Magpie - American restaurant in Rockford - 126 N Madison St, USA

The best evidence of a great meal 😋 is an empty plate!! Best veggie omelet and the best homemade pancakes 🥞 in Rockford!! The atmosphere is very relaxing. I'd highly recommend Magpie and the owner is personable and has excellent hospitality ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Was here for just pain ole breakfast! And that’s what we got. Waitress was friendly. The place was clean. Last but not least… they have plant based option. You may have desert there after your meal. But they are also next to the Rockford City Market. They are close enough for a nice walk to the river or just browse around the shops on State St. Even adopt a fur baby from the animal shelter, down the block. Bottom line is… This is the town staple.

I'd definitely be back. The biscuits and gravy was delicious and so was the sausage omelette. They also have gluten free bread and pancakes. The restaurant itself is cute and in a nice location in Rockford. Went there for a birthday brunch. It's also baby friendly.

The food was great. The staff were great. Unfortunately, the experience was not very good simply because they were short-staffed and the wait for our orders was quite long, 45-60 minutes. The dishes were not complicated and we only had a party of 3. Hopefully next time the experience is better.

Had amazing breakfast the boozy French toast was excellent also the b an g's and the Phil's Mashup are always bangers best breakfast in rockford and not even close

Some of the food was great! Fries? Awesome. Biscuits and Gravy? Pretty good. Burger? Paid more for the same quality—not too shabby. Omelette? Disappointing, same with the eggs. The breakfast potatoes were the kind they serve at summer camps—practically cardboard with how dry they were. Service was a genuine concern as well. The hostess made derisive comments about our toddler and need for refills. Food took close to an hour to arrive, and our waitress hardly checked on us or let us know the food was taking a while. Several plates were also left on the outside tables—which were there when we arrived and were not cleaned up and hour and a half later—drawing a number of bees near the front door. I don't love leaving negative reviews, and maybe they were just having an off day. But there's likely better food for similar prices, with better service in the area.

First timers. We ordered the biscuits and gravy and wisely ordered the gravy on the side. The gravy was terrible. A sour taste with something off putting about it as a whole. Salvation came from the jam and sourdough biscuits. Both were delicious and would have had a much higher rating had it not been for the unedible gravy. We asked about it but was told it's just the way the cook makes his gravy. Also, they need better signage in the window. Had to look above the first floor from sidewalk to find where it was. All in all, I'll try it again and order something else.

The good: i loved my vegetarian biscuits and gravy. Always nice to find a veggie version of this. My husband enjoyed his veggie omelet. It's also just a nice space and good vibe. The bad: my friend ordered blueberry pancakes-- they were thin, dense, and nearly burned. She struggled to eat them. The okay: the pretzel. The service. The greeter and waitress were both really friendly, though maybe a bit overstretched. Food took a little while to come out, as did water and coffee. No big deal though.