sits two tables behind us, and she greets them, takes their drink orders, and brings out their drinks before even checking on us. i ordered scrambled eggs, toast, scalloped potatoes and home fries. the eggs were bland, the toast was rock hard on one side and soggy on the other - didn't know that was possible, and wouldn't recommend it - the soggy home fries were also unseasoned apart from some green flakes of .. parsley? basil? couldn't tell ya. scalloped potatoes were mediocre and the only thing appetizing thing on the plate. my significant other ordered scrambled eggs, toast, home fries and steak tips well done. eggs, toast, and home fries we spoke on... but the steak tips? dry with absolutely no seasoning. the table salt and pepper couldn't even save these steak tips. and it was so tough that you could barely saw a piece off .. granted they give you a prehistoric knife with barely a sharp edge, but still. you'd be better off giving the steak tips to your dog as a chew toy.. probably last the dog a week with how tough it is. what a great way to waste $40. save your time, save your money.. save your tastebuds.

Great place to grab brunch and a drink!! I haven't seen many breakfast joints with a liquor license so that makes this place really stand out. Food is great too!