Reviews of The Bad Waitress Northeast (Coffee Shop)

Rachel Anderson

Great food, drinks, service and atmosphere. LOVED IT!!! Had the steak salad (yummy) and the best Old and Fashioned of my life. Also, our server was really good and nice! The name gave me the wrong impression of this place. Can't wait to come back!

Trevyn Paige

I was pleasantly surprised that we could get into a brunch place in town on a whim at 9:30am on a Sunday. The food and bloodies were fantastic, which made up for what was some not fantastic service. Although we ordered them right away, the bloodied took about 20 minutes to arrive. In addition to that, we had our Open Table reservation cancelled by the restaurant, which was strange since they acknowledged the reservation when I arrived...missed points is unfortunate. Regardless, the food was well worth the annoyances and I hope that it was just a rough morning for the staff and not indicative of normal service. We will definitely give them another try.

Michael Barthel

Excellent service, excellent food. What else can you ask for!

MD Islam

The bar was not properly stocked to make a Mai Thai. My server forgot to bring drinks and after waiting a while we realized this and reminded her. Our toast was not served with any butter/jam. Best of all, i was given the wrong check. Food was good. No complain there.

Kelly B

We came here one night after dinner for coffee with some friends. It was quiet and comfortable. They have a nice selection of coffee and coffee drinks - I had a Mexican Mocha with chocolate and cinnamon and my husband had the Tokyo Rose with raspberry. Both were very good, but I think his was better :) I only regret that we came here *after* dinner since I LOVE a good diner and it looks like they had a lot of delicious options!

Eric Tolle

Pretty average food at an above average price.

Lucas chamberlain

Had a pretty bad experience. Bloated prices and service was about the worst I've had. Lives up to the name though, at least they honor the truth in advertising regulations.

David Belille

Great food is also good for vegans but expensive

James Kuempel

Great food and service.

Aaron Dally

Food, service, and atmosphere are all above-average.

toastie072

Slow service & not so great food. Drink menu was cute but didn't really hold up to the level of creative tastiness. I have only been to the NE location twice before, & my third time will have to be my last. Love the original location on Eat Street though, even when I haven't been anytime recently. Had a better kitchen by far.

Robin Bohumil

I wanted to like this place better because it seemed like a cool idea. If they they do something to make it feel cozier and get some people in there and some energy it might be more interesting. We might have been there on a slow night.

Mat Nelson

Food was ok but the kitchen was exceedingly slow and the portions were very small. We were there until 1pm on a 10:30 reservation.

Michael Nelson

Different than the original but just as good.

Christopher Mendoza

Hash browns were pretty good. Breakfast burrito on the menu is much more of a sundried tomato egg wrap which was kind of strange but still tasted fantastic!

Clifford Osada

So good! French toast!

Danielle Sanders

Food was delicious and service was really good.

chris apgar

Good food, great service and free parking in back!

randy nelson

The menu has been streamlined, the staff changed for a more efficient and friendly service, the food is the best part, organic, fresh and well prepared, in a trendy well designed space, thumbs up in all departments

Sam Anderson

Coffee to delight the eyes and taste buds. They have servers, not waitresses, and contrary to the name of the place, the service is tip top.

Gary Anderson

Great food and service. Prices very good. Will be back.

Chloe Martin

Went there for breakfast and was very impressed! Plenty of food, great quality, and great service! Loved that they had plenty of vegetarian and vegan options as well.

Jessica Wicklund

Ambiance was great although there was no air conditioning on a very hot summer day. We were sweating... Coffee selection was amazing! Food was 6/10. They got one out of three orders incorrect. My breakfast sandwich lacked flavor. Diversity of employees was phenomenal. Haven't seen that in a hot minute. We loved out waitress, although it was very busy so we were left waiting around to take our order and receive our check for longer than usual. Will probably come back if they fix the air haha

Ruman Gure

I ordered to go from this restaurant through bitesquad. I had a horrible experience. The description read that you would receive jam with your toast. I received dry bread and no ketchup for my breakfast potatoes. I also order a pancake with fruit toppings. I received a pancake that was as thick as a sealy mattress. With no butter or the fruit I paid extra for. My egg sandwich was disintegrated. I drove to the store and returned that dry food. I am disappointed that no one cares enough to check the order. I am angry. I am not sure if I am missing the joke. The place is called bad waitress. Are they intentionally supposed to be bad? I will never ever go back here and bite squad can go have a seat. Greedy drivers just want a tip but don’t want to read simple instructions. I am having a mental break down all because someone DIDNT CHECK MY ORDER!!!!!

Chuck Rostance

Cool place, easy parking. Been there for breakfast several times and will go again. Food is good, but menu is limited. The bread and jam is ridiculously good for such a simple thing. Full bar, good bloody Mary. Clean, consistent, hipster-ish.

