Jay B.
Yelp
See? Told you guys I'd be back! And I've got some updated opinions on this place.
Still living up to its namesake, breakfast here at the quaint location of TBC is still freshly good and on par with what one would come to expect from New England. Upon my first visit, I think I was still under the influence of rose colored glasses since moving back here after nearly a generation of being out of the region.
After once again living in the area for a little over 4 years, my perspective is a bit more focused on the bottom line. Ultimately whilst the food here IS good, there are a few things here which keep me from maintaining this as a 5 star review.
First of all, they should probably consider offering a dark roast option of coffee. Because the coffee they serve now....is weak sauce. Not quite the weakest I've ever had, like...to the point of resembling tea or anything. But certainly weaker than even the breakfast blends offered at places like Brooklyn Bagel in Derry.
I'm just sayin'....New England usually makes wicked good coffee. These folks should, too.
Second (and this is mostly just a personal pet peeve), I wish their parking lot were paved. I don't know why they're like this, especially in a city as developed as Manchester. But it's quite annoying to have to trudge through a lot made of dirt, particularly in the midst of Spring, AKA: mud season.
Lastly, we gotta talk about the toast. While in and of itself it's fine, it's also too thick for my taste. They might as well be upfront and just refer to it as "Texas toast" because that's basically what it is. Strange how I don't recall the toast being so thick during my first visit. Hopefully the picture I took captures what I'm trying to describe here.
Btw, I decided to try the Power Breakfast this time around so I could sample the sausage links. They were fine. Though, I think I prefer mine seared a bit darker. Kinda like my bacon....which was cooked well done just how I like it. I'll have to remember to tell them the same for the sausage, should I ever be in this part of the neighborhood again.
One last caveat I nearly forgot to mention is the coarse hardness of their furniture. Don't expect to get too comfortable here, especially if you sit at the bar. Every seat in the house is made out of wood. I suspect this is intentional so as to get customers in and out expeditiously so as to get more customers overall. Pretty clever actually.
So, still a good place to get breakfast if you happen to be in the area. My only recommendations would be to tread carefully through the lot during Spring and maybe get your coffee else where if you're a fan of bolder flavors as I am. I'm updating my rating of The Breakfast Club to 4 hearty plates of porky goodness known only as The Power Breakfast out of 5.