The brunch was superb. The honey badger iced coffee gave me life again. Make sure you get a slice of pie for the road. (Milwaukee Mud was ) We will absolutely be back! The service was amazing as well. I love that they promote causes that protect and empower women! read more

Ughh I had high hopes for this place. Decided to get some breakfast before heading back to Minnesota, and I was super excited that they had a vegan options. Not only once but twice we found hair in our food. We asked to speak with a manager and she was kind enough to pay for the meal. Just really disappointed that this happened. My sister felt like her food was very plain as for the vegan options it wasn't terrible. But that was the most worst experience I've ever had at a restaurant. read more

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A Milwaukee classic! I started with the naughty badger - a hot coffee drink with spiced rum - I wish it came in a mug instead of a pint glass so it would have stayed hotter longer. I also got the leghorn sandwich and a side salad which were both great! My husband got the classic meatloaf plate which was EXCELLENT - if you get one thing, I'd say get this! We got the poutine as an app which didn't feel like a ton of food for 4 people. read more

Comet Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Comet cafe is one of favorite spots to grab brunch in the city. They have a great Bloody Mary and lots of fun coffee drinks. The vibe is old school diner with delicious food and drink! It can be busy, but you can wait outside or stop at koppa's across the street while you wait. I love the Stendler, and they always write a cute note on it! read more

Comet Cafe - Bloody Mary - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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First time here and won't be my last! Our server was super friendly and just love the whole vibe of this place! Really good value and food was delicious. Had the breakfast burrito and added bacon and had more than enough for a second meal. Can't wait to come back and try some of the coffee drinks. read more

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I was really excited about this place, but I was pretty disappointed by the food. I got their recommended meatloaf hash, it was chunks of salty meatloaf mixed into hash brown. I added a homemade biscuit and their homemade jam, it was so good and flaky, the only thing I liked. The pork belly grits was bland, but the pork belly was well cooked though. Also, regarding service. I think if you sit outside they don't come to check on you often, so we wouldn't have water or get to ask for things. It makes sense since it's harder to see, but if you're someone who likes to be checked in on, then you should sit inside. read more

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I was really let down by my dinner at this supposedly high-end Italian place. I ordered the linguine with clams, which is my favorite dish. While the pasta was perfectly al dente, the sauce was terribly salty, and I actually found grit in two of the clams, which completely ruined my appetite. The waiter was very apologetic and took it off the bill, which I appreciated. The customer service was professional, but the kitchen clearly had an off night. read more

I looked online before I came and was stuck between the poutine and the full turkey dinner. Went with the poutine for the crispy skin preparation. I saw duck poutine as I attached the pi to this review, not sure if it was on the menu, but this pork belly isn't in the drop down now. The gravy was amazing, fries were crispy and the salinity was pretty balanced. They had some drinks i definitely wanted to try on top of the one I got. Nice to see people try wild stuff with drinks. I got the Paloma white tequila, spiced syrup, lime and grapefruit. Was a nice hit, I still want to try the Thyme drink, I forget the name. I totally forgot that part of the reason I came was to also get pie!! But I was in a time crunch anyway. Service wasn't rushed or anything, attentive and easy to talk to. I wanted to stay and drink more, cool environment, window walls, patio, breeze in and out a little. The specials make me want to come back but I'll be gone before I can take advantage read more

As I mentioned in a previous review, I was gifted this very cool coupon book with deals at women-owned businesses. Much to my delight, Comet Cafe, is featured in that book! We dropped by on a wintry Sunday evening. The sort of evening that practically begs for comfort food. Knowing they have ample portions, we didn't opt for a starter this time. We were also headed to cocktails after, so we didn't order those either. For my main, I got the cheesy tomato sandwich with fries. My dining companion got their vegan salisbury steak and an order of their Harissa roasted carrots (which I believe was a limited special). My sandwich was just the kind of ooey gooey, cheesy delight I was hoping for. The fries are on the thin side and I ordered some of their spicy aioli to go along, which gave them just the oomph they needed. My dining companion was kind enough to offer a bite of his carrots (so flavorful with a nice kick of spice) and his vegan salisbury steak (served over a bed of mashed potatoes and smothered with gravy, it was the coziest comfort food ever). Our server was absolutely lovely in every single way. Get to it! read more

