Brunch

Watermark Adds Sunday Brunch

June 4, 2020 By Dayton Most Metro

Chef Maria and Watermark are launching a new meal, and a new vibe! Chef shares that over the years, many people have asked about brunch, and that they are now ready to launch a Sunday brunch. This Sunday – June 7 – they will hold a special sneak-peek Soft Opening – and YOU are invited!

This new menu will feature both breakfast favorites, as well as the creative and delicious dishes you expect from Watermark! The incredible Smoked Salmon Tart, a mouthwatering Blueberry-Lemon Scone, and a hearty Pork Belly Hash are just a few. You can view the entire Sunday Vibes Menu HERE. (Please note there are a few items that will not be available until our official public opening on June 14.)

CALL for reservations at: 937-802-0891
This June 7 Soft Opening will fill up FAST!

Regular Sunday brunch service will begin on June 14, and online reservations will be available starting on Monday, June 8.

Watermark Restaurant

(937) 802-0891

20 S. 1st St

Miamisburg, OH 45342

Greater Dayton Guide To Brunch

March 31, 2019 By Lisa Grigsby

In 1895 a British writer, Guy Beringer, wrote “Brunch: A Plea” in Hunter’s Weekly. He wanted people to gather for a late breakfast on Sundays not necessarily for the food but for the experience:

By eliminating the need to get up early on Sunday, brunch would make life brighter for Saturday-night carousers. It would promote human happiness in other ways as well. Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting. It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.

We have to agree with him! Sunday brunch is becoming a more popular meal in restaurants then every before. Data from Google Trends show that search interest in brunch has been rising steadily since 2004 with the most popular searches coming around Easter and Mother’s Day. According to that same research, brunch tends to be more popular with younger urban dwellers.

Brunch also gets credit for popularizing day drinking. The creation of the Bloody Mary and Mimosa are attributed to the social events of the 1920’s during Prohibition, when those who still had access to alcohol often mixed it with juice to hide the fact that it hadn’t been aged for long. Nothing say brunch better that bottomless mimosa’s.

We’ve put together a list of Sunday brunches in Dayton. This list does not include the wonderful places that serve breakfast everyday like The Brunch Club, Butter Cafe, Tanks, Legacy Pancake House, First Watch, The Waffle House, The Blueberry Cafe, and Golden Nugget, but concentrates on eateries that have a special Sunday menu of eggs Benedict, french toast and a Bloody Mary or two:


	Ele Cake Co Bistro & Wine Bar Brunch A little gem of a place tucked in Austin Landing, skip the line at Another Broken Egg and walk around the corner for a great meal. Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	Bonefish Grill Brunch Offering 4 different eggs benedict choices and an awesome espresso martini Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	Yankee Trace Golf Club Buffet Brunch One of the only buffets around, handles large parties well. Salmon en croûte,Carved Ham, Beef or Turkey, shrimp cocktail, as well as all your breakfast favorites. Reservations suggested. Sunday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
	Meadowlark Sunday Brunch Be prepared to wait at this popular spot, great flavors and interesting menu make it worth the wait! The Huevos rancheros rock! Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	Lock 27 Brewing – downtown only The restaurant’s new brunch menu is called “The Hangover Brunch.” Bonuts-biscuit donuts rolled in cinnamon and sugar then served with a lemon marscapone, biscuit sandwiches, breakfast tacos and more Saturday & Sunday 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
	Mudlick Tap House All your breakfast favorites including entrees like Chicken and Waffles, Crab Hash, Cheese Grits and a Bloody Mary & Mimosa Bar Brunch Sat & Sun starting at 11am
	Brio Tuscan Grille Brunch A limited menu, but what they make tastes great. You can also choose from their lunch menu. They pour a great Prosecco Mimosa. Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	Basil’s on Market Buffet includes all your breakfast favorites, including made to order waffles as well as some heartier lunch dishes. Buffet Brunch 10am – 3pm
	Lily’s Bistro Brunch Perhaps the best meal they serve and if weather permits, request to sit on the back patio for a truly relaxing experience. Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	Blind Bob’s Tavern Bunch It’s not fancy, but surprisingly good! Blind Bob’s Tavern Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	Cobblestone Café, Home Interiors & Gifts Chef-made Sunday Brunch A charming atmosphere, a constantly changing menu and great shopping make a trip to this Waynesville eatery worth the drive. Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:30 PM
	Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Sonoma Sunday Brunch A great place to splurge when someone else is picking up the meal. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	The Dublin Pub Sunday Carvery & Brunch Many choices on the buffet, a great bloody mary bar and a few menu choices, if buffets not your thing. Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	Lucky’s Taproom and Eatery Brunch Inexpensive, wide variety and vegan friendly. Sunday 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM
	The Winds Cafe and Bakery Brunch An upscale brunch with incredible home made baked goods in a casual atmosphere. Sunday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	Bravo Cucina Italiano Brunch Omelettes and multiple Benedict dishes, hash and eggs and a berries-and-cream French toast, with brunch offered both Saturday and Sunday. Sunday 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
	Wheat Penny Over & Bar With a menu offering sweet potato hash, eggs in hell, a breakfast gondola and Daytonomiyaki, we think you’ll love early day dining here. Saturday 10:00 am -2 pm, Sunday 1o:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Have a favorite brunch spot we missed? Please tell us about it in the comments below.

