Having brunch with your pals makes you feel rich and classy–like an extra on Sex and the City! Until you get the check and realize you somehow spent a half a day’s wages on Prosecco and eggs.
Sad but true: Dallas is no longer an affordable place to eat, drink, and play. The going rate is around $14 to $18 for a cocktail…which might be okay for an artsy-fartsy whiskey or gin drink, but for a mimosa I just cannot. Nope nope nope.
But never fear! Your intrepid local guide is here to help you find the brunch-y, boozy concoctions that won’t break the bank. Tip of the hat to Susie Drinks Dallas, one of our favorite sources for keeping up with current deals and happy hours. These drink specials are current (to the best of our knowledge) as we publish this post in January 2025.
What are the parameters? We looked for drink specials that are valid on Saturday and/or Sunday during brunch hours. The drinks had to be cheap (for “cheap,” we draw the line at 5 or 6 bucks) and the restaurant had to be someplace that you’d actually want to have brunch. (We’ve included some food recommendations in our list, too.)
Yes, most of these places are chains. Independent restaurateurs are already fighting terrible margins. They generally can’t afford to give away booze, which is often the only thing keeping the pre-dinner shift in the black.
One more PSA, before someone revokes my industry cred: Servers universally hate working brunch. Especially brunches populated with cheapskates and boozers. One of the reasons we don’t have as many sexy brunch drink specials in Dallas anymore is because people couldn’t behave themselves. So order some food, don’t camp out all day, don’t be a sloppy drunk, and remember to tip your server. If their hungover ass is getting out of bed on Sunday to pour $3 Bloody Marys for your hungover ass, be a decent human.
Okay, lecture over. Now it’s time to get your mimosa on! In no particular order, here are our favorite spots around town:
Cane Rosso
Texas pizza joint Cane Rosso will soon be opening its ninth DFW location. Along with its famous Neapolitan-style pizzas, the brunch menu features a wood-fired version of the rustic Italian dish called Eggs in Purgatory. But we know what you’re really here for–the drink specials, including $2 mimosas and $3 frosé.
Where: North Dallas, Lake Highlands, Deep Ellum, White Rock, Carrollton, Frisco, Arlington, Fort Worth, and Sachse locations
When: Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM – 3 PM
Cantina Laredo
An underrated Dallas-based chain. Cantina Laredo serves a complimentary orange mimosa or Tito’s Bloody Mary with the purchase of a brunch entree. That’s right baby, it’s free!
Where: Addison and Frisco locations (not at the airports, sadly)
When: Saturday and Sunday, 11 AM – 2 PM
Pie Tap
The brunch drink specials are abundant at Pie Tap‘s six area locations. Their frosé is made with Aperol and a rosemary sprig–bougie little touches that belie its $3 price point. There’s also $4 mimosas (orange, pineapple, or blackberry), a loaded Bloody Mary for $6, and an espresso martini for $6. Bring friends and enjoy a carafe of mimosas (serves 5) for just $14. The smoked salmon brunch pizza is *chef’s kiss* too!
Where: Design District, Addison, Knox/Henderson, Park & Preston, Magnolia, and Frisco locations
When: Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM – 3 PM
Meso Maya
Meso Maya has lots of hangover-friendly food like pozole and chilaquiles. Wash ’em down with your choice of $3 mimosas, sangrias, or Bloody Marys.
Where: West Plano, Preston Forest, Lakewood, Downtown Dallas, and Fort Worth locations
When: Saturday and Sunday, 11 AM – 3 PM
Torchy’s Tacos
Torchy’s has a special “Weekend Cures” drink menu. At my Torchy’s (Plano) it’s $4.50 mimosas, sangrias, Bloody Marys, and Tequila Sunrises. Not all the locations have a full bar, and not all of those have drink specials. I recommend calling the location near you because their website is kinda crap.
Food recs: Torchy’s queso and guac are standouts. (Their breakfast tacos, on the other hand, are like the 80th-best in Dallas.) They don’t nickel and dime you for substitutions and side salsas. Two tacos is enough for most people. I usually get the Brushfire (Jamaican jerk chicken with mangos and sppiiiicccy sauce) and the Democrat (beef barbacoa, properly gelatinous and topped with avocado, onions, and cotija).
