Instead of hosting an Easter feast at home, why not book a table for the entire family at a local restaurant? The brunch menus on this day are special and unique, not just a repeat of last weekend’s brunch, and cater to a variety of palates, even the pickiest of them all. Just be sure to make a reservation as this super-popular day for dining out means tables book up quickly.
Avli
1818 N. HUBBARD ST.
In addition to the regular brunch menu, which includes moussaka and Tsoureki French Toast (with cheese mousse, caramelized pecans and banana butterscotch), this Greek eatery will be adding lamb specials on Easter, not just for brunch but also lunch and dinner. Greek wines are ideal beverage pairings.
Book a table through OpenTable.com.
It’s time to pick your Milwaukee favorites for the year!
Bacchus –A Bartolotta Restaurant
925 E. WELLS ST.
Serving between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., the three-course Easter Brunch menu ($65+ per person) at this Lower East Side fine-dining restaurant in Cudahy Tower features selections in each course. These choices include salmon lox, crab benedict, berry French toast, Duroc pork chop, strawberry frangipane tart and citrus parfait. You can also tack on caviar service for an additional fee.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro
3133 E. NEWBERRY BLVD.
This elegant French restaurant in Lake Park on Milwaukee’s East Side is hosting Easter brunch ($60+ per person) between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., and a children’s menu is also available. For the brunch menu’s three courses, choose items such as French onion soup, lump crab, quiche Lorraine, steak frites, savory crepes and – for dessert – six selections. These sweet endings include a cheese plate, gâteau Basque and pâte à Choux, a French pastry filled with coffee pastry cream.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Buckatabon Tavern & Supper Club
7700 HARWOOD AVE., WAUWATOSA
This cozy spot emulating a supper club and in Tosa’s Village is serving up Easter brunch all weekend long, not just on Easter Day, and the special menu includes a Monte Cristo croissant sandwich. It’s described as a twist on the classic muffin. The usual brunch menu items will also be served, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Book a table through Yelp.
Café Benelux
346 N. BROADWAY
Pairing with its deep beer selection, the brunch menu at this Third Ward pub-style restaurant will be served between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday of Easter weekend. Special to the menu that weekend, in honor of Easter, is the asparagus and roasted salmon omelette.
Book a table through Toast.
Café Hollander
2608 N. DOWNER AVE. | 7677 W. STATE ST., WAUWATOSA | 5900 W. MEQUON RD., MEQUON | 20150 UNION ST., BROOKFIELD
All four locations for this Dutch-inspired eatery will include a new benedict option – Brie Tomato Bacon Bendict – on its brunch menus, served on both Saturday and Sunday (between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.) of Easter weekend.
Book a table through Yelp.
Canal Street Café
1721 W. CANAL ST.
At this ground-floor restaurant inside Potawatomi Casino Hotel, an Easter buffet ($32 per person) will be served between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. In addition to a meat-carving station, diners will be treated to smoked-salmon deviled eggs, roasted Brussels sprouts, scalloped potatoes and lots of Easter-themed dessert choices.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Centraal Grand Café & Tappery
2306 S. KINNICKINNIC AVE.
Joining its brunch menu for Easter weekend is the Croque Madame Hot Dish, perfectly cheesy and with a fried egg on top. This will be served in addition to the regular brunch menu, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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Crawdaddy’s on Greenfield
9427 W. GREENFIELD AVE., WEST ALLIS
With a strong focus on seafood and Southern cuisine, such as jambalaya, blackened catfish and shrimp and grits, its family-friendly menu will be served on Easter between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., paired with live music by Marcel between noon and 4 p.m.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Dream Dance Steakhouse
