Amazing Gluten Free options & breakfast! We had the veggie hash, GF pumpkin French toast, mushroom strata, and GF pancakes and loved them all! I wasn't a fan of the lemon lavender mimosa and my kids didn't like the carmel apple cider but we all loved their fresh squeezed orange juice. read more

So my wife and I have been here twice so far. Probably more in the future. The wait can be a bit much but the little bar they have outside is awesome. Just think of it as a great time to people watch or share your feelings.... about breakfast. Once you are in do try the monkey bread and get the sauce. I'd just order 3 or 4 orders for myself if I didn't feel people would stare. After we're done with the bread I tend to dip the grapes they serve in what is left of the sauce. As for main course the last time I had the simple browns and the special for that weekend which was a breakfast burger. This hit the spot.. The browns were cooked just right and the burger had everything in it and I was not prepared. The manger came out to see me try to eat this delicious giant food art. Before I forget the staff is very nice. I don't know what motivates them to be do their job so well but I wish they would share the secret with other businesses. read more

Good God, I love this place. When you have a brunch place that you consider "yours" and it isn't even in your city, I feel like that's significant. We took a chance on Blue's Egg for the first time in October 2010, and boy, are we ever glad we did. Every time we've been back has yielded some excellent food and overall, very good service (aside from one kitchen mix-up and one forgotten order of toast). The Eggs Benedict are the best I've ever had -- seriously. And I love Eggs Benedict. Last time I branched out and had the special frittata with brie, and was glad I did. I'll say this: everything besides the egg dishes seems superfluous but is nevertheless sort of welcome when it's taken you 'til noon to drag your tush out of bed and out to breakfast on a Sunday and you're famished. For example, their "famous" stuffed hash browns are an unnecessary but delicious accompaniment. And their Bloodies come with bacon in them! Bacon! Come starving, leave comatose, feel okay about it. read more

We love this breakfast gem and whenever we visit Milwaukee , Blue's egg is our #1 breakfast choice: hate to do this but our service was the worst we ever experienced in a restaurant. She got mad because we were waiting for 10 minutes before anybody greeted us or offered to take a drink order. Not even water was placed at our table. Then the server - with an extremely bitchy tone- said I heard your ready to order. My husband ordered and then I did. She rudely dropped off the grapes, butter and jam without saying a word . My husband needed to ask for an order to be placed to go but couldn't because she walked away ignoring our request to speak. She rolled her eyes when we got her attention to ask for cheddar on our hashbrowns . Asked us in a bitchy tone again if everything tasted good. It didn't. The eggs Benedict was bland and lacked seasoning. We had to salt our own food which was not how we remembered our beloved blues egg. The service we were given was down right unacceptable. Had us feeling like we were an inconvenience . The server earned and not even worth more than 5% of our bill. This is a business of hospitality and if I were the owners I would definitely make some changes and improvements especially with that server since now Sadly, we will not be returning to this spot that we once loved and enjoyed. read more

Great family breakfast spot. Everyone in our party of 10 loved the food. Gluten Free options are great. I have celiac and had the eggs Benedict on gluten free bread. It was amazing! No sickness afterward either so always a plus. We will be back next time we are in town. read more

Went for brunch with my Daughter, we were seated right away and our server was very attentive. All the employees were very friendly- I like that! The coffee was good and it was nice to get the grapes for an appetizer. The eggs Benedict was not what I expected. They do not tell you that it is served with a cheese like sauce and not with traditional hollandaise. I didnt care for the sauce and the ham was way too salty for me. For $12.98 a plate I ate the poached egg and english muffin. The pancake was fluffy and good though. A bit on the spendy side, next time I will make a healthier choice when I choose my meal. read more

The best eggs Benedict I've ever had and great service! Shannon was very helpful and so sweet. Well be back

I was in from Chicago for Summerfest and on Sunday I turned to yelp to help me find a place to have breakfast. Thank you Yelp, this by far one of the best breakfasts I've had. I knew from reading reviews that we should expect a long wait, it was, an hour wait. After 45 minutes we got out of the car and walked over to the bartender making bloody Mary's outside. How cool is that! The outside patio was nice and the bar outside is a great touch. The bloody was good and it was served with a Miller high life shortie chaser. After we finally were called we were seated inside, the decor is modern and very hip. I loved it! Our server was very friendly and he explained the menu, the favorites and gave us a moment to decide. I went with the Eggs Benedict and the hash browns with cheddar cheese and grilled onions. My be had the lox crepes. Omg that was the best benedicts and hash browns ever! The pulled ham was amazing, the holladaise sauce was heavenly and those browns...... I couldn't get enough. I can't speak for my boyfriend, but he said his crepes were good. I would go back and probably want to explore something else on the menu but my meal was so fantastic I would probably order the same thing again. I wish this place was closer to home. I highly recommend this place and I can tell you it is well worth the hour plus wait. Great job!!!! I will be back in a few weeks :) read more

