Mary Ettas Cafe

14809 Olde Hwy 80, El Cajon
(619) 390-1973

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Mike Rose

Been coming here for over 30 years.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Edward Jensen

Great littl mom and pop café, my wife and I love spots like this one. Highly recommend!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hani Alqaji

Great staff, Great food, this place with new adminstration is adding hard liquor and dining experience so it won't be just your neighborhood breakfast stop as the owner told me today!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mark D

No frills breakfast diner. Quality food, large portions.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gabriel Dowd

My good buddy took me for breakfast and I have to say the chicken fried steak and eggs and hash browns covered in a rich sausage gravy was spot on.. I'm definitely going in to try out the ham steak and eggs next time.. My buddy had it and it barely fit on the plate. Outstanding service and food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Zachary

Great food at reasonable prices with friendly staff. Not really much else to say. If you are in the area, I highly recommend you stop in for breakfast or lunch, I’m nearly certain you won’t be disappointed.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rick Johnson

I love this little roadside Cafe! It's like going back in time to when people took pride in their business. Delicious food and fast service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kathy Kearney

This is a classic diner. The biscuits and gravy are super; the omelettes cooked just right and the coffee is delicious!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salsa, Biscuits & Gravy

10ringtraveler

We drive by here all the time and always say we need to try this place, there are always plenty of cars in the lot and always seems busy. Finally today as we were going by we stopped!!!! It is just like walking into a roadside diner from the days of olde highway 80 or route 66! There are booths available for groups and a bar area if you just want a chair and a place to eat....certainly a down home feel to it. The menu is American staple foods, All cooked right behind the bar area where you can see it being prepared. The staff make you feel very welcome and it is easy to see when a regular comes in.....everyone knows each other. I had the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. I have been eaten these at home in them mornings when I had to get out quickly. They are boxed and frozen....good for a quick one but sitting at the table, fresh eggs and cheese with plenty of bacon made this one so much better!!!!! It comes with a bag of fries, or as I did you can upgrade to fries They had bloody mary's on special and I considered trying one....I didn't but should have so I will be back to try it then :) If you want to stop by Jack in the Box, or Carls Jr for a quick burger, You should stop here instead. Very quick with the food, A great staff and the food is much better!!!!!

Debbie Feistner

There aren't many seats, so the place was packed. The food was great and a lot of it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Craig Sandall

SNOTTY WAITRESS UNDER COOKED SNOTTY EGGS MORE THAN I ORDERED!!! NEVER EAT THERE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!

Parking: ONLY PARKING IS OUT FRONT OF CAFE

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mac Mitchell

The best biscuit to gravy in town me go on there for thirty years

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

lorenamY6072GT

This is a " My Heaven On Earth " eatery. Mary Etta's supersedes all our, my needs. The Owner & Staff are beyond genuinely & sincerely kind. My wish is for more eateries to be of This Caliber. .... Even the customers are nice

Shelli Mitch

I've been wanting to try this cute little country cafe for a while now. So glad I finally had the chance! It is small and cozy, seats about 30 people. The staff were inviting and super friendly! I ordered the basic french toast and eggs and my eggs were cooked to perfection and I'm super picky about how they are cooked :) The homemade salsa was delicious and had the perfect kick to it. I will definitley be stopping by again to try the biscuits and gravy everyone has been raving about!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joe Mitchell

Bad service waited in line for half an hour then was skipped with no explanation

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