Scenic View Restaurant

Becky and I snuck away downstate to this little restaurant that one of our friends had recommended. BEAUTIFUL drive, Beautiful view, and BEAUTIFUL company... !!! Becky loved the red trees around the lake, but still let me take the seat with the window view for breakfast.. She's a wonderful gal!The menu was small, which was good, because, I forgot my reading glasses! I ordered the Biscuits &Gravy but Becky got the Classic egg Breakfast, with Eggs, Potatoes, Toast and Sauaage. The ratio of Gravy to my Buiscuts could use improvement, but the taste was pretty good. Becky loves a good breakfast Potatoe and she said "The Potatoes we're the Star of the Show!!". I thought Becky sitting in front of that gorgeous view was the star of the show.. hahaha!!!! OK food and good potatoes with a stunning view. We may come back in the Summer to take advantage of the patio Seating!!

We went here about 3 years ago and had the BEST chorizo biscuits and gravy which is why i gave it 3 stars. Perfect biscuit and gravy was phenomenal. This time though not so great. Took a while to get the food which is fine if what we got was worth the wait. Tomato is supposed to be grilled, i got one piece of bacon on the whole sandwhich, egg overdone no cheese. The potatoes were cheap quality frozen. Food was cold when we got it and could have made something way better at home. Waste of money and time we sat for about 2 hours just waiting the whole time. Honestly should just sell B&G and eggs benny the only thing that looks restaurant quality.

My daughter and I went to Scenic View's brunch for Mother's Day. We both chose the prime rib sandwich. It was delicious, tender, juicy and well seasoned. Like everywhere else, they seemed short staffed and it took us 50 minutes to get our meal. I ordered a salad which never came. Don't come for the coffee. The view is very nice, beautiful greenery and Lake Monroe. Staff was friendly. I would love to return when it's not Mother's Day and graduation season.

Lives up to its name! Parking is decent if you get there before 10am. After that the place fills up. It is a bit small and cramped but lovely windows, bar and atmosphere! Our waitress Amanda was amazing! I recommend the Crab Cake Benedict!

Scenic View is worth the drive for Sunday brunch, but don't go when it's hot out because the AC doesn't work. Generally the food is excellent, albeit a bit slow to arrive. Service is often mediocre, you might get lucky and get a waitress that is friendly, but there's only a few of them. The restaurant inside is outdated and horribly laid out, but the patio is nice and updated. Go for the view, stay for the food, accept the inadequacies.

This place is awesome! Currently they are only open weekends until late afternoon so we finally made it in and ventured here with friends. The view is amazing, the food was delightful and the prices are reasonable. I had the mimosa bottle service for $14 and it was well worth it. Can't wait to bring more family and friends here!

The restaurant was amazing! My boyfriend and I went here for a sweet Valentines brunch and we were not disappointed. Absolutely gorgeous view, wonderful and friendly service, AMAZING food. We both got the special cinnamon roll and it was so warm and sweet. I got the side of potatoes and definitely the BEST potatoes I have EVER had. I couldn't stop talking about my meal all day today. So worth the visit!!!

We stopped in today for brunch, lovely place, great view and food was good. a little spendy.. burgers were $17.00. However.. we waited 40 minutes for our food. After a half hour we asked the waitress if we should expect it to come soon, she said "I suppose so" and walked away. Never followed up. My boyfriend then got up to ask and we were told it was the next order up, but it came 10 minutes later lukewarm. The waitress never apologized, or made any attempt to acknowledge the situation, so makes us wonder if this is normal for the place. There were very few tables full, there were many people staffed.. no excuse for this.

Beautiful overlook view just outside of Bloomington. Due to the staffing shortages of Covid, only open on weekends, and they are wisely not filling every seat, so the kitchen and waitstaff don't fall behind. This means that you will likely have a wait, and maybe a long one, for an outside table. The view is good from inside, too, so if you don't mind eating inside, it may be quicker.Very friendly staff, with a European pace to the place. That means relax and enjoy your stay. This is not the best place to visit if you are on a strict schedule, due to the staffing and scale of the place, but if you are looking for an enjoyable meal with friends and family, this is a great choice. Bloody Marys are excellent, and many of the dishes, sides, and sauces are made in-house. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on the patio. We had a lovely meal. Recommended!

Very fun experience for brunch. I enjoyed the biscuits and gravy. The half price bloody Mary's were a hit. I had the cucumber one. Refreshing. The pancakes were huge! Too bad the syrup has to be provided in Individual packets because it takes a lot for these big fellas. Wait staff was delightful and attentive. We will be there again for sure!