super good and friendly staff! their pancakes are super good and fluffy and taste nostalgic, definitely coming back. read more

06/21/26- Sunday #Texas #R1616 It's my very first time here. Staff are very friendly and professional. read more

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Friendly, fast service, and great prices. I had breakfast tacos and hashbrowns. Hashbrowns were enough for four people. And it was delicious. I will definitely come back. read more

Let's start this review by talking about the ambiance of the Garland Cafe. Decor-wise this place is no-thrills. The walls are sparsely adorned with a few drawings, a handful of license plates, and an American flag hanging from shower curtain loops. There were snowflakes on the wall that I was not sure if they were leftover from a Christmas past, or wishful thinking on a hot July day. Oddly, they did not seem out of place... But as we all know, the soul of a place is not in its decor, but rather in its people. The people here make this place. This place defines the phrase "down-home". The patrons are all intertwined into each others conversations down to everyone in the place saying "amen" after someone quietly says grace over their meal. Then, after grace and "amen's the conversations all resume. Here, there is no typical customer, the place is filled with all backgrounds...a table of people on their way to church, another table with officers ( who were applauded when the walked in), a table of folks who had partied all night, and me, just a Yelper trying a new place, to get another review and a few more photos under my belt. Nothing binding us all together except the pleasure of each others company in a place that fosters the ability to do so. That to me is an ambiance I will take over gilded gold furnishings any time! I ordered the make your own breakfast special. What a concept, let the customer decide what they want, not what you choose to pair up together for them. It certainly worked for me this morning! My choice was Eggs over medium, Bacon, Hash browns, and Pancakes. Everything was pretty darn good. The service was fine. Not over the top, but friendly and efficient. No complaints here! Review #2036 read more

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Oh my! Where do I start? Is it the sticky dirty table or the sticky dirty ketchup bottle or maybe the sticky nasty hot sauce bottle. No, let's start with the place just not being clean, service was ok, nice smile, but that was the best thing about the whole visit. Food was not fresh, most likely heated up from frozen. I'm being generous with two stars. If you have this place in mind to visit, don't bother. If it's in your gps, well delete it. Pretty sure I won't be back. read more

It's been years since I've been here, but the food was just as good now as I remember it being back then. Got there around 10:45 for breakfast and it was busy, but I was able to get a table right away. It's a small place and stayed pretty busy during my stay. I like their build your own meal menu so you can get exactly what you want. They also have other meal options. It's quite an extensive menu. I had the omelet with ham, mushrooms and cheese with a side of home fries and a bagel and cream cheese. The portions are great and quickly fill you up. The coffee was good too. Not too strong and not too weak. For a good inexpensive and tasty meal, you can't go wrong with Garland Cafe. read more

First time trying this café to me everything was great. Food tasted good service was great and it was reasonably priced it. I recommend the garland café to everyone. read more

Garland Cafe - This is the combo breakfast you get two eggs hashbrowns ham slice two sausage patties, three pieces of bacon and French toast. - American Near Me - Garland, Texas

Service is a big whopping disappointment. They truly don't care that you are in there. No water refills, no greeting, and no enjoyment. I had to get up to ask them if we could order and the server with the glasses was annoyed and didn't say anything. I also needed to grab silverware and menus for the family. 50% of the tables stayed dirty. The servers were super nice to the regulars and treated any newbie table as if we were dirt. The food was delicious!! We all enjoyed our chicken (super juicy). The prices were fair as can be. read more

I just realized I've been coming here for 22 years- literally since they opened. They have barely raised their prices since, but always kept up with the amount of food they give you. They use processed orange American cheese, store bought croissants .. but everything is still delicious. This is not far to table, it's not highland park- but it's good food, never had a long wait even with to go items. I've never regretted an order from here. Most places a side order of bacon is 1-3 slices, we got 6. A breakfast taco was overflowing it was so full, eggs were fluffy and tortillas soft. The chorizo skillet was a huge portion with plenty of meat. The garden croissant was filled with egg, mushrooms and spinach. read more

