My husband and I went to Egg Harbor Cafe looking for lunch. I'm thankful that they were open on the Fourth of July. I ordered the half chicken pecan Dijon salad with tomato soup. The soup and salad were fresh and healthy. I'm glad that I ordered the half salad because the portion that I got was huge. My husband ordered the grill master skillet. The steak in his skillet was really good. Our server was nice and friendly. I highly recommend Egg Harbor Cafe. read more

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We liked the place and atmosphere. Stopped by to have a quick lunch date while waiting for photos to be printed next door. They messed up on hubby's order but were able to fix it. The food is what you'd expect. read more

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This location is tucked into a quiet shopping center, the service was efficient and there was no wait. I ordered the seasonal menu Geneva Rosti and strawberry matcha latte. My only complain would be that the drink had equal ice to liquid in it so it didn't last long. The matcha was not very strong tasting either, the strawberry took over the matcha taste. Otherwise the facility is clean and service was efficient. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Strawberry matcha latte - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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Overall: 4/5 Food: 4/5 Service: 5/5 Cleanliness: 5/5 Price: 4/5 Came here for brunch and the food was delicious! Take a look at the pics. The service was attentive, prompt and polite. The price is fair. Overall, great breakfast spot. I would fasho doubleback! read more

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Came here for breakfast and service was good. Seated right away, got the usual egg Barrington Benedict with hot coffee. Waitress was kind to have the coffee to-go afterwards. Usually coming here with uniform or without and a discount was added to the tab, but this time no. But it's okay. Still left a tip because the service is always friendly and consistent. 4 stars because the potatoes was okay, and the Benedict was okay. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Egg Barrington Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

We tried Egg Harbor Cafe for breakfast Saturday morning. There was plenty of parking available and they were able to seat us immediately. I was really impressed with how friendly the staff were. Everyone cheerfully greeted us from the hostess to our server to the staff busing the tables. The food was outstanding. I had the crepe with lingonberry butter and lingonberry preserves and maple syrup. Light and airy and yet completely filling. The lingonberry flavor really shined through. My dining companions also raved about the crepe as well as the Smoked Salmon Benedict. We would definitely return for the great service and tasty breakfast. read more

We have been going here for years and it's still the best breakfast place around. Food is fresh and delicious, plenty of helpful workers, menu up to date with seasonal specials. This location is the best of the best. read more

Sunday morning midday, I thought that there would be a wait for a table, but they were able to put us at a table by the kitchen/bathrooms. I've dined at Egg Harbors throughout the years and the menu seems pretty consistent although they did have a lot of new coffee drinks. My Bacado (bacon-avocado) omelette was fine, with a generous portion of avocados. This came with an English muffin and diced potatoes. My companion ordered the avocado toast and they said their over medium eggs were cold. Otherwise a fine breakfast. Our server made sure our drinks were filled and even offered to provide Togo containers for them. Easy to pay with QR code on receipt. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Avocado Toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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I had a delicious Pick Three Skillet made with Breakfast Sausage, Cream Cheese, and Jalapeño Peppers. Egg Harbor makes the best skillets which are my favorite breakfast dish. The English muffin with homemade berry preserves is a nice touch to round out the meal. There is always enough to take home for lunch later in the day! read more

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Egg Harbor Cafe was great. Came in early around 7 for breakfast and was promptly seated. My waiter came quickly and the food was out equally fast. I had the traditional breakfast. Almost everything was well made except the potatoes (could be slightly more browned). The staff was friendly and attentive, which made the whole experience cozy and welcoming. Would come back! read more

Egg Harbor Café - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

From out of town. Service and ambience was wonderful. Food was delicious. It is a perfect breakfast and lunch place.

Amazing spot Warm decor, great service Egg dishes are delish! This is great breakfast and lunch place We love it! read more

