I am so disappointed. We went in for brunch and we waited and waited and waited to be waited on. The food itself deserves five stars, everything was delicious and perfectly cooked . When I wanted a refill for my coffee, nobody was around. And nobody was around for the rest of the meal until it was time to give us our bill and then the girl Anna was right there. I wish I could have tipped whoever the cook is and left nothing for whoever served us. Seriously poor service here. read more

Been a fan since it was in Portland. Followed it up here, Food is good, the people are great, the ambiance all you could want. read more

Another restaurant has taken food to the gluten free level and safely. They have a separate grill for their gluten free pancakes chocolate chip or blue berry. They offer gluten free bread and can do so many items. My favorite is the eggs Benedict. So good read more

Brea Lu - Gluten free eggs Benedict - New American Near Me - Westbrook, Maine

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Waited over an hour for our food. Fries weren't even warm and under cooked. Was going to order another drink but couldn't get her attention. Never going back. read more

I miss the old location. When you want a breakfast place to go to, this isn't what I expected. First off, the place is way too large for the amount of workers. My family and I waited over 30 minutes just to be seated at an uncleaned table. We waited 15 minutes just to get someone to serve us and bring out coffee. It took another 15 minutes to serve us and another 30 bring the food out. The food was mediocre. I got the chili omelette and it was cold and tasted weird. The eggs were oddly chewy and I can tell they didn't put much care into it. It is a massive restaurant which should be almost an applebees type restaurant. I am so disappointed in how much they've changed over one relocation. Please do not expand any more! Nobody can handle it! read more

Great, delicious food, and very friendly staff! Restaurant is doing great with Covid precautions. read more

The food is delicious, the owner and staff are friendly and engaging, and the coffee will get you going in the morning. What else can I say other than the chili omelette is sublime. The chili is homemade and could definitely stand alone as a meal. They made a special concession for my niece and nephew based on their dietary preferences and it was really appreciated. If you dine here, be sure to try the homemade muffins or any of the items from the special board. These are all homemade and crafted with care. read more

I was so excited to try this restaurant! My husband and went and I'm glad I did because I'll never go back! Our server sat us promptly and then never even gave us coffee for 15 minutes. The coffee tasted old. I did order water and never received it. My husband ordered eggs over easy and said the eggs were not cooked enough. I was looking forward to the Benedict and was very disappointed. The eggs weren't cooked enough and the hollandaise did not taste right. Save you money! read more

I love supporting small local businesses. But ONE piece of toast with a $15 omelette. ONE. Glad to see them back in town, and the food is pretty good, although the corned beef "hash" was very salty. But ONE piece of bread is absurd. And a thimble of ketchup. And only one hot sauce, not even Tabasco. Prices are waaaay up. Oh, did I mention one measly piece of bread? You can do better. read more

Several times over the past few years, we have had breakfast at Bre Lu. We were never very impressed with our meal. This morning we decided to give them one more chance. My husband's french toast wasn't very flavorful. My eggs were overdone, toast was burned and the home fries were the usual dry, mealy and bland. Needless to say, this was our last visit. Also, there appeared to be an increase in cost (which is not unusual these days) and there was a $1.20 service fee for whatever reason. read more

Popped in for breakfast. Food was very mediocre and priced high. Wouldn't recommend or returb

Sunday morning 11:00. A bit of a wait. Service was good and the food, well I wouldn't go out of my way for it, not bad but nothing specail. Looks like there a service fee if you're not paying cash. read more

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I was a big fan of the old Brea Lu in Forest ave and felt a real loss when they had to shut down after a fire. I eventually just moved on, until...I noticed that Brea Lu had reopened in Westbrook. The following Saturday, I showed up with a friend at 9:30, it was busy but not crazy, and we got a comfortable table right away. The old Brea Lu had atmosphere, an old quirky building with cozy tables and nooks. This new space is just a wide open room with high ceilings, which makes for noisiness and a lack of ambience. On the other hand, the food was just as good as I remembered. I got the classic Benedict and it was great. The eggs were perfectly poached and I was reunited with Brea Lu's home fries, which are damn good! My friend got a greek omelet and really liked it, said it had plenty of veggies and feta. Just in case you are wondering, the woman at the next table ordered a pancake and it came Brea Lu sized, slightly larger than a dinner plate! While I tried not to over stare at her plate, she took a bit, sighed and said, "just like I remember", which was a very promising indicator for my next visit! read more

