Generous portions. Value priced. They have quite a few good selections on the menu. Everything is value-priced, but they cut a lot of corners to keep it that way. I had the Half-sandwich with soup and fries. I chose grilled Ham n cheese and the "half" I was presented with was larger than most full sandwiches. Quite tasty as well. A generous portion of fries came with it and the soup was vegetable beef. The fries were cooked to perfection and delicious. Too bad the super-cheap ketchup they serve is not edible. It's like they made it from canned tomato sauce. Disgusting! The soup wasn't the best. It tasted like they keep a single pot and add stuff to it every day. Re-heating and adding more to it every morning. I had to chase the server down and ask for it because she had forgotten to bring it out. Not good. I also had a strawberry milkshake. It tasted like vanilla ice milk and had some strawberry syrup drizzled on it for flavoring. When I stirred it in, the drink became slightly pink and had the slightest hint of strawberry. Not very thick either, but it was thick enough to collapse the super-cheap straws they use. I had to ask for water for my dog four times and when they brought some, it was in a plastic bucket that had been used as an ash tray. There were burn marks and ashes still in it and it reeked of cigarettes. The place has it's good points. Just don't expect much. read more

Food is delicious and made in a timely manner. Very friendly and professional service. Lovely atmosphere inside with the old school look and music and a beautiful scene of the outside. Will be going back and highly recommend. I got the Veggie Omelette and fruit cup. Couldn't have asked for a better meal. read more

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The food was great. I had an omelette with spinach, mushrooms and zucchini. My favorites. The service was very friendly. It was a larger dining area with seating outside if you like. read more

We ate here once and were really disappointed. But we understand that sometimes, things go wrong so we tried again. This food is horrible. The wait staff is good. The food is just plain gross. read more

The service was wonderful, great personalities. A large selection of food and breakfast all day. Fabulous ambiance! The building is super cute! Lots of parking. read more

Every time we are in the area we stop here. Nice and Clean with good food and a good staff. read more

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I'm sick and tired of paying for food just to get half of it always missing my ranch or my sides. They have okay food so honestly it's not even worth it, I'm probably not gunna come back since my food keeps getting messed up. And it's not like I can send it back I order take out. read more

Took out of town family for lunch. Portions are great, enjoyed all of our food. Service was a little slow considering how busy the restaurant wasn't read more

Decided to try this joint out for the first time. Excellent service and excellent food. Their coffee was spectacular (I got the cappuccino). Highly recommend, it's one of the best places for breakfast in all of Butte County. read more

My wife and I visited the hilltop Café in Magalia California again today, mostly because of our previous experience, which was very good. Today's visit was not so good. The food was OK but not great. The server was very nice and did a good job, but it was when we were leaving the restaurant or things really went downhill.As I was assisting my wife, who is in a wheelchair toward our car, two large aggressive dogs in a Subaru began to growl, bark, and the dog in the backseat acted as if it was going to jump out of the car and charge us. I grab my wife's wheelchair and begin to slow slowly walk back toward the restaurant getting her away from these two snarling animals. A very nice lady who we did not previously know offered to stay with my wife Jane until I can go get the car and bring it around safely away from the two starling animals. After making sure my wife was safely in our car and thanking the nice couple for staying with her, I went back into the restaurant to let the restaurant know that this was not acceptable. The owner of the dogs decided to confront me about it in the restaurant and I told him that his two dogs were very aggressive and had no place in a public restaurant. He proceeded to tell me that his dogs would not have jumped out of the car which I did not believe. He was a very rude person, and if we were in a different situation, I might have continued to confront him about his dogs, but I did not. I I believe it's the restaurant responsibility to look out for their customers while on their property and they did not do a very good job with that. We may not go back to the hilltop Café, which is unfortunate but I wanted to write this review and let people know that I believe they were negligent. I'm glad I was there to look out for my wife. Honestly, if we were not in such a public place, I might've beaten that guy's ass and made him apologize to my wife for scaring the hell out of her. read more