Comet Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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I looked up Guy Fieri's diners, drive-ins, and dives, and found comet Café. I came into the establishment for the classic meatloaf.. It was served on a rye bun. pretty good a little burnt, but I can see the reason why it was an award-winning dish and got the attention of Guy Fieri. The customer service was fantastic. It was empty as I was leaving regulars were dropping in so I can see this place being the locals favorite the ambience was a feeling of Home! read more

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Stopped here as part of the Triple D tour we took. We got the meatloaf and the thanksgiving dinner balls. All was amazing. We got here late and the staff were super great about making our food so late. Got pie to go and it was delicious! This stop did not disappoint! read more

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I've been coming here since the days where it was just a coffee shop you could smoke inside of with flyers all over the walls. It's a must when I'm in town! While I'm a sucker for the compact turkey dinner when in season, or the Foghorn Leghorn Sammy, I ordered the club since that's a hard one to find made well in New Orleans these days. My buddy and I started with classic bloodies garnished with curds and bacon, and the beer chaser of 3 Sheep's Pilsner was honestly the best Pilsner I've had-clean, crisp and heavenly. I looked for it elsewhere all weekend but my friend says it may have been brewed special for comet. The pie case was filled with all the classics, including a strawberry rhubarb that I was too full to try. One of my favorite spots in Milwaukee! read more

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Flew into Milwaukee and did a mobile search on the interstate for comfort food. This place popped up as a place on Triple D. Comet Cafe sits on a corner in an older neighborhood. Looks well attended by locals and visitors as well but it was not crowded when we visited mid afternoon. We ordered a cup of tomato soup with crackers and a shareable plate of poutine. Both were tasty but nothing over the top. The staff were friendly and the wait for the food was reasonable. The homemade pies were tempting but we passed. read more

Comet Cafe - Poutine. Stringy cheese curd delight - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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All were excellent: coffee, biscuit with jam, fried eggs, bacon, and cherry pie. 10/10

Hmm...kinda wondering what's going on with Comet Cafe. The last time I was there, it was a cool, charming little cafe with great service and pies that tasted homemade. (I'm not 100% sure they were, but they were good and tasted fresh.) I went again the other day and my burger was about as generic and unmemorable as any burger can be, and the pies, ugh! My sister's Key Lime pie tasted like a mass-produced product that had been refrigerated for too long, and my apple pie (the only fruit pie available!) was 90% overly sweet "crumble" and 10% hard apples. Awful. I had only a few bites. The service was still friendly and sweet, but I have a strong suspicion this place is cutting corners, and don't plan on going back. read more

I had the vegan Salisbury steak, not because I'm vegan, but because I love mushrooms, mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts, lentils, etc. it was so good! My husband had the Rueben sandwich and raved about the rye bread (as well as the overall sandwich). We had great service and a great meal! read more

I haven't been in since before the pandemic but this used to be my favorite spot in Milwaukee. I need to come back again soon. This duck confit poutine was fabulous! read more

Comet Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Warm smiles upon entering the cafe. It was cold and raining so I naturally requested a French vanilla cafe with whipped cream as my starter beverage. Our waitress was attentive and the neighboring waiter checked in a few times on our group. Ordered the "Compact Turkey Dinner". It's Thanksgiving dinner wrapped in a delicious ball. There's turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes in a beer-battered ball form topped w/ gravy. No world famous pie for the evening ...full from our meal but the next visit I'm game. read more

