29 Best Breakfast Restaurants near Portsmouth

“Went to restaurant on my son birthday Friday morning around 11 the food was delicious well seasoned definitely soul food cooking was my first time there & surely will not be my last. Keep the good food taste the love in it ?“

“Staff was very welcoming on this day 8/6/2025 around 12noon our first time in this part of Virginia from New York City and the welcoming service along with food was amazing. Will definitely recommend this. Location and we will try to have breakfast here once more before leaving this weekend to go back North.“

“Really quiet, could use some music. Can here people in the kitchen talking on the phone, wait staff was wonderful very attentive.food was great, and the amount given was decent compared to the price. I had the hamburger steak and eggs, he got the seafood omelette. He says that it was good.“

“service was guick, fast and professional. 👍👍👍“

“First time here and I will be coming back! Rebecca was the highlight. She is extremely attentive, kind and friendly. She made certain we had everything we needed. The food is delicious and Rebecca is an amazing! My husband and I have a lovely brunch and we both are extremely satisfied“

“Simply amazing! Great customer service. The food is beyond compare… I had the smoke show plate absolutely delicious 🤤. If you are in the area, go! DO IT!!!!!! FYI: grits are on point!!“

“Great food and great people“

“What a cute step back in time! Friends invited me to go to breakfast this morning. It was really good! I cannot eat shellfish, but I understand they have a wonderful She Crab Soup. I wish it was closer to me because I would use the pharmacy, too. I prefer independent pharmacies over the chains, but no longer have one near me.“

“I came here a few weeks back and had the best experience ever! Today I brought my wife here for breakfast and she loved her food! The Atmosphere is pleasant and the staff were very friendly! The manager Carla Thompson is doing a great job! We’ll be back!“

“Spacious, clean, great service and friendly atmosphere. Crab, shrimp and spinach omelette was delicious.“

“The food is great and so are the people who work there. It’s busy all of the time and that’s a good thing! The only issue I saw and did not like was a cook came to the front with rubber gloves on b“

“I would have given it 5 stars but after driving there to place a take out order as usual, we were told that it was Dine-in Only. This is a first! No notice on the website. No voicemail message. No sign. Very disappointing because we LOVE the food and service.

Update: Thanks for your response. I was not aware of that. I now understand.“

“The waitress are good and friendly and I love the Filipino Breakfast fried egg,tocino,fried rice“

“Called in my order to surprise my fiancé with breakfast for his birthday. 🎂 I mentioned this to Karen, when I picked it up she told me she put a candle in his pancake. Such a kind gesture. She even wrote Happy Birthday 🎉 on the container. So very sweet. Excellent customer service. I always encounter a great experience whether I’m dining in, calling in, or ordering online. But I most definitely wanted to shout out The lovely Caring Karen. As always I highly recommend Belaire Pancake House.“

“This business came up in my FB feed while visiting the Town Center area. I had not heard of it before, so as a bread lover it was a must try. I ordered online the night before received notifications when my order was ready; which was on time and let’s say that bacon, egg w/ jelly biscuit did NOT disappoint. I WILL be returning! so glad I ordered 2 plan biscuits for the road.“

“Great service, great food.“

“Great food, very friendly staff. First time here but we will be back! Thanks d’egg for a great breakfast!“

“Food and service was great“

“For the Manager: The staff that worked the evening of 1/8/26 around 9 pm were fantastic. We were greeted by every single staff member, even ones that had clocked in after we arrived. Our server was attentive the whole time and even offered us to go drinks. I hope to have the same staff next time we come“

“😀The pancake House has awesome service, great food and the staff interacts with the customers the way they should. I recommend this place to everyone, especially in the Wards Corner area.“

“staff was friendly and accommodating. restaurant was clean and parking plentiful. prices were reasonable“

“the waffle House had good service and good food the Cleanlieness nedds to improve kitchen and dinning area“

“Absolutely amazing service. Manager/Cook Brittany was amazing and very accommodating to the group. Server was very quick, reliable, and overall a great person to have on the ihop team. Perfect, immersive service. Will definitely be visiting again!“

“😀😀😀😀😀👍👍Great food“

“my server, Joao, was inattentive, disregarding, forgetful and rude. Not only did he barely greet me and my coworker, he was snotty, forgot half of my food, allowed my coworkers waffle to get cold before bringing his butter and syrup, didn't ask if we wanted refills, and barely spoke to us. then decided to get snarky when I left him a $2 tip when he didn't even deserve that... I always to at least 25%... not today“

“The service was excellent! I took my two teenage grandchildren with me. The food was delicious almost as good as mine🤗“

“Great food, fast service,friendly staff healthy choices“

“My experience at this location early this morning was wonderful. We were greeted by Allison, she was very friendly and professional. The food was on point. We will be returning to this location.“

“Our server Vicky was exemplary. No other way to say it. Showed us to our seats promptly, ensured the table was clean, brought us our drinks in record time, and the food came out on time and hot, as ordered. On top of that, recognizing we were in a bit of a hurry, she brought us our tickets and processed them promptly. And if that wasn't enough, she's also a great conversationalist, striking a good balance between talking with us and taking care of other customers.“