First impression. Not great, I use to come here and it was full of fun, nice service, amazing food. Now is dirty, flies, the server eating pizza wile we were waiting for our menu. After 30min they took our order and finally got the food and it was cold. I really don't understand why this time and final time it was awful. The place was not packed there was only another table with customers and us. Im so sad this place that I use to love is like this now. The service is bad! read more

10oz NY steak dinner! Could smell it from outside when I arrived. Loaf of bread freshly baked (super soft) soup of the day was clam chowder! read more

Country Kitchen - American Near Me - Ramona, California

Road trip day so we decided to fuel up. This is the first place in a while that actually filled my family. No complaints in the quantity and quality of food. Very friendly and knowledgeable server. Will add to the list when we come through next time. read more

Country Kitchen - Was a California burrito - American Near Me - Ramona, California

What a great start to a beautiful Sunday! Food was delicious and service quick! Spent the meal in the patio and enjoyed our entire experience. read more

The service was fantastic, She was very friendly and accommodating. She returned with the water and I ordered my lunch. I was surprise how quickly the lunch came out and how good it looked. I like the fact that they have a senior menu. I got a salad, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans can't go wrong with that Everything was delicious Same like the schedule of staff for their best guess on the hours and if it's busy, they'll have them stay which makes it difficult for the servers to make plans after they get off work She was very friendly, and I gave her a nice tip because she was working extra hours to help out the restaurant The prices are very reasonable. The food is very good and the service is fantastic. I will return. read more

A few weeks we stopped by the Kountry Kitchen and about 1pm during the week. When we arrived there was two table occupied. one had two people almost done and they other had at least 5 and were done as well. A young female waitress came over and i ordered an iced tea and my wife a coffee and a fruit juice. Quickly, she bought my wife her drinks and a water for me. She dropped it off so quick i didn't have a chance to remind her of the iced tea so i went over to where she was standing asked if i could an iced tea as well. she brought it right over. We then ordered a sandwich and i ordered the dinner portion of fish and chips with onion rings coleslaw and instead of French fries. I've had that many times before and is always great. After we ordered a large table came in about 10 minutes later. We waited 50 minutes for the food to be dropped off at the table. We had consumed our drinks and NO one checked on us or told us WHY things were taking so long. Before me was a plate with 4 greasy pieces of unbattered fish and French fries plus a plate of onion rings.. She left so quickly i had to once again get up and remind her of the coleslaw which she brought. I told her i was unhappy with the fish. i told its usually battered and very good. she told me that the way i got it was" how it always is" i told i did not want it and she was not happy. My wife ate her sandwich and the bill was dropped off with nothing said. I went to counter to pay and told her i didn't blame her for the food but did not like the lack of service. she told me she doesn't like waiting on hostile tables?? read more

I love this hometown diner. They've got great omelettes, great hash browns, and yummy bacon! Mmmm yum! They've wonderful staff that's been there forever. You'll feel right at home here anytime if the day. And their open on Mondays! Stop by on your way to Julian or while your enjoying antiquing in Ramona. read more

Visiting Ramona & San Diego this week. Stopped by with my Family for Breakfast! Good Ole Fashion American Breakfast. Great place for Breakfast! And good service. Definitely one of my favorites. read more