1721 W. CANAL ST.
Serving between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m., this steakhouse’s Easter Sunday Feast is designed for two people to share. It begins with Caesar salad, then eases into two 24-ounce New York strips alongside whipped-butter mashed potatoes and charred asparagus. Dessert is chocolate cake and a bottle of wine is also included.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Golden Mast Inn
W349 N5293, W349N5293 LACYS LN., OKAUCHEE
What’s better than enjoying brunch while looking out at the lake? This restaurant’s Easter Brunch Buffet ($58.50 per adult, $25 per kid) is served between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. A glass of Champagne is included, along with pastries, fruit platters, relish trays, cheese selections, shrimp cocktail, salads, bacon and sausage, egg dishes, five seafood or meat entrees, potatoes and vegetables, tortes, a sundae bar and Bananas Foster.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Harbor House
550 N. HARBOR DR.
Available between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., this lakefront restaurant’s Easter Brunch three-course menu features an appetizer (of which many are seafood, tying back to the restaurant’s core theme); a breakfast entrée until 2 p.m. (such as lobster eggs benedict, lobster avocado toast or waffles topped with berry sauce) or a seafood course such as Alaskan halibut or lamb chops; and a choice of six desserts, from citrus-infused key-lime pie or blood-orange crème brûlée to a chocolate and hazelnut torte.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
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415 N. GENESEE ST., DELAFIELD
Located inside The Delafield Hotel, this restaurant’s four-course Easter brunch ($67 per adult, $20 per child) starts with pastries, then a soup-and-salad course served family-style, followed by a choice of four brunch dishes (such as slow-roasted salmon or steak and eggs) and one of three desserts (cheese plate, chocolate Earl Grey mousse, and strawberries and cream roulade). A children’s menu is also available.
Book a table through OpenTable.
Italian Community Center
631 E. CHICAGO ST.
With the food catered by The Bartolotta Restaurants, this Third Ward hub for Italian culture is serving a lavish Easter brunch buffet ($62.99 per adult, $22.95 per child) from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This includes a carving table, selection of traditional breakfast items (like roasted rosemary potatoes and chef-made omelettes), seafood and meat entrees, salads, hot sides and desserts. Appetizers range from salmon lox to cheese platters. There’s also a kids menu folding in French toast sticks and pigs in a blanket.
Book a table through Tock.
Joey Gerard’s – A Bartolotta Supper Club
5601 BROAD ST., GREENDALE
Serving its Easter brunch buffet between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., this supper-club-style eatery will offer up a station dedicated to egg dishes (including omelets) as well as an appetizer station focused on breakfast pastries, deviled eggs and poached shrimp cocktail. Ribeye at the carved-meat station is joined by ciabatta rolls and pretzel buns. There’s also a mini-desserts station and various meat and starch sides at another station, from BBQ ribs to hash browns, to round out the meal.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Kegel’s Inn
5901 W. NATIONAL AVE.
The Easter brunch buffet experience ($35 per person, free for kids under 10) at this 101-year-old German-style restaurant includes a visit from the Easter bunny, including a photo opportunity. Note that it’s on Saturday, April 12, not the actual holiday, and between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Along with a German charcuterie board, there’s scrambled eggs, pancakes, fruit and sausage.
Book a table through EventBrite.
Lupi & Iris
777 N. VAN BUREN ST.
Just like the rest of this fine-dining restaurant’s menu is inspired by the French and Italian Rivieras, so are the three-course brunch ($65+ per person, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.) and dinner menus ($85+ per person, with reservations between 4 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.) for Easter. Designed as à la carte, selections include
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Mr. B’s – A Bartolotta Steakhouse (Brookfield)
18380 W. CAPITOL DRIVE, BROOKFIELD
A three-course brunch menu will be served on Easter between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., with options that include shellfish bisque or Billionaire Bacon as a starter, followed by chicken and waffles, filet mignon or brioche French toast as three examples of the entrees, then winding down with one of five desserts. These choices include espresso crème brûlée and flourless chocolate cake.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Mr. B’s – A Bartolotta Steakhouse (Mequon)
11120 W. CEDARBURG RD., MEQUON
Serving Easter brunch between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., diners get to choose their selections within each of the three courses. For example, crab cake or wood-oven roasted bacon; a seafood-and-leek omelette or coffee-rubbed steak frites; and lemon-curd cheesecake or carrot cake.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Motor Bar & Restaurant
400 W. CANAL ST.
In addition to serving an Easter brunch, this restaurant at the Harley-Davidson Museum is also hosting the Easter bunny (including a photo opp) and an Easter-egg hunt. The festivities are between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Book a table through OpenTable.
