Perk-cUp Cafe

Could not have been any better! Terry preparing the omelette and waffles literally tripped over himself to help us and explain the Sunday brunch etc. Recently moved to Berea and this was our second visit. Both visit everyone was very polite and helpful. This is on our list of new hangouts. Waitress (Kim) very efficient and kind as well. Very welcoming place. Definitely being added to our list of new hangouts. Love it!!!

This restaurant is becoming one of our favorites.
Terry at the omelette buffet went above and beyond to serve us and Kim, our waitress was an absolute pleasure. The food was delicious.

The best breakfast place in the area.
We have been coming here since 2011, we bring friends and visitors.
First, it’s a nice location with lots of parking, in a new plaza next to the train tracks. The restaurant is large, very clean and includes a fireplace with chairs, as well as an outdoor patio.
I recently stopped in to have a baker for breakfast. It’s a baked breakfast dish, straight out of the oven in a ceramic pot to your table. Eggs, potatoes, and a variety of meats, vegetables and then topped with cheese. I had the VegetaBle baker and it was delicious. It came with rye toast, which was buttered.
My wife had pancakes with blackberry brandy. She asked for the side order version as the normal portions are rather large. The side portion included two large pancakes with a warm blackberry sauce that looked and tasted homemade.
All costs are very reasonable, my dish was 6.99 my wife’s was less than that.
As a final perk, when leaving they asked if we wanted another coffee to go. Who has ever done that before?

Food was excellent. Service was very sloooow, and place was empty with ample employees. I saw other similar reviews, hopefully ownership can solve this.

Nice place that has definitley improved over the years. French toast with bourbon peaches is SO good. They now serve dinner.

This place is overpriced, management is super unfriendly, not happy about the food either. If you are in Berea you’re better off going literally anywhere else. Takes forever to get recognized when you walk in and when you sit down you’re not even greeted for another 15 minutes, and as a waitress myself, that makes me cringe. Would not send friends this way. Only to maybe grab a cup of coffee through the drive through so you don’t have to go inside and actually receive the bad service.

Perk-​Cup is definitely a convenient spot to drop by if you want something different or healthy without getting out of your car. However, I didn’t have the best experience. I ordered my food in advance and arrived when they told me my food would be ready. When I first arrived at the drive up, I was food was still being prepared– that’s fine; I didn’t mind waiting a few minutes. I ended up waiting 10+ minutes at the window. Because or the issue, I was given a free cookie.
All of this to say, the food isn’t bad but I wouldn’t bet on your food being ready when you get there!

Glad to find a local restaurant for breakfast that is not a chain. I had read the reviews and was looking forward to standard American fare, eggs, hashbrowns, bacon.
The food was average. Hashbrowns had a little too much oil, toast was not done enough. Eggs were good, bacon was cooked properly but the flavor was not my favorite.
Normally with breakfast like that, coffee or tea is included. Not here. $ 1.89. Plus my first cup of hot water was not even warm enough to brew the tea. Our server didn’t look like she was too thrilled to bring me some more hot water. Plus, I had to reuse the teabag I had tried the first time which is probably what made the tea so devoid of flavor.

This place is so cute! My friend and I went there for brunch. We got the breakfast bakers, which were pretty good. I also got a caramel frappé, which I loved (although, it took a while to make). It took quite some time to get seated because the hostess skipped over our name, but she apologized profusely. Our server, Elissa, was spectacular, but it took a long time to get refills on water. That was my only complaint.

We were visiting the area and decided to try a local restaurant. We went on a Sunday around noon and stumbled upon their Sunday brunch buffet. The omelet station is well stocked with a good variety of meats and vegetables. The gentleman cooking them is very personable. The Belgian waffles came with a choice of blueberry or apple cinnamon toppings, and both were delicious. They also offered various breakfast meats and sides as well.
The coffee bar portion of the establishment made a great addition to the meal. The only negative in any way comes from the service. While very friendly, it was an extremely relaxed atmosphere of «We’ll get to you when we want.»
In spite of the service issue, my wife and I will definitely be back whenever we are in town.

