Stone Way Cafe

Stone Way Cafe

Recommended by:  Nobody. We found it on our own.

Description on their web: A family owned Cafe in the heart of Fremont offering the finest in quality hand crafted coffee & espresso, pastries & food, craft beer, cider & wine.  Relax and enjoy the good vibes of local performing artists, family, friends and neighbors.  Our warm, friendly staff aim to please and are here to ensure a most pleasant stop at the Stone.

Neighborhood/Type:  Wallingford / Breakfast

Address: 3510 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103

Music playing: Lovers’ Carvings by Bibio

What we’ve eaten:

• Sandra’s Special-Eggs, Pork, Poblano Peppers, Onions with Potatoes & Toast.
• Pulled Pork Cheesesteak-pulled pork, provolone, caramelized onions, grilled poblano peppers, and aioli sauce on a cuban roll.
• Breakfast Burrito- eggs, 3 cheese combo, choice of bacon/ham/sausage/pulled pork/chorizo/veggies, pico de gallo, chipotle lime sauce, and home fries.
• Fried Chicken & Waffles w/sausage gravy and pure maple syrup
• Pulled Pork Breakfast Sandwich-egg, mixed greens, savory herb tomato sauce, pulled pork on a brioche bun
• Special-Pulled pork scramble
• Rosalia’s Biscocho-cheddar & jalapeno biscuit, egg, avocado, tomato, mango aioli, mixed greens served with home fries
• Steak & Egg Breakfast Sandwich- Steak, egg, caramelized onion, tomato with home fries.

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Comments: Caveat: This review is only for breakfasts. Why? Well about 2 years ago our daughter was born. Before she arrived, whenever driving down Stone Way we’d pass by Stone Way Café and see people hanging out on the small little patio.  I would say to myself, “What a cute little café.  We should go check it out some day”. Well, we never did.

Until…….our daughter was born. She would wake up super early and we’d check for places that were open early so we could get some breakfast. I remember searching for a place and reminding my wife about Stone Way Café since it opened at 7:00am.  It’s now become our go-to breakfast place. We probably go there once a month. There are times where we go 3 times a month, so we’re very familiar with their breakfast offerings.

The first time going to Stone Way Cafe I was shocked how big the place actually is. From the outside it looks very small due to the small patio, but on the inside it’s huge.  The second thing that shocked us was the type of food they were serving. We were expecting a few pastry items and if they did serve “real” meals,  it would be standard eggs and bacon or pancakes and waffles.

They actually have friend chicken and waffles, breakfast burritos, Cajun benedict, enchilada stacks, cheddar & jalapeno biscuits and gravy and much more.  The coffee they serve is from Victrola Coffee Roasters. There is no server. You look at the menu on the wall, order and pay the cashier and then grab your dish at the kitchen counter when they call out your number.

Stone Way Café checks all the boxes for us. It’s close to where we live, ample parking early in the morning, quality dishes for every craving, good local coffee, opens early on the weekends, and a very casual, family friendly atmosphere.

From the outside, Stone Way Café is in a nondescript square building painted entirely black. The inside is the exact opposite, a airy bright space with revolving works of art, a huge warehouse-like seating area with counter seating, normal individual tables, leather seats and a bigger table for groups and a massive wall painting with the state of Washington. If you sit at some of the tables you have a nice view of the 99 bridge.

Because we only go for breakfast, we’re missing out on a lot Stone Way Café has to offer.  Almost every night there is either live music or an open mic night. I’ve mentioned some of the breakfast menu, but they also have salads, tacos, sandwiches, wraps and even a muffuletta. They also have a very impressive beer menu stocked with local breweries-Popluxe, Stoup, Lowercase, Reuben’s, Machine House, Fremont Brewing to name a few. They also have ciders, wine and kombucha.

The thing we like about Stone Way Café is that it’s the type a place we can bring any visitor or meet any friend and feel confident that they’ll like the food and atmosphere. We can bring our parents who just want a simple traditional breakfast, our out of town foodie friend or our friends with kids who want a relaxed family friendly environment. We’ve brought out of towners, new-to-Seattle friends and longtime Seattle folks and they’ve all enjoyed their experience here.

Ratings:Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Food/Drinks: 5

Bang for the Buck: 4.5

Overall: 4.85

Locals Only Factor: “Locals Only” grading-We’ll assign a grading as to how “local” a place is

• • Well known or Touristy. Most locals don’t go there unless they have business dinners or visitors in town.
  • Most locals know about it
  • Locals “in the know” know about it
  • Only those who live close by know about it.
  • You’re in on the secret. Don’t tell anybody!

Eavesdropping Convos: None

Servers recommendations to visit in the future: The cashier at Stone Way Cafe suggested Northlake Tavern & Pizza for what she called the “best pizza in town”

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