Excellent breakfasts at a fair price. Great friendly staff. It does get busy on weekends so be prepared to wait a few minutes. read more

We stopped in today. The service was excellent. Restaurant was clean with a welcoming vibe. The food was delicious. We will be back. We strongly recommend you giving Dixie Cafe a try. Support local. read more

This is another locals hidden gem. Great food, friendly staff and a good place to meet up with friends and enjoy a meal together. Breakfast is always booming as is lunch and dinner time. Prices are very reasonable and they have a good variety of specials each day. You will be glad you tried it. read more

No need to wait for Thanksgiving for a fantastic turkey dinner! Roasted turkey (white and dark meat), mashed potatoes & gravy, dressing, corn and a slice of cranberry roll, as it should be (Friday and Sunday special as of 8.30.24). And started with a phenomenal cup of clam chowder soup! Outstanding! read more

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They have the best, fluffy omelettes! Not paper thin like most restaurants. Love their soups too! I haven't had anything bad in all the years I've been eating there. Their pies are great also, especially the lemon meringue They don't make the pies there, but wherever they get them from, they're delicious read more

This is one our local go to's for a good homestyle cooked meal! From breakfast served all day to very uniquely cooked dinner meals. We've been here countless times through the years. And we'll continue to Parton this establishment for many more years to come. Service is always friendly and quick. And the dining area is always clean. read more

South Rockwood has 1 bank, 1 gas station, a post office and the wonderful Dixie Cafe. I've been frequenting this place since I was a little kid. They have the best home cooked meals next to your Grandma's cooking. I've never had a bad meal here. They always have daily specials. On Thursday they have a Polish plate and it's amazing. They make their own cabbage-kraut too. I just had breakfast with my boyfriend here this morning, and he had the cinnamon roll pancakes with a side of hash browns and I had the veggie omelette with hash browns and rye toast. It's the best veggie omelette I've ever had in my life! They even put broccoli in it! Their coffee is delicious too. All of the waitresses are friendly and attentive. The atmosphere is laid back with lots of regulars. You should eat here. read more

Dixie Cafe - Veggie omelette - Diners Near Me - South Rockwood, Michigan

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A nice place to stop and grab a quick bite! The place is modest inside. The food is so comforting! I love the chicken dumpling soup & the chicken fingers pita! The staff is always friendly and quick! read more

We have lived in the area for almost three years and kicking ourselves for not visiting sooner! Excellent food and service. Will be back again very soon. read more

Dixie Cafe - Mexican omelette and hashbrowns. Big breakfast with half order of pancakes - Diners Near Me - South Rockwood, Michigan

The Dixie burger was so, so good. Husband loved his Hungry Man Breakfast. And, best of all, our cute waitress is in the running for our favorite waitress EVER! Sweet little diner, worth going out of the way for. read more

Been going here my entire life, the quality of the food is A1! The waitresses are always nice and friendly and never forget about you! And the restaurant it self is old school with cool old pictures of our city on the wall. I highly recommend this restaurant! read more

Food and service was great. Prices were great. Clean. Nice place to have lunch or dinner or breakfast

Dixie Cafe is the perfect spot to stop off for a quick bite for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! You get a solid, homemade meal with generous portions! The soup is homemade daily and is a perfect match with the hot turkey sandwich on a cold day. The breakfast here is the neighborhood go-to. Whether you eat in or take-out, Dixie Cafe is a perfect choice. It is located directly off the freeway in South Rockwood, if fast food isn't your style, hit up Dixie Cafe. It's our local jam. read more

We LOVE "mom & pop diners" vs going to chain restaurants. I read reviews that were great. We headed there for lunch after walking a few miles at the Detroit International Wildlife Refuge (it was really muddy). It was busy so it took a bit for the food to get to us - no biggie. We got an omelet with pancakes and wheat toast; and the big breakfast with American fries (after seeing all the reviews about getting them). Everything was very good. The waitress was great! We had drink refills prompt, she was friendly, and even brought us cups to take a refill to go! They also had a lot of to-go orders happening. I'm sure we'll be back at the Refuge soon and will stop here again!! read more

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I have been dining at Dixie's for 20 years, it was a great family style place! Much to my disappointment, it is now closed!! It had a cult following and Dixie's will surely be missed by all. Debbie, Riverview read more

An excellent place especially for breakfast. Good menu and daily specials. We had one disappointing experience here a few years back so that's why 4 stars. read more

A diner with happy employees and good service. Several specials and breakfast served all day. Fair and reasonable prices. Large and good portions sizes. I ordered baby Greek salad with chicken gyro. Make your own omelet, Philly cheese steak and beef gyro also ordered , Nothing fancy, just plain and simple. read more

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LARGE PORTIONS and DELICIOUS FOOD. Omelet and hash browns is enough for two meals. Club was good - ordered it for lunch, but toast with Mayo on it doesn't travel, so I took apart and will toast some bread later and build. Perfect PRESENTATION. Glad they reopened and I will make it a frequent trip to support them. They have a nice wide variety menu. read more

