Great place. Everything I ate was good. The stuffing was the best I have ever had wish I had that recipe. Good atmosphere on a cold winter day. Don't live here but will definitely visit again when I'm in town. read more

Wasn't the worst wasn't he best service nice they were friendly asked if everything was ok it was ok the food wasn't yuck but it wasn't great it was just there I know it's hard to explain but trust me I'm not a yelper newbie I guess what I'm saying is I wouldn't eat here again. Ok gave it another try and I must say stick to the daily specials my pot pie was good and so were the fris Mac and cheese was bland overall I guess your safe with the specials. read more

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Great food and service!! Everything we ordered to eat was fresh not frozen and tasted amazing. If traveling through, this is the place to stop!! read more

First off my server total messed up ALL four orders.then re-served me the the same burger and fries as with the original order he just changed out the chicken...20 min later. Cold food and cold soup. I've eaten here before and enjoyed the meals,today it just didn't happen. read more

ZERO STARS!!!! The fried catfish and shrimp is $15.49 and served with two sides. You only get two pieces of skinny catfish pieces and 4 small shrimp served over a bed of cold soggy fries with a side of Mac n cheese that gave my daughter food poisoning and fried okra that was also cold and soggy. Don't waste your money here. read more

Wife and I had a nice lunch. Home style cooking. Limited desert menu. No late evening dining though, they close promptly at 9pm, so don't show up on a late date. They have daily lunch specials, today was chicken spaghetti. Wife said it was really good. I had shrimp, also really good. My baked potato wasn't quite hot, butter did t melt. May have waited a while for the rest of my food to be done? Overall, good meal and decent price. Great service and lots of friendly employees to make travelers feel welcome. read more

Elijah's Cafe - My lunch. Really good. - Cafes Near Me - Jasper, Texas

It was average. The chicken fried steak was more crust than meat. The fries were ok. It was honestly just average food. Between the five of us we tried chicken tenders, club sammich, cheeseburger, & CFS. Gotta say the reviews made it seem like the food was gonna be better. read more

Took the family to Elijah's based on past reviews and it did not disappoint. They start you off with a basket of cornbread and rolls that are fantastic. Our food was just as good. What put us over the top was the customer service. Michael was one of the best wait people we've ever had. Make sure you ask for him. read more

As alway this place rocks this is like my third time their I come to deridder about once a month and alway eat here read more

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Food was okay. Mac n'cheese tasted like chef boyardee. Chicken fried steak was all batter. The service was by far some of the worst I've ever seen. Took over ten minutes to get seated in an empty restaurant. Server was beyond rude. The entire staff was more concerned with the going on in the kitchen rather than their tables. I'll go to DQ before I visit this place again. read more

Service was great and food was on point. The only complaint was that the peas were a bit salty. The steak was bigger then my hand. We also had the bacon fries as well and they were also very good. Will be back again next time we are thru. read more

Elijah's Cafe - Large chicken fried steak with corn and black eyed peas - Cafes Near Me - Jasper, Texas

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Wonderful food and service. I have severe food allergies that can make eating out dangerous. Natalia was our waitress, and she was extremely accommodating and vigilant in making sure my food was safe for me. As any of you with food allergies know, this is VERY important. My husband enjoyed his food as well. I highly recommend Elijah's. read more

Elijah's Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Jasper, Texas

So food is tasty. Portion is on small side but ok. What got me was when the bill was sat on table at the very bottom was a service charge of .75 . when I asked about it they said its for the system. This was before I was even asked if I was patting cash or credit. Multiply this by say 200 customers a day thats 150.00. With the smaller portions a chicken fried steak thats flat as a pancake then you want to charge me a service fee. Cash payers beware. Its theft plain and simple. Christian company... Whatever. Theft is theft. read more

Leaving 1 star because it can't be zero. Had a cockroach run across our table at lunch and waited for the manager for over 15 minutes and she thought checking out customers up front was more important than a roach scurrying across one of her tables. She told our server, after we walked up front where she was that we don't have to wait in line we could just go. She had zero intentions of talking to us and didn't even really seem to care when I waited in the line to talk to her. Will NOT be returning. read more

Terrible management that bullies the wait staff and kitchen. Waitresses were timely and helpful but the management had got to go!

One of the best restaurants in Jasper. The chicken fried chicken is wonderful. If you order the large portion, you can share it. The food and service is always good. The prices are great. Fried okra, squash casserole and the mashed potatoes make great sides. You always get rolls and cornbread. read more

Elijah's Cafe - The large portion of the Chicken Fried Chicken. - Cafes Near Me - Jasper, Texas

I live in Austin and my mother-in-law and I stopped here after visiting my husband at the prison, and this place was EXCELLENT! Great southern comfort food at a great price. I got the Saturday blue plate special of Chicken Spaghetti for $5.99 and it was delicious. The atmosphere is comfortable and the service was pretty good too. We are glad to have found a decent place to eat in this little town other than fast food. Not much places to choose from, so I definitely recommend this place if you want something better than fast food. read more

Amazing food and service, huge portions and top notch flavor. Also price was great we will be back and will recommend to everyone we know in the area read more

