We were passing through this city last weekend so wanted to find a breakfast place. Passed a couple others but we decided on this one. They were busy & they had a few open tables. 25 minutes after ordering I saw another table of two who arrived after my party of two, get served. So I flagged down & asked the waitress if they had forgotten about us. The response was "We are a small family owned restaurant and we just had a large group here and are busy". She may want to rethink her responses to her customers. I was fully aware there was a large group near us. They had been served their food shortly after we arrived & they all had left by then. That's a long time. Apologizing for the wait time is a better way to do business. Another 10 minutes after she was done sweeping, is when we were served. read more

Great breakfast! Hot, fresh and fast with prompt attentive service. I had the Sausage Biscuits Breakfast which was like two huge sausage & egg sandwiches smothered with sausage gravy containing big chunks of sausage. If you like breakfast sausage biscuits & gravy this is the dish for you. Served with hashbrowns, it was more than I could eat. The restaurant was nicely done, clean and well kept. The kitchen is out in the open, which I always enjoy. I highly recommend this place for a great tasting and fulfilling breakfast. read more

Breakfast House - Sausage Biscuits - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

It is in a strip mall but was the best breakfast we had when we were in town. The food was great and the service was good too. After we got there the place started to fill up. It seemed like the place to be on a Sunday morning. read more

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I was eager to check this place out. It seemed a lot smaller once I arrived than I expected - they only have a few tables. I stood at the door wondering what to do and soon asked if I should just seat myself - the right answer. There was only one table open, room for six, but I was there by myself. I took a chair and since I had been online and knew the menu I was ready to order as soon as I received my menu. I guess this isn't the South and it certainly isn't Oregon - a family of four showed up soon after I was there and I offered to share the table with them. I suppose that was my first mistake. They sat there and my meager attempts to even say hello were met with weird looks, awkward smiles and silence. I had the Chicken Fried Steak - it took a while to get the food brought out, I thought everything was tasty but I wasn't overwhelmed with either the quality or quantity of food. I do believe this was the most affordable CFS I have seen in a few years. I think it's a fine place to go if you're in the neighborhood but I'm not sure I would drive out of my way again to give it another try. read more

Sunday Brunch is mandatory in whatever city I happen to be visiting. I turned to yelp to find this great spot. My brunch companion and I arrived and got a table right away before the line started forming out the door. Apart from the small space, the food portions were large and yummy ( yes I said yummy...) The menu offered breakfast and lunch options that made it hard to decide what to get but after enjoying a vegetable omelet and sub of pancake instead of toast, I think I will definitely come back to try more. Also must have the coffee when you come! read more

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Best breakfast ever. French Toast and berries. Would highly recommend very clean too!

The stuffed French toast was recommended by the waitress and it was a good choice! You should totally order two because you'll eat it all before you can blink once. The fruit is fresh, not a sauce like I anticipated. It keeps the sweetness from being overwhelming. The pancakes are fluffy and have way more flavor than I expected. Huge! Way bigger than the French toast. I also got the Monster Skillet with over-easy eggs and it was to-die for. I could eat that every day. It's hangover cure food for sure. Just the right amount of grease and potato. The hash browns are crispy, eggs were cooked perfectly, and the meats mixed in the skillet were cut small so it all mixed together in a balanced bite every time. Service was quick and friendly, and of course our waitress gave 10/10 recs on what to order. read more

A nice, laid back, no-nonsense menu and atmosphere that you come to when you're feeling for breakfast. It's a local joint but that doesn't hurt the quality or consistency. I've never had a bad meal here and we've also never been kicked out, which says a lot about their tolerance with late night parties who are up to the whee hours of the night/day. If someone asked me where to go for breakfast in Cedar Rapids this is where I'd send them. read more

Breakfast House - What a great afternoon lunch :-) shipwreck, sour dough, cholula and coffee. Yum! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Should be called Mel's dinner like the TV show because everyone is so happy and helpful. Small space which is cool with me, gives it that family feel. Breakfast is on point, laverne and Shirley will come serve you and happily every after lol. No but the food is good nice size portions, sausage is perfect every time. Nice phat patties!!!! Also get that big ass pancake. Fill you right up with a coffee!!!!!! read more

Our go to breakfast spot in Cedar Rapid. We go every time we visit! Food and service is always good.

Update: We went back to try the sausage and biscuit which were awesome. Totally order the American fries instead of the hash browns...they are much better! See the picture of the sausage biscuits with gravy on them as those have American fries on the side. The strawberry stuffed French toast was good. But I didn't care for the eggs Benedict because they poach the egg until the yolk is solid. Probably to avoid salmonella but I like the egg yolk in my poached eggs to be creamy and runny. That's the only thing I wouldn't order again. But the hollandaise was excellent and the ham slice was huge! read more

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Solid breakfast place, super clean and great service!! A hidden gem for sure! Omelettes are awesome!

