Ball Square Cafe - Somerville

Our go-to breakfast spot. Very large servings and reasonable prices. Wait staff are professional and fast. And yes, it's nice to not have to get your own coffee. Omelets here are huge, you won't be sorry. But the corn beef hash is my favorite. I tried the french toast for the first time and wow is it decadent. Will be hard to go anywhere else, honestly.

We got there and the line was long. However, the wait was not bad at all. The eggs benefits were made to perfection. Runny yolk, excellent hollandaise sauce. I replaced the Canadian bacon with regular bacon and loved it!!! The French toasts were not overly sweet and the fruit was fresh. I will be coming back here!

I 'm from DC and was in town visiting my daughter. We had Sunday brunch there. It was FANTASTIC!!! I am a Maitre d ' for a 5 star restaurant group. From the moment we were greeted, our waiter, the food and ambiance was SPECTACULAR!!! If you are in the Boston area, treat yourself and make a visit. You will not regret it.

Visited twice from California and was blown away by both the food, hospitality and management. I rarely see all three of those in play at restaurants these days, I have serviced the hospitality industry for years and this place is what we all should think of if we even think we want to own a place and service the public. Mike made us feel like family, helped us while we waited (yes they will have a wait because it is so good) and connected with each guest at some point. You can drink coffee while you wait but if you love hot cocoa....YOU GOTTA try it! the homemade whipped cream with chocolate shavings is unreal. I have celiac disease and go Gluten free, this place had anything I could have been craving GF pancakes that actually taste like pancakes, waffles, toast and more. If your debating between Ball square and anything else you see on that street..save the brain space and stay in line. Be sure and prep for the weekend wait, and don't go if your starving as on weekends you will need to wait about 30-40 min. Its totally worth it. My only suggestion to Mike is expand that place! and serve more guests!

EVERYthing here is wonderful! Customer service, music, food, decor was ALL fantastic. Why hasn't this place been on Triple D (Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives)????? Mike, one of the owners, is very personable and truly loves what he does. Our server, Jason, looks like Ryan Reynolds! He was great as well. They serve Mighty Leaf tea. My hubby is a fan of this brand. We WILL be back to this joint! It is on point.