Yum yum yum! This is a delayed review but I figured better late than never. My bf and I went here early on Veteran's day for a lovely Veterans Day breakfast. On that note, a big thank you to our service members past and present! Thank you for your service. Luckily, when we arrived, there wasn't a big wait and we got there before it got really busy. They were able to seat us immediately which was wonderful. Like many other Egg Harbor cafes, the motif was very cozy, farmhouse and we love it. Unfortunately, I forgot our waiters name but she was super sweet and gave great customer service. She immediately took our drink orders where my bf ordered his normal coffee which he loved and I ordered a strawberry orange juice. To be honest, the strawberry orange juice wasn't anything special. It tasted like normal orange juice with a hint of strawberry so I think next time I go, I'll just get regular orange juice because the strawberry really didn't add much taste wise. I also want to add that my bf loves their mugs so much that he got himself and me our own egg harbor mugs which was so nice! The mugs are well made, dish washer safe and they carry a nice amount of coffee or orange juice which is much appreciated. When it comes to the food, my bf ended up ordering a tuna melt while I ordered Matt's meaty scrambler. Both were fantastic!! My bf loved his tuna melt on wheat. He said the the fresh veggies and fruit were crunchy alongside the tuna meat which was just tender with a lot of good flavor. He normally doesn't like fruit in his sandwiches but this changed his mind, he was so happy and said he would return for the sandwich alone. He also loved the potatoes too. For my dish, I liked my scrambler as well! The cheddar cheese was perfectly melty and the heavy portions of ham, sausage and bacon was yummy! The meat had the perfect amount of crunch (thank you bacon!) and was tasty. All this topped off with fluffy, buttery eggs was perfect! It wasn't too salty and with the slight addition of hot sauce, it had the perfect amount of zing! This dish also came with English muffins which were crisp, buttery and light. The signature jam on top of the English muffins was a nice and somewhat sweet compliment to the entire meal itself. The price point is average which I didn't have a problem withZ Due to the great service and delicious food we had, I would pay whatever amount anyways. We definitely will be coming back to this particular location to try more delectable things off this extensive menu. Brava Egg Harbor, brava! read more

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Egg harbor is amazing!!! The service is just phenomenal. Don't get me started on the vibe in there it's just the perfect way to spend your morning! read more

Egg Harbor has made a lot of changes to their menu which has made most of the food flavorless. Three people $75 let them know the food did not taste up to their normal standard after only taking a few bites we still had to pay for all the meals. Bring back the flavor and we'll come back. read more

Stopped in Egg Harbor for a quick breakfast before work. Pros- they were fast and service was great! We were greeted immediately and had our beverages within minutes of sitting down. The Belgian waffle and Lobster scramble were great. Cons- Plant sausage, egg whites and potatoes were ehhh. 3 stars overall. read more

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I really enjoyed my meal at Egg Harbor Cafe. I got the Harbor Signature Pancakes (9/10) and they were really tasty. Not sure what is in their special recipe but man is it good! I also got a side of eggs which were cooked the way I asked, light scramble. This is quirky of me but their payment system is awesome. They use TOAST which allows you to just scan the bill and even split the check how you want. Really nice touch especially with bigger parties. If I'm ever back in the area I'll be sure to visit again. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Scrambled Eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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Egg Harbor Café is my favorite place for breakfast! Even though there are multiple locations, the deliciousness in their dishes is always consistent. My go-to items are the Eggceptional Skillet Combo, the Griddle Combo, and the Strawberry-Orange juice! Service is always friendly and attentive and it's a great spot to meet for breakfast, brunch, or lunch with family, friends or business. Another perk is that they they have seasonal specials which makes visits exiting! Tip-While they don't take reservations, checkout the Egg Harbor website before your visit to get on the waitlist! read more

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Been here many many times and it's always a favorite. Restaurant is located in downtown libertyville which is always convenient. Went on a Sunday around 1130am for brunch and was told it was going to take 45 mins - 1 hour 15 mins wait for 4 people. Place didn't look that busy at the time but we ended up waiting less than 20 mins which wasn't bad. Service was typically for a breakfast place. I ordered a strawberry orange juice mimosa which was good. Tasted more like regular orange juice than strawberry but was still pretty good. I also order the seasonal special of the red velvet French toast and ordered a side of cheese grits. Everything was very delicious. Will always come back! read more

Egg Harbor Café - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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The food, the service, and the ambience were all amazing. Our server never forgot us even when he was super busy. The food came out really quickly considering everything is made to order. It is a bright, happy, clean restaurant. We were here with our youngest son who had just graduated from Navy boot camp so it meant a lot to us that he enjoyed himself so much. Thank you Egg Harbor! read more

Egg Harbor Café - Our youngest at breakfast after he graduated from Navy boot camp 11/21/24 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

Good good and service. Horrible Ambiance. Warm white lighting throughout. However cold bright white on back wall. FYI. They do make 2800k LED bulbs read more

Egg Harbor Café - Cold color for a breakfast place. Easy to fix - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