Where: Torchy’s Tacos (various locations)
When: Saturday and Sunday (all day)
Lazy Dog
When did Lazy Dog get five restaurants in DFW? No matter, the brunch specials are solid.
Here’s what they had on my recent visit to the Addison location: $6 Bloody Mary or $5 michelada with spicy house mix (you can add bacon candy for $2.50). $6 bellini or mimosa (juice/puree in a glass with a 187 ml of sparkling wine served on the side). White, rosé or red sangria for $5. And if you’re looking for shareable drinks, those are a bargain, too: $15 sangria pitchers or a $22 mimosa setup (comes with three juices and a 750 ml bottle of Freixenet).
Where: Addison, Arlington, Euless, Plano, and Garland locations
When: Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM – 2 PM
Ziziki’s
The Greek restaurant Ziziki’s has one of the last bottomless brunches in town…truly the end of an era. Unlimited drink specials are currently illegal in Texas, but maybe they found a loophole? Anyway. The $45 all-you-can-eat weekend buffet includes a free Prosecco hangover–I mean, endless mimosas.
Where: Dallas (two locations, Knox/Henderson and Preston Forest)
When: Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM – 3 PM
Princi Italia
Princi’s brunch cocktails aren’t the very cheapest, but they deserve an honorable mention here because they use real fruit purees and better-than-average Italian wines.
Bellinis and mimosas are $7 for a glass or $28 by the carafe. Susie Drinks Dallas is reporting that the Preston location still has $10 bottomless mimosas on Sundays, but I haven’t been over there to confirm that recently.
Where: Plano and Dallas (Preston) locations
When: Sundays only, 10 AM – 3 PM
Whiskey Cake
The Dallas-based farm-to-table concept Whiskey Cake has a $6 mimosa (choice of orange, pineapple, grapefruit, or cranberry). Or try them all in a mimosa flight for $15. Make it a Mega Mimosa (a whole bottle of bubbly) for $22.
Where: Plano or Irving locations. The Fort Worth location doesn’t appear to have brunch drink specials (boo).
When: Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM – 3 PM
Penne Pomodoro
Penne Pomodoro has $1 mimosas, bellinis or Bloody Marys with the purchase of a brunch entree.
Where: Both Dallas locations
When: Saturday and Sunday, 11 AM – 3 PM (Preston/Forest) and 10 AM – 3 PM (Snider Plaza)
Old Monk
Homey Knox/Henderson pub offers traditional English breakfasts and bloody good drink specials. Mimosas are $5, $9 (1/2 liter carafe) and $13 (liter carafe). Michelada is $6. Red or white sangria is $5 or $12 (1/2 liter carafe). For big spenders, the Tito’s Bloody Mary and Cazadores Paloma are $7.
It gets crowded here and parking is no fun (arrive early and Uber). No reservations accepted, no to-go food on weekends.
Where: The Old Monk (Dallas)
When: Saturday and Sunday, 11 AM – 3 PM
Taverna
Trendy Italian bistro Taverna has $3 mimosas and bellinis during brunch. This drink special is valid at the Knox location–I don’t think it’s offered at their new digs in Legacy West.
Where: Taverna (Knox/Henderson)
When: Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM – 3 PM
Biscuit Bar
Biscuit Bar serves generous pours of mimosas and brunch cocktails. Some of the cocktails are on tap–a smart choice during a busy shift–and may include Tito’s Bloody Marys, Brunch Punch, Trailer Park Shandy, and Tequila Sunrise.
Cocktail prices vary by location, but are around $6. You can also pick up a BFF (Bubbles For Friends) for around $27. It includes a bottle of sparkling wine (Wycliff or similar) and two juices for mixing.
Brunchers and tourists take note: The street in front of the Stockyards location closes between 11:15-11:45 AM and 3:45-4:15 PM for Fort Worth’s daily cattle drive.
Where: Deep Ellum, Plano (Granite Park), North Arlington, Coppell, and Fort Worth Stockyards locations
When: Saturday and Sunday (all day)
Review disclosure: I was not compensated or provided any free products for this review. Opinions expressed on The Wine Fairy blog are entirely my own.
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