The Grove - Hayes

Great cafe with friendly service. The pastrami sandwich was excellent, meat was done right. French toast was fluffy and delicious. The chicken pot pie looked better than it tasted, the spices inside were weird. Loved the casual vibe of this place, you can linger for hours.

Order at the counter, take a number, find a seat and the good stuff gets brought to you. Drinks are served at the counter so don't forget it. Getting coffee, make it taste better right across from where you ordered. Staff are pretty nice and attentive. It does get pretty loud inside. Seating available outside.

Yes yes yes! This place is delicious! Everything we had was perfection from the pastrami to the tuna to the plain pasta. My niece had an enormous and delicious salad. We found a secluded little table upstairs which was amazing. The ambiance is very unique. It was a great experience

Man, this place just delivers such consistency. I've gotten almost everything on the menu before and, while there are some desserts I'm not totally enamored with, most everything I have here is very satisfactory. The counter service is quick and the staff is very friendly. The avocado toast with egg is one of my favorites but the salads are amazing. I really like the Berkeley Bowl with chicken breast and green goddess dressing. Plus they have like 3 locations (possibly more) which is also nice.

The restaurant's decor is a wonderful melange of seating styles & old rock & roll posters & attractive but tiny wooden tables jam-packed into every conceivable space. The first time we visited I had some blue cheese stuffed dates wrapped in bacon that were sublime! Unfortunately since then that has been taken off the menu. I would have to say at this point that the food is good and fresh but not incredible. Pick your time to visit carefully, as the place can be so packed it's hard to find a seat.

So it's a happening place with tasty food and drinks. Because of the acoustics it's challenging to hold a conversation. I really enjoyed the cucumber ginger drink they make - not too sweet. But everything was delivered luke warm making what could have been super yummy food downgraded to reasonably tasty. Staff was quite friendly, but I felt there could be some training on customer management. Specifically if someone visibly has physical challenges standing/waiting in lines (or verbally states it) they should consider encouraging them to find a table and order that way to increase accessibility. Additionally, when rich white privileged bros snagged a table if your rules really are order before you eat then don't pander to their privileged intimidation refusal tactics as they hung around waiting for more bri bros to show. Be firm in the boundary.

Great place for a quick bite. Service was good, and food quality was excellent. Prices were good for the portion sizes. Everything we've ordered was great. I decided to try the California hotdog and it was very good....and I'm typically not a hotdog kind of person, but this caught my eye. The wife enjoyed the grilled cheese and commented on how good the soup was, stating it was better than most places. Overall great place to eat at.

Super yummy food!! Came here with hubby before the Opera... super close... food is amazing, super well served and delicious (highly recommended before the opera!!) We each ordered sandwiches and trust me if you are not that hungry you can share... or eat one each and definitely last a 4 hour opera😅... I will be coming back again... On a side note this like bistro style where you order up front then take your number and they take your food to your table... the waiter still came and made sure our meal was going great!!