Brea Lu - The megacake. Blueberry. - New American Near Me - Westbrook, Maine

Simple yet delicious the breakfast we good. They serve alcohol as well mimosa's and such. I got potato brown with bacon and cheddar cheese the toast was perfect, couldn't have done it better myself. Glad we decided to swing by. read more

First off if a breakfast place is taking the time to slow cook their corn beef I'm automatically giving them 2 stars. The owner must be a mixologist to create the pedialyte mimosa...outstanding. Another star. Living in Westbrook and driving for work location is important to me. Brea lu is 2 miles away. Another star. The service and portions are definitely worth the last star. If I'm on death row and I have to pick a last meal then it's the cajun omelette w Italian toast. read more

Not pretentious, not trying to be something it's not. Just really delicious food. Nice owners and people- at Xmas, the daughter of the owner gave my son a stocking full of authentic gifts. It just feels right there and the food is Awesome. Glad to have a slice of real-ness around. Way to go Brea Lu!!! fantastic value and real good food and community feel. read more

This review is for their breakfast. I've gone twice now. The service is very good. The food comes out quick. I had the omelet special which came with home fries and toast. The Bloody Mary was excellent! They also serve lunch. Their dishes have a Cuban flare to them. Good flavor read more

I had probably the worst steak and eggs I have ever consumed. The steak looked like horse meat. I should've snapped a picture but I didn't want it on my camera roll. Home fries were good but that piece of meat will steer me clear of steak and eggs until 2026. Do better. read more

The wait time between seating and ordering, then food delivery was excessive. Seemed under staffed in the kitchen, as the service people were reasonably portioned. The corned beef hash with poached eggs and home fries was good. The hash was properly grilled off and crispy on the exterior, yet soft and flavorful inside. The poached eggs were equally properly prepared, with nice oozy yoke running into the hash. The home fries were crispy and hot, with good flavor. All in all the food was good...the wait time was not. I'm 3 1/2 Stars here. read more

Service is ok at best- terrible if they're busy. Staff is not attentive. Food is nothing to write home about. WAY overpriced for how mediocre it is. read more

What a fabulous breakfast. Always a treat to find vegetarian "meats" on a menu. The veggie sausage omelet was perfect; huge and stuffed with fillings. The home fries crispy and well seasoned and the cinnamon raisin toast isn't your typical store bought bread but made from a bakery and encrusted in cinnamon and sugar. The staff were friendly and attentive and for arrived very quickly. The dining room is comfortable, clean and spacious while the ample parking in the back make it a really convenient place to eat as well. read more

$50 dollars for a chewy waffle and pancakes that were so cold the butter wouldn't melt even a little. Split a huge blueberry muffin, but it had no taste. Had to pay $3.00 extra for real maple syrup. We were a table of two in a dining room that had no more than 6 other diners at the time, and we watched our food sit up on the counter until we finally asked if it was ours and could be served. Sent the pancakes back to be warmed up, waited 10 minutes before they came back. No redeeming qualities about this place, and there's plenty of good competition in Portland, no need to waste money and be disappointed here. read more

Loved their corn beef hash and giant blueberry pancakes.

I've been here twice and even though it isn't very fancy everything is super delicious.

Sad that it was only mediocre. The staff and service were great. The food was disappointing. Had over easy eggs which were at least medium if not hard. Wanted corned beef hash but they were out. Tried the pastrami hash instead. It was awful. Every other bite was full of gristle and I had to spit it out. One slice of toast. My son ordered the pancake and was asked if he wanted a large or small. He's a light eater so he wanted the small. Arrived overflowing the very large plate. When I mentioned that he ordered the small, was told by the waitress that they only have one size. Why ask? No one else complained about their order but they may have been being polite. I wanted to love it because the old place had been so good. But did not. Likely won't go back. read more

