Reviews for Bread and Ink Cafe in Portland, OR
Messed up four out of five plates and charged us extra and when we mentioned it they made us wait in line to fix the check so... our food was cold. Horrible. The chicken and biscuits (which wasn’t even what I ordered but ate anyways) was over battered andbland. The salad was dirty and had hair in it. 10 for 10 would NOT recommend. Worst experience in a long long time. Read more
Haven’t been to Bread and ink since the pandemic, I was so excited to see they were open on google. Once we arrived it was... completely open with no one greeting us, but had a sign that said “Outdoor seating” and another stating “order atwindow” No breakfast menu to look at only a overly priced lunch/dinner menu… The only window available to walk up and orderis Waffle window, a completely different restaurant. I am extremely disappointed I wasted my time coming here when they could ofsaid on their website or on google about dine in or take out only.. Read more
Food was phenomenal as always. One of the best breakfast varieties in Portland. Lot of original dishes and delicious options,... and during regular service great service and attention to detail. Only thing preventing me from giving 5* is that if you go "offhours, between 1pm and 3 pm on the weekends, you will have to order from the waffle window, which had some really really reallybad service. Whomever was running the window this weekend was trying what I can only imagine to be charming, but came off asabrasive and rude. Very disorganized as they had no menus available for B&I, and not much attention to detail. I understandlabor is super tight right now, but I would suggest they would be better off just closing B&I during those hours and lettingwaffle window do their own thing. Unfortunately for people that have never gone there before there is now always going to be theassociation and probably won't return to the restaurant all of us love so much. Read more
B&I had always been a consistent go to. They haven't gone back to serving tables so you have self serve yet & the prices are... outrageous/equivalent to San Francisco. There are still too many great breakfast places in Portland and on East side as options.You've comfortably used potatoes to make people feel their getting more...poor man's breakfast for a rich person's wallet. Read more
What happened to this place?! B&I was my absolute favorite diner for years but new ownership has ruined it, or at least blown... it. Not having dine-in service made sense during the pandemic but for some reason this cafe can’t pull it together and createa welcoming atmosphere at a time when we’re all pining to get back to normal. The food and service used to be great but nowit’s dismissive, indifferent and forgettable. We’ve tried going back a few times but can’t justify it any more. Wake me upwhen B&I returns to its former glory. Read more
The chicken was nicely seasoned, not dry but could use some salt. The gravy was okay, could have been better if the chicken or... the gravy had a little more salt in it. The bacon was 10/10. I ordered takeout and unfortunately didn’t receive any ketchupfor my potatoes. The waffle reminds me of a Belgium, which is more on the dessert side than breakfast. Overall, I was verysatisfied. Read more
01/19/18: 4.5 out of 5 - This place is typically wonderful. The place serves a really good Chicken & Waffle. So good that... they have a separate window on the side of the building specifically for the Chicken & Waffle. However, my Saturday runninggroup sat inside had enjoyed ourselves. The service was attentive and the place was clean. In the past, the food has beenokay, when before it was very tasty. As a group, many of the runners didn't want to go back, but this time around, and afteralmost two years, we figure to give it another try. This time around the food was just better and definitely tastier again. However, my only issue would be that I feel the "thick-cut" peppered bacon didn't pass muster still. Afterall, it's $5.00 for aside order of thick-cut peppered bacon; only 3 pieces at that. For anyone in the area, it's still worth trying once anddeciding for yourself. Enjoy! Read more
Stopped in for a quick bite before I had to rush off to get my haircut. You order at the counter and you get to choose between... Bread and Ink Cafe and the Waffle Window. Completely different menus so it really doubles your options. I got the smash burgerwith waffles fries and my friend ordered 1/2 chicken & waffles. We both shared our meals so we had the best of both worlds. Myburger was juicy and had just the right amount of crunchiness. The chicken was also very tender and paired well with thewaffle. Will we were there we definitely noticed that they do a lot of delivery app orders so read in to that what you will. Read more