What a cute little breakfast place! It's small and super busy so be ready for a wait. It wasnt too bad of a wait and hostesses gave us an accurate wait time. We sad at the bar so cute felt like.being time at moms kitchen counter. The coffee was good and the food was delicious and a great portion. I got the country breakfast burrito! It was huge and so filling! Although I didnt get any the pancakes look so bomb and they are huge! I'll have to be back to try those out! read more

Henhouse Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

The crunchy French toast here is great. The flavor is AMAZING and the warm maple syrup they give you is the icing on the cake. Definitely a must try! read more

One of my favorite places for breakfast. Awesome process and huge portions. Between my wife and I we have never gotten anything that was bad and we're both picky eaters. We tried the huge pancakes for my birthday and I barely ate a quarter of 1 of the 2 16inch round pancakes. read more

They made my pregnant wife throw out her SMALL iced coffee, that she would have finished 10 mins upon being seated because they "don't allow outside drinks" and there isn't even Iced Coffee on the menu. I hope the 4-5 dollar they make on their store bought coffee was worth pissing off a pregnant woman at 8 am and potentially losing a family for business for life. read more

We stopped in on a whim. (We were trying to get to Costco super early and beat the rush but they weren't open, so we drove until we saw a place for breakfast.) OMG! So glad we did. The food is phenomenal! Super delicious and generous servings. I had what was called "Grandpa's Skillet" or something like that. Definitely recommend. The toast was even great. I think they grill it maybe? Cons: It was crowded and noisy. The tables are quite close together. There was a line of people waiting as we were leaving. The coffee is foul, and they charge $2.99 for a regular cup of it! Overall I enjoyed it. I plan to return and bring my dad. He's a breakfast man, and I know he'll love it. read more

The food here wasn't amazing but it was good. Very affordable for the amount of food you get! I was very impressed by the level of service. We came towards the tail end of a massive rush but the employees there had great moral. All had smiles and were super friendly. The food came out super quick as well. Will definitely come back :) read more

Henhouse Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Massive pancakes ! If you're craving pancakes--check out Henhouse Cafe. A kid's sized pancake is the size of a large plate, which can be shared between two people (see photo attached). They also have "mama's pancakes" which are two stacked pancakes about the size of a medium pizza (also see photo attached). Size-wise they are crazy. Taste wise they are delicious. Light & fluffy. We tried the lemon blueberry mascarpone, which is the top favorite pancake and which was recommended by our server. At first I was hesitant because I don't like strong lemon flavors, but this was perfectly balanced with the blueberries and syrup. It tasted like a cake. Honestly, we still had leftovers after sharing a kid's sized pancake between two people. Breakfast plates are big and I love the potatoes. I liked my omelette, but would have preferred different toppings mixed in. I felt limited to my choices, but I guess I could hav asked for substitutions. Also, prices are pretty affordable compared to breakfast places in California. So like I said--check out the Henhouse for any pancake craves! :) read more

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It pains me to say it, but unfortunately we won't be returning. Staff is no longer wearing masks, and that's really just indefensible at this point. Such a simple step to take, and they've abandoned it as soon as they could. Very disappointing. read more

This place has great breakfast foods!!! My boyfriend ordered the mama pancakes and they were not joking with the size. Literally had leftovers for days. Their sausage gravy is super yummy with their biscuits. Also their potatoes are fantastic!!! The seasoning is super yummy. Service was superb as well. Price wise wasn't bad at all with all the food you get. Will definitely come again! read more

Wow! I am amazed! My boy, Matt! Was the best! What a great server, and he had the friendliest attitude! AND HE WAS SO FUNNY! Management, GIVE HIM A RAISE! Woooohooo we will be returning just to see him!! great job Matt! read more

Ive been hearing great things about this place for a long time. Recently, I took my mom there for breakfast. It was super packed, but luckily all the parties waiting were large so we got seated quickly. The restaurant itself was very quaint and had a "home" feel to it. There was plenty of seating inside and outside. The waitress seemed to be pretty side tracked and that's where Henhouse lost the star for me. We waited awhile for drinks, refills, and even the check. Aside from this lets talk about the food... I got the Chicken fried steak with the chorizo gravy and OMG was it bomb diggity. It came with potatoes and 2 eggs. It was the perfect amount of chow. My mom got eggs, bacon and potatoes, and wanted a pancake... This pancake came out and it was 3 times the size of her head. It was Gigantic. She loved all the food, and was impressed on how good the pancake tasted. As we walked out she said "lets come back here soon". Definitely a place that has to be checked out for breakfast. read more

8/10 on a breakfast food amazing Service great Only real gripe is the portion size, I mean gigantic pancakes. Neither my wife or father finished their pancakes. Tables could of been bigger with those size portions. Would absolutely recommend to friends or family. read more

