More than just a marriage of breakfast and lunch, brunch celebrates a leisurely meal with bountiful food and drink. When it comes to local brunches, we’ve searched the city for the best places to satisfy your late-morning/early-afternoon hunger.
House of Eats
5333 Monroe St.
419-841-7999
bierstubetoledo.com
Daily
Looking for a mid-day pick-me-up? House of Eats (at the Bier Stube) now offers a daily brunch, from 11am-3pm. With $3 mimosas and Bloody Mary’s, as well as a special breakfast menu made with locally grown, made-to-order yummies, afternoons are now a little tastier.
Bravo! Cucina Italiana
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5001 Monroe St. ● 419-472-1200
bravoitalian.com ● 11am-3pm, Saturdays and Sundays.
Bravo! offers a plated brunch every Saturday and Sunday with a variety of omelettes and Biscuits Benedict in addition to the traditional lunch menu.
Glass City Cafe
1107 Jackson St. ● 419-241-4519 ● glasscitycafe.com
Bluegrass Breakfast ● 8am-2pm, Saturdays
At Glass City Cafe, music accompanies the brunches every Saturday from 10am-1pm. Don’t miss the Bluegrass Breakfast on the fourth Saturday of every month, with the rustic sounds of Blowing Grains and a Bluegrass Special menu featuring Southern-style breakfast staples like oatmeal pancakes and grits.
Black Kite Coffee and Pies
2499 Collingwood Blvd. ● 419-720-5820
facebook.com/blackkitecoffee ● Happy Badger at the Black Kite
10:30am-2:30pm, Saturdays
Chefs from the former Happy Badger Cafe prepare the Black Kite brunch, with a menu posted on Facebook each Friday. The latest lineup had an international flair with blueberry croissant French toast, a Kenyan inspired meat pie, a Spanish-style veggie pie and a “Brunch in Jerusalem” option. Locally sourced ingredients.
Doc Watson’s
1515 S. Byrne Rd. ● 419-389-6003
docwatsonstoledo.com ● 8am-1pm, Sundays
Doc Watson’s offers a special brunch menu every Sunday that features traditional breakfast and lunch items. Their Bloody Mary bar, running 11am-3pm, Saturday and Sunday, lets customers personalize their drink with house-infused selections of vodka including bacon, hot pepper and garlic.
Fire Pit Grille
7723 Airport Hwy., Holland
419-724-4441
facebook.com/firepitgrille
Live jazz and brunch
10am-2pm, Sundays
Fire Pit Grille swaps out the traditional brunch buffet for a special Sunday menu. Eggs Benedict and a brunch wrap stuffed with chorizo, scrambled eggs, refried beans, avocado and pico de gallo are available along with $5 Mimosas and Bloody Marys.
Ye Olde Durty Bird
2 S. St. Clair St. ● 419-243-2473
yeoldedurtybird.com ● Live jazz 1-4pm on Sunday with a Bloody Mary bar from 1-3pm.
The Durty Bird gastropub brunch features The Big Country breakfast sandwich from 11am-3pm. This hangover cure offers country-fried chicken breast on artisan bread, topped with hash browns, sausage gravy and two eggs cooked to order. Don’t forget your napkin—this is definitely a knife-and-fork sandwich.
Holiday Inn French Quarter
10630 Fremont Pike, Perrysburg ● 419-874-3111
hifq.com/sundaybrunch ● 9:30am-1:30pm, Sundays
Adults, $15.99 / Ages 4-12, $7.99 / Kids age 3 and under and hotel guests ages 12 and under, free. Nonalcoholic drinks included
Brunch includes a “create your own eggs” station for omelettes, eggs Benedict or eggs made to order. There is also a carving station and an entree selection that varies weekly. Don’t miss the salad bar, desserts and the famous chocolate fountain. Eat your meal accompanied by live jazz in the Jackson Square Atrium.
Sauder’s Village Barn
22611 Ohio 2, Archbold ● 419-445-2231
saudervillage.org/Food/barn ● 11am-2pm, Sundays
The three-meat buffet, instead of breakfast items, offers savory cuts of chicken, ham and roast beef that will satisfy hearty appetites.
Hollywood Casino
1968 Miami St. ● 419-661-5200
hollywoodcasinotoledo.com/dining ● 11am-4pm, Sundays, $15.99
Breakfast items are available along with the normal lunch menu. The traditional breakfast bar offers made to order omelets, quiche and French toast alongside a slew of other breakfast classics.
Treo
5703 Main St., Sylvania ● 419-882-2266 treosylvania.com ● 10am-2pm, Sundays
This full-service special brunch menu features classics such as eggs Benedict, omelettes and French toast.
Granite City
2300 Village Dr. W. #130, Maumee ● 419-878-9050
gcfb.net ● 9am-2pm, Sundays ● Adult, $15.95/ ages 6-12, $5.95/ ages 5 and under, free
This brunch features an all-you-can-eat buffet with a soup, salad and pasta bar as well as a build-your-own eggs Benedict station.
Manhattan’s
Manhattan’s1516 Adams St. ● 419-243-6675
manhattanstoledo.com ● 10am-2pm, Sundays, $16.95
An all-you-can-eat buffet with several breakfast and lunch items , bottomless coffee and a complementary Mimosa. Featuring quiche, breakfast meats, an omelette and waffle station, turkey, prime rib and cuts of fresh fish.
Water’s Edge Dining Room at Maumee Bay State Park
1400 State Park Rd., Oregon ● 419-836-1466 ext. 2
maumeebaystateparklodge.com ● 9am-2pm, Sundays Adult, $19.95/ Seniors, $15.95/ Children ages 5-12, $8.95/ Ages 4 & under free with a paying adult.
Enjoy a wide variety of enticing starters like peel-and-eat shrimp or seasonal fruit followed by fresh omelettes, breakfast meats, malted waffles and a meat-carving station.
