I so enjoy this place. The food is good, it's quiet and comfortable. Never a wait. The proprietor is so personable and feels like home. But most of all the food is good. Everything I've had, smothered pork chops, fried chicken good! The sides are good as well. I highly recommend this cafe.
Today, my daughter treated me to some delicious home cooking, as she mentioned. According to the ratings, Mrs. J's restaurant has a great reputation. The place is clean, and the food is fantastic for the price. However, the service leaves much to be desired. The waitress staff lacks personality; there is no warm welcome, and they can be quite rude. Meals are often delivered awkwardly, either over customers' heads or in an unprofessional manner. Additionally, the silverware was not clean. The waffle was cold, and the hot chocolate was cold!
Where is the hospitality that makes customers feel at home while they eat? It feels like you are expected to simply come in, purchase your food, and leave immediately!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Howard Du
Very slow service for diner level breakfast. $4 drip coffee and servers don’t offer refills.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Michael Hood
Definitely best breakfast you’ll find! We tried many of the breakfast items: grits, biscuits, pancakes, French toast, omelette, corned beef hash, and fried catfish. BEST breakfast ever! Their cooks have been there over 20 years and it shows since they know what they’re doing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grits and Gravy with Scrambled Eggs and Toast, Toast, Fish, Fried Catfish, Grits
Resheda Burks
Im a regular so i love everything I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE NEW LOOK BTW
Joanna Lu
I was very excited to try this place considering I love Southern food and all the reviews. I don't know if something was off this Sunday or what, but this was definitely one of the worst restaurant experiences I ever had.
I went in to check wait times. I was told 10-15 minutes. The host took down my number and said I'd get a call. We walked in with no call about 20 minutes later. I was told my table was being readied. We sat about 5 minutes after that. However, they had neglected to give us menus, so we asked for them about 10 minutes after that. We decided pretty quickly, but no one came to check on us or to take our orders, even though wait staff did come in and out of the dining area several times. We had not been asked for beverages or given cutlery. The only interactions we've had so far were when we were seated and when we asked for the menus.
About 30-40 minutes after we've been seated, another table who were seated about the same time as us flag down a waiter, place their order, and also point us out, saying they think we're waiting to order. It is at this point that the waiter finally acknowledges us and tells us he'll be right with us. He leaves the room and returns a few minutes later to take our order. We place an order for waters all around and 3 entrees. Then the waiting game begins again. Timing it, it was another 30 minutes or so before we got our order. We did not get our waters until our food gets there, so we've been 60-70 minutes total without water or food.
Now I could somewhat forgive slow service if the food was what every other reviewer says it is. However, it was average at best. I ordered a waffle and bacon. I chomped on my bacon while waiting for syrup, which I had to flag down the waiter for again to get. The bacon tasted great, though could have been crispier. The waffle was good, but not what I expected. It was like a mochi waffle - it had a chewiness to it, no crispiness or fluffiness. Not unpleasant, but not what I expect from a Southern place, so I'm wondering if it had been sitting a while or was undercooked.
My husband originally wanted the waffle and chicken wings, but we were told the chicken wings take a while as they make them fresh, so instead he got the salmon cakes with bacon, home fries, and biscuits. The salmon cakes seemed to be some whitefish instead, the home fries were okay, but the biscuits were odd. They were extremely flat, and vastly different from each other. One looked like it was from a biscuit dough, just not fluffy at all, but the other looked almost like a flattened hamburger bun. They were salty and buttery, but the texture and look overshadowed this.
My children split a breakfast platter with scrambled eggs, bacon, home fries, and biscuits. The scrambled eggs were fine, if under salted.
I hate to waste food, so I asked for a box, which, after 5 minutes, I had to ask for again.
To pay, you go to the counter (like a diner). I waited several minutes as the waitress was having an issue finding the check for the previous customer, but once that was complete, I was rung up fairly quickly.
