Buttermilk

925 N Milwaukee Ave Suite 500, Vernon Hills
(224) 513-5067

Recent Reviews

Britney R.

I love a cute looking restaurant when I see them. They always grab my attention. This place was so cute , cozy and very delicious when it come to breakfast foods. The food hot hot , tasty and well worth it. They have a very unique menu with something you wouldn't see at chain restaurants, that is what sets them apart. If in the area , try Butermilk for brekkie.

Kristianne B.

This was my first time coming here. Environment was very pretty. I ended up getting the french toast with mixed berries. It was so delicious and it was a huge portion. When i went it did take a while for the waitress to take our order. But other than that, everything was good.

Jessica A.

It was my first time eating here. I was visiting from out of town and the friends who I was staying with took me here. This was two weeks ago and I've missed this place every day. The banana bourbon French toast was to die for. I can't stop thinking of the peanut butter B-Milkaccino.

Dante B.

I would have gave a 5, because the food was good and my server was very nice. But on 8/8/21 when I walked in, I told them it was just me and that I would like to sit at that one open spot at that bar. There were three people at the counter, a table skinny blonde dude with jeans and a grey t-shirt and two girls. The dude and one of the girls told me that there were no spots at the bar. I pointed out that I see an open spot, is that not an open spot? The guy said it wasn't reserved for someone. I asked, "you reserve seats at the bar"? He said yeah, then said, let me see if I can give you that seat. He went and talked to someone for about a minute and a half, came back and said that I could sit there. The whole situation was weird as hell to me. Normally, you go into a restaurant and if there is a bar, and there are seats, you can sit there without waiting. It was just me, I wanted the one seat. So I sat down. After being there for a moment, I asked the two women next to me at the same bar, if they had issues. They said no. The wait was 90 minutes, but the bar is first come first serve and they sat right down. I asked the woman who served me at the bar the same question. She said that shouldn't have happened, and that the bar is first come first serve, and apologized. I feel that was truly odd and I don't wanna call out any cards, but it rubbed me the wrong way, I own a store in the mall across the street and been wanting to try this place, and finally did, and that experience rubbed me wrong. The food was good, but I question going back. The hosts need some diversity training.

Mikayla K.

We came here looking for a nice brunch place to eat at. The ambiance is very nice. Clean and modern and super cute. There is an outdoor patio for outside dining if you want but it was hot so we were seated inside. The hostess forgot to give us the coffee bar menu so we had to ask our waitress. She then took our drink orders. I ordered a milkacino, which is a frozen espresso beverage (like a frappucino) and I asked for coconut and white chocolate flavor. It was good. It wasn't icy, had good amount of sweetness and I liked the flavor. We then ordered the red rooster skillet and upgraded our pancakes to the cinnamon roll pancakes (2.50 upcharge). The cinnamon roll pancakes were so good! There's a cinnamon swirl in the pancake and it's topped with cream cheese icing. The red rooster skillet has a sweet potato base, chorizo, green pepper, onion, queso fresco, avocado, and is topped with 2 eggs. The sweet potatoes are cut into huge chunks which I didn't like and they were so soft and mushy instead of being like a crispy potato. It didn't really pair well with the rest of the dish and we found ourselves wishing we asked for regular potatoes instead. The avocado wasn't ripe but the eggs were cooked well. Overall the dish wasn't that spicy either. But the soggy potatoes really ruined it My complaint is with their service. After being given our food, our waitress didn't check on us once. I wanted to ask for syrup for my pancakes, and so I waited until she would walk by but she never did, or was in such a rush that she didn't even see that we wanted to make a request. It got to the point where we had run out of drink and needed a refill, but still she didn't come. After finishing our skillet and waiting forever with our untouched pancakes, she made a quick stop to where I could ask her for syrup and when she came out, she quickly walked by our table, setting it down without even looking at us. We still needed to ask for a drink refill but she didn't even acknowledge us when handing us our syrup because she seemed to be in such a rush. And the thing is, the restaurant didn't even seem that busy. We were very disappointed with the service.

