Treat the mom in your life to a special Mother’s Day meal (this year the holiday is on Sunday, May 10, 2026) and, bonus, no one has to clean up when you book a table at a local restaurant. While most of the menus are firmly rooted in brunch fare, you can also find a few dinner options.
Here are 26 local restaurants dishing up a decadent spread this Mother’s Day.
Avli
1818 N. HUBBARD ST.
On Mother’s Day, this Brewers Hill restaurant will lean into its Greek cuisine even further by offering a buffet-style brunch ($55 per adult, $15.99 per child), serving between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. From the cold station’s Greek appetizers to hot mezze and main dishes (such as chicken souvlaki, a meat-carving station, French toast, scrambled eggs and kataifi shrimp), there’s something for everyone, including at the Dessert Station, which also features pastries and Greek yogurt dressed with fresh fruit and honey.
Book a table through OpenTable.
It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!
Bacchus – A Bartolotta Restaurant
925 E. WELLS ST.
Located on the ground floor of the Cudahy Tower in downtown Milwaukee, this glam eatery’s three-course brunch menu ($75 per adult, $25 per child) just for Mother’s Day will feature selections in each course such as avocado toast on Rocket Baby multigrain sourdough, berry French toast, eggs Benedict, sautéed salmon and a choice of five desserts. The menu will be served between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro
3113 E. NEWBERRY BLVD.
Tucked into Lake Park on the East Side, and perched above Lincoln Memorial Drive with Lake Michigan views, this French-inspired restaurant’s Mother’s Day brunch and dinner offerings (between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., from $65 per person) also skew French. For instance, in building your own three-course menu you can select crepes, quiche Lorraine, and chicken breast with duck-fat potatoes, plus five different desserts. There is also a children’s menu available.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Charles E. Fromage
5811 W. VLIET ST.
Offering three seatings on Mother’s Day (10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.), this French-focused wine bar and bistro in Washington Heights is rolling out a fun experience for moms ($85 per person) that includes a Champagne welcome toast, spring salad, seasonal cocktail, charcuterie course, dessert and mini farewell drink.
Book a table here.
Delafield Brewhaus
3832 HILLSIDE DR., DELAFIELD
This craft brewery’s taproom is serving brunch buffet-style ($39 per adult, $19.50 per child) on Mother’s Day, with a mix of stations (such as one dedicated to omelets), hot breakfast dishes (from corned beef hash to biscuits and gravy), 11 salads and side dishes, six entrees (including maple-glazed ham, prime rib and salmon) and an array of desserts. The buffet is available between 9 a.m. and 2:15 p.m., in the bar, main dining room and mezzanine.
To book a table call 262-646-7821.
Eldr + Rime
2300 N. MAYFAIR RD., WAUWATOSA
There’s a little bit of everything on the Mother’s Day brunch buffet menu ($85 per adult, $30 per child) – like Belgian waffles, fresh fruit, artisan charcuterie and cheeses, beef tenderloin, salmon, bacon and sausage and pastries – but also unique finds such as French macarons and snow-crab clusters. The buffet also includes omelets made to order.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Harbor House
550 N. HARBOR DR.
Open for brunch and dinner on Mother’s Day, this seafood-oriented restaurant along Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee suggests diners order off of a special three-course menu served between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Items include Maine lobster bisque and lobster arancini as starters, followed by selections such as lobster eggs Benedict and New England sea scallops, ending with a choice of six desserts, including Door County cherry crumble.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Joey Gerard’s – A Bartolotta Supper Club
5601 BROAD ST., GREENDALE
Modeled after a supper club, this restaurant’s menu also honors that tradition on Mother’s Day with a brunch buffet served between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. (from $80 per adult, $25 per child). For example, a relish tray and deviled eggs are among the starters within the appetizers spread for a build-your-own, three-course menu that also includes an egg and omelet station, meat-carving station, a breakfast-foods station and dessert station.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Lake Lawn Resort
2400 E. GENEVA ST., DELAVAN
After a Mother’s Day Champagne brunch ($70 per adult, $16-$30 per child) at 1878 on the Lake, this resort is offering scenic-boat rides on Delavan Lake aboard The Queen for an additional fee. The brunch features breakfast classics as well as pours of sparkling wine, and will be served between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Book a table through OpenTable.
