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    Malibu Cafe

    4.6 (80 reviews)

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    French Toast
    Maria M.

    This place is lovely with excellent food choices and family owned and ran. The owner works hard making delicious home cooked food, checking to make sure it's good. The lobby is clean and the ambiance is nice for downtown Little Rock. Parking is around back.

    Desstoni J.

    It smells like a nursing home on the inside.. first thing that put me off a bit. I expected the aroma of breakfast or coffee, anything other than that. I've only eaten breakfast here twice. The first time I went, I dined in. The lady who took my order had the energy of a sloth. No one checked in with me the entire time I dined in. My omelette was super bland but the ingredients were fresh. The second time, I ordered ahead with GrubHub. It said my order would be ready at 8:55. I arrived at 9:05, and it was not. They didn't start making my order until I got there... which completely defeats the purpose of ordering and paying ahead. This time my omelette was SUPER salty. Thankfully GrubHub refunded me so I didn't waste $13 on food that was so salty, it was hardly ingestible (which may have been due to them just throwing my order together in a panic once I arrived, upon realizing they'd overlooked it). I think I'm good on trying again. I hate I didn't have the same experience as others - the place had great reviews for the most part.

    Sausage Breakfast Burrito, Hash brown, coffee
    Sandra W.

    Don't let your eyes convince you to walk by the small store front, this place will surely satisfy your belly! Came to town for a quick work trip and stumbled upon this little gem! While it might look a little run down, the young man at the counter was very friendly and the food...NAILED IT! I asked for recommendations and the young man rattled off half the menu I went with the sausage breakfast burrito and hash browns. Yum! I wasn't expecting it to be this good, but it was fantastic. Also, I take my coffee black. They serve it in a ceramic cup, in my opinion this is the best way to enjoy a cup of liquid gold, and it was delicious! Free re-fills! Left beyond satisfied and smiling ear to tummy

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    Simple dinner. Solid food. Great service. Reasonable prices. Will return when in town.

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    I Really like coming here for brunch, nice little café in downtown Little Rock. I recommend the ribeye burrito.

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    2 years ago

    Great service and wonderful food. I had the breakfast burrito. It was scrumptious! The fresh squeezed orange juice was a treat.

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    Malibu seems like a hidden gem in the city. I love this place! I've eaten here almost a dozen times and it always meets expectations.

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    Great service. Lots of awesome homemade style food. Great taste, good cooking. Clean restaurant!

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    Quiet place on the weekend, had a great breakfast. Good food, good portions and a friendly staff.

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    Home cooked food for a decent price. Was passing thru town and stopped to get some breakfast & it was the bomb!

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