Service was good. Burger was meh. The cheese is really weird. The little place was pretty busy for a hole in the wall joint. It's located in a sketchy area of Garland so pretty sure I won't be going there again. read more

I went there for breakfast on a Saturday morning just had eggs sausage hash browns and toast it was great kind of hard to mess up looks like a family run operation All the kids are working there at least it seemed like it but they all did a good job My coffee never was empty and the food came out fast and was hot and tasty read more

We love this place good food and great service. Stopped by for a burger Tiki Hubby and I shared a there daily special burger with mushrooms onions and all the fixings. Cooked to order to our temp and less than a sonic burger. read more

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Great food! Very consistent! Service quick! Nice little diner atmosphere. Do recommend

Updating this post, Not only do they have the best pancakes in all of Garland, their hash browns are the best!! And their fries, doesn't matter if they're crinkle cut, regular fries; they fry them to a perfect crisp! read more

This is the second time we have visited Garland Cafe. Horrible service with long wait time. We thought the first time may have been a fluke so we tried again. It's no fluke...Unfortunately, I cannot recommend. read more

Just cant do the intermittent waiting list. Twice I've sat myself as no one was waiting and told after waiting for service that I would have to give my table to people that came in behind me. Either have a waiting list or dont. Decided my daily $ and tips now go to Chubby's restaurant. A short drive for zero aggravation. read more

Garland Cafe - a plate of breakfast food and a cup of coffee - American Near Me - Garland, Texas

Awesome place to eat they cook everything fresh and perfect I come here often looks like a small business but they are nice and welcoming if you want breakfast come here read more

Wanted to have very late breakfast and saw reviews here for great pancakes. Cheap diner atmosphere, but got a table immediately at 2pm on a Sunday. 4 of us ordered omelette, pancakes, eggs, biscuits, gravy, chicken fried steak. All portions were super-generous, orders were correct, and everything tasted great. We were pleased and would probably go back. read more

If you are looking for a place with atmosphere then don't go here. This is a modest family owned restaurant that my wife and I have been there dozens of times...sometimes 2 or 3 times a week. You soon recognize that they have a lot of "regulars" that probably go there every day. We've never had anything we that we didn't like but their specialty is breakfast food all day. We have moved to Waxahachie but if we know we are going anywhere on that side of town we will call in an order and fly by to pick it up. I could probably live on the "House Scramble" with pancakes (best pancakes ever) on the side. My wife breaks from tradition once in a while and orders the fried catfish. Everything is under $10. I don't get these people that give this place poor reviews. If you want premium quality service and prime food go to Saltgrass or Silver Fox. If you're hungry and you don't have an Amex Black Card go here. read more

Second time here and didn't need to ask for a to go box. Best service, friendly, bilingual and helpful. Does daily specials, seat yourself and enjoy a great cup of coffee with your meal. read more

Garland Cafe - Hamburger and fries. - American Near Me - Garland, Texas

A neighbor recommended this spot for a good lunch. We wanted burgers but the serve what looked like awesome breakfast all day. Our burgers took a while but we had hit the cafe right at lunch on a Saturday. And it was busy. They put us on a waitlist but we were seated after a short time. Very nice staff. Simple place. Reasonable prices. Good burgers and fries. Solid. read more

Pay attention to the reviews regarding horrible service. Food: Great portions for amazing prices, however, nothing really stands out. The hash browns are crispy, but not the most flavorful. Pancakes seem to be what anyone could whip up. Eggs are simply eggs. Sausages seem to be store-bought, but honestly, what do I know? They don't have fresh squeezed orange juice, they have bottled Tropicana. There aren't any real complaints, but nothing truly is to die for here. Environment: There's not an actual theme. The decorations look like tacky $8 wall mounts from Ross. They also leave a cart of dirty dishes on the side of the restaurant where it is completely visible to the dining area. Service: What service? A couple of teenagers who take advantage of the owners/boss because they know they don't care. I take customer service pretty serious and this place 10/10 always ruins my mood - this sucks if I'm grabbing a bite in the morning too. read more

