Joe Mountain Breakfast Bar — Restaurant in Medicine Park

I was up at the crack of dawn, and as per usual, ready to prowl the town in search of food. The only thing open at such an early hour (7am) is Joe Mountain, a coffee shop and breakfast bar, as their online site proclaims. It is a rather unassuming place that was only a couple of hundred feet from The Plantation Inn, my lodging for the night. I hardly even needed to lace up my shoes.

A friendly young woman—the owner, I presume—greeted my heartily as I entered. I noticed one other customer, and placed my order for a tall cup of coffee as well as the Mountain Toast. I was treated to a large slice of whole wheat toast loaded with pretty much an entire avocado, tomato, and salsa (hold the mayo, please). It was well worth the $6.

While I did not see a “breakfast bar” per se like the name might conjure, there are numerous other menu items to address everyone’s morning caloric needs, including a tempting variety of smoothies (dairy milk or almond milk, and with spinach to add if you like), as well as another half dozen breakfast sandos, another half dozen waffles, and cereal. Who needs a literal breakfast bar when you have such a wide array of offerings? And for those so inclined, many can be made vegetarian- or vegan-friendly.

And since it was delightful that morning, I opted to sit outside, to embrace the quiet, listen for birds, and enjoy the fresh air. This was a slice of heaven, and just the fuel I needed top contemplate a nice hike in the Refuge. Yes, I will be back....

I sent my husband in to figure out where to park and we got ushered to the back behind some stone wall. There regular parking was full with 1 car in it. Once we finally made our way in despite it being extremely small. Which we didn't mind. The place had about 3 operational tables and we had to ask the worker to move her stuff so we could sit down. Our server was also the cook. She sat and waited for us to order and when I said my order she walked away. My husband then had to yell his order at her across the way. He got the baffle which sounded cool, it's a biscuit in the shape of a waffle. But it was plain and no good flavor. She just assumed he wanted sausage instead of bacon and didnt ask how we wanted our eggs. Spoiler alert they were way over cooked. She didn't ask us for a drink order so we got no drinks. I got the beast which was okay but it tasted like it was freezer burnt. Weird taste for the bread. Over all we were very disappointed after seeing this place was highly reviewed. And we drove from lawton which was only 20 minutes to be honest so not too far. However, I would never recommend this place to anyone. The whole experience didn't match up. 1 star across the board. Zero stars would be a more accurate...

This is a terrible horrible no good very bad restaurant. The customer service must have been flushed down the toilet which, by the way, you have to go outside to get to. Sorta like a run down gas station. That's where your $ will end up also, because they charge for EV-ER-Y-THING. You pay for your water and your toast with your eggs, and I'm surprised there wasn't a rent charge for your seat and table. When we walked in, menus (pieces of paper in a plastic sleeve) were shoved at us, and we were told to come back to the window and tell the guy what we were ordering. You get charged and have to PAY IN FULL before you EVER have a bite or a sip of ANYTHING. When the food came out it was thrown in front of us, along with plastic packets of cutlery and powdered creamer for the self serve coffee. This place is NOT quaint, it's a mess. It's NOT laid back, it's non-existent customer service. Ended up paying $20 EACH, even the kids, for a sub-par breakfast in a dump. Should have left right away but we had driven a distance based on other delusional reviews, and the town offered no alternative. Only gave one star so I could post this and warn others...