I think the pictures of the cinnamon roll says it all. I've lived in South Florida most of my life and my only regret is that I just discovered this place. Its a small, family owned spot with It's straightforward breakfast, done right. The cinnamon roll was so good, I came back twice in one week, so I could bring the whole family to enjoy. I will absolutely return as soon as I can! read more

The Gem Eatery - Cinnamon roll - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

Stopped in to grab breakfast. The place is quaint and has few tables. I was greeted right away any sat. I ordered a coffee which was brought promptly to the table. It was kept filled the whole time I was there. I ordered a 2 egg, toast, sausage and grits breakfast. It came out pretty quickly and was good. The eggs were perfectly cooked and the sausage was just the right combination of sweet and spicy. They had many other selections on the menu that looked pretty good. I plan on trying a few on the future. read more

The Gem Eatery - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

I now understand why this restaurant was the highest rated breakfast joint in the area! Everything was so delicious from the fluffy pancakes, to the perfectly toasted bread all the way to the home fries topped with bacon and hollandaise sauce. Wow. Thanks for a great breakfast! read more

Stopped by for breakfast one recent Saturday. I had a wonderful time. Food was very good and staff were friendly. My first time visiting this restaurant but it will not be my last. read more

Simply amazing. This place is like a home away from home. The food, service, and everything is always perfect. We go here for breakfast on the weekends quite regularly, and it's always been amazing. The food is very fresh. The coffee is great. The staff is attentive and friendly. What more can I say? The should call it the "Hidden Gem," because that's what it is! read more

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I finally made it out to the Gem Eatery today. It was very good! It's a quaint little place small business with good food. I ordered 2 eggs over medium and turkey sausage with cheesy grits because everyone raves about them. And I also got a choice of toast and opted for their homemade biscuit. The eggs were great! Perfectly cooked. Cheesy grits were good and cheesy. But the thing that really stole the show for me was the homemade biscuit. It was perfect! The biscuit was huge, flaky, and super soft texture inside. And then because again everyone raves about this- I got the cinnamon roll to go. Yes they are huge! Literally like an 8inch plate huge. I sampled the roll when I got home with intent to enjoy it tomorrow. But that was a mistake. I ended up eating the roll for lunch/dinner. Perfect amount of frosting- not too much and not too little. Nice and cinnamony. Get it! read more

I have been wanting to try this place for awhile now and this morning I finally got the chance. My daughter is down this weekend from college but she is working all day. I wanted to squeeze a little time in with her and I knew she wouldn't turn down a breakfast out. The Gem is located in a nondescript shopping plaza off of 441 in Margate. It's across from the field that Margate uses to host festivals, concerts, and food truck invasions. The interior of the restaurant is very small but nicely decorated. I was worried about having to wait but we came on a Saturday morning at 9 AM but we did not have any problems. They are closed Sunday and Monday. We were instantly greeted, seated, and brought coffee which we both sincerely appreciated. The coffee was on the weak side but I subscribe to the theory that any coffee is good coffee. We decided to start with the cinnamon roll that stars in so many people's reviews. This is not Pillsbury from a can. It is huge, soft, and drowning in icing. Whatever progress I made with the Lean Cuisine and running this week was instantly undone but it was worth it. For breakfast we both had the French Toast, bacon, my daughter had eggs and I had the home fries. Everything was fantastic. We ended up ordering way too much food especially after that cinnamon roll but we just boxed the leftovers. The bill was $30 and we had a ton of food. The Gem Eatery is going to be added to my breakfast rotation . From the outside this place wouldn't have caught my eye but the Yelp reviews were right again, this place is a real "Gem". read more

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Perfect little "mom & pop" diner close to my family members house. We ate here while visiting from out of town and it was the perfect spot for a quick, affordable, impressive breakfast before heading to the airport. Highly recommend the smothered French toast and the biscuits and gravy, which both taste better than they look in the pictures. Service was great. Loved that they had flavored creamers for the coffee and stevia sweetener packs as options with the sugars. It really is the little things that made this place stand out to me. I can see why my family member is a regular here. read more

The Gem Eatery - Smothered French toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

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The Gem Eatery is a hidden gem. The most amazing breakfast & lunch items. They have the biggest & best cinnamon buns anywhere!!!! Lori & her husband really do it well. We come all the time. Just love it. read more

In Margate over off of State RD 7 you will find that hidden GEM. @thegemeatery is a great classic family operated haven of homemade breakfast & lunch eats. Been going for years now and never has it disappointed. Pictured is the homemade corn beef hash crack(bottom),veggie onlet(top). Next standard move for this dude is mix all the eggs and hash for the right bite. Lastly, this place makes a homemade cinnamon roll that will make you go mmmmmmm. As of late they made a special to have it as a French toast pictured last. If you're in the area you must check it out. Laurie and her husband(chef) kill it here. You honestly find downtown fancy eats here, for real economical prices and better quality. Thank me later. read more

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Great local spot for breakfast/lunch. Everything is fresh and made to order. Eggs Benedict is awesome.

