The portions were good, and the fries were deliciousKid-friendliness: There is a kid's menu, and there are highchairs available
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Lucy Hamrick
My grandma and I visited today for the first time. We both got the catfish with 2 sides, we both got mashed potatoes, I got corn and she had onion rings. The fish was pretty good. Fresh and hot. The sides were horrible, and inedible in my opinion. I told the wait staff when I went to pay and she responded that they get a lot of complaints about cold potatoes... Huh? You get complaints but aren't fixing the problem? Not only were they ice cold they were pasty, like they'd been over mixed. Like way over mixed. The onion rings were what I call lazy onion rings. More like onion strings. The corn was cold and had poor texture.I just won't be back. I have no idea how I've heard such good things about this place. I'm a big side person. If the sides aren't there, I don't want it. :) Neat little restaurant though. Everyone was nice.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
-stacey.
Stopped in with another couple. We stood on the doorway unacknowledged for quite some time, we decided to leave and as we were departing an employee yelled at us that there were 2 empty table at the back. So we figured we would stay since we were already there. The table (and honestly the restaurant) was dirty and missing condiments and salt and pepper, which we were in our own to find. The food was so-so. If you are a vegetarian or the like, good luck. Limited options, and even then, there were still bits of meat in my food. My friend's bacon was burnt, for you meat eaters out there. The service was very slow, both cooking and ordering. Also, don't expect ice in your ice water. The building itself is very interesting, but not worth the stop. Maybe the shiny building attracts people, but only once would be my guess.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Dan&Andrea Miller
Awesome diner food! Best Swiss mushroom cheeseburger in the area! It came with 2 1/4 pound burgers and a generoua.topping of mushrooms. Hubby had the Patty Melt and was equally pleased. We splurged and got the up charge sides of Mac n Cheese and breaded mushrooms; they were elevated diner sides cooked perfectly. Waitress was funny and quick on her feet. Food came out quickly, even when it was closing for the day in 40 minutes. The bathrooms were clean and equally important in our book. We saved the diner in our GPS as we come through Carthage on our way from Nebraska. Check them out!!Kid-friendliness: Lots of choices for kids!Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp to enter restaurant. Bathrooms accessible and clean!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patty Melt, Burger
Cyndi Cox
Cold onion rings, questionable service, not the same as it was. :/
The burgers are featured in the menu, and are a draw to the restaurant. But they changed from fresh, handmade patties to pre-made patties. They taste salty and processed, ruining a great product that has stuck in my mind whenever I crave a hamburger. The burger was otherwise beautifully dressed and promised to be outstanding if the patty hadn't changed. An absolute disappointment as a regular. I went there for the burger, and left there with a shift to avoid them in the future.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Amber Gray
Breakfast was amazinggggg! So was our waitress Chelsey! I recommend breakfast ham❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lance Smith
Chicken strips: ExcellentChicken Fried Chicken: Very GoodWhite Gravy: Best I've had.Mashed Potatoes: Not greatMac and Cheese: A zero. Out of a box?Waitress: 7/10Waitress/0My wife and daughter ate here tonight and do not recommend it.Mac and Cheese came out in a hot bowl. Well, that's a good sign, right? Mac and cheese was probably just above room temperature. Microwaved, and the best part you'll read later in the review.Our waitress was very good until it was time for the bill. In the second picture I uploaded you will see what you get with the meals we chose.My wife ordered the Open Faced Roast Beef with mac and cheese. Water.My daughter ordered Chicken Fried Chicken with Onion Rings. Water.I ordered the Chicken Tender Platter with french fries and mac and cheese. Coke.My daughter never received her onion rings and we forgot until we were getting ready to leave. No big deal. I'll just have them subtract off the bill a little bit to offset for the onion rings. No worries. So we get the bill and there are two $3.99 charges on the bill for mac and cheese. Huh? So I go to pay and let the cashier know about the extra charges and the onion rings. She starts off with the mac and cheese stating that we ordered extra sides. I show her the menu that shows I get two sides and my wife gets one with her mashed potatoes and gravy. After that she changes her story and says that those are an upcharge(by the way, a $3.99 upcharge???). I saw nothing of an upcharge when looking at the menu. So she grabs it and shows me at the bottom that Mushrooms, Okra or Mac n Cheese are $3.99. We were ready to get out of there so I said whatever and ate(didn't eat) the $8 mac and cheese. Next, the onion rings. She said that would be the same scenario so since they were forgotten there