Sunday Brunch at the Engineers Club!

February 2, 2019 By Brian Petro

Once a quarter, the Engineers Club of Dayton offers an all-you-can eat brunch in their dining room that is open to the public. For the first part of 2019, that date is February 3! Start your Sunday with a delicious meal in our century-old, historic building right next to Riverscape. Chef Laura and the staff serve brunch from 11 AM to 2 PM, preparing an amazing meal for all of our members, guests, and potential members.

The buffet-style meal features an omelet station, country ham, bacon, hash brown casserole, biscuits & gravy, seasoned beef, seared salmon, wild rice pilaf, roasted vegetables, and salad bar. With such a large selection of food and drink, everyone can find something they will enjoy on our menu! Brunch runs $15.95/member and non-members can enjoy for $17.95.

Engineers Club of Dayton

(937) 228-2148
110 E. Monument Ave.
Dayton, OH 45402

Coco’s Brunches are Back for February

January 29, 2019 By Dayton Most Metro

Every Sunday in February, brunching becomes beautiful! It’s time for “SAVOR YOUR SUNDAYS,” the only time of the year you can experience a specially curated brunch menu of delicious entrees at CoCo’s Bistro benefitting Stivers School for the Arts!

If you’ve ever been, you already know how WONDERFUL these Sundays are! And if you haven’t, 2019 is the PERFECT year to make it a new family tradition!

Limited seating available and each Sunday features talented performing arts students from the different music magnets. ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

There is also a signature silent auction of one of a kind works of art ? ?by Stivers adjuncts and area artists!

RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, so call ☎️937.228.COCO (2626) TODAY!

Brunch at Wheat Penny

September 30, 2018 By Lisa Grigsby

We’ve been hearing about it for over a year from Chef Liz. They’ve been sharing photo’s on social media and finally today we got to taste it. Wheat Penny is now serving brunch! And it was delicious. The only surprise- it wasn’t packed today. But we have a feeling that will change!

Here’s a tour of our brunch today:

Eggs in Hell

Poached eggs in a spicy tomato sauce on cheese polenta with toast

Breakfast Gondola

Pizza dough shaped like a gondola baked with whipped ricotta, sunny up eggs with ham, bacon mushrooms and bacon

served with a side of greens

Breakfast Tacos

Corn tortillas stuffed with your choice of eggs and bacon, green chorizo and egg, or eggplant

Breakfast Sandwich

Housemade grilled Ciabatta roll, egg, cheese, Mariah’s Chile Sauce with a burger patty, green chorizo or fried chicken thight

also available vegan with smoked jackfruit , crispy eggplant or cauli patty

There’s still more of the brunch menu we didn’t get to, but today was only the first day. With the brunch menu served each Saturday and Sunday, trust us, we will make it through the whole menu soon!

Wheat Penny Oven
515 Wayne Ave,
Dayton, OH 45410

(937) 496-5268

Monday – Friday 11am – 10pm
Sunday 10am- 3pm

Cobblestone Village Cafe Adds Dinner Service

September 28, 2018 By Dayton Most Metro

Owners Jeremy and Angela Greene envisioned designing a location that encompassed all the things that they enjoyed the most; loving people, creating warm inviting environments, thoughtful crafted food, coffee, and gelato. And that’s exactly what they’ve done at Cobblestone Village Cafe in Waynesville.