Cute little place - if you're not looking for it, you could totally drive right by. Only a few tables and they were full the whole time we were there. My husband got a skillet with eggs, sausage, potatoes, and cheese. I had corned beef hash. Both were excellent! Service was great and I will be back to visit the Breakfast House Cafe again! read more

Breakfast House - Small kitchen making everything to order.. Brunch and a show :) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Food was good, good staff service and they seemed busy on a Friday morning. Your typical breakfast joint. read more

Breakfast House - Skillet with kielbasa onions jalapeños - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Stopped by here for brunch on our way through town. Ordered chicken and waffles as well as the Iowa Omelet. Both were very tasty! No complaints with anything. Service was quick and friendly. Definitely will go here again if in this part of town. read more

Breakfast House - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Have to say this is the reason I search breakfast spots on yelp to find places like this when I am traveling around the US. This is a go to spot that is welcoming and a great place to grab amazing food with friends and family! Will continue to be my go to spot in Cedar Rapids!!!! read more

All info online and the front door says they open at 6:30am. I drive over an hour to try this place. was just there (Wed , 08Feb23) at 6:30.. Nobody there. Only looked like security lights inside. The door was unlocked so I went inside. Nobody there. I called out loudly several times.... no answer. Looked around but found no one. Waited about 5 minutes. Still Nobody. I'm now at Scott's Family restaurant enjoying a wonderful breakfast. Don't wate your time going to Breakfast house. read more

Homey diner with good, quick service. Chicken fried steak was very tender and the sausage gravy was very good.

Oh god where to begin on this place. This is probably in the top 3 worst service experiences I've ever had. We dropped in around 1, so they weren't super busy. Our waitress forgot BOTH our drink orders repeatedly and had to be reminded. After we'd been waiting about half an hour, she popped back up (still waiting on our drinks) to tell us that they had "run out" of chicken and so could not make me the chicken and waffles I'd ordered. To make matters more convincing, she asserted (while handing me a menu to pick something else) that she was pretty sure the chicken WAS in the back somewhere. 15 minute later she still hadn't come back to get my reorder, but she apparently mouthed "we're good" to my boyfriend from across the restaurant. 15 minutes later our food arrived. The food itself was a mixed bag. My boyfriend's eggs were done perfectly, and my waffles were delicious. The chicken, however, was a super market premade and frozen style chicken tender. My hash browns were badly undercooked, still white almost everywhere (the boyfriend's were nice and brown, so they clearly do know what they SHOULD look like). No apology or anything for the service train wreck, but she was quick to bring our check by the minute we stopped putting food in our mouths. Needless to say, we won't be back. read more

Seemed good when we initially came in but the food took FOREVER to come out and when it did, it was very underwhelming. We sat there for 45 mins before the food came. The menu is also very janky and everything is build your own. They really need to reconsider their whole restaurant model. read more

Never had a bad experience here. They also put enough butter on the toast to cover the whole slice. That's actually way more important than you would think. read more

Just excellent. Lived up to the reviews. Attentive, personable waitress. Everything was fresh and yummy. Really liked the fruit parfait with vanilla yogurt that came with my eggs. Fresh strawberries and blueberries made the difference. Only minor complaint: my husband said they waited too long to butter the toast he ordered and the butter didn't melt. Other than that, a very good breakfast! read more

The most fandidillytastic place ive ever been for breakfast. When I bit into the bacon, it had a lot of crunchy goodness. The bacon was filled with love, so juicy and tender. Just like grandmas bacon. The pancakes were just perfect and hit you in the right spot. Better than brunch with old ladies after church on a Sunday afternoon. #wouldgoagain #recommend read more

Small 'greasy spoon' diner. Great breakfast menu and the food is good. Prices are reasonable. Service is usually good and attentive but they occassionaly get super busy and you will see the over stressed staff suffer. Due to its size, peek times can require a wait for seating. A solid breakfast food choice. read more

This is my favorite restaurant in Cedar Rapids, for a few reasons. First, I love breakfast. I love getting up early and going out for breakfast. Second, the service is always friendly and efficient. Third, the food is always delicious. When I'm in Cedar Rapids I try to get to the Breakfast House cafe at least once a week. Generally my visits are during the week, so they aren't as busy as the weekends. But occasionally I make it in on a Saturday or Sunday and they are packed by 9, with a line out the door. My favorites so far are the chicken fried steak and the pancake wrap (aka "pigs in a blanket"). Everything I've tried has been good. read more

The Florentine Benedict is great! Fast, friendly service. Tasty food at a nice price point. Consistently well prepared meals, and when we get our favorite server, Crissy, it's a five star experience. Please don't visit Perkins or IHOP. Next time you want a great breakfast, visit this locally owned gem. read more

When I travel, I yelp all my restaurants. My SO and I woke up very hungry this morning and found this gem of a place through yelp. We split the country fried steak and it's probably the best meat in a country/chicken fried steak I've had. And I like to think of myself as an amateur chicken fried steak judge. The eggs were perfectly cooked and the sausage links were perfectly crisp and juicy when bitten into. If you're in Cedar Rapids and looking for a great no frills breakfast joint, you will not regret stopping by here! read more