I don't even know where to start! First and foremost, there's a huge parking lot out front with plenty of parking which makes things so convenient. We got seated immediately when we got there! The place reminds me of the south with the wooden decor and furniture. Our server was extremely friendly and always made sure to check up on us. We ordered the Strawberry granola French toast and the San Antonio skillet and they were sooo delicious! We ended up eating everything on our plate. I also got the Apple pumpkin macchiato which was so flavorful(a little on the sugary). Overall 10/10 experience and will definitely be back if I'm in the area. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Strawberry French toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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I LOVE Egg Harbor but I hate that they switched up the menu Goodbye Sams Swedish Pancakes

Favorite breakfast/brunch restaurant in the area. When I need a Door County fix, this is the place to go if I can't be in Door County itself. The restaurant captures the relaxed, artistic country feel and the menu is amazing. Great regular options with fantastic specials. Always creative and generous portions. Comfort food with style. Highly recommend this spot in Lake Forest. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Strawberry Crunch French Toast, Eggs (your style) and Maple Bacon - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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Sat down at a wonderful booth little sticky on the seat really good food and hot chocolate definitely deserves 5 stars

The was a quaint home feeling Resturant with great food. Wish we had one where I lived, because we'd be back! Service was excellent as well!

This was the cutest place. It was spacious and the tables were spread out nice. We were in a booth and were seated right away. The server brought coffee and iced cold water to the table right away. I liked that the flask of water was cold and had ice in it. And the coffee pot was left on table which we really liked. The food was good. The Traditional Breakfast was a nice variety. The homemade jam was excellent. The Lobster Scamble was pretty good. Once I added the salt it was perfect. Liked the extra onions in it and the cream cheese was yum. The Ciñámonos Roll French Toast was super sweet but very tasty. The bacon was perfect. Avocado Toast was good but felt like it was missing something and would be even better with more avocado on it. The Chai Pudding was also good but felt like it did not have enough pudding in it. The fruit was fresh. The service was excellent. Loved how all the food came out together. The servers were very friendly. I would definitely stop in here again if I was traveling through. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Chia Pudding - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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Absolutely delicious!!! One of my favorite breakfast restaurants to date! Several options, some healthy options, affordable, and great service! The restaurant was very clean and there are a few in the area. Service was great and wait time was minimal. I highly recommend! read more

Egg Harbor Café - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

I stopped in here to pick up a to go lunch option. This was the perfect place, it smelt so good when I went to pick up my food. Easy online ordering, they texted me when it was ready which was super convenient. I went for the chicken pecan Dijon salad. It was huge, full of flavor and texture. I loved every minute of it. Came with a delicious English muffin with jam too. Cute spot, can't wait to visit by dining in. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Chicken Dijon salad - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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A group of 4 of us ordered a variety of breakfast and lunch. They asked about allergies and were responsive to our special requests. My only negative would be parking. In a strip mall that's busy. You may have to park on the street and walk. read more

Service great and friendly. Fast with delivery of food to the table. Coffee is ok and a-whole pot for myself-yikes with tons of caffeine. Ambiance-family friendly and love booth seating. Got to go to a local breakfast place-++ Simple and nice. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Coffee, of course - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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The food is consistent and very tasty but I'd recommend getting takeout since they chose to remodel the restaurant. What was once a cozy breakfast restaurant is now filled with uncomfortable and tasteless furniture, grey and white walls, and extremely bright and uncovered white light bulbs. The new interior just seems so low effort and doesn't make you want to stay a minute longer than you have to. Please, Egg Harbor, bring back some warmth! read more

Egg Harbor Café - Unforgiving lighting - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

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Egg Harbor, I love you. My first trip to Egg Harbor was probably 7-8 years ago at their Libertyville location and I've since gone to Lake Geneva, WI and Lake Forest, IL. What is fantastic is that it's consistent. Every location, this one included, has the same amazing food and service. My go to order: The Lemon Poppy Seed Pancakes with scrambled eggs, chicken sausage, and add harbor potatoes with strawberry orange juice. Add some hot sauce to the potatoes if you're feeling spicy. Every. Single. Aspect. of this breakfast is perfection, every single time. The pancakes have a lovely creamy lemon drizzle on them with strawberries. They taste like heavenly moist slices of lemon poppy seed cake. The strawberry orange juice is hard not to guzzle down the second it lands on the table and demand another. The harbor potatoes, they seem like just simple cubed potatoes except they're not. They're crispy, well-seasoned nuggets of happiness topped with crispy green onions. I don't always get their coffee, but I do love that they will usually bring out your mini pot for the table so you have that coffee on demand and that they have seasonal flavors. Big props for also bringing carafes of pop too, so that it's rare to have empty glasses. Make reservations if you know you're going here ahead of time and get the lemon poppy seed pancakes. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Lemon poppy seed pancakes, scrambled eggs, chicken sausage, harbor potatoes, coffee, and strawberry orange juice. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

