KitchenCray Cafe

Food was great. Crab & grits was the bomb! Service was on point. Everything was good. French Toast

Parking availability was good.

For a Sunday, I was impressed with the wait time. We came at peak hours, brunch right after a lot of people's church services might let out, and maybe waited 10-15 minutes.

They had a DJ that was playing great music, which was a vibe. At times, the music was blaring. We asked our server if the DJ could turn it down a little, and they were accommodating. If no one said anything, it would be impossible to have a conversation without straining your voice.

The people I ate with got the fried chicken & waffles, & the catfish & cheesy grits. Both of them were impressed with the portions, and couldn't even finish their meal.

For their drinks, I believe one person got a tropical beverage, that they enjoyed, and the other ordered frozen drink that was underwhelming. I was told it was too sweet & creamy, instead of fruity, and came with whipped cream that hurt instead of helped.

I got the strawberry splash (strawberry, Sierra Mist, oj, and maybe, passion fruit?) and it was delicious. Think a strawberry lemonade mixed with a tropical sprite. 10/10

For food, I got the seafood grits, which came with sausage and shrimp on top of cheesy grits. I appreciated the diversity of flavors that were provided by the selection of protein. Both were well seasoned. It was the perfect amount of cheese in the grits. Good portion. 10/10

Food: ALWAYS a hit! Party of 4 today. We were sooo hungry, we all forgot to take pics (SMH). Everyone had the cheese grits, 3 of us had catfish/catfish bites and the remaining person ordered the salmon bites. Yummy x 4.
Service: Nothing but praise for the 2 ladies holding it down on this holiday Monday.
Ambiance: Meh. Absolutely nothing noteworthy but we came to eat and we're all repeat patrons so, enuff said.
One MINOR complaint: No Mimosas today as they were completely out of champagne. However, the server took $3 off of the substitute glass of Chardonnay I ordered (which actually made up for yesterday's unwarranted $3 up charge @glorydaysgrill (Stone Ridge/South Riding, VA).

First experience was 5 stars. Second experience was 2 stars. Sole reason for the decrease in rating was the horrible wait staff service. The only reason I'm not rating this business as a 1 star is because the chefs did a great job with the food.

Wait staff service should be a negative 10! There was no one to greet customers at the front entrance. So after waiting, I seated myself. Minutes after that, a waiter comes by to tell me she is moving us to a low table. I informed her that we prefer a high top. She said okay. So we stayed put. It was a long wait to get a waiter to come over to ask us for our drink order. Then it took longer to get the nonalcoholic drinks. I tried to order a mango drink, but was told they were out of mango. So I just ordered a sweet tea, which was okay... Sweet but fine... It took almost 20+ minutes for the waiter to return to take out food order. During this unacceptable waiting period, we asked two other employees to get our waiter smh. She arrived with an attitude. The food came out. We had no silverware. No napkins. Smh I had to ask for these items by speaking out from my table wayyyyy to the front area by saying hey can we get silverware and napkins. I had to ask an employee to tell the waiter to bring a refill of sweet tea. It was just a horrible experience. So bad that it outweighed the good food. 0 stars for the wait staff service. The seafood grits was good.

The food was very good. Had lots of amazing flavor and the portion was favorable. The atmosphere was very quiet since it was a weekday and around 1pm. I appreciated the service and hospitality with the wait staff.

It's located in a parking lot inside an executive style building where you would assume there are lots of offices, so, when you follow GPS don't feel like it's steering you wrong. Lol.

The kitchen staff was great and I like that I could see them. It puts a cool touch on the experience.

They had an office to the side and I would suggest keeping the door closed because it was very untidy. Customers didn't need to see inside that office.

Kitchen Cray Café is alright by me. What makes this place great, if you live in the area and you work from home in the surrounding area and you want to do a random brunch with a little mimosa action with a friend from 10 am to 2pm in the middle of the week. Bay-Bee you can do that!!!!
The catfish and cheese grits were yummy, not salty, tender and perfectly fried. Grits were light and fluffy.

I had a white wine sangria with strawberries and blueberries. Caught up and had a good ole' kee-kee with my gurl. And we scooted on out the door by 12:30pm so we could be back at home for our 1 o'clock meetings.

This place could use a little color and some feminine touch, flowers on the table, etc. Give it more of a café feel. But all and all the R&B music was great, and the staff was very nice and took care of us while we were there.
It's just a nice place to be!

Service was great! There is great music to listen to inside. It's usually crowed when I go but that just goes to show how good it is. Scenery is nice. They have a jukebox! Food... AMAZING.

This is my second time here, and it doesn't disappoint. I'm a sucker for casual non pretentious yummy brunch, and KitchenCray always deliver!
I got the classic shrimp and grits and it was sooo good! They were also generous with the shrimp portion.
My sister got the crab fries and an omelette with a side of gator tots and those were delicious as well.
We also got a pitcher of mimosa and you definitely need to take your time with those.

Love that I can have a great brunch experience without going to DC.

Tip: 18% gratuity is automatically added to your bill

Came here for brunch today and I was pleasantly surprised. I came to this establishment years ago and the food was good but it was a long wait and hours of operation were weird.

However, this time it was the complete opposite. We were greeted and seated immediately. We ordered old bay wings for an appetizer and they were nicely seasoned and fried. For our entree I got the showtime omelette which comes with grits or tots, it was so good! My boyfriend got the catfish and grits and he said it was really good.

I definitely recommend this place for breakfast/brunch/lunch. The patio seating is open now which is nice even though it's in a business center.

Pack your patience for your food. Once it arrives, it was well worth the wait. I stopped by for lunch. This is an intimate location that is well staffed. Our food was delicious. My catfish was fried perfectly and the cheese grits are delicious. The lamb chops were perfectly seasoned, sautéed spinach was amazing over the grits. I'm definitely a fan of Chef JR's and will be back.

The place is charming--there is lots to take in for the visual aspect. The service was friendly and professional. The food was very good. The pricing is a little higher than the other brunch spots. I enjoyed the grits and fried lobster, deviled eggs with shrimp.