Various menu items at fait pricing. Food was great and large portions. Service was wonderful and made us feel as a valuable customer.

Food is good. Service is always terrible. Waited forever for someone to even acknowledge us. Awful every time.

I hadn't been in a while and was excited to go back. It was not the same experience as years ago. I sat down and 10 seconds later was asked if I was ready to order. I had barely sat down. I ordered coffee and had to ask for cream and sugar as it was brought out black. My friend had to ask for sweetener for her ice tea. Food itself was good, but nobody asked us if it was good or if we Needed anything. Nobody actually checked on us the entire time and my coffee cup remained almost empty. At the end of our meal, our bill was left on the table and server said no rush, but failed to fill or ask if we wanted our drinks filled. We quickly left. To top it off the server was wearing one of those plastic pieces that barely covers the mouth. Whatever if people wear them on the street, but seems a server should be required to wear an actual mask. I'm not sure if they were short staff or what, but this experience was not a great one. read more

For anyone looking for a job at the henhouse cafe: If you are looking for some good old fashion micromanaging, zero personality, and like to be talk down to on a regular basis then this is the place for you! Weekend money is fantastic!... provided you have some seniority but mostly if they like you. In other words cross your fingers for One of the "Good stations". Being nervous for your job is also A Perk! It's incredibly common for them to fire people on a whim, without warning, and sometimes with a made up reason. Whether or not you actually even did anything wrong. On a positive note, it was an eye opening experience! Good Luck!... seriously.. read more

Worst breakfast spot in the area for sure I was treated badly by the staff. When I walked in I was ignored for about 5 minutes with no host at the front. When I finally got asked how many in my party they had to keep asking other people where to sit me and seat me at table 1 (I side table by the cash register in which I always had people almost bumping into me as they passed by). When I was finally asked what I would like to drink by Payson he was snarky to me and made me want to leave with my party instead of order food. Coffee was really gross too, a good breakfast place should have yummy coffee at least. Won't be coming back ever. read more

Good breakfast, TERRIBLE service. They told us the wait would be 30 min. Waited at least an hour. Finally got seated and I asked to substitute the potatoes for sausage (sausage was only $.20 more. I would've gladly paid the difference) but the waitress was very unaccommodating and refused to make the substitution. She then disappeared after we got our food and was nowhere to be seen! Didn't ever check up on us. read more

I really like these restaurants, especially the menu, which has many items that you can't find anywhere else. But they are Slow, SLOW! We sat for at least 10 minutes before anyone even asked if we wanted drinks...another 5 before we got them...and this wasn't even a weekend....always takes a while to get the food too...I still go cause I like it, but have to be patient! read more

Today was my first time having breakfast here. it was absolutely perfect. I had a chicken fried steak and biscuits n gravy. Great food,great service, good atmosphere. Peggy rocks!! I'll recommend to all my friends read more

Words to the wise: Its not worth the price or the weened wait. The potatoes are cooked in bacon fat (a fact left unmentioned on the menu. Its a BIT misleading to anyone whose faith or diet restrict them from pork.*** ) The Hollandaise comes from a bag or a mix; definitely not house made. The dramatic spectacles from the staff to be seen from the bathroom line made it entertaining, but only further soured the visit. I'm sure its a sweet place, in its own way, and maybe a weekday? But I'd rather spend the money on a place with the standards to match the price. read more

This used to be our favorite breakfast place but it appears they have had a change in management and staff whom seem to be okay with serving cold waffles, bacon and a burrito (request with no bacon, with bacon), after waiting 40 minutes for our food! This is unfortunate but we won't be back. read more

Great place for breakfast!! Been coming here since they first opened. Always good food and service. Highly recommend.

We were seated right away which was great--it was seats in the sun but we didn't mind. What was terrible is that we waited for 20 minutes for kids menus to be printed off. We politely asked for our check because we did order coffee and chocolate milk and the waitress didn't apologize for the wait. The food looked great--unfortunately we never had the opportunity to try it. read more

This was a great first time experience, it was packed on a saturday morning and the wait was a moderate 10 minutes for how busy they were, i was pleased. The server was a woman who has been in the food industry for years, very friendly and knew the menu well. She was a really good server, all food came out fast and correct, even with changes. The pancakes are great, the california benedict, the biscuits and gravy....we all tasted each others plates...country decor and small town diner feel with great food....will be back for sure! read more

