We love our little Hawthorne Cafe great food great people
Walter Snable
Excellant mom and pop cafe,price was right,pancakes are huge and
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It was a beautiful cool morning. My daughter and I were on the road to Jacksonville Florida to see our Dallas Cowboys take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. What?! The Cowboys?! Yes, yes the Cowboys(hold the eye rolls) In 1973 my mom hung a Roger Staubach poster on my bedroom wall. From that day on and ever since I have and will be a fan. As any father would and should do, I past on the love of the game and team to my daughter. She’s now my football buddy even in her 20’s. It was driving along 301 that we happened upon this little marvel of a diner. Very convenient location as it was right on 301, so no turning and leaving our route to Jacksonville. The first thing that may throw you off is that it pulls up as PJ’s yet in the restaurant it identifies as Hawthorne Café and Catering. Just go with it. While the ambiance is simple and typical small town diner, it’s that very ambiance that gives you a feeling of small town America. I loved it! My daughter ordered a pancake with hash browns. I ordered the everything omelette, grits, and a side of sausage gravy. We both ordered coffee. The pancake was a tremendously fluffy buttermilk delight. The hash browns were, well small town America diner crispy yet soft hash browns. (I prefer my hash browns crispy, crunchy and yet soft). They were somewhat greasy but not overly and not enough to rob you of good flavor. My everything omelette was phenomenal! And I don’t say that haphazardly. It was hands down one of the best Omelettes I have had in a very long time. The eggs were nice and fluffy, not over cooked and not under cooked. The meats, onions, and peppers were excellent. The meats were actually…well, meats and NOT lunch meat slices. Chunks of cut up meat. Tender and seasoned to pure excellence. The onions and peppers were cooked and still held their crunch. Oh and they use real cheese not the cheese products so many omelette makers use. The omelette was stuffed full, not mostly egg and cheese. The chef definitely wants a person to enjoy the key ingredients of his amazing omelette. The sausage gravy was very good. A little on the less meaty side, I would have liked to have seen more meat in it but it was very tasty. The grits were good. Nice and creamy. All in all my daughter and I were very happy this little diner ended up in our path. The restaurant was also clean as well as the bathroom. Remember this is a small diner in a small town so the restaurant is simple and well used. So don’t expect to walk into a Perkins, IHOP, or the like. This is a local establishment that makes those chain restaurants wish they had Hawthorne Café’s or PJ’s Café’s, whatever you want to call it, caliber of excellent cooking. Make this a stop if you ever find yourself traveling 301 and you pass through Hawthorne. And one more thing Go Cowboys!!
Kimberly Roberts
Great food! Great staff! Great prices!!!
Jess Here
It was a beautiful cool morning. My daughter and I were on the road to Jacksonville Florida to see our Dallas Cowboys take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. What?! The Cowboys?! Yes, yes the Cowboys(hold the eye rolls) In 1973 my mom hung a Roger Staubach poster on my bedroom wall. From that day on and ever since I have and will be a fan. As any father would and should do, I past on the love of the game and team to my daughter. She’s now my football buddy even in her 20’s.It was driving along 301 that we happened upon this little marvel of a diner. Very convenient location as it was right on 301, so no turning and leaving our route to Jacksonville. The first thing that may throw you off is that it pulls up as PJ’s yet in the restaurant it identifies as Hawthorne Café and Catering. Just go with it. While the ambiance is simple and typical small town diner, it’s that very ambiance that gives you a feeling of small town America. I loved it!My daughter ordered a pancake with hash browns. I ordered the everything omelette, grits, and a side of sausage gravy. We both ordered coffee. The pancake was a tremendously fluffy buttermilk delight. The hash browns were, well small town America diner crispy yet soft hash browns. (I prefer my hash browns crispy, crunchy and yet soft). They were somewhat greasy but not overly and not enough to rob you of good flavor. My everything omelette was phenomenal! And I don’t say that haphazardly. It was hands down one of the best Omelettes I have had in a very long time. The eggs were nice and fluffy, not over cooked and not under cooked. The meats, onions, and peppers were excellent. The meats were actually…well, meats and NOT lunch meat slices. Chunks of cut up meat. Tender and seasoned to pure excellence. The onions and peppers were cooked and still held their crunch. Oh and they use real cheese not the cheese products so many omelette makers use. The omelette was stuffed full, not mostly egg and cheese. The chef definitely wants a person to enjoy the key ingredients of his amazing omelette. The sausage gravy was very good. A little on the less meaty side, I would have liked to have seen more meat in it but it was very tasty. The grits were good. Nice and creamy. All in all my daughter and I were very happy this little diner ended up in our path.The restaurant was also clean as well as the bathroom. Remember this is a small diner in a small town so the restaurant is simple and well used. So don’t expect to walk into a Perkins, IHOP, or the like. This is a local establishment that makes those chain restaurants wish they had Hawthorne Café’s or PJ’s Café’s, whatever you want to call it, caliber of excellent cooking. Make this a stop if you ever find yourself traveling 301 and you pass through Hawthorne.And one more thing Go Cowboys!!