Tara Sullivan

I love coming in here for a quick bite, the coffee drinks are always really nice. (Tokyo rose is my favorite) I’m a big fan of eggs Benedict so I got the big bad Benedict. The eggs were perfectly poached which is so great and it’s hard to find a place that can do that every time, and I know I can count on the Bad Waitress to have perfect poached eggs. Hailey was my server and she was very attentive and friendly. She wasn’t checking in too often, which was perfect as I feel awkward when the server is constantly hovering. The food took a little bit longer than expected as it wasn’t too busy, but it was great regardless.

Logan Kies

Great food, great service, and the whole place has a nice, homey Minnesota vibe. I would definitely recommend this restaurant if you're looking for a place to just chill with friends.

Kirsten Taylor

We had a group of 14, and finding a good spot to make a reservation of that number can be tricky. We had an awesome experience at this restaurant. The out-of-town guests thought it was "really trendy" but found menu items that were delicious. The service was great, and we would definitely come back again!

John Gapp

Enjoyed breakfast and conversation with a friend. I had the omelette with turkey, spinach, and red peppers, with a side of hashbrowns. Food was prepared well, if not a little bland? The cup of coffee was above average, and our server was nice. They have a convenient, little open air parking "ramp" that made the restaurant nicely accessible.

Darren Cockrell

The food and coffee was tasty, but the service was beyond slow. Our table ordered a salad and an egg dish and it took a full hour for the food to come out after ordering. It wasn't even busy but took us two hours to finish a lite meal.

Avery Hamilton

The vegan vanilla shake and banana bread tasted EXACTLY like the milk versions I'm shook

Reshia Rheault

Pretty good food and a different type of menu. Took our food a long time to get to us when there were hardly any other customers.

Sydney

Very expensive with small portions, high quality food that is easy customizable, friendly staff but long wait. Overall impressed by the food and server, but not with the price and wait time.

Landon Brady

Great service. Amazing food, would definitely recommend for an amazing dinner.

Scott Mc Cullough

Had the eggs Benedict with my first visit to the Bad Waitress. I wouldn’t go as far to say you waitress was bad but it wouldn’t hurt to smile. The eggs were good the OJ fresh, the coffee strong. Ordered two items À la cart and $$$ later we left full though lighter in the pocket book. Everything tasted fine but it breakfast.

Suzanne Durkacs

The Northeast location of Bad Waitress is the same as their Nicolette one: average. What a great location! The huge open space with windows to match deserves better tasting food and service. Cocktails were tasty and on special at $7.50 instead of $10. I went there for happy hour with 10 people on a Friday afternoon. The place was not busy. Our menus had different descriptions for the same items--printing error? If you want great tasting, freshly made tortilla chips, don't order them here, go up Central Ave about 10 blocks to Maya Cuisine--they actually make their own there. Maybe this place is better for brunch? I found the whole experience so meh.

Dylan Anderson

The food was VERY tasty. The waitress/staff was very nice. The atmosphere was good and the layout made sense. It was nice and open, with beautiful large windows. It was nice and clean inside also. I prefer this location over the other location definitely even with my 3 star rating. The reason for three stars are as follows: They were out of avocados and the vegan vanilla ice cream for the vegan shakes at 11am on a Wednesday. It wasnt very busy at all and the food still took a pretty long time to get to us (it took us an hour from when we sat down until we left, food probably took about 35 minutes to get to us when the restaurant was mostly empty). They appeared to be rather understaffed, and I could definitely sense the urgency in the employees which I greatly appreciated. They also made a minor mistake and forgot an ingredient in one of our dishes, and they promptly and happily corrected when we notified them. In summation: It's worth a shot to try if you haven't been there

Kathy drader

Good food good price

Angie Gurung

Great for what we got, wish we could have stayed longer.

Keith Mahannah

First time there...it was ok. Saw marketing as a Great place for brunch... I didn't think it was. Disappointed with the small & limited brunch menu. Food arrived warm but not hot. Thought the portion was small so it didn't strike me as great value.

Jools Brandt

Terrible service. Bad Waitress is true to its name

Chiara Caldwell

I used to work here and before then it was my favorite restaurant, in all honesty, if you're going to eat at The Bad Waitress, I would go to the South location bc this one is over priced and the staff is so rude! Look at their response to my review. Customer Service??? Yeah right. There's also mice on the dining floor and the service is very weak for the price of an entree. DO NOT RECOMMEND EATING HERE or working here for that matter. Also the cooking staff is undereducated and almost served spoiled meat one day. My previous review was simple but since they want to say I never spent any of my hard earned money here. This is what I have to say. I remember my first dining experience here. I got 2 small sliders and a tiny side salad that all fit on an appetizer plate for roughly $12 without tax. Not worth the price or the "experience" in this restaraunt. Is that a better Review for you?

Jason Bisterfeldt

The best eggs Benedict I've ever had. Good atmosphere, wonderfully eclectic decor, and prompt service.