Huge pancakes. Like.. extra huge. The biggest. My wife only got through a third of it. I had the corned beef hash and eggs. Hash was well done and seemed to be made in house, but not was I was used to. That's on my taste, not them. Everything else was amazing. Great parting meal from Portland. read more

So, it turns out that I'm actually invisible! Who'd have thought? Waited at the host stand for an unreasonable amount of time with multiple servers/hostess hovering but not one acknowledgement. Not even a "we'll be right with you". I appreciate that it can get busy and I'm always willing to wait to be seated but being ignored is just rude. Customer service is pretty important. Menu looks great and the food may be good but I guess I'll never find out. read more

Understaffed, food took 1.5 hours to come out. Waitress never checked in. Would not recommend.

2nd time I've been here. The food is very good! Prices are even better for the portion you get! Will be coming back more often!

Blonde hostess on Sunday was rude and on a power trip. Your pigtails and fake niceness afterwards did not make up for your bad attitude. If you can't handle managing the front of such a small establishment while being nice to paying customers, you may want to change careers. Will not be back which is sad because the food was good and the other staff worked very hard. read more

We were starved so we didn't even get a photo of the food, but it was absolutely amazing. The service was great and our server was incredibly friendly. Too bad we're not from Maine, or else I'd come back to this place without question! Definitely recommend read more

The new location in Westbrook is convenient, has parking, and the food is just as good as I remember. The only downside is how loud it is inside. I had been going to BreaLu's former location for many years, and was saddened when they had to close. I'm so glad they reopened in the 'Brook because there was a need for another, good breakfast place in town. Perfectly cooked eggs, pancakes the size of a dinner platter, and friendly service. read more

Loved frequenting the old Brea Lu-tried Westbrook. So loud inside that we couldn't have a conversation. Didn't like traveling to Westbrook. Food is same. Atmosphere is ok-nothing special at all. Value is there for a decent breakfast. With AMAZING options for breakfast & brunch at many other venues I would be hard-pressed to ever return to Westbrook for a lackluster experience. read more

Really good service, very accommodating. Food is always solid. Portions are big. All around a very good breakfast choice.

Love this place! It's my go-to breakfast place! They're attentive, the food is always consistently good AND they understand what it's like to dine out with kids (REAL sippy cups folks!). Happy to be just a short distance away from this place!! Their omelets are my standard, but my friends love their pancakes! read more

Horrible service, less than sub par food, owner was extremely rude to my wife and 2 little girls, there was a long hair in the eggs and they would not remake them when I asked kindly, I warn you do not come to this disastrous restaurant! read more

It's easy to miss but absolutely worth while going in! Ordered the Cajun omelette and was in heaven! Most people don't think that breakfast places are anything special. Eggs toast and bacon all the same pretty much wherever you go. Brealu has made my breakfast experience something special. Everything is freshly made. No frozen crap here accept the ice in your drink! The omelette I ordered was cooked perfectly. Cajun seasoned corned beef and cheese on a bed of fluffy egg with seasoned home fries and buttered toasted Italian bread. Perfectly crisp slices of bacon on the side, you certainly will not only leave here having enjoyed an original breakfast but also never leave here hungry and will have paid a very reasonable price for it. Next time, go some place like Brealu where you can get a mimosa with breakfast! Five stars! read more

I loved the location in Portland and was so sad when I found out that they had to close. I had hoped for the same atmosphere and charm at the new location, but found an open atmosphere that's often noisy. None of that matters that much to me because they have an AMAZING peanut butter and cheese (and mushrooms) omelette. Their pancakes are delicious and HUGE!! The one reason why I'm not giving five stars is because I received poor service once. The waitress could have been friendlier and never brought me my drink. If she had come and asked how my food was, I would have mentioned it to her, but I never had the opportunity. Will not stop me from going there though!! :-) read more

Watch out for the Hungry Man pancake! It's huuuuuge! Food tastes great, really good stuff. Service was excellent. We went in at noon on Sunday. read more

This is hands down one of my favorite spots. My mom, daughter, and I love to come here and eat. Everyone is very welcoming and friendly. It's like coming home with the smells of home cooked meals. I truly love this place. read more