Dixie Cafe - Custom omelet. Two meals in one. Delicious. - Diners Near Me - South Rockwood, Michigan

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Good and service is great , the ambiance is a classic hole in the wall ya feel. definitely stop in it's worth it. Food is lovely read more

Dixie Cafe - Very berry french toast - Diners Near Me - South Rockwood, Michigan

Oh Happy day, this place closed months ago and was put up for sale. This great Greek family just reopened Monday, we had to visit. Yes same family, Ma & Pa with the daughter welcome all those long time customers with a smile. Thanks Sidney our superstar waitress, you a keeper. Check they Facebook page everyday for Specials. Had a outstanding sandwich named the Smokestack OMG. Corned Beef, Ham n Turkey on Toasted thick Greek Bread with Cheese and sauce. A true gut stuffer, could barely finish it. She had the half Deep Fried Chicken spot on delicious. Marvelous Bean n Ham Soup made in house. This folks a Downriver Gem , place been a restaurant over 80 years with different names. Easy to find just a hundred yards off I-75 the Rockwood exit. Spotless clean everything and friendly staff, a must visit. Support local small Ma n Pa business, I also have how about you?? #dixiecafe #rockwoodmi #greekdiner #familyrestaurant #greatfood #downriverclassic #downriverfriendseat read more

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Needed lunch before going to Lake Erie Metropark and this place was recommended by a friend. It's on the smaller side, but just enough booths and tables. We were seated in a booth and given menus to look over. A friendly older woman was sitting alone in a different booth and ended up coming over to give us a couple recommendations after asking if we had ever been before. She was very kind. The waitress that we had was so friendly and took our order down. She came out with the chicken dumpling soup for me before the rest of the lunch. My fiancé ended up getting breakfast and I got lunch. I'm not even kidding, I had one of the best club sandwiches! The potatoes served with the omelette were so good! Get the homefries! The bacon on my sandwich was cooked perfectly; crunchy, but not over cooked. I will be coming back here! read more

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Best southern omelettes around! Highly recommend them - they set the bar for all others.

I've passed this place for years, but never stopped in because the exterior was dingy and not too inviting. Finally tried it yesterday and am already looking forward to a return. The interior was clean and well kept, probably remodeled not too long ago. I ordered a gyro and fries (based on the recommendation of another Yelper) and enjoyed it. The gyro had lots of meat, and well flavored at that, though it was slapped on the grill frozen, clearly (and for a place like this, unsurprisingly) not an in-house product. The tzadziki was creamy with nice cucumber chunky and the pita was perfectly grilled, foldable but still firm. Fries were a little soft, but not greasy. All the sandwiches I saw go by looked generously made. The ham and cheese the man at the next stool ordered, as well as a cheese steak that came out of the kitchen, were practically bursting with meat. The burger was large, easily a half-pounder. The breakfasts looked good too: big omelettes and crispy hash browns caught my eyes, and will probably be my pick the next time I go there. I got there around 11:30 AM on a Sunday-crunch time for diners, and the place was packed but I still got my order in less than ten minutes, and the kitchen was pumping out orders in a steady stream. Dixie Cafe takes cash only, and the parking lot is small. I had to cruise for a bit to find a space. But the meal I got was more than worth these minor inconveniences. read more

It's fabulous to have the Dixie Cafe open again. Fabulous food, fantastic owners, great staff. A wonderful location for breakfast and lunch. So glad you are open read more

Absolutely horrible experience. Not the waitresses fault but sadly the kitchen and management totally threw waitress under the bus and let her deal with the problem. After waiting an hour I finally ask about our order. I was polite although frustrated. Turns out the kitchen lost the ticket. Mistakes happen but you would think a table of 4 sitting there, watching people come in, order, eat and leave someone in authority would have thought...that's weird. But no. No one cared. Poor management. Our family eats out at least once a day. We literally live half a mile away. I will drive a little further to go a restaurant that actually cares about there business and customers! read more

This place is a dive, cheap food is not a good thing, made my wife sick and I was unable to finish my food because of stomach issues. Trash may like it good luck, we will never be there again. read more

For my class on leadership, customer service, I had offered my review of the Dixie Cafe owner) Last week we went to the local diner, where we eat maybe 3 times per week (while our kitchen is being remodeled and have no stove) and we ordered the 'special' BBQ pork sandwich. It comes with either fries or a salad. My husband and I ordered the same thing. We didn't want the fries, but wanted the onion rings - one order for the both of us. The chef (owner?) said we had to buy the order of onion rings, we couldn't give up 2 half orders of fries in exchange. So, okay, that's what we did. My daughter wanted the special too and her fiancé wanted the BBQ pork dinner. Later, the waitress came back to tell us that there wasn't enough for all four of us so someone had to get something else. My daughter decided on a chicken pita. Our meals finally came, first mine and my husband's, 5 minutes later, Alex's, then 5 more minutes later, my daughter's. The pork was obviously scraped from the bottom of the pan. Tough, dry and difficult to bite through and Alex couldn't even CUT through his. $40. The waitress came to ask if it was all worth the wait for that yummy BBQ pork and we assured her that it certainly was not, and it wouldn't happen again. We have been going to this restaurant for 6 years, spending say about $200 a month there. We will now, never return. All for the difference in price of his onion rings? Ignorant man. read more

