Where to Get Breakfast in Clermont

The Highway 27 Corridor

The main drag is where Clermont’s breakfast crowd actually lives. Keke's Breakfast Cafe sits at 2435 S Hwy 27 with a 4.7 rating from nearly 3,900 reviews—the kind of number that suggests consistency, not hype. It’s the closest thing this town has to a dedicated breakfast room, and it earns its keep.

Two doors down, IHOP at 2589 S Hwy 27 matches that 4.7 rating with over 7,600 reviews. That volume is staggering for a pancake chain, but Clermont’s population of 44,984 punches above its weight in appetite. The median age here is 42.4, and this is what middle-aged Florida does on a Sunday: waits for a booth.

Texas Roadhouse at 2457 S Hwy 27 opens early enough to matter, though you’re here for the rolls, not the workout. A 4.5 rating from 4,417 reviews keeps it in the rotation. Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, just up the road at 2495 S Hwy 27, is a dinner joint that technically serves breakfast hours—we won’t pretend that’s the draw.

The Minneola Side

Cross over to Pepe's Cantina Clermont at 794 W Minneola Ave and you’ve found the outlier. It’s a Mexican restaurant with a 4.7 rating from nearly 5,000 reviews, and yes, it does breakfast. The location puts you a short walk from Waterfront Park on Lake Minneola, where the swimming pier and fishing docks offer a post-eggs digestive stroll. This is the breakfast that earns its view by proximity.

Miller's Ale House at 1555 S Grand Hwy is another dinner-first operation, but it opens early on weekends. A 4.6 rating from 3,640 reviews says the bar crowd isn’t the only one eating here.

The Highway 50 Stretch

Outback Steakhouse at 1625 E Hwy 50 carries a 4.6 rating from 5,048 reviews—the second-highest review count on this list. It’s not a breakfast destination, but it’s open, and in a town where 1,800 housing units sit vacant, you take what’s serving.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store at 1520 E Hwy 50 is the real anchor on this road. A 4.2 rating from 3,584 reviews, and it’s the only place here that makes the drive from the interstate feel intentional. The store part is a bonus; the breakfast part is the point.

Steak 'n Shake at 2545 FL-50 and Ruby Tuesday at 2650 FL-50 both hover around the 3.8–4.2 range. They’re fine. They’re open. They’re not why you came to Clermont.

Carrabba's Italian Grill at 2240 FL-50 rounds out the corridor with a 4.5 rating, but again—this is a dinner house. If you’re here for breakfast, you’ve already lost the plot.

The Farm Detour

Southern Hill Farms at 16651 Schofield Rd is the one that breaks the pattern. It’s categorized as cafes and bakeries, rated 4.7 from 3,196 reviews, and it sits on the rural edge of town where the citrus used to grow. The Florida Citrus Tower, built in 1956, still stands over a landscape that has largely surrendered to subdivisions—558 homes here are held for seasonal or recreational use, and the median home value is $368,600. The groves are gone. The farm stands remain.

This is the breakfast that reminds you what Clermont was before the freezes took the oranges and the National Training Center brought the athletes. The town adopted the slogan “Choice of Champions” in 2014, and the median household income of $79,789 suggests the champions are doing fine. But the real choice, on any given morning, is between the highway and the dirt road.

Denny's Restaurant at 25 Town Center Blvd carries a 4.0 rating from 3,990 reviews. It’s the safety net, the 24-hour fallback. Culver’s at 1431 Johns Lake Rd does a 4.4 from 3,290 reviews, and it’s the fastest thing on this list that isn’t a drive-thru apology.

The Verdict

If you want the best-rated breakfast in Clermont, you’re choosing between Keke's and Pepe's—both at 4.7, both with thousands of reviews, both serving different versions of morning. If you want the experience, you drive to Southern Hill Farms and eat where the soil still remembers the crop.

Clermont was incorporated in 1884, disbanded in 1895, and reincorporated in 1916. It has survived worse than a breakfast rush. The unemployment rate sits at 5.9 percent, and 35.7 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. These are numbers that suggest a town with options.

Take the highway. Take the farm road. Just don’t take the Citrus Tower as a brand—it’s a monument to something that’s gone, not a place to eat.