Adam’s Bakery & Pancake House

I have to say what happened with the bitten French toast today and my family was completely out of line and should have been handled a lot better. Both my sister and I have been in the service industry for over a decade, I myself being a manager and would never treat my guests the way he treated my family. It could have been kept simple, but no it had to get ugly and ruin what should have been a nice Father’s Day breakfast for my brother in law. It started with an order of French toast that appeared to have a bite mark in it. While trying to send it back and even the waitress agreed it looked like a bite mark. The manager came over and insisted that we bit into it and just wanted free food. Are you kidding me? I mean it was gross but we simply wanted it remade. The manager then started giving the poor waitress a hard time for siding with us and just the insult alone that we were trying to return it for a freebie was out of line. He shouldn’t be a manager there. He should have just replaced the French toast and that would have been the end of it. It’s a shame that people think everyone is out for a freebie. We just wanted to enjoy breakfast. A nice call to the health department is a must and if he fires the waitress over this ordeal we be here to help her with wrongful termination. The manager can keep his bitten into French toast and just to prove a point I would have paid for 2 French toasts cause we’re not looking for a freebie. Sad the way this place is run. Wont ever return. Will call the health department. Even the ketchup bottles had to be cleaned. Just gross and insulting. No stars at all.

Have to say I’ve been here a few times but today’s experience was a horrible one. We ordered our food and if came out cold which I figured it was busy I’m a waitress so I understand the restaurant business. My biggest bother was my French toast which looked like a huge bite was taken from it it was about the third slice from 5 in the middle. i couldn’t believe it I sent for the manager who handled the situation horribly wrong. His reaction was for us to leave and that we must of taken a bite into our middle of our French toast… He argued with us of course my reaction was to argue back with ok look at your cameras which I wanted him to call the police to do just that… To prove this was wrong and of course gross and unsanitary. He handled the situation so wrong while the waitress agreed it looked as we said… Never again… Totally grossed out I wish the best on his wait staff and his customers… Never again totally grossed out
Meanwhile we paid for our breakfast not the French toast I refused!!!

The best bagels! Restaurant is great, too. Good food at a great price. Good service by wait staff. Get it to go in the morning-​fast and easy. Adam himself works the register in the AM. Self serve coffee, too.

What a great place to bring the family. Good food and good service, you can’t beat. Been going here since they opened. They treat you like family. Thank you Mr. Adam for the great food.

First time sitting down, usual get a sandwich to go, ordered a sausage egg and cheese on a delish everything bagel. Also ordered a short stack, coffee and a glass of water. Total bill, was 9.70 before tax. not a bad deal. The bagel sandwich was hot and tasty, did not toast it, it didn’t need it. The short stack was a nice fluffy, brown and hot. Only negative was butter at the table, people returned their used packets back to the cup on the table. Kinda rude and tacky, just needed a refill. Not a slam to the Adam’s staff, the thoughtless guests. well. Waitress was fast, friendly and on her game. It is worth the stop and sit, well do so again. Thanks Adam’s!

It’s a nice little place, been here before but the service today completely turned me off. I ordered the French toast meal, the food came out rather quickly which was a plus but the food tasted like cleaning products. When the waitress finally came back I informed her of it and she never apologized or anything I didn’t request another meal just that it was deducted from the bill. She never came back after that, she actually had the bus boy drop off our check like really?

Stopped here for dinner on the way home from PA. This place is really just what you think it is… decent breakfast, lunch or inexpensive dinner. I would say it’s a step above Perkins or IHOP, but not as good as your favorite Jersey diner.
Two things I really liked were the French fries and the huge mugs of coffee. The only issue was that I found the service slow. The place was closed on one side, but it took a while to seat us and our server seemed inexperienced.

Came here for breakfast, service was good, food was very good. However tried dinner. Tried the chicken pot pie special. It was in my opinion left over bottom of the pot thick solid stew with a leftover puff pastry thrown on top. It had no chicken??? I was reluctant to send back. But I did, waitress had an attitude so I asked for the steak special, medium-​well. With fries. Fries were soggy from the all the juices from the steak and the steak was not cooked properly. The best part was the wine, it is a BYOB, and we bought wine with us.

This is a good diner. We just had breakfast here.
We ate: Pesto omelet & Western omelet. Both were good and tasty.
The service was very good — the waiter, Paul, was attentive.

