I researched local areas to eat. This is a mom and pop joint, and it did not disappoint. . The chicken fried chicken was AMAZING and I consider myself a food snob coming from south Louisiana. The food had So much flavor and was very tender. I would highly recommend trying this place out. read more

Had lunch here while driving the Bluebonnets trails in Ennis. I had the Chicken fried steak sandwich. Wife had the Patty melt. We both had onion rings. Food was superb and plenty of it. We traded bites of each other's sandwich. Both truly outstanding. Now the onion rings. They may be the best onion rings I have had. The batter was perfect and delicious. Wonderful lunch experience. read more

So it is not only a traditional breakfast but have a selection of 3-4 nice Tex Mex selections. Everything is homemade including refried beans but Not the corn tortillas. It was on point traditional Tex mex with wonderful flavor. Excellent friendly waitstaff. Down sides. The place is very clean but a bit of old building smell. The potato's had a bit of a tooth that some might find undercooked but fine for me. Table and chairs older early cafe but everything else was cheery and well kept. I will come back and try something else. read more

Bailey's Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Ennis, Texas

Bailey's Cafe is a quaint local place. The food we had was great and was enjoyed by everyone (4) in our party. It's a small place with great food. The service was great and friendly. We were from out of town and we were looking for a place close to Buc-ee's. read more

Smalk, inexpensive, family owned restaurant in the heart of Ennis. Good coffee. The country fried steak was amazing. Cannot recommend enough. The prices are very affordable and the service was great. read more

Great food and service. All you can eat catfish and vegetables on weekends. Homemade hamburger buns are excellent, people order the buns to go they are so good. This is where family n friends routinely meet up. You will not be disappointed. read more

The food was great. The service was awesome. I had the chicken fried steak, which was delicious. Also, don't miss out on the pie!

Food was great, service was good but... My daughter found a hair that wasn't hers in her plate.

Only been there once or twice since moving to the city. Small family run place. Not a lot of seating or parking. Food was very good. People were very friendly. Price was reasonable. Definitely worth trying. read more

Traveling from Houston to Dallas wanted a home cooked American meal! They do not disappoint best rolls, pinto beans, and chicken fried steak Husband had the Pecan Chicken Fried Chicken with honey mustard dressing and turnip greens. This is a must try!!! Great sweet tea and service friendly!! If your in Ennis or passing thru stop by this cute little place. read more

Bailey's Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Ennis, Texas

What a great place!! Food was wonderful, portions were big, and the staff was so kind!!!! Absolutely will come back the next time we are in Ennis! read more

Basic, non-descript location. Wanted a good local place. I think this covered it. Had the house burger (1/2 lb patty!) and added pepper jack, bacon and jalapenos (though didn't realize they left bacon off until I was writing this ......hahaha....no biggie). Partner had the BLT. Both were quite good! If ya want a good, tasty, simple and low cost meal in Ennis I would certainly recommend this place read more

This is our favorite go to restaurant when i don't feel like cooking :) Really great home cooking, excellent service. Try their Chicken fried steak it's out of this world good. read more

Learned about this place from Yelp. Passing through town looking for a lunch spot that wasn't Mexican food and decided to stop here, and we picked a winner. I meant to take pictures but forgot. Hubby had a club sandwich that filled the entire plate. I had a burger with a homemade bun that was the biggest I ever saw! Everything was good and the service was pleasant and efficient. Not a fancy place at all but neat and clean. My only complaint was that the burger was over cooked to my taste but it was a very generous serving. You can also get your choice of fries or onion rings with your sandwich so we got one of each and shared. Both were excellent, fresh and hot. It's a little hard to find. Right on the highway but the only sign is in the window. It's worth your time to stop here read more

Went here for lunch today. Had good hamburger steak with onions and brown gravy. Sweet corn was yummy. Hubs had pecan crusted chicken and family had today's catfish special (all you could eat catfish). Small little cafe, good friendly service. Recommend and would return. read more

OMG!!! Absolutely delish! Another traveler...worth the detour if you're hungry! Right on Bus 45- the sign is a painted window...FYI. Pecan fried chicken-A+ Chicken fried steak sandwich is HUGE! I cut it in half right away...but soooo yummy. And the onion rings are the BEST! The sweet corn and coleslaw were both very good according to the hubs. Roll and gravy also winners. This is GOOD STUFF read more

Fantastic!! EVERYTHING we ate was delicious. Don't miss the onion rings, the chicken fried chicken & the pecan fried chicken. Normally we don't order fried food but so glad we said "what the heck"! Surely the healthy yet tasty sides we ordered will compensate - grilled squash, turnip greens, green beans, and sweet corn. Discovered this little gem as we were getting started on a road trip from Dallas to Houston. Notably before we were one bite into the onion rings my husband & I decided we will be coming back soon for a repeat on the onion rings and to try the chopped steak, the chicken fried steak, and the pork chops. Ummm, did I mention the onion rings were freaking fantastic? You won't need the optional side of homemade ranch dressing your server will ask if you want with the onion rings - that's just how darn good they are. As I continue to browse other Yelp posts for this café I see the breakfast menu is all Tex-Mex specialties including my husband's favorite - migas. Guess we'll have to give that a try too!! Fast & friendly service, clean interior, and reasonable prices. What's not to love here?! Highly recommend. read more

Really great Texas cafe food. We stopped by in early afternoon (they close at 3pm) on a Monday. Service was really good. We had the Chicken Fried steak and it was wonderful! Very tender, crisply battered, and passed all the check marks for perfect CFS. The dinner rolls were really good too! read more