They’ve created a passionate collective of culinary artists, eclectic designers, master baristas, and Gelaticians (Gelato maker). Here, they invite their guests to become a part of a world where great tasting food, thoughtfully crafted beverages, and hand curated home furnishings—shared in an environment of infectious positivity.

Known for their tasty brunches and lunch, they will be adding dinner service beginning Oct 5th. From 5-9pm. Thursday thru Saturday year round. You can join them for local beer, a selection of fine wines, bourbons, and cocktails, seasonal farm to table culinary delights of small plates, entrees, and desserts.

Cobblestone Cafe

10 North Main Street
Waynesville, OH 45068

513-897-0021

11am -3:30pm Tues-Fri
11am -4pm Sat & Sun

Starting Oct 5th
5-9pm Thurs – Sat

Ghostlight Coffee Launches Vegan “EGG” Sandwiches

May 25, 2018 By Dayton Most Metro

VRUNCH /‘vrench/ n. Vegan Brunch.

It’s totally a thing. Starting this weekend Ghostlight Coffee is serving vegan breakfast sandwiches on Saturdays! Made with an Impossible chorizo (Impossible Foods burger and HouseMadechorizo spice), polenta, and Daiya cheese on an English muffin.

Ghostlight Coffee is known for their vegan baked goods and now they are extending their animal-free alternatives to breakfast. Ghostlight’s vegan breakfast sandwiches are made with Impossible Chorizo (an Impossible Foods vegan burger blended with Ohio-made HouseMade chorizo spice), a polenta “egg”, and Daiya cheddar cheese on an English muffin.

Sandwiches will be available for purchase while supplies last on Saturday morning, in addition to those made for pre-orders being delivered at 8 am and 9:30 am. Ghostlight will offer sliding discounts for pre-orders each week, starting with 15% off this week using the code VEGANDAYTON. The discount will drop to 10% the week of May 28 – June 2.

Pre-orders will be accepted until 5pm on Friday, May 25 for pickup at 8 am or 9:30 am on Saturday, May 26. You can put in your Pre-Order at this link.

New Brunch Menu at Mudlick Tap House Today

October 7, 2017 By Lisa Grigsby

Fall has come and with it a new round of menu’s at Mudlick Tap House at the corner of 2nd and St. Clair Streets. And while the menu has a lot of changes there is absolutely no change in the Bloody Mary Bar! Enjoy creating your own personalized concoction and for an extra kick try their house made dill pickle infused vodka. Not a fan of the bloody mary? Then maybe you’d prefer a mimosa.
Fall has come and with it a new round of menu’s at Mudlick Tap House at the corner of 2nd and St. Clair Streets. And while the menu has a lot of changes there is absolutely no change in the Bloody Mary Bar! Enjoy creating your own personalized concoction and for an extra kick try their house made dill pickle infused vodka. Not a fan of the bloody mary? Then maybe you’d prefer a mimosa.

Brunch is served Saturday and Sunday starting at 11am and is served until 4pm.

Booze at Breakfast- Where to Brunch!

September 24, 2017 By Lisa Grigsby

Attention, this is your brunch captain speaking. Buckle up, things could get boozy. Yep, we’re sharing some of the best joints in town that don’t look at you funny when you order a cocktail before noon. Heck many of these places encourage it with their bloody mary bars and mimosa options. Over the next few weeks we’ll highlight some of our favorites, so check these out and stay tuned for more!

And by the way, we are not ignoring the many breakfast joints in town that serve up a great eggs and pancakes, there are lots of great options like Golden Nugget, Hasty Tasty, The Brunch Club, George’s Family Restaurant, just to name a few. But this just isn’t that list.

Another Broken Egg
Austin Landing 3450 Rigby Road Miamisburg, OH 45342
Open daily at 7am
6 Mimosa Flavors & 4 Bloody Mary’s on the Menu- and you can order by the pitcher!

A few brunch menu highlights:

Hey Lucy!™ Omelette – Filled with avocado, breakfast chorizo, sautéed onions, green chilies and topped with Cheddar Jack cheese. Served with country potatoes or grits, salsa and sour cream and an English muffin.

Cinnamon Roll French Toast – Thick-sliced cinnamon roll battered, grilled golden and topped with cream cheese icing, Foster sauce, mixed berries and whipped cream. Served with two eggs any style and your choice of meat.

