This morning called for brunch! We decided to stop by the district and visit The Breakfast Club. As you arrive you are welcomed by a cheerful 80s themed colorful dining room with throwback art, movie posters, and music videos. We decided to spring for the breakfast egg rolls, a vanilla iced latte, and Bloody Mary. The egg rolls were a bit bland, there was very little breakfast meat so the accompanying dipping sauces were a nice touch. For entrees we ordered the chicken fried steak, notorious biscuits and gravy, and the Basic B. The biscuits and gravy were the fan favorite, the biscuits were super fluffy and gravy was also tasty. Bonus- the bacon was perfectly cooked! In the basic B we had asked to add onions in the hashbrowns and they sautéed them and put them on top, but in the future if we asked them to cook them together I'm sure they would. Overall we enjoyed our experience and ambiance and will likely come back in the future! read more

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Really liked the variety and creativity of the menu--there are so many unique options to choose from. Everything tasted fresh, flavorful, and was easy to customize to our preferences. The only downside was that the French toast was a little dry and a bit too sweet for my taste. Overall, I'd definitely come back and try more items. read more

The Breakfast Club - Ankeny - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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We were excited to see they were open on Easter and went to try with family. Bright, open & fun atmosphere - only downside was it does get loud. It was a new experience for all 4 of us and we all enjoyed our food and would come back. Good sized portions as well. read more

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Had a big table and was seated on their patio area. Great no frills breakfast spot that has all your usual plates and then some to fill everyone's palate. Loved they were able to split checks many ways for a large group. The only minor disorganized part was that the individual items didn't come out together for each person, essentially they brought food out as it was cooked and with a large group, you need to remember what you ordered and what sides came with what plates. Breakfast cocktails, yes please. They were able to make a hot version of the turtle...yum. read more

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Absolutely delicious food! Great service. Enjoyed the mimosa flight and the totchos. Really enjoyed and would recommend! Super fun vibe with the retro theme and music videos. read more

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Awesome, trendy, packed and delivered. I wanted an awesome breakfast burrito and this place was top tier! Yum! Large portions and tasteful in food and atmosphere! read more

The Breakfast Club - Ankeny - Chick'n fried steak! Yum! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

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The food is fast and fresh and the staff is super Iowa friendly! Steak and eggs with fresh sourdough toast were awesome! Eggs Benedict (neverbenie) were excellent and one of several Benedict versions. The egg white omelette was fresh everything! For fun, we had the smore donut cinnamon balls and they were fresh and awesome too! Love the vibe as it is clean, casual and energetic! The bloody Mary's were also great! Definitely a go-to breakfast and lunch place with options for all! read more

Goodness gracious, Geez. Those are the 3 words I can say. 1. I came with 2 other girls after church. Server was 10 feet away from us, and asked if we wanted WATERS. 10ft away. Asked if the girl (not pictured) if she wanted a water, then said, "wait ma'am. Wait no. Sir, gentlemen. Wait, I'm sorry." THEN WALKS AWAY! 2. We had to wait 15 minutes-ish to order, and then waited an additional 45 FREAKING MINUTES FOR THE FOOD, only to be told after said time, they were out of Acai. (Which is what my friend ordered *in picture*) like bruh. Be so for real. 3. Server swore when talking to us, making us uncomfortable, and came off very unprofessional. 4. I TOOK ONE BITE OUT OF MY EGGS. It. Was. Cold. Not even like lukewarm... COLD. My waffle was good tho!!! 5. Vibes were on point. I will say, vibes are high, but wait time and service is VERY poor. We were laughing about all of this, but in reality, we got very hungry while waiting. Started out great, laughed thru the entire experience, side quest was fun, but probably won't come back... read more

The Breakfast Club - Ankeny - My sad eggs and sad friend :( - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

If you're vegan, this is the place you need to go for breakfast. Our server was fantastic, I got the holly go lightly and it was one of the best things I've ever put in my mouth, my husband got the vegan biscuits &gravy and he was obsessed, and then we shared tots and vegan queso (holy cow that queso !!) I'm so glad we came here. Incredible. bonus points for the old school music videos playing all over! read more

