Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Restaurant­s with Easter dinner, brunch for takeout, dine-in

- Elaine Rewolinski

Easter is April 17 and more restaurant­s are offering dine-in options for 2022. Reservatio­ns are required, with some locations offering carryout with pre-orders. Here is a list of area restaurant­s offering Easter brunch, lunch and dinner specials.

The Bartolotta Restaurant­s

The restaurant group will offer threecours­e Easter brunch menus at all of its restaurant­s, and a brunch buffet at the Italian Community Center.

The brunch buffet is from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Italian Community Center, 631 E. Chicago St., and is $49.95, or $19.95 for children. The menu includes chef-made omelets, carved ham and beef sirloin, and assorted desserts and cakes. Bacchus’ three-course brunch, 925 E. Wells St,, for $55.95 a person, will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Menu choices include lump crab cake, eggs Benedict and brioche bread pudding. The Lake Park Bistro three-course brunch, 3133 E. Newberry Blvd, $55 a person, will be served from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Menu choices include tart au chevre, crepe bretonne and crème brûlée.

At these restaurant­s, the meal is three courses, and the price per person is based on the main entrée choice: Joey Gerard’s brunch menu, 5601 Broad St. in Greendale, is served from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with options of avocado toast with Dungeness crab, salmon eggs Benedict and Key lime torte. Ristorante Bartolotta brunch, 7616 W. State St. in Wauwatosa, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., includes dishes such as burrata classica andriese, filetto di manzo and tiramisu. Harbor House, 550 N. Harbor Drive, will be open for brunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with curbside pickup available. The menu features lobster pot pie, eggs Benedict and herb roasted salmon. Mr. B’s Steakhouse in Brookfield, 18380 W. Capitol Drive, will have brunch from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with dishes such as shellfish bisque, apricot-glazed roasted chicken breast and lemon semifreddo. The restaurant will be open from 4 to 6 p.m. with a dinner menu. The brunch menu at Mr. B’s Steakhouse in Mequon, 11120 N. Cedarburg Road, includes goat cheese croquette, seafood omelet and warm chocolate cake, available from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the dinner menu is served 4 to 6 p.m. Guests may view full menus and make reservatio­ns online for all locations at www.bartolotta­s.com/

Blue’s Egg

The restaurant at 317 N. 76th St. has an Easter bakery menu with cakes, pies, rolls and

more, for pickup from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 15 or 16. The menu features ham and rolls ($14), 1 pound of pulled ham on four pretzel rolls; a three-pack of sausage rolls ($12) made with whole grain mustard in puff pastry; 9-inch pecan pie ($22) drizzled with bourbon caramel sauce; 6-inch speckled-egg cake ($28) with chocolate fudge sauce, malted milk crumble and vanilla malt buttercrea­m; and 6-inch carrot cake ($28) with cream cheese buttercrea­m. To order and see the menu, go to bluesegg.com

Bonefish Grill

Seasonal specials are available for dining in or carryout at 18355 W. Blue Mound Road in Brookfield. The grilled shrimp skewers dinner ($17.90) is served with a choice of two sides, and wood-grilled salmon caprese dinner ($21.90) is served with gnocchi tossed with blistered tomatoes, mozzarella fondue and pesto. The seasonal dessert is carrot lava cake ($8.50) with a cream cheese molten center, served warm. View the menu and make reservatio­ns at bonefishgrill.com

Brass Key

The restaurant and lounge will offer dine-in or takeout Easter lunch and dinner specials. They include surf-and-turf dinner for two ($59.95) with a choice of lobster tail, Gulf shrimp or sirloin steak; and Black Angus filet and lobster tail for two ($69.95), or for one ($39.95). Dinners include soup or salad, potato and dessert. Other Easter dinner selections include chicken Oscar ($12.95), chicken cordon bleu ($13.95) and Virginia baked ham, roast turkey, pork loin, or spinach pie ($12.95). A children’s menu ($7.95) includes a cheeseburg­er, pork loin, baked ham, turkey or chicken tenders, and includes mashed potatoes or fries and a dessert. Reservatio­ns and pre-ordering takeout are recommende­d. 4952 W. Forest Home Ave. (414) 3217090.

Bunzel’s Meat Market & Catering

Easter dinners can be ordered ahead with pickup from April 11 through 16. The small dinner ($59.99) which serves five to six, and the large dinner ($109.99), which serves 12 to 15, include double-smoked ham, au gratin potatoes, green beans almondine, fruit fluff and dinner rolls. The individual dinner ($12) includes sliced smoked ham, au gratin potatoes and green beans and is available only in the grab-and-go case, no pre-orders. Dinners are fully cooked but cold for reheating. Order at www.bunzels.com or email orders@bunzels.com; or call (414) 873-7960, or stop in at 9015 W. Burleigh St.

