Polly’s Pies Restaurant

Can’t beat the banana — strawberry pie when you are in the mood for something a little different.

My family bought some pies here this weekend. We thought we gave it a try since our go to place Marie calendars closed down. We ate a cheesecake and a banana pie, it tasted it a little off but we ate it anyways. The next day, my whole family got sick, family members were, well too much too describe here. Let’s just say it wasn’t pretty. After this experience, I guess I’ll have to drive to Moreno Valley to get my pies from Marie calendars. I hope they dig into the cause of this because food poisoning is no joke.

My husband goes way back with Polly’s so he was glad to find one in Hemet. We’ve been there three times by now and each time we have had very good comfort food. The pies are great too and the prices are right as well – way less expensive than many other similar pies. Polly’s has an array of delicious baked goods, teas and other items for sale. The service is good and the servers are friendly. I think Polly’s overall is better than similar restaurants!

So my fiancée and I came back here to give it another try. This time we went during dinner hours. As we all know, dinner is the busiest time, which happens to be one of the best times to see how well the waitress and staff works.
We ordered something simple, nothing too extravagant. After all, we gotta make room for dessert. We got fish and chips as well as chicken tenders. Cornbread and dinner rolls came first as it came along with our meal. The cornbread was fluffy, not too sweet, and still hot upon arrival. I usually prefer top have pieces of corn in it but this was just as fine on its own. Liked it so much that I ate it pretty quick. My fiancée giggled while eating his dinner rolls. I wasn’t sure until I tried it myself. I ended up giggling myself to find out that it tasted just like the Filipino bread, Pandesal (if you never had it, go to the nearest Asian store and get some and you’ll see what I mean). While eating the rolls, it certainly made us reminisce our home in the Philippines. Then the main course arrived. The fish were HUGE. I began to wonder if I could finish it all in one sitting. I first tried it without the lemon. Oh how it was crunchy, fish flaky, good amount of breading. It tasted even better with the lemon. Then I tried the tartar sauce. Now I’m really not a fan of tartar sauce. It just always tasted funky for some reason to me. But I gave it a shot. Omg was it yummy! And also even better with lemon (yes I like lemon juice that much). The side coleslaw was great and not drowning in dressing like other places I’ve been to. Now the chicken tenders. We were a bit worrisome because it didn’t have much of a nice brown look to it. But once biting into it, it had its crunch factor while still being moist. Tasted great with the house BBQ sauce. Liked the slight sweetness to it. It was nice to see the side fresh fruits was bigger than what I previously had. Now onto the dessert. We decided on the pumpkin pie. I was surprised as to how much whipped cream was onto of just one piece. The pumpkin was well seasoned, not heavy on the spice. Had the south texture as it should. The crust was flaky with the hint of butter. The whipped cream was light and airy. I almost wanted to ask for a bit of additional pie just for us to finish the cream.
Now about the service. We got seated in less than 5 minutes. The booth was clean. Our server was very sweet and told us what the special was. I had ordered hot tea. She was nice enough to bring out the box of tea and let me choose. Upon choosing, she allowed me to take 2. My fiancée got the Arnold Palmer. Lots of sweet and delicious strawberries in it. The downfall was that the water was actually lukewarm. I didn’t bother in asking for hot water due to the kind of tea I had chosen. Our server often checked up on us, asking if needed anything and if the food is to our liking (which of course it was). She was even nice enough to give my fiancée another drink without the need of us along, which meant that she was attentive to detail even upon her passing by. Then once we were done, it didn’t take her very long to notice that we needed our check. I wanted to leave her tip for being a wonderful waitress, but no cash on hand. At the cashier, it was a good thing that the manager was around because the girl behind the counter was having issues inputting the gift card number (no scanner, but probably should to be more convenient) and making sure the correct balance on the card was correct (first time it showed a balance for me to pay when the balance of what we ate was about $ 4 less than the amount on the card. But luckily enough the manager was able to fix it in a short amount of time.
Overall we were well satisfied and glad to have given this place another try. Perhaps we will be back again someday after all!!!

We went back again about a week later and had no problems. Service & food we both great.

Food at this diner was great. I loved the fact they different soups each day and I loved their selection of pies available. I had a slice of custard pie and it was delicious. If I didn’t have any control, I would have just ordered the whole pie and finished it there and then. Definately worth visiting when in Hemet.

Today was not as good as other times I’ve been here. The chili was tasteless and the waitress messed up on my options (no dressing on my salad). Overall still the best place in Hemet for breakfast but it’s a hit and miss. Today was a miss! Hopefully next time will be better. Give it a try, if you like a country home feel. There is usually a wait of about 20 minutes.

Employees have bad attitudes. Went to buy 2 cinnamon rolls and it was 8:00 am the lady told me that I couldn’t buy them from the bakery it was only for people who dinned in and ate with a bad attitude. So I went home to my boyfriend and he called and asked if they could sell them in bakery and a gentleman told him yes he could and that they had over a dozen left. But if not having to deal with the ones with attitudes it’s a great place just need more room to cramped inside the dinning area.