Food was really good!! Waitress was very rude, I asked her a simple question about the cranberry juice and she rolled her eyes and talked to me like if I was dumb... she never checked up on my table to see if we needed anything else, talked to my mom if she was dumb. Don't know if she was having a bad day but totally unprofessional. Her name was Jessica! We left her a little note on receipt read more

The worst experience. Ordered a dish with no sausage and it came out with sausage. When I told them they said "oh well the gravy has sausage". Well, then please tell me that when I order "no sausage". Very rude and acted like them messing up my order was my fault. (Side note: Previous time had another issue where the server forgot to leave out onions and when I told her she cried and said she would have to pay for it so I just kept it.) Needs better management! Took forever to come out so I just left without eating. No apologies, just a "here's a $5 off card for next time". No next time-I'll wait an hour for Snooze. read more

I just got back from a trip around Arizona & New Mexico. On that trip we ate out every meal and tried the best restaurants according to yelp in all the cities we stopped in. Some were good, others were not so great but none were amazing enough to be memorable. After the trip, we stopped in to Henhouse Cafe for breakfast, not expecting much. However, we were happily surprised, the Santa Fe omlet was the best I'd had in a long time and the pancakes were gigantic and not bad either. All in all, out of all the places on my trip, this was the only one great enough to be memorable. 4/24/2017- French toast is better than most places, however it's a little expensive at $7 for the portion, 2 pieces of normal sized bread cut in half with no sides. That being said, the other options like any of their huge pancakes or the Santa Fe omlet are still amazing. read more

Henhouse Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Delicious ! Will definitely be coming back it was my first time here I brought my mother and sister and my cousin & we loved it ! Perfect birthday breakfast read more

Henhouse Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

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Very personable staff and the food is delicious! There hasn't been an item off the menu I haven't liked.

Waited over 45 mins for a group of 3 and a baby. 2 large groups and 3 groups of 2 were seated before us. I can understand the groups of 2. But, we were told a 15 minute wait. When asking how much longer more we were told as soon as they are able. As we were leaving there were 2 table tops that were open that could of been pushed together. Their food could be the best but the service will always impede. read more

My husband and I went there for breakfast, now that they're open again. It was our first restaurant outing since businesses were aloud to re-open (COVID). We absolutely love their food, but we were very uneasy throughout the meal because none of the staff had masks on; we didn't realize it until after we had sat down and looked around. I ask the waitress why the employees weren't wearing masks and she said that masks were not mandatory. With the number of people still getting sick from the virus, I was heart broken to see that the restaurant didn't make masks mandatory to help ensure that their guests aren't exposed to the virus. Not everyone shows symptoms. read more

I've been eating here for years. Always perfect. I've had everything on the menu many times over, although my go to is the Diablo Scramble (Chorizo plate) or the Belgian waffle / biscuits and gravy. Cheers. read more

We found this place on Yelp! needing to get a quick breakfast before an event. There was a wait for a table, but open seating at the counter. They were busy on a Saturday morning at 9 am but we never got ignored. In fact, several people checked on us, made sure we had everything we needed and enjoyed the food. I got eggs, bacon, potatoes and rye toast. M got the chorizo omelette. They were both tasty plates and I really liked the potatoes. I was a little worried about the lower rating, but never bothered to read the reviews because we were on a mission to eat. I would recommend this place in a heartbeat. read more

6 of us ate here. We all loved the food we ordered! The kitchen was slow, so make sure you have time. The wait staff was amazing! Good well worth the wait!! read more

Poor service and bad food. Our server must have been high. My husband said over hard eggs our server wrote on ticket poached hard. He forgot my sons egg order and had to come back out 15minutes AFTER taking our order to ask how he wanted them. When we returned the poached eggs and asked for what we ordered (over hard) he brought us partially scrambled eggs AND set the plate ON TOP of my husbands dirty plate. Who does that!?!?!? Instead of bringing us another glass of iced tea he brought us a glass of ICE. Just ICE. The potatoes are boiled, sliced and then pan fried and you can taste it. Way to expensive to have such bad food and such poor service. First and last time we will be here. read more

Henhouse Cafe - Way to expensive for such bad food and poor service. - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Service and ambiance was good however the food was mediocre at best, coffee was burnt, and over all I felt unsatisfied after eating here. Their location on Lindsay and pecos was much better than this one. read more

We we're trying to find a new place!! This place was packed on a Saturday morning like 8 am. So that tells me they good, ordered food to go, because this place is small. Had the Chicken and waffles with side of bacon.. This place did not fail us.. Chicken even though off the bone was juicy and had lots of flavor!!!! Very impressed, waffles were good to. The bacon thick and very yummy. We will be back. Sorry I normally take lots of pics but I was so hungry and it smelled so good. It was gone real fast. Thank you can't wait to try more items read more

