Breakfast At Ashley's

Ashley’sBreakfast

Location:  916 Washington Street, Braintree, MA, 02184
Website:  www.ashleysbreakfast.com

Phone: 781-848-8895

Price: $

Ambience: everyone and anyone!

Ashley’s is located on Braintree’s main road, Washington Street. It looks tiny from the outside but tables go right to the back of the building. It’s the perfect place for a relaxing breakfast, with a total chill environment. Ashley’s serve a lot of regulars. The atmosphere is really comfortable, small booths for 2 (comfortably) to 4 people or there’s a small counter for those who can’t function and socialise before their morning food ritual (like me). The staff is really friendly and attentive, and your food is with you within 10 minutes of ordering.

Ashley's is open 5am-2pm Monday through Saturday and 6am-2pm Sundays. Both the breakfast and lunch menus are pretty extensive. For lunch, Ashley's serve pastas and salads, stir fry's and sandwiches! But this post is about Breakfast at Ashley's.

The breakfast menu at Ashley's boasts sections dedicated to plates from eggs and French toast to waffles and full plate breakfasts. Both times I have visited Ashley’s I have ordered the “Big Breakfast” – two eggs (Sunny side up? Over Easy? Scrambled?), toast (white, brown, wheat, rye?), two sausages, two bacon, two pancakes/French toast (another choice?!) and home fries. This all for $6.99 is an absolute treat! If you want any extras with your meal, side orders are around $1.99 or $1.25 and tea and coffee are around $2 for those who need a shake in the morning. Ashley’s is really cheap and it’s something I would advise a visitor not to miss!

Home Comforts: South Side Tavern

South Side Tavern

Location: 941 Washington St, Braintree

Website: http://www.sstavern.com/

Phone: 781.848.0511

Directions: Red line to Braintree, on the corner at Washington St and Hancock St (about 10 minute walk from Braintree Station)

Price: $$

Ambience: Local Residents, Sports Fans, Families

There is a Southside Tavern in both Braintree and Quincy. This post is solely reviewing the newer branch in Braintree. The Southside Tavern in Braintree is a classic neighbourhood bar and restaurant, offering a full American style menu. The kitchen is open until 11pm nightly and pizzas are served right up to last call!

There is something for everyone on this menu. For those watching sport, there's burgers and pizzas priced up to $8.99. The burgers are massive and come with a generous amount of fries, so generous I couldn't possibly finish! And for those lunching light, salads and soups priced up to $7.99. As well as a variety of food on the menu, the Tavern boasts a wide variety of wines, beers and cocktails. The cocktails, albeit pricey at $9.50 at the least, have a generous amount of alcohol in them; the Mojitos will floor you after one! There's 14 beers on tap and season to season they differ. 

As for the set out, any type of sports fan can go to the Tavern and be pleasantly satisfied with their viewing options. There are 3-47", 10-55" plus our 70 and 80" High Definition TV's  placed all around the seating area and the bar area for everyone to see, as you can see in the above picture. For the mega sports fan, the Tavern have several sports packages including MLB Extra Innings, NHL Center Ice, NFL Sunday Ticket & they also have a free WiFi connection for you to use. The staff are friendly and attentive but not to the point of irritant, for example I wasn't asked how my burger was the minute I took a huge bite from it. And the service was quick, considering that the place was fairly busy for the Saturday afternoon I visited.

On a Tuesday, the Tavern hosts quiz night 8-10pm, $100 for the winner! On Wednesdays there is karaoke 9.30pm - close, on Fridays different live music every week 9.30pm - close and Sunday's, the Tavern offers a Brunch menu for those of you who feel rough from Saturday might! When there is a Patriots game on, $3 for everyone during game time!