Country Kitchen - French Toast - American Near Me - Ramona, California

This was our first time stopping by this restaurant and based on the reviews I didn't expect the experience we were in for. The only reason I'm leaving this review is because three other tables around us were complaining about their experiences as well. To start, we told the host it was a party of 4 and she points to a table with only 3 chairs. Not a problem, just had to ask her again for an extra chair. We sat down and 10 minutes went by without anyone dropping off menus. I saw other tables get seated and get their menus right away, so I asked for the menus from the host as I brushed it off because they were busy. Not a great start but it's typical things for a busy restaurant so we didn't take it to heart. This is where I knew things were not going to get better. The table to the left of us looked upset and were commenting on the bad service. It took 30 minutes to put in a food order to our server. In the meantime we had a host who was pretty attentive and honestly she was the only reason we decided to stay as she would come around and check in from time to time. It took another 30-40 minutes to get our food...more than an hour we had been waiting from when we sat to when we got *most* of our plates. The table behind us started complaining about wrong orders and I knew we were about to experience the same. My family got all of their plates while it took me two times of reminding our server that I still hadn't received mine for her to bring it over. She brings it over and it is wrong. At this point I'm hungry and irritated and not taking the chance on waiting another 30 minutes to have it fixed so I eat the part that was right and take home the other half. Working in the food industry myself, there were a lot of red flags. From the numerous hostesses just standing at the front to not enough cooks in the back, it seemed like there was a lack of management which caused a lot of chain reaction issues. I understand restaurants get busy but the lack of organization made it a pretty bad experience. Even if the hostesses would have held back from seating everyone and created a waitlist with honest times of when you would get your food, I would have respected that more. Then I would have known the kitchen was backed up and it would take an hour to eat, instead of basically being kept there for an unknown amount of time just because a table was empty. read more

Today my fiancé and I wanted to check out this place for a quick bite to eat because we've driven by it many times when visiting Ramona. We walked in and right off the bat, we hear a waitress within earshot talking to another waitress say, "I am NOT taking any more tables today." So that was not a super welcoming vibe from the beginning because overhearing disgruntled employees is a great way to greet your guests! Ladies- take the venting in the back and away from the customers? Just a thought. The other waitress, who gave us no kind of greeting other than a scowl on her face asked how many in our group and showed us our table. My fiancé asked very nicely if it were possible to get a booth. We scanned the room and looked over at a couple of spots that were available and I pointed over to one. She snapped at me and said, "NO. That one is reserved!" Well, okay then! Didn't know you could make reservations at this establishment, didn't see any kind of table marker saying that is was reserved and didn't know I was coming into a diner today for lunch to feel stupid! Her attitude was absolutely uncalled for and unprofessional. I'm very understanding and sympathetic to employees that are hard workers, tired and understaffed (I've been in your shoes, I get it!)- but don't come right off with a rude demeanor just because you're having a crappy day. That's not my fault. So we sat down, looked at our menus, waited, no one came by to say, "We'll by right with you" or "Can I take your drink orders?", much less even bring us some waters. Nope. 10 minutes go by and all we get is this icy vibe. I see a group of 3 that come in. They get seated and no joke, literally within a few minutes of sitting down, not one but TWO waitresses are at their table helping them and taking their drink orders! So needless to say, that was it for us. My fiancé walked out first to get the car started and I followed him soon after. We will not be returning to this restaurant. We gave you guys a try and you totally blew it. We wanted to give you our business and money but it will go elsewhere in Ramona. For future guests that want to visit this place, you've been warned. Others in the reviews have said the same about long waits, crappy service and rude staff. Good luck. read more

Been coming here for 5 years, and i left this last time very disappointed. I don't know what has happened but i was super excited to go since moving from ramona, I ordered the 6oz sirloin and the meat was SPOILED. The most sour piece of meat i have ever put in my mouth, lost my appetite and sent my food back. There was no apology from any staff and they seemed mad at me for complaining. Do not think I'll be going back. read more

Do NOT bother calling in for a take out order. 10 months into a pandemic, they should be an expert with phone orders but it's the complete opposite. I called in November 2020 and was greeted with an automated message that they can't take calls. Fine... just took my order to another local small business nearby. New Years Day 2021 8:25am, a woman on the phone asks for me to hold for a minute. 5 minutes on hold, while I can hear every conversation that lady is having in the background, I decide to call back. Now it's saying they are unavailable. Called five more times to get same greeting. I give up on this place!! read more

