Bayview Grille

The Bayview Grille is fantastic! Food is great, my server Matt was extremely kind and made me feel safe. The managers are wonderful and made sure my experience was perfect. Would definitely recommend.

This restaurant looked promising for brunch on our way back south from a week long vacation up north. We arrived around 11am and it was packed which wasn’t surprising on a nice Sunday morning. We talked to the host who said it would be around a 20 minute wait for a table and nicely warned us that it would be around 45 minute wait for for food when we ordered. We weren’t in a rush so we put our names down. It was more like a 30 minute wait for a table but completely understandable for a busy Sunday. No worries. The place is small, cutely decorated with a screened in patio too. A large wedding party had take over the patio so we were seated inside. Our server Matt was friendly, enthusiastic, and on top of it even though they were slammed. They have a full bar along with specialty coffees, lattes, espressos and more so it was hard to choose. We went with Bloody Mary’s — which Matt mixed up himself since they were so busy — and they were great. We put our order in for the Eggs Benedict, veggie omelet, Cuban sandwich, and pulled pork sandwich right away so we could get the show on the road. We ended up waiting about an hour for our food to arrive even though the place was starting to clear out at that point. I’m pretty sure that our order was stuck behind the huge wedding party’s order and their tiny kitchen wasn’t able to keep up. Matt kept our waters filled and checked in with us a few times offering his apologies for it taking so long. All of us have worked in restaurants so we knew that’s how it went sometimes and wasn’t his fault. We saw other servers doing the same to their tables. The food finally came and it was delicious — really, really good! We left shortly after 1pm. If it hadn’t taken an hour, I would give this place 5 stars. Just don’t visit when they are slammed and I’m sure you’ll have an excellent experience. We’d try it again!

We came in on a busy Saturday with 20 people (sent friends ahead to reserve). Unlike other places, the staff here didn’t roll their eyes at our group, but greeted us with smiles and was very accommodating about putting tables together. Matt was our server and did a great job. The beignets, turkey club (with really good smoked turkey breast and bacon), Bloody Marys and mimosas were all excellent!

This is my revised review because my family said that my first review was too revealing of who I was as a human this first time I went I had an omelette I had the same thing the second time overall it’s good probably the best I’m in town but I do wish it was homogenized and mixed in with me to the vegetables and not just folded into a pocket I haven’t had a soda so I can’t speak to that I can’t wait to try the burger I’ll come back and post another review after I tried the burger thanks for listening oh by the way there’s this lady there this manager she’s really great at least I think she’s The manager she’s very friendly and makes us feel welcome her personality alone makes this a four star instead of a three star review thanks for listening.

Stopped in today for lunch: turkey club, sassy chicken, tots and a mimosa. we enjoyed it all and were very pleased with the speed and friendliness of the service. Will definitely return.

Extremely slow service. There were six of us for breakfast and the place was very busy. We sat down at around 10:30am and didn’t get our food until close to noon. It seems like the kitchen can’t keep up on busy days. We watched another table of 6 or 7 leave and cancel their order because they were going to be late for their tee time.

We were here for lunch and it did not seem overly busy. However, it took close to one hour to get our food. I was disappointed with the service, and the food was just OK.

We went for breakfast. I had the Big Bayview’s Omelet and it was AWESOME. My fiancé had their special of the day which was steak and eggs and he said it was great as well. The waitstaff was very quick and were on top of the drink refills. The best thing was their homemade cherry Raspberry jam! AMAZING!!!

The food here was beyond excellent, all around a fun experience. We ordered the onion tangle, the mussels, and a chicken sandwich to split, and everything left us wowed by way of taste and presentation. Definitely would visit again.

I go to the Bayview not just because it’s at the end of my street, but because it has good food, great atmosphere, and super-​friendly service. I always take my houseguests there; everybody always loves their meal.

The clam chowder was excellent. The service was good. The food overall was sub par. Find some where else.

Pleasant enough staff but kitchen was overwhelmed. We walked out after 30 minutes when our food hadn’t arrived. That was after the 2^nd inquiry and they told us it was still not on the grill. Might have waited a little longer but had a plane to catch. FYI, we ordered simple stuff like eggs and burgers.

