The Nucleus

405 Water St, Eau Claire
(715) 834-7777

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Brianna Radecki

Love this place! All their food is very fresh tasting and uses locally sourced produce. Waits can get really long, especially for weekend brunch. Sister, cousin and I went for brunch and waited 30 minutes for a table and then another 45 to get our food. They do have a little cafe area with couches and some seating while you wait, but it gets very crowded. Nice vibes, and nice wait staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Jeremy Lee

Pretty darn good breakfast

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Kenneth Pizzurro

Great place for breakfast!!!
We were greeted right away with a friendly smiling bubbly person. They stated to sit anywhere. They even suggested going to the back. We loved walking through the building. The age, the decor, the use of the building. We sat in the back of the building next to a window.
A staff person brought water as soon as we sat. Menu's and again more smiles :) ! I had coffee and my son kept to water. Food order was taken! Food arrived in an acceptable time. The lemon crepe was very good. Both of our dishes were very tasty! We highly recommend a breakfast stop when visiting Eau Claire.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lemon Crêpe, Breakfast Burrito

Kaying Xiong

It’s a very busy breakfast place! Usually always packed in the mornings! Food is mid in my opinion. The wait time just don’t make up for the food being mid. Overall a decent breakfast place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Dog Mommy

First time here. We were informed a 35 minute wait for a table and then a 30 mins for food. We were seated based on that timeline, but then waited over a hour and a half for the food once the order was placed. Food was good once we got it. Only food complaint is the bacon wasn't cooked fresh, it wasn't even warm.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 2

Natisha OBrien

I was really excited to try out this restaurant. When I sat down I ordered a mimosa for me and my girl. The mimosa was okay. Did lack a little flavor but it did the job.
Then I ordered pancakes , hash browns and sausage.

The hash browns were HORRIBLE!!!! Tasted like cardboard… it lacked so much taste… Then I tried the pancakes and those were super dry and to be honest … the box pancakes I make tasted way better. Idk what they are cooking with or without but definitely not buttermilk pancakes.

I’m from California and liverd in Louisiana so maybe my expectations were different… especially from me living in the south where food is full of flavor … but man this was BY FAR the worst breakfast I have ever had.

I drank my mimosa and ate my sausage… that was it !!! The waitress that had a shaved head came and asked how everything was and I was honest but she barely tried to remedy the situation.

Honesty you should of took the pancakes and hash-browns off my ticket since you seen I didn’t eat it.

I tried to not make a fuss about it… she said she’d give me a discount….

Mannn look…. She took 3.00 of my bill… I was like are you serious…. They outta pocket.

If a customer states the food is terrible and then you SEE they didn’t eat it … and still charge them .. outta line

So no… I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone honestly. Especially after that customer service.

Maybe they have better food off the menu but I’m not trying it.

♤ Since the owner replied let me set it straight. I'm a very straight forward individual! - I took a box because if I'm going to be charged for the food and not offered to take it off the ticket, then I might as well take it with me, right? I wasn't trying to eat anything else of the menu if the basic pancakes and hash browns were bad. That's basic breakfast... that's hard to mess up! Now I said I didn't make a fuss about the issue but it was just bad customer service and her whole attitude toward the situation... but next time I guess I should of asked for a refund.

Just was bad food and bad customer service. A phone call would of been better.

I'm fine with the situation, i just wouldn't advise anyone to go there. Some people really like it, but im not into false reviews.

I do like the atmosphere! The guy I encounter was really kind and friendly.

Best Wishes ... Hope it gets Better

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Valerie Budd

Very good food! Fabulous staff!! Would highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marie L.

a great little breakfast/brunch spot with such a relaxed vibe. loved that we were able to wait for a table in the connected coffee shop and start our morning there! reasonably priced plates and love the option of doing half portions!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katie Moyle

The food was delicious. The service was amazing. Five minutes after we sat down she took our order place was gorgeous, but a bit loud. and the chai tea lattes were amazing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Denise McIntire

Our Saturday morning breakfast spot...every time!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

L Eel

Arrived with a group of 4 in the morning. The place was quite busy so we can understand things may take a bit longer than usual. Unfortunately, we ended up waiting close to an hour just for our food to be a dry, lukewarm mess. My stuffed French toast was soggy by the time it got to me as well. Incredibly disappointed with the quality of the food and how long it took, but our server, Jess, was at least kind enough to give us a discount so I appreciate that.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

CaelumEX

We waited for food for 50mins for simple order and when our food came, it was pretty much cold or forgotten and dry. However, the vibe is nice and pretty much it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Alexander Gutierrez

Loved this spot! The service was slower than my WiFi in the middle of a hurricane, but my cousin swears that almost never happens so I’ll still slap ‘em with 5 stars.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Scott Hurtgen

This place is deceptively large once you get inside, as it’s multiple spaces connected.

Gets busy on the weekend, so can be a bit of a wait but the food is delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Justin Kimball

Fantastic brunch!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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