Bayside American Cafe

Hands down the best Eggs Benedict I have ever had. The smoked salmon is out of this world. By far the best tasting salmon I have ever eaten. (The lobster Eggs Benedict was also incredibly good.) It is a very quaint place with an eclectic feel. Well worth it. As a tourist, I could not recommend it highly enough.
5 7 years ago (28-03-2018)

Favorite breakfast of anywhere, ever, and I'm pretty hyper critical of breakfast quality for expense, honestly. Everything I've eaten here is clean, fresh, creative, and DELICIOUS. I live 3 hours away, and try to eat here each and every time I'm in Portland. The benedicts are my favorite, and I don't even like pancakes, but their cinnamon bun pancake is an exception, it's amazing. My son got the strawberry stuffed French toast and devoured it. The service is also very friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere is welcoming and homey. The only downside is the wait that I usually hit, but that's the side effect of being so good at what they do. Make sure you have up to an hour to wait, at peak times, even on week days. The answering machine says they take reservations on weekdays, but I was unable to reach anyone to make a reservation when I tried on a Tuesday. We still went, just later to avoid the morning rush. Don't miss this place, wait or no.
5 7 years ago (25-04-2018)

Bayside is probably my new favorite brunch place in Portland. If you haven’t given it a shot I highly suggest it. It is a very small cafe and can get crowded fast, for shorter wait times I suggest dinning on a weekday. On a weekend expect to wait an hour or more. I ordered Cajun eggs Benedict, and my wife had a BLT that was very generous on the bacon. The food was fresh and cooked just the way I asked, also their pancakes are the best that I have had in the area.
5 7 years ago (17-02-2018)

This brunch/breakfast spot is awesome! It’s a converted old house and you wait downstairs and eat in the loft area. Well you wait, they offer free coffee- definitely a plus- and it’s good! Small but feels very spacious. Big menu with a ton of options and everything looks amazing- the veggie scramble thing I had was delicious and the bacon (side order) was perfectly fine. The Bloody Mary’s are superb (they put like shrimp cocktail sauce in it)!
5 7 years ago (28-02-2018)

Had a really great day catching up with my best friend at this charming restaurant in Portland, ME. Upon arrival, the place was packed, but it was Saint Patrick's Day so we expected this. They told us that it would be an hour wait, and my friend assured me that it would be worth it, so we agreed to wait. Thankfully we found two chairs side-by-side next to the coffee station, and sat there browsing IG while we waited. They were right, it was about an hour wait but it WAS WORTH IT! I had the BLT with smoked salmon, and my friend had over-easy eggs, white toast and bacon. The BLT was one of the best sandwiches that I've had, easily the best BLT. The smoked salmon was a great touch, and I am very glad that I listened to my friend!
4 7 years ago (17-03-2018)