Natalia's Cafe — Restaurant in Camas

$13? Are you joking?

Well I’m not!

This is my 4th attempt to have a good—or even medium, experience at Natalia’s. Sadly, the excuses I made for the cold, flavorless food and limited menu which I assumed (based on the CRAZY reviews) were tolerated because of COVID, are confirmed to me to just be a result of Natalia’s monopoly on downtown Camas breakfast restaurants.

I’ve tried 3 egg/savory breakfast meals, and today was attempting to get the French toast, as a gal from town suggested that it was amazing and even a good deal (which would be shocking given the prices I’ve paid here for lackluster dishes). Decided to give it another go, and strolled in to place my order with the tall, college-age looking guy in the beanie.

“Two orders of the Natalia’s French toast”, I said, “a friend raved about it and said it was a specialty!”. The guy wrote it down, charged me the $13 for it and we proceeded to wait 25 min for the food. The French toast pieces arrived more or less on time for the estimate, but I was S H O C K E D. I literally went back and asked if what I had was 2 pieces, or maybe they had the other box someplace else. I went to check the menu, because surely one slice of tiny bread battered and fried was not $6.50. And surely this tiny thing wasn’t their “specialty” French toast.

I was helped by a different person, and the gal confirmed, that yes, that was the two pieces, nothing was missing. I proceeded to ask if this was their specialty French toast, and the waitress said that this item was the regular French toast, and that they also have Cinnamon Roll French Toast. “Do you want that?”, she asked.

We left.

Now, I get it, out of the small number of things on the menu, I neglected to order the ONE French toast over the other. BUT EVEN IF I DID, how can a reasonable restaurant justify selling me two pieces of cooked bread w egg, for $13? And really, Beanie-clad server, with all your professional knowledge of this small menu, ask if I want the PLAIN BREAD French toast, or the specialty French toast, would ya?

So disappointed that this charming spot is not functionally living up to its idyllic façade.

As a piece of advice, hit up Caffe Piccolo, say hi to Ali or Brittany and get some great coffee and a breakfast sandwich or almond croissant. It will all be served up affordable, flavorful, and with a smile.

Also, would offering a non-pork breakfast meat option kill anyone? If we’re gonna rival Portland prices, at least throw in a veggie...

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