blue plate cafe

excellent choice for brunch or lunch. thisplaceis 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.

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

terrible food and smell. ate at thisplacefor 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 thisplace5 thumbs down!!!!! disgusting food!

good no-frills breakfast with large portions and low cost. i ordered the huevos rancheros which came with sides, and i chose biscuits and gravy and pancakes. my wife ordered the breakfast burritos (2 large burritos) which she picked biscuits and gravy and grits. we didn't even come close to finishing our food because we were so stuffed. it probably isn't the bestplaceto order mexican breakfast options. the biscuits and gravy was good though. the pancakes were thick and dense (perhaps too dense). the coffee was good and better than typical diner coffee. they keep their coffee machine clean and free of rancid coffee oils which are common in diner coffee. their service was very fast.

we had a wonderful breakfast. we had read reviews on thisplaceand decided to try it out. the biscuits were very good but the gravy is not worth it! pancakes were fluffy and really good. i would go back.
service was okay. not super but not terrible.

blue plate café? this a niceplaceto visit with your friends, have a cup of coffee and just relax. the food is ok... and it's placed in front of you,  in a few minutes.....but i can actually fix a better breakfast at home (honestly), but again here,  they do it for you...recommendations? have real honest to goodness chicken fried steak...you know, the one with real meat, egg and flour coating fried on a flat top with freshly made chicken gravy(white), not prepped out of a box (from costco?) deep fat fried and served like a brown hockey puck.......and perhaps fresh vegetables,  fresh tea not just a canned serving....... but on the other hand;  their fried baloney and  cheesy grits/fries are to die for.....so a balance i suppose....am i complaining, hmmm....but hey, i still like to come, watch people come and go  and have a cup of coffee...

good breakfast except for the gravy. it was a mix. everything else delicious. good value, good service. cuteplacewith cheerful yellow walls.

i bookmarked the blue plate cafe because of the good reviews on zomato, and i wanted a goodplaceto eat breakfast while in memphis. i was there for my family reunion, and really didn't have time to eat breakfast because of planned events for the reunion. i had the opportunity to eat breakfast on my last morning in memphis, july, 26,2015. there was so much to choose from, it was hard to decide. i finally decided on the two eggs any style with your choice of sausage, ham or bacon, this is served with biscuits and sawmill gravy and your choice of grits, home style hash browns, or three buttermilk pancakes. i'm thinking i have to try the biscuits, and i did with honey instead of the sawmill gravy. i had the eggs over medium, bacon and three buttermilk pancakes. the biscuits weren't too heavy and with the honey it was on point! the eggs were cooked exactly as i wanted them, the bacon was crispy and those fluffy pancakes with warm syrup, yum!!! the blue plate cafe will be a stop on my next visit to memphis, make sure that you stop by too!@

didnt care for it. warmed up canned veggie for lunch. scortched eggs for breakfast. i don't really understand why thisplaceis so popular but if you like scortched eggs and canned tasteless vegetables then you'll really enjoy this place.

very disappointed. i went to memphis for a long weekend back in 2009. we went to the bpc on poplar st. and i had one of the best breakfasts i've ever had. for four years i have been telling anyone i know going near memphis to stop in thisplacebecause they have the best breakfast in the world. when i found out our family vacation included a stop in memphis this year, i can't tell you how excited i was for the opportunity to share thisplacewith my family. we were downtown memphis and a gentleman told us about the location at court square so we decided to go there. the first thing i got was a really good biscuit with this wonderful whipped butter and some good, strong, hot coffee. what happened between the coffee and our breakfast being served only god and the kitchen staff knows.

my potatoes were not very tasty. they tasted like they came from a can. the sausage was burnt and very dry. my pancakes were cold, thick and very glutinous. the ham was tough. and the omelette were cold. the grits also had a bitter after taste like they were undercooked.

the service was good. our waitress was terrific and the biscuits were the highlight of the meal.

good spot. tried thisplaceout for breakfast today because i had heard they have really great breakfast but i'm not so sure. service was fine and most of the food was good but the bacon was way too greasy and hard and the cheese grits were awful. i will be back for lunch though, we saw the lunch platters being delivered as we were leaving and the food looked amazing!

cuteplacewith deservingly long lines at high times. kind of a seedy location but safe. solid good (nothing gourmet) food. only bummer was thy i couldn't get lunch for breakfast.

thisplacehas a great breakfast. i overdid it a bit last time and thought they would have to get me out the door with a forklift. fortunately the walk back to my hotel helped but i didn't need lunch for a looooooong time. the service can be a bit iffy depending on when you arrive and who your server is but i've been several times over the past couple of years and left satisfied every time.

my first visit and i was very satisfied with both the service and the food. probably the bestplacein town for breakfasts.

it has been a tradition of mine to go blue plate every time i visit memphis. considering i go every time i have been, i have been ordinarily pleased. this time however was different. the entire vibe was different. ordinarily theplaceis packed to where a wait time for a table is not unusual. this time theplacewas quite empty. most of the familiar staff has changed with only the face at the front being the same. and, as for the food, in a word - disappointing. most of the guests at the table were blue plate veterans as i tend to invite others out on my trek. to a person, their food quality paled to previous visits. not sure what has happened but hopefully they elk correct this