Fantastic!!! Only place in area serving Dutch baby pancakes. My favorite kind. Lemon and powdered sugar. Can call in 20 minutes ahead so theyre ready close to my arrival time. Many delicious menu and bakery items. Had my birthday brunch with sister. Been here with friends before. Special place when visiting with friends in area.
First time at honey jam cafe Bolingbrook. We were excited to try. To start the waitress proceeded to seat us in a semi in closed section that per Covid was definitely filled, I’m saying there were so many available tables giving everyone space. So we asked to be seated elsewhere. Moving along my French toast plate had avocado on it and the waiter offered a clean plate!? My French toast didn’t come with avocado so clearly that’s a dirty plate. My omelet was undercooked. My husband did enjoy his country fried steak meal as well as the apple cider mojito is delicious.
Super crowded. Make a reservation and be on time. They have super delicious pancakes. A bit pricy, but great eats. Bring your own pure maple syrup! We ordered heaps. Cheesy grits are wonderful with extra cream. Exercise before you go! Enjoy!
I love this place! Food is good, giant cups of coffee, servers are always friendly. Quick service. Pumpkin waffles and pancakes are sooo good!
We went there this morning for a breakfast date. It took no time to be seated however once seated we had no service whatsoever! After ten minutes of going over the menu and having a conversation I notice another couple being seated and with in 1 minute the was being serviced! The only thing that I can see different between us was that we are black and they were white! This place will never see a dry dime from me! I asked to speak to the manager and she was clearly in my presence but she sent a crew member to assist me, with actions like this place will not be in business that much longer! BTW THEY ONE STAR ONLY BECAUSE I HAD TO GIVE THEM THAT TO MAKE THE COMMENT!!
We came to Honey jam cafe because a friend had recommended it. The food was good, not the best skillet I’ve had but it is solely my opinion. The reason for the 2 star review was the service. Sunday morning, I understand there is a rush, we waited in line and put down a phone number to receive a text or phone call when our table ready. We were told a 30 minute wait and waited about an hour. Frustrated a bit, we went back into the restaurant to check on our table update. We spoke to the host and they completely forgot about us, never sending out a message or phone call. It took 20 minutes after that to be seated and you can hear other guest around us complaining about the same service of seating. The front crew was a mess and very unorganized on handling the situation of seating. Maybe the service is different on a weekday, but I would not recommend.
Third visit. First time I was alone and everything was fine. 2nd time was with my father and husband. We were seated right away, server was great. Kitchen was backed up. Took over a hour to be served our food. Today is a holiday, so my husband and I expected a wait to be seated. It took about 25 minutes which is what they said. We waited nearly an hour for the food again. Server did not check in with us. Finished our milk and most of our water. Arrived at around 11:15 and left a about 1:20. Food is good. Service is not. Never again for us. Cannot recommend.
Staff was super busy and yet we were treated with great customer service. Kudos to the team.
The wait for 3 was 20 minutes but we were sat in 10 minutes which was great!! We were able to put in our orders within 15-20 minutes of being sat. Wasnt horrible because we didnt know what we wanted yet anyway. We ordered shakes, smoothies and coffee. My two friends Smoothie and coffee arrives to them but I had yet to get my shake... I wasnt upset until an hour had passed my shake still wasnt there. The food took almost an hour to get to us and the bacon wasnt cooked tasted like rubber my chicken on my sandwich was so dry. I really enjoyed the eggs and sausage though. Our server was very scattered brain but I felt bad for guy he had a 6 table section and got triple sat. He tried his best serving us and kept his cool he was a sweetheart and apologized for being so behind. He even took my shake off my bill since I never received it. My only complaint for my first experience here was the kitchen. The hosts and our server did wonderful.
