New Day Cafe

My friend suggested a new restaurant in Leland for our monthly lunch. I'm always up for something new so we went to New Day Cafe in Waterford, Leland, North Carolina. I had a challenging time getting into the parking lot as GPS said where to turn but obviously I was going against. The flow of traffic, made me a few minutes late and a little embarrassed to be going down the wrong lane in the parking lot, it is not a big parking lot. Lot. I was able to get good parking on the side and for a noon lunch. That was a good thing. I do hear that you can often have a line if you come for breakfast or brunch, just FYI. Quite an extensive menu, and list of specials, they serve breakfast and lunch so it was a momentous task to pick what to have. I finally decided on French toast, but which one? The special that was called the s'more French toast or the regular that sounded delicious. So when the waitress came after I had time to study the menu, I asked you which one would be better and she steered me towards the everyday french toast, as the other one is a little hard to eat. She said It tastes excellent but it has marshmallow in it which makes it a challenge to consume. I didn't have a beverage. I stuck with water, the place was definitely full, but it wasn't loud. It was a nice environment. My friend ordered like a spicy egg fajita type bowl and she loved it, she doesn't even look at the menu anymore because it's her favorite thing to get there. Both of our meals were delicious and I have posted pictures of both of them. They were nice-sized portions. If you're hungry, you easily didn't need to take home a doggy bag, but if you're trying to watch it, I took half mine home. The price wasn't terrible. You know right now there's a lot of sticker shot on the prices that restaurants are charging, well, not cheap, it was not expensive. It felt like they were right on the money. You don't have to get dressed up to go here, and I think you will be pleasantly surprised by how good the food is.

Ordered chicken fried steak, 2 eggs on top with potato cubes with pepper and onions. My family had 1)Balsamic chicken sandwich and 2)mango cheesecake french toast. Great options, both breakfast and lunch menus, also a specials menu. Tables turn over quickly from the effective employees

When you walk in it’s very much small diner feel. I ordered the chicken platter and my boo got the breakfast burrito. Both were amazing. The chicken platter was very well seasoned in every part. The biscuit, the chicken breading, and the gravy, and it came together very well. The chicken was cooked to perfection it was very juicy and not dry which is hard to do for fried chicken in my opinion. The breakfast burrito was so flavorful as well it had chorizo and a really nice pico that tasted so fresh and the whole thing was very well balanced as far as texture and flavor. I will say that the “ potato hash” was a bit of a disappointment compared to the main dishes because it was cut up unseasoned cubes of potato. In a hash I expected some type of seasoning or flavor or maybe cooked sautéed with onions or peppers. The coffee was also not as great as I’d hoped but let’s be honest I’m not there for potato’s or coffee I’m there for those main dishes. We went on a very busy Sunday morning and for 2 only waited about 20 minutes. I saw every member of their staff working hard and they did a very good job in terms of customer service despite being slammed

Randomly ended up in Leland on a Wednesday. Saw it driving by and stopped. Everything was awesome. Super accommodating staff and the food was excellent. Pipes approved too!

First time at New Day Cafe we had breakfast, which was Brioche French Toast & Steak Fajita Omelette. Both enjoyed are choices. Very tasteful & good presentation of the food. Staff very friendly. Clean restaurant no problem with parking & will definitely return.

Our server was the sweetest. Great attitude, amazing demeanor and funny to boot. Definitely a full package here. I got the all the way burger which was cooked to perfection. The fries where amazing and did not taste of grease. The coffee, although a simple drip, was good as well.y boyfriend got the steak and eggs, also cooked to perfection. Service was fast and friendly. The other servers were very friendly as well. 15/10 would recommend!

Best breakfast food I have had by far since I moved to Wilmington 4 years ago. My 3 year old got an adult meal and ate almost every single bite because he liked it that much (super biscuit) and his mother got the veggie bowl and loved it. I had the best chicken biscuit I’ve had in my life. Will definitely be back

Amazing food always. Locally owned food is always on point and awesome specials we go every weekend and always great service food is amazing. Definitely recommend will not be disappointed