I live in Chicago yet rarely frequent restaurants in the suburbs. However, I found myself there recently with some friends and was pleasantly rewarded. I always try eggs benedict at new breakfast/brunch restaurants just to compare. Rarely do I have an eggs benedict that I insist on going back for more. I'm going back the next time I'm in Geneva for sure!!! read more

I went for lunch with my wife. My wife always hears great things about this place from other women. If you're a hungry man coming here for lunch you may still be hungry when you leave. The lunch menu has sandwiches and a few burgers on it. I was hoping to get a better than panera sized sandwich which would have satisfied my hunger. My sandwich came on Texas toast. I thought maybe that a place that has only sandwiches on their lunch menu would bake their own bread and the "Texas toast" was their version of the popular grocery store brand bread, but it was just the store bought bread. Everything was very good, I just wanted more of it. If you're charging panera prices then you should at least match their portions. read more

Loved it! This will be our new family favorite for weekend breakfast. We are glad we gave it a try today. There was an extra long wait and we initially got intimidated. But weighed out the time spend driving to another breakfast place against hanging in there. Turns out they had two big parties scheduled and one was an hour late - hence all the overwhelming crowd. Once seated the menu was mouth watering - lots of options to choose among. Food tasted very good! And the decor was fab. Will definitely keep going back. read more

Sad decline of a formerly great place for consistently good food. The quality of food has been declining the last couple of years. The chicken and wild rice soup last two times ordered was inedible. The melts are still good, eggs hit or miss. The worst part though is the awful odor inside the restaurant. It has increasingly gotten worse to the point that we won't dine in anymore. Don't know if it's something in the building but it is intolerable. Have always liked the manager (owner?) and always nice servers. Whatever has changed here with the food and the restaurant itself, it's for the worse. read more

Went there for brunch-to-go on Mother's Day! It was excellent! I have no idea how Egg Harbor managed in the face of a HUGE onslaught of customers! -- but they did and brunch was its usual terrific! They were busier than any restaurant I've ever seen! That's a really tough challenge in normal times, let alone in this new hopefully temporary CV-19 fiasco -- but somehow they managed. Orders were coming out in quick succession from a friendly team of people running orders out to cars and to customers who came to the lobby. While terribly busy, the EH crew were friendly and professional -- despite a couple real unreasonable cranks that looked like they were cocked to the pissed off position already when they arrived. There is no pleasing some people. And some of these "door dashers" are among the biggest tools I've ever seen -- rude and nasty! I won't be using them anymore. For the most part, people could see the crowd and appreciated that the Egg Harbor crew were doing their best with haste and coping well in this crazy lockdown - and in the rain! We waited a little while, but so what? Our brunch was terrific! Can't wait to go back! Great work, Egg Harbor!! read more

Great breakfast menu and a large variety of options. Only complaint is that it's a little crowded feeling and kind of loud, but I can deal with that for a great breakfast! We try to go here at least once when we're in town visiting family! read more

By far- my fave breakfast spot! And I do try to hit a new place every week. Seasonal menu assures that I return at least 4 times a yr. Today is was the Blue Scramble that called me in. Frittatas & Benedicts are always great. When I dine in, the fresh sqeezed OJ is a must! If you can't stand the long weekend waits, take-out is always ready in 10 mins. Ask for Gary- He rocks my weekend world. read more

Absolutely one of the best breakfasts I've had. The cinnamon roll French toast is over the top. Quick service and very friendly staff. Just the best. read more

You know I have to say are used to like coming here because the food was great, the customer service was amazing and it was relaxing to sit down and enjoy breakfast with my family. Well on July 1, my husband Took me out for brunch for my birthday. It was a very hot day that day. When we got there, it was busy as usual, and we waited about 20 minutes to be able to sit down. As soon as we sat down, it felt hotter than normal in the restaurant. The fans were going at the speed of lava and the vents where the air was supposed to come out of, or sweating themselves. It was super uncomfortable to even start to relax, I could not even drink coffee and enjoy it because it was so hot in there. We ordered our food, and it came in a timely manner, the waitress was nice, but the food was just tasteless. I had ordered an omelette, which came with hashbrowns and an English muffin. I only enjoyed the English muffin if that. I also had a strawberry orange juice which actually started tasting awful as I was drinking it because it was getting warm because of how hot it was inside the restaurant. I literally left half my food on the table and my husband and I got up without even waiting for the waitress to give us our bill and we went to go pay. I complained to the young girl Who was working at the register, that we Had to leave early because it was too hot to eat. All she said was "yeah it's really hot.".......She did not offer anything to us, like a discount or something. It just made it worse because it was my birthday also and my husband was trying to make it special and it just turned out to be a disaster. This message is for the owner,.....If you know that you have problems with the air conditioner, maybe you should work on it to get it fixed. How can you not know that it's going to be unpleasant for us your customers to eat there. Or let the cashier know upfront hey if someone complains about the heat give them the food free or give them a discount. I know it's a business but you should know better. Just a heads up. read more

