Relish Cafe & Confections

504 S Main St, Elkhart
(574) 389-7900

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Abigail Woolley

slow service, soggy waffles, and got our order wrong. was not even busy ;(

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Bekka Bickley

Stopped by Relish cafe because photos looked nice…. Atmosphere was very nice, located in hotel lobby. BUT the service killed the atmosphere. We ordered a latte and cappuccino, which came in to go cups and not mugs like everyone else. So we were given and charged the 20oz instead of the 16oz (which the 16oz is what I was wanting to order). If the menus offers multiple sizes, I would figure the waitress would ask which size. Oh well, I’ll look past that. Then had to ask to order food after a while, and ordered a simple waffle and avocado toast….. had to get up and find our server to ask 40minutes later for our food to be put in to go containers and ask for our check. For a waffle and avocado toast! After this I watched our waitress serve 2 other tables before inquiring where our food was. Took another 10 minutes from then to receive our food. Got out to our car to see that the avocado toast was burnt and was a simple sliced bread with an avocado smear and everything but the bagel seasoning sprinkle and a plain waffle with no butter or syrup….. come on. Should have never needed to wait 40 minutes for those items. I’d like to add that the cafe was not busy, the waitress was standing behind the counter for a lot of this time. There was no sense of rush in the cafe I can give a lot of grace in busy times or if they were short staffed. I’m not one to leave reviews, but this was awful. All we got was a very ingenuous “sorry, I’m not sure why that took so long?” from the waitress. Well, I don’t know either for the most plain food we could have ordered from their menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Maria Alvarez

It was our first time there, the place looked nice and we were excited...we sat down and were seated for approximately 10-15 minutes before anyone came to our table to give us menus. 10 more minutes after the waitress comes back to take our drinks. As this is happening another table the same party size (3) sat right next to us. They were quickly greeted and brought their menus. They ordered their drinks after us and received them first, ours took 5 more minutes. at this point we had been seated for a over half an hour and barely got our drinks, which she spilled one of them and didn't even ask to replace it. We went ahead and ordered our food and the girls at the other table did as well, after us. We waited for 20 minutes and were just fine until the table that sat down 30 minutes after us with the same party size received their meals, we then asked about it and their response was "i don't know". we got tired of waiting and decided to just pay our drinks and leave. As we were doing so they come to tell us our food is ready but they can pack it up to go, we say it's fine and take it. They handed us the 3 boxes and no bag, everyone else who got to-go got it nicely packed and put in a bag. We opened the boxes in the car and the food was cold and soggy indicating it had been sitting out for a while. We wasted over 1.5 hours for horrible service and soggy food, not worth it. I don't like to play the race card, but it is totally worth it to say that we were the only Hispanics there.
So disappointed 😞 we were really excited.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Lynn

Relish Cafe is a great place for Saturday brunch. Friendly service and really good food from a menu with a nice variety of choices.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joseph Morgan

Very nice, restaurant, staff was very polite and friendly. The atmosphere was very welcoming and comfortable. Would revisit, just to try more dishes than the buffet.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gouda Morning Sammie, Avocado Toast

Christie Egendoerfer

You can't see the inside of these waffles but the are spinach and cheddar cheese with a lightly breaded slightly spicy chicken breast cutlet between them. The syrup is smokey with chili flakes. Top it off with a charred piece of smoked sausage! Oh boy was it good. Definitely going back to try more items on the menu.

