Magleby’s Fresh

Disappointment sums up our experience. I ordered the salmon and pilaf. The salmon was dry and over cooked. The pilaf had more than a hint of freezer-​burn. My wife verified the same. The breadstick and alfredo were not fresh and the alfredo tasted as if from a can. Cream of broccoli soup was unappealing. Disappointment all the way around. I suppose the cake would be «the best in state» given what we ate today. For what it’s worth, the restaurant was clean and staff were helpful.

We eat lunch here regularly. I really like the selection and have a few favorites. Two things they are known for is the breadsticks and the chocolate cake– they are delicious! Usually busy but not overcrowded for lunch. Minus a star because every time we get back to work after eating there we smell like fried food. Maybe need better hoods? Definitely recommend giving them a try!

Love, love the chocolate cake. Not sure that love anything else — it’s okay. But seriously, the cake… it’s so good!

I love the food here. I haven’t tried everything that is, but what I’ve had I absolutely love. The best piece of chocolate cake and that Buttermilk Pie is quite the unexpected treat. The price is great too. If this was only about the food I would give the restaurant a 5, but I don’t love the whole cafeteria style thing and I feel like I’m always finding silverware when it’s still a little damp (fresh out of the dishwasher or something).

Every table was dirty when I came in. Yucky mucky hand prints all over windows and front door, and there was just one other customer eating, so there was certainly time to clean. Also, was approached by a teenager asking to film me and ask a question for a documentary. Not my idea of a relaxing salad while my son was at tutoring next door and definitely not worth the $ 10.76 for a drink and a salad. Will just stop for fast food next time and eat in the car or go to a chain where they keep their restaurant clean.

The food here COULD be AMAZING! But it isn’t.
Here are some things to think about:
1. There are 5 entres…3 are fish… why? We live in Utah right? And is this a seafood restaurant?
2. I ordered the Beef n Blue cheese salad. The lettuce if fine chopped and hard to eat with a fork. The spines of the lettuce are not great to eat… but they include them all in the salad… less flavorful than it could or should be… the beef should be hot… but it isn’t. The blue cheese should have some chunks… but it doesn’t.
3. I ordered the carrot cake… good…maybe even great… moist, a bit too much frosting for me… but pretty good.
4. I ordered the Fish n Chips. GREASY! I had a bowl of grease! The fish was extremely greasy and the fish sticks were 50% breading. Less breading… less grease… more fish! If you want good fish n chips go to Purple Turtle or JCW’s in the same area.
5. I ordered French Fries… greasy…but ok
6. The French Toast is ok… but kept «warm» and not nice and hot or fresh. The «syrup» is some type of carmel… they tried to copy Kneaders… but is STINKS… it is weird… just use Mrs. Butterworths.
7. The rolls are supposed to be amazing… but they aren’t. They are ok. They need butter. Crazy bread from Little Ceasars is better. The twist rolls from Pizza Factory are better… the bread sticks from Olive Garden have more flavor. So, they are crusted with cheese and herbs… but lacking butter… and often brought out cold.
Also consider these items:
1. The restaurant is fairly clean… but not really… they leave tables dirty for 30 minutes or more. They don’t sweep… and you can see that the kitchen is dirty… not cluttered… just not sanitized… dripping grease… food on the floor… etc.
2. The staff act as if they are disappointed you have shown up. They are often slow… and sow the staff looks really disappointed that they have to work when you walk in.
3. There is a «office» by the kitchen. They walk in and out of there constantly. They spend a lot of time surfing on the net… giggling…etc…instead of cleaning the dirty tables… sweeping the dirty floor… etc
4. Whats up with all the dead plants? Water them! If you cant keep your live plants alive with water then how am I supposed to trust you with cooking food? Really, it looks so trashy!
Obviously the original owners are dead… because whomever runs the place now… doesn’t care if the business goes on.
I hope it gets better… because the food was good… years ago!

Love their breakfast, specifically the French toast with the delicious buttermilk syrup! The breakfast I would definitely give it four stars, anything else on the menu would probably get a two. This is the place to go if you want a breakfast date, if you’re going for lunch or dinner and are getting something other than breakfast I probably wouldn’t recommend it.

Cleanliness was a big issue when we ate here, even after an employee wiped our table with his filthy rag. There was water spilled on the bench and all over the floor. The table remained sticky. Also, there were food issues. The halibut might have been good if they hadn’t been out of tartar sauce, a fact they certainly should have mentioned when I ordered. The turkey club was good, but the mashed potatoes were a disappointment. I added two stars to what would have been a one-​star review solely for the battered fries. They were fantastic.

I’ve been here a few times I like the halibut are usually get that Julie there’s no line and we get in pretty quick look at the picture it’s pretty good stuff

Got the Philly Cheese it was very good very filling. With a side of fries and a root beer great for kids casual attire will be back.

The French Toast at Magelby’s are pretty good. Thick slices on brioche covered in powdered sugar, strawberries (supposedly bananas but non were to be seen on my plate) a hefty scoop of whipped cream and a side of cream cheese frosting/​syrup.
From what it sounds like, the quality has slipped at this location. Our french toast actually came out with no whipped cream, and no bananas. We had to ask for the missing whipped cream and no one said anything about the bananas until we walked up to find out, and they said they were out of them.
I don’t know. It could be better, and it could have been worse, but it was all just ok.

The food is good, but waiting for your meal for almost an hour is a joke. Also, forgetting to bring part of your order out is annoying. We were so frustrated with the long wait, we just boxed it up and ran out the door.
If you go try to find a «not busy» time of day. If there is more than 3 cars in the parking lot, find something else or plan on a long wait. Even for the deserts.

This place has a little of something for everyone. I really like the Halibut it’s great. Hamburgers are awesome and everything for breakfast is out of this world! the dining atmosphere is nice and the service is ok. I’m a fan! Oh yeah and for desert the chocolate cake is dynamite! Reminds me of Chocolate Sheet cake that my Dad made me for my Birthday every year!

I usually love the food and desserts at Magleby’s Fresh BUT the buttermilk pie fell waaaay short. Not worth the almost $ 5 price. When I told the server we weren’t happy, all she did was say sorry. The pie was served cold with flat whipping cream and no berries just juice. Nothing like the pictures they have hanging. We ordered three slices of pie and they were all terrible. The slice was also tiny. We went for buttermilk pie a week later to the Provo location — YUMMY. Orem just struggles to have fresh, quality food like the Provo location does.
Moral of the story — go to the Provo location for more consistent, good quality food.

This place is OK. Their bread sticks are good, but the rest of the food is pretty mediocre in my opinion.
Probably won’t go back.