cracked egg diner

went here based on urbanspoon reviews. awesome place. will go back for breakfast tomorrow. pancakes were huge. applefritterswere inspirational. fresh local food like you cooked at home except someone else did it for you and did it well! highly recommended.

best breakfast on the beach! very friendly staff, great food. owner greets everyone. big breakfast never had a bad meal here.
applefrittersare fantastic.

we ate at the cracked egg for the 1st time and will return. the applefrittersare outrageous - hot from the fryer and covered in cinnamon sugar. the corned beef was excellent. the portions huge. the servers were friendly, attentive and appeared to love what they do. we would recommend the cracked egg to any breakfast lover.

went to this restaurant this weekend for breakfast on saturday and sunday. the service was amazing, the food was sooooo good. on my first day i had the western omelet with the hash brown. wow!!! the hash brown was very crispy and delicious. the second day i had the eggs chesapeake omg wow! service was friendly and food was great. the applefrittersare incredible, if your ever in daytona, check this place out!! be patient to be seated because the food it well worth it!

breakfast for two. my wife had the fried applefrittersand i had the cheese and ham omelet. the omelet was cooked about right and tasted o.k, but there was not enough egg to really seal the ham & cheese. the omelet was also greaser than i like. thefritterswere hot and good. the service was slow, not enough staff. my wife had to wait a long time for a coffee refill. overall, this diner is an average three star.

good food - good service. we finally had a chance to try this place after hearing about it, and we're glad that we did. we gave it the acid test - arrived at 10:30 on a sunday morning. the place was packed. one of the brothers that owns the place greeted us, took our name, and gave us the wait time, that wasn't outrageously long. we were then offered coffee or mimosas to have during our wait. nice touch. after about 10 minutes or so, we were taken to our table, gave our drink orders, and had menus in hand in about a minute. i looked around - the place was very busy, clean, and the staff was going at a good pace. the owner was constantly moving, either seating people, taking names for seating, or checking tables and talking with the diners. overall, it was very well run during a very busy time.
we gave our order, and the food came out in a reasonable amount of time. one of the specials was a southern scramble - biscuits and gravy with home fries layered in. very good - the gravy was obviously made in house - not chef mate from a can. the other dish ordered was a cheddar cheese omelette with a side of corned beef hash. nicely cooked omelette, plenty of cheese.the accompanying home fries were plentiful, and well cooked. you have a choice of home fries, hash browns, or grits with 3 kinds of toast. the hash was excellent - made there, and very well done. levels above the canned variety that you normally get. the texture was fine, with more corned beef than onions and potatoes. seasoned perfectly - not salty like so many others. plenty of it as well.
coffees were refilled without having to ask, people were checking to make sure that everything was to our liking, and we were impressed with how well the place was running as busy as they were. no problems were seen. one thing that i did notice was a table near by ordered their applefritters- they appear to be quite popular, as i saw several orders coming out. this table did not like them, for whatever reason, and told their server. the server apologised, left them on the table, and said they would be removed from the check. most places would take them away, but i liked the fact that they were left, just in case someone at the table might like and eat them. what was more impressive was the fact that the owner came to the table, apologised to them for not liking the fritters, and spent a few minutes talking with them. well done - i like it when your concerns are addressed, and you feel like they care about them, and don't just brush you off.
overall, we really enjoyed our meal, were impressed by the operation, and will definitely eat there again. you are made to feel comfortable there and not rushed - even when they are jammed up and running at 100%. these people know how to run a restaurant, and the results are why i prefer privately owned places and do not frequent chains. it's always a good feeling to dine in a place that makes you feel that they appreciate your business.

best breakfast in town. we were in town for race week and had an incredible meal. applefrittersare like no other. the portions are huge, homemade and affordable.

apple fritters. best little home cooked place in daytona beach, applefritterswere amazing shaken at the table with cinnamon and sugar , i also had the eggs and homemade corn beef, which i didn't care for to much, was okay, for sure get the apple fritters, two brothers own the place, met one while eating stopped by to check our meals great service, many of the locals go there, you get huge portions, reasonable priced. ate here vacationing in daytona beach. from memphis tenn

i went here for breakfast ad loved i couldn't stop looking at other tables plates and wanting to eat everything on the menu. the applefrittersare amazing i can't wait to go back and try out their lunch :)

stank. table is greasy. the condiments/creamer were covered in syrup? something. saw a whole slice of french toast on the floor, saw eggs, jelly, napkins under many tables. servers are way too busy to, say, refill a cup. omelette was good, coffee was weak and watery. the fryer must be filthy, because the applefritterswere inedible hunks of burnt shiz. i'd asked the chef if this was standard, and he replied, bored, "whattaya want? should i make more?" no refund required, dudechef. you may continue your decline. i'll eat anything somewhere else.

loved this place! maple applefritterswere incredible! my wife had eggs benedict with crab cakes, which she absolutely loved. don't let the exterior fool you, this place os fantastic.


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loved this place! maple applefritterswere incredible! my wide had eggs benedict with crab cakes, which she absolutely loved. don't let the exterior fool you, this place os fantastic.

not so great. hash browns are way too large and corned beef hash is terrible, with less than 2oz of corned beef in a serving. they had a good eggs benedict but they burnt my english muffin. grits were like soup. toast had probably been made about an hour prior to us eating it. applefrittershad lil tiny bit of apples just mediocre. good mango mimosas and good coffee, but we probably won't be back. place was busy, sevice was good, but food needs a lot of work:(

always looking for a good place for breakfast/brunch when i stumbled across the cracked egg. tasty food, fun hometown diner atmosphere, good service & really good prices. home-made applefritterswere a surprise...but a pleasant one. my old aunty on the farm used 2 make similar ones fir us as kids...only we called 'em "mouth balls" because the were li'l round cinnamon balls you could just pop in your mouth. even my crabby 88 yr. old mother liked them (and she usually finds fault with everything) when i got them home to her a half hour later! still warm. this will definitely be added to my go to list.

we'll definitely be back!. we went here for the first time since it changed hands and they were packed. we're locals and it was during bike week so the crowd was expected. we had heard great things about this place so we were eager to try it.

we entered and stood inside the front door for quite some time before we were invited to sit wherever we'd like. (maybe a "seat yourself" sign would alleviate the confusion). once seated, our server took our beverage order and we looked over the menu. i opted for the eggs chesapeake and my partner ordered the veggie omelet. we had heard the applefrittersare to die for so we ordered a 4-pack of them to enjoy with our coffee.

then came the wait....... apparently there was a glitch in the computer system. as a result, we waited over an hour for just ourfrittersto make it to the table. what made it worse is that several people who came in after us were already finishing their breakfasts. we had considered walking out but decided to see if they could redeem themselves.

when the food came out we were hungry and couldn't wait to dig in! we weren't disappointed because the food was cooked to perfection! i absolutely loved the eggs chesapeake and my partner was equally satisfied with the veggie omelet. the applefritterswere hot and fresh with just the right amount of sweetness! yummy!!

despite the long wait, we had already decided we would give this place another try after bike week is over. we weren't expecting a discount on our bill (many places don't even do that anymore) so you can imagine how pleasantly surprised we were when the server told us our entire meal was free! the food was great and they certainly redeemed themselves so we'll definitely be back!

we loved this place for breakfast! everything was wonderful, but the homemade applefrittersare to die for... the best we ever had