Lupi & Iris
777 N. VAN BUREN ST.
Cuisine inspired by the French and Italian rivieras is this fine-dining restaurant’s focus, including on Mother’s Day with the three-course menu – available for both brunch (from $65 per adult, from $30 per child) and dinner (from $85 per adult, from $35 per child) – featuring items like pistou soup, wood-grilled Spanish octopus, branzino and olive-oil cake. Brunch will be served between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., and dinner between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Book a table through Tock.
Milwaukee ChopHouse
633 N. 5TH ST.
For Mother’s Day, this downtown steakhouse is serving luxurious items to impress, including a prix-fixe menu that includes options like Australian-lamb lollipops, clam chowder, prime rib, sea bass, surf and turf, jumbo shrimp cocktail and seared crab cake. This experience is only available between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Book a table through Open Table.
MOTOR Bar and Restaurant
400 W. CANAL ST.
Carrying a fun title, “Brunch with the Boss” is all about honoring moms at this restaurant at the Harley-Davidson Museum. The brunch buffet ($70.73 per adult and $32.80 per kid between four and 12) featuring a carving station, made-to-order omelets, seafood displays, kids’ corner and desserts will be served between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Mother’s Day. Moms receive bottomless mimosas or prosecco, as well as a take-home flower and free admission to the museum. There will also be motorcycles as props for guests’ photos.
Book a table through Toast.
Mr. B’s – A Bartolotta Steakhouse Brookfield
18380 W. CAPITOL DR., BROOKFIELD
At the Brookfield location for this steakhouse, the Mother’s Day menu consists of brunch between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The idea is to customize a three-course menu by picking various dishes from a larger menu, such as candied bacon or a crab cake for starters, followed by entrees like steak and eggs or brioche French toast, and selecting from a dessert list, too. Stuffed beignets or a basket of pastries are both available for the table to share as a sweet addition.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Mr. B’s – A Bartolotta Steakhouse Mequon
11120 N. CEDARBURG RD., MEQUON
On a special three-course brunch menu, served à la carte between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Mother’s Day, are dishes like wood-oven roasted bacon, a Meyer lemon fruit and yogurt parfait, and shrimp cocktail for starters; smoked-salmon frittata and coffee-rubbed Manhattan steak as entrees; and a choice of five desserts including espresso crème brûlée.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1993
7616 W. STATE ST., WAUWATOSA
Similar to this restaurant’s focus on Italian cuisine every other day of the year, on Mother’s Day the brunch menu (from $65 per adult, from $25 per child) is a veritable trip to Italy with antipasti appetizers and hearty pasta entrees (such as pappardelle pasta with red-wine-braised duck or pan-roasted Atlantic salmon with a Ligurian olive tapenade). But on this date, there will also be breakfast dishes, such as a baked Italian frittata, caramelized French toast with bacon, and eggs Benedict with ham or smoked salmon. Italian desserts like panna cotta or affogato as a final sweet note can also be ordered.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Smoke Shack
332 N. MILWAUKEE ST.
Unique to Mother’s Day is this Third Ward restaurant’s Mother’s Day Plate, piled with comfort-food favorites, such as grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, chicken gravy and grilled carrots.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Tess
2499 N. BARTLETT AVE.
While this East Side eatery doesn’t normally serve Sunday brunch, they will on Mother’s Day, offering a special menu between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Typically Tess is only open for dinner so this is a once-a-year opportunity.
Book a table by calling 414-964-8377.
The Abbey Resort
269 FONTANA BLVD., FONTANA-ON-GENEVA LAKE
Serving at 240 West, one of this lakeside resort’s restaurants, the Mother’s Day brunch buffet ($79 per adult, $45 per child) kicks off at 9 a.m. and extends until 3 p.m. There are three dedicated stations for carving meat, making waffles, and preparing eggs and omelets to order, as well as fresh fruits, cold appetizers, 14 specialty dishes (a mix of hot and cold options), sweets and pastries, and also a kid-friendly buffet. From artisanal cheese to short ribs, the variety is vast.
Book a table by calling 800-709-1323.
