Seasons Café

We love Salida and make it a point to go multiple times a year, any time of the year, since we are only about 3 hours away. We also love to support the businesses there as they are, for the most part, locally owned by hard working individuals. I dislike leaving bad reviews but I honestly feel that the service we received at the Seasons Cafe last Sunday was very poor and deserves to be noted. This was our last stop after an amazing weekend before heading home and we left the Cafe with a bad feeling in general. As soon as we (two of us) walked in we were told to sit anywhere we'd like. We chose to sit outside as the weather was great and the sun was shining. After about 10 minutes we hadn't been approached by the service staff so we went and got a menu ourselves. Soon after our waitress showed up and we placed the orders in for food/coffee. This is when things started to go south. After about an hour, we asked the waitress for the status of our food and she told us it'd be coming out soon. Fifteen minutes later we still had no food so we asked a different waitress and about 10 minutes after that we had our food. During the time after we placed the order we never received an update, and were generally left feeling ignored and also wondered if we hadn't asked twice about our food if it would have come at all. To add to this, people who showed up at least 20-30 minutes after us had already received their food before us. They were in a different section with a different waitress. I hesitate to bring this last part up because I don't know if they had special arrangements but it was an observation we made. After we got our food, about an hour and a half after we ordered it, we were pretty much over it and didn't even feel like eating there anymore but we had no option as we had spent so much time and had to get going. I understand business get busy and things happen that are sometimes out of the control of the staff. The one thing that would have made all of the difference in the world for us in how we felt after this experience would have been simple communication. Perhaps an acknowledgement that we were there every now and then would have helped as well. To put it simply, we were ignored and had no idea what was going on the entire time we were there. Like I said, leaving bad reviews is not my style, and I purposely waited 5 days to do it because if I had done it the same day it would have been fueled by the feelings I left Salida with that Sunday. I'd welcome a conversation with the owner/manager if they would like to discuss this further.

Great breakfasts. And they are right on the river which is nice. My only complaint is that they do not have a dinner menu.

We love this place and we especially love the owner, Julie! We make a stop at Seasons every single time we're in town and have never once been disappointed. All of the food is fresh and locally sourced. You really can sort of "eat out of your own backyard" at this cafe. You'd be a fool to not give it a try. The newer, downtown location is great and really gave way for so much potential and growth for Seasons and its team. We would hope to see Seasons thriving in Salida for the next 100+ years! Even cooler would be if they were able to expand or franchise, so that we could enjoy down in Texas too (or wherever else)! Kudos to all of the hardworking team at Seasons, that I've seen stick with Julie and her cafe since the birth of it all! You guys are super amazing and you're what keeps those hungry customers coming back, again and again.

A great find as we were passing through. Had the French Toast & Green Eggs and Hash. I can’t say enough good things about the food. Great flavor & presentation, friendly staff. Coffee is good too. If you’re coming through town I would recommend you make this your stop for breakfast.

Went by myself, enjoyed the coffee. When she asked me if I needed a refill on a full cup of coffee, I hadn't ordered yet and been sitting there 20 minutes. Thanks "MO BURRITO" . I'm just a working guy trying to eat breakfast. Wear your expensive ski jacket, you'll be fine.