Genie's Cafe

Lovely brunch spot! The staff is always friendly and the food is amazing. Strong morning cocktails

Went here when I visited Portland. Was a fun medium sized restaurant. Food was great and staff was very accommodating to our large group. I had no issues with the food and was very tasty.

Portland is chock-a-block in great breakfast and brunch places. Genie's is near the top of the pile and has the added benefit of withstanding covid and all the competition. Expect a noisy, rock-music laden environment with cool art and a variety of ages and types of Portland hipsters to be your dining companions. The menu had a wide variety of breakfast classics and lots of creative Benedicts. I had the Vegetarian Benedict served on Risotto Cakes (after a false start of the regular Benedict was returned to the kitchen-maybe a side-effect of the loud music?) and my dining partner had a classic breakfast. The risotto cakes were tender and lightly breaded and the poached eggs added creamy, yolky goodness. The potatoes were nicely seasoned and tasty. We will definitely return here again next time we visit!

I hadn't been to Genies since...probably 2016/2017 and it was such a treat to stop in today. 100% one of the best breakfasts I've had in Portland of late. Reasonably priced, really great portions and super kind, attentive staff. The veggie hash was insanely good, lots of tasty veg and the hashbrowns were perfectly crisp (I'm a big fan of potato forward breakfasts). I appreciate that it feels much less cramped then places like Screen Door, and isn't trying to be too fancy. It's just a good, solid breakfast. Excited to come back and get in on some of their vodka infusionsNote: I went at 9ish on a Monday. I know weekend brunch can be a different vibe.

Funky atmosphere. Rock music but at a volume where you can still have a conversation. Wait staff were friendly, prompt, and helpful.The food was a bit of a mixed bag. I had the avocado toast which was AMAZING! Very sophisticated flavor palate with fresh avocado slices, smoked tomatoes, a perfectly cooked egg, chevre cheese, and herbs. I had it on the seed lovers wheat. The fruit was lovely, fresh and generous. IMy partner's traditional was less successful. The over medium eggs were lightly done over easy. The bacon was fine, not spectacular. The biscuit was very good.The menu listed here hasn't been updated in probably a year. Price for the traditional was $5.25 more than listed here. Total for the 2 of us was about$36 so not too bad.I would definitely come back for the avocado toast.

5 of us went there for breakfast on Saturday. As usual it's a long freaking wait while seeing other people of 2 people arrived after us get seated before us. I really don't understand the logic on seating group of more than 4. If they keep seating those 2 people in a 4 people table. The bigger group just have to wait forever. After the wait we're still squeezed into a 4 people table. Well, we should have split into 3 and 2 next time. After seated, it takes the waitress 15 mins to come order our drinks. Then another 20 mins to order our food. By the time we get our food, it's about 50 mins. If you're hungry, don't go there. Food was ok. Nothing special. Price is better than many places though. They do have lots of interesting choices of bloody Mary's.

Was invited to try Genie's... A friend said that the place was very good, I stopped in to check it out. It was on a Saturday morning just before 9:00. Plenty of available seating but many folks streaming in through the morning. I was lucky that we got there when we did. There was a line by the time we left. I would've gladly stood in that line to get the meal that we did. Everyone of the meals that we ordered was the size of a hubcap. Come to find out, we didn't even order the big stuff! Menu as well thought out, prepared well, overall great experience. Top-notch greasy spoon in my book.

Though the interior is a bit simple and very reminiscent of old diners, the staff were kind, the service was prompt, and the food was really tasty. I ended up ordering a chocolate milk and the Campfire Burrito which came loaded with all of the fixings and was topped with an absolutely delicious pasilla pepper crema. The burrito was of a good size (though I personally wish it was a bit larger) and was really tasty. I will say though the presentation was a bit weird. I was expecting to be able to pick it up and eat it but it had the crema on the outside of it so you had to eat it with a knife and fork which causes a lot of the ingredients to fall out making it a bit difficult to get a bite with everything in it. Not a deal breaker of course, but something to think about. Overall, a great breakfast was had here.

I went to Portland to visit a friend and we decided to go to Genie's one rainy morning. I would give anything to be back there eating some of the best biscuits and gravy I have ever had. Our waitress was on top of everything and has great suggestions. The atmosphere couldn't have been anymore perfect. Good friends, great food and beautiful conversation in the windowed corner of a cute cafe sipping tea watching the Portland rain

Genie's is your standard American diner, you wait and are seated at a simple table and chairs. OK, maybe a little higher quality than your standard diner. The coffee is OK but only good enough to warrant straight up drip. Our waitress was very attentive, filling up our water and coffee as we wait for our food. I ordered eggs Benedict which is very good, exactly how I expect the dish.