Sahara Cafe — Restaurant in Ocean City

We went to the Sahara Cafe this morning for breakfast as it has a high rating on Google reviews. They did not disappoint. I love the decor (Grateful Dead) and the staff were all super friendly. Coffee was hot and tasty in a super sized cafe mug, and I had a hard time choosing a menu item as there are many great choices. I settled on the Big Eddie C omelet which was packed with bacon, ham, sausage and scrapple and topped with American cheese. I got a kick out of the fact they put a little medley of what is in each omelet on the top so the servers know what is inside, nicely done. I also thoroughly enjoyed the shredded well-cooked hash browns. I guess that's their signature potato side and they're good at it. My wife went with the pecan pancakes and a side of bacon, both of which were delicious and very well made. The pancakes were fluffy and delicate and full of pecans. I can only imagine this place gets a very busy during the height of the summer season, we were lucky enough to try it in October when the places are less busy. My only regret being is I caught a glimpse of somebody who got the daily special which was sausage gravy over biscuits and I must say never seen that much sausage in a gravy it looked wonderful and I look forward to trying that on my next visit. I definitely recommend this little cafe and we look forward to coming back next...

This place deserves 5 stars (which is why I gave them 5 stars, lol). I walked in and it was packed. As I looked around to see what table may be available soon, I noticed happy employees. They seemed comfortable, at ease and naturally happy with their job. They were restaurant ad shirts and their own individual personalities. I checked at the hostess desk. My family and I were the only ones waiting at the time but a lot more people came and the hostess changed. Although my name wasn't written down I wasn't forgotten about. The waitress went over the menu for my husband. I was ready because they had a menu posted outside facing the bench we were sitting on. The coffee was the best I ever had. Real coffee, fresh ground. The aroma sensational. And at a regular price😊. On to the food. I ordered their version of Crab Eggs Benedict with spinach, tomato and a side of well seasoned hash browns. The table also had pancakes, bacon, sausage, scrapple and cheddar crab omelette. The pancakes were flavorful soft and buttery. Different from IHOP but a little better😛. The omelette had as much crab as egg😁. And these emojis are how I felt eating this experience. Next trip to Ocean City I'm eating for every meal they are open for. They care about their craft and I can tell. A family of four...

The service is slow and the food tastes horrible. Go to Malia's for breakfast, it's delicious!

Updating in response to owners post.

The negatives: the veggie omelet was tasteless. It was just a mush of "veggies" with egg wrapped around them. The hashbrowns were orange and soggy. The pancakes were flatter than crepes. They are short staffed for the number of tables to serve. The server took 15 minutes to greet us and get drink orders and he never checked on us after delivering the food. We finally had to wave down the other server to let them know there was a problem and get the check.

Pros: The food portions are very generous. The bacon is nice and crispy. The staff is friendly when you can get their attention. The other server did offer to get me something else but I declined. After being there an hour, I just wanted to leave and get food elsewhere else.

If you are of the older crowd and like average food, you'll enjoy it. If you like fresh homemade food with flavor, go somewhere else.

Side note, they only take cash. Not a negative or positive but something...