Garland Cafe - American Near Me - Garland, Texas

Walked in, waited to be seated, no one even acknowledged us so I walked all the way to the back where the register was. Restaurant was mostly full - looked like one open table, a gentleman at the register said there was a waiting list. One staff person was wrapping silverware and never even looked at us. Another staff person took a table's order and walked right past us. We finally just left and are going somewhere else for brunch. ‍ read more

The food is good at a good price. Excellent value. I wish they would add fried okra to the sides menu. I usually eat here once or twice a week. read more

Family owned. Great service. Excellent food. I ordered what the owner said to. I asked about the steak that was 12$ higher and she said, go for this. Chicken with artichoke hearts, onion and nice glaze. Asparagus all done perfect. I don't even like artichoke hearts, but she knew what she was saying. Impressive taste, good value. Because it was so good, I ordered dinner for the night meal as well. Chicken fried chicken with Pablano cheese sauce as the gravy. All I can say is I'm ready to go back with my wife and kid in tow. Also, clean, family oriented and small town feel. The owner was sitting out with his children drawing with chalk on the sidewalk after cooking my meal. You get the feel of home town, laid back, great taste, great family and makes you reminisce of Aunt B and Opie! read more

Garland Cafe - I don't know the name. I'll call it healthy chicken yum! Loved it. - American Near Me - Garland, Texas

Service was horrible. As we entered we were not greeted nor directed to our seats. My best friend and I had to sit at a table with a random pole in between us. Our waitress was nice but seem to not care. The atmosphere wasn't too bad. There was a lot of older folks just socializing and enjoying some breakfast. I would not recommened this place. I got the santiago scramble and it did fill me up but I think their portions shrunk from when I first used to go. read more

Garland Cafe - Scramble - American Near Me - Garland, Texas

The young black waitress is so rude she did not smile at all on her phone more and more dose not know how to use the credit card machine But the food is great read more

Food took about an hour to come out. Servers didn't warn people before ordering that the kitchen was backed up or tell people until they complained about the wait. They should've stopped taking togo orders when the kitchen can't keep up and guests inside are waiting and frustrated. Poor service, poor food. read more

This place was extra very busy on a mid Friday morning. We had to stand a wait a while for an empty table. Our servers were very nice, but could use more staff, for sure. The decor inside was not very modern. The food was good with a good side portions of food on the plate. Also I got many refills on my coffee, which is always a plus. read more

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Looking for somewhere new for breakfast, we decided to try Garland Cafe. Should have checked Yelp first. The place is a tiny run down diner, which is fine, some of the best food comes from hole in the walls. Started noticing stains on walls, ceilings, and other unappealing asthetics. Ordered cinnamon apple waffles. The waffle was bland. No glavor at all. The apple was canned apples dumped on top. The bacon was chewy. They brought my meal a full 5 minutes before my husbands, who didnt get half his order. He said his biscuits and gravy were really good which brings my rating from a 2 star to 3 star. We finished eating and flagged down a staff memeber to get my husbands pancakes, which he said was okay. Coffee was fine. Water was unfiltered tap. Definitely wont be coming again. read more

The grilled chicken salad is the best salad I have ever eaten. It has all the best healthy foods from the vegetables: lettuce, tomatoes, onions, carrots, cucumbers, to the nuts, dried fruit, two cheeses, and grilled chicken. I add a tablespoon of honey mustard dressing and the salad just melts in your mouth. read more

Garland Cafe - The grilled chicken salad is the best salad I have ever eaten. All ingredients are heart healthy. - American Near Me - Garland, Texas

You get what you pay for. The food is cheaper than at other breakfast diners but the lack in quality is apparent.