For lunch I selected the Ortega Dip - a hot sandwich composed of sliced roast beef, tangy ortega chilis, lots of oozing swiss cheese, grilled onions with a cup of au jus. I switched sweet potato fries for regular ones. My mom ordered herbal tea, a thick slice of french toast with an egg; she mentioned the inside of french toast was under cooked. Note: I was pleased to see both multigrain pancakes and waffles on their menu. I will have to try those the next time I am in town seeking a hot breakfast. Even though there was only one waitress, she served everybody in a prompt manner. The decor was appropriately rural in nature. read more

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Ahhh, nothing beats a home cooked breakfast you didn't have to prepare yourself. On a road trip back to OC after camping, we wanted to get fed before hitting traffic. My handy dandy Yelp app led us here and lucky us, they reserved a table for our big party after telling them we were on our way. Clearly the place was popular as I saw crowds of people waiting to get seated when we walked in straight to our table. Call ahead if you can. It was a busy morning. It took a while for our orders to be taken and for the food to come out. We also knew the dishes were made fresh as we devoured almost everything despite the huge portions. Definitely go for the CHICKEN FRIED STEAK ($13.75) as it was hearty and delicious with a generous slathering of gravy. Although the fries (cubed potatoes) on the side didn't look as appetizing, they were scrumptious. EGGS BENEDICT and THE STACK were the two next best things ($13.25/ea). They are very similar to each other with poached eggs and ham, the only difference is the latter using hash browns as the starch instead of an English muffin. Exuding a homey atmosphere with a staff that's genuinely warm, there's no wonder this neighborhood diner attracts a lot of patrons. read more

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Don't know why so many great reviews. I know Sunday mornings are busy, but it's been over 30 min to get our food and asking (nicely) the angry teenage girl who is our waitress only made it worse. On top of that when she finally brought the food my friend had received his eggs and bacon but no pancakes....when we asked about his pancakes she angrily told us that they ran out of pancake batter and it would be "five more minutes"....I'm like, you could have told us! She then angrily explained that she was just informed. Plus the food looked good enough but honestly there is NO FLAVOR. None. Would never ever come here again! read more

Hmmm... inside is so cozy and beautiful... very nice staff. Unfortunately that's where the positive comes to an end. Here are the issues we experienced: 1) 30 minute wait after ordering to receive our food - wasn't too packed . No communication from staff as to when food would arrive or why so late ... touching base would have been a nice touch. 2) my wife asked for her hash browns to be well done . They came out bland oily and the opposite of well done (after 30 minutes of waiting). 3) chicken fried steak came out burned and soaked in sauce . Average tasting but couldn't get past the burn... Coffee was good. Hopefully y'all bring it together ... I'd like to visit again sometime. Best read more

The corned beef Rueben was the best and the service was extra friendly. I highly recommend Kountry Kitchen.

Coming back from a Turkey hunt at Lake Sutherland and stopped in to Ramona for some breakfast. Jumped on yelp and made the decision to go to Kountry kitchen. Definitely not disappointed, very friendly staff and killer breakfast. Check out this chicken fried steak and eggs. Couldn't finish the chicken fried steak. We'll be back! read more

Country Kitchen - American Near Me - Ramona, California

The food is always delicious!! French dip is my favorite! Along with the French toast! Our favorite place to eat!!!

Exceptional customer service, except I don't even want to call it customer service because it just felt like coming to an extended relative's house and chatting with family. Our server went above and beyond to make sure we had a nice experience; even bringing 2 scoops of ice cream and spoons because she knew we were sharing. The food was reasonably priced, good portion sizes, and very tasty. I think they had homemade ketchup, too! We all tried it. Except I have no photos because I forget to take them before I eat. But yes, hidden gem! read more

The food is excellent but the service could use a lot of help. There's no sense of urgency what so ever!!! I see ever single employee on their phone. you have to walk up to them in order to get their attention! read more

So we decided to try and new breakfast place in Ramona. Read some reviews and thought we'd give it a try. Bad mistake! We waited 45 mins for our food. Food order was wrong. The French toast still had badder in it. Asked for refills on coffee 3 times, and they forgot 3 times. It's an hour and forty five mins we can get back. Will not come back read more

