We're from Boston, but whenever we are in Franklin we make it a point to stop at BBB. the food here is amazing and the staff are the best!! The bag things is now I have to wait 6 months to come back. read more

Came in on a Saturday morning and the wait was moderate, but the staff handled the rush really well--tables were cleared quickly and people were seated efficiently. I ordered the Low Land Skillet and it was excellent--great balance of flavors and textures without feeling too heavy. The cold brew was also above average, smooth and nicely strong. Overall, a great breakfast spot worth the short wait. read more

Big Bad Breakfast - Franklin - Low Low Country Skillet - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

Great food and service. My favorite is the Jack Benny! It is hash browns as the base spinach and perfectly poached eggs! The coffee service is bottomless! read more

The wait system is flawed. Make sure you check in even AFTER you put your name on the online waitlist or you will grow old waiting for your table. read more

Food and service are always great. Never have a disappointing meal. Use the waitlist option here on Yelp. Always helps to navigate the large, waiting crowds. read more

Friendly staff, good environment to have Sunday breakfast. Pancakes as advertised. Fluffy and light but keep in mind they are huge so I'm glad I was hungry for the stack of 3. read more

Seth was our server and he was great. Food was good as well. Fresh squeezed orange juice was truly fresh squeezed. Friendly environment. read more

Seth was an exceptional server. He refilled drinks multiple times, didn't rush us to order, accommodated us on sauces. He was a pleasure. Big fans of BBB. Ole Miss fans and been here since the birth of BBB. Thanks again SETH read more

Qimiya is an excellent server! She always make sure all my needs is met, and recommends me the best food options to try! Best server I ever had! read more

Awesome breakfast place with great service and a nice varied menu. It's been great the handful of times I've gone and I will be back again

I just happened across this place this morning and stopped in for breakfast. I liked it. The food was very good. The staff were very friendly and the service was good. The food came out quickly. It's different from typical breakfast chains, although our server told us they had locations in Nashville and Spring Hill. They had plenty of parking and they did have some Alcoholic beverages. Most entrees were from about $10 to $15. I will go back as there were other dishes I want to try. All of the food we saw coming out of the kitchen looked good. The interior was clean and very casual with a medium noise level. read more

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Omg! Delicious! I ordered the cathead biscuit breakfast which was a biscuit, split, topped with crispy fried chicken breast tenders, sausage gravy, and cheddar cheese! Madelyn in Franklin took wonderful care of us! read more

I've gone here twice, and i haven't been impressed. The food quality just isn't up to par with other breakfast places. I met friends the first time and went w my husband the second time. 1st visit I had one of the "BIG BAD SPECIALTIES," Oyster Scramble for $16.10. It sure wasn't worth what i paid for it! It's described on the menu as "Two Eggs scrambled with bacon, onions, tomatoes, and potatoes, topped with Fried Oysters and sliced jalapeno peppers."I ordered mine without the jalapeno peppers, but you would've thought I ordered it without the oysters... There were so few, I couldn't find them on my plate, and I couldn't taste them. Bummer, I love oysters! I was really hoping this would be a menu item i would order often in the future. Nope, never again! 2nd visit I ordered the "Screamin Demon $15.25 Crispy Fried Chicken on a Potato Bun with Tomato, Lettuce, Pickles, Mayo and Comeback Sauce. Served with a Side." My side was the Crispy Hash Cake. It was recommended by another patron. Why? Idk! It appeared to look like the hashbrowns served at Waffle House, but Waffle House's are much better! The sandwich was just average. I by far prefer a Chick-Fil-A sandwich over this one, and it's half the price! Whatever my husband ordered wasn't impressive enough to even remember. He didn't like his entree nor this place. We both decided there are so many good places in town that serve better quality food at more reasonable prices, that we'll go to them from now on. I don't see Big Bad Breakfast lasting long-term, if they don't step up their game and do what's necessary to remain in competition with the other breakfast restaurants. They halfway lived up to their name. The breakfasts are bad, but they aren't big! They lacked in portion size too. read more

Good, but they undercooked my eggs. service was friendly, shrimp and grits was very good

