As a visitor from Louisville, KY, I had never heard of Millie's before my boyfriend took me there! The atmosphere and decorations were super cute; it made me think of my Meemaw's house! The service was absolutely wonderful!! Everyone was super friendly and kind. We had Georgia as our server and she was super attentive and sweet!! I had ordered a coffee cake, but didn't realise it had nuts (I must have completely missed that detail). When she came to check up on us, she mentioned that it had nuts and cinnamon on top and asked if that was okay. Because I really don't like nuts, I was very glad that she confirmed that they were nuts. Without me even having to ask, she said that if that wasn't okay, she could take it back and that I could swap it for another side on the menu. Throughout our time at our table, we were checked up on frequently and were never once neglected. I would absolutely recommend checking this place out for brunch! I wish we had Millie's back home in Louisville!! read more

Still our favorite breakfast spot in Sarasota. Always a wait because it's that good. I got my usual stuffed apricot French toast with a side of home fries. The BOMB! My wife copied me an our granddaughter ordered an egg sandwich. read more

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I love this local family-owned restaurant! The breakfasts are solid and so is the service. On my recent visits I've had stellar service by Renee and the food had been excellent. I enjoy the omelettes and the breakfast potatoes. The decor is home-y and a bit whimsical and adds to the nice ambiance of the place. It does a great business and for great reason. They offer fresh baked goods and daily specials. There is plenty of parking available and some seating to wait at if there's a wait when you arrive. Thanks, Millie's! I will continue to patronize this excellent breakfast and lunch spot. read more

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Went here for breakfast with my family and had an absolutely amazing experience! Everything from the moment we walked in was wonderful. Our waiter, Nico, was such a sweetheart, so friendly and attentive. The restaurant was clean, cozy, and super cute, and even the restroom was spotless and smelled great (which says a lot!). The food was incredible and full of flavor. Highly recommend this place and we will definitely be back! read more

Millies Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

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Great food. Love the decor. I had the corned beef hash dish and my husband had the country breakfast, which was also very good. We also ordered the German pancake which is like a Dutch baby filled with apples and pecans. It was delicious! read more

Millies Restaurant - German pancake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Haven't been here in a while. This was my favorite place as a kid because they served potato pancakes w cinnamon apples. That is no longer on the menu but the rest of the food is good. Tried them again today and wished we had gone elsewhere. We were seated right away which was great. But our server Deborah did not seem too thrilled to have us as a table. She asked for our drink order and I asked if they still had French vanilla creamer cups because I didn't see them on the table. I could t finish my question before she turned and walked away with an "uh huh." She brought our coffee but no creamers. When we realized this, she was long gone visiting with a table she clearly knew because she frequented that table to chat. I asked another server for the creamer as our coffee was getting cold. Deborah came back to take our order. We couldn't order our meals without her rushing to the next question about sides and such. She left our table without acknowledging our empty coffee cups (cute cups but a bit on the small side). My husband asked the hostess as she walked by and she filled us up. We looked around for her but a food runner brought our food. Her rushed away and we realized we were missing part of our order and needed things like napkins. We flagged down yet another server who interrupted our server from chatting with her favorite table so she could hunt down our order. When she returned she yet again ignored our empty mugs. At this point should we take it personal? I don't like being a lousy tipper but if I'm doing most of the work, what is there to tip for? The food is decent and the owners are so nice. But if this was my first experience it would also be my last. read more

This place was really quaint and at first I wasn't sure what to expect, but the food was great! Service was friendly. Our table had the Spanish omelette, pancakes, breakfast burrito (which was massive), eggs Benedict, and avocado toast. My sister had the spinach pie and we both agreed it was one of the best we have ever had! The only thing I didn't love was that 6/8 of us had super upset stomachs after. It kind of turned me off from wanting to return. read more

First time here and what a cute little place. Service was very good and friendly. My coffee cup never went empty. Got the western omelette. It was delicious had a nice amount of fillings. Eggs cooked nicely. Also had the grits. They were not so good. They lacked any flavor or seasoning. Nice place I will be back read more

Great breakfast place with good service . Wait was not long and everything tasted good.