A cute little place on the side of the road.
In a time when everything is standardized, lots of handwritten signs as well as endearing photos of regulars and children’s drawings on the wall made this place stand out to me. You can tell that although it’s substantially sized, it’s a mom and pop kinda joint from the get-​go.
Categorized under bakeries but has a full diner-​like menu. I went for breakfast and ordered an omelette; it was nothing out of this world, but definitely up to par for a diner’s standard. Service was good as well, prices weren’t bad at all! $ 7 for a veggie omelette, what!
I’d love to go to Adam’s more often. But since I don’t live in the area, all I can do is recommend it to you, dear reader. So go check it out in all of its down-​home glory.

If I could leave zero stars I would! Totally disorganized. Worst service ever! The waitress had a bad attitude. Waited forever to get a spoon to stir our coffee. After waiting forever we decided to leave. And they charged us $ 4 for coffee we couldn’t even drink! The menu choices weren’t even good anyway! Just sorry I wasted a half hour of my life here!

The owner is extremely conscientious. You can tell just by the cleanliness of the outside, let alone the inside. Great meals for breakfast and lunch. Dinner… Not so much. You have to try the Oreo waffle. Chunks of Oreo cookies. Really really good. It’s about time Budd Lake has a good place to eat.

Adams is a great place to eat and the prices are even better! They give you so much food for the price! Staff is super friendly and very attentive. A must place to go you will not be disappointed. Highly recommend.

This place sucks, we waited and waited for a server to take our order and it took forever. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place on a Sunday!

Really disappointed… I really wanted to like it but the food was just kinda blah… no one liked the sausage and the pancakes were very heavy and dense. The place was really busy so we didn’t mind waiting for food but it shouldn’t take over 10 min for coffee and then asking the hostess to get us our coffee. Filled beverages keep people happy! On a side note not a fan of the coffee either although they have great mugs the coffee leaves an after taste of cigarettes. I’ll cross this one off the list and continue our search for a good breakfast spot.

Huge portions, good food and good variety. Our waiter Matt was out of this world. Genuinely nice guy. Didn’t have the usual phony cheerfulness that most wait staff has. Best service I’d had in a long time!

We’ve been here a number of times. It’s really good food that is reasonably priced. I get the Italian combo and for less than $ 8 I’m quite satisfied for hours.
Definitely the place to go on a budget. We also went when a private party was going on in the next room and the service did not suffer. Great place.
One star deducted for the bathrooms– definitely not up to par.

My company orders a lot from this place for corporate meetings and other gatherings. Very pleased by he quality of breakfast food at this place. The owner is a nice guy every time I’m in the place really never had problem with service.

One of my fondest memories of my hometown in New Jersey is going out for Sunday breakfasts at the local diners. Huge plates of eggs, French toast, home fries and pork roll (not Taylor ham) and buttery toasts of all sorts — a hearty meal that would last you until sundown. Why wait until Sunday to stuff your face and indulge in the most important meal of the day? Adam’s has got you covered starting with friendly and fast service and ending with a full belly. I’ve eaten here countless times while visiting my Mom from Florida, and none of my experiences have ever been disappointing. Their coffee is decent and will do the trick, but it’s not Starbucks quality so do not come here expecting high-​octane or fair trade brew. My favorite dishes include the «Workmen’s Special» which is two large pieces of French toast, 2 eggs, meat of choice (ham, bacon, pork roll) and home fries for $ 8.95. Can’t beat that price. If you are looking for a healthier dish, try Adam’s «low cholesterol» omelette which is egg whites, turkey, broccoli and spinach (no cheese) served with home fries for $ 7.25. I stopped in for one last breakfast before heading back to Miami (portion control city!) and I ordered the classic eggs benedict. It was sooo freaking good. Perfectly poached eggy goodness on the traditional split English muffin topped with creamy hollandaise sauce. I always find myself eyeing the baked goods at the counter, but I’m always too full from breakfast to order anything. The cannolis and black & white cookies look to die for! Aside from all the baked goods being baked on premises, they have a waiting area with newspapers, to-​go drinks and snacks in case you’re in a rush. Adam’s gets my seal of approval and I’ll be back to fatten myself up with a good meal next time I’m in the Budd Lake area.

***UPDATE****
Instead of the owner reaching out to me about my review about the service I had. I got notified that they marked my review as «untrue». Good to know they are trying to upkeep their appearances instead of their customer relations.
I usually don’t base my review on service… but I have to make a exception. I have been here 4 times and decided that I won’t be back for the 5^th. The service is just plain awful. Which would be okay if the food was more than mediocre but NJ isn’t lacking in diners. Not sure how they are staying in business… There are better places that you can give your money too. Highly advise looking elsewhere.