High Desert Cafe

Pretty pricey. $10.00 burger and fries, however it was excellent (the ground beef had an amazing flavor) the patty was all of 1/3 lb and they asked how we wanted it cooked. You pay about this at Wendy's for a Dave's double and Wendy's has one of the best fast food burgers as far as I'm concerned. But you also get a drink for that price. This is where pricey comes in. We had a shake and it was EIGHT BUCKS! Wouldn't have even minded that except it was only about 8 Oz. Still the food was worth the stop and wait.

Stopped in for lunch while traveling through town, so yummy! Me and my husband both had paninis, I had the chicken with green chilis and he had the turkey avocado both were delicious and flavorful! Fries were hand cut with seasoning that gave them a slightly spicy flavor. And the side salad was very fresh with a variety of dark greens and veggies. Friendly and fast service, too. We will stop here again next time we are in town.

Ridiculously good burgers! Be prepared for a fantastic two handed, chargrilled delicious burger packed with flavor. You will not be disappointed. Pleasant atmosphere and lots of cute souvenirs for purchase.

No laptops allowed. Seriously? Over reach. Not coming back.
There is a state mask mandate, during the covid pandemic, and the staff does not wear masks, or do anything to help slow the spread. Ridiculous.

Front of house staff seemed preoccupied with whatever was playing in their shared set of AirPods. Didn’t hear what we ordered from directly across the counter, never gave an order number leaving coworkers confused, and generally lacked customer awareness. Food wasn’t great, but the prices weren’t super high - I didn’t expect more than I received.

Came here as a stop on the road. The turkey sandwich was good, the nachos are HUGE! The people are nice it’s a good place to stop they have lots of seating doesn’t show in the photos

Two thirds of the people here are wonderful, however one, who had the bearing of the manager, was hella rude. Bought a coffee and a pastry, and was sitting in an empty room sending some messages when she curtly told me I could’nt ‘hang out’ here and that the library was down the street.

Really? I can’t, as a paying customer, hang out in a CAFE?

I’ll note she didn’t say this to any of the other patrons who had finished their meals/drinks and were just hanging out. Maybe it was the hiking backpack? Prejudiced much?
Too other Hayduker’s who might pass thru for a resupply: I would reccomend avoiding this place, as they dont seem thru-hiker friendly.

Love stopping at this cafe when passing through. Ordering is quick and the wait time is short most of the time. HIGHLY recommend the chocolate chunk cookies!! There is plenty of seating, clean restrooms, and good menu options. Additionally, the cafe has a fun assortment of items to peruse when waiting.

Poorly run with staff who don’t communicate. We walked in and waited for about 5 minutes with no acknowledgement from the staff and another customer finally told us it was a 45 minute wait for food. We decided to go to the coffee bar to just try to order coffee. There was an employee making a drink who did not acknowledge us or give us any direction about how to order. He walked away with the drink and never came back. Multiple employees walked by without saying anything. Finally another customer got someone’s attention and asked how to order coffee to go and she was told to wait in the food line. There were no signs indicating this. All in all we wasted 10 minutes and left empty handed. I always try to support local businesses in small towns and this experience was incredibly disappointing.

The cafe has a great menu with lots of options. The Caesar wrap and house salad were delicious. The smoothie was great as well. Also I want to give some recognition to the staff. They were very friendly and took time to answer questions and gave great suggestions. If you are in the area this is the place to come and have a great meal. Also the patio is so welcoming we had a great time. Thank you. And we will be back for another great lunch.