Michael Whitlow
Like a slice of home. Great hospitality, great prices, good food.
Untame Ment
Been going Herr since I was a kid me and my mom loved it here.
Jerri Watts
It's not PJ's anymore, it's Hawthorne Cafe. We both had bacon cheeseburgers and it was real ground meat and not a frozen patty and it was very tasty. The staff was nice and polite and it was the best burger around
My2Cents “My Two Cents” !
Mom and Pop place.Very nice and friendly, they listen to your requests and are very helpful.Would and will go again.They are under new owners and it all looks good.
Kristina Blackshire
My favorite breakfast spot. French toast! Biscuits and sausage gravy! Crispy bacon!
Met up with an old friend this morning. Got there as they were opening. The young lady who waited on us was very friendly, and got our coffee to us and our orders placed in no time. Wait time was minimal, and she checked on us with each pass around the dining room. Excellent service! I got the everything omelet. It was delicious! My friend got the 2 egg breakfast. The fried potatoes were perfectly done, and we were full and happy. Only 20.01 for two FULL breakfasts, and free coffee refills.. This was our 2nd visit, and it's been perfect both times. Thank you, staff! Great job!
Jim DuBois
Best breakfast. Home made sliced potatoes make it our go to breakfast choice.
Brook Christy
Why bother saying open until 2 if you're going to close early? We get there at 1.35 at they say they've shut the kitchen down. Too bad because the food is good but rude employees can really ruin a good place.
CYNTHIA FINLEY-CAMPBELL
They have the best breakfast food in town.
DANNY L PARR
STOPPED FOR BREAKFAST AND A BREAK ON THE ROAD TRIP GOING TO ST.SIMON ISLAND GA. IT'S A LOCAL PIT STOP FOR THE LOCALS, FOOD WAS TIPACAL FOR A BREAKFAST STOP.
We love our little Hawthorne Cafe great food great people
Excellant mom and pop cafe,price was right,pancakes are huge and
It was a beautiful cool morning. My daughter and I were on the road to Jacksonville Florida to see our Dallas Cowboys take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. What?! The Cowboys?! Yes, yes the Cowboys(hold the eye rolls) In 1973 my mom hung a Roger Staubach poster on my bedroom wall. From that day on and ever since I have and will be a fan. As any father would and should do, I past on the love of the game and team to my daughter. She’s now my football buddy even in her 20’s. It was driving along 301 that we happened upon this little marvel of a diner. Very convenient location as it was right on 301, so no turning and leaving our route to Jacksonville. The first thing that may throw you off is that it pulls up as PJ’s yet in the restaurant it identifies as Hawthorne Café and Catering. Just go with it. While the ambiance is simple and typical small town diner, it’s that very ambiance that gives you a feeling of small town America. I loved it! My daughter ordered a pancake with hash browns. I ordered the everything omelette, grits, and a side of sausage gravy. We both ordered coffee. The pancake was a tremendously fluffy buttermilk delight. The hash browns were, well small town America diner crispy yet soft hash browns. (I prefer my hash browns crispy, crunchy and yet soft). They were somewhat greasy but not overly and not enough to rob you of good flavor. My everything omelette was phenomenal! And I don’t say that haphazardly. It was hands down one of the best Omelettes I have had in a very long time. The eggs were nice and fluffy, not over cooked and not under cooked. The meats, onions, and peppers were excellent. The meats were actually…well, meats and NOT lunch meat slices. Chunks of cut up meat. Tender and seasoned to pure excellence. The onions and peppers were cooked and still held their crunch. Oh and they use real cheese not the cheese products so many omelette makers use. The omelette was stuffed full, not mostly egg and cheese. The chef definitely wants a person to enjoy the key ingredients of his amazing omelette. The sausage gravy was very good. A little on the less meaty side, I would have liked to have seen more meat in it but it was very tasty. The grits were good. Nice and creamy. All in all my daughter and I were very happy this little diner ended up in our path. The restaurant was also clean as well as the bathroom. Remember this is a small diner in a small town so the restaurant is simple and well used. So don’t expect to walk into a Perkins, IHOP, or the like. This is a local establishment that makes those chain restaurants wish they had Hawthorne Café’s or PJ’s Café’s, whatever you want to call it, caliber of excellent cooking. Make this a stop if you ever find yourself traveling 301 and you pass through Hawthorne. And one more thing Go Cowboys!!
