Had breakfast while passing through. It was wonderful. Everything I expected and more. obviously this is a staple for many locals as Gray Hair seemed to be the predominant hair color of most of the diners. Kelly was the perfect server on all counts. And she knew all of her regulars by name, and add it to the great ambience with light banter and jokes. GF toast was a huge bonus!!! read more

Kevin says it was ok, it was good For me it was just ok, hashbrowns were buttery but not fresh potatoes. Bacon was cooked perfectly, only 1 piece of toast which I found odd. Would I recommend, yeah, give it a try. Waitstaff was really good read more

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Cute little greasy spoon diner, we stopped in for breakfast on the way to Devils Lake. One of those places that has the same Formica counters and stools from 50+ years ago. Had corned beef, eggs, sausage, coffee, all very good and we loved the old school vibe. Good for a quick breakfast stop if you're passing through Portage read more

Great food and great people! It is a regular stop for us and no matter what we order we always love it.

Food was fresh & amazing. Atmosphere was cozy and calm. 10/10 would recommend, came out of state & would definitely come back. read more

Portage Cafe - *2 Eggs, 2 Pancakes or French Toast with Choice of Meat - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

Fantastic diner food with incredible service to boot. Perfect small town Wisco atmosphere. Found it by accident and will go back on purpose my next time through. Get the chicken biscuits and gravy and then head back to bed for the day. You're welcome. read more

Cute little cafe with friendly service and the food was delicious!! I'll definitely be back! read more

Portage Cafe - I had the ham and cheese omelette, hashbrowns, and a side of their sausage gravy with a biscuit. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

We had an awesome breakfast there! Loved the local decor and touch! Service was very good as well. Would recommend!

Cute diner style breakfast/lunch place. Staff is quick and friendly. Food is reasonably priced and homestyle. Definitely would recommend!

Found this breakfast place on our way home from vacation. Cutest little diner. When you walk in, it's like walking into the past when diners were the hub of a small town. Not to mention the two firecracker waitresses that made our last day on vacation special. Thank you for the great food and the even greater service. Thanks for the laughs. And we can't wait to stop in by you the next time we go through town. read more

Fun staff and delicious food. We stopped in for a quick bite and was happy to see I could get a half portion of biscuits and gravy. Hub loved his omelette. Definitely worth a stop. read more

No frills diner-style food, I had the steak and eggs and they make it all to order right over the counter! Great service, very sweet lady helped me out (it was my first and only time in Portage, everyone else seemed like a regular and had good conversations with the workers there). Homey place and the prices are great too compared to Madison or other larger cities in Wisconsin. read more

Portage Cafe - Steak and eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

Good option instead of fast food and I was ordering lunch for my husband, my brother, and myself. We placed our order Via doordash and the whole experience was good! They closed 1pm and I places our order at noon so they were out of the meatloaf sandwiches. Someone from the cafe called me right away once I placed my order for the food and asked me if we wanted to ordere something else instead. They both ordered BLTs and I ordered the turkey sandwich also some cheese curds. The food was good! Expected nothing less! read more

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Very friendly service. I love that I can see the cook prepare my food. Clean restaurant and good food. read more

Portage Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

You will come here and you will like this review because you will really like the food. Also, you will be surprised at how little you spent. We stopped in on our way to Granite Peak (they are the same exit as Cascade Mountain). Cute "old fashioned" diner with barstool seats and booths; a picture on the wall showed the same interior back to 1955. They have large dividers between each booth, which was nice. The waitress was very attentive and she was very quick. The owner, Steve, is on the grill and you can tell he knows his away around a grill. The prices are great, most items are under $10. I ordered Steve's Meatloaf Sandwich, a generous cut of meatloaf, grilled onions, on marbled rye bread; it was amazing. I kept thinking about the the rest of the afternoon. We just got the chips with our meal and they were fresh. My wife got the Reuben; it was great. This was not a Reuben where you took a bit and got a chunk of meat, you bite through and it was TENDER. My son got the bacon cheeseburger and couldn't put it down; he ate it non-stop and said it was one of the best he ever had. This place is no frills but the food is memorable! read more

Portage Cafe - Meatloaf sandwich, it is amazing! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Portage, Wisconsin

Return trip just three months later. We sat in the same booth and ordered almost the same lunch items. Hubby and I each ordered their famous meatloaf sandwich with chips. Hot cheesy goodness. Teenage son had the bacon cheeseburger with chips again. He inhaled the burger so quickly. It's just that good. Same delicious food. Same great experience. Thank you Portage Cafe! read more

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It's the kind of place I look for when I want a good breakfast. The waitress was a riot and the food was good. Reasonable prices and a friendly atmosphere was just what we wanted. read more

I met my wife for breakfast at the Portage Cafe. The food was great and the 2 people running the place were a lot of fun. I recommend it.

On our way through town and decided to try this nice little place in place of our regular Qwik Trip sandwich. Glad we did. We both had the special, two eggs to order, meat of choice, hash browns and either pan cakes or french toast. Portions would make my Cardiologist happy! And the food and service was excellent. Restrooms are clean and parking is on street or by the sign inside, in a lot behind restaurant. Definitely a must try. read more

Biscuits and Gravy was so rich and delicious. I was not surprised when we learned it's made from scratch daily. Omelettes are made properly with each ingredient neatly displayed on top for garnish to identify the contents. Coffee is weakish but typical for a diner. Be patient as there is one cook but you get to watch her hustle with expert skill. Any wait you experience is rewarded with an exceptional Wisconsin diner meal. read more

One great cook, one fabulous waitress, and one dish/bus person keep this small but Elvis oriented restaurant on its feet. The food is good and very reasonably priced. Be prepared to be patient, but the wait is worth it. From 6 am to 2 pm, in the booths or at the counter, they serve breakfast and lunch, with the waitress providing very entertaining commentary! I will be back. read more

Fair prices, food is decent although omeletes are small and thin compared to other restaurants. Service is terrible unless you're a regular. Stingy on coffee refills, had to ask twice even though I was sitting at the counter across from the machine!! Still only got 2 refills. Waitress has no personality whatsoever! Terrible, uncomfortable experience, Red Apple is far better! Never again. read more

Great food and service. If you are looking for a great breakfast, burger, or lunch. This is the place to go. Our home town cafe.