Breakfast I can recommend. They do serve lunch but it doesn't measure up to their breakfast. Service is good. Come expecting to be crammed in. The place is tight and you may have company at the other end of your table. It is a diner so don't come expecting colorful decor. Parking is excellent. Again great place for breakfast. The pancakes are top notch. You can build your own breakfast which is nice. read more

Arrived at 9:19AM Saturday morning, no greeting as I'm walking in. There was empty spaces but dirty dishes were just sitting there. One of the young waitresses glanced at me as I called her and then completely ignored me. Three minutes later another young girl comes and takes the plates then 1 min later another one wipes the table. The cashier came quickly to take my order. I placed my order at 9:31 AM. My daughter had chocolate chip pancakes and bacon and I ordered 2 potato with onions and green bell pepper tacos. Her order came out at 10:01AM and the cashier walks over to tell me the cook put eggs on my tacos so she will give me tacos for free ( 1.98 for 2 tacos). At 10:10AM my tacos arrived. Chocolate chip pancakes: were good nothing special. Bacon: A lil over cooked but eatable. Tacos: Greasy! Potato was undercook, green bell peppers and onions undercooked and all under seasoned. Overall my ticket was $7.98 without the tacos. I paid for the ticket of the grandmother and her two grandkids next to us as they were well behaved and I knew the long wait they had in front of them to get their food. I have gave this place 4 tries and I think I'm going to file it with my "do not go" lists of restaurants. The price is not worth the long wait, undercooked and no flavor food. They employee teenagers for waitresses and these ladies act like they are doing people a favor. Maybe that's why the prices are low, cause they only have one cook and teenagers working for them. You get what you pay for at this place. read more

Garland Cafe - And 45 minutes of wait for greasy undercook, zero seasoning potatoes, onion and green bell pepper tacos. 99 cents each. - American Near Me - Garland, Texas

I order the Fish special and it was not fully cooked. This is the second time the lady working there jacked up my food. The first time it was fried so long, it was mostly fried batter- no meat, now it was mushy, looking at it closely- THE FISH IS RAW!!! Will not be back if she is still working there. I did take pics to show the owner!!! read more

I "moved" to Dallas in September and was gone for 6 weeks. I get back in town and this is the first place I went to for breakfast. I ordered the mega breakfast with French toast and enjoyed it thoroughly, probably in large part because I was in China for 5 weeks and missed the American breakfast/diner. The price point is amazing, and it's solid diner food. It did take a little while for us to get our food but they were busy and I wasn't starving so it wasn't a huge deal. It's super close to where I'm staying currently and I have a feeling I will be a frequent customer. read more

This is one of my favorite places to visit growing up. As students back then, this was our go to place for cheap, delicious breakfast food. They have great daily specials on their menu. They also serve sandwiches, burgers and fries. I mainly come here for breakfast and order from their "Build your own Breakfast" section where you can select 3 items for $3.99 which also comes with a drink. There's just too many selections on their menu for just one visit. Overall, our bill for two breakfast meals was under $10. read more

Garland Cafe - American Near Me - Garland, Texas

I ordered the chicken fried steak with fries & green beans...the green beans are very clearly canned & uncooked, fries are cold & taste microwaved, chicken fried steak is okay....don't get sides here read more

people posing as servers. TheFood, i dont know walked in, was made to feel, I was imposing on their dead silence, no customers environment, no welcome, no smile.... Sat down and almost immediately realized this was going to be a nightmare Went to their other dead location on Centerville, same dead atmosphere, no love AND Horrible food this time save your money and spirit, these places appear to be dieing, they do't care read more

Great cheap place for breakfast! Everything on the menu is literally cheap. You can make your own breakfast plates. You can make your own omelets. You can add additional items and it'll just be a little more. I built a breakfast plate today, $3.99 including a drink. That's 3 different items and a drink for that price. I don't like their OJ. Small, but not too small place. They have cute random decorations. I would give a 5 star if the people that worked here were a bit more warm to their customers. Either than that, food is really good! read more

Garland Cafe - Build your own breakfast plate (4 items) - American Near Me - Garland, Texas