Good food and very spotty service. We often hit them up on weekends after soccer or other stuff since they’re so close to home, have good food, and nice coffee drinks.
If they weren’t so close we’d probably hardly show up because of the service. But they’re close enough and the food is consistently good.
Burgers are really good but they will charge you for simple toppings like red onion (!!!) and everything on the breakfast side is yummy. Tasty coffee drinks too.

Stopped for our first time visit to café. We went for breakfast and liked that it was a really bright and clean café. The prices were reasonable for breakfast. $ 5.99 sausage gravy and biscuits. $ 1.29 for two eggs added on. $ 7.98 for 2 pancakes, 3 strips of bacon and 2 eggs. Husband’s sausage gravy tasted homemade with lots of sausage chunks. Bacon was crispy as requested. Only food complaint was the pancakes. They were so tough that it was hard to cut them. When I brought it to the servers attention, she told me that was how they make them, that their pancakes are dense, not fluffy. When I said that I could barely cut them, she offered to have them make another batch and they could try cooking them less time. The replacements were a little better but still pretty tough. (Note to café: maybe the pancake batter needs refreshed with baking powder or stirred less? This should result in a better pancake.) I opted for the blackberry topping over the Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup. Great choice, topping had lots of blackberries. Now for my Tea Rant: Hot tea drinkers will get this. Two things ruin a hot tea experience. First is contaminated water. Water is contaminated when they use containers that previously held coffee, resulting in coffee tasting tea. Perk-​cUp Café does NOT have contaminated tea water, but they hit on my other hot tea nerve. The second is tea refills. We were charged the same price for both coffee and tea, $ 1.89 each. Husband got his hot coffee and even a refill pot was placed on the table for his convenience. I got a tea bag and carafe of hot water. When server offered a refill, she wanted to charge me another $ 1.89 for a second tea bag. What? Husband gets a whole pot of coffee on the table? Coffee is way more expensive than tea. Anyway, she did give me a 2^nd tea bag, this time, only because I had a problem with the pancakes. (another note to café: Rethink the policy of charging for a 2^nd tea bag. Do you charge for refills on pop or iced tea?) End Rant.
I like supporting locally owned restaurants and will most likely return for lunch sometime. The menu offered many different sandwiches, salads, and soups. If I went for breakfast though, I would skip the pancakes.

This is a great spot for meetings especially if you need to meet somewhere near the airport. I love the entire beverage menu worth chai tea lattes being my personal favorite. I also really like he biscuits and gravy!

Tucked away behind a bridge in an awkward business plaza or something sits this cute little café. Came in on a Sunday where they apparently have a limited menu and a $ 12 brunch buffet.
We decided to go with the buffet and walked away feeling money well spent. The food quality in this clean establishment was above part and we’ll prepared. Standing behind the active station was a friendly older gentleman preparing your perfectly put together omelet. Tip the man please because he deserves it and seems like he couldn’t be happier to put together your omelet.
For the waffles they offer homemade peach and blackberry compote to dress over your waffle. Can’t speak for the peach, but the blackberry was delicious. Tasted fresh and not too sweet.
Happy we found this place, and hope you will too.