I love HJ. It’s always been one of my favorites. I came back to visit family for the weekend. And had to go back. Service was awesome!! Our server still took care of us even though it was busy. The staff is great!!! They will joke with you and smile at you. They make you feel welcomed.The reason why this is 4 stars and not 5 is because when we got our food the scrambled eggs were cold and the scrambled eggs did not taste very good. Our server offered to give us a new side without charge, which I appreciated. I will say, their omelets are delicious, I’m not sure why the scrambled eggs aren’t.I ordered their hot chocolate and it was amazing. The reason why I am writing a review about this drink, is because the temperature was perfect. It was not too hot to where your tongue burns off and it also was not lukewarm..I love their complimentary jam. The service and hospitality at the restaurant keeps me coming back!I do not see myself willing to try a different location, HJ Bolingbrook is the best!
Been here many times and would rate all those visits 5 stars. Last visit, not so much. Ordered the Rasberry White Chocolate pancakes. When the plate arrived, I took a closer look at the fresh raspberries and open one up to find that it was completely filled with mold. It was gross that the food had mold on it but what was a bit more disappointing was the lack of reaction by the server or restaurant. I will still go and recommend the food but will definitely extra attention to the fresh fruit.
I love it here. The one thing they can improve on is cleaning of the forks, Spoons and knives. I know they get run threw dish washer because they always have slight food on them. The person that is rolling them can clearly see they are dirty. This is every time we go. We still love Honey Jam. Please improve on this one area.
Nice looking, clean establishment. Went for lunch, but had the Country Farm Skillet instead. Breakfast food was tempting. Very attentive waitress. Food delivered quickly and as ordered. I believe Portlllos did or still does own this chain. Busy at 11:30, but not crazy. Very orderly. Ill be back.
Was super excited to try this place... Lets just say disappointment is an understatement.. the food was cold. The biscuits were hard as a rock. The only thing good was the pancakes. And the kicker was the staff was rude and huffy when my grandma needed more coffee. Our waiter never checked in on us once. He took our order and dropped off the check. I understand that places are short staffed. But the words hey we are a little short staffed. Please be patient, goes a long way. Dont interact with other tables and ignore and elderly lady asking for coffee.
I decided to try this place for brunch on my way to Macys this afternoon. It was a quaint restaurant offering a breakfast and lunch menu. Breakfast choices were skillets, traditional meat, egg, hash browns, grits or fruit, pancakes, or specialty pancakes with toppings and flavors, waffles, French toast. Lunch offerings consisted of salads, soups, sandwiches. Family friendly, they do have high chairs. They also have a separate small banquet area. The place was decorated for the season, and it was clean, warm and inviting. There wasnt a long wait for my food, and my server was friendly and attentive. I will go back for breakfast again. I will also try their lunch menu.
Great food and service. The French Roast Coffee is too strong. Some people might enjoy it, but not everyone.
Its a beautiful restaurant inside. Good food and great atmosphere. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.
I can always find something good.
It was overpriced for food that was good but not superior to other breakfast place. This experience was not so good because of lack of communication with the server and an extras price. Manager came over and it would have been an easy sway my way but he said I didnt understand it well enough. I would have tipped the extra $2. Instead I felt like a fool for not having my glasses and misunderstanding that a side of 2 pancakes is not $2.50 something and instead $4.50 something after I just ordered 3 eggs and sausage for over $12.00. I will always love Portillos.... This particular morning Honey Jam should learn from waffle house. Cracker barrel and even ihops. First negative post I give. For $2 I felt stolen. Thanks manager guy.
Incredible service. Long waits but thats only because we went on labor day. Great food and enjoyable experience overall
Met here for a family gathering on a sunday, and the place was pretty good!! Overall, the service was absolutely amazing! The people were very friendly, sat us quickly (make sure to call ahead 30 min, no reservations), and brought drinks and pumped out the food really fast! As to the food itself, the sweets were top notch. If you order a crepe or pancakes, youre in for a treat! If you order something a bit more savory, not so much. Wife got the smore pancakes which were awesome! I got the chicken n waffle, and the chicken had no seasoning on it and tasted like bland chicken on a waffle. Even smothering it in syrup didnt help much.The place was still a fun place to go, and the service will have me coming back next time Im in the area for sure!