Great food and great service each time we go here. The lemon pancakes and bloody marys are amazing

I'll be honest with you, I love this place. I try and get there early to beat the rush, there is always a wait. I've had several items from the menu, and always am pleased. I LOVE the jam they serve with the toast. Sometimes something as simple as Jam makes the meal. Great coffee. Great service. Great food. read more

Dear Blue's Egg, you are officially as good as it gets in my book. We have visited you on multiple occasions, always happy, always full of good food. Our most recent visit was a group of eight for a breakfast birthday celebration on a Saturday morning. A couple of us arrived early to put our names in, of course it was about an hour wait, but it was worth it! We sat down and ended up with a spectacular server. I do wish I remembered her name, but it escapes me. The birthday boy (birthday man) promptly received a order of monkey bread with a candle from the server. This was a great surprise! We all enjoyed our breakfast and I can still say that Blue's Egg's french toast is the best french toast... period. Thanks for being consistently awesome Blue's Egg. read more

THIS LIVED UP TO THE HYPE. Every other post on this place being awesome for breakfast is correct. NOTHING bad on the menu. Must try - corned beef hash and also the hashbrowns! Be prepared to wait a long time to get in here on the weekends. May be a better choice to go here during the week so you don't have to worry about the lines. read more

It doesn't get much better than this. Blue's Egg is one of my favorite, if not FAVORITE, restaurant in the Milwaukee Area. I could eat breakfast/lunch/brunch here every. Single. Day. I have enjoyed every item I have tasted from the menu. The wait staff are wonderfully friendly and knowledgeable about their products and their treatment makes you forget that you've just waited an hour and that you're about up to your elbows in other diners. Some highlights: monkey bread, crab cakes, mushroom strata (will clog your arteries and give you heartburn from all the cheese, but hey, that's okay), hoppel poppel, and chicken chorizo very stuffed browns. Order all of it and share. It's going to be a long wait if you go on the weekend. Just accept it ahead of time. Have some Valentine coffee while you wait. Have a Bloody Mary. Have a mimosa. It will be worth the wait! read more

Delicious little brunch spot, but watch out for lines! It looks like this place is regularly packed with a sizeable wait...but it's so good that no one seems to mind. I went there with a large group and everyone was very impressed with what they orderd. read more

