You may see a line of people waiting for this restaurant however it is a very bad bad restaurant. We ordered two lattes. What we got was a swirl mess of coffee and milk. When I asked the waitress about this she said that it was a brand new person who doesn't know how to make lattes. She said that the new person has to practice and that we should just accept a bad latte. Clearly there's no training at this restaurant. And the waitresses don't care that the staff don't know what they're doing. Melissa is the waitress. Clearly she doesn't like the restaurant or customers. Then I asked for the manager. The guy who came over was too afraid to say he's the manager his name is Isaac and he has one bad ass attitude. Can you imagine when they get a new person in the kitchen and so they practice without training and you're going to get a bunch of garbage at your table for food. This is the way this restaurant works. There is no training and management doesn't care.
I stopped here on my first morning in San Diego, and I kept going back. I know there were other options, but it was really that good. Of course, there was a wait for a table for some people, but I expect that at a good restaurant. Some people may think they don't have enough employees, but several restaurants we visited are having trouble finding employees. The staff that served us were very friendly. Throughout our week, we enjoyed the avocado toast, shrimp & grits, linguisa sausage scramble, mixed veggies, upgraded potatoes, GF toast, linguisa sausage side, and bottomless coffee. Coffee (regular and decaf) was very good. (I like to have a strong coffee flavor instead of the weak watery coffee that a lot of restaurants serve.) We love the atmosphere too. The only menu item that I felt needed improvement was that the brussels sprouts in the upgraded potatoes were too tough. That might just be my preference. I was glad to be able to get some vegetables, so it was worth it to me. Also, I ordered the Cocky 12 cold brew coffee. It was very good, but the coffee ice cubes were too much. It looked like they took up over half the glass, and they weren't melting very quickly. I feel like I missed out on a full glass of cold brew. I really wanted to try the Red Booch Kombucha, but they did not have any on any of my visits throughout the week.
Popular spot, often a long wait for tables and then for food, too. Menu actually not that big and perhaps unnecessarily complicated at times - sometimes a simple option is best! But the portions are large (particularly anything you get with potatoes), food is really nice and value excellent. Service can be slightly hit and miss but not a big deal.
Your daily breakfast spot , prepare for q que! Delicious!
We stayed in SD for 5 nights and had 5 breakfast in different locations, this was the last one, I wish Breakfast Republic was the first. Very delicious breakfast, and it was enough too (I was full when I left there), in all the other places I had to order additional meal to have enough food.Service was great, it wasn't just our waiter, every single staff member was friendly.Cleanliness was just a little off, but they were really busy, that could explain that.
Went here around 9:30am on a Saturday morning and it was already quite busy - luckily we were fine with sitting on high chairs along the window bar, otherwise we would have had to wait for at least 30-40 minutes.After we were seated, it took a little longer than usual to be greeted by a server, but when we were helped, they were all very friendly.We ended up putting both our food and beverage order at the same time - the coffee took awhile to arrive - we had gotten our food maybe 5 minutes after we got our coffee.I had the jurassic pork benedict and my husband ordered the Jalapeno bacon cheddar sausage omelette. Decent portions for both dishes - the jurassic pork was sweet with a nice flavor and the sausage in the omelette was juicy and delicious.I wanted to order the pancake sampler (choose 3 different kinds of pancakes) but we were too full and knew we would haven't have been able to eat anymore. But that'll definitely be ordered the next time we visit.As the day progresses, be aware that the lineup did get longer by the minute - so be prepared to wait for awhile.
Having read some reviews and spoken to hotel staff who recommended Breakfast Republic we were really looking forward to our visit. When we arrived it was really busy and you knew why. One look at the portions being served up at the table next to us suggested both quality and quantity weren't going to be an issue. We weren't;t disappointed. The omelettes were huge and pancakes just as big. Overall quality of the food was really good and very tasty. The only slight downside was that because they are so busy you did feel they were trying to turn around the tables at pace. We'd literally just finished when the bill was there and we were gone. Just a small point, but important nonetheless
I accompanied my husband on his business conference to San Diego, and found this gem of a brunch restaurant in the Gaslamp district. In looking for restaurants, I do really consider reviews left on TripAdvisor, and I am surprised this does not have a higher ranking. The food at Breakfast Republic was amazing, and the service friendly. I highly recommend the pineapple upside down pancakes and lemon coconut pancakes, as well as the Portuguese linguisa. The tables are cleaned thoroughly between each sitting, and there is plenty of seating outside. If you are in SD, make time to stop at Breakfast Republic - it is well worth it.
Avocado Toast and Portuguese sausage eggs were both amazing!
Amazing avocado + strawberry, geat eggs, great service