After driving for 8+ hours we check into our hotel right next to here. We call in an order of two burgers and two orders of fries and when we get back to our room we had two plane burgers and two very small sides of fries. The burgers tasted like they were from a frozen Patties and they were lacking the lettuce tomato pickles and onion that the menu said came with it. The fries looked like they took one order and split it in half then divided it into two portions they also lacked flavor. Also there was no napkins salt pepper or any other condiments. All this was over $28.00 what a rip off!! I would not recommend this place to anyone! read more

Got the chicken parmesan and chicken was undercooked still pink and cold. My daughter got spaghetti and meatball and the meatball was still pink. Service was really slow and overpriced for the quality of food and service received. read more

If you are looking for good old fashion home cooking with fresh ingredients this may be your spot. It's a great all American diner that does it right. I prefer to sit in the first rooms because the acoustics are better up front. The back room gets extremely noisy. I couldn't hear the person next to me talking. We frequently go on Sundays. You have to get there early if you don't want a long wait. Fortunately, our church gets out at 11:00 so we get ahead of the worst part of the lunch rush. There was about a 20 minute wait, but that's amazing considering we arrived with 16 in our party today. The workers were so polite and didn't get stressed about anything. The only thing this place needs is a little more parking. Their breakfast is great here. I prefer this place over most of the other breakfast diners. read more

Everyone has already said it, place is pretty good. Smells like stepping into a cinnamon roll when you walk in. We had a group of 13 on a Sunday during lunch time. It took about 40 minutes to get a table. That's because of the large group, smaller groups were moving in quickly. Our server was very attentive and our food came out all at once. Everything tasted good and was correct. I had the dinner Cobb salad and it was huge. This seems to be a pretty good place, not a health spot however. We will be back. read more

Corner Cafe - Independence - Dessert menu, all you need. - American Near Me - Independence, Missouri

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I have avoided this restaurant based on reviews only. It's so nice to be proven wrong! Food - GOOD! Amount - FANFRICINTASTIC! Price - REASONABLE. Waitstaff - FRIENDLY! I sucker for steak and eggs. They sweeten the appeal by using a Flat Iron steak (best cut of meat for the price, if you aren't grilling with it you are missing out). Okay shameless plug aside, the steak and eggs is 8oz of goodness, paired with 2 eggs of choice, hashbrowns or grits (this is north of the Mason-Dixon line so I don't trust their grits) and toast, may I suggest the sourdough? **NOTE** I will judge you if you put any type of sauce on your steak, although I wish the cooks has seasoned it a bit more. My boy got the short stack (3 buttermilk discs of goodness). They are light, fluffy and oh so tasty! Sit at the counter, its fun and when you have a friendly waitress they make your day shine a little brighter. read more

I had breakfast with my family today at Corner Cafe and there was a nice crowd but not busy. Our server was Ashleigh and she was the best! There were missing chocolate chips from an order and she took the order back and had it remade. It was ok and would have been fine but she wanted to make sure it was right. She is an outstanding waitress and probably deserves a raise like most in her field. The food was great but it is the Corner Cafe! read more

Good food, at a great price. The staff is friendly. Sometime it can be hard to get in.

We love this place. Service is always friendly, food is good, and I love that they hire special needs staff. I've loved everything we have gotten here. read more

Super friendly staff welcomed me when I walked in, after I sat down I was brought coffee and was told the special was Chicken Fried Steak, Sold! Absolutely delicious! I will definitely stop back next time I'm in town. read more

Pretty darn good! Loved the decor, BLT hit the spot! The sweet pity fries were the only reason I didn't give five stars, they were really bland, not crispy and I didn't even bother eating them. Tried the coconut cream pie... amazing. Best crust I've ever had!! read more

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Not as impressed as I was a couple of years ago. Food meh, service inconsistent. Disappointing especially coming with my friend I was visiting who is terminal and used to love this place. Will not come again even if staying at Drury Inn. read more

Would NOT recommend this place whatsoever. The food is terrible! Green beans had no flavor, as if it was out of a can! Chicken was dry as the desert and the apple sauce looked frozen! Chicken tenders were not seasoned and was cooked dry. Definitely will NOT be returning! STAY AWAY! read more

My husband and I have made stopping here for breakfast the day after Xmas a tradition for the last few years. It's that good.

Great food! Always take care of my family of five with TWIN! My wife got me going here and I make me hungry just thing of the breakfast.