I really like this restaurant and had been looking forward to having the rip-eye for dinner. I had the rip-eye 2 weeks ago and thought it was really good. I went back and ordered it again. When it came out, I can tell that it didn't look like a rip-eye but I thought I would cut it first to try. I have had many rip-eyes before so I can tell just by looking. Well, it wasn't rip-eye. I asked the waitress and she assured me that it was indeed a rip-eye. She said that it was cut differently and that another customer had asked her the same question too. Well, am I dumb or what! It didn't look nor taste like a rip-eye. It was such a disappointment because I didn't enjoyed my dinner the way that I was anticipating. I will not be going back for quite a while because it just left me with a big disappointment. read more

Food is good,nice place to relax with friends over dinner and enjoy some conversation. Wait service is quick, as is the chef!!! We love the take-out option!! read more

great food and amazing service they offer! I like the atmosphere and fits perfectly for the restaurant!

Hi everyone Tonya here. The Hilltop Cafe has delicious Breakfast build your own. My husband and I share it. *2 eggs *2 big sausages *hashbrowns *2 pieces of toast I also love there Cod! read more

Love their biscuits & gravy! The coffee is delicious, too! The eggs are perfectly over medium, just the way I like them. The staff is always welcoming, friendly and attentive. I love having breakfast there when I'm in Magalia. read more

Really great service here. The restaurant was busy and they were currently cleaning many portions of the walls and baseboards (not near seated patrons). They were definitely following all covid precautions and on their A-game with drink refills! The food was a bit greasy, but we did order fries and onion rings so that's probably more on us. Ha! Lots of other tables were getting burgers so I assume they're really good here. However, my husband and I both got a sandwich. I ordered a turkey and he ordered the philly. Not my favorite meal, but I'll be back and next time I'll try a burger. read more

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Easy parking. Good service. Food was good & plentiful. The main negative was the large tv tuned in to Fox News. Not a fan.

The food was ok, but it reminded me of a perkos or other white boomer food restaurant. Under spiced and not super original. If you like fairly bland food that's all the breakfast classics then this may be more your speed. read more

Relaxed dining inside and outdoors. Large menu featuring many American food favorites in a small mountain town setting. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner to cater to the desires of many. Kids welcome in the family friendly establishment. Food portions are large, the help is friendly and courteous. A pleasant dining experience! read more

Very good food, service is great and they have a fast taje out service too. Thank you Sandra Singer Magalia Ca read more

Good food, friendly service. I was working and needed to get a few things done and they were cordial and accommodating.

Just love the American Diner experience in the mountains of Magalia- always worth the drive !

Not fancy but decent food, fair prices and excellent service. I loved their club sandwich and the excellent service. Lots of food choices. Clean inside. read more

I like to steak, but the portions are small. I think Amy small fries hardly any in there and I got the veggies and the Harley was in in there. What if it was good? read more

Items are definitely hit or miss but overall the service is great and I always leave over stuffed lol.

I normally don't go this far out for breakfast or lunch, but I went with a friend of mine just to get out of house for the day. We stopped at the Hilltop Cafe in Magalia. The service was awesome and the food was great. Magalia is just outside of Paradise where the wildfire destroyed most of the town a few years ago. Our servers, Chloe and Morgan were very friendly. If you're ever in Magalia and want a great meal, stop in at the Hilltop Cafe. It will be worth your while. read more

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Has been my go to standard for meeting friends and family. Small town friendly atmosphere. Also a place for our town to heal since a devastating fire nearly destroyed our town. A place for normalcy. Will continue to be a restaurant that gets my business. Oh and the food is great. read more

Family owned, better-than-most, diner food. We go there several times a month and we're always happy.