Fool me twice, shame on me. Have been here on a few occasions, and the service staff routinely seem annoyed, every time. Today, we waited at the check in counter for someone...anyone to acknowledge us, and direct us to a table, even though there were THREE staff there! We gave up and found a table on our own. Someone came over and brought us menus, got us coffee, and told us our server would be over to take our order; she showed up 10 minutes later to take our order. We waited for our food a LONG TIME, and we couldn't help but notice that a couple who had come in and were seated well after we were, they received their food ~ 5 minutes before us. ‍ While waiting, we had occasion to notice numerous house flys in the windows, and a less than appetizing way the service staff clear the tables by dumping leftovers in pre-staged buckets in the dining room, then the soiled plates in a bin for all to see! Food finally arrived; Kountry Potatoes were hard and not even warm. The pancake, while sizable, was likewise not warm. One note on ambiance...the ceilings here are hard and low. If the restaurant is full, you have to almost yell to be heard, or to hear anyone else in your party. We are Ramona residents, and we prefer to support local businesses. Unfortunately, this will not be one, going forward. read more

Summary of my visit. Seated in a booth by the window that was so aged and cracked that wearing shorts was extremely uncomfortable. It was like sitting on alligator skin. I am stunned that such a booth exists. Looked at the menu. Not a big meat eater. There really wasn't much on the menu to accommodate that style of eating. Settled upon the dinner salad. No silverware on the table, so when the food came a delay occurred until the waitress was tagged. Per the menu, the salad included avocado, as well as baked bread. No avocado on provided salad, and no baked bread provided. Waitress was asked about this and said avocado only came with the added on dinner salad (and she would get baked bread). I said that was not stated on the menu, i.e., avocado. Menu stated generous amounts were provided. Not so with the dinner salad. Baked bread, which I was told would feed three to four, was a disappointment. It looked like a flattened roll of some type that was over microwaved and really would have only been sufficient for one. Overall, for me, it was not a pleasant experience. I wouldn't return, sorry. Didn't think of taking photos, sorry. read more

Best Cafe in town. I was there tonight and was served by a waitress who didn't believe me that eggs sunny side up was a thing. I couldn't stop laughing about it. It was such a charming experience. Literally made my evening. Would highly recommend. read more

When it takes 40 minutes to prepare my food, I don't care if they're excellent in taste, I will not come back! So dissapointed with the long wait. read more

Came in here on a Saturday morning for breakfast. Servers were pretty nice and they have a large menu. I would say food was average. I got an omelette with hash browns on the sides. Omelette was pretty good, I was a little disappointed with the hash browns. Could've been cooked more, I was really looking forward to them because hash browns are my jam read more

Great breakfast, with the exception of the cinnamon roll and service. Huge portions and an empty coffee cup. Too bad because the actual breakfast quality was really good, just avoid the $9 cinnamon rolls! read more

We chose Kountry Kitchen to eat breakfast with out of town family. This decision was based on reviews and their website which talked themselves up to be the best. The breakfast visit was Jun 22 2024. While the service was excellent the food was not. There were four of us and each were only willing to eat a small portion of or breakfast. We all had bacon with our orders which was almost black (burnt). Still can't believe they served us that. No one said anything because we hadn't seen each other in a while and didn't want to ruin the time together. There was biscuits and gravy, it was inedible. My wife and I both had pancakes with our meal. Her's were perfect, mine looked as if scraped off the floor. I had to cut the pancakes with a knife, they were that tough. I was very disappointed and will not visit the Kountry Kitchen again. I've made sure to tell many friends and family about this experience. read more

We recently had a disappointing experience here. This was our first time at kountry kitchen since so many people said the food was great. The food was decent but not worth the price tag and an hour wait for our food. If we had a larger group, I would understand but for just two people is a little ridiculous. I believe it was the manager who came to our table and began making excuses for the wait. Stating that the reason they were slow was because high school students were graduating so families are in town and that was causing the wait? It didn't make any sense and I would have respected just an apology and an acknowledgment of the long wait. But for it to just be excuses and no acknowledgement is just there were other tables that got up and left because they had been waiting so long after ordering. I went in with such high hopes and left disappointed. read more