Tried a new brunch place and everything was delicious that this might be my new go to spot. I got the smoked salmon benedict and strawberry French toast to share. The staff was kind enough to even split it onto two plates and even remade half of the toast due to a nut allergy. I also thought the latte would be too sweet, but it was the perfect amount of espresso and sweetness to my liking read more

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Egg Harbor has been our "go to" place for breakfast, brunch and lunch for over 25 years! It's now our adult children's go to! Consistently good service, reasonably priced food. Now and then, a new dish- a recent one was a shakshuka brunch or lunch dish-is introduced, or used as a special to try it out. You can carry on a conversation and bring two or ten. Great place! read more

First of all I have been dining at Egg Harbor since 1986. I have frequented all of your locations except for the ones in GA. I have always enjoyed my dining experience here and the food has never disappointed me. My Mom, brother, and myself order to go almost every single Sunday. This has been our routine since my Dad passed away. Prior to that we would go into the restaurant and dine. This morning I went to place my to go order. I was so disappointed that my favorite menu item, Cassie's Crepes was no longer on the menu. It had been removed. I was shocked especially since I didn't have a backup plan. I've had everything on the menu, but this item was my favorite. It was healthy and I always substituted their Harbor potatoes with a side salad topped with the poppyseed dressing. The combination of scrambled eggs with avocado, mushrooms, and cheese was wonderful. I loved it. My biggest question is Why????? I don't understand when you have a great item on your menu that is a big seller why would you remove it? It's like Portillo's deciding to remove their famous chocolate cake. I'm serious. I take my food very seriously especially with the price of food these days. I ordered Swedish pancakes. They are good, but not Cassie's crepes. I wouldn't even be able to go to any restaurant and have anything to compare it to. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. It is also the most important way I start my day. Can you imagine my shock when my favorite meal was missing? Shock is an understatement. I'm actually disappointed because I could always count on Egg Harbor for my breakfast. I don't want to find a different restaurant to go to. I enjoy dining at Walker Brother's but it's not Egg Harbor. I remember going into Egg Harbor and always seeing Bruce. He would always ask how I was and how my meal was. I would always reply fantastic. Today not fantastic it was ok. It's a meal that satisfied me, but I wasn't excited about it. Swedish pancakes are thin crepes, but it wasn't like my old standby. By the way we always order cherry wood bacon. We noticed it was undercooked and we had to cook it when we got home. I just found out that Bruce retired. That's a shame because he ran this restaurant like a well oiled machine. Today your machine broke. Please please please bring it back. If it ain't broke don't fix it. I gave 3 stars for my disappointment this morning. Your food is still good however I want my go to brought back. read more

Fantastic customer service starting with the host, the food runner, & ending with my server Bly. By far the friendliest brunch place I've eaten at. The food was really good & my friend and I enjoyed a Bloody Mary. I would highly recommend read more

Egg Harbor Café - The Avocado Toast, San Antonio Skillet, & Bloody Mary - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

This is our local Egg Harbor. I can't tell you how many plates of mini-pancakes my two children have eaten in this restaurant. So to learn that, per custom, Egg Harbor allowed LFHS students to decorate their windows (like many other businesses in town) to celebrate homecoming and community only to have the beautiful piece of art LFHS Human Rights Club created almost instantly REMOVED is devastating. This mural honored and championed human rights worldwide with flags, symbols of peace and activism, and yes, one line Pride flag. Do you know who that flag represents, Egg Harbor management? It represents my children who eat at your tables, and many, many more in this community. Instead of allowing those kids to see themselves in your window, you caved to the complaints of a handful of bigots who couldn't help but find offense in its mere existence. Shame on you. Until EHC invites the LFHS Human Rights Club to recreate their mural -- then leaves it in place for a healthy length of time -- I'll believe that Egg Harbor would rather serve bigots than families who embrace empathy, generosity and unity, and I and the rest of our extended Chicagoland family will cease to be customers. read more

Egg Harbor Café - LFHS Human Rights Club window mural. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois

Amazing service great food although there breakfast potatoes are horrendous!! Please find a new source. read more

Favorite place to get breakfast in Lake Forest! The have a separate Gluten Free menu with legit good options. Kids menu has fun items like rainbow pancakes and whipped cream hot chocolate. Service is quick and food is great - traits of an ideal breakfast operation. Highly recommend. read more

Egg Harbor Café - Hot Chocolate - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Lake Forest, Illinois