I'm pumped to hear there is a Breakfast Club near me. We put a brunch on the calendar and head for it on a Saturday morning. It's hopping. Put in our name and had about an hour wait. The music is pumped up and we stand outside for awhile, but then step inside where it is warm. This Breakfast Club location is almost 3 times as big as the downtown location. However this morning, they have one major section not being used. It may be lack of wait staff. We do put in the full wait. People are coming and going and we are getting hungry. Right at the hour mark we are called for our table. We get a nice spot against the wall for our table of 5. Even though we had all drooled over the menu while we waited when the waitress came to take drinks we kinda just went crazy. Couple ladies ordered the adult breakfast beverages. Then one of us was going to order an appetizer for our breakfast. Then another, then it turned into us ordering all items off the appetizer section of the menu. One other friend ordered a waffle but we really had fun getting our appetizers at different times and all got to try different things. The Savory Starters we tried. S'more Donut Holes: Donut Holes with Marshmallow cream, chocolate sauce, Honey graham crumbs. They came out warm and I think my personal favorite of the items. we had. Breakfast Eggroll: Bacon, cheddar, scrambled egg, potato with sauces to dip. I really wanted to love this one. Yes, it was a fried eggroll, and it was very greasy. I did like the overall idea. I liked the sweet thai chili sauce you get with it for dipping. Totches: Tots, Chorizo, black beans, scrambled egg, queso, lettuce, jalapeno and pico de gallo. Our Vegan friends got the vegan friendly "meat" option and really devoured this one. Crepe Flight: (Hard to share) it had the 3 little crepes. with fruit and goodies and different fillings. Our vegan friends like this one too. I stole the bananas off the plate. It was good. Has Sticks: Hash browns, bacon, green onion, pepper jack, coated in breadcrumbs served with Cajun Mayo. Again, I wanted to love this one but the grease was heavy and not drained before serving up. The flavor was good and I really like the ideas. Something different and fun. Although we missed a couple of the starters or decided that we had more than we could handle, it was a ton of food and we really enjoyed it. One girlfriend grabbed a strawberry waffles cause she didn't think we had enough. We already decided to come back and try the next section in the menu. Im happy there is a Breakfast club up closer to me so now I get to try all these fun items. Well be back next month! read more

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Out and about for breakfast and this fun decorations and amazing music was calling to us today. We walked in and were greeted to inform the hostess party of 3 please. We sat down and began our reviewing of their menu. We landed on 3 waters, 2 chocolate milfs and a coffee to start with. We the picked our meal options. Our server was great at helping answer many of my questions as I suffer from so many allergies. If she didn't fully know she went to get the answer. So here we go...we started off with breakfast corn dogs, they were good and came with some dipping side sauces of maple syrup and strawberry glaze (tasted more like raspberry in my opinion). My daughter picked Chicken and waffles, she informed it was delicious but the Waffles for her were to sweet. I of course sampled hers to either agree or disagree. I felt they were waffles and nothing too sweet, but it just shows how we all taste food a bit differently. Her boyfriend got Chicken fried steak with eggs. I asked to taste his gravy and the sausage gravy is really 100%. Oh it also comes with the Chicken and waffles in which I can see why my daughter said it was sweet to her taste buds. I had ordered Cordon Blue skillet. This came with family baked potatoes with fried chicken, Swiss cheese and ham. Served on top of the potatoes with choice of egg, I did scrambled, and chicken gravy. I thought my gravy was sweet amd became worried because I didn't think to ask oh shoot what's kind of gravy came with my order. I simply assumed sausage. The answer is yes but not the same as what the other two received. Mine tasted like a tomato or mushroom base gravy. Well thank goodness it wasn't mushroom or it would be horrible for me. So yes it's a sausage base smooth gravy and delicious. Overall we will be back we can't wait to try other breakfast dishes that they serve. I would say stop in and choose some fun menu items, and just listen and enjoy the music. As I mentioned I was flashed back a few times to the 80s growing up and thinking wow when Madonna was the worst videos in that era. Have fun! read more