While Breakfast House used to the best place in town for all day breakfast, over the past few visits it has clearly b come a victim of its own success. All three visits yielded long waits and poor service, with food arriving cold. They appear to be having difficulties staying fully staffed, while still being a popular destination. read more

Wow, this place is amazing, and not something I would expect to see in Cedar Rapids. The menu is HUGE, and while all the Midwest favorites are still here, there's also an extensive selection of healthy breakfast platters loaded with fruit and vegetables. I tried the mushroom, spinach, and steak omelet with a side fruit salad; everything was great. Give it a try! read more

Up early and with an empty belly, I braved the morning traffic and stopped here before 8am. There were a handful of your typical breakfast-diner types (think farmer john and jim-bob) at a table but the cozy little place was mostly empty. Its a sit anywhere ya like place, so I grabbed a booth and looked up to see some coffee headed my way courtesy of the manager. She gave me a minute to look at the menu and mix my coffee, which was just about the right temp - not scalding hot. Tasted like a basic but mellow blend. Very nice. The chicken and biscuits sounded good so I placed my order and settled in. No tv, no music, just the sound of breakfast coming from the semi-exposed cooking area that runs along the wall. The wait wasn't long at all for the massive plate of food I got. Two fresh biscuits with a big piece of fried chicken and eggs between, all smothered in gravy and chaperoned by a large cake of hash browns, more than any person should eat for breakfast, hot and delicious. The chicken was well seasoned and juicy, the gravy just perfect consistency, not too thick or runny. I managed to get about half of it down - one biscuit or so. The only thing I'd like to see different was the hash browns. They were kind of mushy, just a big flat cake of maybe shredded pots cooked on the flat top. Unseasoned and uninspired, not the worst I've had but pretty bland. I have to give credit to the manager, by the time I left around 8:30 it was busy and she was hustling to get all the tables sorted out. Sounded like someone was late but even so my coffee stayed fresh and she smiled when she dropped off the bill. As good as it gets for breakfast. The place is clean and comfortable but close-in so don't expect a private conversation over coffee, DO expect solid service and great breakfast food for about $15 a person. Might be busy after 8ish so get there early for a nice corner booth... read more

Breakfast House - Massive chicken and biscuits - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Wait was long, but we were told it was worth it. So we waited. I cleaned off a table in order to have a table. They definitely could use more help with service. Employees were running wild. Food was good. My bacon was cold, but the rest of the food was warm... While steam was coming off the food of the plates of the people I was with. It was good food, but I wouldn't wait the 30 minutes again for the food. read more

Lovely little (and I do mean little) local breakfast joint. The food is great, but the atmosphere is what really makes this place--I've only been here a few times, but each time it was filled to the brim with people enjoying great food and great company. You'll be hard pressed to find anybody zoned out on their phones here. Pro Tip: There's not a lot of indoor waiting space, and the weekends are generally very busy. If the weather is crappy (waiting outside isn't fun) or you wanna skip the crowd, go super early (open at 5:30!) or later in the day (after noon.) read more

My mother--who believes that such things are a mark of quality food--noted that the bathrooms were extremely clean and the kitchen staff wore masks. The French toast was great! The waitress was prompt and nice. Will come again. read more

The food and service was good and the servings were big enough I didn't finish it all. The wife had the Florentine eggs Benedict. I had the Slammer. read more

Great food and fast service! Very friendly and helpful staff. Always smiling. I would definitely come back and I would recommend this place read more

Breakfast House - Veggie omelette with hash hashbrowns French toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

This place has been around for years now. Not even the 08' flood could hold them back. The food is simple, but amazing. Between food quality, portion sizes, speed, and great service, you really can't be disappointed. I have been going there since 2006 or 2007 and not once have I had a bad experience there. It might look like just a cliche 'hole in the wall', but once you've tried it out you will be wondering how/why you hadn't been there earlier. read more

Good local place for a hearty breakfast. Good service. My order was exactly as requested except for crispy hash browns. Very few places take the time for crispy hash browns. read more

The Breakfast House offers a great no frills breakfast. Skillets, omelets, biscuits, pancakes and waffles are all well done while the servers are always fast on their feet despite usually being very busy in the packed house. This is the place in Cedar Rapids to go if you just want really solid breakfast fare. It's a bit off the beaten path, but the extra minute or two off the interstate is definitely worthwhile. read more

This place is just your good old Iowa simple breakfast place but that doesn't mean it isn't delicious. The hash browns were cooked just perfect and when I asked for no toast with my omlet they took $0.25 off the bill. I have never had a place do that. read more

Great Food. Limited seating, kept busy the entire time I was here. Friendly Staff!!! Clean environment with good selection of breakfast food. read more