Hatch44 Cafe

The ambiance is a vibe inside and their lattes are good. I have a gluten intolerance and we told the server that ahead of time and she said that she also couldn't eat gluten too so she would make sure everything's ok for us. When the food runner dropped off the plates, he couldn't tell us which plate was gluten free. So we waited for the server to come back. She never did. My husband finally got up and walked up to the counter where she was and asked if she could tell us which the gluten free dish was...she was apologetic to him and came over and pointed it out. It was a little frustrating though that my whole table waited to start eating until this was sorted. Fast forward towards the end... There was still 20-30 minutes left on our time and she came over to us and said we would have to leave due to the time limit... We were just finishing up our lattes. We did not like that at all since we had to wait in the first place due to the confusion with the plates at the beginning when we had to ask which was gluten free. We were also on the wait-list for one hour before being seated too by the way. We didn't intend on staying past the time limit anyway, but also - we still had time left. We had already paid the bill at that point - so we had already tipped (and we tipped well too regardless of the mishap). The tables to the left and right of us were not told they needed to leave, and they were seated before us. It's not a place I'd recommend for brunch.

Gluten Free French toast was yummy!! Server Sofia- lovely and knowledgeable!! Lovely ambiance!!

Hatch44 Cafe has a great variety of foods, but for me was not a great allergen friendly restaurant. I have allergens to dairy, soy and gluten and I view menus beforehand , so my choices are easier to make beforehand. I settled for the steak and eggs. Well, ALL their steaks are premarinated in soy oil and no accommodations could be made with that-per the waitress. No problem, I asked for eggs, potatoes, and bacon. The potatoes are cooked in soy oil with no accommodations to be made. Well my choices dwindled to an almost complete “zero” until the chef and waitress offered a vegan pancake, eggs, bacon, and gluten free toast. I accepted. After all the negotiations, my friends had their food and I still waiting for my simple meal. The eggs, bacon and toast were cold. The gluten free toast had no butter or jelly to add flavor. After a few minutes later, the waitress brought the warm pancake. A breakfast is complete with all the elements together and they have to be at the right temperature, so eating my food did not invoke a feeling of delight. The waitress was very friendly but I had my friends at the table and we had to make a few requests on different occasions for napkins, salt/pepper, syrup, and ketchup. Hatch44 was not very accommodating for allergens and I would not return. I felt tired asking for substitutions, napkins, etc. Wasn’t the worst place but wasn’t the best either.