Lauren Vaughan

Well, I am not a disgruntled employee and I can tell you that I will not be returning to Delaney's - for brunch anyway. Being in McKinney on a rare breakfast occasion and not being a fan of chain restaurants (and hearing TERRIBLE things about the unsanitary things going on at Bill Smith Cafe), we were delighted to run across Delaney's. I called first to inquire if they served breakfast (we saw cars in the parking lot but there are 2 restaurants side-by-side and we weren't sure which one was open) and asked the girl on the phone if they served breakfast and she said they did. I asked her if they served traditional breakfasts, such as Eggs Benedict, she said they did. Yay!

We arrive to find a clean, well staffed restaurant without a lot of people (but enough to make us feel comfortable). Yay! We had a lovely, attentive server. Yay!

(Side note to Delaney's: Please take down the "Celebrate St. Patty's Here!" banners and decor. It's mid-April and either you're inappropriately late or inappropriately early. Also, for your female staff over 22, do not make them wear the schoolgirl outfits, it's also inappropriate. Moving on...)

A glance at the menu suggests that the girl I spoke to on the phone may need some additional training. There is not traditional Eggs Benedict on the menu. There is an Irish Benedict which involves a hardboiled egg, surrounded by sausage and breading and then deep fried. Boo!

I decide on the Bacon Breakfast (2 eggs scrambled or fried, Texas Toast, cream gravy, bacon and fries or Potato Cakes for $8.50) as it is the most "normal". I ask if they can do poached eggs. Nope, only scrambled or fried. Boo! I ask how their scrambled eggs are and am assured that they are moist & delicious and not dry and cardboard-ish. Yay! We ordered our food and waited. And waited. And waited. Finally the food shows up and we are all disappointed. The scrambled eggs are not moist. They are inedible. Their "Texas Toast" is thickly cut Sourdough bread and is a poor compliment to cream gravy (which was obviously from a mix). The bacon is extremely fatty and not at all crispy. The "potato cakes" are soggy, grease-saturated, deep fried shredded potato patties with some sort of breading that resembles a weird hushpuppy breading. Very unappetizing and it is so greasy that after one taste, I can feel my arteries clogging. Boo!

Their one child's breakfast plate is one scrambled egg and ham. For $5.50? And the ham is not a ham steak, it's shaved ham like you put on sandwiches. Huh???

The biscuits on a companion's plate were the driest any of us have ever had. They simply crumbled into pieces even though they were covered with the gravy.

After 2 bites of food, I had the server remove my plate from the table and the item from the menu, which they did without batting an eye, something I greatly appreciate. It would have been nice to have a manager come by to speak to us, however no one did.

Cute place, decent waitstaff and the good review above would get me to try Delaney's again - for lunch/dinner and their more traditional Irish fare. But for breakfast/brunch, I think I'll drive into Allen or Plano.

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