Ate here Sunday and it is a plain and simple review. If you are looking for an all around American breakfast (straight forward) this is the place for you. The food is good and the atmosphere speaks weekend breakfast at its best. No disappointment with any of our meals. We will return. read more

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Millie's is a almost weekly stop on our breakfast route - but something is different the past several weeks. The food is consistently good, the hosts at the front desk are welcoming, and the service is prompt...but the atmosphere has changed. The servers don't seem to be relaxed and happy and are moved to different stations within the restaurant, causing confusion to guests and staff alike. And unhappy servers make for a tense, not so relaxing atmosphere. Hopefully this situation will work itself out soon, as it always on the 'must go' list to visitors and friends alike. p.s. The new pastries are so-so... read more

Really cute place! We found this place on yelp and were pleasantly surprised! It's so nicely decorated and the waitress was very attentive. The menu had a lot of options and the food was delicious. You have to try this place! read more

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Great food and excellent service!!! Our first time but we are definitely making this a go to place for breakfast. So much better than First Watch....high quality and delicious. I had scrambled eggs, bacon and French toast, so delicious. I had enough food for leftovers. read more

Really cute restaurant. I like the decor and how they have everything set up. I noticed how clean the floors were. It's unusual to go into a restaurant and not see at least some droplets of food or paper on the floors. . We did not have to wait to be seated, but we were there early. It was filling up quick though. Our waitress, Flossie was at our table promptly. She's personable and funny. We enjoyed having her as our waitress. They have many delicious dishes to choose from. I had the French toast and bacon, while my husband had the pancakes and bacon. We were eating pretty basic today. Even though everything on the menu sounded good. The food was delicious. read more

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Lack of vegan options No one wants to sit and watch their friends eat Other things on the menu sound good and the restaurant looks wonderful read more

Very busy the graveyard must had a visit day. Beautiful on the inside. Service was fine. The problem was two breakfasts were just bland. Every element was sub par. I wouldn't even call the food ok because it wasn't. Nothing was even average. We've been everywhere in town for brekkie and this was the worst. Dont go here the food sucks read more

Waited like 15-20 mins. Maybe I shouldn't have gone for the hot banana flavor, though. Cornmeal pancake was a bit rougher than the buttermilk, you could really feel them grains. read more

Millies Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

You walk into a French cottage decor, welcoming and bright. Family member and I came for a late breakfast. Family member had the German pancake with cinnamon apples. This is large and some may think of it ad a Dutch Baby too. It had a lovely vanilla flavor and with the apples was delicious. I ordered the basic 2 egg breakfast. We will come back. read more

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Food was so yummy. I hadn't had grits for many years and these were delicious. Ate there several times while visiting the area.

Busy breakfast spot. Traditional breakfast spot full of regulars. Service is okay, but be patient. Good for groups too for they have several large tables. read more

Millies Restaurant - Indoor dining room - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Love this place! Food, service etc. I vacation in Siesta Key every July and will stop here once or twice while here

After many years, I finally ordered the German Apple Pancake. I added pecans. It was so light and fluffy and really filled with a generous amount of apples and pecans. It was so tasty! It is well worth the 20 minute wait. Caesar was a great server. I had an endless amount of coffee. read more

Millies Restaurant - German Apple Pancake with pecans. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

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Food, service and quick. Millie's is a great comfort food spot. I ordered egg and cheese with sausage sandwich and a side of home fries. read more

Millies Restaurant - egg and cheese with sausage sandwich and a side of home fries. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Millie's is the best for breakfast or lunch. Fresh and delicious; especially their Pecan Pancake stack! Three light, fluffy and delicious! Be prepared to wait on Sunday. Beat the after church diners! Worth the wait! The owner and staff are very nice. Our server has been working their 13 years! read more

A group of friends and I have breakfast every Friday morning at Millie's. Often a group between 4 and 8, we come with lots of "asks" for the wait staff and they are more than accommodating. The standard menu is full and robust, and we have tried the specials that also have proven delish. I'm a huge fan of their muffins, especially the cranberry orange. Spurge and ask for it grilled. My go to omelet is the Millie's omelet. read more