Look like my food was dropped on the floor then served to me... Tasted like crap .. read more

Everything is delicious at this place. I usually always get the big b. Yep. Big B. That's a lot of food for a reasonable price, a nice place, and good service. Obviously some servers are better than others but overall, I can't give them anything less than 5 stars. read more

Delicious home-cooked old-fashioned country breakfast! The French Toast was yummy. I always order my eggs over medium and most places bring me over easy. This place got it right! They know what they're doing when it comes to breakfast food. I also ordered a side of corned beef hash. I love it and don't get to have it very often, so I like to order it when I get the chance. Theirs had a slight tangyness which I couldn't quite put my finger on the ingredient, but I really liked it. Our waitress was friendly and attentive, very accommodating to our special requests. She always kept our coffee cups hot and full. Great place for breakfast! read more

Corner Cafe - Independence - French Toast combo with side of corned beef hash - American Near Me - Independence, Missouri

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Whenever I'm looking for a place to eat amazing comfort food my mother didn't love me enough to make I head to corner cafe. It's super dope. I've been here several times and have never had any issues. Food is amazing. Service is great. read more

The pies are great but the rolls are overrated in my opinion. They're huge but kind of tough & chewy. The best lemon meringue & coconut cream pies & crust! Otherwise my food recently has been just average. We had very good service. The restaurant is comfortable read more

Food is always great hot and ready to eat lol after you order that is. No complaints. I recommend the fried fish and also the chicken noodles. Staff seems resl down to earth and friendly!!! That's really what makes the place!!! read more

Tonights meals at the family table included the open roast beef sandwich, vegetable plate with cabbage, green beans, mashed potatoes, and cottage cheese, and two corner specials with pancakes, eggs, and bacon. The roast beef was tender. The cabbage and green beans were excellent. The gravies (cream and beef) both needed some seasonings. The kids loved the pancakes. The dinner roll was exceptional. Good for a family with a wide variety of preferences. read more

Corner Cafe - Independence - So im a little odd and ordered the veggie plate with all sides. Tasty! - American Near Me - Independence, Missouri

Awesome food and service. Clean restaurant. They have a large selection of pies that are all good and great daily specials.

Adorable place next to our Drury Inn... I'm not a huge cinnamon roll person but the one we got was enough for FOUR of us - and like it just came out of the oven, drenched in icing. Our waitress was outstanding - I got their tenderloin sandwich - absolutely delicious. My only complaint was that I couldn't find one thing on the menu that wasn't fried (I didn't think what I ordered was actually, until I arrived). I ate it anyway and wasn't disappointed but would like a few baked or grilled choices on the menu--although I didn't find out if they would accommodate any requests like that either. I would definitely return! read more

Corner Cafe - Independence - Too bad this doesn't reveal the actual size. It was huge. :) - American Near Me - Independence, Missouri

Visited this location while in KC on business. Went for lunch. It wasn't what I was expecting. Didn't really have that cafe feel when I walked in. I sat at the counter though and that did change the cafe feel for me. I had the open faced pot roast sandwich with mashed potatoes. This was a great lunch time meal. Great pot roast with very little to no fat, mashed potatoes were good, and gravy was also great. This really wasn't "open faced" though as it was more sandwich style but either way it was great. I wouldn't recommend this entree for dinner though as it was not the biggest portion. I am still feeling a little hungry, but I am also a classic over eater so I'm sure I'll be happy I didn't order anything else. Also, I got my meal in less than a minute after ordering. Super service, I was in and out in probably 25 minutes and could have been quicker. read more

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I WANT to like this place but not a great review for my dessert TO GO experience. First, it was 7pm and they were OUT of their daily special of chocolate cake. I went there to get a piece to take to someone for her birthday. Then I asked about a piece of cherry pie instead. I ordered two pieces in separate containers (any gift you'd want for yourself is a good gift, right?!). I paid over $10 for two pieces. And I think an entire pie would have been $17. The disappointing part, though, is the tiny size of the piece. The crust was also a little doughy. And if you like being called HUN by someone 3x less your age- then go here. Here is the tiny piece of pie that with tax costs over $5(see pic). read more

Corner Cafe - Independence - Cherry pie from Corner Cafe - American Near Me - Independence, Missouri

One of my favorite places to eat when I'm in town. I ate there twice this week. Once for dinner and it was incredible and PLENTY to eat. The next morning I went back for breakfast. This is one of my favorite places to eat breakfast. The staff are always so friendly and always checking on you. The breakfast was more than I could eat and delicious. The guy at the table next to me has French toast and it looked amazing so I will be trying that on my next trip in town. read more

This place is mine and wife's go to spot for extremely great food and service. Very clean to include restroom.

Staying nearby at a hotel, this place came highly recommended. We were very impressed with the friendly service, and the food was just want you'd want from a place like this. The decor is pretty neat, too. Definitely worth the 3.49 for the jumbo cinnamon roll - warm, gooey, and lots of cinnamon! read more

Corner Cafe - Independence - I normally always think cinnamon rolls need more cinnamon, but this one was the perfect amount!! - American Near Me - Independence, Missouri