LaDonna DeLorme

Really long wait for food. Bartender and hostess were nice. Eggs were delicious. French toast was cold and disappointing. Bacon was good. We will not be back because you can get good bacon and eggs and everything else at many other places.

Christina Meyer

Food was ok. Music was good. Service was super slow. Waitstaff was just hanging out by the bar area talking with each other. There were only 2 other tables when we were there. Really no reason for poor service other than being rude. Probably won't be back. The name was more literal than I realized.

Ryan Larson

Had a great dinner here recently. Heard some bad reviews from friends and acquaintances but wanted to check it out for ourselves. Our server who was also bartending was attentive enough and got our drinks and food out in a decent amount of time. The hashbrowns we ordered were out of this world. The burger was so so. Drinks were strong. Pricing was really good for the area. Would definitely recommend.

Melissa Hennessey

I have visited Bad Waitress NE a ton of time in the last 2 years since they opened their NE location, and while they had their growing pains in the beginning - I LOVE THEM NOW! I just had the avocado toast (yes, I'm a a millennial) again, and I recommend getting an extra egg because they poach them perfectly here. Also, the Spy House coffee doesn't hurt! The staff is really in a great place, service is always swift and the kitchen is terrific. Thank you for moving in the NE, and adding another awesome place to eat, drink coffee, and sit with my laptop or a book. Cheers!

Tayler MacVey

Very trendy dishes - locally grown, organic, vegan options, gluten free options, etc. while all delicious. Very fun atmosphere replacing a vintage diner with red booths and bright lighting. Lunch time during the week is a "self service" where you walk up to the register to order what you want.

ron heichert

Had the avocado toast and the beet salad. Both really really good. I live close and need to go more often.

Brad Weihs

The breakfast burger here was so incredibly juicy and delicious. Definitely worthy of a 5/5. The eggs benny was pretty good. A solid 3/5.

Greg Aase

We went on a quiet Monday night for dinner. Food was okay, not great. I hear they have a great weekend brunch, but I would perhaps pass on their dinner.

Emily Baker

The mimosa was strong, so I’m not exactly sure what I ordered for food but it was good. Next time I’m in town I will be back. The bartender was super helpful and she picked good music

Kevin Newland

Awesome Eggs Benedict! Will be coming back for it and to try other menu items!

Megan Sanders

Super cute environment and good food but the service lives up to the name. It wasn’t even busy...

Jethro Oelrich

I want to start out my review with the statement that I really wanted to like the Northeast location of the Bad Waitress; the original location is fantastic and the food is delicious. The space is very beautiful and trendy however the service was less than stellar. We arrived and were told it would be a 30 minute wait but it ended up being almost an hour till we were seated. Once we ordered, the food took 45 minutes to arrive and even the coffee, a black coffee, took 10 minutes to be delivered to our table. Who I presume to be the owner visited our table multiple times and was very apologetic and offered banana bread to help make up for the wait. While that was a very nice gesture it did not quite compensate us for the lost time. Once the food arrived it was delicious albeit a little more lukewarm than I would have preferred. Overall, I enjoyed the food and the location but the wait was just too long. Maybe once everyone is trained up it will be better but until then it is a sub-par brunch experience. I will be sure to visit a few months down to road to see if the service has improved. EDIT: I visited the Bad Waitress again and I do have to say that the food service was much much quicker but it was also at a much less busy time. I honestly thought the food was not quite as good as the first time around but that might be just a foggy memory. Overall I bumped them up to 3 stars due to the quicker service.

Dana Johnson

Excellent food, fantastic and unique drinks. The wait staff is friendly and helpful and made for a wonderful brunch experience. I ended up getting a breakfast sandwich, against my normal instincts, and a drink called the Hela. The sandwich was perfectly executed and the drink, despite having gin which I normally steer clear of, was delicious.

Alicia Fosso

Long wait but worth it! Came for brunch and host seemed a little overwhelmed. Telling people long wait times with tables visibly open. It seemed confusing and a little frustrating because through out the whole wait time the tables remained open and even after we were seated there were still tables open. The food and drinks were delicious! The waitress was awesome and did a great job!

Hannah S.

Immediately “greeted” by Mary Kay representatives in the lobby insisting on getting ahold of my phone number to enter a drawing for a face mask. Hold your horses Carol, I need coffee first. Yikes. Food took forever to get to the table, and gosh was it just... disappointing. Over cooked eggs, undercooked hash browns, etc etc. I’ve heard varying opinions about this place, and unfortunately I side with the not-so-good ones. Save your money and get brunch somewhere else.

hawra alnabi

Went for the first time to this place for brunch. Very nice atmosphere. The food was delicious, and the staff amazing. The service was slow (but it was Saturday morning, so that's typical). All in all I know I will be visiting this place again soon.