Update from 8/2016: - Food is still solid but the attitude of the staff leaves a lot to be desired. Beau the GM is a bit of a kiss ass, but given the lack of follow up by the staff, I can see that it's needed. - We were there with friends and in particular the girl Rhea needs to be knocked down a peg or two. Just has a stank attitude and seems to have many personal issues to resolve and brings them to the restaurant. If she's going to talk trash about people in the restaurant she probably should be aware that this is a small town and people know each other. We were at the counter and she was talking bad about a couple of our friends sitting in the restaurant. Seriously unprofessional. - It's a shame that this once great restaurant and local success story has fallen off. Outside of the friend that wants to go, we likely won't be back. read more

This is our go to for breakfast. I always order the French Toast it is the perfect indulgence. Hubby loves the green chili skillet, make sure to get the potatoes crispy. And the pancakes are HUGE!!!! Who can eat more than one of them? Great place, you won't be disappointed with the food. read more

Henhouse Cafe - Love this place - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Great food, good service made for a very pleasant Mother's day breakfast!! Thank you!!

I have been noticeably quiet of late. It seems I have been dining at all good restaurants with good service and have become rather complacent in sharing. But, as we all know, it only takes one bad apple to ruin everything - and this one ruined my good streak. The Cafe had come recommended and we were considering it for our monthly Meetup group breakfast so the hubs and I did our initial run. We arrived at 740 on a Sunday morning after church and the place was nicely busy. We had tried before to go there but the lines have always been too long so we were thrilled to finally be part of the in-crowd LOL About 1/2 of the tables were taken in the main dining area, the side room empty, the bar about 1/2 full. So not so busy that we sat 10 minutes without any contact or water. Rule number 1: greet them, get them a cuppa, apologize if you are busy. Okay. I am going to give them a 2/5 on that. We ordered simple - a veggie omelet for hubs and a 2 egg over easy breakfast for me. We got our meal 30 minutes - count it - 30 minutes later. Not sure - I think they had to go in back to the henhouse and wait for the eggs to be laid. 30 minutes on a not-so-busy morning. Hubs omelet was fine. Chock full of pepper and onions, mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes. It was a typical veggie omelet, nothing special. The potatoes were uneven. They are steamed redskins that are them griddled which is not a bad way to make homefries (I like to boil then griddle but same idea). The thin slices were really good and crispy - my plate was dark and yummy. Hubs, however, had thick slices that did not look griddled at all - they looked like a pasty Pittsburgher transplanted to the Valley of the Sun LOL and they were hard in the middle meaning those guys needed a tad more cooking. Toast should not be a big deal - but it was drenched in something other than butter. Liquid gold? Melted margarine? And it is thick Texas break so when I say soaked..... My eggs, however, were the Waterloo for the day. Sunnyside up is not a tough option for an experienced cook. I grew up cooking them in a skillet as well as on the grill since busy breakfasts mean multiple orders at once. Anyway, they came back.... not even undercooked. The area around the yolk - maybe 1" in all directions - was clear. The eggs were not cooked. Being the good girl I am, I didn't make a fuss - I asked the server if she would have the cook flip them on the grill and make them over easy - that was fine with me, I just could not eat raw whites. When she brought it back, her comment was all I need to say "I'm sorry. He would not flip them over, he tried to cook them more sunnyside up" which resulted in eggs that were oddly bipolar - the edges were SO overcooked, they were brittle and curled up, the center was slightly more solid but still undone. As a server, she should have not brought them out. She knew it. There was no use sending them back - one more time on the grill and i could take them home and use them as Frisbees for the pup. When she came back for refills, she never said a word at the uneaten eggs on my plate. Finally when she brought back my credit card to sign, she said "sorry about the eggs". At that point, I was just ticked. I don't usually complain but I did. I say that the eggs were disgraceful, that the cook would allow them to go out like that and that she as a server should not have brought them out when he wouldn't remedy the situation. she said "this is a family owned business, I can't tell the cook to do anything, they own this place". Wow. Just wow. I come from a family-owned business and, as anyone that knows me knows, I try to onlygo to family-owned non-francise businesses (except for Dairy Queen, but we all have vices....). If anything,those are the places where typically people/owners DO care about their business and their reputation. So, Henhouse Cafe - which is it? Do you really not care - in which case, shame on you, lots of other good restaurants in the area? Or do you care, in which case, you ought to reprimand or fire the server? Either way, I think the breakfast club will not be stopping by anytime soon..... read more

Best breakfast in town. We ordered the moms pancake and between 15 of us we still had a 1/4 of it left. I personally ordered the Santa Fe and it was a fantastic omelette. Really moist and lots of flavor. Service was great. The waiter made sure we had everything we needed and keep checking in on us. If you're in the Gilbert area you have to check this place out. You won't regret it read more

