Super cute little cafe. We got there at about 1 PM on a Sunday, and it was crowded but there was one open table. There's plenty of parking. You seat yourself and then they come with menus and to take your order (you pay at the register when you're done). The folks working there are super nice. They have breakfast all day (!!!) and lunch. I had scrambled eggs, salmon patties, grits, and a biscuit for $11. It wasn't anything fancy, but it was yummy and I left very full! I was so excited salmon patties were an option because I don't eat sausage/bacon/etc. I also love how easy you can customize your breakfast plate. My gf got over easy eggs with corned beef hash, hash browns, and toast. She said the eggs were cooked perfectly and the toast was really good! I want to go back and try their pancakes and some of their lunch items! read more

Carol's Cafe - Scrambled eggs with salmon patties, grits, and a biscuit. Corned beef hash with over easy eggs, hash browns, grits, and toast. - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

Pretty basic and NOT the choice if you are looking for a healthy breakfast. Their biscuit did not taste fresh, but omelette was good. Service is nice and pretty quick. It has a vintage old style small cafe ambiance. You can pick wherever you want to sit and they come to take your order. Once done eating you need to go to the register to pay your bill. Pretty much in budget read more

Carol's Cafe - French toast - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

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Carols SLAPS fr fr This unassuming building hosts a cozy diner filled with history. The service was great, the food was hot and delicious, and the price was extremely reasonable. I will definitely be back and will recommend this place! read more

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Excellent lunch special (meat loaf). Excellent and attentive service. Good pricing. Quiet, comfortable. read more

This is a hidden gem. Saw it for years but never went in and tried it. A co worker eats breakfast every weekend and said I would like it. So at lunch I went, they have a different meat as their daily special and you can get 2 or 3 sides and a choice of bread. The food is really good and seasoned well and not just warmed up right out of a can. Give it a try, what are you waiting on? Oh and the service is too notch. Take care of your servers, they deserve a nice tip. read more

Breakfast was really good & came very quick via DoorDash. The portions for the price are perfect. Hubby and I ordered the pancakes (3) and bacon and French toast (3) and sausage. The pancakes are HUGE! More than enough to share or for leftovers. They were fluffy and buttery for the size. The French toast was really good. Not too eggy. Not sure what brand sausage they use, but it is GOOD! Will be ordering from here again! read more

Carol's Cafe - French Toast & Sausage - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

Goodfood and great service. We will be back again and again. Everyone is so friendly. I still like eating at a good friends house.

Great prices for home cooked breakfast. Pancakes and biscuits and gravy were good for the price

Good old fashioned Restaurant I really enjoyed eating here The customer service is good and quick and the food is what I crave sometimes good old fashioned meal read more

Good food, good and friendly service, in a very old informal dining room. Seems family owned with lots of regular clientelle for southern home cooking. Serve breakfast and lunch. Will be going back for sure. My wife especially loved the collard greens and fried green tomatoes. read more

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Brother and I eat here regularly on Sundays. I usually have all vegetables. This food is delicious, service is wonderful and plenty of parking. Always enjoy eating at Carol's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Skip the other places and come here. This place is "down home" and been around forever because they have great food and treat you like family. It's the kind of place I've been searching for that rarely exists now (anywhere near the city). Don't let the outside or atmosphere fool you. You will walk away full and happy. And the menu selection is fantastic. Good southern food "meat & 3" at a reasonable price. Breakfast all day. Come stop in read more

Carol's Cafe - Atmosphere - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

Good food, friendly service, and just what I need in my local neighborhood cafe. I wished they could have longer daily hours, but I will definitely keep coming back, read more

I live around the corner and we eat here all the time! The food is legit southern grandma and the staff is always great! 10/10 highly recommend! read more

Had the meat lover omelette, biscuit, potatoes, country fried steak & gravy, OJ. Total was 18.93. Omelette was great. Good portion. Potatoes were crisp. Biscuit was excellent, fluffy on the inside. Country fried steak & gravy were unassuming. The meat was just meh.. Quick, friendly, prompt waitress. Bench seats are worn down, but it lends itself to the charm, I guess. read more

Fantastic cafe comfort food! Beat lightest fluffiest pancakes we've ever had anywhere. We travel a lot and it's great to find a diamond in the rough. Don't let the exterior of the cafe hold you back... you won't be disappointed. read more

Carol's Cafe - Spinach mushroom omelette home fries and white gravy. Fluffiest damn pancakes we've ever had! So good! - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

We went to Carol's Cafe for breakfast yesterday and liked it so much that we went back for lunch today. While the location is not ideal, the food is delicious and the building itself has a homey appeal. We had the same server both times and she was amazing. She remembered us from the day before and even remembered my drink order. We will definitely go back. Both breakfast and lunch were delicious. read more

First impressions of this place are not good. It's very dirty and needs maintenance on the outside and it just gets worse inside. The person I was with insisted on staying so we had lunch. I had a burger (3/10) and fries (3/10) and peach cobbler which was all crust but no peaches. The waitress explained that it was the last of what was in the pan. She took it off my bill. Service was very good and friendly. I won't return to this restaurant unless it's seriously cleaned up. Health department score is 83 out of 100. read more

Wonderful little family owned "hole in the wall". Excellent food, pricing, and staff. I have been in Ga for a long time and I dont remember when this place did not exist. Go check it out. read more

We wanted a country meal. Saw Carols. Food was wonderful, exactly what we wanted. Staff was super friendly.

