This is a super authentic little outpost on a stretch of desert dotted with pitiful fast-food joints. The service is always friendly, if not always zippy, & the clientele are all locals who address the staff by name. Food is diner class, & very solid at it. Tuna melts & grilled cheeses are particularly fine. Do yourself a favor & avoid the Carl's Jr. by the highway. read more

Pancakes we're awesome! French Toast was a bit small but the flavor was great! Tasted just like I make at home. Helen was our waitress, super friendly and attentive. Coffee was good too. Nice place to visit on our way through to Los Angeles. We will definitely be back! read more

When in Quartzsite, the Mountain Quail is a sure bet for a great meal. Saturday nights, my favorite is the Prime Rib one of the best I've had anywhere. The mashed potatoes are alaways fresh made! The service is great even when they're crowded. The pies are fresh and yummy, and the bread pudding is deliriously delicious! Give 'em a try! read more

Ok food. Out of swiss cheese for patty melt and mushroom burger. Nice clean interior.

This gets 3 stars for the Prime Rib and Mashed Potatoes Everything else deserved only single star at best. The au jus was beef bullion. Gravy was from a can. The blue cheese dressing for my salad was watery. My wife's cream of broccoli soup was cold...and then only lukewarm when she asked to have it heated up. When they served her vegetable beef instead, it was from a can but I think they added some hamburger to it. Find another place on your stop between Los Angeles and Phoenix! read more

For the area, I give this a four star. Clean, fresh salad, decent food. Husband liked the open roast beef sandwich and the green peas were excellent. The beef was actually pretty fresh. It's what you would expect for a small dinner. Malibu chicken sandwich was OK but a bit rubbery. Please stay away from the chili! Chili did NOT taste good. We would come back and try their breakfast!!! read more

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Great lunch passing through Quartzsite. Found on Yelp. Very friendly and efficient service. Excellent tuna sandwich and BLT. Huge serving of piping hot outstanding fries. Highly recommended! read more

I love this place. Staff is amazing, friendly and down home. Refreshing place to stop for a bite.

Super friendly, quick service from Pam and great food! I had the special of the day, Malibu Chicken Sandwich with a side salad and my dad had the Denver Omelette. I recommend this place! read more

Real food on real plates, unlike Darkene's. Not a lot of selection in Quartzsite but this place is very good. te breakfast here and they make their own biscuits and gravy, not canned gravy you get in many restaurants. Worth a try. read more

Had the best Belgian waffles I've ever had with strawberries on top! The sweetest and friendliest waitress. Felt like eating at my moms! :)

Just what we were looking for.....simple and tasty. It's in the middle of nowhere, but it's surprisingly good and the service is friendly. It's difficult to find quality food in Quartzite so it was a good surprise to run into this place. read more

WOW, what a great little find. Food was wonderful and so was the service. Off the beaten path...but a real gem.

Breakfast here - best place in Quartzsite. Clean, restrooms clean. I had an omelette and coffee with tomato slices. Both were good!

What a surprise! We had no idea that this place was here. A bit off the Main Street but worth looking for! Very friendly waitresses, quick service, and the food was tasty! They even had pie for dessert!! There's a gift shop, monthly photo contest from local artists, cute murals on the wall...like I said, not what I expected! The place was clean, from entrance to restroom! I recommend it the next time you come through Quartzite! We will definitely stop again! read more

Mountain Quail Cafe - American Near Me - Quartzsite, Arizona

Quaint little place in a very small town. Food was hot and tasty and coffee was plentiful. I will be back.

A must stop for breakfast in Quartzite. Friendly, bountiful. Thank you ladies...and chef.

This is such a good place, the atmosphere is amazing and cozy, there's fantastic service, and the waitress we had was super nice. I had the rib-eye steak, it's was cooked very well. read more

I give this charming place five stars because Helen was so friendly and kind. Thank you Helen. Food was great too!

Lovely local grandma's cooking spot off the main road in Quartzsite. The place was moderately busy while we were there for lunch. The French fries and lemon meringue pie were our favorites. And our waitress was so friendly. read more

Set up is very home-like as the food is too which is a great thing! Friendly employees, very quick with service, a relaxed place! Not too many selections which could be a good thing and no complaints about our order of steak and eggs and a quesadilla! read more

We've been here twice. The first time was our first night in Quartzsite because it was recommended by the folks in the campsite next to us. I had a burger and my wife had a taco salad. She enjoyed her taco salad my burger was fine but they really skipped on the tater tots. The waitress didn't come back to check on us until we were just about finished and I was out of tea. The second time was for breakfast. It was OK except my bacon was under cooked even though I ordered it well done. And the topper was the coffee was so bad I couldn't drink it. Doubt we'll be back. read more

Great food, excellent service, large portions super clean including restrooms. Service with a "smile" and super positive attitude! What a refreshing experience! read more

I stopped here because it was the halfway point of a long drive and had good yelp reviews. Hash browns were barely browned at all. The bacon avocado omelette was pretty weak on bacon and avocado. The waitress was very nice and efficient. read more

I've stopped at the alternatives in Quartzite and this is a step above. Solid diner fare rates an A-OK from me and I will keep this on my list of places to revisit since they are not too far away from a fourth star. My club sandwich was tasty but unfortunately accompanied by somewhat greasy onion rings (both sandwich and o-ring were suggestions of the server). Service was friendly and attentive. My table had a couple drops of hardened egg yolk from an earlier meal stuck in place. Prices were good and service was reasonably quick. read more

I came in to have a late lunch early dinner right after 3 in the afternoon. I sat at the counter because the place was packed and a zoo. The woman who was my server was the zoo-master - she ran around like a chicken with her head cut off. I finally was able to order a tuna melt with onion rings and she questioned every thing I said. If she'd just slowed down a bit, she might have heard me the first time. (How hard is "tuna melt in sour dough with onion rings"?) I had to ask for a napkin and silverware. I had to ask three times for A1 sauce for my onion rings and still she didn't bring it. I finally asked a server who was waiting on other tables and she brought it immediately. The onion rings were soggy and the tuna melt greasy. The only reason it's getting two stars is because the food wasn't the worst food I've ever had. The noise level was absolutely atrocious. It's not a very big place but with all the voices and all the clanging of plates and glassware behind the counter, my ears are still ringing! I do know I will not be back and I don't recommend this place to anyone either. read more

Mountain Quail Cafe - Tuna melt on sourdough with onion rings - American Near Me - Quartzsite, Arizona

I don' have any pics to post because we ate so quickly, but the food was really good!! I had a club sandwich and I'm kinda picky, but it was really good. Definitely get it toasted. The ham and cheese and chicken sandwiches were also really good as were the fries and onion rings. Basically everything was super tasty and will definitely be back again!! YUM!!! read more

Great choice during a cross country trip. We didn't want fast food or a chain restaurant. This place was perfect, looked like a top choice for locals too. read more

Mountain Quail Cafe - American Near Me - Quartzsite, Arizona

Nice and clean place!! The food was very good. Home cooking stile. I recommend for travelers Quartzsite, Az. In our way to Phoenix.

Tired of just hitting what's in the main drag when stopping for gas in Quartzite, I turned to my only source for finding fantastic anything, Yelp. This adorable cafe called to us as their menu offered just what we needed, homestyle cooking, lunch and they were open. We were greeted by the sweetest lady, Helen, who was very attentive, and happy to be there, and lucky for us our server. We split a club sandwich which was plenty for the two of us and delicious. Having a little room left we had the best soft serve ice cream cones I've had in a while and at only $1.50! There were homemade pies in the cooler but we will save that for next time. No longer will we pull into a fast food joint while in Quartzsite, we've found the place off the main road and they'll be happy to see us! By the way they have a cute gift shop and clean bathrooms. read more

Standard diner fare. Food tasted good. Decent selection of sandwiches and salads, and especially side dishes. Server was very nice. I'd eat here again if we are in town at lunch time. read more

Delicious and affordable food in a small town atmosphere. Large portions, cute gift area and by the way, great onion rings!

This was a disappointing restaurant and meal. Stopped in for breakfast, but the food was average and quite expensive for the meal provided. Waffle ordered with strawberries and whipped cream was close to being burned on the side that had the fruit and cream on it and cost almost $10. The full breakfast was also average and was $15 for bacon, eggs, hash browns and toast. The waitress was pleasant, but rushed, and we were seated at one end of a longer table meant for 6 people with 2 more customers seated at the other end, which was awkward. Difficult to talk to your companion when two more people are seated and conversing so close by. read more

The farmers omelette was great and the service from Pam was on point. Definitely worth the stop in this town.

Friendly people, good service and the food was good. We will definitely come back when we pass through Arizona.

Stopped here for breakfast and we were not disappointed!! Great omelets and the refried potatoes were excellent and served with sausage gravy on the side. Cafe staff were very friendly and attentive. read more

Located a few blocks from the main street but I'm glad that found this gem. The inside was very clean and tidy. The food and service was great and the price was reasonable. After we had left the town, I realized that we had left a vest at the restuarant. We called and they said that they had found it. They mailed it to us and wouldn't even accept our offer to pay for the shipping. The next time we are in Quartzsite we will definitely be eating our meals here. read more

This is a fantastic little spot to stop and eat about a mile off the freeway. Super friendly staff with great attitudes that really make everyone feel welcome and excited to be there. During the short time I spent in the waiting area I noticed that everyone was so welcoming and it was refreshing to have actual conversations with people we'd never met. Often times everyone has their phone in their face but not in this case. In order to help minimize the wait time, they offered to seat two separate parties together but with space to spare at the table if everyone was okay with that. We ended up having a wonderful time with the two we were seated with. We heard people mention that it's worth the wait and they were correct. A nice variety of items.... the Turkey Melt is delicious and their onion rings are crispy and freshly made. Definitely worth a visit if you can stop by. read more

It's Quartzite and it's a bit of a cultural shock if you're under 70 years of age. The restaurant was extremely busy and it was Sunday noonish when we passed through town and chose this eatery based on yelp reviews. I thought my burger (with mushrooms) was tasty and the sweet potato fries were crispy and good. My friend ordered the burger with avocado but the avocado was left out, an oversight from the busy kitchen, I'm sure. The wait staff service was friendly and efficient. read more

Wonderful food! Wonderful Service! AND DOG FRIENDLY!!! All of my kids found food they liked, even my picky one. The beef veggie soup was fresh made, the onion rings were perfect and my sweet potato fries were amazing! The family requested to stop here again on our drive home. We got there with less than an hour till closing and our server Pam was gracious and quick. Trust me, this place is worth the little extra drive from the regular fast food junk up the road. read more

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