This is a great little breakfast spot and on the weekends you can sit outside at the wine shops patio and get served as long as you have a glass of wine or champagne as well. A OK! :) read more

I love Egg Harbor. I know it's really just an upscale IHOP with way too many chickens decorating the place, but I find their breakfast dishes to be wonderful. The Summer in Italy french toast is my hands down favorite breakfast and is well worth the 20 minute wait on weekend mornings. Served with a nice glass of their strawberry orange juice... mmmmmm..... read more

I have been to this place at least half a dozen times. After Lume's this is my second favorite breakfast place for the Geneva, St. Charles, Batavia area. If you are downtown Geneva this is an easy walk. read more

A solid breakfast establishment. I've probably been here 5 or 6 times and everything was fine, although so far nothing has really impressed me unlike some of the other reviewers here. On my last visit, I had the Spicy Pepper & Egg Flatbread. It was decent, but I think they forgot the spice. It wasn't spicy at all. The flatbread was warm and tasty. They are open until 2pm and serve lunch; I suggest the lunch over the breakfast, as many of their sandwiches are very good (the San Diego Turkey burger is my favorite... yummy). The service is fast and polite. Lots of regulars here, you can tell, so they must be doing something right. If you come here for Sunday breakfast it's *loud* and crowded, with lots of little kids in tow. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but just wanted to warn you in case you were looking for a quiet place. read more

Cute location. Extremely friendly waitstaff. The service is quick. It's consistent. The portions are great and the food is always tasty.

We are big fans of breakfast, their food was delicious. We came with our family of 7 and they were friendly and accommodating. I had the Smoked Salmon Benedict and it was out of this world. They also left a pitcher of water and carafe of coffee on the table, which was really helpful. Will be back again! read more

Our favorite breakfast place! The only bad thing I can say is that it's too hard to choose what to have. They change their menu seasonally and we want to try it all! We've been here on several occasions and each time has been excellent food and excellent service. They've got something for everyone and I love that they offer fruit as a side instead of potatoes. read more

Great place for breakfast! Gotta love the Popeye Crepes, and surely the chorizo skillet! Try the cinnamon roll french toast and the seasonal lemon bread french toast. I have never been disappointed here. The only thing if I'm going to be picky here, is the home fries always seem a little cold. Almost like they have 2 tons of it sitting in a dump truck outside... just a observation. Ive probably been there about 20 times and never, ever, have they been hot of the skillet. But then again, I don't go there for the home fries. read more

Tried this place again because the place we were hoping to go to wasn't yet open on a Sunday morning. Anyway, this place sucks. I got the Lobster Quiche and it was doused in nasty orange colored hollandaise sauce that was supposed to be some sort of roasted pepper concoction. It was so gross!! The place is super busy for absolutely no reason other than it is in downtown Geneva. I won't be going back! read more

All Egg Harbors are awesome. I just would never order grits again. Obviously, people do not eat grits often. Otherwise, everything on their menu is awesome! read more

Door County Sandwich w/harbor potatoes, w/side of sour cream and chives and a salad = nuff said.... soooooooo my favorite!

Great service, had the San Antonio skillet recommended by another reviewer - wow it was really good - just the right amount of bacon mixed with Chorizo and spices with the potatoes!! This was $9.99, Great service too. Other guests had the cheeseburger which was huge and definitely NOT overcooked. Lose one star because the noise can get pretty bad as it was pretty crowded for lunch at noon on a Friday. No waiting though. read more

Bavarian Benedict and fresh squeezed strawberry orange juice... Ridiculously DELICIOUS!!!! I 1000% recommend this place!

A great place for breakfast in downtown Geneva. Reasonable wait time, noise level was higher than I prefer. Very clean and friendly staff. Their juices are quite lovely. I've only had their breakfast items, but from the looks of lunch dishes they look quite appetizing as well. read more

A great breakfast in the heart of Geneva Illinois. But be ready for a long wait on Sunday morning. Lots of choices, all good.