My husband and I are just left baffled by the experience. For a place with a 4+ star average to be so bad is just astounding. And it's not as if they were short staffed. There were 9 tables and about 5 counter seats total. For this, they had 3 wait staff, 1 host, and 2-3 cooks. For the size of the place, 1-2 wait staff/hosts total should be more than adequate to get every one taken care of. I started to take more notice of who was being taken care of and of when orders were served while I waited longer and longer. I noticed that after my order was served, it took another 30 minutes for the next order to come out. During this whole time, at least 7 out of 9 tables were filled, so it's not like it was a slow day. While I was waiting to pay, I noticed 4-5 empty plates in the pass through
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
ronald williams
My first time here the Food was really good Service was awsome Very happy .⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yevgeny Kovalerchik (Yev)
Great prices and very relaxed environment. Staff was friendly and the food was DELICIOUS.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grits and Gravy with Scrambled Eggs and Toast, Cat Fish Dinner, Side of French Toast
Sharon Kane
I've been to this place a few times now. The food is always amazing. My only concerns would be the gratuity included for parties of 2 or more and the space is kind of tight.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Keitha Smith
Please update your operation hours. Visiting from out of town and wanted to eat a tasty breakfast but unfortunately we pulled up to find this location closed. Please update your hours of operation to avoid people wasting their time.
This place is great. Got breakfast for takeout and the food was killer. The biscuits are to die for. Service also very good and friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwiches, Waffle w Chicken Wings, Fried Catfish
Joseph Chang
My son and I were in the mood for good fried chicken. We were not disappointed! The fried chicken was so good! Highly recommend this hidden gem in Montclair. We will back many more times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grits and Gravy with Scrambled Eggs and Toast, Chicken Wings Dinner, Fried Chicken Dinner, Toast, Sandwiches, Fish, Waffle w Chicken Wings, Uptown, Potato Salad, Whiting Breakfast Platter, Home Fries, Chicken Wings and Waffles, Cat Fish Dinner, Country Breakfast Platters, Fried Catfish, Grits, Side of French Toast, Salmon Cakes, Southern Chicken Cutlet, Chicken and Waffles
Corey Taylor
Great breakfast ??
Sondra Thompson
Food was delicious ? did I say delicious ? I had the breakfast (it was 1:30 but my first meal of the day?) I had the French toast and chicken and my sister had Catfish, grits and biscuits and I tell you the FOOD was so so GOOD ? It was my first time but not my last time. Thank you
I so enjoy this place. The food is good, it's quiet and comfortable. Never a wait. The proprietor is so personable and feels like home. But most of all the food is good. Everything I've had, smothered pork chops, fried chicken good! The sides are good as well. I highly recommend this cafe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings Dinner, Fried Chicken Dinner, Uptown, Potato Salad
Today, my daughter treated me to some delicious home cooking, as she mentioned. According to the ratings, Mrs. J's restaurant has a great reputation. The place is clean, and the food is fantastic for the price. However, the service leaves much to be desired. The waitress staff lacks personality; there is no warm welcome, and they can be quite rude. Meals are often delivered awkwardly, either over customers' heads or in an unprofessional manner. Additionally, the silverware was not clean. The waffle was cold, and the hot chocolate was cold!
Where is the hospitality that makes customers feel at home while they eat? It feels like you are expected to simply come in, purchase your food, and leave immediately!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Very slow service for diner level breakfast. $4 drip coffee and servers don’t offer refills.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Definitely best breakfast you’ll find! We tried many of the breakfast items: grits, biscuits, pancakes, French toast, omelette, corned beef hash, and fried catfish. BEST breakfast ever! Their cooks have been there over 20 years and it shows since they know what they’re doing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grits and Gravy with Scrambled Eggs and Toast, Toast, Fish, Fried Catfish, Grits
Im a regular so i love everything I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE NEW LOOK BTW
I was very excited to try this place considering I love Southern food and all the reviews. I don't know if something was off this Sunday or what, but this was definitely one of the worst restaurant experiences I ever had.
I went in to check wait times. I was told 10-15 minutes. The host took down my number and said I'd get a call. We walked in with no call about 20 minutes later. I was told my table was being readied. We sat about 5 minutes after that. However, they had neglected to give us menus, so we asked for them about 10 minutes after that. We decided pretty quickly, but no one came to check on us or to take our orders, even though wait staff did come in and out of the dining area several times. We had not been asked for beverages or given cutlery. The only interactions we've had so far were when we were seated and when we asked for the menus.