William Bruce

Remarkable atmosphere. Staff is very pleasant, helpful, but not smothering. Food is good and portions are plentiful. Parking is easier than others in the Twin Cities. Cost is moderate.

A A

Atmosphere was great. Table almost buckled when leaned on though. Definitely a diner for individuals and couples. Menu way over priced for any larger groups with one bill. 94$ bill for 5 people was an unwelcome surprise. Should have reviewed the menu and prices before sitting down.

Teresa Hendry

I've had great service before. However, this time I think our waitress was new and in training. Not quick. Didn't bring our drinks ordered right away. I watched them sit at the bar for approximately 10-15 minutes... That said, the bartender didn't bring them. At one point two other servers stood there looking@ them while chatting with the bartender. Good news- beverages and for will with the wait. Absolutely delicious! Will go back.

Brett Daniele-Van Slyke

Top-notch breakfast fare in NE with a full bar to boot. Service is friendly and welcoming. Big, airy space with exposed brick walls and ceiling beams. Overcame early staffing challenges by increasing kitchen staff.

R David Koby

Nice and bright with lots of glass. Just stopped in for chocolate malts which were delicious. It was mid day so there was a very light crowd and just one waitress. Took a while for her to whip them up but the wait was worth it. They leave the metal container with the excess malt which I like. Parking in the small lot behind the buiding. Clean.

Samantha Rei

Great service, friendly wait-staff, tasty food. I like this location infinitely more than the one by MCAD. I've had a couple of business lunches here and it's been a great fit for meeting up with people and spreading out a little bit.

Stephanie Owen

Got in and out quickly with a yummy lunch!! Can't wait to go back for Dinner sometime!!!

Katie Maren

Progressive management, diverse & friendly staff, positive environment & delicious food.

Josh Peterson

Great food, drinks were delicious and the service was fantastic. Will return for that Ruben that was sold out!

Emily Wolff

The food was amazing, wonderful service and my mimosa was the BEST! Highly recommend

Alex Foster

Great place for casual breakfast, relatively small, good drinks

Steve Gjerdingen

There are a lot of dining options at this restaurant. I've been here a couple of times. Once was on a holiday when I was happy to see that they were open and the other time was on a Saturday morning. Both times the restaurant was busy but I didn't have to wait. They have decent breakfast options for someone who is gluten-free.

Kyle Bradley

Try the margarita Flat bread pizza. Damn quite good.

Jamison K

Is Zero Star possible? 2 person group, 15min wait with multiple empty tables, 19 minutes later we were seated. A different pair of 2 people were sat simultaneously and they didn't have a wait. They were also greeted by a server prior to us. It took 10min for a server to greet us and take our drink order. Server nor host apologized although we both were trying to hard to be noticed. They finally took our order. The server disagreed with my friend saying he didn't order hash browns, although we both know he did. NEITHER OF OUR OMELETS HAD ENOUGH CHEESE. Is there a cheese shortage there? I can make a better standard ham and cheese omelet at home. The muffins were dry, not buttered, and there was No Butter In Sight. We couldn't get the waitresses attention to get butter for the bread, so it sat there. My friends omelet had deli turkey in it, as if everything else I wrote wasn't enough, I'll add that too. Why are you in business?

Kyla McT

Same great food and good prices of the first location, but now with room to breathe and actual waitresses (good).

Becca Griffith

Been here a few times & I give up. The name embodies the service. Not impressed at all. If there are smiles, they seemed forced. Love their mission with food, but just seems dwarfed by the lack in a welcoming atmosphere. :-(

Jordan Arnes

Love the atmosphere and the staff is a delight! The food is always great but it's a little "hipster" just a heads up if that's not what you're into. I love it though!

Andy Kaasa

You will show "signs of intoxication" at 4 'bottomless' mimosas. (You won't). I was waiting and had ordered food. You will be cut off and they will promptly deliver your check.

shantishante

Fantastic French toast! And my friend's club sandwich with salad looks delicious. Even took leftovers home, which is unusual.

kirstin wiegmann

Great service. Nice space. Ok drinks. Not so great food.

Jarold Burth

decent breakfast!

samazing8899

Food and service just okay. Would not go back or recommend.

B W

Food is hit or miss. I think they try too hard on the drink menu. Never really busy so there's always a table, but I've had really slow service when there's only two tables to wait on. Worth a go for the vegan options, though best avoid the tofu. They don't cook it well.

Andrew Meggs

Had a great time jamming out to 90's playlist here. The service was great, the drinks were available, the food was pretty good. I especially like the Mexican Mocha, if you get the chance definitely check it out. Spicy hot chocolate, what's not to like? I was a little thrown off by the fact that there were actual servers that come to the table versus ordering it yourself, but I guess everything new takes getting used to. Would recommend.

Tsamchoe Palmo

Good for brunch!! Service was good, coffee was yike!! But the food was great!