I am a resident of this area, and even after all the good breakfast places opening up in this area, I will always choose Egg Harbor and recommend it to all my guests at the local Marriott hotel I work for. It NEVER disappoints me or the hungry travelers to Historic Geneva...they always come back to thank me for the overall experience Geneva exudes. The staff, food, and energy is beyond AMAZING! The positive vibe and atmosphere, along with their attitude of aiming to please and exceeding expectations never waivers. Thank you Gary and staff for taking such good care of our family! read more

First time here. Our waiter Scott was very kind, courteous and attentive. I like that water and coffee are left at your table. I would have given it a 5 except for the fact the skillet needed seasoning and the hollandaise was scrambled on the farmers Benedict. Will definitely be back. read more

I really wanted to enjoy this, as it was our first time here, but I was extremely disappointed. First issue was when we sat down it smelled as if they wiped the table with a stinky old dish rag. and second, was that the coffee was burnt tasting. My husband ordered the house-made corned beef hash with eggs and potatoes, and I ordered the smashed avocado toast with fruit cup, poached eggs and a side of bacon. When our food came I almost had to laugh. My ONE piece of sourdough was literally SMASHED as if they took that literally. I also went to dig into my fruit cup, and the fruit was ROTTEN! I kindly asked the waiter for a fresh fruit cup to replace this and he brought out another fruit cup with bad fruit all through it!!! Also, my "poached eggs" were very undercooked, this is called the "Egg Harbor Cafe" and they can't even poach an egg. My husband also stated that his potatoes were very dry and undercooked. My avocado toast tasted okay but why was it all presented so horribly? I was honestly a bit nervous after seeing all the rotten fruit about the quality of the overall food here. This was a place that was recommended to us by work friends but I do not understand as our experience was not very acceptable. Won't be returning. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

This place has always been amazing when it comes to service. Leaving this review because of the treatment I received when DoorDash screwed up my order- the manager of Egg Harbor quickly fixed the problem and was able to help me and make a new batch of food since my order had been sitting so long. I've been here multiple times prior to this and the manager Radeance has been so helpful and friendly every time. read more

I saw 1st hand the owner treat a Door Dasher (that was just trying to pick up an order for a customer on mothers day) like complete garbage. He was so rude to this poor guy that was just trying to do his job, it honestly made me sick. I walked right out with my family & will never go back. The owner needs to get off his high horse and treat people with respect. It's not this poor gentleman's fault that your business was busy on a holiday and you can't handle the stress of it. read more

My husband and I go to Egg Harbor all the time in Geneva as it's close to home. We go there at least once or twice per month (usually on the weekends). The food is wonderful, the staff is great and it's such a nice environment. You can't help but feel happy when you go there. If in Geneva definitely stop there - it's the best! read more

My boyfriend and I always choose this restaurant when we decide to dine out for Breakfast. Neither of us have ever ordered anything from here that wasn't delicious. The prices are normal for a sit-down breakfast cafe. Like $7.50 for a skillet or omelette. The place is very busy on weekends though. It is only open until 2:00 PM as it is known for their breakfast/brunch menu. So there is usually a wait. Neither of us mind waiting for a seat as long as it's less than 45 minutes...being as we both worked in food service before, so we're aware that restaurants do get busy and there are only so many people working at a time. So, if you're a patient person who enjoys going out for breakfast now and then, I recommend Egg Harbor Cafe. read more

Our first visit today, had a meat skillet and farmer's market eggs benedict. Yummy, fresh, and not too pricey. Someday will go and get the $3.25 glass of strawberry orange juice, which will make it pricey but I would expect will also be worth it. Lots of stuff on the menu I want to try. read more

food was really good. french toast yum yum! we had to wait about 10 minutes and the place was rather hectic inside. that's the atmosphere to expect. the food could be worth it unless you want a relaxing morning...if so go elsewhere. read more

The food and service at Egg Harbor is top notch. Open for breakfast and lunch. If you like skillet's, omlet's, pancakes, or French toast, it's all great. read more

Great food and service! We are never disappointed, and usually take family and friends here. In the summer it is awesome to sit outside on the lawn--almost like having your own private dining service. The food is amazing--fresh tasting and always filling. Their gluten free menu spells out breakfast (and lunch) options not usually found on a gluten free menu. It is nice to have a nice selection of gluten free options. read more

I would eat here every day if I could. Everything I've ever ordered has been good. My fondest memory is of lobster crepes. Beware of Sunday morning crowd, extremely busy. read more

They have gotten really smart and moved the person who takes names for the tables outside! This reduces the congestion inside! Why is there congestion? Because the food and service are both top notch. I love the entire menu. HIGHLY recommend this place. read more

Very good brunch. We came in at closing and the staff was still great. Boys enjoyed the kids sampler. Berry oatmeal was good and wife enjoyed the Sedona salad. Great family restaurant. read more

wow - amazing service, great food - VERY good coffee (and I own a coffee roasting co). cheese grits were superb! read more

Large menu and good service. I had one of the skillets which was very good. It came with banana bread waffle which was only ok-I would've fancied a regular waffle instead. Good prices and great coffee! read more