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This was new restaurant of the week and a long time bookmark. I have been wanting to get here since DDD had an episode showing the restaurant so yes it's been a long time and they closed down for C19 so all hope was gone forever of getting over. A miracle happened and a well known Milwaukee restaurant group reopened it and the DDD featured items were still on the menu. The place is crushed on the weekends with no parking on my previous attempts but today being a week day I had parking right across the street and a table was open. The guy who greeted me did an excellent job at being the face of the business as well as my server. The place is funky old looking with an old school lunch counter, back bar with booths, I love this place. I remember Guy focusing on bacon, the turkey ball and the meatloaf if I remember correctly from years ago so I asked my server with out opening the menu for 2 guesses as to why I made the trip and BANG he nailed the meatloaf and second was BANG the turkey ball which was a hard choice but the amazing meatloaf won today. I started with an adult cocktail which was a whiskey old fashioned sour which was a little different because the cherry and orange were on the bottom and muddled first as opposed to on top intact and decent. My plate hit the table and looked amazing with a great presentation, the meat loaf tower. It's a bed of good quality rye bread with caraway seeds, ketchup topped meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, bacon, stewed/soft red onion, tomato slice topped with fresh chives OMG. The meatloaf with layers of flavors was so good and very hearty. The rye bread was the bakery artisan quality kind, thank you. The meatloaf was flavorful. The mashed potatoes were silky smooth. The bacon was crispy and everything else was good but the tomato was very flavorful unlike most from the store. Overall this place is doing meatloaf like a 5 star restaurant and unlike any other meatloaf I have had with friendly staff. I heard that if you bring your dog over they give the dog a strip of bacon so this guy brought his cat over in a carriage, equality for all kind of thing and the cat got a bacon strip and could care less because it had 0 interest in it but it's a fun story. read more

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Fast and friendly service, first time back here in years...had the burger and it was 5-stars; fries also good. Love the pie as well, 4-stars, tried the cookies and cream and banana cream. read more

Comet Cafe - Banana cream and cookies and cream pie - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

My dauber used to live in Milwaukee and would often take us to the greatest dining establishments. We arrived around 11 on a Sunday. We were told we would have a 25 minute wait but it was actually only about 8 minutes. Five of us; two parents, college student and two teens. The hubby ordered the breakfast burrito, daughter number one ordered the commuter, daughter number two ordered soup and grilled cheese and our son ordered the poutine. I cannot remember what I ordered and the only pictures I have from that day are of the kids and myself. Food was awesome and everyone finished so we didn't have to bring home leftovers. Cute little place... very kitschy, which I love! read more

Nice little comfort food/breakfast spot in Milwaukee, always my go to when I'm in the area. I like the Rueben and the breakfast burrito quite a bit. Nice spot to grab a couple beers as well. read more

Comet Cafe has such chill vibes and is such a great place to eat at. Food: the food is so delicious and filling. It's hearty and full of cheese and yummyness. I love their seasonal specials. It's very Wisconsin-esq and lots of traditional dishes like meat loaf and yummy Mac n Cheese. Drinks: My guests loved the drinks, especially the Grinch- a seasonal yummy matcha. They have Adonyne coffee which is my favorite type of coffee! My favorite is the Milky Way which has caramel coffee and chocolate! Service was fantastic and friendly. The booths are comfy and Comet is so cozy. Love this place! I do recommend people leave time to find parking. It's pretty much all street parking and not as easy to find. read more

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this is a great spot for some vegan options, especially breakfast! my partner always gets their tofu scramble and really enjoys it. i had a special 'the rachel' that was absolutely delicious. very crunchy too!! a little bit over salted but still great. their iced mocha is my favorite because of the chocolate!!! its a cute lil diner situation that has an open bar. great vibes inside and especially great service!!! read more

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The food was amazing! I got the tofu scramble. Great relaxed vibes. Very cool place with attentive servers. read more

Comet Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Had a lovely breakfast here yesterday. Really nothing much to complain about except a somewhat limited selection. I like alcohol too, don't get me wrong, but there's a ton more selection of drinks than food. Service was great. Super friendly service and our waitress did an amazing job. Prices were certainly decent. The chocolate cookie was worth it! But the salted pie was a bit too much. read more

There could not be better service in the industry than this. They should write a textbook on customer service. The food is where they fall flat. Often overcooked and underwhelming in flavor, they deserve more. Very spacious and inviting this place is a good one to hunker down and catch up with friends if all your order is the drinks and dessert. read more