Bailey's Cafe - Chicken Fried Steak, green beans, mashed potatoes, and dinner roll. - Cafes Near Me - Ennis, Texas

We stopped for Sunday Morning breakfast. Hash browns, omelet, eggs, biscuits and gravy were all delicious. Service was wonderful. Restaurant clean and well maintained. Prices reasonable. Highly recommend. read more

OMG! Best Chicken Fried Steak in all of Texas and the White Gravy YUM Fried Okra.Mmmmmm The very best home made Tamales It will be my 3 times a week Place Great Service too read more

Probably the best place to get a meal in all of Ennis. I stumbled upon this place a little late after living in Ennis for over a year, through word of mouth from a co-worker. Great food, portion size, and staff is very friendly. Free soup samples as well. Food variety and prices are hard to top. read more

The chicken fried chicken was amazing! The breading was outstanding! Absolutely loved it! We will be back for sure! YUMMMM!

Your food will be hot, delicious, cooked the same every time. It is one of few clean restaurants left in town. You will be happy you tried it. read more

Stopped at Bailey's on trip home to Houston from Dallas. It is a simple, un- pretentious small town diner. I got the #2 lunch, Hamburger Steak with sauteed onions and brown gravy, mashed potatoes and pinto beans. Al were cooked to perfection and the lunch was delicious. I will stop there again next time I am in that area. Better to support local family owned businesses. read more

Was in town for the bluebonnets and wanted to eat somewhere local. They were busy, but the service was very friendly. Got the chicken fried chicken and it was one of the best I'd ever had, fork tender and well seasoned. My wife had the chicken tenders and they were good as well. read more

OMG...you will not be disappointed. On a very busy weekend, we were seated quickly during lunch rush. Small and quaint and very friendly service. The food was so delicious. Hubby had the fried catfish and coleslaw. I had the Pecan Fried chicken and green beans. Both were exceptional. We also ordered a small order of onion rings. Would come back just for those. The crust was light and so good. Highly recommend read more

The food is absolutely the best. Very nice people and cozy setting. This is a hidden gem.

The restaurant is clean and new looking. The servers are occasionally distracted by talking to each other and laughing. It was not busy on the Sunday afternoon of our visit. They were polite and took orders accurately. The onion rings were among the best we've ever had. The chicken fried streaks would have been good, except for the gristle that was in parts of both steaks. A more thorough cutting or tenderizing of the cutlet is needed. The "grilled" squash appeared to have been re-grilled several times on a flat grill...it was limp...perhaps reused? The squash was served in a bowl with an oily green liquid. The biggest miss was the coconut pie. The crust appeared dark brown as it may have been over baked. It also seems to have turned rancid. The pie filling tasted like an overload of corn syrup. Neither of us could tolerate eating even half of our pie slices. Attention to detail in the preparation of the food seems to be missing. Also, cooks should not be chewing gum or eating in food handling areas. Definitely not worth the money or a second chance. read more

Great little cafe!!! Was amazed st the flavor of the food!! Steak fingers were beyond terrific!!! Fast service and friendly!!! Definitely stop and try it!! read more

Stopped in for some breakfast this morning. Not many people here. A few guys at the small bar waiting for an order. Quaint little place with one TV on Telemundo and one on the local Fox affiliate. I seated myself. One lady was running the whole place. The guy at the bar communicated to the cook/waitress/manager lady that I had walked in to the Cafe. She promptly asked me what I wanted to drink and gave me a menu. I got unsweet Tea. The tea was good but had a little after taste. Maybe not filtered water or maybe a little older tea but it was satisfactory. I decided on the #3 country breakfast. It includes Three eggs with choice of bacon, ham, sausage and two pancakes.The pancakes were pretty big, fluffy yet thick. I enjoyed how there was a little crispiness on top of the pancake. I was given whipped butter in the small package that were frozen. It wasn't really a problem they melted pretty fast. I just couldn't spread the butter right away. Eggs were scrambled and definitely three eggs. I chose Bacon and it was cooked all the way but not burnt. A little jerky-like for me but parts were crisp. Surprisingly I got an order of hash browns which weren't listed on the #3. They were good but thin layer so most of the had brown was really crispy. The Cafe is known for its lunch and dinner mainly chicken fried steak which I have not tried. The breakfast will work everything cost me around $10. I think they will need to have more workers following the old adage "if your not ready to be busy you never will be!" The Multi-talented Waitress was more than satisfactory at providing me with good service but if there would have been 4 or 5 people in the Cafe I think there would be an issue. I'm sure that lunch and dinner have more staff because I have seen lots of cars during lunch. Breakfast is served from 6:00 am to 10:45am. read more

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Stopped in here during our Bluebonnet Trail trip and so glad we did! Chicken Fried steak was the best we have had anywhere around. Fresh vegetables were worth the trip by themselves! read more

Wonderful service and delicious breakfast. Owner is adorable and stopped by to meet us.

This is average for lunch. My chicken fried chicken was very thin and the crust fell off. Food salty . Roll was very good.

Excellent delicious food and "ring of the bell diner" service! Well be back on Houston Dallas trips.

Came again a few times in the last couple weeks!! I just love this place and the people who work here!! And yes the food it GREAT!!!

This is great find along highway 45. Breakfast is great and the all you eat catfish is awesome

Best Chicken Strips I've EVER had in my life. and I am very picky about my chicken. this is my new FAVORITE place! I love it here, and the owner is the sweetest. read more

Great breakfast, I had the #3 which is three eggs, ham and two pancakes. The pancakes were fluffy and filling couldn't eat them both. Heard good things about their lunch just haven't been able to stop by. Will definitely stop by again. read more