Molly Brown's Country Cafe — Restaurant in Hesperia

It honestly saddens me writing this review. I’ve lived in the High desert for over 20 years and have been to Mollys with my family/friends plenty of times. Never have I ever had a bad experience there until now. As many High desert locals know Mollys cafe is the go to spot for their large portions with low prices, and a mom and pop ambiance. Unfortunately today that was not the case for me. My boyfriend and I arrive, walk in and were not greeted as usual, the woman in front simply asked how many? We replied 2, she turned around quickly, we followed her, and she tossed the menus on the table without saying a word. We decided not to take it personal and looked over the menu although we already knew what we wanted per usual. It’s a Thursday around 11:30am not busy at all, about 4 tables full with people sitting around us, we waited for 10 mins wondering why no one has asked us for our drink order or anything, we were never greeted, and it was as if we were completely invisible to the servers walking past us. We then notice the woman who walked us to our table sit another party right next to us and immediately ask as they sat if she could get them started with some drinks… very unfortunate and very uncomfortable. My family/friends will not be going to Mollys again. (Mind you my boyfriend’s black and I hope to God that had nothing to do with the way we were treated today.) I work in the restaurant business and I know how waiters/waitresses are assigned tables so I’m not completely sure on who our server was but please Molly’s...

I finally got the chance to visit Molly Browns on Hesperia Road/Smoke Tree. I’ll be ho eat I went in thinking it would be the basic country breakfast with ingredients purchased from the same big box shop as the majority of the cafes up here BUT I found some pleasant surprises!!

Staff: Greeting was immediate and friendly. They were busy but the wait area was clean. A bit worn down but clean. Our server was great but no recommendations were made. She was friendly and attentive and started a fresh pot of decaf for my hubby even though there was half a pot. The menu was so big that I would have liked recommendations or a bit of upwelling. 4/5

Atmosphere: Typical country flare of the high desert and a bit cramped. The music was off but something about the cling and clack of the dishes at this particular location made it feel cozy. The floors were old but the windows and walls were clean and so were the nicknacks. 4/5

Food: I was very happy with my corn beef being actual corn beef and potatoes. I could tell it wasn’t the typical in the can stuff. My hubby’s eggs were cooked super soft as requested. Coffee was ok. It was cool that we had the option of banana or pumpkin bread instead of toast. Portions were too big. 4/5

Prices: decent. We paid $40 for our entire experience. 4/5

I would definitely go back...

First time here * As soon as my husband and I were walked in we were greeted and sat down immediately at our table, which is a major plus for me ! The interior and decor is really cozy, feels like you are at a home. Our waitress Liz was amazing from the moment she greeted us and asked if we would like anything to drink. She was very attentive to our coffee asking if we would like more which I really loved, my coffee stayed warm the whole time :)! As soon as we ordered our food we were WOWED by the amazing hot fresh pumpkin and banana bread with creamy butter ! Best I’ve had !!!! Shortly after our food arrived and man.... we were just stunned how amazing everything looked and the portions wow wow ! I told my husband no more IHOP IM DONE, Ahahah :). Our first time here at this lovely cafe we are permanent customers now! Thank you staff and our waitress LIZ FOR AN AMAZING BREAKFAST SERVICE !!! I am also happy to be supporting my local...