The American Club
419 HIGHLAND DR., KOHLER
As part of weekend-long Mother’s Day programming, there’s “Tea with Mom” at the Wisconsin Room on Saturday, May 9 (from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., costing $60 per adult and $30 per child), followed by five venues serving brunch on property at this luxury resort. These venues offer different brunch experiences, at different price points, and are Taverne on Woodlake, Whistling Straits, The American Club and The Wisconsin Room.
Book a table through the resort’s website.
The Bridgewater Modern Grill
2011 S. 1ST ST.
In addition to popular brunch items – like spicy chicken and waffles, and crab cake Benedict – this riverfront eatery is offering French Toast bake (folding in Gran Marnier whipped cream cheese) just for Mother’s Day, when the brunch menu is available between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
The Commodore – A Bartolotta Restaurant
1807 NAGAWICKA RD., HARTLAND
Designed to suit both brunch and lunch desires, this restaurant along Nagawicka Lake is serving a Mother’s Day brunch buffet ($90 per adult, $25 per child) from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. In addition to a carving station dedicated to bacon-wrapped chicken breast and Niman Ranch prime beef strip loin, there are three culinary experience stations (for avocado toast, omelets and shrimp towers), a line-up of breakfast dishes, salads, and artisan-cheese boards. Save room for the mini-donut and mini-dessert bars, as well as tarts, chocolates and macarons.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
The Edison
221 N. BROADWAY
Located in the heart of the Third Ward, the Mother’s Day brunch will feature two items not usually on the menu: spiced coffee cake with cinnamon streusel and quiche Lorraine.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
The Grain Exchange
225 E. MICHIGAN ST.
Bartolotta Catering will be catering the Mother’s Day brunch ($92 per adult, $26 per child) – served buffet style – at this historic event venue. The experience includes a seafood station, a station dedicated to appetizers (including Wisconsin artisanal cheeses), omelet station, carving station (for meats paired with Caesar salad, glazed carrots and rolls), and half a dozen entrees. On top of a dessert station there’s also a place to make your own s’mores. All moms receive a free ‘Mom-osa.’ Five special dishes are made just for kids, like pigs in a blanket and chicken tenders.
Book a table through Tock.
The Ingleside Hotel
2810 GOLF RD., PEWAUKEE
Served buffet style, the Mother’s Day brunch at this hotel features two carving stations for meat (roasted turkey and herb-roasted strip loin), a Farmhouse table (filled with breakfast dishes like pancakes, and biscuits and gravy), a table for just cheeses and salads, another table devoted to lunch items (from chipotle grilled chicken breast to salmon with sundried tomato cream) and an omelet station. Pastries have their own area, too.
Book a table through Tock.
The Pfister Hotel
424 W. WISCONSIN AVE.
This downtown hotel is hosting two food-themed events in honor of Mother’s Day. A lavish Mother’s Day brunch buffet ($119 per adult, $35 per child), including sculpted ice with a seafood display – just one example on the extensive menu – will be served in the Grand Ballroom between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The Mother’s Day tea is offered between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Blu, on the 23rd floor. For the tea, there will be scones, finger sandwiches, pastries and sweet treats.
Book a table through Tock.
The Studio Kitchen & Cocktails
139 E. KILBOURN AVE.
Located on the second floor of Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel, this spot will serve brunch and dinner favorites unique to Mother’s Day, paired with cocktails, between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. On the prix-fixe menu ($79 per adult, $29 per child) are options to choose a starter, entrée and dessert, such as lobster bisque cup or crab cake, braised short ribs or fried chicken and waffle, and from a list of four desserts, including key lime pie.
Book a table through OpenTable.
Tre Rivali
200 N. BROADWAY
Slip into a Mediterranean vibe at this ground-floor restaurant at The Journeyman Hotel in the Third Ward, where the menu is always inspired by this part of the world, including on Mother’s Day. Between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., the Mother’s Day brunch buffet ($70 per adult, $25 per child) features a grazing table of meats, spreads, salad and seafood bites, as well as a carving station (also serving roasted salmon plus charred artichoke and olive potato salad) and made-to-order egg dishes like piquillo and chickpea shakshuka. Desserts are also included.
Book a table through OpenTable.