I ordered chicken fried chicken with extra gravy and was charged $1.99 for the extra gravy. No where on the menu does it state there will be an upcharge for extra gravy and I was never informed by the waiter there would be an upcharge... it wasn't to go, we dined in. I guess I was just supposed to expect to pay for extra gravy, very sneaky. I told the owner when walking out but all he said is "we charge for it" I hope that $1.99 helped him out because it will be the last time we ever go there. read more

The wait was extremely long, she said 30-35 and it was 45-50 minutes then another 30 before we got our food. Food was very good; pancakes so large they give pizza boxes to-go. Pricing is average for breakfast place, my husband is allergic to eggs and they don't let you substitute anything. Will never come with the kids again on a weekend morning, just takes way too long to be seated and served. read more

I have to say for a basis that I do not like Ihops, Denny's or the like. I prefer other chains that have better qualty like: Good Egg and Cracker's, etc. I also like Mom and Pop restaurants if they are excellent. My first encounter at this restaurant was on a Saturday morning and it was packed! I was not even noticed by the slow staff and decided I would try it another day and left. Being packed should make a statement on its own except they are fairly new and like Jim Jones and his encampment in Guyana, South America, people will flock to new or fairly new venues by the hundreds. The second encounter I had with this restaurant was the following Monday at approximately 12:30 and it was basically empty! There was one server who managed the register as well. When I was finally greeted and told to sit wherever I wish, of course, I did so and had to wait on silverware, coffee and a napkin for upwards of 7 minutes. When my food arrived, it had a 3 inch strand of black hair on the plate along with the eggs and potatoes. I was disgusted and told them that their attention to only one sitting customer was poor and I was disgusted with the hair on my plate so I was leaving never to return again. I could not wait to write the review. I eat out just about everyday and I know quality establishments. Look and see if they remain after a year or two. I doubt it. These things tend to work themselves out with customers that are astute or aware. Paying high prices for eggs and potatoes should come with an expectation that they would be impeccable. My omlette appeared burned but since I did not eat it, I have no idea if it was overcooked, burned or what. I am done. Too many restaurants to choose from and this is definitely off of my lists to dine at, despite living in the neighborhood, or take any of my guests too when they visit. I was truly hoping for a great experience, service or at least food. I would have taken anyone of the three. read more

My third successful trip to the Henhouse and each time the food and service is great. I took my daughter from out of town with me and she declared we would have to go every time she comes. Can't say enough good things about the Henhouse!! read more

When I asked the age old question of "Where are we going for lunch", today, my coworker said she noticed a new place that had opened up the road. We had no idea what type of food, just that it was new. When we drove up, we were pleased to see that they were open and it was a charmingly decorated and homey little place. We were greeted nicely and told to pick any seat. They serve breakfast and lunch, and everything looked great. My coworker chose the BBQ Chicken Salad, and I chose the Mushroom Swiss Burger. We were very, very pleased with the food, which was delicious. Service was very friendly. Prices were totally reasonable. My giant burger (large, rectangle, freshly made ground beef smothered in swiss and mushrooms, on what tasted like a freshly homemade and butter-toasted bun, with a side salad, a Diet Dr Pepper (and another one put into a to-go cup when we were ready to leave) came to $12. My coworker and I were lusting each other's lunches (her Chicken Salad was ENORMOUS and mounded with fresh BBQ chicken and long tortilla strips), so we will probably go back next week and order what the other had today. read more

I wish there was a zero star option. Rude staff, poor customer service and obvious lack of experience running a restaurant. This was my 2nd visit after I wasn't that impressed the first time. I won't make that mistake again.. read more

We just went here this weekend after a friend recommended it and needless to say we'll be going back...no more IHOP or Denny's!!! The portions are quite large and I loved the fresh cinnamon rolls! We can't wait to go back to try more on the menu. The seating arrangements are pretty close and tight...but won't stop us from coming back. read more

Good food a few more options would be great, but has awesome hospitality and a great owner who noticed I was new and made a point to make sure I was satisfied. Can't wait to try some of the vanilla bean and ice cream combos on waffles and pancakes. Make sure if you order anything you would use salsa on to ask for the homemade salsa or the green chili sauce which are great. (Not spicy but good flavor) read more

Stopped in here for the first time. The place was slammed but we got seated pretty quickly. The food took a little while because if how busy it was but it was amazing! They have real, not frozen then fried, thin sliced red potatoes that are well seasoned and had crispy bits too. I got "The Grandpa" skillet and it was absolutely delicious. It had crumbled sausage with it, so it had amazing flavor and crunchy flavored bits along with fresh bell peppers and mushrooms. We will definitely be back! We arrived at about 9:50 and left at 11 and the place never slowed down, which is usually a good sign in any restaurant. read more