wouldn't be a charge. Huh? She gets a side with her meal. I wouldn't let this one go. So she called our waitress over there and agreed that was a screwup and offered to cook us more. We just wanted out of there and I wanted the amount for the onion rings deducted off my meal. They ended up deducting the onion rings. Our final bill was $48. I added a $10 tip.This menu says all sides are the same price at $3.99 if ordering a la carte. Check out the sides menu and see if you can come up with $3.99 for (room temp)Mac and Cheese as a side that's included in a dinner meal. Going by their rules, there is no price for a side that is a la carte that isn't Mushrooms, Okra or Mac n Cheese. So, except for those three sides, are the other sides free? To me it looks like all sides a la carte are $3.99. If this is the case, the waitress and cashier are lying about the price of these three items and there is no upcharge. If those sides were different in price, why doesn't the sides menu read "......Cottage Cheese or Mashed Potatoes and Gravy 2.49"? I'm just making up the 2.49. There is no price on the menu for "normal" sides. Also if you want to stick with this incorrect menu, you should probably inform the customers that those three items are an upcharge before they order.Nice waitress.Some good food, some not.First time guests.Last time guests.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fried Chicken
Linda Seufert
Great diner atmosphere with good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger, Onion Rings
Deb Sanderson
Stopped for breakfast with our 5 year old grandson, and staff treated him like a king ? Food was great as well, we left full and happy ?Kid-friendliness: Grandson wanted a big 1/2 blueberry and 1/2 chocolate pancake and they were more than happy to oblige. Waitress even encouraged him to just order one and promised to bring him a 2nd if he wasn't full. She was right!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Farmer's Omelette, Biscuits and Gravy
Overall cool little retro diner. We enjoyed it and will be back. They were a little confused on serving us and almost took an order for a guy who got seated waaaaay after us but one of the waitresses caught it so all good. It was a Saturday morning and fairly busy, quite a few families and lots of kids. The food was good and it looks like they have quite a variety on the menu. We will go back.
The portions were good, and the fries were deliciousKid-friendliness: There is a kid's menu, and there are highchairs available
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
My grandma and I visited today for the first time. We both got the catfish with 2 sides, we both got mashed potatoes, I got corn and she had onion rings. The fish was pretty good. Fresh and hot. The sides were horrible, and inedible in my opinion. I told the wait staff when I went to pay and she responded that they get a lot of complaints about cold potatoes... Huh? You get complaints but aren't fixing the problem? Not only were they ice cold they were pasty, like they'd been over mixed. Like way over mixed. The onion rings were what I call lazy onion rings. More like onion strings. The corn was cold and had poor texture.I just won't be back. I have no idea how I've heard such good things about this place. I'm a big side person. If the sides aren't there, I don't want it. :) Neat little restaurant though. Everyone was nice.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Stopped in with another couple. We stood on the doorway unacknowledged for quite some time, we decided to leave and as we were departing an employee yelled at us that there were 2 empty table at the back. So we figured we would stay since we were already there. The table (and honestly the restaurant) was dirty and missing condiments and salt and pepper, which we were in our own to find. The food was so-so. If you are a vegetarian or the like, good luck. Limited options, and even then, there were still bits of meat in my food. My friend's bacon was burnt, for you meat eaters out there. The service was very slow, both cooking and ordering. Also, don't expect ice in your ice water. The building itself is very interesting, but not worth the stop. Maybe the shiny building attracts people, but only once would be my guess.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Awesome diner food! Best Swiss mushroom cheeseburger in the area! It came with 2 1/4 pound burgers and a generoua.topping of mushrooms. Hubby had the Patty Melt and was equally pleased. We splurged and got the up charge sides of Mac n Cheese and breaded mushrooms; they were elevated diner sides cooked perfectly. Waitress was funny and quick on her feet. Food came out quickly, even when it was closing for the day in 40 minutes. The bathrooms were clean and equally important in our book. We saved the diner in our GPS as we come through Carthage on our way from Nebraska. Check them out!!Kid-friendliness: Lots of choices for kids!Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp to enter restaurant. Bathrooms accessible and clean!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patty Melt, Burger
Cold onion rings, questionable service, not the same as it was. :/
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Red, Cheeseburger, Onion Rings, Catfish, Burger
