Claire's Cafe & Gallery

One of the 2 worst restaraunt experiences of my life. Claire's Cafe and Gallery. I recall from our first visit that the place was interesting, and the food was good. But the service was somewhat slow. At that time, the server told us that Sunday's were their busiest/slowest. Fast forward to today (Sunday). We drove quite a bit out of our way to visit this neat little spot. Seated immediately. The server took our order within a couple/few minutes. THEN we waited. At about the 35 minute mark, we saw the server again, and she mouthed 'soon'. Never did come over though and explain the delay, or give us an informed estimate. A few minutes later, we were deciding whether to pay for the Cokes and leave, or to be a bit more patient. I had five ones out already for the drinks, but we chose a bit more patience. At this point, we had decided never to return on a Sunday again. A few minutes later, the server came to the table and apologised for the delay. At this point we had been waiting over 40 minutes. I told the server I was 'pretty upset' and asked when the order had been put in. I suspected it may have been forgotten, or put in late. The server left, and within 5 minutes our food came to the table. Problem is, someone who I guess was Claire came at the same time, and rather than offering an apology or explaination, she stood in the isle and said "How dare you cuss my server..." Well, one of the things that really gets me is being accused of something I did not do. I did NOT cuss the server. Did not cuss anything or anybody at all. Didn't even particularly raise my voice when I had told the server I was upset. Now I guess she mush have gone to the office or kitchen after she left our table a bit earlier and LIED to Claire about me - that I had cussed her. So Claire converted the "never again on a Sunday" situation to a "never again period" situation. The server should have explained the issue and thanked us for our patience. That would have made it all ok. Then when Claire came out, rather than picking a fight right there amid other customers, she should have apologised, or asked what was wrong, or something managerial like that. I think she was having a bad day and took it out on me. Anyway, in the end, I will not go back, and am inspired to leave an objective (and negative) review - something I've only done a couple times, ever. (Turkey Reuben and a Crispy Chicken Skillet in case you were curious).

Love this cafe and art gallery. Always friendly, great staff. Good food. And Claire is generally around keeping everything running like a timer watch.

Quality, service and price are all the best Great place for breakfast and lunch

I meet two friends here once a month. We look forward to coming down there every month. The food is wonderful and they even have some healthy choices. The waitress is so fun and engaging. I have only positive things to say about this place. Absolutely love it here

Great place to eat and serve is outstanding. A loving family restaurant.

A gem on far south Oracle. Claire has been preparing and serving great food and service with her unique flair for decades. A one of a kind!