Salmon Power Bowl – Fresh spinach, quinoa, avocado, black beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, roasted red peppers and pickled red onions with local honey jalapeño vinaigrette and topped with Southwestern-seasoned salmon

Basil’s on Market

Dayton: 312 N. Patterson Blvd. Dayton, Ohio
Sunday Buffet Brunch 10am – 3pm

Troy: 18 N. Market Street Troy, OH 45373
Sunday buffet brunch 10:30am- 2pm

$17.95 per person
Chef Todd Uhlir’s inventive and creative menu offers diners the opportunity to experience a modern spin on favorite dishes utilizing the best local products. Buffet includes all your breakfast favorites, including made to order waffles as well as some heartier lunch dishes.

Dublin Pub
300 Wayne Ave, Dayton, OH 45410
Sunday Carvery & Brunch served 10am – 3pm
$17.95, $7.99 for kids 5- 12, under 5 free

Buffet includes: Farm Fresh Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Home Fries, Fresh Fruit, Biscuits, House Made Sausage Gravy, Made To Order Omelettes, Carving Station With Assorted Entrees, Salads, Side Items And Desserts.

You also have the option to order off the regular menu if the buffet isn’t for you.

The Meadowlark
2094 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd, Dayton, Ohio 45459 937.434.4750
Sunday 10am – 3pm

A few brunch highlights:

Shrimp and Grits 14.95
Sauteed gulf shrimp with butter, garlic, mushrooms, chopped tomato, scallions, spices and lemon on a mound of steaming cheddar grits with toast. The way we fix it makes Southerners weep!

Huevos Rancheros 13.95
Fresh corn tortillas covered in cheese are broiled and topped with two poached eggs and a vibrant, fragrant tomatillo-green chile sauce. Served with creamy, smoky pinto beans and hand-grated hash browns.

Buttermilk-Soaked Oat Pancakes 10.95
Tender, flavorful pancakes made with brown sugar, whole wheat, and oats soaked overnight in buttermilk are much lighter than you’d expect and absolutely delicious. Three big brown beauties are piled on your plate and served with organic maple syrup and butter.

Japanese Sesame Omelette w/Bulldog Sauce & Vegetable Fried Rice 13.95
Jasmine rice stir-fried with ginger, basil, and lots of fresh vegetables, mounded steaming onto a plate and topped with a thin, rolled omelette flavored with sesame oil and whole herb leaves. Drizzled with Japanese Bulldog sauce (a great bottled sauce made from fruit and vegetables; we call it the Japanese A-1).

Mudlick Tap House
135 E. 2nd Street, Dayton OH 45402
Brunch Sat & Sun starting at 11am
Bloody Mary Bar

Trolley Stop
530 East 5th Street Dayton, OH 45402
Brunch Sat & Sun 11am
Bloody Mary Bar

A few brunch menu highlights:

French Farmer’s Breakfast– Grilled asparagus, sauteed mushrooms, baguette toast and 2 fried farm eggs

Pancake Cinnamon Snackers– Fluffy pancake fritters, tossed in cinnamon and sugar and served with syrup for dip’n

Juevos Ranchero Nachos– Corn tortilla chips mounded with chorizo or avocado, enchilada sauce, black beans, jalapeno, diced tomatoes & onions and 2 fried eggs served with house-made salsa

The Golf Club At Yankee Trace
10000 Yankee St, Centerville, OH 45458 | 937-438-4653
Buffet Brunch Sun 10am – 2pm
$19.95 adults, $9.95 Children 6 – 12, 5 and under are FREE

Reservations for casual dining are accepted

but not required.

Brunch Menu Features:

Fresh Pastries and Homemade Desserts | Freshly Made Belgian Waffles
Omelets Made to Order| Freshly Scrambled Eggs
Home Fried Potatoes | Bacon | Plump Sausage Links
Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
Salmon en croûte | Carved Ham, Beef or Turkey
Variety of Salads

Blind Bob’s
430 E 5th St, Dayton, OH 45402
Sun 11am – 3pm

Serving up great breakfast sammie’s, tropical oatmeal, orange french toast, and Bob’s Benedicts Saturday and Sunday 11am – 3pm Brunch entrees run $6-9 and can be complimented with a Bloody Mary or Bloody Maria. Outdoor dining is available on the patio

The Winds Cafe
215 Xenia Ave, Yellow Springs 937.767.1144
Sun 10AM – 3PM

A few highlights from their brunch menu:

Morning Walk in Glen Helen – Ahh, there’s nothing like a morning walk in the  Glen, especially on a beautifully lazy Sunday morning.  This dish was inspired by one such morning that  produced a Leo-sized appetite. Creamy Weisenberger  grits, my latest Kentucky discovery, are enriched  with fresh summer corn and topped with two  poached eggs, sauteed domestic shrimp and a  drizzle of piquant salsa verde…then, time for a nap.