The hostess was a little stand offish, and right away I felt uncomfortable. Took the waitress 10 minutes to even say «I’ll be with you in a moment.» It wasn’t that busy. Ordered orange juice and it was warm! Who serves warm orange juice? Waited another 45 minutes at least for our food, with half the order of hash browns. I saw my French toast sitting there for 10 minutes before she even brought it out. By that time they were cold. After being out on the boat all morning fishing, all we wanted to eat and go nap. We spent a total of an hour and a half, majority of the time was waiting. The waitress was not friendly at all. Overpriced as well.

The service here is horrible! Just like everyone else has said, it takes forever for food, or a simple request for water. In a party of 4 we where seated quickly. There where 3 other parties dining here when we arrived. At no extent where they busy. After 20 minutes we finally get our orders in. By that time, we where out of water, and it remained that way. After another 20 minutes, my friend got up and took a walk downtown and said to text when the food came out. He was able to walk down to the gas station and purchase bottled water and walk back right as the food came out. Okay, we have water, we have food, what’s missing? Maybe the utensils to eat the food? Hello! So at this point, why not be obnoxious to the wait staff that is standing across the room looking at their phones? Raise our hands… Nothing. Clap our hands in the air a couple times… They glanced, but dismissed it. We have to tell to get her attention. She brings us some and says, «why didn’t you say anything?» Hmmmm, maybe because it takes you an hour to even come check on us?
This restaurant is awful. End of story.
The staff just seems like they are hostile to each other, and don’t care if they are hostile to you, the customer.

Terrible service and very poorly run. My friend and I went yesterday for lunch at 12:45, and the place was maybe ²⁄₃ full; not terribly busy by any means. We were seated quickly, but it all went downhill from there. I had been to the restaurant in the past, even though I had heard from family and friends about the poor service. I must have happened to get lucky those few times, because I had no such experience this time.
We placed our order right away, and then our waitress pretty much abandoned us. No drink refills or anything. As it was nearing 1:45, we were getting a little impatient, so I went up and asked how much longer it would be, (as my friend had to get to work at 2) only to be told that our order had not even been STARTED yet. They made up some excuse about how there were a couple of big tables with tickets ahead of us, which was a blatant lie. No such tables had been in the restaurant in our time there. We informed our waitress that we were leaving, and she still made us pay for our drinks without so much as an apology. I will definitely not be returning, and I would be surprised if this place is still running within the next couple of years. Very disappointed.

Eat somewhere else.
Holy terrible restaurant management, Batman! Eat somewhere else.
Let me start off by apologizing to Matt, our server and the son of the owner. Having served at many restaurants myself, I RARELY don’t tip. However, you can blame this one on the owner. who I guess is your father. You deserved a tip, but that guy really pissed us off.
We vacation in Frankfort every year. We actually came here last summer, and despite the existing negative reviews, we had a great breakfast. Unfortunately, our past experience must’ve been an anomily, because today we received the sub-​par experience that is consistent with their 2-​star rating.
Why go into a long diatribe about the lengthy wait for food? There are plenty of reviews before mine that already cover this. A ridiculously long wait, and food that obviously had been sitting in the window for far too long. For food so expensive, it really sucked.
What pissed us off was the owner. We sent an overcooked burger back, and when the replacement finally was ready, our table was finished eating, so we got it to go. The server promised to take care of it on the bill, and they did us a huge favor by knocking a whole $ 1.50 off the total ( Unilocal doesn’t have a sarcastic font, otherwise I would’ve used it there).
The owner came by to apologize and to let us know of his gracious discount, and we asked that either we get 50% of the burger taken off, or not pay for it at all. This guy, without a hint of apology said, «I won’t do that.» We said that we don’t feel like paying full price for a burger that couldn’t be enjoyed while everyone else ate, and this clown-​shoe of a human picks up the boxed food from my pregnant wife, and walks away with it while telling our table that he will just take it off the bill.
That’s right. He would rather take our food and throw it out than give us a discount for food that was screwed up. Who knows, maybe it was his goal today to get a bad review and guarantee bad word-​of-​mouth from a family that has been visiting Frankfort for 30 years. If so, mission accomplished, sir!
In the end, this review is nothing new. Clearly, Unilocal has spoken, but so has the word around Frankfort. Even this afternoon, the table next to us was complaining about the wait while laughing about the fact that they were warned about this place prior to their lunch. Also, let’s not forget about the three other tables that witnessed our incident and all shared our incredulous look as he grumbled away with our lunch.
Eat somewhere else.