Just an excellent breakfast experience. No reservations, our wait time was 5 minutes on a Saturday around 11:45 am. Attentive server. Good coffee. Fantastic pancakes. Eggs over medium prepared to perfection. Just the right crispiness on the bacon. The only food item that wasn't good was the sausage patties. I would not order again - dry and overly salty. Go with bacon instead. read more

Service was excellent. We had Debbie. Very attentive, friendly and efficient. Host at host stand kind of the opposite. Through us at a table in an empty section and when my wife questioned it his comment was " it won't be empty for long". Should have been a sign. Restaurant was cute and decorated for Christmas. Debbie answered all our questions about the menu and helped us quite a bit. Was a little shocked at the upcharges. $2 for substituting cottage cheese pancakes. $1 for longberry jam. The cottage cheese pancakes were very moist and had a gloomy flavor. The soft scrambled eggs were cooked just right. I shouldn't eat bacon anymore but my wife couldn't finish hers so I couldn't let it go to waste. Bacon yummy. I had two biscuits and sausage gravy. It was really bland. Luke warm and the plate was covered in the runny gravy. The sausage in it had absolutely no flavor. Could have been ground beef. Ordered a side of corned beef hash. Cooked well. Nothing special. CBH was from a can. Coffee was good and so excited they had stevia. Sorry for no pictures. I stopped bring my phone into a restaurant. read more

Best breakfast we have had in a long time! Go to Millie's, you will not regret! I felt like I was sitting in my grandmas kitchen... and I would not have wanted it any other way! Fluffiest, most tasty cornmeal pancakes I have ever had. The grits were fantastic, and the hashbrown potatoes were to die for! My family also had the banana pancakes, pumpkin pancakes, crispy bacon, over easy eggs.... Everything was excellent!!! Flossie, our waitress, was so friendly and accommodating... we just LOVED her!!! Thank you Millies! read more

A must for everyone. We go to Sarasota for 10 days every year and go to Millie's at least 5 times

The food is decent. The table loved the banana pancakes. The place itself is very cute and the staff are friendly.

Can't get enough of this place. Every time I come here I leave with a full stomach and a smile on my face. Today was no exception. Our waitress Stella was phenomenal! I came today with my dad and we were able to have a super fun time talking with Stella about life and food. Not only was she fun to talk to but an outstanding waitress. I was able to have 3 iced tea refills and water cups were never even close to empty. Today I had the chicken salad sandwich on wheat with the lemon chicken and rice soup. I was able to pay a small up-charge and have a bowl instead of a cup because it's just that DELICIOUS. The chicken salad was pack full of tender pieces of chicken and the lettuce was extra fresh and crisp. (It's the little things like crisp lettuce that make a sandwich great for me.) We also ordered the spinach pie special that comes with a side greek salad. The phyllo dough was perfectly crispy and packed full of spinach and feta cheese. Overall I can't wait to come back again. Next time I'm going to try the danish stuffed pancake! It looked amazing walking by. read more

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Had a great breakfast here this morning. Eggs and bacon cooked perfectly. It's a bit noisy but food is worth it!

Expect to wait after 8 on the weekends! Super packed but still ample space. Homey decor and friendly service. Food took a bit to come out but it was hot and fresh. Portions are HUGE! Come hungry or be prepared to take home a doggy bag read more

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When you can get 11 women to agree on something that's an accomplishment. Meals were enjoyed by all and service was very good

A cute home style kinda restaurant with great breakfast options. My family and I went here today for breakfast and ordered omelettes, grits, bacon, pancakes and probably a few other items. A little on the higher side price wise. Everything was very good and the portions were large, my favorite was the grits and pancakes. The staff was very nice and attentive,a great place for a bite! read more

It was good but not exceptional. Cute place. The service wasn't as good as I expected. All in all, a so-so for us. With so many great restaurants in Sarasota we likely won't be back--- read more