Drove to Jasper to see a home, but had time to spare before our appt. Stopped in Elijah's. Table or booth? Booth, please. Not sure we have a booth....then why ask? Waitress takes drink order...My tea was sweet so she replaced. Cornbread...sweet and dry. Not good. Rolls...just rolls...second ones weren't even browned. Wanted Pot Roast Sandwich...none available....Ordered Club...OK...not presented well. All over the plate in quarters. Husband wanted Gumbo.....none available, so he got TX Chowder which was thick Potato and Corn Soup, not hot, but served luke warm. I asked for a side of Cornbread Dressing and what I received was Stovetop Stuffing.. Terrible. Glad I didn't order the Baked Chicken and Dressing special. Would I return? Not really. Nice little place with a good group of people coming from church. All were nicely dressed and that was nice to see. Love the little city, but next time with go to Cedar Tree or elsewhere. I don't have to hurry back for less than mediocre food. Waitress was nice; courteous, but not over the top.. read more

I have ate at the Jasper and Woodville locations several times. Service is great, as expected; hot food hot, cold food cold; friendly servers. This Sunday was the baked chicken special and the chicken was dry, quite possibly so since we arrived later in the evening and probably got served what was left. The female server quickly replaced my meal with another choice and allowed me to keep my side dish of cinnamon apples to nibble on until my club sandwich was made ready. No fuss. Attentive and done with a smile. This is why I keep coming back. read more

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Ate here Monday night- 45 minutes from home, but well worth the drive. Restaurant was spotless, service was quick, and the food was delicious! Jaime D. was our server and he did a great job. We had: catfish, meatloaf, and chicken fried chicken- all with assorted veggies, everyone said all were yummy. We followed that up with peach cobbler, and bread pudding. My husband is a bread pudding connoisseur, and he said this was some of the best bread pudding he has tasted. Peach Cobbler was great too! I definitely recommend Elijahs. read more

Elijah's Cafe - Chicken Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Black Eyes Peas. - Cafes Near Me - Jasper, Texas

Awesome . OK awesome does not cover it, the staff was outstanding, the food was delicious there may be a little bit of a wait but the corn bread and butter they give you while you're waiting is well worth it it's a little patience and a couple rounds of cornbread and life is good read more

This is not a "cafe" but a moderately priced family restaurant. Upon entering was greeted by hostess and asked if we wanted table or booth, which was nice. We were given a basket of warm rolls with whipped butter that seemed to have honey or some kind of sweet ingredient added. Rolls were just packaged type, but were fluffy, warm and good, especially with the whipped butter. Placed our order of appetizer sampler consisting of fried zucchini, mushrooms, & onion rings. For dinner, I ordered Grilled Catfish & Cesar Salad & hubby ordered Granny Fay's Meatloaf & house salad. Wait 10 minutes... Wait 20 minutes... Waitress asks if we'd like more rolls & cornbread. Yes, please. Wait 30 minutes....No bread brought, but we did finally get our HUGE appetizer AND our dinner salad AT THE SAME TIME. But unfortunately, huge does not mean good. With the appetizer were two dipping sauces. Your average ranch and honey mustard. The breading on all the fried items seems to be the same blah taste. I felt like I was just eating fried flour over veggies.Hubby seemed to like it better than I did. I only ate a few of each and didn't want to waste the calories or my appetite on these bland items. Hubby enjoyed his large house salad with a lot of variety of ingredients. I had a Cesar salad. Basically romaine lettuce, with what tasted to me like RANCH dressing, and shredded cheese on top. Would not order again. Wait 10 minutes....again asked if we'd like more rolls & cornbread. Yes, please. Still never received them after the first offering. In the meantime, we have piled our salad plates & bread basket at the end of the table. This was never cleared away no matter how many times our waitress passed by. Wait 20 minutes....thank goodness we brought books to read. No plates cleared, no bread brought (never did get a chance to try the cornbread), no apologies. We gave up. Got up to pay at the register for what we did eat. Long line to be seated and to pay. This gave us a chance to discuss with other patrons, their experience. The people who came in AFTER us, received their order before us, but it was the wrong order. They ordered Chicken Fried Steak and received Chicken Fried Chicken. Luckily, no one seemed to get angry about the terrible experience. We asked the hostess if they were shorthanded and she said that 2 out of 3 cooks didn't show. This on VALENTINE'S DAY too! Although the waitress was pleasant, we felt even with all the confusion, she should have remembered to bring more bread, if for nothing else, but to keep us occupied while waiting for our meal. Our waitress also never apologized or explained the situation. I did make a point to give her a partial tip, since it wasn't her fault we didn't receive our meal. So it is unfair to to really rate this restaurant by our experience. If you don't have enough help, there's only so much 1 chef can do to make up for 2 not present. read more

Passing thru Jasper and saw the good reviews, stopped for a late lunch. The reviews were right. Great food, friendly staff. Our waitress, Ezra, was great. The chicken and dumplings were delicious, as was the Texas Chowder read more