We were passing through Portage and needed a quick place to grab lunch. On Yelp reviews, I convinced our group of 8 to come to Portage Cafe. We wound up getting there a half hour before they closed, but they couldn't have been nicer. We felt bad, especially since we were there 10 min or so past their closing time. But they didn't rush us and were awesome all around. Everybody liked what they ordered. I got the meatloaf sandwich and it was super tasty. The fries were excellent too. The decor is classic old-school diner. I was leaning towards a 4 star review but bumped it up because of how accommodating they were. read more

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Love these little hole in the wall places. Friendly peoples, positive vibe/atmosphere, makes all the difference in your food and experience. Thank you staff/everyone at Portage Cafe!!! read more

A charming little open kitchen diner that feels like a local favorite, and it's easy to see why. The cozy atmosphere and personal touch from the small staff make it special. However, be aware that when it's busy, there's no formal waitlist -- they'll simply let you know if it's full read more

They were wonderful and yet short staff they came thru with flying colors Best local restaurant by far!

Solid no-frills diner breakfast in quirky, cozy retro surroundings. Portions were not huge but just the right size for us. We enjoyed the Spinach-Feta and Denver Omelettes. Our server was super-sweet and friendly. Prices were super reasonable. read more

Old burnt bacon, completely Unripe Tomato, and old lettuce on BLT. Fries cooked in old oil and tasted like fish. To be fair my partner had a Reuben and said it was good. read more

Food was great and so was the service. Just got the simple breakfast of eggs bacon and hash. Coffee good too. The place is cute with an old diner feel. They play classic diner music too. read more

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Excellent food! Ordered the Country Fried Steak and Eggs...almost more than I could eat, and I'm not a small guy! Very friendly people!

what. a. gem. This cafe was especially busy today with the holidays and this group of three badass ladies made it look easy while preparing delicious breakfasts with no mistakes. Would visit again and again if I lived closer. read more

A local, greasy spoon, untouched by time, charming in its authenticity and honesty. Plus, the food was pretty dang good! The carpet, booths, counter... they all appear to be OG. Don't let this deter you if you don't find this charming; yes, the carpet is dingy, yes the counter is a particular hue of orange that words can't adequately describe... but it's so authentic it hurts. It's not easy to find places like this just anywhere, people. (Wisconsin: the middle.) Our server? The quintessential middle-aged woman with a scratchy voice, a boisterous demeanor, and a "What'll ya have honey?" attentiveness, which is to say that she was attentive in a fantastic way. She took care of the entire semi-full restaurant like an efficiency expert while one singular cook rocked all the orders as well as the dishes. This dynamic duo seemed to genuinely care about patrons' opinions on the food as well as their needs. So small-town homey. (Charming. I told you.) The food: one could note the oil just pooling on a flatop grill behind the diner counter itself. This spot's a greasy spoon no question, but the food was super solid and quite well-done. My french toast was delicious, the half-order of biscuits and gravy were decadent, peppery, and sinful as we expected, and L's hash browns/omelette were super-great, too. Nothing fancy, nothing special, but solidly executed and just what we were after. If you're looking for a solid, affordable breakfast in the middle of Wisconsin off 94 or 39, this is as good and local as it gets. Portage Cafe, I totally dig you! read more

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Food is always amazing here, especially breakfast! The old time dinner feel is quaint and cozy. The staff is always friendly, service is quick and the food in piping hot and delicious. read more

Stopped in for breakfast on a Sunday. Long wait for food after ordering. I suspect the wait was because they have a small grill area which means one order at a time. After church crowd also. But, the wait was worth the friendly nature of my server and the food. Was great! I'll stop back! read more

I typically cook my own breakfast but I have recently tried out it's a Portage Cafe. I was pleasantly surprised to find a very clean atmosphere. The coffee is excellent and The staff is busy but friendly and helpful! read more

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This place is fast and has excellent customer service the place appears to be clean and well maintained read more

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Stopped in on the way to a hiking day and wanted a quick brunch. This particular Sunday they were only serving breakfast. We nestled into the booth and started with some standard orange juice. I ordered the veggie omelet with hash browns and rye toast. I like to think their food is pretty standard diner food. The omelet's veggies were raw and not really cooked at all and it was not seasoned really at all. The hash brown's were okay I wish they had more crisp to them I had to top with ketchup. The bread I really loved I could eat a bunch of that. Overall it was meh. I would stop in again if I need a quick breakfast. It was still $25 for our average breakfast. read more

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Tldr charming old school cafe. Biscuits and gravy were too salty. Bacon was good, cooked fresh. Weak coffee This charming open kitchen diner, is a nice break in pace. The sign out front is old neon from when this place stayed open latter than 2pm. I ate at the counter top. The staff was very nice, and the owner was cooking the food. It was a nice touch seeing that on the menu. I started off with some coffee. They had nice big cups, but sadly the coffee left a bit to be desired. The bng, was cooked fresh, but the gravy was pretty salty. It was not bad but threw off the flavor. The eggs and bacon were good. read more

Best Omelettes around... Ken works wonders on the flat top. This place is popular and consequently, there may be a wait for your food, but the wait is worth it. read more