====== what are we doing? ===== review down below ================ Millie's is our 15th entry in the quest for great Eggs Benedict / breakfast. Our quest for the top 3 breakfast spots in the Sarasota, Vamo, Osprey, Nokomis, Venice, North Port, Englewood corridor. Eggs Benedict w/Ham, Florentine, or specialty (seafood, veggies, corned beef/hash, or others) and hash browns/potatoes and grits are the sides. We will narrow it down to top 3 in a few weeks and re-visit them and win, place, & show those finalists. (we are getting a bit fatter, I am not sure how many more we can try out) The Breakfast Cottage Eggstraordinary Café BLVD Café Max's Table Willow's Café Toasted Mango Café Anita's Restaurant Blu Island Bistro Word of Mouth The Breakfast House Sun Garden Café Sunnyside Café Rosemary & Thyme Millie's Restaurant ======================review================================ I had to wait a day to post this review to make sure I wasn't being too giddy or overstating the experience, but no. It was a very very good experience!!! Parking was plentiful and of course FREE. (smile) I posted a few interior shots because its a wonderfully decorated and surprising huge place!!! Tables nicely spaced, sturdy furniture, really clean and efficient. (one complaint from the daughter.... her water glass did not smell real great - the other two were okay) The hostess after a very short wait was personable and nice, our server was a wonderful person, swift, attentive, and a great sense of humor. We enjoyed the entire experience. Coffee and water never made it to half full......I even quaffed my water and it was re-filled in under a minute. I got the classic Eggs Benedict w/ham and hash brown potatoes. The eggs were PERFECT. The hollandaise is a very creamy and awesome slightly paprika spiced sauce. Possibly my favorite so far (they are the 15th one we have been at, btw) the muffin was lightly toasted and side up crispy. spot on. The ham was lightly grilled and a nice piece of product. 10/10 The side of hash brown potatoes were textbook nicely cooked and browned lightly with almost zero grease/butter/oil and very nicely seasoned. 9/10 My wife got the Eggs Benedict Florentine with a side of grits. Her eggs were perfectly cooked, the spinach lightly sauté and not too wet and the tomato a decent product for this time of year, muffin top crisped and not soggy (many Florentine's get soaked from spinach sauté liquid or soggy tomatoes - but not Millie's) , my wife commented multiple times how much we both liked the hollandaise. 10/10 The grits were also uniquely tasty with some heavy cream rolled in for a nice creamy texture (not starchy) and also no need for a floating yellow butter lake. grits were a bit 'cool' and would have been much better hotter!! However great grits! 9/10 My daughter showed up with her "hunger hat" on. Two eggs over easy, full order of chocolate chip pancakes, white toast, sausage patties. I tried the chocolate chip pancake and thought they were fine, I prefer plain pancakes without all the distractions and sugar etc etc. I thought nice with a touch of syrup. My daughter said they were not her favorite as she did not care for the batter/cake. So we will split the rating - 7/10 The reference standard two eggs over easy would have made my dad proud!!!! They were TEXTBOOK perfectly cooked!! NO lacy death veil surrounding the egg edges ) NO issues here: Millie's does eggs perfectly!!!! 10/10 Two sausage patties were ok. I am a link guy, my daughter like them. 6/10 To repeat, Debbie (who I kept calling Millie because she was so attentive and friendly you almost felt like it was her restaurant.) She was an awesome person. We REALLY enjoyed this breakfast and the entire experience and place. Bravo Millie, this was very special. (spoiler alert) I have a strong feeling Millie's Restaurant will be one of the top 3 finalists!! read more

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Tried spinach pie, as recent T2D shook off my regular stuffed French toast or cornmeal pancake, pie was chucked full of good spinach/ cheese sauce with salad! Always prompt and friendly service read more

A good visit A visit to Millie's has been on my mind for some time, today we stopped in for breakfast. We received friendly help from the hostess getting us settled and our server was right over to take our coffee order. Great start. If you are looking for pancakes, Millie's is your place. They also have a daily quiche which sounded very good, and many other choices. I decided on one of their omelettes, the one called Millie's, made with tomatoes, onions, peppers, bacon, and cheese. I like ordering things named after the restaurant. It was a good pick, large and pretty good, if a little dry. My side of potatoes were also pretty good, well cooked thin sliced so that some were a little crusty. We had a nice corner spot and settled in to enjoy our food. Coffee refills were frequent from our attentive server. It was a good visit. read more

Excellent food and quick service. A nice atmosphere for breakfast or lunch. I will certainly be returning again soon.