victorian cafe

an excellent unintentional back up plan!. not far from here was an unacceptable 80 minute wait! using my handy us mobile app i quickly found a likely nearby candidate for breakfast. within a few moments and lucky parking the 80 minute wait turned into a 20 minute wait on a busy memorial day weekend. the victorian cafe is a beautifully converted house with inside and outside seating. they keep a fire going for those waiting to be seated outside. we got a booth right across from the bar where we could witness all the action.
they were busy and service did take a little while but it was understandable given the holiday. all the staff was hustling and maintained a courteous, professional poise. the girls got water and i ordered their house iced tea which has a cinnamon kick. it was very good. we had time to look at the menus while we had waited so our minds were pretty much made up on food. my girlfriend got the victorian breakfast and here was another case up a up-sell! blueberries for $1 and when she asked to hold the eggs he offered to "sub" orzo adding 2 more dollars turning $8.95 into 11.95! the pancakes (with blueberries) and bacon were good but she did not like the orzo and this upset her. her sister ordered the victorian sandwich. it was huge and more than she could put away. no complaints on this one. i had to think long and hard on the specials menu. there's just so much appetizingfoodhere it was hard to choose. ultimately i ordered the key bescayne benedict off the regular menu with fruit. i can say without a doubt this is one of the best eggs benedicts i have ever had. the shrimp was truly amazing and both girls (both picky about seafood) agreed. the eggs were perfect and the hollandaise was thick and not too salty. all of the fruit (see picture) was fresh and delicious. nothing sub-par or under ripe. i almost forgot the warm house made applesauce! simply amazing all around.
while i still want to try that restaurant with the 80 minute wait i would not hesitate to stop in here again! except for the minor "up sell" infraction they get high marks all around.

i was disappointed after hearing they have very good eggs benedict. we went today (mother's day) and were told the wait would be 45 mins. it was an hour and a half. and hey, they're busy. it's a busy weekend. that's ok. we finally did get to order and i ordered my eggs poached hard. they came over easy anyway, and thefoodwas cold. then they didn't even offer to comp part or all of my meal. the waitress was very nice. i wouldn't go back.

this is a great place to come for breakfast and lunch. right when you walk in you smell thefoodcooking. i had grilled cheese with a side of their seasoned fries. john had a veggie sandwich with also a side of fries. joshua eiland had the country fried steak with gravy and a side of eggs. this is the perfect place to come and eat very good food.

so so. the service was nice enough but we out-of-towners found thefoodto be rather bland and a bit overpriced.

come here often. service is just ok but thefoodis good (clean living omelette is awesome). the drinks are good (bloody mary's are really good). we will continue to come here.

love this place!. whenever i am in bend i have to get breakfast here atleast once. the victorian cafe is the home of my favorite bloody mary in the world. the proud mary is her name this thing of beauty is a full well rounded meal on its own. for starters it is a 24 oz. mary a delicious one with a house pepper infused vodka, and as i said before this thing is a full course meal. it has all the regular amenities that any bloody mary may have besides the tomato juice like celery,green olives,pickled asparagus,and such, but it has the rest of thefoodpyramid. it also has a long crispy bread stick , and a skewer with some delicious cheese, a peaice of arisian sausage and a bacon wrapped shrimp. if your having the proud mary bring your appetite because the rest of the menu is the best as well.

didn't like. i wanted a great breakfast brunch for my daughter's birthday. we were both disappointed and will not return. victorian cafe was packed-a good recommendation in itself. we decided to wait at the bar and order drinks. we were ignored with three people working right in front of us. when we finally spoke up, we were greeted with an annoyed deadpan look and mumbles of something like, ok, whatta ya want. i whispered, "is it too early to leave?" we should have because thefoodwas an expensive let down too.

i have lived in bend for 21 years and never visited this place. my wife and i went for sunday breakfast.foodwas okay at best. service was terrible and we felt like unwanted patrons. i will not return because of service and $ for quality of food.

greatfoodand even better service! we were served drinks while waiting for our table. the 10-15 dollars a plate was well worth it.

it's worth the wait. greatfoodand service. friendly and quaint. love it!