Aditya Gupta

Coffee is definitely the best part . Omlette section need some work. And how can I forget French toast -must try.

Kelly Nelson

My husband and I were in town on business over the weekend and had breakfast here on recommendation from a friend. It didn't disappoint! The place is pretty busy and small/loud, so we ended up sitting at the bar rather than waiting 30 minutes for a table but it worked out just fine. We both got the french toast with bananas and strawberries and a side of bacon, and I got a hot chocolate (which sadly wasn't even that warm let alone hot). The food though was fantastic!!! It has a very modern, kinda hipster vibe, but the food and service was great and we would definitely recommend it!

C V B

There's a reason for the name. Haha. Our waitress wasn't the best. Still awesome food and awesome place.

Lance Beckman

Server Never came back after he delivered food. 45 minutes later he comes with tab. Overpriced for tiny portions

Andrew Zoller

Pretty good food- definitely has a diner type vibe to the style of food. Atmosphere is very open and full of natural light. Good service and overall good experience!

Wayne Todd

Garrett was really nice and had answers to every question we asked.

Patti Israelson

Fabulous valentine dinner. Might be the best steak out ever. If you have not been here you are missing a great night out.

S Dodge

Really basic, over priced, more snobby than “hip.” The terrible service is more glaring than the tasteless food. We complained about the service and got a really condescending, fake, syrupy kindness like a lot of the responses to bad reviews here. There are 10 restaurants within walking distance that have great service, food and prices. (Red Stag, Brasa, Wilde Cafe, Alma, Domo Ramen, Gorkha Palace, Masu Sushi, Punch Pizza, Aster Cafe, Eli’s East, Surdyk’s Deli, Kramarczuk’s, Ginger Hop)

James Wendell

Good menu, good service; but every time I eat here I wonder if they've run-out-of plates because the entrees are served on appetizer-size plates...very inconvenient and somewhat annoying. Use an entree-sized plate for entrees, please.

Brian Niemann

It's about as good as the name suggests. We were there on a Friday afternoon, maybe 30% capacity and it was SLOW - slow service, slow food, just a bit disappointing. The folks at the table next us left because it took so long to get served. It's a cool atmosphere, and if you've got the time the food was decent. It's worth going to at least once but I don't think we'll be going back.

Aaron Moore

Had the pleasure of grabbing lunch one rainy afternoon last month and had a great experience! I loved being able to add my own ingredients to the breakfast burrito, and the cocktails tasted wonderful. Annette was our server, and she was very attentive and considerate. I will definitely be back soon!

Jennifer Davis

This bad waitress is developing it's personality and i'm digging it. The music vibes, though nothing I would play for myself, are always a welcome novelty. Food tends to be great, prices are reasonable, service is attentive without being intrusive, and the tables are sunny with room to spread out. I like to stay for a few hours and overtip instead of overeat.

Christine Scholla

Our waitress was Hailey and she was amazingly upbeat and super attentive. Definitely go back.

Danny

This is the place for breakfast. I love the Supernova. Parking is easy in the back ramp and well worth the wait. They can get busy so plan ahead. Friendly staff each time I go.

steve esler

It was pretty good. I had an omelette with hash browns and a bloody mary. The waitress was friendly. I'll be going there again. Update...went there a second time and it was a little worse service. I figured it was just a bad day for them. Went there a third time and it was not good service plus the food this time wasn't good either. I will probably not go there again.

Al J

They recently updated their dinner menu. Everything was delicious! I had the pork, my husband had the chicken & waffles, and my friend had the burger. I also had the amazing vegan chocolate shake! All beautifully presented and the service was excellent. They serve you now instead of waiting for you to order at the counter. Great vibe and food. I will be going again!

Tsamchoe palmo

I loved what I order, except my frn!!

Juliya Smith

A cafe to hang out it? I went here once like a year ago for breakfast, and I thought the food was bland, felt crowded, and did not like waiting in line to hand-in ticket order, but I appreciated the art, casualty and how nice the staff was. Then, I went there again for breakfast more recently and it had changed, the servers took the tickets like normal, and it was comfortable to relax by the big windows and watch the busy Minneapolis streets. Oh, and the food was more satisfying and definitely worth the price. I went there tonight and it was trivia night and stayed for hours... had a blast! I am thinking about coming back here again, maybe to sit at the bar next time, or maybe to trivia night again. I think it has even more potential, so I am giving it a five in hopes that they continue with the good work.

Ben Messerly

I like the atmosphere, the location, and the service. But the food is overpriced (though pretty standard for NE) and regularly disappoints. Only every other dish is good enough to finish. The portion sizes are inconsistent across the menu, and the plates are always too small to fit all the food. It offers breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and late night, but none of them are very good.