TERRIBLE SERVICE!!!!! Food is decent so go there periodically Had lunch there today First it was not busy at all but the host chose to clean tables instead of seating us so waited unnecessarily. Then when we did sit down there was only 2 other tables but our server Lauren decided to check on a ladies table 5 times yet we had to literally get up and go to the barista to check on our drink. I would literally have to call her to check on us and she didn't hear me 1 time I'm assuming. The ironic thing is we are in the industry so we tip well usually even for mediocre service. So we would have tipped her better than the lady she wanted to check on over and over. Worst case scenario there was a hint of racism, best case scenario just terrible service Long story short go for the food don't expect good service read more

I was underwhelmed by the breakfast hash bowls. The pancakes were lacking in flavor. The waitress was great. The drinks were pretty good. It was a long wait for a table despite empty tables so they must be understaffed. Has a lot of potential but food should be improved read more

Love this place. Food is great and the staff is always friendly. Love the spicy bacon and they great brunch cocktails.

As always, another great experience at BBB! We changed it up and went for an early lunch rather than brunch or breakfast and it was awesome! My wife had the smashburger and I had a ham po-boy, which reminded me a lot of the Cuban sandwiches I've had growing up in Miami. Well, food was great! But our "concierge", Bre, was even more amazing! I call her that because she offered us things that we didn't even know we wanted. But we DID WANT THEM! lol, for instance she told us how she loves having the house ranch sauce with her fries. My wife loves ranch with her fries so she was all for it! And Bre was right. Then before we left she offered to bring me an iced tea, which was what I was drinking, to go since it would be a hot day. And again, she was right! Thank you Bre for hosting us for a great early lunch! And Thank you BBB for another great meal! read more

Seth was my waiter. He was a very good waiter , polite and attentive to my needs! He was friendly! Xxxxxxxx

This place had me super excited but has left me a bit let down. Upon arriving and looking over the menu, I was shocked to see tomato gravy on the menu. It's something I was only introduced to about a year ago by a dear friend with strong Louisiana roots. I knew instantly I wanted to try the tomato gravy and narrowed down my options based on that choice. Ultimately I picked the steak and eggs and that's where things went a little south. Ordered my steak medium, eggs sunny side up, opted for the biscuit and chose the tomato gravy as my side. I also added on a side of sausage gravy, as an additional side because this southern girl loved her some sausage gravy and I thought if nothing else, I'll put the stuff in my eggs. First bite I went in for the tomato gravy, but pulled out a huge twig of Thyme from inside my bowl. Fishing that out also removed a ton of gravy I would have liked to have actually eaten. The tomato gravy was excellent! Perfectly seasoned, complex, very good. The biscuit had great flavor but a little over cooked and just dry and crumbly. The eggs a perfect sunny side up. That extra side of sausage gravy.... Had no sausage in it, or salt whatsoever. The steak..... bad. The thinnest cut that you can't possibly even cook to temp, grisly, hard hunks of inedible matter and lacking any form of sear. Looked boiled almost. And then the homemade steak sauce was ice cold, so every bite of steak was also ICE COLD. Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing. I had my eye on the BLT Omelette or the biscuit crumble and wish I'd gone that route. read more

It's OK. Service is fine. Ambiance is upscale diner. Food? Eh. Certainly a step up from Waffle House. But not as big a step as you're hoping for. read more

Great service and food! The pancakes are fluffy! I loved the omelette. French toast was a hit and the steak and eggs.

Our waitress Jordan was amazing. Made our experience wonderful Foods were good want to wish everybody a happy new year and thank Jordan for doing such an amazing job. read more

As a visitor from California, we enjoyed our food and the original menu items. Very creative. Tasty chicken! Service was excellent. Seth was funny and friendly. He accommodated our special requests. Nice way to spend a Weekend morning! read more

What a great spot for breakfast. The biscuits were delicious. Had a skillet and eggs Benedict both were delicious. The place was spotless the server was so nine. We will be back for more breakfast. read more

Had the huevos-ranchero grit bowl and it was excellent. Seth was a great waiter. Bowl featured grits (obviously), chorizo, guacamole, fresh salsa, black beans, two poached eggs on top. Just the right level of spicy. Highly recommend it. read more

Big Bad Breakfast - Franklin - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

