Penny's Place - Manchester, Connecticut

Melissa-Sue J.

Very cute cafe with colorful platters and cups, high cost for breakfast, very friendly and efficient service, food has great presentation, but blah tasting and prepared food. I loved the decor and atmosphere and the service was so good!!! The server and the cashier were very pleasant and checked on us several times. They were nice and accommodating to all their patrons. But the food wasn’t great! The panini was just fine. The waffle fries and sweet potato fries were perfection but everything else was tasteless. The chicken in the chicken and Waffles was under-seasoned and overcooked. The waffles were soggy. The peaches and cream were unexpected and undesirable. $70 for breakfast for three people is crazy. Hot chocolate for $9 is way too much. Not even Starbucks cost that much! While I loved the colorful cups, I don’t like drinking from plastic as they hold odor and are bad for our health and the environment. I’d prefer glass mugs for beverages.

Ricky W.

I recently enjoyed the Apple Sausage Gouda Casserole at Penny's, and it was outstanding! The dish had a wonderful combination of flavors—sweet apples, savory sausage, and the perfect hint of Gouda cheese. The texture was spot-on, not creamy, but rather hearty and satisfying. Every bite was full of flavor, and the casserole had a great balance that made it both comforting and delicious. The atmosphere at Penny's was warm and inviting, and the service was top-notch. I highly recommend giving this dish a try you won't be disappointed.

Z

Angry eggs was too crowded so we walked 2 min to this place from there.
Flavorful bites, casserole is great, service was great, would definitely recommend

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Note: second visit after a year. Didn’t disappoint. Had chicken and waffles today. The chicken and the waffle fries were freshly fried, still crispy. One of the best breakfast places 👌

K.P. P.

Great little breakfast/brunch/lunch/bakery place for food along the Main Street.

Everyone was very friendly service was fast and prompt. All of their food is made there fresh. The menu has a wide selection of some pretty unique items.

The breakfast French toast casseroles were awesome! Very filling and flavorful.

The place is small for seating, each table fits two with two chairs, but you can combine tables.

Coffee was good and prices were fair.

I also saw they have a wide variety of pastries.

Stephanie M.

Cute, tiny place. Clean. Friendly service. Food wasn't great though. I got pancakes and they were bland and rather tough. My husband got a casserole that was good but not great, too much cheese (which for me is really saying something). Prices were a little high but the serving sizes were big.

Dan H.

I stopped in for Lunch and was immediately impressed with the ultra cuteness, decor, and desserts displayed. I could taste the freshness with my first steps in the door. I was greeted by an enthusiastic server who made me feel right at home. I ordered the Honey Bar-B-Q chicken wrap in a tomato basil wrap, waffle fries, and coleslaw. The wrap was fresh, tasty, and huge, great value. I thought I was just trying the waffle fries, but the serving size, again, overly generous. For dessert, double chocolate raspberry cake with almonds, and 2 glasses of milk,, outstanding.. Situated on a quiet corner on main Street. Catch a rising star and stop in for breakfast or lunch at Penny's Place, their menu is very unique. Check out their casserole menu, I'll definitely be back!!

Jon R.

I came by today because I was craving pancakes. Maybe this wasn't the establishment for that since I was told they are known for their casseroles when I arrived by the cheery server. They had some really creative looking ones, but I didn't come there for that. The service was friendly, excellent, and attentive.

The server was quick to take my order and even quicker to bring the food out. I never experienced such fast turn around before. It was as if the people in back had a head start on my order, and that's what I suspect happened since I received the saddest pancakes I've ever had in my life. The butter packet that I was given didn't even melt on it. They were nowhere near as hot as most fresh pancakes I was used to. It was like they were premade and waiting, or they were frozen and made in a microwave. They had a stale quality to them, they just were missing something. Could it be love? Anyways the eggs were hot, but were slightly undercooked as if made with haste, but the bacon I must say was perfectly done, so it wasn't a complete disappointment, but maybe they should take Pancakes off the menu if this is how they normally are. I won't say don't go here, but don't get the pancakes.

I looked at their baked goods and honestly their muffins looked like something I would enjoy. I wish I had gotten one of those instead.

Kalyna M.

I am trying to work my way through all of the breakfast places in Manchester, and this was my first time at Penny's. Although it's small inside, they had space and we didn't have to wait. They give menus for you to look over when they are cleaning your table for you before you sit down. One customer wasn't sure if she could eat there because she has a gluten allergy, and the staff gave about 6 or 7 different gluten free products that she could choose from for breakfast and lunch.

First off, the coffee is very good. It's my favorite of any of the coffee from the breakfast places on Main street, which for me is half of the joy of going out to breakfast. I got the pulled pork breakfast sandwich with home fries, and my friend got the croissant, bacon and gruyere breakfast casserole. The pulled pork sandwich was great, and the casserole looks so unassuming but is AMAZING. I need to come back to try the other casseroles. I took a cranberry cake and a marshmallow chocolate poke cake to go, and they were amazing also. You can tell everything is homemade and they put a lot of attention to detail into their food and their service.