The food is great but the cinnamon rolls are something else. The best rolls I've ever had, had a dream about them and still have cravings for it. I almost feel like they should warn people how good it is. read more

Nice place, coean and welcoming. Server was very feiendly and the food tasted very good. Everything was delicious. I was surprised but the good reviews are right read more

The Gem Eatery - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

Amazing breakfast! Farm fresh eggs, tasty grits, huge homemade biscuits & gravy followed by cinnamon French toast! read more

The Gem Eatery - Best breakfast! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

Never disappointed. Delicious food. Family run. Great service. And the best music playlists to enjoy your eating experience. Don't let the small store front location fool you. My go to breakfast place. read more

Do better team. Your food is amazing but the service needs a complete overhaul. Years of patronage and today I had to pay for my drinks and walk out. There are so few local breakfast spots, let's do our best to keep you all around. read more

Holy corned beef from heaven!!! Best I have had in my life. Super fresh and tasty fantastic!! Ok, so the Gem is in a strip mall near Latin Cafe which is right on 441 in Margate. You can't see Gem from the road. At least I didnt. Trusted my GPS. I luv you GPS. I have a hard time ordering breakfast because I am disappointed 99 out of 100 times. Not at the Gem. There is a scene in Harry Met Sally where Meg Ryan was having a foodgasm... fast forward to me at the Gem. I swear the waitress thought I was on drugs and in fact I was because the hash is addictive. The Gem is a simple eatery, nothing fancy... Just good food. And when I say good, I mean absolutely delicious. Only about 7 tables, and the place stayed packed. Thank you Yelp! Would have never found this spot without you. And I will be back. read more

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This family owned business is exactly what it's called, a Gem! I love it here so much I was compelled to write a review after a long hiatus. I recently moved from NY and I hate the food in fl so had felt no need to review if it wasn't going to be good. But this place, ahhh it's my family and I new go to Cafe. read more

Hidden, but worth the search. Gluten free friendly as they prepare toast and other items away from places where gluten and other wheat items are prepared The meals are consistently good. I'm a flavor and spicy person and this is not a place for that experience. However, the rest of the family is. Enjoy! 4.5 stars! But rather give 5 then 4. read more

Food is fresh and delicious. Their baked goods are out of this world. The cinnamon bun...un real! So yummy and HUGE. It's one of my favorites! Their New York crumb cake is the best I've had since I left NY. The owner and staff are really nice and welcoming!! Don't miss going there to check it out! Menu has lots to choose from too! Great music is played to from their speakers. Wonderful for breakfast and lunch!! read more

Excellent food and friendly service! We ordered the shrimp & grits, corned beef hash, pancakes and the cinnamon roll. Everything was prepared well and the portions are large enough to share. read more

I love the the costumer service and the food is amazing. I I've the home taste and cozy homey feel.

I went here at lunch time, but decided to have breakfast. Everything was delicious, the bread was so good and fresh, but the best thing was the cinnamon buns. All I can say is wow! It was so warm and gooey. It also helps that everyone was very friendly especially the waitress. I can't wait to go back. read more

The Gem Eatery - Bacon and eggs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

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Ok so the service is a little pokey and it not the largest venue around, however after having breakfast and lunch I am happy to report that the food is great. I am waiting to try a cream puff. Highly recommended! Simply the best Cuban I have ever had! Try the apple crisp however good luck finishing it yourself. This was s one of the best deserts you will ever try simply delicious.The owners commitment to excellent food bears its own witness. Update: July 2023, Still an incredible Cuban sandwich and real non frozen fries! Still waiting to try a cream puff! Guess we'll just have to pitch a tent read more

Came here for the first time. Everything is homemade. Best corned beef hash. The German pancake was excellent. The service was great. Very friendly. We will definitely be back to try the rest of the menu. read more