Carrabba’s Italian Grill

Easter specials are available for dine-in, carryout and delivery. Entrées include Champagne shrimp pasta dinner ($18.99); and the return of Tuscan-grilled lamb chops ($27.99); and the Tuscan-grilled filet with Marsala ($28.49). All entrées are served with soup or side salad. The new dessert is berries and butter cake ($9.29), topped with vanilla ice cream. View the menu at www.carrabbas.com. Milwaukee-area locations are in Greenfield at 4765 S. 76th St., (414) 282-4158; and in Brookfield at 18375 W. Blue Mound Road, (262) 7972548.

Delafield Brewhaus

The Easter brunch buffet, from 9 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., is $29, or $15 for children ages 5 to 11. The brunch buffet includes salads and sides, breakfast selections such as made-to-order omelets, and entrees such as prime rib, ham, salmon, baked cod, chicken pasta and blackened shrimp with rice. A dessert station will have breads and doughnuts, and house desserts. The regular menu will not be available. For a full list of items on the buffet, visit the restaurant’s Facebook page. Reservatio­ns: (262) 646-7821. 3832 Hillside Drive, Delafield.

Eldr + Rime

The Wauwatosa restaurant at 2300 N. Mayfair Road will offer Easter brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will have holiday staples, a carving station with roast beef and ham, a raw bar, sweets stations, and breakfast items. It’s $60, or $30 for children 10 and younger. Reservatio­ns: www.eldrandrim­e.com

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse

A three-course Easter menu is available April 16 and 17, featuring a petite filet mignon and crab-stuffed shrimp scampi ($85), or a petite filet mignon and lobster tail scampi ($95). All entrées include salad and dessert. Reservatio­ns: (262) 782-9463. 15665 W. Blue Mound Road, Brookfield.

I.d.

The restaurant in the Delafield Hotel will serve four courses for Easter brunch menu, for $61 a person, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu entrées include petite filet mignon, pan-seared duck breast, lobster brioche toast and brioche French toast with raspberrie­s and spiced pastry cream. Brunch includes breads, pastries and a dessert: tiramisu pavlova, strawberry rhubarb profiterole, or petite cheese plate. Reservatio­ns: (262) 646-1620, or visit iddelafield.com. 415 Genesee St., Delafield.

Lowlands Group

Easter brunch specials are available April 16 and 17 at all Lowlands’ restaurant locations. Hours for dine-in are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Centraal Grand Café & Tappery, Café Benelux, Buckatabon Tavern & Supper Club, and all Café Hollander locations, except 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Café Hollander in Mequon.

Centraal Grand Café & Tappery, 2306 S. Kinnickinn­ic Ave., will feature bacon egg sliders on a mini pretzel roll; and a smoked salmon benedict with breakfast potatoes. Café Benelux 346 N. Broadway, will be serving a duck sausage hash topped with sunny side up eggs; and a BAE Toast entree with bacon, grilled asparagus and a sunny side egg on grilled sourdough, and served with breakfast potatoes.

The Buckatabon Tavern & Supper Club, 7700 Harwood Ave. in Wauwatosa, brunch specials feature Badger ham in both a Ham & Swiss Quiche served with house salad; and a spring ham and roll charcuteri­e. And all Café Hollander locations will be serving Oliebollen, old-fashioned Dutch doughnuts and two sandwiches popular in the Netherland­s, the Uitsmijter Croissant of bacon and eggs, and the open-faced Salmon Smørredbro­d served with breakfast potatoes. Reservatio­ns are accepted by calling each restaurant directly, or booking online at lowlandsgr­oup.com

Motor Bar & Restaurant

The restaurant on the Harley-Davidson Museum campus will have Easter brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Entrées include five-spice bacon and smashed avocado toast, pork shoulder breakfast burrito bowls, and huevos rancheros with chorizo and salsa verde, all served with breakfast potatoes. Guests may also order from the regular menu. A children’s menu is available, with brunch served on a keepsake Motor Frisbee. Reservatio­ns: (414) 287-2778. 400 W. Canal St.

Muskego Lakes Country Club

Dine-in Easter brunch will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The buffet features breakfast and dessert stations, carved meats, omelets made to order, cold sides, vegetables, assorted breads and buffet entrees of applewood bacon, breakfast sausage, Tuscan chicken, baked salmon and pasta Alfredo. Brunch is $32.95, or $16.95 for children age 6 to 12 and $9.95 ages 3 to 5. Reservatio­ns: (414) 425-6500, Ext. 7. S100-W14020 Loomis Road, Muskego.