Love BBB have been to all in Nashville. The food never disappoints. Today the Franklin location, staff is friendly well lit clean ! Our waitress Jess was super friendly and helpful . This location is one of my favs family atmosphere.Charolette Pike location food still good wait seems to be longer ( we are usually there around 10 ) less seating so attributed longer wait times . We need one in MJ! If you're in town it's a must have breakfast spot ! read more

Any place that boldly calls itself "Big Bad Breakfast" is going to get my attention in the best way possible. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, so my expectations for this particular place were HUGE. The venue itself is bright and airy, but the tables seemed to be packed in pretty tight. Also, it was our server's first day on the job, so there were a couple hiccups here and there but nothing dramatic. The menu had all kinds of unique breakfasts. I had to try the Huevos Rancheros & Grits because I love both of those separately but wanted to see what they were like together. I was so impressed that I'm going to try making this at home and getting it in my regular cooking rotation! I came back again with a couple friends and ordered the Chicken & Waffles. The chicken had a bit of a spicy kick to it, which worked out great with the honey drizzled over it. The missing star is for the confusion created when we were seated the second visit. We weren't assigned a server, so the manager had to take up the reins and watch our table. This led to delays in getting our orders. I'd consider coming back here again, though. read more

Everything was wonderful, especially Lauren. Her personality made for a wonderful morning

First time here! Great menu and it was hard to choose! Added to my favorites list now for breakfast! Big tasty biscuit with sausage gravy topped with chicken...it was HUGE! Couldn't eat the whole thing! I got the cheese grits but wasn't too impressed with flavor... will try LOTS more next visit! read more

Big Bad Breakfast - Franklin - Cathead chicken biscuit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

We were sitting down and they took us off the waitlist after waiting 30 minutes for a table of two at 11:00 on a Friday. Not even a sorry or how can we help. I read the bad reviews and felt I should give them a chance and they were honestly as bad as people say. read more

Let me tell ya. Seth was so amazing as a waiter that I am interested in having my birthday party here and I really hope he is on that shift. I was treated so well that I just had to yelp. If he isnt a GM here I recommend it because he knew the menu and I had so many questions about the foods that he was patient and kindly explained so much for me. When I think about a picture perfect experience I demand perfect customer service and A+ really no words for how happy I was laughing the whole time lol! Good humor and a smile in this industry is so much better than a lot of bland waiters I get used to. Same feeling as making a friend. KUDOS A++++ FOR SETH TODAY!!!​ read more

Big Bad Breakfast - Franklin - Ate it all! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

This was my first time to eat at Big Bad Breakfast. Seth was our waiter. He gave suggestions on the menu, answered any questions and was very pleasant and professional. We never ran out of coffee or water. it was a great experience. read more

We have just recently started to dine at BBB for brunch at two locations in Williamson County -- our first here in Franklin. Fun hip vibe. Pleasant and attentive staff. Robust & tasty menu choices. Tried the Waffle & Chicken dish yesterday -- amazing zesty flavors. The spicy bacon is very good. The adult beverage selection is fun and interesting -- love the coffee infused Breakfast Dude! Although the breakfast side of the menu is all we've tried so far -- the lunch side looks very enticing. read more

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Seth was so kind and attentive, Food was really really good and it was all because of Seth! Great first time at Big bad breakfast!

Niesha was amazing! The food was fantastic! Great atmosphere and excellent service. Make sure you give it a try!

The avocado toast and spicy bacon hit the spot! The staff was friendly and service was fast!

I ordered a "half order" of the avocado toast, it was delicious and I will definitely order it again. They waitlist situation needs a little more organization, they have multiple ways to get on the "iPad" (online, in person, call in) and they aren't combined so some folks seemed to wait a lot longer than others. Our server Chris was awesome, he took great care of us, we will be back read more

Well, we tried again. Food is good, but once again really poor service. The cold brew and iced lattes are pure milk, so it's such a waste of money. This time I just had them take mine back. I like the new cinnamon roll, but I wish this local chain would work on the dining experience. There's too much competition to go here for these prices especially. read more

Big Bad Breakfast - Franklin - Cinnamon roll - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Franklin, Tennessee

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Visiting the area and found this little amazing gem. Hospitality was awesome and the food did not disappoint. The food was amazing the staff was so great and the restaurant was so fun. Great ambiance! read more