There is was a line at Blue's Egg when I got there at 10:45 am on a Saturday morning, I was told I would have to wait a half an hour for a table. Shortly after I walked in I saw trays full of rectangle shaped plates stacked high with breakfasts that really should be doing food modeling. Blues Egg lets you pour yourself a cup of coffee while you wait for you table. This gave me a chance to ask a women who was also getting a cup of coffee if Blue's was actually worth the wait. I think there is something to be said for the way people tell you about a restaurant. There are different kinds of "It's really good." I'm not saying I'm like a member of the Lightman Group, but her face lit up. People at Blue's Egg are psyched about Blue's Egg. So I waited and drank a really good cup of coffee. The people waiting with me at Blue's Egg where young and old and hip and not terribly hip and for the most part, they seemed perfectly willing to wait for breakfast at Blue's Egg. Blue's Egg give you a playing card that they call when your table is ready. I was the 3 of diamond. They called my card and led me to a nice corner table. I fought the urge to take pictures of other peoples food as it passed by. The food should be framed and hung on a wall. But it's a little creepy to take snapshots of somebody else's breakfast. Here are the Breakfast Specials for February 12, 2011: * Parisian Omelet: Roasted Peppers, Creamy Brie, Arugala Toped w/ Herbed Bread Crumbs and Tarragon Sauce. $9.95 * Crispy Crab Cake Remoulade: Poached Eggs, Pickled Peppers, Toasted Challah Bread, Cool Greens Salad. $12.95 * Savory Sweet Potato Pancakes: Topped with Smoked Salmon and Herbed Crème $11.95 Fuuuuuuuuuuuuddddggggeeee. Only I didn't say fudge. Those are some pretty sweet specials. Turns out there are only so many things you can eat during one meal. As great as those specials look, I decided that these folks probably do something amazing every day and that whatever that was, was probably the Blue's Egg thing to have. So I asked the waiter what their specialties where and he said "Corned beef hash, Pulled Ham Benedict and Hash Browns" I don't do corned beef hash, sorry. So I went with the pulled ham Benedict, which is a homemade English muffin, topped with a stack of shredded ham, a poached egg and hollandaise sauce. It's exactly as good as it sounds. I got a side of hand shredded hash browns stuffed with goat cheese. Blue's Egg has a hash browns menu. The call them Browns. You can get hashbrowns stuffed with pulled ham and sharp cheddar or aged provolone, fresh basil and rich tomato sauce or Spinach, Parmesan and olive oil yogurt. Blue's Egg is not kidding around with their hashbrowns. And the goat cheese stuffed browns I had are exactly as good as they sound. Finally, I got one pancake because the girl from the coffee counter said they were great. I think pancakes come from two schools: The thick buttermilk style and the thin crepe style. This pancake was more crepe like, and while they may do a great job at crepe like pancakes, I'm from the thick butter milk school. So while it was good, it didn't blow my socks off. The Eggs Benedict and hash brown however, left me sockless. There was a group next to me that was unhappy with the wait for their food. I should point out, there is a very fast place you can get breakfast if you don't want to wait. It's called McDonalds. They have this thing where you don't even have to get out of your car. If you have strict time requirements either factor in the wait or save Blues for a day when you have time. I should say, once the food of the impatient people got to their table, they became very, very happy. If you are in the area and you love breakfast, I would highly recommend Blue's Egg. read more

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This place never disappoints and occasionally really impresses! They always have a specials menu which always had something pretty good to great on it! The regular food items are pretty basic, nothing out of this world. The wait can get long, so show up a little early or a little late. Would recommend it, you won't have a bad experience! read more

This place is not good enough to warrant having to wait nearly 30 minutes on a late Friday morning. So they have thick-cut bacon and local eggs (can someone prove to me they didn't run to Pick and Save?) and hipster coffee and lots of white people. Who cares? I'm forced to endure the whole noisy, look-at-me-i'm-being-environmentally-and-socially-conscious-by-coming-here vibe. No. Thanks. read more

Hands down one of the best breakfast I have paid for, and I do make pretty incredible breakfast. Wifey ordered the ham omelette which was pretty awesome!!! I think I just found where to eat breakfast on weekends. Go and try for yourself. You may wait in line as it's always packed, but truly worth it! Keep up the good work guys, you got yourself one loyal customer here... read more

Blue's Egg + Bakery - Yum!!!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

A friend introduced me to Blue's during one of my visits to Milwaukee a couple of years ago, and now that I am here permanently, my husband and I go as often as we can. Coming from San Diego, the wait time is nothing surprising for us, and the food is always worth it. We have yet to leave this place without tons of leftovers because the portions are generous. The homemade English muffins are the key part to their awesome benedicts and the hash browns are of course legendary. On top of that we always have great service...friendly and attentive without being annoying. Love it! read more

We visited friends in the Milwaukee area over the holiday weekend and we tried to come here for breakfast last Friday morning. The wait was 90 minutes. So we tried again after a 20 minute wait on Monday and I'm so glad we did! From the Monkey Bread to the Coffee Cake to the Bacon Cookie to my Christy Shrimp, Bay Scallop & Calamari Scramble, everything was so good and so worth the wait and the price! This is not your typical diner cheap eats breakfast. I also enjoyed the Monday Hangover Maintenance Special of a Bloody Mary with bacon, pickle and olive and a choice of any beer on the menu for $6.95! Now that was a special! My wife and friends enjoyed the pancakes and stuffed hash browns. Anywhere with 4.5 stars on Yelp is a guaranteed hit. This was another example. Service was also very good! read more

Blue's Egg + Bakery - This place is a gem and definitely worth the wait! I enjoyed the Monday Hangover Special pictured here. Great breakfast spot! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

It was nice place to have breakfast. Their food is quite special. The apple hot beverage is awesome. Then their Monkey bread has special rum? Source. In additionally, their main foods are all nice. I will definitely go back often. read more