Were here around 8:30am on a Wednesday. Not too busy at all, and the food was pretty good. I ordered the blueberry lemon marscapone pancake, it was so big it hung off the plate. Apparently they have an even larger pancake called Moms, I don't know who would order it unless it was for several people to share. Mine was delicious and over half of it is in my fridge for tomorrow and maybe the rest of the week. My wife had the crisp French toast, and that was really amazing too. Crispy and sweet, not flat and oily like some places French toast. Her side of fried potatoes (red potatoes!) was cooked in bacon grease like her mom used to, yum! The only loss of a star is for hot tea the only option was regular black tea. I love a cup of earl grey or English breakfast in the morning. Staff was friendly and attentive. Their decor had their own kitschy vibe that even had a few pieces for sale, nice to see their supporting local artists instead of your run of the mill "same weird stuff on walls" like some places. read more

Henhouse Cafe - Lemon blueberry marscapone pancake. Bigger than the plate, enough to feel half the restaurant. - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

SLOWEST service and worst concept of time. They said 10 minutes, it was 35. Then another 30 for our meal....on a weekday. Wish I could say this was a one time occurrence but they consistently have no idea how long things take. I can understand waiting for exceptional food but wouldn't rate this at that level. read more

Service was extremely slow and we saw customers leaving without being served. Kitchen seemed to be the problem as I overheard wait staff saying they were very concerned that they had no prep cook or dishwasher and 2 guys were trying to do all the work. We were patient because we know many restaurants are dealing with issues that have arisen since Covid. My husband's food was warm upon arrival and got cold quickly. Timing was way off in the kitchen. Waitstaff tried very hard to make things right but just too many things were going wrong that day. AND the manager was not there to help his people. Shame on the manager. read more

We been to the Henhouse Cafe so far, we have enjoyed breakfast. You have to believe it to see it pizza size pancakes. Great portions of food, great value for the money. read more

Henhouse Cafe - The specials are on the wall - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Love this local breakfast joint! The boyfriend and I try to go every other week, he was skeptical with trying this place at first with some of the reviews, but ive gone without him before and love it! Their French toast or any sort is delicious and filling, although i would love more custard over them ;) their sink omelet was great as well.. But i will have to say i am not a big fan of their grandpas skillet ( i believe thats the name of it) too many potatoes, not enough sauce or other ingredients, it seemed rushed and used more potatoes as a filler.. But other than that, manager/owner walks around and says hello and makes sure everything is excellent and is involved, friendly staff, we get the same girl everytime, never introduced herself though so she's nameless, but great place, great food, great location! read more

Henhouse Cafe - Amazingness! - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

We tried the Henhouse when they first opened and it was okay. There are too many other breakfast places around that we thought were better, so never went back, until today. My parents received a flier listing the top rated restaurants in the area, so we thought we'd give it another try. They've rearranged the whole inside. Seating is a little more family-style looking with tables all side-by-side. Not a huge fan of that. I prefer space from a bunch of people I don't know. Fortunately, we did get a table that was more separate. There are also a few booths along the side that looked nice; except for the one square booth next to the staff exit that the cushions were all torn. Looked like it might be a little painful/scratchy to have to sit there. Would definitely recommend getting that fixed. Kind of left a trashy impression as I was leaving. We each had omelets and they were so delicious! They were nice and big and full of a lot of ingredients. They came out piping hot. We also were given a lot of potatoes, which were also very good. Would have liked them cooked a little more golden crispy. There were a few crispy pieces in there and they're the best. Raisin toast was yummy. Iced tea was really good, which I always appreciate, and the glass was really big, so didn't require a refill. Also like that as well. Payson was our waiter. He was very friendly, helpful and hardworking. He did a great job. We got there as the rush was coming to an end. Had maybe a 15 min. wait to be seated, which wasn't bad at all. Payson was on top of it and moving the whole time. He checked on us a couple of times to make sure everything was good. The girl diagonal from us ordered the pancake. That thing was huge! And I don't think that's the biggest size they serve. She was given a pizza box to take her leftovers home in. LOL! We'll definitely add the Henhouse into our Sunday meal rotation. Another bonus is it's just minutes away from my parents' house. I won't be surprised if they make an occasional trip over during the week. read more

