Maltby Cafe
Snohomish, WA 98296-7901
Phone: (425) 483-3123
- Price:
- $
- Hours:
- Daily 7am-3pm
Editorial Review for Maltby Cafe – by Citysearch Editors
The Scene
Situated below a 1930s-era gymnasium in what used to be a school cafeteria built in 1911, the Maltby Cafe dishes up massive old-style country breakfasts and equally satisfying lunches. While finding the place might be tough, after one meal, it'll be permanently etched in the memory bank. The cafe is owned by four women, soccer-playing chums who turned an impulse into a gold mine. Service is downright friendly, and the place is as neat as a pin.
The Food
A Saturday morning brunch can satisfy appetites for the weekend. Unhurried, bountiful breakfasts feature omelettes (the Maltby is a huge affair, stuffed with assorted vegetables, ham cubes and even pieces of roast beef) and scrambles. Fried new potatoes, old-fashioned oatmeal and thick slices of French toast round out the menu. The cafe's famous cinnamon rolls are the size of bread loaves, big enough to fill at least two bellies.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoCan't find the restaurant? Look for the looming windmill.
Save MoneyStroll (or drive) to Snoqualmie Falls and dine here instead of the pricey Salish Lodge.
User Reviews for Maltby Cafe
03/24/2007 Posted by samplinseattle
The Malby Cafe is a decent little drive (about 20 min) from north Seattle that I made on a recommendation from a friend. Clearly many many people enjoy this establishment on a Sunday afternoon. Our wait to be seated was nearly an hour (my wife doesn't forget when it takes an hour to be seated!). If you drove from Seattle, you're not going anywhere else... The restaurant is pretty big; numerous 4-6 person tables with a diner-style sit down bar. Seated at a table, I ordered the special, an egg and sausage something or another, and my wife had the California eggs benedict (or somethign to that effect). The portions were pretty large, the food above average. Coffee was served quickly and refilled in a similar manner. We had seen another table working on a cinnamin roll and decided to give it a try. Colossal. The size was the most memorable attribute; the thing was huge. Tasty too (6/10), but not as delicious as it was large. Still, if you made the drive, you might as well take the roll. (Clearly such a strategy has not escaped the owners of the restaurant.) Anyway, the place is good. No, better than good, but not super-snazzletastic. (I would also argue that the place should be $$ as opposed to $) If you have family visiting from out of town, I'd take them to Maltby Cafe. They'll like the drive, breakfast will be good, and you can all chat about the enormous roll on the way home. (or the book you all read while waiting to be served....)
Pros: Good service, decent food.
Cons: A little pricey, long waits.
02/26/2007 Posted by rc7rmg
OK I read all the reviews, I heard about this place. I am an expert BREAKFAST earter. If this place is anything close to Carol's Corner in Vancouver, WA I will write back and let you all know. Carol's Corner is the best, seconded only by Sassy's in Shelton WA... I can't wait....
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