Molly's On Main

Unfortunately, my repeat visit wasn't so good. Owner was too busy flirting to work. Never offered a refill on my coffee or even received the water I asked for with my food.

Pretty disappointing, as it was busier than last time, at least at first, but not that busy!

Original review, below.

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Wish I'd discovered this place sooner.
I'm always looking for good places to sit and study or do work.
There are a few mandatory features for me to consider a place viable for this purpose: beverages, free WiFi, comfortable seating, and access to outlets. Features that make me much more likely to return are: friendly staff, good coffee, tasty and varied food options, and a welcoming environment.
(I should probably note that I make it a policy to purchase things regularly while doing so and to tip, so I think my "I can't stare at my computer for another minute at home" activities are generally tolerated by staff at most places.)
Turns out Molly's on Main has all of these things and is pretty close to me. Who knew? (Well apparently yelp did and I failed to notice. My bad!)
It's not busy at present, so I hope it does a more brisk business at other times of day, because this place should definitely hang around.
I'm going to have to keep this in the rotation of places to visit while I'm still in the area.

My family and I were super excited a few years back when we saw the signs that Molly's was coming in.  Finally, another option for dining in Landisville other then the overpriced Black Knights and the  horrific Parma Pizza.  However, In the few years they've been open they changed owners several times all with mixed reviews.  I also feel like this place is suffering an identity crisis...are they a coffee house or café?

Owner #1: When they first opened we dined here casually many times, for breakfast, lunch or just to snack and use the Wifi. Each time it was like eating someplace new - the food was not consistent, as was the service.  Sometimes you got waitress service, other times not.  Sometimes you placed your order at the counter but they hand delivered the food to your table, other times you ordered and picked up at the counter.  It left us wondering, do we tip, do we not tip?  Which is a very uncomfortable feeling.  The dishes were drastically different as well.  I came to love their French toast which was  explained to us as baked in the oven in a brown sugar mixture and consisted of 3 thick slices, only to dine another time to be greeted by 2 small fried French toast "sticks" for the same price.  There was no indication the recipe had changed.  This happened frequently with the sandwich entrees as well.  The inconsistency in service and food was their biggest problem.

Owner #2: He came in with a vision of where he wanted to take the place and his passion was contagious.  He talked with the regulars about what he wanted in our hometown coffee house and took customer suggestions to heart.  He also pumped up the volume and added theme nights, employed the use of social media sites, and hosted the occasional dinner and various events to draw attention and bring new folks into the place.  Overall his vision was good, however under his ruling there were several occasions when they ran out of certain food items and had to improvise thus adding to the inconsistency problem.  

Owner #3: Tried to follow in the footsteps of owner #2 but his events and themes weren't as successful.  In addition to the ongoing problems with inconsistencies now the hours became a problem as well.  On more than one occasion we went there during their advertised open hours to find them closed.  This now  has happened far too many times that  instead of walking the short distance to Molly's we get in the car and drive to Panera's on Fruitville Pike.  At least there when we place an order, we're sure of what we're getting.

I'd really love for Molly's to be a success and hope that if yet another owner comes in they will succeed where others fail because Landisville residents are desperate for another casual dining option.

Great service, lots of menu options. Cute local cafe. I ended up smelling like grease though, like a reviewer mentioned.