My wife and I had breakfast at the Golden Hen Café in Galena Illinois. I highly recommend you try it. Situated along the historic main street, the Golden Hen Café is a colorful and beautifully decorated café. Like all the buildings on that street, it is quite old. That said, they have done an amazing job of fixing it up... More

Very close to DeSoto Hotel, good food. Complimentary bowl of fresh fruit with breakfast was a nice touch.

My husband ordered a breakfast panini which really was just warm eggs and ham on cold bread without the cheese even being melted. The bacon is quite good though and the waitress we had was lovely.

Excellent food and service for a basic cafe. The burgers and fries are outstanding and the amount of food is more than the average person can eat. The prices are very reasonable so it is great for a family on a budget.

The food we had was good, it just wasn't exceptional, which is why one goes to a place like Galena. The price wasn't high, but it wasn't cheap either. I probably should have stuck w/ breakfast entree's which appears to be their specialty. The portions are large and standard sides are both good an unique.

Just your average little coffee shop, with your average coffee shop food, its status of medicracy only lifted a notch by their amazing, freshly squeezed OJ which you can watch being squeezed in a large orange machine. Quite entertaining, really. Although this little cafe with its wallpapered hen motif seems a little tired and dated (Restaurant Impossible, anyone?), the OJ... More

Staff not so friendly. Food was average for breakfast. Price was right. Always available tables, which may say something for the place.

had breakdast here and was very impressed and even better yet the bill for my wife and i was under 20 bucks. great coffee and a huge platter of food. nothing fancy about the place except the fresh squeezed orange juice machine.

I had lunch with my sister and mom at the Golden Hen Cafe. My mom ordered a lunch item and her soup was luke warm. The waitress took it back, unwillingly. Shortly after, we received our meals. I immediately noticed a hair embedded in my hashbrowns. It took a while for the waitress to come and check on us, despite... More