Linda's Cafe

We're staying in a beachside AirBNB in Leonardtown MD, so breakfast at Linda's Cafe seemed the perfect solution to our morning breakfast desires.

Linda's features a delicious array of innovative breakfast creations such as Fruity Pebbles Pancakes and specialty meats like jalapeño bacon!

We ordered a crab cake Benedict was a huge success; authentic and chock full of sweet crab meat!

The chicken and waffles was sweet and savory, totally delicious.

My omelette was full of cheddar and garnished with jalapeño bacon. Fantastic!

The coffee is hearty and robust, a real eye-opener first thing in the morning.

The staff is super friendly and welcoming. The decor is solidly maritime and very pleasant to behold.

We love Linda's and make time to eat there whenever we travel to this area.

Linda's has opened at a new location:
22608 Three Notch Rd, Lexington Park, MD 20653

What a letdown! I had such high expectations for the new location, but today turned out to be a major disappointment in every aspect - service, food quality, portion sizes, and hygiene practices. Upon arrival, I was informed of a 10-minute wait, which struck me as odd considering there were four empty tables visible. Two of them were dirty, and the wait staff only cleared them after being prompted by the assistant manager.
To my surprise, I was seated at the bar, despite waiting for 15 minutes. If I had wanted to sit at the bar, I would have simply walked up and taken a seat. Not everyone wants to be surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the kitchen.

While seated facing the kitchen, I couldn't help but notice the lack of standard restaurant practices and cleanliness:
A waitress accidentally dipped her shirt into the gravy while picking up orders. This could have been avoided with the use of a 29" Oval Non-Skid Serving Tray.
Another waitress had her snack and drink placed in the plating area, which is unprofessional and unsanitary.
I witnessed a butter knife being wiped off with a cook's hand towel and then returned to the tub of uncovered butter, leading to cross-contamination.
Garnishments were taken from a shared container, plated, then put back into the container, risking cross-contamination.

As for the meal itself, it was the smallest portion sizes I've encountered in the past 20 years of dining at this restaurant:
The home fries were greasy and soggy, indicating they had been sitting on the griddle for too long.
The scrambled eggs seemed scant, as if they used smaller eggs to cut costs.
The gravy lacked its former homemade richness and was watery, with barely any sausage bits discernible.
The toast was stale and rubbery, suggesting it had been toasted and left to cool at room temperature.
I've always spoken highly of this establishment, but unfortunately, I didn't get to experience its past quality today. Regrettably, I doubt I'll return, especially when there are more convenient options available, such as Bob Evans, I-HOP, or Cracker Barrel.

It's disheartening because I'm a staunch supporter of local businesses, but the old Southern charm and quality that once defined this place seems to have vanished.

Linda's is very open at their new location at lMillstone Lndg Rd across from San Souci Plaza and crowded. New business line not in yet to call.

We decided to try that new location. We knew that because of the new location, there could be a little wait. We walked up to the lady who took our name, she then turned around and started talking to a girl. We assumed she was talking to the girl about a table for us, about a minute goes by and nothing. I walked up and asked her if there was a wait time, she then proceeded to ask me what our name was? We were literally there for maybe a minute at the most, and never left from in front of her. Finally she said that yes there was a 30 minute wait. Would have been nice if she told us that as soon as gave her our name. First time there, and I reluctantly went because of wife. Not sure I will be back. Customer service sucks.

It hit the spot! It was pretty much your normal mom and pop breakfast food experience. Everyone there was very kind, we just happened to stumble across. This restaurant was a happy find because we still wanted breakfast food even though it was later in the afternoon, and this place fulfilled that mission.

Linda's cafe is in the process of moving to a new location on three notch road by the new 7 /11 should be open soon! It's a great place to eat!

This is a very well known spot for locals. Locally owned, small hole in the wall restaurant. Always busy (and fairly noisy) and always seems to have a line out the door of people waiting to be seated. I believe they're best known for the breakfast but offer brunch and lunch. Great for traditional American, "southern" flavors. They occasionally offer TexMex food (ie: chorizo burrito, etc) but nothing super ethnic.

Decent prices. Portion sizes are a bit on the smaller side. There have a been a few times that my kids have complained about getting hungry shortly after eating here.

The service has always been a hit or miss unfortunately. I have had some absolutely outstanding, heart warming service from certain servers. And I've had the mishap of having some not so great service. Once, it took over half an hour to get our food after placing our order, and other tables who came after us got their orders brought to them before us- understandable when it's busy or if we ordered something of the specials menu (which was not the case) but not fun when you have young kids who are restless and hungry. Another time the server gave our food to a different table. After a few minutes, they realized what had happened, and they simply took the plate from the other table and placed it on our table, didn't even check to see if it had been eaten from or touched or offer to make a replacement.

Has it dampened my expectations for this place? Unfortunately yes. But will I be back again?? My husband and kids love coming here and will be back over and over again despite some hiccups we've had in the past.

Everyone loves Linda's. The busiest breakfast place in southern MD. I love the pancakes. Kids love the ones with chocolate chips and whipped cream. Crispy bacon fresh OJ basic but on point. Diner like atmosphere with friendly southern Maryland hospitality.

Food was good, it took over half hour to get our food and loud, so very loud.

Local eatery very loud

We waited about 25 minutes or so but it was worth the wait. We were greeted warmly by Ms. Vicky - a stylish lady with nicely polished nails.
Our server was a burst of energy-- vibrant, friendly, and proficient. The food was tasty all the way around. We had fruity pebbles pancakes, Captain crunch French toast, corned beef hash and eggs, pork chops and eggs, and an egg and bacon sandwich.

Ms. Linda came by and spoke to us at length. She was very nice as well. Overall, it was pleasant and I would return again.