On a current weekend journey to Warren County, we began our morning at The Breakfast Membership in historic downtown Lebanon! Our hosts from the Warren County guests bureau had steered it, and after we rolled up and noticed a small crowd ready outdoors, we knew we had been in the correct place.
The Breakfast Membership occupies a small constructing with a car parking zone on the north finish of downtown Lebanon, simply up the road from establishments like The Golden Lamb. It contains a good-sized eating room and a giant lined patio. And whereas the crowded was buzzing with pleasure on Sunday morning, the waits had been solely about 15-20 minutes.
Inside is a small ready space, after which the complete eating room features a row of cubicles alongside the home windows, a small counter, and a group of smaller tables all through.
At The Golden Lamb the evening earlier than, the supervisor sung the praises of the Breakfast Membership, saying it was particularly good for those who appreciated espresso. Breakfast Membership roasts its personal espresso and sells it by the pound. I ordered up a French press of their breakfast mix. It was wealthy and hearty with out being bitter. It’s also possible to order chilly brew, drip espresso, and decaf.
We began by splitting a cinnamon roll with the desk. We get tremendous judgy in relation to cinnamon rolls – they’re simple to screw up and there are some glorious variations that set a excessive bar (for us it’s Actual Meals Cafe in Grand Rapids, Michigan) – however I’m pleased to report that everybody across the desk gave this one a thumbs-up. It arrived heat, is smooth sufficient to chop with a fork however isn’t mushy, and the icing was buttery however not overly candy.
The Breakfast Membership’s menu covers sufficient floor that everybody will discover one thing to love. There are home specialties, breakfast classics, omelets, sweets like buttermilk pancakes, waffles, and French toast.
That is Bryan’s Bagel Benedict Arnold. It’s an amped-up model of the basic eggs benedict, topping a toasted bagel with two poached eggs, your alternative of Canadian bacon or portabella mushrooms, and do-it-yourself hollandaise, plus a facet of house fries or hash browns. Our 13-year-old opted for the mushrooms (what 13-year-old does that?!) and the hash browns.
Like every part else we tasted on the Breakfast Membership, it was thoughtfully ready, very properly seasoned, and in a giant parts.
As fall was approaching, they provided a caramel apple or apple pie waffle (totally different menus referred to as it various things). However it was an enormous Belgian waffle topped with roasted apples, a house-made caramel cream cheese drizzle, then powdered sugar and whipped cream. It’s good for anybody with a candy tooth and anybody who (correctly) loves fall.
As you get nearer to Cincinnati, you begin seeing extra goetta on menus, and the Breakfast Membership options it as a facet. So in fact we ordered it and liked it. The menu doesn’t specify the place it comes from, although.
Fast kudos to a facet of biscuits and gravy as properly. Mushy however sturdy biscuits, peppery and chunky gravy.
And we liked the potato pancake breakfast, too! It options two do-it-yourself potato pancakes with sides of applesauce and bitter cream, served with three eggs cooked to order, your alternative of meat and toast. We selected sides of rye toast and their house-made apple sausage – each glorious alternatives.
It’s these additional bits like do-it-yourself sausage that basically promote me on a spot. In my expertise these locations – and I embody The Breakfast Membership on this – know the best way to dish up flavorful breakfasts that make them simply liked by residents and guests.
If you happen to’re in Lebanon and also you’re beginning your day with meal, my suggestion could be The Breakfast Membership!
The Breakfast Membership
102 N. Broadway St.
Lebanon, OH 45036
(513) 932-0210
Internet: breakfastclubcafe.com
FB: The Breakfast Membership Cafe & Espresso Roastery
IG: @thebreakfastclubohio