Kurt Bachmayer

BW is a beautiful space offering a great view of bordering streets. Super cocktails. Delicious food. Excellent and fun service. WILL return!

marcus pace

5 STARS!!! Fun, friendly atmosphere. Great food. Loved! the waitresses. I'll be back!

Isabel Bengtson

Cool vibe and good food, but we waited an hour and 20 minutes for four simple lunch dishes and saw our waiter three times. Then when we told our waiter, she argued with us that it has not been that long, then checked the ticket and had to come apologize because we were right. I thought Bad Waitress was just a ironic name, but didn’t think it exemplified their service

Christian Mvuyekure

awesome service, the breakfast is the best !

Leslie Jones

have the bloody mary! great. Avacado toast with egg had a perfectly poached egg. great job!!

Tami Bauers

Don't go expecting the same experience as Bad Waitress Nicollet, but it's still good food and service. Some great features are free parking in back and good quality tea.

Matt Blum

Our four year old kept asking to go to The Bad Waitress in NE for her birthday, so when that day came we went. None of us had ever been, so we ordered a variety of things off the happy hour menu so we could try many different dishes. Somehow of four dishes 3 of them were disappointing, the worst of which was a salad that was quite possibly the worst salad anyone could have put together. We had the BBQ pork pizza which was some dough with BBQ pork on it and then some sprinkled cheese here and there, the sliders which caused both of our children to ask “Why is the bread so hard?”, the salad which was truly terrible and the pork belly which was pretty good. All in all, it was one of the more disappointing experiences we’ve had at a Minneapolis restaurant and I left wondering how they were still open.

Wallace Schneider

I really enjoyed eating here. The service is top notch (don't let the name of the place fool you), the food is excellent (omelette with goat cheese, mushroom and cranberry) and I actually enjoyed talking to my server. I'll be back.

Clare Hoogesteger

Just had snacks and drinks here recently, it was lovely. We had the best service, she knew everything about the menu even though they were in the middle of switching up their whole beer list, she had it down and memorized. I don’t remember her name, but I think she was involved in some of the beer buying/ordering. Very friendly and quick to our requests. We couldn’t stay long, but will definitely be back.

Shane Johnson

Good service good food. First time eating there evening menu and was pleasantly surprised. Seems like they're trying to be a little to fancy with there menu names/options but everything was really good.

Fernando Molano

Gosh I really wanted to give them more stars but... kitchen staff don’t even use gloves and I saw the guy touching my hamburger with his hand and then other food... seriously, you guys don’t know about food safety?, besides meat didn’t have seasoning. If it wasn’t because of the bbq sauce then I wouldn’t know what I was eating. Potatoes were great. BBQ sandwich is good. Only thing I liked were the bartenders. Girl with tattoos and young guy were super nice. I hope this place is paying them enough because they’re the only good thing you’ll find there... oh and the beer of course.

Britt Beatty

Bad Waitress NE was awesome! Super cool atmosphere, very kind and attentive staff, and tons of vegetarian options. I stopped in for lunch today and got the super nova kale scramble and a cup of coffee, and I loved it. The staff was incredibly welcoming and made sure to refill my coffee and water frequently, it made for a really good experience. The other reviews on Google were pretty negative, maybe they were made in their first week of being open? Not sure if Bad Waitress has done extra training or if the staff has just gotten into the swing of things, but either way, I think I found my new favorite breakfast place in NE!

Crystal Koontz

The service lives up to their name. The service is some of the worst I've had in the area. Food is super good though, so I'll keep going back with the hope for improvement.

Oz Ragland

Excellent food with great service. Love the personality shown through the decor, menu, etc. Will be back.

Kate Spoelstra

Amazing service, good location. Great food and generous servings.

Nicholas Leeman

Server was friendly, and did her best. Kitchen was just terrible. Over 45 minutes to deliver 5 breakfast plates. Three of our dishes were cold. Two of us ordered pancakes, and both were badly burned. One of us ordered oatmeal that was not delivered with the rest of the food, and had to be asked for after the server left. $6.50 for toast and eggs that were absolutely nothing special. No jelly on the tables, and none was provided with the plate. Literally just two slices of toast and two eggs.

Christopher Vane

Great food, great coffee. Genuine service

caitlin blanton

So much better than I even expected. This is an amazing diner with higher end food, but none of the fuss. Creative dishes with great flavor. And the coffee is so so good!!

Dariusz Florianczyk

Good food, drinks and nice people.

Emmalee Mayer

Went here for brunch with a friend and the food was great, the coffee was amazing, and the server was friendly. The atmosphere of the place is cute and perfect for brunch. I had the Trash Browns and loved them!

Brian Jones

Seemed understaffed. Food was under seasoned.

Matt Then

Our waitress was very nice and the restaurant was cool. Nice selection of drinks. They were out of the BBQ pulled pork sandwich, so I ordered a chicken chipotle caesar salad instead. The salad left a lot to be desired, not much flavor to it, wish I would've gotten the bacon mac and cheese instead, although that portion was quite small.