Allysa S.

the yelp waitlist experience was super convenient and accurate. i was seated (party of 3) right when we got there. pancake portions are super huge - probably could feed 3 people honestly. its a nicely lit spot for brunch, albeit a little bit pricey for what it is in my opinion.

Dante M.

Stopped by Buttermilk after a day of shopping in the mall! This is my new favorite breakfast spot in the area! The portion sizes are absolutely massive, and I even had to take some home as leftovers (which is a rarity). I had the Goat Omelette with a side of pancakes, and my brother had the Holy Moly Skillet with a side of pancakes. The Goat omelette was absolutely massive, with at least five or six eggs and tons of chicken sausage and goat cheese! It came with a big helping of breakfast potatoes that were you're standard breakfast potatoes (I brought those home). What really blew me away was the size of the pancakes! These were the fluffiest buttermilk pancakes I have ever gotten at a restaurant and they were delicious too! The Holy Moly skillet was also incredible! My brother asked for the steak to be cooked medium rare and it was cooked perfectly. All of the ingredients complimented each other perfectly, without anything being too overpowering. He couldn't even finish it and had to bring some of it home, along with the pancakes. The last thing we ordered was a B-Milkaccino, which we both decided was a must try! We got the cookie butter flavor and it was incredible! Definitely recommend trying this if you get the chance! The service was outstanding and the ambiance was really nice! Definitely make a reservation ahead of time as it was packed when we got there!

Aaron L.

Really hard to get into. They also stop accepting new customers 40-45 minutes before they close.

Vince H.

They give you a good amount food but this ham and cheese omelette and one piece of white toast is ridiculously priced at $16. It is cooked right and tastes good

Rafa Gonzalez

(Left) LEMON BLUEBERRY(Top) ALABAMA HOT CHICKEN BENNY(Bottom) THE B & G, ADD THE E (Sub chorizo gravy)Waited about 45 minutes on a Friday around 11am so pretty typical wait time. You leave your phone # with the host and you can check your place in line through a link that they send you via text msg. Our waitress was great and took down a drink order pretty quick while we glanced at the menu. The food came out at a reasonable time you can definitely tell it was cooked at the time of order. EVERYTHING was delicious especially the chicken it had such a nice taste to it (a little on the sweeter scale). The portions were huge! So we definitely had enough for breakfast leftovers for the next day. Overall definitely a place to go back to and try out the rest of the menu.

Linda K.

This is an AMAZING breakfast spot, I would recommend going on the weekdays more than the weekends in my opinion. If you get seated outside, just be prepared for a longer wait and your food to be cooled down. Get added to their waitlist if you don't want to wait for a while. Plan it accordingly and you'll get seated right when you get to the restaurant! Their stuffed biscuit sandwich is AMAZING, their salt & vinegar cracklings, AMAZING. Their pancakes, AMAZING.

Hareem K.

Love the ambiance and food! I did waitlist prior to reaching at the cafe and as soon as I reached I only waited like 5 mins or so. I was called and was seated after. The quantity was great; this place is definitely a little on a pricey side but loved the food so didn't mind!

Mahjabeen Khan

The food was delicious. The wait time was long, but once you’re seated, service was pretty fast.

Tammy Gaile

There was a wait of 30 minutes for 2 with either indoor outdoor dining. Once seated service was wonderful. Food portions are huge. The lemon blueberry pancakes are amazing. I would recommend making a reservation unless you are ok to wait 30 minutes. The other odd thing was the note at the table indicating a 90 minute limit at the table.

Ritch Hall

Ate here for breakfast. It was DELICIOUS!The portions were huge and everything tasted amazing. I got the strawberry and cream crepes which were excellent, and my wife got the omelet with fried green tomatoes in it. It was great. The kids liked the pancakes. My son got the M&M pancakes. We had great service, and a really good time. They were pretty accomodating for our party of 2 adults and 3 kids, and the server was very thoughtful and polite. I highly recommend this breakfast spot. 5 eggs out of 5. If I lived in the area it would be among my favorites!

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