08/24/2025
Breakfast Tour Stop - August 17th, 2025
*~*The Better Half - Lakeville, MN*~*
(*Rating - 7๐ฆ 's out of 10)
Today we had breakfast at The Better Half in Lakeville, Minnesota!!
Shortly after we walked in, a woman arrived & welcomed us. She informed us that there was a wait - to which we asked if we could sit at the bar to spend it up...so, that's what we did!! She was friendly & efficient!!
We found 2 seats at the bar & scoured the area for menus as we waited. After looking over the menu, the bartender came over & took our order. She was pleasant & efficient - with a slight glimpse of a sense of humor...didn't catch her name though.
The atmosphere was very modern & spunky. It was clean & very black, metal & teal accents...I kinda dig it!!
They offer a decent brunch menu - offering your basic essentials - eggs, potatoes, meat, omelettes, pancakes, sandwiches, yada, yada, yada!! There were a few unique things, like the Lobster Benedict...over all it wasn't very big, but exciting just the same.
We decided to each have a coffee with Bailey's...the liquor pour was light in them, but the whip cream made up for the lack of Bailey's.
As far as breakfast goes, we decided to order 1 savory dish & 1 sweet. We chose the *insert cutesy name I cannot remember* French Toast & the Lobster Benedict.
The Lobster Benedict was ok...we ordered cheesy hash browns with it - which were similar to Cracker Barrels hash brown casserole. There wasn't an overabundance of lobster, but what was in there was good & not fishy. The problem was that there was so little it was hard to taste it - well, that & the eggs were over cooked...they were more of a soft boil than poached. It was also lukewarm when it came out...which put a damper on it.
The French Toast was exactly that - French Toast...nothing spectacular. It was good & filled us up. It came with 2 strips of bacon - which were cooked hard, like I like...so, that was a plus!! The French Toast didn't come with butter - which was disappointing & I was too hungry to care to order some & wait for it.
Mike did a bathroom check - he said the restrooms were VERY clean & decorated in the same modern fashion as the rest of the place.
Our bill was $53.47 - ๐ณ - but actually, we DID have that 1/2 shot of Bailey's in our coffee...sooo ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Overall, we would probably wouldn't return...for no real reason other than it was spendy for average breakfast. Nothing REALLY stood out to make us want to come back, I guess.
*SIDE NOTE* After breakfast, we stopped at a little ice cream shop that shared the parking lot with The Better Half. We both agree that we WOULD go back to the Dairy Delite again...that treat hit the spot!!
Overall Rating: 7 ๐ฆ's out of 10!!
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(***Please note - this is only our take. Please take a chance & check out any place on our list on your own...never let us dictate your breakfast***)
As always, feel free to hit us up with any places you think we should try!!