The burgers are featured in the menu, and are a draw to the restaurant. But they changed from fresh, handmade patties to pre-made patties. They taste salty and processed, ruining a great product that has stuck in my mind whenever I crave a hamburger. The burger was otherwise beautifully dressed and promised to be outstanding if the patty hadn't changed. An absolute disappointment as a regular. I went there for the burger, and left there with a shift to avoid them in the future.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Breakfast was amazinggggg! So was our waitress Chelsey! I recommend breakfast ham❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chicken strips: ExcellentChicken Fried Chicken: Very GoodWhite Gravy: Best I've had.Mashed Potatoes: Not greatMac and Cheese: A zero. Out of a box?Waitress: 7/10Waitress/0My wife and daughter ate here tonight and do not recommend it.Mac and Cheese came out in a hot bowl. Well, that's a good sign, right? Mac and cheese was probably just above room temperature. Microwaved, and the best part you'll read later in the review.Our waitress was very good until it was time for the bill. In the second picture I uploaded you will see what you get with the meals we chose.My wife ordered the Open Faced Roast Beef with mac and cheese. Water.My daughter ordered Chicken Fried Chicken with Onion Rings. Water.I ordered the Chicken Tender Platter with french fries and mac and cheese. Coke.My daughter never received her onion rings and we forgot until we were getting ready to leave. No big deal. I'll just have them subtract off the bill a little bit to offset for the onion rings. No worries. So we get the bill and there are two $3.99 charges on the bill for mac and cheese. Huh? So I go to pay and let the cashier know about the extra charges and the onion rings. She starts off with the mac and cheese stating that we ordered extra sides. I show her the menu that shows I get two sides and my wife gets one with her mashed potatoes and gravy. After that she changes her story and says that those are an upcharge(by the way, a $3.99 upcharge???). I saw nothing of an upcharge when looking at the menu. So she grabs it and shows me at the bottom that Mushrooms, Okra or Mac n Cheese are $3.99. We were ready to get out of there so I said whatever and ate(didn't eat) the $8 mac and cheese. Next, the onion rings. She said that would be the same scenario so since they were forgotten there wouldn't be a charge. Huh? She gets a side with her meal. I wouldn't let this one go. So she called our waitress over there and agreed that was a screwup and offered to cook us more. We just wanted out of there and I wanted the amount for the onion rings deducted off my meal. They ended up deducting the onion rings. Our final bill was $48. I added a $10 tip.This menu says all sides are the same price at $3.99 if ordering a la carte. Check out the sides menu and see if you can come up with $3.99 for (room temp)Mac and Cheese as a side that's included in a dinner meal. Going by their rules, there is no price for a side that is a la carte that isn't Mushrooms, Okra or Mac n Cheese. So, except for those three sides, are the other sides free? To me it looks like all sides a la carte are $3.99. If this is the case, the waitress and cashier are lying about the price of these three items and there is no upcharge. If those sides were different in price, why doesn't the sides menu read "......Cottage Cheese or Mashed Potatoes and Gravy 2.49"? I'm just making up the 2.49. There is no price on the menu for "normal" sides. Also if you want to stick with this incorrect menu, you should probably inform the customers that those three items are an upcharge before they order.Nice waitress.Some good food, some not.First time guests.Last time guests.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fried Chicken
Great diner atmosphere with good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger, Onion Rings
Stopped for breakfast with our 5 year old grandson, and staff treated him like a king ? Food was great as well, we left full and happy ?Kid-friendliness: Grandson wanted a big 1/2 blueberry and 1/2 chocolate pancake and they were more than happy to oblige. Waitress even encouraged him to just order one and promised to bring him a 2nd if he wasn't full. She was right!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Farmer's Omelette, Biscuits and Gravy
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Breakfast was bland, and you could tell it was mostly all precooked. Service was about as friendly as a rock.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Always a handy spot when feeding the work crew. Incredibly friendly, quick, and consistent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Red
Great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mashed Potatoes, Chicken Fried Chicken
Amazing people. Great place to eat and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall cool little retro diner. We enjoyed it and will be back. They were a little confused on serving us and almost took an order for a guy who got seated waaaaay after us but one of the waitresses caught it so all good. It was a Saturday morning and fairly busy, quite a few families and lots of kids. The food was good and it looks like they have quite a variety on the menu. We will go back.