We visited Marston's late one Sunday morning after a memory of a great experience years ago at their Pasadena location. Our diets and preferences have changed a little bit (ie my gluten-free wife was no longer going to order the blueberry pancakes which she remembers as being phenomenal) but we found an extensive menu with lots to choose from, and of course since it's a breakfast menu, we vegetarians had lots of options.
Minor initial disappointment in that the coffee was just okay. A little bit weak for my tastes. I like a super strong coffee and find that many breakfast places which, of course, have coffee, often don't prepare it right and it comes ot you as slightly flavored browned water. This was a little bit better than that, but, again, not as strong as I wanted it to be.
My wife and I both got egg dishes. I had the Just eggs with potatoes and an english muffin. These did the job and gave me the descent diner experience I was looking for. My wife thought the same for her florentine which she got without the English muffin as she is gluten-free.
It would be nice if they offered a gluten-free bread option of any kind.
Our kid had the soyrizo burrito which, even for his teenage metabolism, was generous enough in size that it lasted for 2 meals.
Marston's has a slightly more nicer/upscale vibe than your average diner in town and you can get just about anything you want for breakfast. We glanced at the dinner menu and there are definitely options for vegetarians too so we may give it a...
Read moreSo this was our first time at this restaurant as we have heard good things and wanted to try it. We walked in and first noticed the extremely dirty floor going from the entrance to the kitchen. Not a great first impression. Like it was completely covered in black dirt and food and footprints. The area is small enough they could keep it clean. My husband said the bathroom floor was also quite dirty and hoped our kids didn't need to use it. This was a bit sketch for us but we were hungry and it was pretty busy, so we decided to stay. We didn't have to wait too long to be sat and they accommodated our 3 kids in a nice big booth with chairs on one side. Our drinks came pretty fast which was nice. Then we ordered our food and that came out fast as well. It was hot which is always a plus too. The food is pretty good. Flavorful and a good amount. Pancakes weren't that great unfortunately, but it seems that is hard to get out here. The mimosas were delish but the strawberries on them, not so much. I like that they accommodate kids with coloring and seating but I feel this restaurant needs a bit of help with updating. The noise levels were insanely loud when we walked in and there isn't really that much seating.
I really hope this restaurant reads this and realizes their floors are quite disgusting and it could definitely deter future guests from staying, as it almost deterred us. Overall, food is good and the menu had lots of delish sounding options but things in the restaurant should...
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Marstons is one of my family's go to places for a delicious breakfast. The quality of the food is fantastic, it tastes homemade. The coffee they use is very good I would put it on par maybe even above Starbucks coffee.
Personally when I go I order omelets, my favorite omelette so far has been there spinach omelette, I can't remember the exact name of it right now. I like to swap out the toast for their 7 grain pancake yum yum. Also their bowl of fruit is actually a bowl of fruit, unlike most places they actually put a variety of fruits and not just melons and cantaloupe. It has strawberries, apple, banana, raspberries, etc. my father loves and Raves about their French toast, my mother goes for the standard two eggs 4 Meats kind of breakfast.
Is there a verse or very nice very respectful as well as quick and they do a really good job of keeping your coffee and your water filled.
I said my only gripe with the restaurant is just how loud it is. I got there's a lot of people in the restaurant because a lot of people like to go to it, but there's just so much Echo that it can actually be painful for the ears at times.
Highly recommended going here...
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