I’ll start out positive. The corn and bacon chowder was good. It ends there.
We sat at the bar inside. In no less than 5 minutes we witnessed numerous customers walk out, servers go back to the kitchen window because customers were complaining about their food, or to check the wait time because people were complaining about that. Having eaten here two years ago and finding it quite good at the time, we stuck it out.
That decision resulted in quite possibly one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had, enough so to prompt me to create a Unilocal account just to write this review.
While sitting at the bar I watched a server scoop butter into plastic cups at the speed of molasses in January. Best part was her using her bare fingers to scrape the butter off the spoon into the cups.
We also heard the servers talking amongst themselves while standing around looking less than useful near the register. One complained about her 10% tip, while the other commented that was better than the nothing they often got. If that doesn’t speak volumes I don’t know what does.
On to the food, we ordered a cheeseburger, Cuban sandwich, and tater tots. The burger was not cooked as requested and was quite pink. The sandwich had bean spread on focaccia and it was a soggy mess. The bread was soaked and disgusting and it was clear the cheese was melted and then had sat there and re-​solidified. The tater tots were cold.
Lets just be honest, more honest if possible… it’s a hot mess. The only way this place survives is because its in a vacation town and the repeat business is likely nil.

Went here for breakfast. My girlfriend treated me to a meal here, so I obliged. I was immediately turned off by the fact that I was going to eat breakfast under the shadow of a corona sign. The waitstaff was under par and more like bartenders. I got crab eggs Benedict and a side of of corned beef hash. Both had great potential, but both fell short. The Benedict seemed to be rushed together because my ingredients were barely on the muffins. The homemade hollandaise had no flavor and the eggs weren’t seasoned at all. The corned beef hash was literally a ¹⁄₁₆ cup of onions and two potato chunks with 2 cups of corned beef. The beef was good, but but nothing broke up the salty flavor of the meat because nothing else was there. Overpriced for the quality.

I’ll preface this by saying that we came during brunch time in a large group of 15 people and everyone loved their food. With that being said, service is SO slow. Half of our group got their food, while the other half of us waited in painful agony. We finally got our food when the first half of our group was done eating… Giving this three stars seems generous, but maybe there was a backup in the kitchen?
Onto the food! Mimosas are great because you can mix them yourself. No one in our group complained about the food — it was delicious. I built my own omelette and got it with avocado, asparagus, spinach and feta. I had the cranberry walnut toast (definitely get this bread — it is fantastic) and a side of roasted potatoes. The side of potatoes was very, very small, but I was so full from my other food that it didn’t matter. The jam that comes with the toast is fantastic. I don’t even like jam and I could eat this by the spoonful.
Long story short, the food is great, but service is painfully slow.

I was fooled by the cute exterior and the sight of plenty of customers on their patio. While waiting for a table I checked in on my Unilocal app and saw they only have two stars, with most reviews commenting on how bad the service was. But my husband and I were hungry and it was nearing the end of breakfast time so we stuck it out. What a mistake!
There was one dirty table on the patio and when we asked an employee if we could sit there we were met with hesitation. «Uhhhhh…welllllll…we will have to clear it off so you’ll have to wait.» It was pretty clear that us asking to sit there was a problem. And then another employee asked us if we’d like a table for two. Again we asked if we could sit at the then dirty table on the patio, and again we were met with the same hesitant, inconvenienced response.
It took forever to get a cup of coffee. And when our hobo server brought it out she didn’t bring cream. When I asked for cream she said, «Well you didn’t ask for it and I’ve been running around.» I’m sorry, as a server I always brought cream with me. Or I thought ahead and asked the customer if they’d like it. And then it took forever to get our food. We noticed another couple that came in after us got their food before us. When I asked our server about it she said, «That’s intriguing. Our kitchen has been all out of sorts all morning.» Intriguing?! WTF?! I didn’t find that intriguing, I found that frustrating. When our food did arrive hobo server said, «Oh, I bet you guys need silverware.»
My husband had the SMALLEST breakfast burrito we’ve ever seen. It might have had one egg in it, he couldn’t tell. I knew as soon as she set it down he’d be hungry again in an hour. My eggs (ordered over medium) arrived over hard. No worries because I didn’t have toast to dip them in, I had bread. Yep, just two slices of bread with butter on them. I had a side of their corned beef hash, which is really just a plate of chopped-​up corned beef with onions and about five cubes of potato. I figured ordering the hash would be a great substitute for breakfast meat and hashbrowns. Well at least I got the meat part down pat.
So the servers are slow, the kitchen is slow, and the food isn’t great. Please don’t be fooled, go somewhere else!