The Blue Owl Restaurant & Bakery — Restaurant in Windsor Township

My wife and I use to love this place now not so much we just visited today for breakfast 12/8/2023 about 10:15 am we no more than walked in the front door and immediately saw the atmosphere and charm of the place was gone, so were the seasonal over the top decorations that made the place look and feel nostalgic especially at Christmas very disappointing also that comfortable welcome feeling of the older days had all but disappeared no more ladies wearing fancy aprons and dresses no awesome smell of apples and cinnamon that lingered in the air reminding you of the good old days at grandmas house, all sadly nonexistent and this was just the beginning of a totally unexpected and bad experience, So we had asked for a quiet more private seating and it was just us for a few minutes till another waitress started packing people in right next to us not a super big deal but their were about 10 or so tables in the room but now with two other couples beside us then the waitress came to our table and I have to say she did a pretty good job, but then came the biggest disappointment of the whole morning the food was awful and overpriced for what it was and the cost it should have been perfect we waited about 20 minutes I ordered the blue owl breakfast and my wife the French toast with bacon when or orders came out they were both cold and i mean like the bacon was fried then refrigerated same with my wife's food my eggs were cold and the fried potatoes were more of a super thin greasy onion flavored noodle kind of gross, and the biscuit was reminiscent of a dry nasty bisquick biscuit, neither of us ate all of our meal and left highly unsatisfied and it will be a long long time before we come back we tried to be nice about it but something had to be said about this in hopes that maybe management will take notice and realize cutting corners and cheapening the quality of the food isn't the way to keep customers happy bring back what you thought was a good decision to get rid of and put the atmosphere and nostalgia back where it belongs because the Blue Owl use to have a great reputation as a place to go for a great breakfast lunch or dinner it was a Jefferson County Icon and everyone loves the place and still does but just wants it to be like it use to be and not just another generic place selling mediocre food. I asked when I was paying my ticket if it was under new management and was told yes so as my wife and I walked to the car I told her what I was told and we both agreed that explains everything. Modernization cant hold a candle to the nostalgic ways of old. Good luck we hope you fix these things cause we would love to come back under better...

Blue Owl is located in historic Kimswick and the town is historic and right along the river. The building is beautiful and the wooden floors are old and beautiful and very crooked. It’s an old building that’s grown with the crowd that flocks there. There is a dozen chairs sitting out front to accommodate those in line. Luckily we arrived in February, at 11 am and there was not a line. Lots of customers but not maxed. When you walk in to the right is an old room of the house converted to a dining room. Very quaint. At the entrance to the room are two doors for restrooms. The one to the right is labeled handicap. That’s because the toilet is high and the room is sufficiently large. The other is a very tiny cove that if you are large in any way don’t go there. A hostess will greet and seat you. There are three dining rooms. The first to the right, a large enclosed patio to the left and a large dining room beyond those to the left which is where we sat. It has a beautiful fireplace, lace curtains, flowers and candles and really sets the mood. On the way to that dining room is the bakery display. The waitress was exceptionally kind and efficient. The ambiance was great and acoustics absorb the sound of diners well. We were able to witness and join in with a young girls happy birthday serenade. All very quaint. So why the prices? The prices are high and the food just doesn’t match. I know prices are high everywhere but wow. I have included the receipt so you could be the judge.I ordered Lorraine Quiche, broccoli soup and fresh fruit. The crust on the quiche was tough. The bottom layer was smoked bacon. I like bacon a lot but didn’t like that. The soup was good. Not exceptional but definitely good. The fruit was cantaloupe, grapes and pineapple (it is February in the Midwest). This cost a little over $17. My husband had a small bowl of dumplings with velvet chicken soup and green beans for the same price. He said the soup was exceptional. The dumplings were real thin with a clean broth which seemed more like chicken noodle soup. That being said my husband loved them and the accompanying roll. Just not what expected. He ordered chocolate cake and I had chocolate pie. The pie was at least a few days old. Pudding was stiff. Crust hard and chewy and not edible. After eating the pudding I ended up with a 1/4 cup of pudding for over $7. This quaint little experience cost us over $90 with tip. I just wouldn’t go back for it. I saw some regulars so many would and we Mia have ordered the wrong thing. I heard the chicken was great. I was trying to eat light because I was in my way to Super Bowl party. My husband put it well when he said it just...

Update November 2023: Took little brother to Kimmswick for lunch and Christmas shopping. It was a gorgeous day, and as always, the food was delicious to boot. Bought some baked goodies, too, after breakfast to take home. Never have been able to buy one of the mile high apple pies, but today they had miniature Carmel Pecan apple pies. Gotta see the pictures. Little brother likes their homemade turtlesthat come in dark or milk chocolate, soon course2 for him one for me. Then, I noticed they had a few fried pies, so yes, I bought 2 of them. Overall a great breakfast as we always get the country fried steak, with eggs, fried potatoes, and their homemade biscuits with apple butter or strawberry jam. Nice to get away from the city along with going shopping for Christmas presents.

Shout out to Starr, our waitress, on great service. If you want pies, this is the place & not very expensive for homemade pies vs. store bought. Support your local business owned by women. Very friendly staff and nice to all customers along with interacting with more personal service than normal chain restaurants. Breakfast was really scumptous as we had the steak & eggs along with half order sausage gravy & biscuit, fried potatoes like I made at home were a surprise. Then, the pancake was crunchy on the outside and soft, along with thick made for a yummy craving satisfied. Definitely need to go back, most expensive breakfast for us. Let me explain there were Cherry hand pies, homemade turtle candy, dark & milk chocolate, German chocolate pies, slice of turtle cake, and last slice Gooey Butter Pie. Went for breakfast today, and it was so delicious and I ate everything, but my biscuit. The Steak and Eggs so was great from the tender delicious steak, the home fried potatoes, and two eggs over easy. Now desserts this time was a little less desirable, sorry. Raspberry turnovers were small, but that was okay. I wanted to try them. While the pastry was flaky, the disappointment was no Raspberry filling at all just a dab. Next, I thought I would try the Butterscotch Pecan Pie sounded good, again disappointed. There were lots of pecans on top, but the filling I thought would be soft it was...