This pancake is up there as one of the best I've had - custardy, warm, and griddled to perfection. It is giant and one is more than enough alongside eggs & bacon. I subbed hash browns for fruit and was pleasantly surprised to receive a cup primarily of berries. My husband got the meatloaf hash which he enjoyed (especially the cheesy hash browns) but felt it was a little light on the meat. The coffee is hot, fresh, and quality and our server was friendly and attentive. I want to come back to try other diner classics for breakfast and lunch! read more

I think I had the best slice of cherry pie I've ever had in my life here. The waitress told me they were Door County cherries bussed in from up north. Good call, because that pie slapped. The pancake was huge and the eggs were delicious. Good service, good location, reasonable prices. read more

Great service and food was delicious. They have many different food items that were interesting. read more

Comet Cafe - Compact turkey dinner and fried chicken Sammie - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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It's early, I'm tired. I'll keep this quick! I would give my burrito three booms in honor of big justice. However, my only critique would be adding the rizzlers Welch's fruit yogurt snacks. Very nutritious and relevant! God speed read more

Delicious breakfast always Friendly staff Fruit Fetish is delicious and better with bacon on the side read more

Comet Cafe - Delicious "Fruit Fetish" - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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Came here for lunch on the way to door county. It was pretty busy at noon on a Saturday but there was plenty of seating on the patio and at the counter. Staff was very friendly and attentive and let us switch from the patio to the counter because it was too hot. Bloody Mary - I liked that the mix is made in house and that it comes with a beer back Burger - big and juicy. Loved the pickle flavor with the creamy American cheese. Fries were just ok Deluxe breakfast sandwich - liked the spicy sauce with the buttery croissant and crisp patty and cheese read more

Comet Cafe - Deluxe breakfast sandwich and burger - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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I had a to go order. The burger was good. Would recommend and for myself I would go back again for sure.

Used to love this place. Friendly staff, great service, even if you did have to wait a little bit to be seated and to get your food. Great brunch options, too. Now? Food was not as good, service was sssllloooowwww, even though we sat at the bar. Took our server almost 10 minutes to acknowledge us, and then almost an HOUR to get our food. We ordered omelets, not the hardest item to make, and they came out tasting no better than Denny's. We used to rave about this place but it's become something I'm not sure we will be visiting again. Shame, because we had some great meals and memories here. read more

First, I hate giving a bad review, but, I had some friends in from Texas and I suggested 'Comet'. I had to apolgize to them. I haven't been there since before covid. My go to was either the meatloaf or the turkey ball. I had the turkey ball. The first ball I opened was completely incinerated. They replaced things and gave me a discount (thank you ) The next batch was missing turkey. Not enough stuffing. The place was not busy and it took forever to get the food. Very disappointing. I may come back for the meatloaf to see if that is good as it used to be. Come on people ..... this place used to be so good. read more

I haven't eaten here since the new management took over. But it seems that they have changed get a lot of things foe the better. All the food we ordered was delicious and well executed. The service was attentive, friendly, but not annoying. The tap beer selections are mostly IPAs, but they have a few solid anchor selections as well. We tried a few cocktails, but weren't a big fan of the mix. The ambiance is what you'd expect for an East Side diner. Booths and counter seating, a few witty decorations, etc. When the restaurant is full it can get quite loud and hard to have a conversation. read more

Comet Cafe - Spinach and artichoke dip - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Looking for a place where there are Vegan options so we tried Comet Cafe. Was disappointed that they had removed the vegan meatloaf from their menu. Had the vegan Salsbury steak instead. It was very good, but a little bit too salty. My husband had the vegan burger which he very much enjoyed. The service was a bit slow. Our waitress left when her shift was done before our food arrived and she never said goodbye or told us who would serve us once she was gone. A little odd. The place was a bit run down (sat in booth with tears in the vinyl seat), but the food was good enough to return again. read more

Very disappointed! We used to like this place. Went there not too long ago and the food was way below expectations! Would not want to go back. There are so many much better places. read more