Harris Avenue Cafe

I've probably eaten here more than any other breakfast place in Bellingham. I take my family here, I have my business meetings here, I go here when it's 8am and I want a nice breakfast. Not single time have I had a bad meal at this place - their quality control is amazing.

I still frequent this place once a week or so... Their breakfast chimmy is DELICIOUS. Well worth the 9 bucks. I've had nearly everything on their menu and it's all good.

I used to go to this place twice a week for breakfast, but the price has gone up a bit over the years. Not a biggie, I just have to supplement my breakfast budget with Skylark's a bit more. Harris Street beats Skylark's on breakfast quality, just the $4 mini breakfast that Skylark's offers is tough to beat cost-wise.

Keep it up Robin (the owner, super friendly fella!) and the new attractive cook who's taking over :) I'll look forward to hundreds of more meals here!

The food is great. The people are awesome. The clover.com online ordering is completely unintelligible. E.g., Plain breakfast sandwich. Great. Says order meat on options menu. No options menu. Coffee?? Tony’s is right there. You can touch it! But nowhere to order coffee on the clover.com menu. Actually took less time to walk over and stand in line to wait for order.

Probably suffers from what many online services suffer from: the people who create the sites and sell their services never actually try to use it. Too bad. Hurts Tony’s and Harris Ave business.

*COVID PRECAUTIONS BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY*
They have an awesome, open air dining area outside where you’re completely separated from other folks eating. Felt safe and food was super delicious. Staff came and checked on us multiple times, and was doing great at taking Covid precautions seriously. We sat outside with our masks on & only removed to eat, and felt very comfortable the entire time. I recommend to anyone who wants a good brunch/lunch spot that is super tasty!

No one does breakfast in Bellingham like Harris Avenue Cafe, in my opinion. This has also been a favorite for my parents when they used to come visit me. The breakfast potatoes are phenomenal. They're always spot-on with everything. The service is always very nice and the prices are decent. The atmosphere is the best by far. It is incredibly charming and relaxing; a great place for breakfast or lunch alone or with others.

My French toast wasn't super flavorful but still good with a lot of syrup. We were told we could sit inside wherever we wanted so we sat in a bigger booth. Then later on we were asked to sit outside at a two person seating. It was confusing. The bacon was some of the best bacon I ever had.

I love going to Harris. It has been my go to for breakfast and lunch. But unfortunately it has gone downhill. The past two times I have been there, i have been very unhappy with the service. When we were sat at a four top, the hostess said "normally I'm not allowed to seat a table of two at a table for four, but we will do it today." They had multiple tables of four available, and no wait. Even after our two top was sat, zero tables of four came in. It made us feel like we were unwelcome since there were only tables of four left. We waited over 20 minutes for water, even while the hostess just stood around, and even after having given the waitress a drink order and asking her for water. After watching the hostess walk by us multiple times, we finally asked for water again. They were busy, but not busy enough to leave us without service for almost 20 minutes. We also watched a guy sitting at his table get asked to move to the coffee shop and he said he was still waiting on his food (from what I overheard.) Then the hostess bussed his table while he was in the bathroom. He seemed annoyed.

My friend and I ordered mimosas which were only a third of the way full which is inconsistent with previous serving size. Our waitress seemed snarky, and unfriendly at best. She never noticed we didn't have water, and that happened two separate occasions with the same waitress.

The only reason I'm leaving a review is because I love this place and really hope they can go back to their regular outstanding service.

Excellent breakfast options (we went for omelets and it was 5/5) and great cold brew. They even have a pickup window, which is kinda cool. Everyone was nice. Would eat breakfast again 👍

We went first thing in the morning a few Sundays ago when they opened, so getting a table was a breeze. I hear it can get pretty busy, so early seems to be key.

Coffee was good, and their breakfast selection, ranging from sweet to savory, was wide-ranging. It was so hard to pick just one! I ended up with the Sitka omelette done as a scramble. It was delightful! Will definitely be back to explore other menu offerings when we're in town. :)

Good food but the service could be better. Had to flag down the waitress to order when there were only a few other tables. When ordering, my Dad asked for coffee but didn't get it. At the end of the meal he asked again. The waitress asked if he wanted cream and he said no thank you. He was given cream anyway. Not a huge deal but it did make me feel like it wasn't worth spending $35 for a couple of sandwiches and yam fries

Used to frequent Tony's all the time when we lived in Bellingham. Its So good to see them still operating with all the charm its always had. Great coffee and atmosphere. A must go destination and a Fairhaven cornerstone.