Our family makes it a general rule to stay away from Hemet. It’s not one of our favorite towns for many reasons, but when we do find ourselves driving through Hemet, we make it a point to stop at Pollys Pies.
The food is fresh, the service is great and the prices can’t be beat.
As a vegan my choices are limited but I generally go here for the rest of the family. I order the salad with Italian dressing and I also eat the homemade chips.
My family ordered everything from tuna sandwiches to pancakes and eggs and French toast to pecan pumpkin pie a la mode.
The budget lunch menu is a great deal. For $ 6.99 you get an entrée and a slice of pie!
The children’s menu offers lots of great dishes for the kiddos. Pollys is one of our favorite restaurants. Their baked goods and pies are excellent! We highly recommend!

What can I say? Awesome food, awesome service and very quick too. It’s about a 40 minute drive from where I live so I don’t get to go as often as I’d like but whenever I get the chance, this is where I’ll be!

Stopped in for an early Sunday breakfast. We had eggs and bacon, bacon was very good. Also had an ABC omelet, was done very well. The staff was friendly and very helpful. The restrooms were clean. We would eat here again. The fresh baked pie smells were really a nice touch.

Pretty good spot for breakfast. Nothing super special, aside from the ridiculously big cinnamon rolls. I tried an omelet with peppers, onions and bacon and it was fairly tasty. Also sampled their sausage, which is good. Oh, and the coffee is very nice. I’d come back.

The best Polly’s ever! Awesome service and great tasting food! Believe me when I say this: management knows what they’re doing! Although it was jam packed the service and food wasn’t lacking. We had the Polly Burger and it was juicy and fresh. The lettuce was crisp and the tomatoes were thick sliced and perfectly ripe. The fries were golden brown and hot! And our server Jessica was on top of things unlike the servers over at the Norco location. This location should serve as their training location, just saying. Awesome job guys!

Don’t come here expecting some gourmet stuff.
Think Mimi’s, but better.
In-​house baked goods that are outstanding, with other typical breakfast items that I stamp as average.
Do come for some of the best cinnamon rolls, even years later! Bigger than my stretched hand, soft, with frosting and served with a side of butter (pass!).

We love Polly’s. My mom first took me to Polly’s in Santa Ana years ago when I was a kid and ever since I’ve loved it.
The Hemet location is nice. The servers are nice and friendly. I’m never unhappy with their food. Some of their entrée salads are available in a petite size which is great! It’s still plenty to eat! The warm rolls are yummy. Breakfast is always good! Great coffee, oatmeal, pancakes, you won’t be disappointed! You can’t beat the prices either!

We came here in the evening to have breakfast for dinner. The french toast had no flavor to it. I think the just diped the bread in an egg wash, cause there was no cinnamon or nutmeg to be found.
The service was really good. Waitresstook the french toast off the bill.
All the other food was just ok. I am thinking i should have went with dinner for dinner cause their pot roast actually sounded really good.

Thank you SARAH ROSE for an excellent experience today. We were a party of 6, my husband, parents and 2 boys. You were polite, super helpful and knew the menu front and back. We appreciated your excellent customer service, friendly attitude and great service overall. We got off to a rocky start with another servers attitude when we asked for nutritional info for the menu items as my husband follows a strict diet, but your service was top notch as was the manager on duty (I cant remember her name, she was wearing an orange cardigan sweater) who was polite and very helpful. We live in Eastvale and normally done at the Norco location, because of YOU we will be back to this location again when we come to visit our parents, who just moved to the area. I hope you know– you are an awesome asset to the company and this Polly’s location. See you soon!
Thank you, Shavonne & family

Little on the pricey side but, all in all pretty tasty. The service is A+ and very pashent. Definitely give them a try just be ready to wait, there usually is a line of folks waiting for a table.

Coming in I immediately regretted my decision. The vengeful eye of the church crowd staring at my visible tattoos, whispering and pointing at me. Whatever, I just want pancakes. The hostess seated 3 couples ahead of us that arrived 5 – 10 minutes after, what the f dude? Once seated though this place is awesome. I just had my normal eggs, bacon, hash browns, and pancakes. Waitress was nice and my coffee never got cold. I should have ate the pancakes first, I didn’t have room for the fluffy deliciousness once I ate everything else. These pancakes are like fornicating with angles. Perfect in every way. Will totally eat here again…

It’s been awhile since I’ve been here. Been here one other time previously a few years ago. It’s kind of like your Grandma’s place with good old fashioned home style cooking. Lots of different comfort food dishes like Salisbury Steak, chicken, yeasty rolls, all sorts of pies. Stuff you would want to eat if you were a death row inmate for a last meal.
The food was excellent and the service was superb. Food came out rather quickly and never once did I have to ask for a refill on my water or my girlfriend’s iced tea.
I had the roasted chicken with green beans and baked beans while Pam had the Salisbury Steak with smashed potatoes and green beans.
The chicken was very flavorful and tender. Pam’s Salisbury Steak was very flavorful and was served with mushrooms and beef gravy that was very delicious and savory. Good sized portions and my dinner came with a slice of pie. I was so full!
Wish we had Polly’s Pie’s in San Diego!