Had my graduation meal here and we had a lovely time. Lots of GF options and cool interior decor.
Crepes delicious! Need to brown hash browns more. Great service. Took my granddaughter & she loved the Nutella crepes
We had a great experience and our waitress name was Myra and she was just lovely!
Oh my gosh the pancakes are somewhere between a pancake and funnel cake they were really good. The eggs were so so but hashbrowns were good.
Disrespectful and unorganized. The three hours I was waiting for food. I observed many things that could have improved this train wreck of a restaurant. For starters first in first out. Many tables were waiting two hours before being served food. Meanwhile other guests who arrived after were being served food first. There was no order to this madness. If you can’t handle orders that you have already, don’t make it harder on everyone by accepting to-go orders and food delivery. the manager constantly screaming at the cooks that could be heard throughout the whole restaurant. Gave off Hell’s Kitchen vibes. The 6 extra Hostesses standing around, walking back and forth could have jumped in and contributed to this sinking ship. Probably shouldn’t be rolling silverware at this time when there’s no food being served and there’s already a stack of them. Perhaps 100 tickets were lost, it happens. the food sat waiting to be served. Maybe associates didn’t show up to work that day. Perhaps it was 80% of the employees first day in the food service industry. Communication is great but if there’s no comprehension, nothing is going to get done. I can only image the food wasted that day cause of canceled orders and people walking out. Everyone has bad days but to take ones anger out on others is unacceptable. I don’t know how long this restaurant will last if they continue in this manner.
Every time I go to Honey Jam CafeThe Service is EXCELLENT. Food is Ooooh So Good.
Good place to get breakfast. Best grits Ive had from a restaurant.
Visiting from out of town on a Sunday Morning the restaurant was packed but we had about a 15 minute wait. Food was great. Monkey Bread is a must have.
Great experience here. Our server Veronica was extremely helpful in assisting my friend and I in selecting our meals (both my friend and I are vegatarian). I had the Julians eggs Benedict, and the eggs were cooked perfectly. My friend had the breakfast burrito without sausage and extra veggies, which was also delicious! Prices are reasonable for a brunch place of this caliber, and the portion size is large enough without being overwhelming. Adding this place to my list of favorite breakfast spots!
I have never had any issues at any of the honey Jam locations but this time my husband, daughter and I were dinning in 6/6/21 and for the most part the food looked good but they bacon cold and extremely burnt and dry and the pancakes were completely hard around the edges. In my opinion they both had been sitting in the kitchen and was not made fresh. So I asked them for fresh bacon for my daughter and I and fresh pancakes. They came back with bacon I could literally see through. My husband and I decided to just pay for the drinks and leave. Not once did the manager come over to apologize for the food.Never dine at the downers groove location near the end of their shift because you will get food that’s been there and then warmed up again.
Honey-Jam has great breakfast food! Then menu had so much good options on it I couldn’t decide what I wanted to get. I ended up getting the Mexican omelet and it was delicious! Not only is the food great but you get lots of food in your meal plus you get your choice of toast, pancakes, or an english muffin for your side. I chose pancakes and they were very light and fluffy making them very good pancakes. The staff was also very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend eating here!
Disgusting and unhygienic atmosphere. No one bothers to clean tables and chairs properly. Orderd food to be well done, but seems like no one cared. Raw eggs.
Definitely found my new brunch and breakfast spot. New to Illinois and found out about Honey-Jam on Delta Skymiles Dining. Reviews were point on. Ive been back 3 times already. When some fam came up from NYC to visit I brought them there for brunch and they thoroughly enjoyed the food and services.My only recommendation is to serve Mimosa carafe as well as just individual glasses.Menu had plenty of variety and there are fresh baked goods to purchase as you pay heading out. Highly recommended.
