Cafe at the Pfister

Sam was our server and she was a total doll. I asked for a side of salsa and she even brought me a side of pico de gallo as an extra option. I love the vibe here because it's cozy and classic and makes you feel a sense of nostalgia for good times once lived in your youngest years. My husband and I have been staying at the Pfister multiple times a year for a decade, and the cafe in the morning is never not a must for us. I will say, in recent times they seem to have much smaller portions, but today's visit seemed to be an exception. Well done!

I have been here three times during my stay and each time has been really good food. This morning I had biscuits and gravy and I asked the server if the gravy was homemade. It was with hints of celery, onion, rosemary, and sausage. The biscuits were not overly dense and had a good crispness to them.Yesterday I had the avocado toast and it was quite good with arugula and pickled radish. Added a touch of salt and pepper to it, but that's it. The hashbrowns are quite unique as well, not packed with flavor but texture is different than any other hashbrowns ever had. The service on my first visit was not impressive at all, but on the second and third visits was quite exquisite. This is a comfortable little diner in the morning, to sip your coffee and eat a little breakfast. I think it rates a solid four stars.

I expected a bit more from the Cafe at the Pfister since it's associated with such a storied hotel. But it was as bad as any attached hotel restaurant, but with higher prices.Falls into all the common tropes: - bad "proudly served" Starbucks coffee- stale, unappetizing "from-scratch" baked goods- overcooked omelets that could be found at any below-average diner diner.Service was also quite hit or miss. Lots of people in suits having meetings there. If the company paid, or I wouldn't care either.

Although quite busy at times you do not feel rushed and are treated well. It's not overly loud or quiet and sterile. The food was delicious. I tried the corned beef hash and an English muffin. My wife had the biscuits and gravy. My son had pancakes and bacon. My poached eggs were slightly over but all in all everything was great. It's just the right amount of food where you aren't hungry nor are you leaving a ton of food. We would definitely come back when we stay again.

The crème brûlée latte was the best tasting latte of this flavor I've ever had. When I usually order this elsewhere, the coffee or espresso flavor usually overpowers the creaminess of the original dessert, but this drink was perfectly balanced! I also ordered the Grilled Chicken Breast sandwich with truffle chips. Excellent food and service, I definitely recommend this place!

Date of visit: March 3, 2024A friend brought us here after raving about the food and she was definitely not wrong on that front! My Lunch Pick Two of a Chicken Caesar Salad and Chicken Noodle soup was quite good, if overpriced at $18. The salad was generous but the soup was small for the price. A side item of some sort, such as a fruit cup or small pastry would have made this a much better value.My dining companions really enjoyed their pancakes (definitely a star item on the menu!) as well as the club sandwich and the fries were top notch as well. Service was friendly and efficient, with Martine taking great care of us during the meal after getting off to a slow start.I was surprised at how dated the decor was here given some of the prices and the restaurant's presence inside the luxurious Pfister Hotel. Some of the wallpaper was beginning to peel and the 80s feel of the joint took away a bit of the ambiance of being at The Pfister. However it was all in all an above average meal.

I'm a restaurant/menu hound so I'm always scrounging through restaurant menus and I came across the cafe at the Pfister in the Pfister hotel that's 130 years old. I don't discriminate with food as a foodie and you will find me in nice restaurants to street food carts and everything in between.The cafe decor is nice/upscale with wallpaper, wood trim, nice furniture, chandeliers etc etc. At 7am on a Saturday I could sit anywhere and I chose a window/street view section. My server Cary was very friendly and did a great job. I started with a spicy Bloody Mary which had plenty of toppings, see my pictures but I thought the drink was average and last weekends cafe was way tastier.The corn beef hash stack was the most interesting corn beef hash dish I have ever seen. It's a from the bottom up a grain mustard creme sauce, thin layer of crispy hash browns, sautéed spinach with the potato corn beef hash topped with a poached egg. The plate is corn beef hash stack, two poached eggs with choice of toast. OMG this was so delicious and such a strange combination that it really works very well. The poached eggs were perfect and the sourdough toast was better than average.Overall this was a great breakfast experience and I'm so glad that I stopped by for the corn beef hash stack

Was looking for things to do in Milwaukee and tea sounded perfect since I wanted a day trip out with my daughter but it was chilly outside to walk around. So it was nice place to warm up with some tea and a cup of soup great service and friendly staff. Will definitely be doing this again.

We've been hearing a lot of good things about the hotel when we initially moved to Milwaukee, so we decided to try out its brunch service as a start.We arrived at around 9am on a Friday morning and there were a fair amount of people (no waiting needed). The service was a bit slow but still okay. The seating area was nice and well-decorated, but a bit noisy.We had a farmhouse omelette and a south of the border benny. Both tasted a bit salty, and the south border benny (chorizo) was a bit too oily for us. With the price of ~$15 per dish, it's a bit pricy.Overall I would say it's still an okay place to eat if you wanted to come over to see the lobby of the hotel and dining in a historical building.

Expect to wait to get any meal here. They are small and everyone at the hotel apparently just wants to stay put. We managed to still get breakfast even though we didn't get seated until 11 and I was grateful for that. Although, kids can get breakfast all day so they'd be fine. We ordered some drinks and standard breakfast foods and it felt like everything took a long time, but it was all very good other than the kids waffle that tasted like salt was used instead of sugar (and the water didn't tell me until we were done, just drowning it in syrup!)