Patty's Cafe - La Mesa, California

Michael I. (.

It’s exactly what you hope a local family style “comfort food” restaurant should be.

What most people want in a local family style “comfort food” restaurant is a menu that is varied enough to provide some appealing alternative choices from your regular “go to” menu selection.

Most people want consistency… good food that they can depend on being prepared correctly every time.

When you have a nicely varied menu that provides consistently good food… and that all comes with consistently good service, well… that is exactly what most of us are looking for in a nice local family style restaurant.

BTW… a great indication you are at the right place IS Noticing This Restaurant Enjoys Lots Of Repeat REGULAR Customers. Enjoy.

Teri M.

A friend took me to Patty's Cafe in La Mesa today and it was such an exceptional meal that I had to submit a review. I had their Greek omelette (eggs, spinach, green onions and feta cheese). It was outstanding and came with hash browns, toast AND a slightly spicy salsa and tzasziki sauce! The server was friendly and attentive.
I can't wait to go back to try some other items on the menu!

Laura O.

I went in there late afternoon hoping to have breakfast. They did not disappoint. Denver omelet was perfect and a good sized portion. Hash browns nice and crispy. All food was served piping hot. Very cute cafe/restaurant. Service was fantastic.

Merideth C.

Just came for breakfast and it was delicious. Lots of omelet options and yummy looking pancakes. I will definitely be recommending to my friends and I need to come back to try the lunch/dinner options!

Rob H.

Great little diner in strip mall. Fast friendly service on a Monday morning 10 minutes after they open. A couple sitting outside and 6 locals inside when I arrived. Ordered simple breakfast. Coffee was outstanding. They use a Farmers brew that is high end not what ends up in stores. Over easy eggs were perfect. 4 slices of bacon instead of the usual 3 in other restaurants. Hash browns cooked fresh. Sour dough bread toasted and buttered spot on. Will go back to try options on the expanded menu.

Austin G.

Had a really nice experience. Walked in and was seated immediately. I had the Alpine Frattta which was absolutely terrific and was served warm. Considering the size of the menu I was really surprised by the quality of the food. I will be back.

Jess D.

My experience is quite different than several others on here. I was actually surprised that our waitress was unfriendly not very pleasant to deal with and honestly the food was just mediocre at best. I was pretty disappointed after reading all of the reviews and was expecting this place to be kind of a diamond in the rough but it ended up being more like a older not updated restaurant with waitresses that weren't very pleasant and food that was not great. I was surprised that the place was kind of dirty the carpet was wrecked and old and on everything the food was really nothing to write home about. I had the biscuits and gravy the gravy had no flavor the biscuits were flat and didn't rise and I had eggs which were fine the best thing about the whole meal was actually the hash browns that I thought were pretty good they weren't overcooked they weren't undercooked they were just right. I didn't even try the sausage cuz it didn't look cooked all the way like it might have been heated in the microwave or something it wasn't touched on a grill wasn't even burnt like at all or even like it was cooked on a grill. They have dial-up internet still which they used to process credit our payments so it takes a long time. I probably won't be in here again honestly I did not think the service was great and I did not think the food was worth going back for. I could have made the food at home if I wanted to have that type of breakfast. Overall I think crowd that goes here is probably the same crowd that comes here every day or every week and they're all older and much more stuck in their ways. I just moved the area so I was looking for a new restaurant to try to go to on a regular basis but this is probably not it the location does have a lot of parking but the location is also next to a Big Lots and a bar and it really wasn't that exciting.

James S.

Hole in the wall place. Hidden gem. Great seafood omelette, excellent portions. Reasonable prices. Sunday morning around 9. No wait. Plenty of seats. Lots of options for side- hash browns, fruit or Mexican style.