Corn Cakes – These savory cakes are studded with fresh corn and chopped herbs and drizzled with cheddar gravy. They  are the epitome of a great summer brunch. Served with scrambled eggs and grilled summer vegetables.

Artichoke and Summer Herb Frittata– Let’s just pretend it’s Sunday morning in Florence. A few  eggs are beaten with shredded Parmesan and a handful  of snipped herbs. You pour the mixture over olive oil  stewed artichokes, slip it into the oven as you quickly  toss ripe farmer tomatoes with fresh lemon and olive  oil. You pull the frittata from the oven, spoon on the  tomatoes, and sprinkle with toasted breadcrumbs.  As you pour the coffee, your love looks up over the  newspaper and smiles.

Lily’s Bistro

329 E 5th St, Dayton, OH 45402
Sunday brunch 11am – 3pm

Known for their New Orleans inspired Beignets, breakfast burritos, waffles, disco fries or their Hangover Cure- a big bowl of potatoes, scrambled eggs, onions, peppers, cheddar cheese, and mushroom gravy served with toast, you can enjoy brunch Saturday and Sunday from 11am-3pm. Entrees range from $10 -13

Worth The Wait

April 11, 2017 By Tess Vella-Colette

A few weeks ago I met a couple girlfriends at the Yellow Cab Building for the Brunch Food Truck Rally. Since brunch is my favorite meal of the week, I was geared up to go. I was properly caffeinated, had cash in my pocket, and my pants had a little stretch to make way for all the yummy food ahead of me. When I got there I was shocked by the amount of people who had the same plan in mind. Everywhere I turned the lines were long. I thought to myself that surely no food that came out of a truck could possibly be worth waiting for, but wait I did.

We landed on the always fresh and delightful Shakery Juice Bar since my friends and I were looking for something light and healthy to eat…but smells of waffle batter and maple syrup kept wafting in my direction. Where was this heavenly scent coming from…? Of course the truck with the longest line of the day: The Drunken Waffle.

As I practically licked the last of my acai berry bowl, I made a mental note to wait for some waffles the next time. Fortunately the next time came around much sooner than I had expected. The Drunken Waffle was parked out back of the Cannery Loft Apartments the very next weekend, so my husband and I decided to give some waffles a whirl.

We ordered two meals and decided to split them. I went relatively traditional with the “50 Shades of Swine,” a bacon wrapped breakfast sausage cooked into the waffle batter. It was accompanied by a jalapeno maple syrup that wasn’t overly spicy, but left a nice lingering tickle on the tip of my tongue. My husband took a left at classic and went with a dish that was full of twists and delicious turns: The War Pig. This dish had ham, bacon, Monterey Jack cheese, and a scrumptious herbed mayo sandwiched in between a spicy, 3 pepper waffle. He also got a side of asparagus that were perfectly seasoned and cooked.

All in all, the meal was as whimsical as the names of the dishes, the flavor combinations were spot on, and the portions were not overwhelming. Most importantly, the waffles tasted good, they were fluffy and flavorful. I always appreciate when a restaurant (or in this case a food truck) can introduce some creativity into their food without losing focus of the basics. The Drunken Waffle’s food is fun and exciting while still keeping the flavors at the forefront.

So the next time you find yourself in a long line at a food truck rally asking “How good can food from a truck really be?”

Trust that it can be really, really good, and yes, it may even be worth the wait!

Where you can find the Drunken Waffle this week:

Wednesday | Air National Guard Base in Springfield (Military access required) from 11am-2pm
Thursday | WHIO (1611 S Main Street in Dayton) from 11am-2pm
Saturday | Home Depot Rally in Centerville from 11am-6pm

Brunch! Food Truck Rallies at the Yellow Cab are held on the first Sunday of every month, through September.