Pedram Nastaean

I’ve been in the industry and I’m not an impatient person and not a person to ever make a complaint online, but this was the worst service I’ve ever encountered. We waited 20 minutes and no one approached us to even get us a water. After trying to make eye contact with a waitress we decided it would be more effective to just ask when to expect a person to swing by. We asked the first employee we saw (which was the barista) who should take our order and she responded with one word answers and put her head down saying the bartender should come over and didn’t even make eye contact or look up. Then we politely asked the bartender with brown hair who then proceeded to yell at me and made a really big scene about how she was busy at the top of her voice. The people around us were astonished too, and were not being helped either. Again, I understand that places like this get busy and I’ve been a waiter before so I know that feeling. However, upon politely asking I think it is unfair and unnecessary to be so impolite and absurdly rude. We ended up leaving since no one was making an effort to even approach us to help us, and the bartender made loud sarcastic remarks to us across the room as we were leaving. Please treat your customers right, we are much more willing to be empathetic if you can approach the situation with reason and respect. Not going to be eating here again and will not recommend it to my friends. My intent for this review is so that management can improve their customer experience and hopefully provide better customer service for future people.

Tom Keller

Cool place. Good food. Eclectic menu. Maybe a little overrated....worth a visit.

Jonathan Jackson

Great menu, down to earth atmosphere

Allison Blau

My family stopped in for Easter brunch, the place was packed but the service was still terrific and the food was incredible. Will definitely be back :)

B T

This one is nothing special nor a place that should be sought out for a special meal. Ordered drinks first and they came after the meal which was edible, but just barely. Under cooked meats with over cooked breads. If your in a pinch, this place will feed you but if your looking for good, keeping looking.

Miguel Mellon

They are full service and have amazing cocktails that change seasonally, do yourself a favor and stop on in.

Brady Halvorson

The breakfast menu here is fantastic, I've had nearly everything on it. The dinner menu isn't my favorite, much smaller and missing some of the best stuff they have.

Aaron Pena

Ate here on a Sunday afternoon. This place has such a cool design. It's very trendy. Nice atmosphere. There was quite a long wait. We stayed because we were too hungry to leave. The host, Wyatt was really friendly. Our server did disappear quite a bit, but I used to work in the service industry so, I get that she was probably doing other side tasks. The pancakes are HUGE! I suggest cutting them in half, eating one half and taking the other half home. Mimosas were good. It's a lil' pricey, but I would eat here again. They also have their own mini parking lot/ramp next door (which is super convenient when in Minneapolis).

Mike Ricker

Great food and service, but slightly overpriced for what you get.

Alicia Pothier

Loved the breakfast burger here. Really cool atmosphere. Better if you’re not in a huge rush because the service was a little bit slow. Still wins a 5 star from me though for great food and friendly staff. We’ll definitely come here again.

Heart Quoigema

Perhaps the bad waitress NE is doing something entirely different then the original bad waitress (which I find charming, cohesive and balanced), this location needs to find a cohesive concept between the full wall of liquor bottles, large screen TV's with sports on, industrial decor, and touches of retro furniture.... Who are they appealing to??? The food... cannot speak to it yet... it's incredibly.... well who is it accessible to? I like a rather straightforward, simple approach (even if the food is delicate, complex or hip, I find a simple presentation appealing) and they could use some simplification (and understandability) of menu presentation... The service... also cannot speak to it yet...have been there twice, with mixed service results... Really wanted to eat my salad with chop sticks though and the server went in the back and found some Halloween theme chop sticks for my enjoyment. Which was cool.

Kate Spangenberg

I got the veggie burger and it was absolutely terrible. The food is over priced, in on obxiously small portion, and truthfully not very good at all. The bloody Mary was good.

Lexi Reins

Very kind waitstaff, very delicious foods, our waitress (didn't get her name so I'm sorry!) Was super nice, would coo at the young children we had at our table, and was very good at her job overall. Would recommend for a good meal!

Crystal Soderberg

Not great coffee and can be slow service but the food and atmosphere are wonderful!!