About 30-40 minutes after we've been seated, another table who were seated about the same time as us flag down a waiter, place their order, and also point us out, saying they think we're waiting to order. It is at this point that the waiter finally acknowledges us and tells us he'll be right with us. He leaves the room and returns a few minutes later to take our order. We place an order for waters all around and 3 entrees. Then the waiting game begins again. Timing it, it was another 30 minutes or so before we got our order. We did not get our waters until our food gets there, so we've been 60-70 minutes total without water or food.
Now I could somewhat forgive slow service if the food was what every other reviewer says it is. However, it was average at best. I ordered a waffle and bacon. I chomped on my bacon while waiting for syrup, which I had to flag down the waiter for again to get. The bacon tasted great, though could have been crispier. The waffle was good, but not what I expected. It was like a mochi waffle - it had a chewiness to it, no crispiness or fluffiness. Not unpleasant, but not what I expect from a Southern place, so I'm wondering if it had been sitting a while or was undercooked.
My husband originally wanted the waffle and chicken wings, but we were told the chicken wings take a while as they make them fresh, so instead he got the salmon cakes with bacon, home fries, and biscuits. The salmon cakes seemed to be some whitefish instead, the home fries were okay, but the biscuits were odd. They were extremely flat, and vastly different from each other. One looked like it was from a biscuit dough, just not fluffy at all, but the other looked almost like a flattened hamburger bun. They were salty and buttery, but the texture and look overshadowed this.
My children split a breakfast platter with scrambled eggs, bacon, home fries, and biscuits. The scrambled eggs were fine, if under salted.
I hate to waste food, so I asked for a box, which, after 5 minutes, I had to ask for again.
To pay, you go to the counter (like a diner). I waited several minutes as the waitress was having an issue finding the check for the previous customer, but once that was complete, I was rung up fairly quickly.
My husband and I are just left baffled by the experience. For a place with a 4+ star average to be so bad is just astounding. And it's not as if they were short staffed. There were 9 tables and about 5 counter seats total. For this, they had 3 wait staff, 1 host, and 2-3 cooks. For the size of the place, 1-2 wait staff/hosts total should be more than adequate to get every one taken care of. I started to take more notice of who was being taken care of and of when orders were served while I waited longer and longer. I noticed that after my order was served, it took another 30 minutes for the next order to come out. During this whole time, at least 7 out of 9 tables were filled, so it's not like it was a slow day. While I was waiting to pay, I noticed 4-5 empty plates in the pass through
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
My first time here the
Food was really good
Service was awsome
Very happy .⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great prices and very relaxed environment. Staff was friendly and the food was DELICIOUS.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grits and Gravy with Scrambled Eggs and Toast, Cat Fish Dinner, Side of French Toast
I've been to this place a few times now. The food is always amazing. My only concerns would be the gratuity included for parties of 2 or more and the space is kind of tight.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Please update your operation hours. Visiting from out of town and wanted to eat a tasty breakfast but unfortunately we pulled up to find this location closed. Please update your hours of operation to avoid people wasting their time.
Restaurantji Recommends
Love this place food never disappoints.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings Dinner, Fried Chicken Dinner, Fish, Uptown, Potato Salad, Whiting Breakfast Platter, Home Fries, Cat Fish Dinner, Fried Catfish
This place is great. Got breakfast for takeout and the food was killer. The biscuits are to die for. Service also very good and friendly
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwiches, Waffle w Chicken Wings, Fried Catfish
My son and I were in the mood for good fried chicken. We were not disappointed! The fried chicken was so good! Highly recommend this hidden gem in Montclair. We will back many more times.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grits and Gravy with Scrambled Eggs and Toast, Chicken Wings Dinner, Fried Chicken Dinner, Toast, Sandwiches, Fish, Waffle w Chicken Wings, Uptown, Potato Salad, Whiting Breakfast Platter, Home Fries, Chicken Wings and Waffles, Cat Fish Dinner, Country Breakfast Platters, Fried Catfish, Grits, Side of French Toast, Salmon Cakes, Southern Chicken Cutlet, Chicken and Waffles
Great breakfast ??
Food was delicious ? did I say delicious ? I had the breakfast (it was 1:30 but my first meal of the day?) I had the French toast and chicken and my sister had Catfish, grits and biscuits and I tell you the FOOD was so so GOOD ? It was my first time but not my last time. Thank you
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