Great food! Great staff! Great prices!!!
It was a beautiful cool morning. My daughter and I were on the road to Jacksonville Florida to see our Dallas Cowboys take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. What?! The Cowboys?! Yes, yes the Cowboys(hold the eye rolls) In 1973 my mom hung a Roger Staubach poster on my bedroom wall. From that day on and ever since I have and will be a fan. As any father would and should do, I past on the love of the game and team to my daughter. She’s now my football buddy even in her 20’s.It was driving along 301 that we happened upon this little marvel of a diner. Very convenient location as it was right on 301, so no turning and leaving our route to Jacksonville. The first thing that may throw you off is that it pulls up as PJ’s yet in the restaurant it identifies as Hawthorne Café and Catering. Just go with it. While the ambiance is simple and typical small town diner, it’s that very ambiance that gives you a feeling of small town America. I loved it!My daughter ordered a pancake with hash browns. I ordered the everything omelette, grits, and a side of sausage gravy. We both ordered coffee. The pancake was a tremendously fluffy buttermilk delight. The hash browns were, well small town America diner crispy yet soft hash browns. (I prefer my hash browns crispy, crunchy and yet soft). They were somewhat greasy but not overly and not enough to rob you of good flavor. My everything omelette was phenomenal! And I don’t say that haphazardly. It was hands down one of the best Omelettes I have had in a very long time. The eggs were nice and fluffy, not over cooked and not under cooked. The meats, onions, and peppers were excellent. The meats were actually…well, meats and NOT lunch meat slices. Chunks of cut up meat. Tender and seasoned to pure excellence. The onions and peppers were cooked and still held their crunch. Oh and they use real cheese not the cheese products so many omelette makers use. The omelette was stuffed full, not mostly egg and cheese. The chef definitely wants a person to enjoy the key ingredients of his amazing omelette. The sausage gravy was very good. A little on the less meaty side, I would have liked to have seen more meat in it but it was very tasty. The grits were good. Nice and creamy. All in all my daughter and I were very happy this little diner ended up in our path.The restaurant was also clean as well as the bathroom. Remember this is a small diner in a small town so the restaurant is simple and well used. So don’t expect to walk into a Perkins, IHOP, or the like. This is a local establishment that makes those chain restaurants wish they had Hawthorne Café’s or PJ’s Café’s, whatever you want to call it, caliber of excellent cooking. Make this a stop if you ever find yourself traveling 301 and you pass through Hawthorne.And one more thing Go Cowboys!!
Like a slice of home. Great hospitality, great prices, good food.
Been going Herr since I was a kid me and my mom loved it here.
It's not PJ's anymore, it's Hawthorne Cafe. We both had bacon cheeseburgers and it was real ground meat and not a frozen patty and it was very tasty. The staff was nice and polite and it was the best burger around
Mom and Pop place.Very nice and friendly, they listen to your requests and are very helpful.Would and will go again.They are under new owners and it all looks good.
My favorite breakfast spot. French toast! Biscuits and sausage gravy! Crispy bacon!
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Met up with an old friend this morning. Got there as they were opening. The young lady who waited on us was very friendly, and got our coffee to us and our orders placed in no time. Wait time was minimal, and she checked on us with each pass around the dining room. Excellent service! I got the everything omelet. It was delicious! My friend got the 2 egg breakfast. The fried potatoes were perfectly done, and we were full and happy. Only 20.01 for two FULL breakfasts, and free coffee refills.. This was our 2nd visit, and it's been perfect both times. Thank you, staff! Great job!
Best breakfast. Home made sliced potatoes make it our go to breakfast choice.
Why bother saying open until 2 if you're going to close early? We get there at 1.35 at they say they've shut the kitchen down. Too bad because the food is good but rude employees can really ruin a good place.
They have the best breakfast food in town.
STOPPED FOR BREAKFAST AND A BREAK ON THE ROAD TRIP GOING TO ST.SIMON ISLAND GA. IT'S A LOCAL PIT STOP FOR THE LOCALS, FOOD WAS TIPACAL FOR A BREAKFAST STOP.