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This is a nice spot for coffee and a quick meal on a Sunday. When we visited, we were seated at the bar and got our drinks quickly. I ordered the pancake sandwich, expecting something I could pick up and eat, but it turned out differently. We also tried the tacos, but my brother didn't realize the eggs would be sunny side up. That was his mistake for not checking or asking for something else. Overall, the food was good and fresh, and we didn't have to wait long for anything. read more

it took so long to get seated. 1 it took 2 hours to get my meal. i ordered a chicken n waffles 2 hours! 2 30 minutes to get my orange juice. 3 barely any staff reason why it took so long to get seated because there was no one!!! probably going back but i hope this happens again!!!!!! also it was really full did play good music. read more

Had a table of seven and did not have a great experience. Had a couple orders completely wrong from what was ordered. The medium rare steak I ordered was well done. The food came out all at different times to the point where the first three people who got their food finished before the next three got theirs. Waitress was the best part of the experience. Very sweet and commandeering of the mixups in the kitchen. I would personally stick to the West Glen location. read more

House coffee- not good. Food was OKAY. Nothing special. It's really a cute place as far esthetics and pictures for the gram. Other than that - overpriced breakfast. IMO read more

Food has been good every time! Lots of fun drinks for kids, etc. would totally recommend.

We had a great visit to this location as I heard there are other locations too. We had a group of 6 that they were able to accommodate for us. Food was great tasing and I liked the menu of options they gave us. It definitely got busier the closer to 10 am it got and the noise level and energy increased. Oh and the Bucsit Benny, Its awesome. read more

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If you want a fun breakfast experience this is definitely the place to come. The mimosa flights and so many coffee drinks to choose from. The bathroom area has a button you push for a disco pop up lol so many unique food options like crab Rangoon Benedict. read more

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Newly opened in Ankeny, loving the vibe and location in the District! This spot is bright and pops with a playful atmosphere too! Good selection of food, everything from your basic breakfast to new and fun dishes. Went on a Saturday morning right when they opened, we didn't have to wait got seated right away. Had the biscuits and gravy was more a sweet gravy- not my fave and didn't love the egg on top. Would give this place another go and try something new next time! read more

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This is an absolute great place to go.The food was amazing and the service was even better! I recommend 100%! Beautifully decorated and has a great atmosphere! read more

Kendra was our server, she made our experience perfect! Great food, great service - No wait.

Service i receive here gets better and better. Raia is the bomb and her seating is always filled with happy and satisfied guests! Killin it! read more

The waiters were very kind and gave us a good amount of time to decide on what we wanted. It was nice that there was an option of either breakfast or lunch early in the morning. Our party really enjoyed our food, although the chicken caesar wrap had too much onion in it. Overall the food was great. The bright colors really added to the surrounding of the establishment and made it feel very fun! I enjoyed looking around at all the colorful chairs, tables, and umbrella tables! Overall this was a great restaurant and I definitely recommend it! read more

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It's a chain that I wish did the whole thing better. Sickly sweet mimosas, kindof average food, average service, and bright poppy breakfast decor. I'd go again, but I'll just have my expectations set properly. Disclaimer: I'm a little hard of a critic at times- of breakfast and Mexican restaurants especially. I find that I think...why didn't I just make something better at home? So there's that. When you can cook, it seems easier to get diappointed. read more

The food was absolutely terrible. Great location, good service, fun vibe.....terrible food. I know somebody might read this and think, maybe the food isn't that bad, maybe the reviewer was having a bad day....nope, you would be wrong. If you get in your car and want to have brunch, ask Siri to take you somewhere else. read more

I was so disappointed today. I ordered the $10 oatmeal. It came out about 5 minutes after our other 3 entrees, and it was obvious that it was just Quaker Instant Oatmeal with a few blueberries on top. One of the blueberries looked like it had a bite taken out of it. Come on, I could have done better than this at home and saved my $10 and a long wait. I felt ripped off. read more