Doesn't look like much from the outside, but they had some of the best hotcakes I've had in a long time. Service was stereotypical southern hospitality and my coffee was kept hot. read more

Love this place! I feel like I'm in my grandma's kitchen when I eat there. They serve down home country foods. Not only do they serve great breakfasts but a large variety of delicious lunch dishes as well. You gotta try this great restaurant if you haven't eaten there before. read more

I've driven past this place for years. Decided to have breakfast there with a friend. The staff was very nice but this place needs a deep cleaning. The blinds are filthy and the food is very average. I was hoping hole in the wall would present itself but it didn't. There are plenty of places locally owned that are much cleaner and way better food. Sorry Carol's Cafe- but clean up the place and see if the reviews improve. read more

It was a beautiful Monday afternoon and Carols Cafe were one of the few brunch places that serve breakfast all day and also has a lunch menu. I called ahead of time before arriving make sure that they were open since it was Memorial Day and they were! LOCATION: I pass by this small restaurant all the time when I'm on Barrett but never stopped by for some reason. It's located in a small plaza where Mike the Mechanic sign is that and it has its own building close to the front of the road. There are also plenty of parking spaces available. DECOR: A few booths and chairs with their menu written on a chalk board on the wall, it definitely gave off the homey and low-key-type-of-family-owned businesses. Although I appreciated their decor and ambiance, the place did come off as not being the cleanest and quite rundown. SERVICE: Although our waitress was quick in getting what we need and put in our orders. Our party of five waited over 45 minutes for our food. That's just ridiculous, especially when we're one of two parties that were there. Perhaps, they only have one cook, but I saw people coming in and getting their to-go orders before we did and they arrived much later than our party. I was definitely still a little bit bitter about that. FOOD: When we finally got our food, which was a chicken biscuit and a half skillet, for my boyfriend and I, the half skillet was da bomb, and I definitely recommend that. But, the chicken biscuit wasn't all that spectacular. We also ordered side orders of hashbrowns and biscuit and gravy and it was okay. While dining here, expect a lot of grease in your food because I left feeling super healthy...but I guess that's southern comfort food for you. Our bill came out to be around $15 bucks so it's not too bad. Overall, will I come here again? Probably not. The slow service was ridiculous and the place doesn't look the cleanest either. But, maybe it's just not for me. Nothing here tasted horrible, so give this place a shot for those who haven't come here yet. read more

Carol's Cafe - Half skillet and biscuits and gravy - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

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For what it's worth, this place was a surprise. Located in a nondescript strip mall, it humbly has country written all over it. There is not anything lavish as far as the decor goes. It almost feels like going back in time, to my grandparents era. Fifties minimalist style but the seats were comfortable enough. I'm a fan of a good biscuit and this one was delicious and buttery. I had their hash brown skillet with scrambled eggs and it was delicious! A good portion size did not leave me hungry. The coffee was again surprising. Cafe's historically have terrible one-dimensional coffee but this was pleasant and robust. Please fill me another and another cup. But best of all was the price. Was totally worth the meal! The service was pleasant and quick and we didn't wait long for what we needed. read more

Carol's Cafe - Full skillet with scrambled eggs! - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

This place has been here for years. Food, price and portion are great. I attended the elementary school off that intersection way back and had never tried it until now. There seems to be a good amount of regulars who come by on a schedule! I've even seen some pictures of customers who have now passed away on their walls/refrigerator. You know they've got good customer service after knowing that. It's crazy that my family had never tried this place. I've come here about 6 times now and have always ordered a skillet for breakfast. It's a true diner! In my opinion you do not go into an old local diner with high expectations. You go in and get cozy in a booth while the nice waitress takes care of you. This is a true local diner. The type you see in small towns on television, haha. read more

Tiny place right by a emission inspection place but the food is homemade with love! We had the chili dog, slaw dog and the country fried steak lunch special with fried green tomatoes and onion rings. My wife absolutely loved the fried green tomatoes. The batter was crispy and they were seasoned perfectly. Same with the onion rings. The hotdogs were good but our favorite was the bologna sandwich with Mayo! read more

I'm from CA and like to try local places. This is definitely your hole in the wall type restaurant. I had t everything omelette with biscuit and grits. So not being from south I can't give true rating on biscuit or grits to me they were mediocre. The omelette was good. It sounded like the eggs were straight out of shell as you can hear the cook in kitchen beating them. Some reviews said place seemed dirty. I wouldn't say that at all it is just older, there wasn't dirt or filth and maybe blinds were cleaned from previous reviewer. That almost got me not to go. I'm glad I did waitress was pleasant kept my coffee full and it was actually good for a diner. read more

Carol's Cafe - My breakfast - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

