The National Cafe

Starting with a base rating of there stars, this place gets another star for great food, another for charming atmosphere, and yet another for serving Anodyne coffee. So... A six star rating? I'm only allowed five...

I wish I could give it 10 stars! We love this place so very much! The food is FANTASTIC! Very fresh and tasty. Love Love Love. Cute place as well. We happened to be walking by and someone opened the door and the smell literally drew us right in! It was absolutely wonderful! 'The hotmess' was super wonderful- only available Saturday or Sunday and we LOVE the Rice bowl- there are flavors that don't sound like they should go together- but they are outstanding. Addicted!

Had the turkey club on sourdough and the Ahi Tuna salad. Both were outstanding and a great value for the cost. Highly recommend. Update: finally had the chance to try the Ramen and it was THE BEST IN MILWAUKEE.

Needed a place to eat during lunch, the shop is a cute quant cafe reasonably priced for fresh food. As I walked in the cookowner was making chocolate dunked macaroons (which was being ordered for a wedding) which was enough for me to order. Best French toast with iced caramel latte and environmentally friendly offering straws upon request only.

First time there, we arrived around noon and waited for a table for about 10-15 minutes. The place is nice and welcoming, staff are friendly and helpful.
They use QR code for their menu and you pay ahead. They started bringing our food almost immediately, croissant from Rocket Baby 🤤
two mugs for self-service Anodyne coffee ☕️ and our food from the Brunch menu:
Hot mess with bacon 🥓 and avocado 🥑
American Sliders 🍳 🍞 🥓 . All very tasty.

Very friendly staff and delicious food. Just order at the counter then find a seat. If you want condiments or water, it’s self-serve. The coffee cake was amazing! There’s a small patio out back as well.

Meh... Extremely average. The best part of the meal was that it was safely gluten free. Everything was very average, I didn't think it was anything special. My partner said they felt the ham was from a deli and thrown on the grill for a minute. It wasn't bad, but I could have made this at home for cheaper and it would have tasted better.

Great food, fast, and pleasant service. Easy to find, and parking was easy as well! They definitely fill your cup to the brim! We will return!

BLT w/ avocado was delicious. The garlic mayo gave it a nice taste.

Delicious high quality food. Pleasant ambience. One of my fav breakfast spots already