I've been going to the West End for over 30 years, and I've never had a bad experience. Although…read morethe West End has seen changes in its owners, management, lay-out, and menu, it consistently serves great food at low prices.
The ambiance is fair with casual tables and a sticky bar. In true German fashion, there's a Christmas tree hanging upside down from the ceiling year-round.
You can get breakfast, lunch, and dinner here and all are excellent. In the morning, coffee is just 75 cents - for a large or a small, with unlimited refills! Excellent! The breakfasts are huge and you can get all the usual favorites - eggs, pancakes, potatoes, etc. From about 6-8am, you'll be sure to see a lot of the "local men" gathering for their usual exchange of small town gossip.
Lunch and dinner are essentially the same menu - sandwiches and burgers ala carte and every possible fried side dish you can imagine. My favorite is Friday night when EVERYTHING is fried - you have a choice of fried shrimp, fried catfish, or fried frog legs with 2 sides (choice of french fries, fried hush puppies, fried onions, or fried okra). If you're in the mood for fried food, you really can't beat the West End on a Friday night. Also, they have a pretty good selection of pizza. And it doesn't matter whether you get one topping or ten toppings - it's still the same price! They also have a great selection of beers on tap and beer bottles as well as wines from some of the local wineries (e.g. Hemmen's winery).
A little known secret to the locals is that there's a full basement where you can coordinate and host small parties, although I haven't been to one down there in some years.
The "Grocery" part of the West End has really dwindled over the years, but you can still pick up your staples - milk, bread, lemonade, candy, flour, etc.
All in all, I probably wouldn't go out of the way to come to the West End, but every time I'm in Frohna, I will definitely try to stop by for a few meals. You can't beat the low prices, huge servings, and friendly service.