Love this little diner. I have never been disappointed when ordering here. From breakfast to lunch, their menu has kept me coming back for more. Def check out the fried pork chops and fried okra! The service is great too! Everyone is very personable read more

Carol's Cafe - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

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Food was good and filling, staff was very nice and i'll definitely be back. The establishment is a little dirty but that is ok if the food is good. recommended! read more

Expensive microwave frozen breakfast is exactly what you think when driving by this place and it's exactly what you get ! Better off going to McDonald's ! Smelly restraunt ! read more

Had breakfast here on weekday and it was as expected, typical American breakfast. The place is cozy and those whom were dining here seemed to know each other. Staff was friendly and our orders were put in correctly. Nothing to rave about but no complaints either. Friendly people. read more

A little hole in the wall family owned eatery that cooks all the comfort food you could imagine. Although the food was decent I could not over look how nasty the place was. Some dust may be a little ok for me but not when it's caked on. Then sitting on the table beside us was a basket of butter and jelly with dust,hair,and random things. Tbh I'm not sure if any high dusting or cleaning has gone on through the years. There was a fella that also came from the back with blue gloves on. I assumed he was a cook until he just started sitting down at the tables and standing at the front all while still having gloves on. He never took them off .. the two servers also kept coughing with their mouth uncovered..so yeah experience for me was not the kind I imagined -had the place been a little cleaner I could look past some of the obvious. read more

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Our breakfast took over an hour to come out. The service was awful and the food was bland. Never again.. read more

Carol's Cafe - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

Arrived at 1:00 PM. It is now 2:15. Still no food. Won't be coming back which is a shame because this is less than a mile from my house and I was looking for a hole in the wall place to enjoy coffee and a good breakfast read more

I'm not gonna tell you that this is the greatest food in the city, or that it is the cleanest restaurant in the city, but they're good, they're consistent, they actually serve vegetables, they're friendly, and they're reasonably priced. read more

Good, home-cooked breakfast with great service! Lots of options and super affordable. We will be back for sure! read more

Carol's Cafe - Full skillet with eggs over-medium, a biscuit, and coffee. - American Near Me - Marietta, Georgia

Food was horrible. No seasoning and drowned in gravy. Corn beef hash was straight out the can dry and not seasoned. Just gross. Don't waste your money. read more

Classic Southern diner with breakfast all day and a white board of lunch options ranging from Liver & Onions, to Grilled Cheese sandwiches to classic Meat & 3 options. read more

Update: that C Health score tho Thank God I didn't end up eating here when I came thru other day bc this is a new score from earlier this month TLDR; The food was non-existent as they wouldn't take my money and the service sucked epically. Wish I could give 0 or negative stars. I've been here before, around last July and was excited to try again. I drove here about a week or 2 ago, and when I walked in, 2 servers looked at me (short blond hair and long brunette haired ladies), then looked away and didn't greet me. It was so weird! I felt uncomfortably invisible and I hate that. They just appeared to keep bussing tables, talking to everyone else, and ignore me. I nervously picked up their menu to take a pic, as I'd originally intended to help them on Yelp. So much for that. 5 mins later, still no communication to me from one staff member. I apprehensively looked around and saw little to no diversity present. God, not this again. I tried not to think the worst yet they made it so hard. How could they let me just stand here like this? is this what discrimination looks like?..... I figured idk... they're probably just busy, right? Those servers were walking pretty fast, I guess. Maybe they're understaffed?? So, I waited. And waited. And WAITED.... Even the kitchen staff finally at least looked over at me standing there foolishly after about what felt like 10 min, and I heard them laugh amongst themselves (however, I can't assume I know whether it was about me, right??). There's a huge open window to the kitchen counter and it was very awkward seeing 2 kitchen staff, a taller lady with short blond hair and a man, shorter than her, with very dark brown, short hair) work amongst themselves and not even signal to the servers walking into the kitchen that there was a paying customer visibly waiting to be checked out. The last time I was here at least someone had taken my order way before now. I didn't see her working there that day (very friendly taller lady with dark brown hair, funny and polite, unlike the staff now). I took a breath to calm myself, closed my eyes and swore I would leave if nobody acknowledged me in the next 5 seconds. I counted down, opened my eyes and still not one employee could be bothered to come to the front desk, ask how many people were in my party, nor ANYTHING. I finally decided I'd had enough. I moved to leave and suddenly the blond, shorter-haired server I'd actually seen look over at me as I walked in earlier, sounded like she sighed. Then she turned abruptly to me and said "What do you need?" in a weird, seemingly aggressive and exacerbated way. Of all things to say? Not hi, how are you, have you been here before, nothing... I don't believe I was treated with the same level of respect and customer service as the other (sorry to say it, less melanated patrons) or even as much as I had received the first day I tried this place last year.. I felt so humiliated and I immediately responded with "Nothing, thanks" and left. It happened so fast, I almost wish I'd said something else... I guess I just really wanted to leave by that point. They've definitely lost a previously loyal customer who went out of my way to recommend this place to ppl and out of my kindness attempted to help them grow. So much for that. Right now, I just can't stomach ever coming here again. I say dont bother going, either. read more