Standard diner fare. You won't be disappointed, but you won't be amazed. Service was fine, mixed up a few things, but we were a fairly large group. read more

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The Dixie Cafe (once known as Peggy's) is the only restaurant in the small town/village of South Rockwood. I've eaten here at least twice a year my entire life. This is the small town diner experience Hollywood writes movies about. Great people, simple and good food in a wonderful community. read more

Since I seen this place has not been posted for a good while...I decided to check it out after seeing a pic on facebook of a dinner that looked good. I ordered a dinner of 3 shrimp and 3 pieces of lake perch with fries and a choice of soup...salad or cole slaw. I chose the salad but the potato soup really looked good. My salad came and it was iceberg lettuce with one piece of tomato lol...nothing else....shrugs...at least the lettuce was fresh and crispy lol. The shrimp was normal sized and so were the perch...lightly breaded and not too bad. The fries were the normal frozen variety...at least they didn't have coating on them which seems to be popular now...yuck on those kind. The waitress was ok. I would come back again if I was in the area and hungry. read more

Great family place. The servers make you feel like a long time regular. The food is made to order and fresh. The owner is working the grill. read more

Welcome to adventures in parking. Hit or miss service if you're not a "regular". Stick to the breakfasts, as most of the rest is frozen and fried. The atmosphere is bleak and the climate control is weak. The definitive greasy spoon. It won't kill you, but you won't be yearning to return either. There are worse places to eat, but not in the Rockwood area. read more

Got off the interstate to find a geocache near here. As soon as I saw "Dixie", I knew where I was going to eat dinner. It was a blast to watch and listen to the staff work in such a cooperative manner! I had their chicken parmasiam dish - yum! If I was within a day's drive, I'd be back!! read more

My husband, my mom and I would frequent this restaurant about 1-3 times a month. My mom would usually order the breakfast, but was told by the waitress that one of their sandwiches was awesome, so she said she'd give it a try. The sandwich looked somewhat appetizing, but one bite later, and my mom couldn't even finish it. The waitress never asked us how the food was, even after the sandwich sat on the plate for the next 20 minutes as my husband and I ate. When the waitress arrived to take our plates, my mom told her she couldn't eat her meal because she didn't like it. Not once did the waitress ask or offer to take the meal off our bill. We paid for a meal that she couldn't even eat. My mom refuses to go back due to their lack of customer service. read more

The best breakfast ever!! The soup is amazing too!! Everything is homemade. Great service

My daughter and I had breakfast there today. The food was decent and the cost was affordable. The wait staff was very friendly but the restaurant itself was kind of dirty and the bathrooms were gross. read more

We waited a half hour for our food. 3 tables walked in after us and all got their food before us. Our food was horrible. My husband ordered stuffed pancakes. Which is basically the cook slapping warm custard in between 2 pancakes. Not sure what kind of cheese was in my omelette. Maybe nacho cheese? The bread was .88 loaf from Walmart. Waitress didn't even ask us how our food was. Just put the check on the table after we started eating and walked away. Please don't waste your time and money here. Parking lot is awful too. read more

Decent food, but the employees there can't do math and are sometimes slow. Only been there a few times, but every time I have gone it's been about the same experience. It is a nice place to go if you do not want the standard coney-island chain experience with a small town atmosphere. A lot of the customers who go here are probably village residents and regulars of the business. I am by no means a mathematician, but having to correct my waitress three times for my bill because they couldn't find a calculator was a little aggravating. I believe this restaurant is cash only as well. read more

The rating is for breakfast only. Very good consistent breakfast served and great crisp bacon. Place is always crowded on the weekends. The rest of the menu is good but not great, not a lot of seasoning. read more

So I'm really surprised to read a few of the reviews on here. On my way to a meeting I had some time to spare today so I stopped in at this low key cafe just off the expressway. This is a really small country town, so reading the harsh comments about this place seemed a bit snobby. It's a small family dinner, clean, and the only option other than a bar next door. The parking lot was full at 1 in the afternoon, and though they were busy I got service right away. Had a coffee in hand with 30 seconds of sitting down. Staff were friendly, attentive but not on top of you. I started with bean soup.. It was as good as any 4 star restaurant I've been to aside from Mitches.. I ordered a gyro and fries for 7.99. When the food came out (in good timing) I was surprised how much food there was. The cc sauce was home made, and delicious. I'm a bit of a gyro snob myself, and this place has close to the best gyro I've ever had. I also got a coney, just to try it, and even the chili was home made. I use ranch on a lot of stuff and I won't use ranch if it's cheap shit, and they even use high quality real ranch... Not the runny disgusting type you see at a lot of coney style dinners. Anyway... My first time out this way, and it was a great experience. Food was fantastic! read more