The Kitchen

The kitchen has a very homey feel. I felt like I was at a dinner in the middle of nowhere or having breakfast at someone's house! There aren't many frills, but I really enjoyed the unique dinning experience, service and food here. I tried the breakfast burrito without meat or cheese and they were happy to add additional veggies to it. I had just run a marathon and maybe that's why it tasted so good, but I think anyone would agree. The burrito was full of tender breakfast potatoes, eggs, and veggies wrapped in a crispy tortilla with a side of salsa. It completely revived me! The coffee they offer is only drip coffee but it was great. The server was a really nice man who was easy to talk to and offered prompt service. The kitchen is tucked away in manitou springs and a great spot for a quite and intimate meal.

Excellent spot and food to love! Staff is great and service is tops! Very convenient and made our day!

This was the best food ever! The waiter/cook/owner was amazing! Such a great sense of humor! Food was cooked perfectly tasted so good!! if you want some great food great service come to the kitchen.He ran out of potatoes and two customers said they'd go and get some and they did! He had everyone clapping when they're done eating and leaving !

Quaint little place. Definitely family owned. Solid food. Nothing amazing but hit the spot. Service was friendly and accommodating.

Came to the restaurant on a Sunday and surprisingly got to park right in front. Was greeted by the waitress who was very friendly and delightful to have a conversation with. The food here was really good! I had a bowl of chili and the hamburger with cheese, jalapeños, egg and bacon. The burger was so good that I wanted to order a burger to go for later on after walking! This place has limited seating but while in the restaurant it didn't feel crowded even though all the tables were full by the end of our meal.I would definitely come back to this place and enjoy the food and view.

When we first walked in, the lady said, "What you want?" She had no clue what was on the menu. Drinks never got refilled. Waitress never checked on us, and she gave us our ticket halfway through the meal and left the building with her bag. As we were getting ready to leave, she ran back in, saying, "You pay now." The atmosphere was not pleasant, and my pulled pork sandwich literally tasted like wet dog food. She seemed so lost as if she did not work there, nor did she even care that there were customers.

The door was opened so we walked in. Found the guys working and he sat us in the window. Pretty decent food. I had a salad and the meatloaf with mashed potato's. I ate every bite. Probably wouldn't go back but not a bad meal after walking all day. We were the only people there, only one employee running the show too. Bathroom was pretty strange, but whatever.

We were happy with the breakfast. It wasn't the most special breakfast I'd ever had, but it was good. Definitely worth eating. The staff was very friendly and it's a great location for people watching out the window.

Great little secret.We have driven past this place a few times and been wanting to try. Today was the day.Walked into this quaint little spot this morning and was greeted by smile. The lady who sat us also was our waitress. She offered us breakfast, lunch or their specials. There wasn't a butt load of opinions and we loved that. Too many places try to put so many things on their menu that they aren't good at any of them. Places like this that keep their menus simple and usually are the ones that master the food they do offer.I ordered their breakfast quiche with potatoes and a side of fruit. My husband had the breakfast burrito. Mine was really good. I would have like a little more season to the potatoes but that is truly just my preference. The quiche was really good. And was very impressed with the fruit. My husband was very happy with his burrito. He said that it was all good and he was very full. We were then offered buttermilk pie with fruit compote. I'm not a huge buttermilk pie person and my husband isn't a huge berry person but between the two of us we smashed it. The waitress and chief were very personable. We throughly enjoyed the food and company. I know I read a few reviews and peoples reasoning for giving 1 star (IE: weren't open during posted hours, too small, too hot, etc.) I don't feel are valid. This is truly a couple running a business and it was great. Highly recommend this place.We will be back!

A lot of cigarettes have been smoked in this place, which I could have gotten over, but the person working appeared to be inebriated, which caused most of our issues at The Kitchen. We had to give our drink order twice, which would not bother me if the place was slammed, but we were the only table. The person working kept getting distracted by other things while getting our drinks, and then when they finally delivered our drinks to our table, knocked my water over in my lap. Final straw was that this person took our silverware and poked one of the people at our table in the chest with it. While it could have been a joke, our table all felt like it also could have been racially motivated, so we paid for drinks, left the restaurant and ate somewhere else.