We got there about 11:45 today (Sunday) having never been there and not knowing what to expect. They were quite busy but we were greeted and seated right away with menus. Our little table was about 1 foot away from the one next to us. It felt crowed and very uncomfortable. A waitress came promptly for our drink order. She then took our food orders. She was not rude but neither was she friendly. She did her job. When my husband asked her about what kind of potatoes they served, she stated they were sliced red potatoes, cooked in Bacon grease. That didn't appeal to him so he ordered the Crusty French Toast. I ordered the Breakfast Burrito with Sausage. We waited 20 min and when our food came it was hot and plentiful. I had a very tiny cup of salsa, hardly enough for 1/2 of my Burrito. My first bite tasted pretty good but was lacking any sausage taste. I took the filling out and saw a couple tiny little pcs of ground meat. Sausage has a very distinct taste and it doesn't take much to recognize, even a very small amount. The French Toast (4 halves) only got the tiny cup of syrup too. When we asked the waitress for more condiments she said the Salsa would be an extra charge but the syrup was free. I immediately declined the salsa because I consider it a cheap and tacky practice, especially when they don't give enough the first time. She brought more syrup in one of those little silver pitchers, 3 or 4 times as much as he first got. ????? Wondering why she brought so much we soon found out it was extremely thin and appeared to be watered down. It's hard to understand why a very busy restaurant with an otherwise good reputation would need to skimp on such things as salsa, syrup and the Sausage that's supposed to be in a breakfast Burrito. It would be so easy to give a decent serving in the first place and most folks would be satisfied. Why not just up the menu prices a bit to compensate. We customers would much prefer to pay a bit more rather than being nickel and dimed to death. Our bill totaled $22 and some change which probably was ok if we had received what we were paying for. To their credit: The lady who came to clear our plates and gave me a box to take home left over Burrito asked me if I wanted Salsa to go with it. I repeated what our waitress had said and she said "yes, I know, but I am the owner and I will get it for you". She brought back the salsa and said "Merry Christmas". This place might be worth another try for a burger or some kind of sandwich but not for Breakffast on Sunday. read more

I was going to rate this restaurant at 10 stars, and everything was going fine until a female manager had to discuss a business concern in public in front of the customer, very, very poor practice. If you have a concern with an employee, take it behind closed doors. Sadly there may be more to this Henhouse than what we see on the outside. Take your business behind closed doors. I thought I was going to come back. Can't believe it!! Discussion is still out front of everyone. My profession is Human Resources, and if the same would have occurred at a location of my employment, there would be a serious discussion going on with the manager. My first impression is this business has very poor employee relation practices. Do not support this business. read more

We live very close by and decided to try this place for Sunday breakfast. We were seated in about 5 minutes. The server asked what we would like to drink and I asked for orange juice and my wife wanted coffee. I was told that they were out of orange juice. You'd think that a breakfast rest. would never run out of orange juice. The owner said that their dispenser broke down. Wouldn't you think that he'd send someone to the store to buy a few gallons to appease his customers? The biscuits and gravy was just ok,the potatoes were soggy and greasy. It took a while to get our food,the server said that they had a private party in the back room. I did notice that customers that were seated after us were eating before us. Our server spent several minutes visiting with a family seated nearby. She clearly wasn't on top of things. When I said it was taking long for the food she check on it. When we were finally served I was told again about the large private party in the back room. The owner stopped by our table to tell me that we hadn't waited that long. We took the check to the counter to pay,the owner came up took a look at what was left on our plates and gave us a discount on the meal. We thanked him and left. Will we go there again? Probably not. read more

So I really wanted to like this place. But unfortunately the service is some of the worst I've ever seen and experienced. Me and my family went here for breakfast this week and ordered some French toast (amongst other breakfast items.) The French toast made me feel sick after a bite (WAY too sweet) and so I asked if I could swap it out for something else. They took my nearly brand new plate of food and sent it back to the kitchen. BUT when we got the bill, they made me pay for the French toast and the different item I received! I ate one bite and I would've given it to my son/husband if I would've known I was paying for it. The owner was extremely rude about it. All of this was communicated to me thru the waitress because obviously she can't talk to her patrons herself. I don't support businesses that don't put the customer first, especially when your food isn't good! read more

