Chefs and restaurant owners reveal 6 breakfasts you should always order, and 6 you can skip

Sophia MitrokostasApr 28, 2020, 23:06 IST

Waffles and pancakes can be worth ordering from restaurants.iStock

Insider asked chefs and restaurant owners about the best and worst breakfasts to order from a restaurant.
Complex dishes, like eggs Benedict or corned beef hash, can be worth ordering out because they're difficult to make.
Since they're so easy and cheap to make, scrambled eggs and omelets are a terrible value when ordered from a restaurant.
If you don't want to clean many dishes, order waffles or skillet breakfasts from restaurants.
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Breakfast menus are usually packed with some seriously tempting dishes — but which ones deserve a space on your plate?

Insider spoke to chefs and restaurant owners to find out which breakfast items you should always order from restaurants and which ones are best prepared at home. Here's what they said.

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Chia-seed pudding is much easier and cheaper to make at home.

The ingredients for chia-seed pudding can be affordable when purchased in bulk. Northerner/Shutterstock

Breakfast smoothies are usually overpriced.

If you have a blender at home, there's probably no reason to order a smoothie from a restaurant. Shutterstock

Most restaurant oatmeals aren't worth the money.

Oatmeal can be super cheap to make at home. iStock

Skip pastries and muffins unless they're made fresh.

Unless the muffins are made in-house, skip them. Paige Bennett for Insider

Restaurant omelets are usually a poor value.

Omelets are easy to customize at home. Abigail Abesamis for Insider

On the other hand, it's better to make scrambled eggs at home.

Scrambled eggs may not be cooked in the tastiest oil at a restaurant. Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock

Skillet breakfasts are complex dishes that are best left to chefs.

Making a breakfast skillet at home would be quite a lot of work — and you might not have all of the ingredients. Shutterstock

Pancakes are usually prettier and tastier when ordered from a restaurant.

It's not always easy to flip pancakes at home. Shutterstock

Ordering corned beef hash and poached eggs is a great value.

Corned beef hash isn't easy to prepare at home unless you make it from a can. Shutterstock

Bloody marys are best enjoyed while dining out.

Bloody marys can come with creative garnishes, too. shutterbugger / iStock

Waffles can be way easier to enjoy at a restaurant.

When you order waffles for takeout, you don't need to clean any appliances. INSIDER

Eggs Benedict is an indulgent dish that's difficult to make yourself.

Hollandaise can be tricky to make at home. Shutterstock

I made Disney's Dole Whip recipe and found the key to the perfect texture is putting it in the freezer

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