I went to the Corner Cafe with my mom last night. I had a tenderloin sandwich, and banana split pie. I really wanted to eat at Cheddars for chicken and waffles. The sandwich wasn't like Claton's Diner in Oklahoma, but it was good. I still don't like it that they nickle and dime you on sides. I considering ordering waffles, and chicken strips, but I'm not sure it'd be the same, plus that is cost prohibiting at the Corner Cafe. Maybe Corner Cafe should just make chicken and waffles? The service was top notch. The pie: a banana pie with strawberries and canned whipped cream with chocolate syrup was a hit. The sandwich: a large, breaded tenderloin on a too small bun. I added Tabasco sauce. I eat my sandwich plain. For $6.39, I'd order it again, but I still think they nickle and dime you. There's other places around here for tenderloins. I'll be trying those as well. read more

I really love Corner Cafe. It's made from scratch home cooking comfort food. Their chicken fried steak is my favorite. Their mashed potatoes are real, but this last visit they weren't hot. still delicious though. Sometimes we just drop in to grab a dessert to take home or to take a friend's house. I wish they served homemade apple butter and butter not in plastic single serving containers with their huge delicious rolls, but they have the little diner containers on the table of apple butter, butter and jellies. I have never had bad service here. It is always excellent. read more

They have one of the best breakfasts in town, occasionally hard to get in. Great atmosphere and reasonable prices, my dad would have recommended the biscuits and gravy. read more

Worst service I've had in a long, long time. Emailed their customer service to give them a chance to address the issues in lieu of a public review and they ignored me so they clearly don't care. Waitress we had was inept and disappeared for long periods of time. We spent an hour and a half for two people to eat dinner which is ridiculous. Along with our sit down order, we placed a salad order along with three slices of pie for carry out. The salad comes out in a glass bowl along with a to go box. I said this was to be carry out so the waitress made some rude remarks under her breath and stormed off with the salad. We then watch her use her hands and throw it in a to go box and then proceeds to bring it back to our table with the salad looking like it was quickly thrown into a box and destroyed the presentation. Then, she disappears for 35 minutes. I eventually got out of my seat, couldn't find her and then she shows up a few minutes later. I told her we are not accepting (at this point) a warm salad that she thrown in a box with her hands. She then gets lippy with us and mocked us as we were explaining our issues. Told her to remove the salad from our bill and we'd like to go boxes for our leftovers and our pies that we ordered 35 minutes ago. Disappears for another 15 minutes only to bring back a to go container with food all over it. She got yet again another attitude when we asked if she had a clean container. Again asked for the pies so she finally goes and gets them. We finally leave and get home to eat the pies. One of them wasn't even close to what we ordered and the other looked like she tampered with it and pulverized it in the to go container to the point that it no longer resembled a pie. Needless to say the pie went in the trash. Won't be returning here and would recommend going elsewhere for comfort food. read more

I got the chicken and noodles my wife got the ham and beans. could have got more out of two cans of sou. everything cold. just terrible

Pie was not good this time out. Coconut crème pie was mostly whip crème. Food usually good

This place was great!! I am passing through town on my drive west and my hotel recommended it for a hearty breakfast and they were spot on! I could just swim in their biscuits and gravy all day (only served until 11 lol). The staff was super nice and my server Tracy was just the sweetest and most helpful person. I also appreciate how clean it is and how they are taking the COVID dining regulations seriously, requiring Masks and spreading out tables for social distancing. This is especially important as a traveler whom is trying to stay healthy. I got the "Big B" breakfast, it was delicious. Highly recommend coming here for a hearty comfort food breakfast. read more

Corner Cafe - Independence - The Big B breakfast - American Near Me - Independence, Missouri

We order carry out here often, and dine in every few months. Unfortunately that may have to stop. When we dined in a few months ago, I found a hair in my food. My plate was taken and I received a new plate, hair free! Yay! Unfortunately we ordered carry out 2 days ago... and when we got home I opened my food and my chicken fried steak was on a thin piece of paper. I always put my food on a plate and when I went to move my chicken fried steak there was a HAIR under it... as well as corn. I didn't even order corn?! One time is a mistake, but twice... NO! In addition the front staff has become extremely rude... even going as far as arguing with customers! Looks like we'll have to find a new dinner place until Corner Cafe can get their shit and their employees together! read more

Corner Cafe - Independence - American Near Me - Independence, Missouri

The food was amazing and the wait staff was super nice. I really enjoyed the rolls OMG they were so perfect, warm and the top buttered. I ate the chicken friend chicken and it was so good. The drink cups are big and she was on top of the refills. Great place, great food, nice location. read more

Wanted a light lunch so thought soup and sandwich-right? Wrong potato soup soooo good but meal in itself, then a whole sandwich. Light lunch out the window but good visit with Gloria. read more

Corner Cafe - Independence - American Near Me - Independence, Missouri

Food was great, prices were fair and Sara did an amazing job as a server. This day and age, great service is rare. She made our experience very enjoyable! read more

We were traveling and wanted to avoid chain food places we had at home. Came here and could not be happier. The food was incredible and the service very good especially given the current covid restrictions. Prices were very reasonable and my 'lighter side #4 was the perfect amount of food and cooked exactly the way I asked. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone in the area. read more