Breakfast fans need to check out Sugar in Roslindale

Great writeup Adam! Um... is the intern going to write some stories soon?

Eggs and the works sounds like a good change.

Now if we could just order up better weather.....

I love breakfast places that serve you some complimentary fresh fruit to accompany your breakfast. Even the ones that just give you a few orange slices or whatever is great, but a whole bowl of fruit salad is just awesome.

Baked goods half-off after three.

Why "kidlet" instead of "kid"? What extra meaning do you convey by typing those three extra letters?

Adam,

You mentioned the kiddos were in tow. Was this place an easy place to bring them to?

... on vacations. Otherwise, I make it. So breakfast places in Roslindale are unknown territory to me. ;~}

Went today and thought it was fantastic. The Boschetto's space is completely transformed. Bakery case in the back (and they had plenty of their amazing whoopie pies) and eating area in the front. The food is more upscale than the Rox Diner. My zucchini and mushroom omelet was $9 and came with yummy potatoes, homemade ketchup, rye toast, and that generous fruit. Well worth it.

Plenty of highchairs and a clean bathroom.

I think this is going to be a welcome addition to the square. It definitely has more of a Geoffrey's vibe than a diner vibe. Love the Roslindale themed art on the walls.

Oh, and when I sat down with my 3 year old, our nice waitress came over and handed him an Etch a Sketch, which kept him happily occupied.

Can't wait to go back!

Roslindale really needs a good coffee place. When I poked my head in there it looked like they had those giant thermos pump things that just scream luke warm, stale, bitter "coffee service" coffee. Please tell me I'm wrong. If they make a good mocha my wife will be there every weekend.

Paired with the WORST SERVICE I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED. To start, there was no one greeting, which lead to a confused mess of patrons crowding the door. Customers who walked in were simply ignored for up to 20 minutes. Finally after getting seated at the counter, the waitress took our drink orders (OJ is $4 btw, no refills!). 10 minutes later, our drinks were filled right in front of us (because we were sitting at the counter) and she took our orders. Another 10 minutes passed and she comes by and says "you guys didn't have bacon or anything right?" My partner worked in food service and knew this is the tell-tale sign that your waitress didn't put your order in. 10 more minutes pass by and food arrives. In the meantime, a couple next to us was seated at the counter and was ignored for the entire time we were waiting for our food. They eventually WALKED OUT. That is the worst thing that any restaurant can experience - losing customers. They didn’t even seem to care. She also lied to our face and said they only had blueberry jam and then served strawberry jam to a customer at a nearby table.

With all this said though, the food was PHENOMENAL. I take service very seriously and it's not often when the food can save my opinion and mood, but oh boy this did. The eggs (overeasy) were on the small side, but everything was fresh - blueberry jam (homemade), wheat bread, fruit, real maple syrup, the works. The homefries had the perfect crisp to them and the French toast was out of this world – made with a fresh slice of their homebread bread, topped with cinnamon, fresh blueberries, and fresh strawberries.

I just want to thank you Adam for the suggestion. I’m hoping the horrendous service was just because they were having a bad day (I overheard someone mention 2 people called out) but it’s no excuse. There aren’t even many tables. They need to train the staff better and instill a sense of urgency in them. It's extremely easy for a server to get a 20% tip out of me, but she was lucky to have gotten $2.75 (10%).