Old Monterey Café — Restaurant in Monterey

Not worth the wait or the hype.

-This restaurant has about 15 tables inside available, and a few tables outside table that can hold a small party of 2 people.

-However, they were able to accommodate our party today was of 7 people. very small, servers and customers will bump into you. -five minutes after seating, they only asked if we wanted coffee, poured us coffee. -they have three servers for the whole restaurant. -took our order 15min after seating fairly quickly for a full house. -When the server took our order she didn't take my drink order and cut me off when substituting bacon for sausage to my food order, she started walking away when i said Scambled for my eggs. -She was patient with everyone else's order, and I was the last to order. -After they took our order others in my party were able to ask for creamer. -They will refill your coffee without asking , if they see your coffee half empty. --------- ( Up to you if you like that they are attentive, or i you prefer that they wait for you to ask so you have the option to add creamer and sugar to your preference) +++++++++ My order Belgian waffle combo -original- belgian waffles, two bacon, two sausages, and two eggs my order to -substitute sausage with bacon -scrambled eggs

++++++ Was able to order a coke a few minutes later -soft drinks machine -they do have straws available if you ask for some. +++

END OF MEAL

For my order -She brought out the waffles with a side of bacon. -Someone else had to get her attention and order the eggs. Everyone elses order came as is and ordered.

MEAL NOTES

-Crispy belgian waffles were soggy and tasted more like pancakes, plain flavor. -Eggs were very wet -Blueberries served on top of the waffles were sour which understandable out of their control. The bacon was good thick slices and not salty.

+++ Random notes

-Sugars are on the table along with tabasco, tapatio, ketchup, salt, and pepper. different small jam packets -They have vegetarian options available. -They do have alcohol options for brunch time-mimosas with the option of orange juice, guava, or cranberry juice. -They have restrooms hidden but available. NOT...

I had really high hopes for this place. I always go to establishments with a 5-star mentality, and unless things go explicitly wrong, 5-stars it is. Myself and a friend came here for a late breakfast on 6/20.

Upon arrival we waited to be seated and though I made eye contact with staff multiple times, no one came to seat us for multiple minutes.

We asked to sit outside because my friend loves being under the sun. Not once, not twice, but three times the staff tried to discourage us from sitting outside saying “are you sure?”. Ultimately we sat inside…I found it off putting but was fine to brush it off as I dont care that much about where I sit.

When the server finally came to take our order she was so rude and curt and practically snatched our menus from us so quickly that I didn’t even finish ordering before she walked away. She didn’t even ask for our drink order!

When the food finally arrived I had high hopes but was immediately let down. For a place that offers six different types of Benedict’s, you’d think they would nail the prep. Unfortunately the eggs were cooked all the way through, and there was 1 tablespoon MAX of hollandaise sauce. The dish itself was really underwhelming and bland, I had to drown it in hot sauce. The hash browns were fine, but nothing special; just what you’d expect.

When I asked how much a side of sausage was, she said about $4. I said ok, let’s add that. Firstly, she didn’t even remember to bring out the side, AND when the check was brought out, it was $7!!!! Four dollars was pushing it for a little side, $7 for what I got was outrageous.

No one checked on us a single time after bringing out the food.

All in all, I was hoping for a great experience and decided the negative reviews wouldn’t be my experience as I am generally easy to please, optimistic and easy going, but I’m sad to say I was really disappointed. I...

The restaurant had a lot of great reviews and being here on Vacation for my birthday, my family and I thought we'd give it a go. With excitement in our hearts for a yummy and welcoming meal before our adventures, we drove nearly 2 hours from SF to be here....only to be greeted with rudeness.

Let's begin with the atmosphere- upon entering, we were immediately seated by the gentleman (busboy) who took our drink orders. He brought our drink orders and we waited another 10 minutes and had to ask our actual server, the shorter one of the two, if she'd forgotten about us, to which she replied, "I was doing other things." This was a Friday morning and not very busy at all, so the comment was a little off-putting. We ordered. Food was delivered and my sister went to wash her hands. When she returned to the table to taste her food, she found her eggs and hashbrosns cold and inedible. She asked for it to be made fresh and our server returned two moments later with the same eggs and hash hashbrowns, microwaved. When asked to make it fresh, the response received was, "you asked for it to be heated in the microwave, not made fresh." We ended up giving the eggs and hashbrowns back and asking that it be removed from our bill. She was okay with that, or so we thought... when paying our bill, the check was literally snatched from my sister's hand and when asked about her attitude, she said, "I didn't snatch, it was falling on the floor and I took it fast." Lady, what!??

All in all, the food is hit or miss, I supposed. I had the salmon benedict and it was yummy, but the rest of the food and this one waiter soured our experience.

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