Old Town Serbian Gourmet Restaurant

The full menu and Easter specials are available for dine-in from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The specials are a traditiona­l dinner ($18) of orange honey glazed ham served with jus, potato purée and spring vegetables; braised lamb shank dinner ($32), with vegetables, fresh herbs and Serbian-style potato, sauerkraut and a potato dumpling; rack of lamb dinner ($35), with Burgundy wine sauce and buttered sautéed wild mushrooms; and roasted duck dinner ($35), with sauerkraut, potato, seasonal spring vegetables and mushrooms in wine sauce. Reservatio­ns: (414) 672-0206. 522 W. Lincoln Ave.

The Packing House

The restaurant is offering a traditiona­l Easter ham dinner special and its full sit-down dinner menu from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The dine-in honey-baked ham dinner ($29.99) is served with parsley boiled red potatoes and green beans. The ham dinner can also be ordered at the drive-thru window from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $25, cash only, with no advance order necessary. For dining reservatio­ns: (414) 483-5054. 900 E. Layton Ave.

The Pfister

The hotel offers Easter brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a visit by the Easter Bunny. The buffet includes made-to-order omelets, pancakes, custom pasta dishes, salads, soups, seafood, carved prime rib and bonein Virginia ham, and cupcakes, tarts and cream puffs for dessert. The brunch entrées include blintzes, eggs Benedict, hickory bacon, sausage links, Scottish salmon, and pan-seared lemon chicken breast. Brunch is $72, or $29 for children 3 to 10 years. Reservatio­ns: (414) 935-5950.

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino

Dine-in at the Legacy Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with an Easter brunch. The buffet features carving stations with cilantro mint leg of lamb, and brown sugar Dijon ham; food stations with smoked salmon, omelets, oysters and mussels; and a griddle bar with pancakes, waffles and French toast. Traditiona­l brunch items are also included. , Assorted coffees, teas, juices and soft drinks are included in the buffet price. $60 for ages 10 and up, and $20 for ages 3 to 9 years. Gratuity is included. Reservatio­ns are encouraged by calling (800) 729-7244. 1721 W. Canal St.

Saint Kate — The Arts Hotel

The hotel at 139 E. Kilbourn Ave. is hosting its first Easter brunch in the Simone Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with breakfast and lunch items at buffet stations and an appearance by the Easter Bunny. The menu includes glazed ham and prime rib, roasted sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes, a waffle bar and omelet station, seafood bar with jumbo shrimp and crab claws, salads, soup, bakery and a dessert station. Brunch is $69, or $29 for children 3 to 10 years. Reservatio­ns: (414) 935-5950.

Sabrosa Cafe

The breakfast and lunch restaurant at 3216 S. Howell Ave. has an Easter dinner ($90) available for curbside pickup at 9 a.m. The meal includes 2 pounds of bourbon brown sugar glazed ham, a dozen rolls, cabbage au gratin, garlic mashed potatoes and gravy, sage

dressing and four cherry hand pies. Order at sabrosa.cafe

Saz’s State House

Easter brunch entrees will be served from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., including filet of sirloin and eggs ($17), Parmesan leek quiche with Southern shrimp and hollandais­e ($16), fried green tomato and house smoked Memphis pork Benedict ($16), berry waffles ($15) and cinnamonap­ple stuffed French toast ($13). Call to reserve a table at (414) 453-2410, or email tabitha@sazs.com. 5539 W. State St.

Tre Rivali

The Mediterran­ean-inspired restaurant at 200 N. Broadway will feature Easter pie and Easter Bonnet Soup from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 16 and April 17. Italian Easter pie ($15), also known as pizza rustica, is a traditiona­l breakfast in northern Italy on Easter morning, and chef Alexa Faia is sharing her family recipe. The pie crust is filled with ricotta, Parmesan, coppa, calabrese salami, mortadella, egg, mozzarella, sharp provolone and lemon zest. Tre Rivali will also serve Easter Bonnet Soup ($9 cup, or $12 bowl) with handmade pork tortellini in chicken broth. Call for reservatio­ns: www.trerivalir­estaurant.com

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MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL MIKE DE SISTI / Eldr + Rime, 2300 N. Mayfair Road in Wauwatosa, will have Easter brunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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COURTESY OF THE LOWLANDS GROUP Café Benelux's Easter menu includes a duck sausage hash with smoked duck and badger ham, broccoli and breakfast potatoes, topped with sunny side up eggs.
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COURTESY OF CARRABBA’S Carrabba's Italian Grill has a new dessert for Easter: berries and butter cake.
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COURTESY OF THE LOWLANDS GROUP Centraal Grand Café & Tappery's Easter menu includes bacon egg sliders on mini pretzel rolls.

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