The Gem Eatery - Corned beef hash and eggs and German pancake. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

Oh. My. Gosh. The cinnamon roll is incredible. The best in south Florida. We split one and still took half home for me to eat tonight when I get the munchies. The inside is small. Really small. Seven tables small. But still no wait at 10AM on a Saturday morning. I ordered the Italian Omelette and it was jam packed with peppers, mushrooms, italian sausage, onions, spinach and cheese. Man it was good. And filling. I couldn't even finish it. The home fries were perfect. The coffee was typical diner coffee. I enjoyed it. I took a star off because it took a long time for us to check out. We got our food quickly but I felt forgotten about after our food arrived. It was a bit of a trek from our house, so we most likely won't be back. It was good, but not that good. If we're in the area, we'll swing by, but it's not worth going out of our way for it. read more

Gem Eatery was on my ten places to check off before 2016 ended and I snuck them in for breakfast on New Years day. I had been trying to come here for awhile but they are closed Sundays and that's the easiest day for me to have a breakfast outing. When me and my friend arrived there was a wait. This is a tiny place so it fills up easily. The wait went by much quicker than expected. True to their motto they serve healthy and Indulgent items. It took me a while to figure out what to get as I wanted to try everything. I settled on the breakfast sandwich which sold me that it was served on pressed Cuban bread. My friend opted for the veggie omelet with smothered home fries. We also got an order of cheesy jalapeño grits and I told our waitress I couldn't leave without a cinnamon roll and she said she will put that order in after we got our food. The sandwich I got was amazzzzzzing. I chose for pepper jack cheese and roasted red pepper aioli to make it nice and spicy. The jalapeño grits were really good but those were a bit too spicy. If I were to get them again I would just probably go cheese only on the grits. My friends omelet was giant. It seemed to have every veggie in the world in it and whole carton of eggs. She opted for her home fries smothered which is hollandaise and bacon on them- so good. Needless to say after all that food my dreams of a cinnamon roll were squashed. I told the waitress i would just have to get it next time. With that it gives me a reason to come back sooner rather than later. read more

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I absolutely love this place. I've been coming here for about 3 months now and I must say I am very impressed with the consistency. The corn beef and hash is homemade and NOT canned. You can tell from the looks and taste. I've tried corn beef and hash from at least 20 different establishments and each time the corn beef and hash was canned or at least tasted like it. Also, the flavor is always the same, perfect. I wish the portions were a little more or the entree came with home fries. But other than that, everything else is good. read more

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I love this place, small, quaint and the food is great, the cinnamon roll is a MUST HAVE!!

I'm going to assume since I am a middle aged balding white male with tattoos I'm supposed to get less than sub par service. The owner Lori is biased on who gets better service, me and my wife definitely got the short end of the stick. I am first to support small businesses, but they have give back with good service.... My wife and I came in to enjoy a breakfast only to be given "shade" the whole time. We ordered two waters with lemons (I have worked in the restaurant industry for over 15yrs) the lemons well... they were easily from last week, mushy and gelatinous. After waiting a good 10+min our order was taken, simple nothing out of the ordinary, French toast, grits, bacon, 27 min later the food arrives. During this whole wait the owner Lori and her husband are too busy entertaining the other table and paying ZERO attention to ours, granted we only had two waters sitting in front of us, GREET YOUR TABLE! I wouldn't have felt any bias giving this review if it wasn't for other customers walking in and getting exceptional service and being taken care of in an attentive manner. Us not so much... good luck "GEM" *** adding this after the owners response, Anthony I truly feel you didn't read my review at all. I did spend time in your restaurant, please read the review instead of giving a copy and paste reply. read more

Was looking for a place for breakfast and found this place. A little GEM indeed. The food was excellent and will definitely be back. Hats off to the cook!!! read more

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I love coming here for breakfast! Anything I get is delicious! I love supporting small businesses and this is def a gem !