OMG UNBELIEVABLE, we went there for breakfast for my sons birthday. He wanted to have chicken tenders, so we ordered them. WHAT A SURPRISE!!! The best chicken tenders we ever had!!! All the food was great, but the surprise of the year was the tenders. Great job! Will be coming for sure!
The atmosphere is very comforting, service is quick but the food is need of a little help. Portion are small covered by a lot of potatoes not sure if Ill be coming back.
I made my own skillet with cheddar, turkey sausage and green pepper and it was very good! Filling breakfast and definitely enough for leftovers if you usually arent one to eat much at breakfast. The interior was cozy and the staff was friendly. My only gripe is that the toast didnt come buttered. Its pretty standard for restaurants to pre butter the toast so it was a little dry even after I buttered it myself. Definitely would come back though!
Nice atmosphere and great food! sundays are filled with people though.. you might need to wait 25 minutes but its worth it though!
Yummy! Yummy!! Try it! The food is great and served hot and looks so appetizing! Great job!
Ordered a $100 of food this morning it was horrible no seasoning no type of flavor at all and all my steak and eggs combo was bland and tough as leather. Its my birthday and my boyfriend and I were very disappointed. Will not be back.
Food taste is good and take out service is awesome! I like the creative menu too! So, I decided to dine in and that was NOT so good because our server wore her mask below her nose the entire time 😞 and she spilled some of the juice for another table on the tray and then flipped the tray so the orange juice spill directly onto the carpet beside the customers table!!😲😲😲 Also, I saw she took a drink to the wrong table and when told so, instead of making a fresh drink she took it directly to the correct customers table. 😮 . I wish the manager walked around a bit to ensure everything was running as should be in dinning area. For these reasons I have been getting breakfast/lunch elsewhere.
Their waffles are amazing! People who rate this place below 5 stars need to shut their mouths!
Breakfast was yummy and healthy. Nice atmosphere. Good location.
Just wanted to leave a 5 star review for one of their managers, Veronica. Came on Mothers Day and had placed my carry out order early the day before, but obviously they were slammed with business and very behind on orders--Veronica saved our Mothers Day celebration by helping to get my carry out order expedited in a timely manner! Shout out to all of the staff for trying to keep everyone happy on a very stressful day, making the post of an imperfect situation, but especially to Veronica for saving the day!
We went to Honey Jam for Mothers Day breakfast. My daughter drove an hour to meet up with me. We got there at 9:30 in the morning and were told it was to be an hour wait. One hour later my daughter went up to check the status and they said there were 6 people ahead of us. An hour and a 1/2 later I went up asking when we would be seated & she said another 2 hours. She said the kitchen was not equipped to handle everybody, they had a huge volume of carry out orders apparently. Starving, at 11:15 we left and had breakfast from a drive though. It was pretty upsetting, Mothers day felt ruined.
Overall great customer service! The cook disappointed us. I will give them another try and this time order something different if it’s the same then I will tell you all how the food really is.. their customer service saved them.
Good food. Good service!
First time at this location and I was extremely disappointed. First, our breakfast took long to arrive. when it finally arrived it was cold. I ask for my food to be microwaved and the server offered me another plate, but, again my food was cold and this time the patties were extremely dry and overcooked. My sister ordered steak and eggs for breakfast and asked me to taste a piece of her steak because she said it tasted funny,after a few bites I could tell that the steak was old. The waitress didnt refill our water for coffee when we asked for a refill on a coffee she gave us coffee that had been sitting for hours. The bathrooms were disgusting!. None of the blowers were working and there were no paper towels in the dispensers.
Waiter did not have on a mask and was talking over our food. Nice guy tho
Classic breakfast/lunch restaurant offering a large menu with tons of great options. The space is clean, staff is friendly, and parking is easy!
The pancakes!! theyre so fluffy and they give you pancakes with most meals. you get a lot of food easily and its p cheap
Food and service was great!! I had a strawberry watermelon lemonade mimosa that was AMAZING!! I will definitely be going back soon.