Came in jasper for an interview and if I get the job Elijah's would be my favorite spot. The fish was season well and the pilaf was amazing. The waitress was amazing and so nice. If I ever passing by jasper I will stop again. read more

this spot was right next to our motel, and the motel guy recommended it. no complaints about the food at all. we got the new guy in training, so our order got mixed up a bit, but it was ok. the red beans and rice, were really good, as was the cornbread. i would go back here. read more

This place is so wonderful! It's got an comfortable atmosphere, with good home cooking. Everything I've ever had has been so good especially their trailblazer. They're also well priced with big portions, and the wait staff are always polite and friendly. Perfect place for a date or a family night out. read more

My husband and I were out for a Saturday adventure and stopped in here for lunch. The food was excellent. He had the large fried catfish dinner. It's was huge and he said his catfish were fried perfect. And he couldn't eat it all. That almost never happens. I had the cup of vegetable soup. I know that was unusual but I just wanted something light. It was the BEST veggie soup. I was sorry I hadn't gotten a bowl. Our waitress was so good and made sure we had everything we needed and kept our glasses full. I was telling her how wonderful the soup was. Next thing I knew she brought me a to go of soup. Plus won't let us pay for it. I've never had that happen before. Wish I could remember her name. She was a real asset to that business. Only negative thing I can say is it's an hours drive from my home. read more

We looked at yelp and the reviews so stopped in from out of town, and it did not disappoint. The chicken fried steak was very good and the fried okra service was fast! read more

I stumbled into town on a Friday night and had no idea where to eat. Found this place on yelp, so ate dinner, liked it so much I went back for lunch the next day. The place was clean and the staff was friendly. Great menu options. Steak was excellent. Probably the best squash casserole I've ever had, oh yeah it was the only squash casserole I've ever had. The next day had the chicken breast with Swiss cheese piled with mushrooms, excellent dish. Definitely worth a try. read more

I was really bummed with my order to go. This place is packed all the time and so it seems as if it is good food, maybe it's just the to go food. I had ordered the small chicken fingers, fries, broccoli and mac n'cheese. Chicken fingers were burnt, fries cold and soggy, broccoli way over cooked and mac n'cheese were the best out of the group. I also got the brownies with ice cream. These were really good, this is why they got 2 stars. I will try them again but this time will eat in to see if this will make a difference. read more

I ate here a few months ago. I thought the chicken fried chicken was excellent. All the food was very good. My only issue was it took forever to get our food. It was during the afternoon, so we figured it would be quick. Otherwise this place is very good. read more

I know I'm probably going to make people mad because everyone around here loves this place... It's pretty good food I like the Jasper one more so than the kirbyille restaurant. The wait staff is usually good but there are a few that a bit much. It's home style food that's pretty good. read more

Their sign advertised fried catfish so my daughter and I stopped by for a late lunch. We were pleasantly surprised. We were greeted and seated immediately. The waitress was genuinely friendly as she took our order. I was a little disappointed that the rolls were not homemade, but they were fresh. The catfish and sides were piping hot. The two large pieces of catfish were flaky and fried to perfection. The fried okra was fresh, not the typical frozen then fried kind. The red beans and rice were seasoned well. For $5.99 per lunch you couldn't ask for better food! After raving about our wonderful lunch, my husband said that we could not go back without him! We will absolutely eat there again. read more

There isn't much to choose from in the way of fine dining in the city (town) of Jasper, Texas. Elijah's is most certainly the place to go. It is basically southern style home cooking with some of the high points being the Chicken Fried Steak, Catfish, and Pot Roast as well as some of the daily specials with my favorite being the Chicken & Dumplings on Tuesdays. As I said before there isn't really much competition but never the less Elijah's is far and above the rest. read more

Awesome home cooking!!!!! Must eat here if you are passing through Jasper. Catfish, shrimp, cornbread, peach cobbler was amazing!

We stopped in here after searching Yelp. What awesome food! Quick service, clean, friendly atmosphere. We both had chicken fried chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans. The portions were huge, the potatoes real-red-skin on variety and the beans were seasoned to perfection. This food is truly down home with flair! Everything we saw go by looked scrumptious. The only dilemma will be how to choose which desert item from the mouth-watering selections!! read more

Cesar salad is good . Shrimp an fish good , but black eyed peas my fav. clean place with good wait staff an cooks . Just people good food good price ? read more

I recently moved to Jasper and out of the 3 times I've been to Elijah's, I didn't have a single good experience. The food is mediocre. I've had the chicken fried steak and maybe I'm too picky but there are only 1 or 2 places in the Houston area where I love their chicken fried steak and this one just doesn't stack up. The club sandwich had very salty, cold deli meat and the broccoli cheddar soup was goopy. I've had the chicken spaghetti as well and couldn't eat much of it either. I keep trying to give it another chance but this girl is just not going back. read more

Reasonable prices and excellent quality food. My work crew and I travel a lot so we like to try local restaurants instead of just eating the same fast food every meal. We love gems like this. Homestyle americana style food. Everything tasted exceptional and the service was very good. Environment was clean and overall it was just a pleasant meal. Absolutely worth the money. read more