Super disappointed at my last visit here. Typically we really like this place. The food has always been really great. This is the first time we came here post covid and the first thing we noticed was that the kitchen staff do not wear face masks. Little unnerving there. I ended up ordering French toast and decided to get the extra bacon ($2.50) and eggs ($1.50). I asked for egg whites and after we got our bill we found out that egg whites actually cost an extra $3.00. That's on top of the $1.50. So we paid $4.50 for two eggs worth of egg whites just as an addition to the rest of the rest of the breakfast. Had I known I was going to pay $4.50 for two eggs whites I would not have gotten them. After seeing that we asked the waitress about it and her response was "oh ya they charge for everything here". That's not exactly what I want to hear from my waitress. It may have been on the menu but I clearly didn't see it and to be honest when someone orders something that's 300% more than the normal cost of the original item, you should probably at least make sure they are aware. So overall good food, mediocre service but way overpriced. And as our waitress said "they charge for everything" so be sure to ask if there's and extra charge on everything you order. read more

Food was great as always! My patty melt was so good and cooked at the temp I req'd. This is one of our favorite go to's!! Our server Lexi. She was awesome!!!! She was extremely attentive and brought refills quickly when requested. Will be back of course!!! Hopefully the manager sees this and gives her the recognition is he deserves read more

We come here at least once every two weeks for breakfast. Amazing food, great portions, friendly staff. Smaller dining area but I like that small neighborhood feel. Don't risk eating on the patio though in the morning because sometimes that farm smell creeps up and there is nothing worse than trying to eat delicious food while smelling rank cow shit. read more

We were in the area and decided to try out The Hen House. We are so glad we did. This place has great food, large portions and is reasonably priced. The staff is great, very welcoming. Food comes out fresh and hot. I can't seem to get passed their breakfast. We've been twice now and we will definitely be back. read more

Love the henhouse food! Just had to wait a long time to get seated. Everything here is great!

Great food and excellent customer service. I had the California Benedict and my friend had French Toast. Both were excellent.

Food was good just too much potatoe. The amount of potatoes that was on my plate was able to feed a family of 10. What they think I'm Irish or something but give me som more than potatoes. They weren't even that tasty. shouldn't be called hen house, should be called Potato Field read more

Good experience for a first time. Upon first walking in, there were several people at the register, so I was unsure if it was a seat yourself or wait to be seated. After a minute or two a waitress offered me a booth, but still a little disconcerning not knowing what to do. Since the place has only been opened for 7 weeks (as I was informed) I try to be as open as possible to new businesses. DECOR: The restaurant looks like it had a nice, clean and simple country feel, though I feel the overabundance of white walls, white doors, white columns can be overwhelming to the point that it can feel bland and washed out. Maybe a little paint on the columns and french doors to warm the place up a bit maybe? Some fresh flowers or plants? STAFF: The waitresses were all friendly, attentive and upbeat. Confident and informative about the menu and very accomodating. One con: While paying for my check, the woman at the register seemed confused at the computer system. She called to the owner (though very pleasant) was eating a hamburger by the kitchen. I've always learned that staff should NEVER be eating in front of customers.Lowers the level of professionalism down a notch. FOOD: Ordered the BLTA with pasta salad and an ice tea. Now this is what I call a BLT! The sandwich size was hearty and served on texas toast (the way it should be! Sorry Jason's Deli LoL) I love the fact that you can see the ingredients from the side of the sandwich ensuring you've got your money's worth. Nothing is sadder than a weak portioned BLT. Tomatos & avocado were fresh (avocado were the perfect consistency of smooth but not too overly soft). Before writing this review, I was actually skyping my brother in Dubai and letting him know I just had the best bacon EVER. Crumbles at the right crispiness, not too overly salty or sweet, thick and plenty of slices to compete with the thick texas toast. Cons: Though the texas toast was delicious and crispy, a little bit of a downer when it leaves your hands oily that you have to use your napkin often. The lettuce had a bit of browning at the edge of the leaves also. Pickle slices on the side were also just ok, a little on the limp side and wasn't sure if it was too much saltiness or acidity that left me feeling unsure if I liked them. Also, I didn't see any options for the iced tea, would love it if you could customize with different fruit or syrups... Pro: LOVED the pasta salad. I am extremely picky when it comes to pasta salad! Majority of places (and when people make it homemade even), it is either: Too bland, too much vinegar, too much pasta or too much veggies. I need a pasta salad that is the PERFECT pasta to veggie to taste ratio. Needless to say I even asked for a side to take home. Have not tried the breakfast yet (which I hear they are really good for). Will be back again to try a breakfast dish and be back with another review! read more

Henhouse Cafe - Classic Eggs Benedict & fried potatoes. - Cafes Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Glad there's a privately owned restaurant around Higley! Food was good and will go back and try something else. Service was great for us on a busy Sunday morning. Wait was normal 30min but expected. We'll be back! We ordered ham and eggs, biscuits and gravy, huge pancakes, French toast cheesecake and waffles. They have kids meals too! read more

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