River Edge Restaurant - Saukville, WI

We recommend River Edge Restaurant for breakfast north of Milwaukee because it opens at 4:30am(!) While we don't love the bratwurst, the bacon is some of the best you’ll find in any roadside café: double-thick, smoky-flavored, and delicious. River Edge pancakes are good; its potato pancakes are even better. They are ultra-thin and moist with crisp lacy edges.

66% Approval Rating (3 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

bacon ($2.00)

potato pancakes ($3.00)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

"We recommend River Edge Restaurant for breakfast north of Milwaukee because it opens at 4:30am(!), but with a few caveats. The donuts that look homemade on the cake pedestal just beyond the cash register may indeed be homemade, but they are not good: cold, heavy, ..." [Read More].

Logbooks

1/31/2001 - Michael Stern, $5

Map & Directions

283 S. Riverside Dr., Saukville, WI
262-284-9918

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Breakfast, Lunch
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	No
Alcohol Served:	No
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	No

"A close-up of the extra-thick bacon. The menu here even brags in big letters, "We are proud to serve Bernie's Bacon, Port Washington, WI.""
buffetbuster

"This is the classic small town restaurant where everyone knows everyone else. The U-shaped counter is the focus of the dining room."
buffetbuster

"Thick bacon and lace-edge potato pancakes, with apple sauce on the side: a winning combination."
Michael Stern

"Bratwurst is the meat of choice in this part of Wisconsin -- for breakfast as well as lunch. here, it is butterflied and fried, served with over-easy eggs and toast."
Michael Stern

"Frankly, we're stumped by the name of this restaurant. Here's the sign, but the business card says "Riversedge" (one word), and we've seen it written as "River's Edge." Whatever it's called, it is an old-fashioned truck stop cafe, just a hop off I-43."
Michael Stern