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Awesome food and excellent service. We went there on a Sunday for brunch - waited for about 45 minutes to get in but the food was worth it. It's a bit on the pricer side and the atmosphere isn't like what you would expect in the 3rd ward area - but still not something I saw as a problem or distracter. I would certainly recommend checking this place out - plenty of great choices on a very unique menu. read more

Blue's Egg is everything that is right about the restaurant industry. You will wait but wait is worth it. We went at around 11ish on a Saturday and the wait was 45 minutes but went by extremely fast. They have an outdoor waiting area where you can get drinks like bloodies, beer, whatever, and coffee. The coffee is free or unregulated. I had a cup and wasn't charged, I'll say that. Our waiter was awesome and the food is really as good as everyone says. Some of the best brunch I've ever had. I did the house Benedict with the ham and it blew me away. The flavor profile is complex and well thought out. My girlfriend did the savory french toast and again, I've never had anything like it and it was amazing. The stuff hash browns were phenomenal. Usually hash browns to me are an afterthought but again these were exceptional. I think it takes some guts to throw olives and goat cheese into some browns because it's a really briny flavor profile but it's everything I love about food. Abrasive and incredibly well done. We left very full and happy. I can't say enough good things. I would eat every breakfast here if that were an option. BONUS - free grapes at your table while you wait for your meal. read more

Ok five stars but only for what it is a breakfast joint. A favorite of my 2 1/2 year old. We go when they open at 7 am before the crowds. Always good. I have not sampled the various specials but they always sound good. Up date. My son and I have been eating here every Saturday for the last two years. I have now sampled just about every special. They are so big I must split them with my wife. Never had a bad meal. read more

I go to Blue's on a regular basis. My cousin drives up from Chicago just to get brunch here. Some people don't feel that it's worth the usual wait, but I completely disagree. I have yet to ever be disappointed by the meal I order. It's fresh, creative, and just plain delicious! The staff is always friendly and, no matter how busy it is, they make an effort to make your dining experience a good one. read more

Honestly, I just don't see it. It's basic fare with no special or unusual twist ...and it's overpriced, the wait is long and the decor can't make up its mind if it wants to be modern, retro, diner or something altogether different. The breakfast items were greasy and, honestly, pedestrian. I saw a LOT of open tables, but we still had to wait more than a half-hour. In that time, none of the opens spots were filled. If you have a problem with your waitstaff, don't put it on the customers. I will not go out of my way to return and, if I'm in the area, it won't be my first choice. read more

Great brunch spot. Go early because the place gets VERY busy VERY quick. However, if you're not in a rush, you can get a cup o' coffee or bloody to pass the time. Three words: "STUFFED HASH BROWNS" read more

This is the type of restaurant that puts me in a different mood. I grabbed some organic coffee during the short wait for a table and after looking over the menu I started geek-ing out about food...and options. Honestly, the food I had personally was more like 4ish stars and I usually stick to only rating food....but they have 5 star items and if there were more breakfast spots like Blues Egg the world would be a better place. Quality, local ingredients and no lack of creativity or selection. I had two incredible items: Monkey bread with whiskey sauce The pork (but I didn't get much with the hash browns) I had the chicken chorizo omelette based on reviews and it was really good (homemade hot sauce = awesome), but I wouldn't think of getting it again with so many other options to choose from. That's the cool part, though. read more

All I have to say is this.....it lived up to my GIGANTIC expectations. I've read the reviews, heard the talk around town that it's the best breakfast in town, and went in expecting that. And they beat my expectations. I had a rare Wednesday off, and thought it would be a perfect chance to try them out. I've been by a couple times on weekends, and was totally scared off by the 1 hour wait. We were seated immediately, and greeting right away by our server....who was AWESOME. Often times at restaurants, they will non-chanlontly ask you if you've been before and if you haven't, they'll mention a couple of their "specialities" but you could tell that our server was totally passionate about the food, very knowedgable about it, and was super helpful making recommendations.....and she actually cared. The food was incredible. Even something simple as the french toast and sausage links....was amazing. It's one of those things where....you've had a thousand breakfasts in your lifetime and only a couple were memorable...this breakfast will be remembered for a long time. My french toast was perfect, the monkey bread was indeed delicious, my friend had the pulled ham eggs benedict and said it was the best they've ever had.....and service the whole time was wonderful. Any time I'm off on a weekday, I'm heading to Blue's. Now I understand why people wait an hour for it. read more

It wasn't the greatest but it wasn't bad either. I was not impressed with their waiter that we had. She seemed like we were bothering her. She kept interrupting us while trying to give our order. It took about 30 minutes for us to get our food and the food was lukewarm. I am not sure if we will return again or not. read more

Sadly, I wasn't impressed. I ordered the specialty breakfast casserole type of thing and everyone else at my table ordered pretty standard breakfast fare. It was all, just OK. The service was decent and the bloody marys were good... but I feel like that falls in line with a ton of other breakfast places in Milwaukee. Maybe I've been spoiled with all of the great brunch/breakfast joints in Chicago and Indy, but my experience just wasn't memorable. read more

A great breakfast spot! If you have a sweet tooth get the pancakes! They are excellent!!