Aaron Neumann

Horrible, rude, condescending, awful service from one bad waitress. Have been going here for years, and twice now it's been totally unacceptable and both times made a scene in the restaurant. This is why it pains me to write a negative review. I genuinely enjoy going here. Except when there is literally one bad waitress working. A few months ago, I came in there in the afternoon with my GF for drinks, a late midweek/midday brunch, and dueling laptops, as we do. We brought coffees in from a nearby coffee shop, like I have *always* done, as coffee is an extension of my hand until about 5pm every day. We were sat by this bad waitress in a booth, then she looked at us, our coffees, and said, "You can't be in here with those." And I was like, "I'm so sorry, we *just* got these, I've always come in with coffee *and* ordered plenty of food/drinks and it's never been an issue. Next time we won't because we didn't know, but can we order?" She said, "No, it's a health code violation. Dump it or leave." I said, "That's BS; I know it's not a health code violation and this isn't my 1st time at a restaurant with my own coffee." She was aggressive, rude and condescending, so we definitely just left. It was really jarring. I thought about writing a bad review then, or just contacting the owner since we know her in a philthopric way because The Bad Waitress/she donates to a great NE hunger cause. But just I then thought, maybe the bad waitress is just having a bad day? I left it alone, continued to go there with my coffee in hand. No issues. This afternoon was different: we showed up, ready to order drinks and food, with the extension of our hands in hand, but this time the bad waitress was working again and she did her exact same, rude, aggressive, condensing routine of "dump it or leave it's health code violation." We were like, "Actually, it's not. We called the Health Department last time to make sure." And this bad waitress, unbelievably said to me, "I don't have time for your micro agression" in response (at a super-slow time of day) and said we *could* talk to the manager but she's busy too so we should "just leave". How rude! I said we'll definitely wait for the manager, and she quickly showed because she actually wasn't busy, told her the deal the with misinformed bad waitress that, no, it's not a health code violation, and I've been bringing in a to-go coffee here for years with no problems, except for with this one rude employee! She said, "well, it's a health code violation where I'm from in California." Ok. It's not here. "Well, it's a best practices policy." Ok. It's a "policy" no one here enforces, including you! I said "Fine. But we're *never* coming back here again. No one deserves to be treated this rudely." She said, in also a condescending way, "I'm sure you'll be missed." So we got up and left. Then, with our backs to the bar, literally one foot out the door, the rude, condescending, horrible attitude for person in the service industry, the truly bad waitress, shouts across the restaurant for all to hear, "Have fun verbally abusing the next server!" Unfathomable. Embarrassing. Unacceptable. Rude. Immature. Unprofessional. No, you're projecting. We were the ones "verbally abused" at the Bad Waitress NE. The "micro agression" was from this awful server. And whether it's a "health code violation" or not (it's not) or a "good practices policy" or not (inconsistently enforced, if ever), it doesn't really matter. No business should have an employee like. If they want to power trip they can work at the DMV, but not at a place that's supposed to be relaxing and enjoyable, a place I've been going to since they've opened (and of course, ordering food and drinks, tipping well, while taking my last tips of coffee for the day, etc.l and a place that I've always thought of as a "go-to". I said I will never come back, but what I really meant is I'll never come back as long as that bad waitress is working there. And that's my advice to anyone who will listen. Bad Waitress NE: You can do better, and you absolutely should.

Kayti Decay

Cocktails are very good, coffee is nice and strong, food was not good 2/3 times. I liked the tofu scramble fine but I did not enjoy the hash browns due to the cooking oil's taste, got a half-cooked pancake another time, and the broccoli in the "trash browns" permeated the entire dish with an unpleasant funk. I usually love broccoli but something about the treatment of it in this dish was dreadful. Service was good most times, especially at the bar. I would like this place to stay around because I appreciate the vegan brunch options so I will try it again in the future.

Sandee Brekke

Excellent service, really good burger, good hash browns. Free parking in back.

TipTapSlap

The bad, bad Benedict eggs are amazing!

Randy Bjornebo

Good food, nice view, good wait staff.

Adam Vnuk

Looking for different places to enjoy some good breakfast eats and was happy to find this place! I've heard good things and I was not let down. Food was on point, good drinks, good service. Can't ask for much more.

Michael Waldrop

This is your typical overpriced, overhyped Northeast Minneapolis establishment. $3.50 for coffee and $12 for rubbery eggs (not including an additional $2 for breakfast potatoes so bland that you can count on one hand the amount of seasoning flakes). After living in Minnesota for four years, I’ve grown accustomed to food so boring you could cry, but this place takes the prize. Seriously, if you enjoy food with flavor, stay away from Bad Waitress. On another note, the waitress was great, so I would suggest changing the name from Bad Waitress to Bad Food.

Austa Jakway

The Bad Waitress in Northeast is, I can honestly say, the best breakfast spot I've ever been too. For starters, I requested accommodations for the person I was attending a meal with and they acquiesced in every way they could. They not only cared, they went above and beyond to make sure we could enjoy their restaurant. And no, this wasnt about food. The next aspect was from when we got into the restaurant to when we left was nothing short of amazing hospitality. They were very much slammed, but you couldn't see stress or tension transfer to anyone of their patrons. They were efficient, friendly, and gave everyone a signature experience. Our server was very busy, but she was consistent and remembered everything. Our food was amazing. To anyone who claimed the food was bland... I don't know how your tastebuds exist in a weird plane of nothing. I 100% will encourage everyone I meet to try this place. And I will 100% be coming back. So treat yourself to the bad waitress.

Jaz Lorentzen

Ive enjoyed the food so much but what makes the place are the people and the atmosphere.