Bills Villager Coffee Shop

My husband and I made this one of our three breakfast stops while relaxing at Lake Arrowhead.  This is one of the many small local restaurants that has a cozy, family feel to it.  It's good home style cooking of large portions.
The prices are reasonable and the service is very friendly and attentive. It was obvious that several local regulars were in the place, along with visitors like us.
I had one of the specials: artichoke, mushroom, Swiss cheese omelet...which also came with spinach and grilled onions.  I passed on the hash browns because I didn't need the extra carbs (because I was going to eat the pancakes) and I knew I wouldn't be able to eat the whole portion.  The pancakes were thin buttermilk style. The omelet was very tasty. I don't care for onions but the grilled onions enhanced the flavor. They were very generous with the large chunks of artichokes.
Hubby had the chicken fried steak, eggs and toast.  The gravy was very good - not too salty and nice sausage flavor. Unfortunately the breading on the steak was overpoweringly salty. The toast was a perfect wheat...thick, soft and flavorful on the inside and toasted just right on the outside.
The decaf was a bit on the weak side, but overall we had a very good meal to start the day for a reasonable price.

This place is fanatastic! From food to service, to even management, this place is above the rest in the Lake Arrowhead area. Awhile back, I went here with my fiance and we enjoyed an excellent salad and dinner, with great service. With that in my mind, when my fiance and I were preparing our wedding in the area, we needed a place for a rehearsal dinner. I contacted Linda the manager and she was amazing. She took care of all the details and the dinner with an awesome staff to help.

We had a party of 30... they handled it. We wanted a select menu for our party... they took care of that too. We gave them our time schedule, and they were on top of it.

With great food and great service, at decent prices, this place is hard to pass up.

Thank you Bill's Villager Coffee Shop and Linda for making our rehearsal dinner and the start of our big weekend a truly memorable and enjoyable experience!

Bottom Line; This is a great local greasy spoon for breakfast.  Nothing flashy, just good honest food!

  The wife and I popped in here for breakfast during out anniversary weekend and we split one of their breakfast specials and it was more than enough for both of us for breakfast.
   We sat and drank tea, enjoyed the morning crowd and marveled in the real estate magazine they had at the door about people spending $15M for houses up in Arrowhead!
     Good breakfast - good times