Utah Local: Cafe 300 in Provo

Update May 2014: Since I first posted this, my family and I have been back many times to Cafe 300 and have always loved it. I seriously cannot explain the huge portions. We always can take half of it home to eat the next day. And everyone there is so friendly all the time, which is unusal in this day when good customer service seems to be unimportant to so many.

They have new hours so you can enjoy going on weeknights too, not just weekends. Note that they are closed on Mondays.

An important thing to update is that the restaurant has moved. It's still in Provo, not far from it's original spot. It's now on the northeast side right before the bridge that goes over to East Bay, at 465 South University Avenue. (It used to be Winger's if that helps you.) If you still haven't gone, go hungry and check it out! You can still find them on Facebook or at their website.
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Cafe 300 is a new restaurant in Provo & one you will not want to wait to try! Check out their menu on their website. My children & I had a great experience there last night. We were going to a BYU hockey game and I wanted to try something new for dinner. We passed by this place and I wanted to go in, even though I hadn’t looked at reviews online like I usually do before trying something new. We were all so glad we tried it!

The first thing Sabrina asked me this morning was, “Are we going to Cafe 300 for breakfast today?” And I wanted to, but we weren’t able to so I hope to go for breakfast soon.

It’s a family owned and operated restaurant with delicious freshly home-cooked food. They're closed Mondays, but open at 7:00 am all other days so it’d be a great to try their:

Build Your Own Omelet that comes with Country Potatoes & either toast or a fresh buttermilk biscuit for $7.75.

OR Their secret recipe French toast dipped in rich house made custard, topped with whipped butter and dusted with powdered sugar, 2 eggs and either 2 slices of thick cut bacon or 2 link sausages for $7.75

 OR pancakes, Belgian waffles, or more just for breakfast. And they also have gluten free pancakes.

It's a family owned and operated restaurant with super friendly service.

                                                    They also have a variety of sandwiches, burgers and salads for lunch, as you can see on their menu. The sandwiches and burgers come with not just one, but two sides. The choices of the sides are ranch beans, potato salad, French fries, onion rings or small green salad. Even the French fries and onion rings are fresh and homemade. The one side that I would have loved is fresh fruit.  

While we were waiting on our order, they brought us smoked almonds…you guessed it, smoked in house.
 

Sabrina didn’t order from the kids’ menu. She had the Cheeseburger with French fries and onion rings and LOVED that she could have both. ($6.95) 

Alex ordered the Barbecued Pulled Pork Sandwich and said it was really good. It was so big that he couldn’t even finish it all. ($8.50)

 

Elisa had a Club Sandwich with potato salad and onion rings. She could only eat half of her tall sandwich and got to eat the rest today for lunch. ($8.75)

When they brought out my huge Grilled Chicken Salad, I was surprised at how big the chicken was and how many dried cranberries and pecans were scattered in the mixed baby greens. So every bite had some, which I love. And the homemade croutons were good, especially with the tasty homemade raspberry vinaigrette. ($6.95)

They just started serving dinner on Fridays and Saturdays as well as breakfast and lunch. For dinner, you can order from their lunch menu or order the dinner special of the day. The dinner special was very tempting and sounded soooo good. Are you ready to hear what was the dinner special last night?

Mixed Green Salad

Fried Chicken or Pork Chops
Twice Baked Potatoes
Green Beans with Bacon & Onions
Rolls & Butter
Triple Berry Cobbler … all for $13.95

Triple Berry Cobbler??? Oh, my!! Another thing I gotta try there.

So we were attended to very well and enjoyed our dinner and THEN at the end, we had a surprise. You know how some places will give you a mint with the bill? Well, they gave us each a fresh, melty, warm chocolate chip cookie. That hooked my kids for life!

Check them out on Facebook.

Café 300 is at 279 E 300 S. Provo 

 

If you are traveling south on University Avenue, turn left on 300 South (so before the hill to East Bay), then turn left on 300 South to get into the parking lot. It’s in the corner of that little strip mall with a Thai restaurant and a hair place. (Las Tinajas Peruvian restaurant used to be in that spot before, if that helps you know where it is.) So Café 300 is on 300 South. Get it?
*I was not compensated in any way for this review. Just passing on a great Utah Local spot. Prices are current as of last night, but of course may change.