Jerome B.

That Breakfast Place in Willimantic, CT specializes in cooking up a massively hearty breakfast platter consisting of a monstrous 16 inch pancake topped with a pound of home fries, the four horsemen of breakfast meats (bacon, sausage, ham, and kielbasa), 2 orders of toast, and naturally an entire DOZEN of eggs. To earn a spot on their coveted wall of fame, a free t-shirt and free meal, one must complete this mini mountain of food in under 30 mins. Failure to finish within the time constraint costs $70 and a devastating blow to your pride.

For almost 10 years, I have jealously watched YouTuber after YouTuber complete this challenge and silently yearned to one day complete it myself and join their skilled and victorious ranks.

Well last week, my time finally arrived when I took the trip out to Willimantic with my sister and my dad! It felt surreal entering the establishment and standing in the location where each competitive eater recorded their YouTube videos.

Excitement bubbled across my skin as I placed my order for the breakfast challenge. I had my choice of toast as well as egg style. I opted for the visually aesthetic sunny side up egg as well as their sweetly spiraled cinnamon raisin bread which I even requested them slather with peanut butter to appease my inner pb loving child.

When my gargantuan feast arrived, I made sure to snap a few pics quickly so I could dig into my food while it was still delectably hot! Armed with a brand new bottle of sugar free maple syrup and a big trusty spoon, I dove in full force and cleared the entire plate in 11:45 absolutely shattering my personal expectations and placing myself as the second fasted time in the restaurant’s history!

As I waited for my dad to finish his meal, I treated myself to some celebratory dessert in the form of their rotating housemate breads which happened to be Pumpkin Strudel. Its warm spices hit the spot on such a cool and windy Connecticut morning.

The hugest and warmest of thank yous to That Breakfast Place for bringing my decade’s long breakfast challenge dreams to life. It exceeded my minds wildest and loftiest expectations satiating me at a deep soul level.

Despite tragically losing a critically beloved member of their staff and family just last week, the team at That Breakfast Place still supported me 100% with cheerful and diligent camaraderie. Their strong resolve in the face of horrendous loss moved me beyond words. Thank you, That Breakfast Place 🫶🏿🫂.

porclin74

First time here. Me and my son went and it was the best decision we made. The waitress was so nice the food , omg the food was amazing. 10 stars on presentation, taste , amount you get. The cooks really take their time to make your plate look amazing. You can tell they take pride in what they send out. I was so impressed with the place and food I was telling everyone they have to go there. I already have a list of what I want to try next. Highly recommend!

Adam S.

Off the charts!!!

If there’s a meal that I love to have at a great establishment, it’s breakfast. I consider myself a breakfast aficionado.

It’s probably been a year or more since I’ve had pancakes. Most places they’re awful. Not here! The Apple Cider Pancakes were on the ‘specials’ board, so I figured, +go for it+. Lemme say that my eyeballs popped out when this monster plate arrived at the table. And… the most important part, these were awesome!

My wife ordered that Zucchini Spice Cake French Toast, with blueberry compote. Wowza!

Edith, our server was friendly and amazingly attentive and manages lots of full tables with ease. 💪

Seriously, you gotta be crazy hungry or split a meal with your breakfast partner.

I give ‘That Breakfast Place’ SIX stars.

Monique M.

This by far exceeded our expectations, the Peanut Butter Strawberry Banana Waffle was out of this world, they have a large “specials” menu that is posted weekly. Who thinks up these concoctions that taste so fantastic! We got a smashed potato which was amazing, and a Hashbrown Benedict that will knock your socks off. Super friendly staff that is very knowledgeable and helpful. The building even has a super cool mural of Willimantic back in the day, very nostalgic.
Prices are definitely higher than most breakfast places that we’ve been to including the drinks but well worth it for the food. We will be back! 👍🏻

Jason R.

Wow, just wow. The Farmers Eggs Benedict was the best I've ever had. My son had the Blackstone Eggs Benedict, which he loved. The staff was very friendly. The place was clean and the atmosphere was great. I'd definitely go back!

Andrew W.

Easily one of the best breakfast places in the area. The food and service has always been fantastic. The staff is friendly and quick. It's fairly small inside but we've never had to wait long, if ever. Having come since they've opened, it's our go-to place when we get guests in the morning.

Cecily Y.

We arrived on a Sunday morning, and there was a wait. But there was no wait to sit at the bar, so we did that. Definitely check out the bar seating if you don’t want to wait. The grilled home made banana bread was incredible, also suggest the multi grain toast. Waitress was super helpful and friendly.

Abby B.

Visiting the area and came to check it out. Huge menu of breakfast and lunch choices. I had a pincanti Benedict (special). It was spicy but really a great combo of savory and spicy. Really good-really good. My daughter got the bread special, apple cider. Also really good. She got the fruit and yogurt bowl. It was excellent. Coffee was ok. Hot tea was very good. Highly recommend this breakfast place.