Don’t let the name fool you, this is so much more than a coffee house! This gem is a fantastic restaurant, that also has a coffee house section. The menu is diverse, with breakfast, sandwiches, wraps, through dinner entrées including a braised short rib dinner. Again, not coffee house selections by any stretch of the imagination. There were 4 of us dining this evening, and we all had something different, so we got a nice cross section of samples. All of the food was excellent! I had the bbq ribs with the Dr. Pepper bbq sauce, and they were great. Tasty, and fall of the bone tender. My wife had chicken parm, which was juicy and very flavorful. My friend had the Pork chop dinner, with an apricot chutney served with risotto. The chop was juicy, and the risotto was perfect, which is rare for most restaurants. The side dishes were perfect, i had green beans almondine, and they were prepared perfect. Not just green beans with almonds on them, but actually prepared like a fine dining restaurant would with toasted almonds and sautéed beans. I was impressed. This was my first visit, but our friends have been there several times and have raved about the food each time. The atmosphere is simple and un-​assuming, very casual, and family friendly. Because of the high quality of the food, I consider this place an excellent value. (Braised short rib dinner for under $ 18!) Everything is homemade, and fresh, and you can really taste the difference. Oh, the deserts were equally as good! Did I mention that they serve coffee there also…
Food Giants rating system; 5* = Freakin’ Great. 4* = Really Darn Good. 3* = sure, why not, 2*= it’s better than starving, 1* = A hungry homeless person, after one bite, wouldn’t eat this, even if you gave it to them for free. (Although you should still offer it to them) No Stars = Ptomaine Tillie’s foodborne pathogen Diner. (Yes the P is silent in Ptomaine)
Food Quality: *****
Portion Size: *****
Service: ***
Menu: ****
Uniqueness: ***
Atmosphere: ***
Cleanliness: *****
Value: ******
Its great to be able to patronize an independent small business, that offers great food at a good value. Please support these types of businesses.

They have brunch! Next time we’ll plan better! We just came in for a mid-​morning snack & tea/​coffee — the Sunday brunch looks fabulous, with omelet bar all for $ 12.99! $ 5.99 for kids!

Still haven’t eaten the food here but I wanted to give their mocha another try since I didn’t want Starbucks or Dunkin.
I got a iced caffe mocha & it was really good this time! It was also even cheaper than the last time. I guess the prices depends on who’s doing the coffee.
This place has been redeemed, totally coming back here again to get my coffee fix.

A bit of a «hidden gem» in a nondescript strip mall in Berea, just on the other side of the viaduct. This place has a nice assortment of both breakfast and lunch dishes… I have had both and can attest to the quality and freshness of the food served.
My favorite menu item there is there club sandwich with fresh turkey, bacon and all the fixings. Also, don’t forget to try their «loaded» potato salad… a unique take on a traditional side dish.
Have also been there late-​night for coffee and dessert. They have a nice double-​sided fireplace with comfy lounge chairs to hang out, etc.
Will definitely return once I move my office back to Olmsted Falls.

Stopped in for a quick soy latte and a caramel brownie w graham cracker crust. Place was packed (Saturday around 11:20am).
Soy latte was solid and the brownie was delicious (which it shoulda been for $ 6)
Will be back when we visit again

Well I was really in the mood to try a new breakfast place and this one had some good reviews.
The service was good and the waitress we had was very friendly. As for the menu, it was pretty basic next to the restaurants we’ve been going to lately. Sometimes that’s exactly what you need. I had the sweet and savory platter with scrambled eggs, sausage, and plain buttermilk pancakes. Very good and satisfied my breakfast craving.
I did find the fact that they have breakfast sandwiches pretty unique and even though I didn’t get one personally, I heard the Jo Jo was delightful.
Now for the stuff I didn’t care for…
There was a guy doing construction work near the bathroom the whole time we were there. So instead of a music ambiance, we had power tools. Why they scheduled that during business hours is beyond me and if I hadn’t had a six person party coming from all different directions to get together, I would have left. It’s really distracting trying to talk to people when that’s going on.
Also the tea I had wasn’t very good. I realize it’s not their fault when all they have is bagged tea but I do appreciate a larger selection if that’s what you’re going to serve.
The food and service was ok, nothing to write home about but definitely good for the plain breakfast mood when you’re sick of Bob Evans. Honestly, there could have been a very good reason for the construction work even though they didn’t bother to explain. It could have been an off day and I wouldn’t mind giving this place a second chance in the future.