blue plate cafe

excellent choice for brunch or lunch. this place is a well oiled machine--kinda reminds me of of an old shoney's-type diner from the 60's. the breakfasts are made to order--i mean you can vary what the plates are like to your taste (just be ready to pay for the difference). very hospitable and attentive--the service is really really top notch. the bar for single seating is very accomodating. the coffee is exceptionally good. parking can be a pain at peak hours for breakfast or lunch. i like the lunch choices too--vegs are not sopped in grease, pretty healthy choices.

yummy. came to visit memphis with some friends and it is our first visit. had a couple of meals at so so places so we asked the front desk at our hotel what they recommended (where they go) and hands down was the blue plate and have the blueberry pancakes. tons of food, tasted great and the service was great. no complaints and we are going back again tomorrow!

amazing breakfast! everything we had was good. lovely art and decor but the food is so good you don't want to look up

the service was great omlet was light and fluffy.

the restaurant itself used to be a house decades ago. it has an upstairs as well as a basement. the upstairs is just additional seating and downstairs is not open to the public. the menus resemble newspapers with the entrees posted inside with quotes and the restaurant's history on the outside.
the food itself is fine but it isn't mind blowing either. i got the western omelet and it came with biscuits and gravy. the gravy was fine as it wasn't super thick and the biscuits were nice and soft. the omelet was a nice size but the bacon wasn't really cut up inside so it was a bit chewy at times.

breakfast is best. in the last couple of months my spouse and i have taken to going here for breakfast. service is always good, as is the food. in many places these days it is hard to get a poached egg. not at the blue plate. they poach eggs just perfectly. i like their plain grits, but my spouse is especially fond of the cheese grits. cups of coffee are bottomless and the orange juice is always nice and cold.


-----28 feb, 2009-----

classic cafe - good food. blue plate cafe reminds me of the little local restaurants in the south during the 50s and 60s. it's the kind of food you could get at home, but you weren't able to go home for lunch. they serve on several blue and white colours of fiesta dishes which adds to the nostalgia touch.

there is always a line here, both for breakfast and lunch. often i run into someone i know. i've never been for breakfast and typically get a vegetable plate for lunch. every day there is a lunch special. one year i would check my daughter out of school every wednesday and we would go there for the chicken and dumplings. she loved that.

the biggest problem is the parking. it's sometimes difficult to find a spot. and i'm glad they chose this location. am hoping that it will inspire renewal of the rest of the area.

mon - sat 6am to 2pm only no sunday

breakfast. pretty good pancakes. quick service. i was surprised. will go there again.

wonderful breakfast. the fruit plate is delicious, and i love the cheesy browns.

eggs benidict. the country ham instead of canadian bacon was great!


-----25 may, 2015-----

great breakfast. looked up "best breakfast in menphis" and this was in the top 3. the other two were closed on monday, so it was an easy choice. glad we came! food was delicious with big portions. ruby ann, our server, was a "rock star !" we'll be back!

best diner in town. clean, fast and friendly. get there early for lunch or sit at the bar!

it's a charming little place with brightly painted walls and tiger art work everywhere that serves extremely delicious breakfast...

terrible food and smell. ate at this place for the 1st time on saturday, may 5, 2012. the butter flied chicken was rubbery and totally tasteless, my companion blackened catfish was suicide spicy and not flaky, the fried was tasteless and seems to be frozen filets pre-breaded and deep fried (too hard), extremely thin fish! the biscuits and cornbread had to have been left over from lunch (rubbery and nasty). the mac and cheese seemed to be some pasta shells and processed cheese sauce, the okra was fried toooooo hard. everything was nasty and we will never eat there again! i have been told that i should have tried the breakfast, however, i can't after such horrible food! also, the smell when you first walk in is extremely unpleasant....that should have been my warning sign. i can only give this place 5 thumbs down!!!!! disgusting food!

had one of the best breakfasts ever! breakfast burritos were generous, beautifully prepared, and absolutely fresh in every way. i love jalapeno and it was abundant. all my friends commented on how good their food was. this is my new favorite breakfast place. oh— and my coffee cup never got empty. highly recommended.

the blue plate cafe has been a popular stop on poplar avenue in memphis for decades. the tiny lot is almost always packed, there's usually a bit of a line, and it's all worth it. within its bright yellow and white rooms, diners enjoy good home cooking at reasonable. prices on blue gingham topped tables, packed in tight. it's not uncommon for parties to be sat together at a big table when there are far more diners than tables.