Pocahontas Pancakes

Pocahontas Pancakes, located at 34th Street and Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach, has been named the best breakfast in Virginia Beach a number of times over by a number of different magazines and food gurus. With that kind of acclaim, we had to try this place.

However, we did not expect a 45 minute wait for breakfast at this small corner eatery. That said, once we were seated, we never felt rushed by our waitress to order fast, or eat quickly.

We ordered the International Breakfast Wrap, the Eggs Benedict and the restaurant’s famous pecan pancakes, which the kitchen will serve as a side dish if you ask.

The Eggs Benedict was served with thick slices of Canadian bacon, which was not my favorite option for this decadent dish. Additionally, the hollandaise, which should be creamy and rich, was on the thinner side, mixing with the yolk of the poached egg to a point that I could not distinguish one from the other.

The breakfast wrap, made with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, pepperoni, sausage, and bacon, as well as scrambled eggs, was wrapped in a tortilla shell. The whole thing was huge, large enough that the two of us dining could have easily shared it and still not have finished it. It was also served with home fries.

Lastly, we had the real star of breakfast – the pecan pancakes. The pancakes, which have pecans in the batter and in the pecan syrup on top, are what Pocahontas Pancake House is famous for. The pancakes are on the denser side, and have little treasurers of pecans (one of my personal favorite nuts) in the batter. The pancakes are topped with pecan syrup (a nutty, maple-y goodness) and then more pecans and whipped cream. Even as I filled on eggs and potatoes, the pancakes kept calling to me and I continued to eat them past the point of feeling full because they were delicious.

I was also impressed by this small pancake house – they offer not just the traditional regular and decaf coffee, but also a hazelnut flavored coffee if you ask for it specifically.

We found at other breakfast restaurants in Virginia Beach, that the earlier we went out for breakfast, the shorter the wait was. We arrived at Pocahontas Pancake House after 10 a.m. and had a 45 minute wait (groups arriving after us had an hour plus wait!). However, we went to another breakfast location at 9 a.m. and were seated immediately. I would recommend getting out for breakfast earlier, although I can’t guarantee that it will help at Pocahontas Pancakes.