Looking for French Toast?

[chuck s]

My daughter is craving a French Toast breakfast. Who has good french toast in the Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Watertown area? Thanks!

[bella_sarda]

The weekend brunch at the B-Side Lounge (Hampshire St. at Windsor, Cambridge) offers french toast using Iggy's bakery brioche. Delicious and not overly fussy, served with a heaping side of fresh fruit. This place is very relaxed and not as crowded as Paramount, Sound Bites, etc.

I also second the French Toast options at Panificio, but that often has long lines on weekends.

[BostonZest]

I just picked up a menu from Panificio and it reminded me that they have "Apple, Cinnamon, Raisin Bread French Toast."

[Joanie]

Slightly gussied up, but I like the french toast at Johnny's in Newton that has a coating of grain or corn flakes or something.

[Dax]

New Yorker diner in Watertown Square has the grand slam breakfast for like $6.50 that includes two eggs, two pieces of bacon, two pieces of sausage, hash browns and two pieces of challah french toast and coffee. You can't beat that with a stick.

[lipoff]

Sounds Bites in Somerville has excellent stuffed french toast.

[Dreamworks]

Second Soundbites. Mmm...Strawberry stuffed french toast is making me drool on my keyboard.

[BackBayGirl]

Trident Cafe has good challah french toast.

[BostonZest]

You can find traditional, basic "diner" French Toast at Steve's on Newbury at Hereford St.

[EmmaFrances]

Uncommon Grounds on Mount Auburn Street (just a couple of blocks from Coolidge Square heading towards Watertown Square) has pretty good basic French toast.

[gansu girl]

Gotta put in my plug for Victor's on N. Beacon in Watertown - have never been disappointed w/anything I've ordered there. It's more "old school" diner than some of the other suggestions, but the prices are very very reasonable and the service is great. We're regulars and they treat us like family over there.

[MaineRed]

French toast made from french bread at Renee's Cafe, 198 Holland St Somerville...it's tasty!

[wontonton]

The Paramount on Charles St. Beacon Hill, but the long line on weekends is usually a deal breaker for me.

[mwk]

Hi,

I second the suggestion of Mike's City Diner on Washington St. in the South End. They have great traditional French Toast, and excellent home fries to go with. Very tasty.

[finlero]

Beacon Hill Bistro is on the upscale side, but good, and available any day of the week. The exact recipe varies, but tends to have some sort of seasonal fruit accompanyment.

Bonus points for very good, dark coffee.

[peelmeagrape]

This may not be what you're looking for, but the Sunday brunch french toast at Upstairs on the Square is totally decadent. Huge, pillowy pieces of bread accompanied by ricotta-marscapone cream, candied pecans and carmelized bananas. Of course, if your daughter decided she was just interested in the toast, that could leave someone else with the enviable task of putting the toppings out of their misery....

Another option might be the Deluxe Town Diner. I haven't tried their French toast but if their sweet potato and chocolate chip pancake is anything to go by, it should be good. Maybe someone else can vouch?

[MC Slim JB]

The Deluxe Town Diner in Watertown does a superb challah French toast. I like the brunch at Aquitaine and Caffe Umbra in the South End, but they both use brioche for their French toast, which I think is a bad idea but some people like. Union Bar and Grill does a "B-52" French toast that looks amazing but I have not tried, not sure what that name means (Kahlua, Grand Marnier, and Bailey's in the batter?). Mike's City Diner and Victoria's Diner, in the South End and Newmarket Square, respectively, do fine traditional French toast in giant portions, cheap.

[Blumie]

East Coast Grill's Latin brunch, which is only offered on Sundays from 11am - 2pm, is amazing. The only traditional American breakfast item they have on the menu is frech toast, which is described as "cornbread crusted french toast" but is nonetheless very well executed traditional french toast. The great thing about this option is that all of the non-french toast eaters can order the other wonderful stuff on the ECG menu.

I took my 6-year-old daughter a few weeks ago. She had the french toast. I had the fish tacos.

[KitchenAid]

Zaftig's banana french toast is my husband's favorite.

[chuck s]

Yes I know of Zaftig's french toast but we were looking for a more traditional but very good variety.

[edgrimley]

Good for kids and pretty good french toast at Zoe's on Mass Ave near Putnam, a few blocks from Harvard Square. It's bottom level of a small shopping complex below Dolphin seafood.