Oggie’s Kitchen & Bar
411 E. MASON ST.
Tucked into Hotel Metro, Autograph Collection, this ground-floor eatery is serving brunch on Easter between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. Each of the 10 entrees on the menu – such as salmon etouffee, New Orleans benedict and lemon blueberry pancakes – comes with fruit, croissants and sides, served family-style.
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Onesto
221 N. BROADWAY
Like its other menus, the Easter brunch menu is inspired by Italy, with options like a cannoli parfait, truffle benedict, lamb ragu pasta and breakfast sandwich on focaccia. It’s served between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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Ristorante Bartolotta dal 1933
7616 W. STATE ST., WAUWATOSA
A three-course brunch menu ($65+ per person) at this Italian restaurant will be served on Easter between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., as well as a children’s menu. Selections in each course include a shaved smoked salmon salad, calamari, risotto, caramelized vanilla bean French toast, eggs benedict pan-seared chicken breast with sage and prosciutto, and plenty of pasta. Then, there’s a choice among five Italian desserts, including ciaramicola, a traditional Umbrian Easter cake with whipped meringue.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
Smoke Shack
332 N. MILWAUKEE ST.
Naturally, quite a few items on the Easter brunch menu, served between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., are smoked meat, such as pulled pork in the Sloppy Shack, which also folds in hash browns smothered in cheese sauce before topped with a poached egg. Another item unique to the holiday is a salmon and goat cheese omelet.
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The Bridgewater Modern Grill
2011 S. 1ST ST.
Located along the Kinnickinnic River, this bistro-style eatery’s Easter brunch menu will feature avocado toast, crab-cake benedict, Belgian waffle and spicy chicken and waffles. The brunch is served between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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The Commodore-A Bartolotta Restaurant
1807 NAGAWICKA RD., HARTLAND
The newest restaurant in The Bartolotta Restaurants group is in a 1902 building along Nagawicka Lake. On Easter, the brunch menu ($65 per adult, $30 per child) will be served buffet-style between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Every detail is considered, from the juice bar to the seafood platter, as well as the classic breakfast items (eggs, bacon and sausage, etc.), along with a carving station and nine desserts, including Easter candies. In the afternoon, five items are added, such as mustard-glazed salmon and whiskey-glazed carrots. There’s also a children’s menu.
Book a table through the restaurant’s website.
The Edison
322 N. BROADWAY
Available between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., this Third Ward restaurant’s brunch menu blends a variety of special items, such as baked brie with hot honey, tot waffles, crème-fraiche pancakes and a yogurt parfait with rum cake.
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The Grain Exchange
225 E. MICHIGAN ST.
The Bartolotta Restaurants will cater an Easter buffet ($70 per adult, $23 per child) between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Its delicacies include a seafood tower cocktail display, Wisconsin artisanal cheeses, an omelet station, carving station, cedar plank salmon, brioche French toast, a dessert station and a s’mores station. There are also four kid-friendly items: mac and cheese, scrambled eggs, pigs in a blanket and chicken tenders.
Book a table through Tock.
The Packing House
900 E. LAYTON AVE.
Fresh off of celebrating its centennial in 2024, this supper club on the South Side is hosting a traditional Easter ham dinner that includes all the fixings, such as house-baked honey ham with a cherry glaze, parsley-boiled red potatoes, green beans, and a choice of soup or salad. It’s available between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Book a table by calling 414-483-5054.
