6A Cafe
Name of Establishment: 6A Cafe
Address: 415 MA-6A, East Sandwich, MA 02537
1. Initial impression of convenience, parking, and location.
- Plenty of parking on a dreary Monday morning.
- Located right on 6A in Sandwich. Probably where they got the name for the place.
2. Wait time to be greeted, seated, and atmosphere.
- The server was sitting at the bar area chatting with someone, and as such we were greeted immediately and advised to sit wherever we wanted.
- The interior looked a tad worn, there was a train around the top of the exterior of the room that was not in use, and it was overheard that a telephone call received during breakfast was inquiring as to whether or not it was currently working.
- In the gentleman’s corner there was a peculiar scent if he turned his head to the left but it disappeared when facing ahead or to the right. It wasn’t him - it was them, we swear.
3. Server introductions, impressions and attentiveness.
- There was one server in duty. Once we chose our table we were offered coffees.
- When asked what was good she answered with the customary “everything”. The question was rephrased to inquire what customers typically order and she opened up like a flower on a sunny day. She enlightened us with her preference of the corn beef hash as well as a previously unmentioned special.
- She came by often to refill coffee.
4. Variety of menu options (too many/too little)
- Fairly typical for a breakfast location. Omelettes, Benedicts, Pancakes, Waffles, Sandwiches, or egg and meat combos.
5. Menu highlights of uncommon items.
- Huevos Rancheros without beans (can it still be considered to be Huevos Rancheros?)
- Plymouth Bay Benny
6. Speed of food delivery, and first impressions of plating, initial aroma.
- The food arrived in proper time.
- The gents sandwich should have been on a larger plate. Zero maneuverability.
7. TASTE!
- Coffee: typical, not terrible.
- The Gentleman, after much hesitation, ordered the roasted red croissanwich. A flakey croissant around an egg, sausage patty, cheddar cheese and roasted red peppers. Probably where they got the name. A side of homefries was also ordered. The sandwich, from Sandwich, was too big and flakey to be hand grappled, utensils were needed. Overall the croissanwich was tasty. The cheese was thick, the sausage patty a bit spicy, the egg recognizable, and the peppers were aplenty, falling out with every cut. The homefries were spiced and cooked like many are, some soft and white, others flat or rock hard.
- The Lady ordered one egg, linguica, home fries and an English muffin. The linguica was surprising upon first inspection, as it was not sausage shaped, but something more like a Newfie Steak. The Home fries were there… they were definitely prepared days in advance and reheated to order. The egg was almost cooked enough, there were still segments of egg white that were gooey and not cooked through. The English muffin was sliced in half, thus killing the pockets they are known for.
If you serve English muffins, you need one of these.
8. Value of product.
- The jury is still out on this one.
9. Payment options.
- Credit, debit, cash
Overall Rating: 6/10
A substantially better experience and meal can be had five minutes down the road at Cafe Chew albeit at a higher price.
