Vessel Cafe — Restaurant in Village of Cross Plains

9/23 update: went here with my family this morning for breakfast. Food was delicious, coffee was good and we all had a wonderful experience. They updated some of the seating options and we really liked it. My sister said a few times that she enjoyed every bite. Mothers only complaint was the burrito she ordered was just an egg in a tortilla.. thankfully my sister and I had plenty of extra food to share. Cute place in cross plains.

Not a bad place. I came here for the special I saw on a FB community group. It was a waffle BLT with hashbrowns. The BLT was really good. The hashbrowns looked really delicious but tasted like the oil hadn't been changed in a while. They were not edible for me or my friend. The owner comes out and says hello to people which I do enjoy. Lots of baked goods. Service is kind of slow as kids were working and they didn't seem to know how everything works.. but that's okay. You gotta start somewhere 😉

My other complaint is the establishment has a no dogs sign on the window. But a couple who is clearly friendly with the owner came in with their dog. The dog was held by the woman and allowed to put it's paws on the table while they ate their breakfast. Dog is shown in one of my photos.

They need to make themselves more apparent as you'd never know they existed if you drove by. At least a classic a-frame sign...

Small menu of well executed items served by a friendly and attentive team.

Visited for breakfast on a Saturday around 9AM. The restaurant was about 3/4 which includes an assortment of booths and tables as well as outdoor dining.

You order from the posted menu at the counter and have your food delivered to your table.

I had the egg, protein, and toast along with a coffee. The food was delivered expediently (under 10 minutes) to our table.

Everything was as expected and delicious. The scrambled eggs were fluffy, and the sausage patty had the perfect spice/seasoning mix. Even the coffee was excellent and had a mild bright flavor.

I will definitely...

Spent $43 on two breakfasts which included coffee, hot tea & tip. Both of our eggs were COLD (mine were scrambled, his were over easy). It was as though the eggs were cooked way before the sausage & bacon were cooked. My bf had the strawberry topped waffle. Though the strawberry topping was warm, the waffle itself was cold & chewy.

The atmosphere is so so. Looks as though the owners are trying to make it look trendy. Food is entirely over-priced for the quality.

After eating here, we regretted not stopping at a local mom n' pop diner for our breakfast during...