Good breakfast spot. It's a hoppin' diner. Huge portions and rotation of specials. The cinnamon tools looked scrumptious, I'll be back for just that! read more

I went here just on the spur because I saw the reviews and thought it had potential as a hole in the wall. The setting was very simple yet cozy. My waitress was very kind in helping pick from the menu seeing that there was a lot of delicious options. I got the Giambotte which was an omelette. Instead of the Italian sausage I switched it for the turkey sausage. I was very optimistic on what was to come out seeing there was a sign that says, and I quote "Everything is made fresh to order. This is not fast food!" but boy was, I surprised when my omelette came out, and the plate was enough for two. It was honestly delicious! The vegetables were sauté the right way,the food was piping hot to the point that you can still see the steam. It did not disappoint at all. As the chef was very kind and sweet, and showing us what new desserts that he had. My party, and I was definitely tempted by the cinnamon buns in which a couple who were sitting adjacent to us highly recommended the cinnamon buns, and said that you won't regret it once you try them! And they were just outstandingly delicious. I highly recommend this place. It's best that you do get there early enough because a crowd does start to rain in around 10:30 AM. read more

The Gem Eatery - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

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After our doctors appointments in Margate, we thought of looking for a place for lunch in the area. And yes, through the use of Yelp!, we found this "Gem" just a few block away from our doctors office. This place is located in a plaza not visible from the street. It feels like one of those mom and pop shop kind of place which we like. We walked in the place and it does not have a huge dinning area. I counted about 8 tables or so but the interior feels very cozy. Personally, I rather dine in one of these places than one of those chain restaurants. We found a place to sit and started looking at their menu. The menu is not huge but I find this simple menu very intriguing. Many of the items feels like comfort food and all of them sounded delicious. We knew we can't go wrong ordering anything off the menu so we went with what we think we liked the most. I got their BLT sandwiches with eggs from their special menu. The bread tasted fresh and soft because it's home made. Love my bacon which was crispy and delicious. Combine that with eggs and cheese it was definitely worth it. My wife ordered their Biscuits and Gravy and she loved it too. So, we certainly weren't satisfied after only tasting two items off their menus. While we were still eating, we already started planning what to order in our next trip. And I really love dining in a mom and pop restaurant because I love the personal attention they give you. Also we were able to meet the owner in person and he personally appreciated the photo of the food we posted on Yelp! while we were still there. This is definitely a place my wife and I will come back again. read more

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This place is a hidden treasure and one of only a few good restaurants in Margate. I found it thanks to the excellent reviews on Yelp and I was not disappointed. If you go for breakfast - start with the cinnamon roll. If you got for lunch - start with the cinnamon roll. Soooo good. All of the other menu options are great, and I have always eaten the items marked as house specialties. Service was a tad slow, but the food overtook that concern and they earned 5 stars still. But why aren't they open on Sunday??? As a brunch type place they would have a big crowd if they were. read more

The Gem Eatery - Huge cinnamon roll! The best! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

Is there any way we can give 6 Stars... Not only do they have the best breakfast but the absolute best customer service. This was truly an enjoyable experience. Flavors, warmth, sweets, hospitality and timing, was all perfect! We're in town for my mother's birthday and needed some good breakfast. Truly a Gem! Thank you for a wonderful experience with great food! read more

This is a must place for breakfast. I am sure lunch is great as well, but we are in love with their corn beef hash. It is freshly made, not from a can and not from a salt lick. Fresh and delicious. Homefries, omelette and bacon all fresh and amazing. Great service and love the music!! read more

The Gem Eatery - Inside - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

I honestly can't remember the last time I walked out of a restaurant without having a meal. Typically there's some redeeming quality that keeps us there with the promise of hope, unfortunately, that wasn't the case with my visit to the Gem Eatery - which is sad because this place has been on my bookmarks for a while and I was really looking forward to a great visit based on other people's reviews. It was a really rainy day, the Gem was a bit busy but there were still two or 3 empty tables. We were greeted almost immediately by the hostess and sat at a table. She took our drink orders and brought us our drinks and told us our server would be with us shortly. We waited, and waited and waited some more, without acknowledgement from the server. More than 20 minutes later we were still waiting, ignored, hungry and disappointed. We put money on the table to cover our drinks and left. All that had to be done was some sort of communication like a quick stop by the table saying something like hi, I'll be with you in a moment or even a wave from across the room. Being ignored for more than 20 minutes isn't acceptable in any business, let alone a service oriented one. read more

The Gem Eatery - Been 15 minutes so far and no waitress to take our order but we do have beverages! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida

Classic American breakfast offerings along with interesting and delicious "French Toast" creations (cinnamon bun cut, dipped in custard, and fried up. Also PB&J French Toast) Small number of tables, but if you get there before the rush, no waiting. read more

The Gem Eatery - PB&J French Toast, short stack, eggs, bacon, and Belgian Waffle - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Margate, Florida