I have been here two times and I have not been too impressed with the food. The only thing I liked was the pancakes... super good! But I also got the biscuits and gravy and was not impressed. The second time I got their chicken and waffles. I asked if they had hashbrowns and they didn't (what breakfast place doesn't have hashbrowns???) Our server did say they had little crispy potatoes? So I tried that and man am I mad for spending three dollars on them. No salt and no flavor!! Even dipping it in ketchup didn't help. The chicken was alright and the waffles were good. I tried this place a couple times and have just not been impressed. Probably won't be back. read more

Keeping it simple. Wait time to be seated (on weekends): 30-40 mins for us...always...for our family of 4 Time to get serviced: fast (5mins) Time to get food: 30-40mins average Food: delicious Price: ok Service: ok. Not the best but nothing to complain about. On a side note: considering that the average wait is 30-40mins to get seated + 30-40mins to get your food, you're spending at about 1.5 hrs just for breakfast, this place still has their loyal customers and my family is one of them. And I wish so badly they just ease off charging extra for a side of condiment (salsa, sour cream etc), especially when they only fill up the container 75%. Its only .50 but still, little things like this is what makes me wish establishments (especially busy ones who have ridiculous wait times) showed a little more appreciation for their customers rather than nickling and diming everything. read more

We ordered breakfast and it looked good and tasted good. My husband ordered a breakfast burrito and after a few bites, he was chewing on something that wasn't supposed to be there. After he removed it from his mouth, we unfolded it and it was a large piece of masking tape with writing on it. He lost his appetite. We called the server over and she was astounded. She asked if they should make him another one but he declined. She said she would remove it from our check. I was expecting the manager to come over and apologize and maybe even comp our whole check but no one came to our table except the server. Isn't that part of a manager's job to make sure the customer is satisfied? The whole ordeal put a bad taste in my mouth and we won't be going back to that location. read more

I don't get the fan following here. It's ok. I've eaten here plenty because it is within walking distance to my house, but I would never suggest it or go out of my way to eat there. I got a omelette this morning and everything was drenched in that greasy grease they call butter. It's not butter. It was on my toast, my potato and my omelette.. bleck! I now feel sick and only ate half. Stop the madness. read more

Food was just okay, but too pricey for what you got. I like restaurants with the kitchen open to the dining room (Pei Wei / Arrogant Butcher) - it's fun to watch the chefs do their thing like a rehearsed dance. What's not fun is watching the staff bicker and frustrate one another. This made our visit more stressful than entertaining. Wait staff was slow and not very attentive - thought about giving it another try, but it looks like this is all pretty common according to other reviews. read more

Top-notch breakfast/brunch! The food is excellent, service is on point and friendly, and everything I've had makes the next dish so much better. Highly recommended! read more

I came here today with my mom and step dad since I had to work for father's day yesterday, and I can safely say I won't be coming back. I try not to give such negatively focused reviews but it was a pretty unpleasant experience. The place looks cute and it's owned locally which I absolutely support, but I would need to hear about some major changes before returning. Our server was Stacy, and she was pleasant and joked along with us at first, but did not once refill our waters, which were emptied fairly quickly. My parents both drink decaf coffee, and when we hadn't seen our server in a while, my step dad asked another girl passing by if they could have a refill on the decaf coffee she said "Yeah." and sounded pissed off about it. I mean, I don't expect her to bow and tell us she lives to serve or something, but it shouldn't be the greatest inconvenience in the world to fill a coffee cup. When our server returned to fill their coffees, it was caffeinated. I ordered the Greek omelet which arrived about 20 minutes later, undercooked with potatoes which I asked not to be included. My mom ordered two eggs over medium and toast, and one came back almost over hard and the other was cooked all the way through. My step dad got smothered potatoes, which he said were okay. Stacy was nice, but inattentive and slow, and I hate giving a bad review because I'm a server as well, but it should have been simple, nothing was complicated about our orders, and it was overall a huge disappointment. This was my first time coming in, but my step dad and mom have been in twice before and both times spoke with the owner because they had problems with their experience (hour long wait, wrong food, water not being refilled, etc.) and hoped something had changed. I guess the third times the charm because they both will not be returning either. read more

Decent food and decent prices, but service during Sunday mornings was bad. They only checked on us before serving food. Leaving coffee unfilled for 25 minutes. Patio Area and inside was loud, many people where waiting to be seated and tables remained empty for up to 30 minutes. Their pancakes are huge, the hash was good but more on the sweet then savory side. Perhaps the staff was simply overwhelmed, but they did not seem short staffed. I did see a pancake the size of a pizza, and if that is your thing, it's probably a great place, but if you want a place for Sunday breakfast, I recommend you keep looking. read more

Breakfast was fantastic biscuits and gravy they have real red potato hash browns really good. will return again