Very disappointed on HillTop Cafe this am In The situation of the COVID-19 virus on NOT having ANY of the waitstaff wear masks. Plus, not one person entered today for breakfast with a mask. Flies were EVERYWHERE in our area of the patio making it most difficult to enjoy our breakfast! I asked to speak to the Mgr., of the restaurant & he stated in so many words, COVID-19 wasn't a real virus; I had many negative words to tell him What I thought. read more

Trust those who Yelp regularly... Social Distancing - Yes Face Masks - No Food Quality - basic Service - decent Cleanliness - average I had the apple chicken salad on croissant sandwich and do not recommend it. The croissant was pretty bad. Fries were good, but catsup was awful. Iced tea was watered down too much. Clientele seems to be all older locals. Sorry to report that this was not my favorite stop. Can't recommend this place read more

Arrived 11 Am, asked about the Corned Beef Hash, and was told it is from a can. Ordered sausage and eggs, and informed they were out of sausage. So I ordered the special, which was ham and cheese omelette, with Fruit bowl and rye toast. Omelette was tasty, especially after adding a little picante hot sauce. Fruit bowl was bland and not sweet, but that's typical everywhere now since it's very hard to find sweet, ripe fruit these days. Rye toast was very good and perfectly buttered, with good butter. Coffee, was very good, smooth and fresh. Overall, and I usually don't make judgement calls - seemed like decent value for the money ($11.48 + tax) read more

Service was amazing food was tasty I will definitely be back! Our server, Pat, is the best! She was so sweet as she waited on me and my two friends. You were on it and so helpful and friendly! Thank you!! read more

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Very decent senior menu, great service, nice surroundings, very relaxed. The food is great! I judge a restaurant by its burgers and this one passes with flying colors! read more

Two years ago this place was great. Had a couple great waitresses on the night shift. Others were very questionable on day shift with smells of alcohol coming off of them. Food was good then. But since it has gone seriously down hill! Staff seems rude, mostly the older women who still reek of alcohol. Food had majorly declined! Only thing they still cook semi well is the fried chicken. So disappointed since I use to love going here. I keep trying to give them another chance but every time I'm so disappointed. They need to get ride of the rude older waitresses and get better cooks! read more

The place has really gone downhill since Jackie left. The food is subpar. The place is hot as hell in the summertime because they don't turn the air conditioner on. And on occasion there's foreign objects in your food. read more

My grandparents live in Magalia and we were visiting them for the 4th of July holiday. We came here to breakfast several times during our trip and enjoyed each trip. Their biscuits & gravy (picture added to the picture section), is very generous and delicious. Big, obviously homemade biscuits and plenty of gravy! They also serve grits which can be ordered with butter and cheese so that they are savory and were excellent. They also have a menu where you can mix and match breakfast items for an extremely reasonable price. I also wanted to specifically comment on the waitstaff, all three waitresses we had were so incredibly friendly! You could also overhear them have personal exchanges with other customers in the restaurant, so you can tell they are they kind of waitresses that get to know their local customers and that is a really nice thing to know. We'll definitely come back on each visit! read more

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From the moment we walked onto the property, it was a positive and fun experience. The servers were friendly, accommodating and efficient! The food was amazing. Returning to this precious community has not been without pain due to the tremendous loss; however, dining here.... Has definitely helped heal the wounds. Thank you sweet Hilltop Cafe for your amazing food, service and care. read more

First couple times going there this it was great service and food but there after it kind of went downhill the waitress mix our tea with soda, what I ordered on the menu was not what I thought it was in this description of the menu, attention to customer service was lacking read more

Went there before the Camp fire and enjoyed the food and service. Sadly it is now a John Castaldo restaurant and no longer locally owned. It will be in no time turned into another Cozy Dinner and Kalico Kitchen complete with duplicate menus. read more

A diamond in the rough! Our server, Marissa, recommended some of the local favorites and we were not disappointed. The food was amazing as well as the service. The menu is pretty extensive. We will definitely be back! read more