The Breakfast Club - Ankeny - $10 for instant oatmeal??? And a half eaten blueberry. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

The service was way too slow. The restaurant was way too noisy. And the food was just mediocre. The Breakfast Club's concept is great, but the execution is terrible. I would never go there again. read more

Wonderful accommodations and food for our Mrs. Roper's birthday brunch! The staff was fantastic handling our large group! read more

The Breakfast Club - Ankeny - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Ankeny, Iowa

Terrible coffee, don't expect a refill or a waitress to offer a warm up after you get it either. Overpriced for "loaded" hashbrowns. Probably better if you want alcohol for breakfast as I saw a lot of mimosa flughts and martini glasses. Stick to some basics with someone checking in on the table more frequently. Won't be back. read more

SO GOOD 10/10. THERES so much variety of food and gluten free and vegan options. There's something for everyone. The inside is super cute and spacious. The drink options are great from coffee to mimosas to coffee with alcohol and other cocktails. The service was great. Everyone was very friendly. There was a constant flow of people. Because this place has so many different options and it seems to be fresh made, it does take a little longer for the food to come out, BUT you are getting what you wait for because the flavor is amazing. read more

Jillian is by far our favorite server! We request her EVERY time & always have THE BEST experience!!

Food was good, pricey, noisy, slow service, but it is a big place so why would have more than 4 waitresses.

Sunday morning breakfast, so I wasn't planning on ultra-fast service. Found a table outside, but had to wait for it to be wiped down from last nights rain. I would have thought somebody would have wiped them all down right away when opening. Waitress came by quickly and took drink order and brought them. Ordered food and waited over 45 minutes. When food arrived half was cold, all eggs were undercooked. After 45 minutes we were kind of stuck, sending food back would have taken too long. The only good thing about this place was the servers attitudes. Several tips for management: it shouldn't take two people to carry three drinks to a table, it's breakfast food with a limited menu options, it shouldn't take that long! Very disorganized and not worth the money, won't return, please invest some of the money you took from us in management classes! read more

Pretty much average across the board. Waited a long time for the food to show up. Server never returned to refill drinks.

The food was delicious. However, it took almost an hot to get our food AFTER we were seated. Our waitress was friendly, but she did not check on us very often in that hour. We enjoyed the meal, but the wait time is not worth it. read more

I wanted to like this place more. They have a good menu, but the food itself is mediocre at best. It seems like it was made ahead and then thrown on a plate. The scrambled eggs on the tortchos reminded me of those you'd see a bad hotel continental breakfast. Plus, we ordered those as a starter and they were brought out at the same time as the entrees. I will not be back. read more

Highly recommend The Breakfast Club in the District. Fun atmosphere, great food, and amazing service from our Jacob our server.

Loved the breakfast egg rolls, and the farmers hash was also delicious. Definitely a place to indulge.

I love breakfast/brunch food! The restaurant is nice and our waiter was good however, for $65 it wasn't worth it at all & the food was not good!!!!!! Firstly, they have a huge array of items on their menu and almost everyone containing breakfast meat is pork! They don't offer an option for turkey or beef bacon or sausage they simply tell you well you can just take it off which is crazy to me. Secondly, the food is definitely nothing to rave about. I had the shrimp and grits and it just wasn't good at all. We also ordered a burger and besides it being a little pink honestly that was just a typical burger like you can't mess up a burger. Lastly, we ordered the totchos and made it vegan friendly and that wasn't the best either. They make the restaurant look so nice but the food quality is subpar especially for what it cost. I can say we won't be back! & I would choose Early Birds over this place any day. read more

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The food was great, service attentive. We had a variety of items, the chicken fried steak, steak & eggs & smoked salmon. Coffee was good & heavy whipping cream brought out when requested. Wish I would have been in the place to order Mimosa bar, looked amazing read more