Breakfast In Columbus

1428 Polaris Parkway, 43240

Phone: 4330441

Website: http://www.mimiscafe.com/

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Very nice, atmosphere, upscale and classy.

Our server did a good job of suggestive selling by asking right off if we’d like to start off with a cappuccino, which sounded good so we got it.

We ordered juice, which was fresh-squeezed and quite good.  I don’t think I’ve ever had fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice at a restaurant before.

I had a carrot muffin, which was delicious.  I also had the Crab and Avocado Omelette, which was also delicious. I had a side order of corned beef hash which had good flavor; I liked it, even though the corned beef was ground finer than I prefer.

Johann had the Mixed Berry Pain Perdu (stuffed French toast).  He enjoyed it very much; I tasted it and thought it was great. He got some good sausage with that.

This is a place I recommend for breakfast.  It’s not a unique, local place, but it’s a very good breakfast experience.

Our total this week for two: $28.90.  It’s not cheap, but it’s a good value.

1393 Cleveland Ave, 43211

(Cleveland and 11th)

Phone: 754-1054

Website: http://linden-cafe.com/

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Breakfast from 7 to 10:30

I have been waiting a long time for The Linden Cafe to reopen, so I was excited to read a recent Columbus Dispatch article about the grand reopening of this restaurant and was eager to check it out.

The place is quite attractive and on the classy side; cloth napkins, nice dishes, and on my visit this week my friend and I experienced utterly superb service.

They serve real butter – and you don’t have to ask for it special.

There were several things on the menu that interested me, especially a couple of omelets that sounded great, but of course for this first visit to the newly reopened place, I mean really, how could I have anything other than the chicken and waffles?

Oh, man.  Oh, man.  That was delicious!  I mean it was fantastic!  Possibly the best, certainly some of the best, fried chicken I’ve ever had.  There was just the right amount of peach-honey butter served with the waffles.  Wow.  I certainly recommend it.

I had the loaded hash browns with mine, and the potatoes were excellent.  My buddy had the buttery grits, and they were great.

John was sensible and stopped eating when he was just a little more than full.  I was the pig and ate everything on my plates.  I was stuffed, but happy.

Coffee was good diner coffee.

Our breakfast was a little on the pricey side this time, but that’s because we got the most expensive thing on the  menu. The chicken and waffle is just under $10 – and absolutely worth it. Other menu items are considerably less and it all seems to be priced very reasonably.  For the two of us, the total was $27, (and really, we’ve been places where the total was much higher and we didn’t enjoy the food as much).  I’d have to say I was quite satisfied with the value.

And I definitely want to go back and try those omelets.

310 South High Street, 43215

Phone: 220-7007

Web site with menu: http://www.hsgrill.com/

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The food has almost always been very good here, in my experience, although the service quality has varied wildly. It seems to be under new kitchen management now, and today everything was just fine.

They serve Starbucks coffee, and I like it.

I had the breakfast quesadilla, and quite enjoyed it. It tasted fresh, and the guacamole and salsa served with it were good.  My friend had the cinnamon french toast with caramelized banana; he said it was pretty good. (Not as good as the cornflake-encrusted french toast they used to have, though.)

There’s a somewhat refined, relaxing atmosphere here, with nice furniture. It’s a good place for a business breakfast.

At $30 for two, it’s on the high end of pricing, but for an upscale breakfast experience it’s a decent value.

3900 Chagrin Drive, at Easton Town Center, 43219

Phone: 414-5000

Web Site:  http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/CMHCHHF-Hilton-Columbus-at-Easton-Ohio/dining.do
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If you want to impress someone, or just enjoy a refined and relaxing breakfast, The Hilton Easton is a classy, even elegant, place, with professional serving staff, white tablecloths, classical music, and silver-plated flatware.   I have enjoyed the breakfast buffet here before, with nice pastry and omelets cooked to order. Today I selected one of the fine items on the menu; I had the Roasted Parmesan Aparagus, with poached eggs, prosciutto, and hollandaise sauce.  It was very nice, with more than twenty asparagus spears cooked properly (not overcooked, still crunchy).

Good toast, nice jams and jellies.  Good coffee – I think it’s Starbucks.

At $15.43 for one, it’s a little on the high side, but I consider this to be very good value for such a high-quality breakfast experience.

Two locations:

Northwest: 5605 Blazer Pkwy, Dublin, Ohio 43017, Phone:  1-614-791-1000

LINK: Click here for More information, and download menu in pdf format

and

Airport: 1375 N Cassady Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43219, Phone:  1-614-475-7551

For the total mix of great food, classy atmosphere, and attentive service, either one of these locations would be among my top choices.  One of the best steak-and-eggs dishes in town, with wild mushrooms… mmmm!

RiverCity also has what I consider to be the best every day breakfast buffets, with a wide selection, including smoked salmon, a couple of different scrambled egg recipies, oatmeal, fresh fruit, yummy fresh pastries, and plenty of other options to please just about everybody.

Comfortable enough for a family outing, elegant enough for a business breakfast.

Food: Excellent

Value: Good. Not the cheapest, not the most expensive, quite good value for the money.

Coffee:  YES! It’s very good!

Plenty of free parking.