Parking: There is free street parking and a free parking garage behind the hotel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Smoke and Waffles

Monica Shankle

This cute restaurant is inside a hotel. I was greeted as I walked in from the hotel lobby. (I was not staying at the hotel)The white chocolate espresso I bought was brought to me in a togo cup. Water was in a cute little glass. The waffle I ordered was very good. The waffle itself was spinach flavored which was new but it was very good.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Anthony Rojas

Stopped in to grab a coffee and a bite for breakfast. I was immediately greeted by one of the servers and offered a menu. I ordered the breakfast Sammie. The Sammie is a breakfast sandwich made from their house made cheddar and spinach waffle. The overall flavor was good, the waffle lacked a bit of crunch. And I would have like to have the spinach in smaller pieces throughout the waffle. The latte I ordered was good, a bit pricey for the size. Overall, nice experience may consider a second visit in the future.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Potatoes

Kayla Glass

We arrived close to 12pm, the hostess was kind and let us know there would be a 30 minute wait. We waited roughly 35 minutes before being seated. The hostess apologized for the wait and was very prompt at getting menus and the high chair for our little. Our experience so far isn’t bad. We sat for 20 minutes and not one person came to our table to greet us or grab our drink orders. The table next to us had been checked on 2-3 times during this wait. Their waitress had let them know she would be leaving soon and would cash them out if they were ready and someone else would be taking over. It is now after 12:50pm and the restaurant closes at 1pm. There were approximately 6-7 tables aside from us, and 2 of those tables had already received their checks. At this point we gather our things and leave as our 1 year old is beginning to become fussy and hungry. We headed towards the exit, the hostess asked if no one had helped us and apologized as we left. Not a great first experience and we do not have any intention of giving it a second chance.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Brandy Ball

Amazing atmosphere! Delicious food! Highly recommended.

Jeret Burnett

We stay here yearly and every meal, whether breakfast, lunch or dinner is wonderful and the staff is outstanding.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Potatoes, Chopped Ceasar, Biscuits and Gravy, Well Crafted Burger, Build Your Own Omelet or Breakfast Burrito, Gouda Morning Sammie

Kevin Jones

I had the all American breakfast eggs over medium to runny potatoes was the best bacon was NOT good it had no flavor didn’t even taste like bacon to me coffee was just ok service and atmosphere was great idk if I’ll be

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Potatoes

H

Went to Relish trying to support a local business. Absolutely horrible. We stood for well over 5 minutes at the hose stand next to the Please wait to be seated sign. There was a woman working behind the counter that chose to continue to ignore us along with 2 hotel or restaurant employees and a cook for the restaurant. Finally the server came and asked us if we were waiting to be sat and then moved the sign stating it was seat yourself. The place was a ghost town and now I know why. One other table (2 guests of the hotel). The food came scary fast once we did order. We actually got our food and were done eating in 19 minutes. Partially because i ordered a breakfast sandwich that was so greasy and had an old taste so I ate the overcooked potatoes and let the waitress know I couldn't eat the sandwich. ( She did take it off and offer to get me something else). My husband ordered the same overcooked potatoes, scrambled eggs, overcooked bacon and overcooked toast. Online is showed all these delightful looking sweets and it's PART OF THEIR NAME!! And it was comical. The shelves and cases were empty. I assume they are going to close soon based on this experience and the appearance of the place. Huge disappointment. Don't waste your time.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Heather G.

Went to Relish trying to support a local business. Absolutely horrible. We stood for well over 5 minutes at the hose stand next to the Please wait to be seated sign. There was a woman working behind the counter that chose to continue to ignore us along with 2 hotel or restaurant employees and a cook for the restaurant. Finally the server came and asked us if we were waiting to be sat and then moved the sign stating it was seat yourself. The place was a ghost town and now I know why. One other table (2 guests of the hotel). The food came scary fast once we did order. We actually got our food and were done eating in 19 minutes. Partially because i ordered a breakfast sandwich that was so greasy and had an old taste so I ate the overcooked potatoes and let the waitress know I couldn't eat the sandwich. ( She did take it off and offer to get me something else). My husband ordered the same overcooked potatoes, scrambled eggs, overcooked bacon and overcooked toast. Online is showed all these delightful looking sweets and it's PART OF THEIR NAME!! And it was comical. The shelves and cases were empty. I assume they are going to close soon based on this experience and the appearance of the place. Huge disappointment. Don't waste your time.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mindy Shaw

Our order took awhile this morning.....

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict

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