Not a fan. Came in for a carry-out. Told it wasnt ready. Was told to sit and wait. After 15 min., not ready. After 30 min., went to check again. It had been ready but nobody brought it to me. Breakfast was cold and just bad! Will never go back!
Great food, friendly service, good family friendly atmosphere go there for breakfast often.
TOO CROWDED!!!! Food mediocre at best. No cheese in the omelet, other omelet not cooked through. Tables so close, we couldnt get up to use the restroom. Terrible experience.
Lovely environment, cordial wait staff, wonderful food, and great atmosphere. Pancakes, Popeye omelet was wonderful.
A good brunch spot... Bacon Avocado omelet was great
Was average that day...usually I gave above average...asked for well done fries..came limp..service was not great either that day..
The food was AMAZING ! I’m from here originally but I live in Atlanta, and to come here and experience such great customer service from the manager Christina was very pleasant ! I can’t express how great the French toast were 😍😍😍 Please do yourself a favor and visit !!
Normally I have nothing but good to say about this restaurant the food is good the service is great however I dont know if they have a new chef/cook but the food today was sub par. Hash browns are raw the portion of corned beef hash fits on one fork and the over easy eggs are cooked to over hard. I normally come in or order out on Mondays so maybe the folks working Mondays are just better but this is by far the worst experience Ive ever had and raw potatoes alone makes me want my money back but whatever Ive got a skillet at home Ill cook em properly. The pancakes also are over done with 2 chocolate chips at best per cake. Why do I have to pay an additional fee if youre going to skimp. Fire your Thursday chef/cook or get some consistency in your kitchen. I wouldve been better off with a microwaved McDonalds breakfast.
Very nice restaurant....good service...great food
Good food (standard breakfast food) to pricey for the type and amount that you get
Very clean. Great service and large portions.
Good food and good service. Four stars because depending on the day and time, food and/or service may drop in quality.
Apple, caramel & mascapone French Toast where delicious 😋. My friend meal was good too. He just wish he had more then 2 slices of 🥓.
Always tasty food in nice portions and prepared quickly. I love Honey Jam Cafe
This place was very good. Real safe to go in & eat. All tables get sanitized after people leave.
Third time here and its just as great every time. My niece and nephew ordered the banana strawberry crepes and Monte cristo, I will definitely be trying these on my next visit. And the wait time was not bad for a mid Saturday morning. With great food staff and atmosphere I recommend this place to all.
Okay food and not too mich wait, but mildly overpriced-cameron
Stuffed french toast is amazing and coffee is always coming
Very good bacon cheeseburgers but forgot 2 put on grilled onions this time. Only get there once in awhile. Better then me having 2 cook.
Excellent working staff which was a great start. Had the Mexican omelet and wife had crepes. Everything was delicious.
First visit since bc. excellent, as always, but a tad pricey
Had a really good chicken waffle. Nice place to have a good quality breakfast.
Top notch breakfast! I have been several times over the years and always have had a great meal. Good go to in the area.
Food is good as its always been but they have downsized how much they give you of their delicious syrup.
One sunday morning, i came in and my life was changed forever..When i say they have the best pancakes, as a pancake expert, this location has the best pancakes and are made fresh with love. The staff is all lovely, unique and honestly always made me feel welcome! Ive made it a tradition to come every sunday since I found this place. Cant wait to come back once im back in state!
I probably wont return, I am wondering if the biscuits are made fresh? Its great sometimes others not so much.
Good breakfast and great service
Mimosas couldve been in a bigger flute and and sausage patties were flat n tasteless and hash browns were off no flavor consistency. Pancakes and eggs were great
Very Nice place, The food and Service were excellent
Per 2 staff members, Prioritized to go orders all mothers day instead of people sitting in their restaurant. Waited 2 hours for luke warm food.