We stopped here on our way back from Scout camp thanks to Yelp! So glad we did. Service was good and the breakfast was amazing. My son had the omelette and I had the chicken fried steak. Both were really really good. The biscuits are to die for too. read more

Country Kitchen - Chicken Fried Steak - American Near Me - Ramona, California

The food is great, but the kitchen is super disorganized. We waited 45m for our order to arrive. It was busy, mind you, but they should be prepared for that. They could at least tell you that orders were 30m-45m behind so that you're not left to wonder. We'll be back, as the food really is worth the wait... but be prepared to wait on a busy day. Just a bit more focus on customer service... read more

If and when you ever come to or through Ramona..... Do NOT miss a chance to enjoy their REAL homecooking. Huge omelets. Amazing service. A do not miss! read more

Kountry Kitchen is delicious. My favorite time to go is for breakfast. They have the most amazing Belgian Waffles. I love the Chicken Fried Steak, the hashbrowns and the eggs. My husband loves their homemade corned beef hash and eggs. The staff is always so busy, yet always so friendly. It is definitely a good, hometown cafe staffed with friendly locals as well. Ramona used to be quite a small town and it has grown, yet Kountry Kitchen still feels like a little hometown cafe. My husband and I went for dinner a few weeks ago and we both loved our meals as well. He had the meatloaf and I had the salsbury steak. Both dinners had a huge portion and they were delicious. Yes, the diner can get busy, but remember, you are there to eat a great meal and enjoy conversation. I wish I could eat here every morning. Nikki and Jessica are fantastic and I love seeing their smiley faces, but everyone is so nice! They just happen to be my favs! read more

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I had the Veggie Sandwich. The fries were awesome. The sandwich however was a bit bland. I'm not sure if having a meat dominated menu has anything to do with it. The croissant had no flavor and the swiss cheese had no taste, the lettuce was limp and the tomato was soft. The avocado was perfect however. It was just a really dry and bland sandwich unfortunately .The fries were crisp and flavorful. Service was as good as it can be being a busy Sunday. People wore their mask beyond their table. So thank you for this. OK place for lunch. The breakfast is hands down worth a drive out from what I remember. Maybe I'll come back for the pie. read more

Country Kitchen - American Near Me - Ramona, California

Found this place through a Yelp search and was not disappointed. Husband had a beef dip (his favorite that he gets almost everywhere we stop). He said it was one of the best he had. I had a BLT with avocado and sweet potato fries. Again delicious. Definitely will stop again when in The area. read more

I kept hearing about this place being better than Ramona Cafe and I like Ramona Cafe just not a fan to seem we always get the sassy annoyed waitress when going there . So came here and got seated within minutes got a booth table , but the waitress seemed to have a lot going on in her head no harm done everyone has an off day . It kinda took a while for her to come back to ask us for our drink order . Wasn't too badly busy for a Monday morning at 10 am and our party was 2 adults and a toddler . Ordered the country fried steak and the French toast , I asked for my eggs to be over medium and just bacon instead of sausage , probably took at least 40 mins plus at this point I was ready for lunch in all honestly . When she came back she barely asked twice if we wanted a refills and I got bacon and sausage I wasn't in the mood to ask to change just to have bacon again she didn't seem like she wanted to be there . I would give this place another shot if I knew staff would be quicker with service and more attentive also food would come out quicker than 20 mins . Over all food was good just wish service was better . read more

Food is delicious and homemade. The service is awesome. You are treated like family, and the place is so cozy

The food and service is always great. Love to come here with my family for breakfast. 10/10.

My husband really loved it. His omelet was huge! I had a basic breakfast of eggs, potatoes and smoked sausage. Both were yummy. Their coffee is also good, which is saying a lot for me! If ambience isn't important, this is a great place. Lots of patrons there and the wait staff was great. read more