Jilly's Cafe

Reviews about Jilly's Cafe

• 4 / 5

  By James Forster
  Not 5 stars cuz of the Ching ching...$$ Really great food.
  January 20, 2017
• 2 / 5

  By rechitsapivo
  Definitely not a "gem". Very small room--we were literally touching elbows with people from the table next to us. We came in and started ordering from their very short menu . The waiter offered to take advantage of the "brunch" saying that it would "save us lots of money". Their brunch allows to choose 1 appetizer, 1 entree, 1 dessert, and 1 drink. They throw in the champagne (although you never know, it's not poured in front of you so could be sparkling wine). Sounds great for $24, right? We figured since we only came in for a small breakfast and not to get stuffed, and we don't drink alcohol, we would order an appetizer, an entree, a glass of juice and one coffee. The waiter then informed us outloud that "it doesn't work that way" and that we each had to order for $24. I guarantee the whole place heard him say that as if he was trying to let others know. First of all, it's none of his business what we order and he has no right to dictate. Second, he should be crystal clear and upfront about what the rules are instead of assuming we came there to eat as much as possible and advertising an option we didn't want. It is not my problem that English is not his first language. We refused the brunch and ordered what we originally wanted, which made him obviously unhappy. For goodness sake, the man was cringing when he heard the "NO" answer, as if we were idiots for not taking such and "great money-saving" offer or in any way obligated to follow his advice and make him happy.
  Then came the food, which tasted all right, except the very mediocre coffee and tap water with the tap water taste. There were black particles floating in the milk served with coffee. We didn't risk using the milk.
  To sum up, Jilly's cafe is a cafe that tries to be a restaurant. It fails in some aspects (poor service, very limited menu, crowded tables, bad water and coffee, contaminated milk). It succeeds in neatly arranged tables and OK food, at least in what we ate.
  We would not recommend this place to others--too much is "off" and it just isn't done right for what they are trying to sell to you. The only reason they got 2 stars instead of 1 is because we liked the portabello mushrooms.
  January 07, 2017