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Glenn's Cafe

3.6 (228 reviews)
Closed • 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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What's the vibe?
Upscale
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Outdoor seating

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Garden omelette
Jazzy S.

We came here for brunch on a Saturday. The food is a bit pricey but yummy overall. Service was good. Ambiance is a semi nice cafe. - Sweet potato fries (4.5/5): these are so yummy. Super crispy, flavorful, so good with ranch. - Garden omelette(4/5): veggie omelette, pretty good size, good flavor. - Jambalaya (3.5/5): a bit small portion size. Cooked and seasoned well, pretty basic

Breakfast Burger
Cally R.

Staying at the Tiger hotel and saw the great reviews for Glenn's Cafe next door and decided to check them out. WOW! Such a neat place, beautiful inside, and clean. The service was great, and attentive. We ordered the Chicken and Waffles and Breakfast Burger. The chicken was AMAZING, super moist, crispy, juicy, then you combine it with the maple bacon syrup. Wow. I was in heaven. The burger was also so delicious and they even make their own ketchup; which was great. We certainly will come back here when in town again!

Chefs burger with barbecue sauce, garlic aioli, harissa, ketchup on the side for condiments
Alex W.

The food is pretty good and the servers are very nice and will fix any issues you may have, with no complaints! I really love this restaurant because of the beautiful scenery and great ambiance. During my visit I ordered the Chefs burger and fries . Chefs burger- 7/10. The marbling in that patty is really good and it's prominent in its juicy and tenderness. Although the meat alone is good it lacked seasoning. The flavor from the burger mainly came from their house bun that tastes like a croissant! Outside of that it came with cheese, pickles and garlic aioli, which was slightly disappointing. When ordering a burger I assumed it would also come with lettuce and tomatoes, but I guessed wrong. If you need something light on the stomach and aren't looking for a BURGER order this. Fries 6/10- The fries also lacked flavor but the harissa sauce makes up for it. I also am not a fan of limp fries and prefer a crunch but we can't always get what we want. Overall it's a nice restaurant and a great spot to come and relax.

Biscuit & Gravy
Richard S.

Unfortunately and at least on this day, (3) stars is a gift rating. I gave (3) stars, for the biscuit and gravy. The best thing: biscuit and gravy. The biscuit was pretty darn good. The gravy was good...nice texture...good sausage. But was lacking a better salt and pepper level. The worst thing: The shrimp and grits. Absolutely bland/flavorless grits. The vegetables...all major mush...had an ok taste...but not great..and with grits...lousy. The shrimp....seem some frozen; lesser grade shrimp. For $27 for the entree, I would've expected something so much better. Another generally poor dish: The jambalaya. Look at the pic....even mixing around...it was such major soupy stuff. Price: $28....same lousy shrimp. Chicken all dry chewy stuff. And there wasn't squat for any quantity. That bowl is more shallow than you realize. I'm always a sucker for the old-time places...and I always (want) them to be (great). This one...majorly missed the mark.

Oysters
Paul S.

Our server was wonderful and my daughter has found a fabulous spot to grab oysters when she is a way at college. The shortrib was absolutely incredible!

Exterior and outdoor seating
Julia S.

I want lie but we came to Glenn's only for the Southern Sweet dessert and it did not disappoint. If I had to say what's my favorite dessert then I'd say just about anything with booze. We ordered Glenn's famous bread pudding with house-made whiskey sauce, and cinnamon spiced ice cream with an additional scoop of cinnamon spiced ice cream. All this yummy goodness was served in a hot casket iron skillet allowing the ice cream to slowly melt on top of the whiskey sauce and hot bread pudding. It was a perfect ending to our road-trip back to KC with our dogs with a complimentary flute of champagne for each of us. FYI Glenn's outdoor patio is dog-friendly and good for a romantic nights out. Apparently, our serve mentioned people have a tendency to stop by on a date or others just to get their Southern Sweet desserts.

Shir-Nee W.

This cafe waited LONG time just to be seated. Today we waited 90mins, then another 1hr to get our food. Service is slow, and food is just so-so. Hope they will have better efficient way of reservation systems.

El B.

Glens cafe is a very well put together establishment. The service was excellent and the atmosphere here is incredible. From the decore to the service and attitude from the servers. My food was delicious, now however I did order the turkey bacon Avacado BLT and now this is more of a personal preference but I'd want more avocado on my sandwich. But that's a me thing I like flavor. And this food was FLAVORFUL. 8/10 experience!!

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2 years ago

Great service and food. Great atmosphere. The deviled eggs were good, Glenn's winter salad was also good.

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2 years ago

Food and service always amazing! We think it's the best restaurant in Columbia. Make sure to try the beignets!

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Awesome downtown location... great place for brunch or anytime. Super selections for cocktails

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Very good food. Went there for the holidays, and we enjoyed the holiday menu. Great service.

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Do they have a kids menu?

They have 3 kids items. 1. Chicken strips and choice of fries 2. Grilled cheese and choice of fries 3. A smaller version of their Mac and cheese. For breakfast/brunch there are many small side dishes good for kids like a fruit cup, large cinnamon… Read more

Would this be a good place for Christmas brunch?

Yes this is an egg-celent place for brunch. The food is delicious and the service is great.

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