This is an amazing place for breakfast. We are out-of-towners and relied on Yelp to find a good, non-chain breakfast spot. The food was flavorful, amazing combinations I would have never thought to put together, and a friendly staff. If you have to wait for a table and have trouble parking, you know the food is good. Don't sacrifice quality for how long you need to wait for a table. I don't like feeling rushed out of a restaurant just because it's busy. The Blue's Egg respects their customers and keeps their standards high. The grapes before the meal is a perfect touch. read more

Heaven on earth. Fantastic visit, crazy friendly staff made us feel like locals. Monkey bread was gooey and sinfully sweet. Hash browns are to die for. French toast with lemon curd is rich and feels like you're cheating on breakfast with dessert. Can't recommend the place enough to folks! read more

Breakfast has never been so good! Best sausage , best bagels and cream cheese .... bust but worth the wait! Decent prices and professional service- always a good choice! read more

This was a fantastic experience in gastronomical goodness! The Eggs Benedict is made with pulled roasted ham, and the stuffed hash browns are SO worth the small up-charge! My Fiancee is vegetarian and her bowl of polenta, topped with roasted mushrooms, kale, fonduta sauce and an egg, was one of the tastiest bits of comfort food I have had the pleasure to eat. There will be a wait, so deal with it (And it goes by quickly). Bring a book, or an entertaining app on your phone, but your patience will be rewarded!! read more

This is definitely one of only a small handful of gourmet breakfast options in the city--but it's also priced to match, and if you are unlucky enough to hit when the lunch crowd is starting to pick up... the wait line can be out the door. That said, ZOMG... eggs benedict?! Excellent. Love their version of hashbrowns, too. So it's definitely worth the trip--just beware your timing. ;) read more

As a huge Maxie's Southern Comfort fan, I was adamant about trying Blue's Eggs, despite the well-known wait and line associated with it. My brother and I arrived at 9 am and there was already a 25 minute wait. Sigh. Seriously? But we were able to sit outside and relax so the wait went pretty fast. I like that you can sit at the table or old-school counter service, I'll definitely come back to try the latter. Blue's has a pretty extensive menu, especially when you add in specials. The Alterra coffee was delicious and a nice pick me up while waiting for food. We got the Monkey Bread, which was almost like a little cinnamon roll. It was fluffy, cinnamony and very tasty and perfect to share. My brother got the Aged Wisconsin Cheddar omelette with pancakes as a side and I got the Blue's Classic eggs benedict, also with pancakes. My brother loved his omelette but the portion wasn't huge. That could be because he had it made with egg whites but I think we both were a tad surprised at the size. However, my Blue's Classic was amazing and beyond large in terms of portion. The homemade English Muffin was fluffy, light and really tasty. I would eat that with jam on its own. The eggs were perfectly poached and the best part (in addition to the muffin) was the pulled ham. I have zero idea where they got that but it was amazing. There was a tad too much ham in comparison with the amount of eggs/sauce, but again, I have no complaints. I would absolutely order this again. Blue's was definitely busy and unfortunately, it reflected in some of the service. Some tables had very attentive service, getting grapes and jam as a starter, and some (like us) didn't. Also, our waiter forgot about drink orders and would disappear for long periods at at time. This didn't ruin the entire experience, but was a tad annoying. Anyhow, I will definitely be going back and can't wait to try more things. I just need to find out when is a better time to go :) read more

The food is very good, but the real draw seems to be looking cool. If you've got time to wait and wait, you'll be rewarded with yummy if overpriced food in an over-the-top precious atmosphere. It's a hipster's wet dream. read more

Food is delish. Best Bloody Mary ever. Service is good. Don't come if ur in a hurry. There is always a wait. But worth it. read more

Blue's Egg + Bakery - Great way to start a breakfast. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin