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    Mustard Cafe

    3.7 (319 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Grilled Salmon Sandwich
    Elizabeth A.

    Food: tastes great. Service: today we met a new employee, Blake, what a positive addition. For the first time, he came over to our table replenished our free water, without our request. Then came in to check-in on us again and made sure we were doing well. Ambiance: quiet, and comfortable!

    Chicken Pesto Panini
    Steve D.

    Family agreed the best feature of this establishment is their easy to crunch ice. Downhill from there. Place is cramped and overfurnished, difficult to maneuver around other patrons to get to fountain drink machine, utensils and condiments. Service on the slow side, usually few employees visible. Menu is concerningly broad: toast, eggs and pancakes; paninis, hot and cold sandwiches, pizzas, various salads. On our most recent visit (have been in here a few times in past 10 years) tried a panini, apple pecan salad, and Beyond burger. Takes a while to get food, and if a hot day some of the outside tables will be searingly hot because umbrellas can't completely protect from the midday sun. No one seems to sit inside--see above comment about cramped space. Also hot in there. Food itself was mediocre to bad. Panini was best of the items we tried, burger, fries and salad were super dry and unseasoned. Salad actually seemed custom designed to extract all moisture from your mouth. Chicken tasted like cardboard, Parmesan dry, tart apples chalky, dressing light and sour. We all thought overpriced too. Paid ~$60 for the 3 lunch items. Missing the neighboring Sharkey's that recently closed.

    Spinach &cheese omelet with potatoes & English muffin
    Leigh P.

    My friends & I wondered why we haven't been here before for our brunch meet-ups... There's a great selection of breakfast & lunch options. They even feature options for special dietary needs like gluten-free and keto. I chose the spinach omelet with breakfast potatoes and English muffin. It came out quickly & was exactly what I needed. My friends strawberry salad looked amazing (sorry - no photo). Everyone was friendly & helpful. There's plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. We're coming back again.

    Avocado omelette with home made potatoes.
    Fethi B.

    I always like to Suport local buisness. My omelette was perfect , home made potatoes are the best I had for a while. Amazing customer service with a smile . The best ambiance they have a little patio outside as well.keep it up.

    Really good Chicken Pesto Panini
    Adrian B.

    Like the tomato sauce, went well with the pesto. Cooked well but chicken needs to be less overwhelming. I am drafting Porzingis.

    Omelet - build your own with Hash Browns
    Brittany D.

    Came here for breakfast, and agree that it is overpriced. The monte Christo was good but the omelette and hash browns were basic at best.

    build you n own omlete with sausage and bacon. seasoned red potatoes and sourdough toast.
    Klausdg G.

    good food. order at counter the grab a table. service was great. we picked a table outside and she brought our food out to us. kinda small inside with some tables. more tables outside. I would eat here again. orderd make your own omlette. got bacon and sausage. food was fresh and good. my brother got the keto plate and he liked it alot. about $15/20 a plate for breakfast dishes.

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    Always a great meal here! Love the breakfast plates and I usually get the Bella Brie sandwich for lunch! Great staff too!

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    The sandwiches are nothing impressive and the additional avocado was really mushy and overpriced! Would not return.

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    Good service and great food. The BBQ chicken pizza was amazing. Would definitely recommend!

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