Yum! This was a great find and easy to get to off and on 44. Breakfast was excellent! Service was great! Can't wait to come by later in the day to try their specials. read more

Why is it so hard to find a decent breakfast anywhere around St. Louis? Cracker Barrel? Meh. IHOP or Denny's? If you're desperate, I suppose? Chris'? Hit and miss at best. But if you take a 30-mile trip SW of St. Louis to St. Clair, you will be amply rewarded. This place serves BREAKFAST (well, they do other stuff, too). But breakfast is king here. From omelettes to biscuits and gravy to sausage that is made on premises from their own pigs, the food is awesome. Nothing complicated or mind-altering, just normal, old fashioned breakfast food well done. And their pies...oh...the rhubarb...we generally eat breakfast, then get two pieces of pie to go. HIGHLY recommended!! read more

Great little cafe just a few blocks off the highway. Good service, lots of food choices, breakfast all day and very reasonable prices. Went there due to the Yelp reviews as we were traveling by on the highway at dinner time. Our family got the western hamburger, a cheeseburger, and some omelets. Very yummy and filling. read more

Lewis Cafe - Great cafe with a lot of history. Everyone was happy with their food choices! - Cafes Near Me - Saint Clair, Missouri

We were traveling on Route 66 and stopped by for lunch. This is good 'ol American food, the kind that grandmas make and is now mostly lost in restaurants across the country. We had the roast beef and pork tenderloin plates, both very satisfying. The lemon meringue pie was superb, not too sweet, just nice. Service was impeccable. Overall a really wonderful experience. If I lived here, I would be coming several times a week. read more

First of all let me say the food was excellent! My patty melt was delicious and the onion rings might just be the best I've ever had. If the food is soooo good, why the 4 star review? The cigarette smoke. I don't smoke and I don't appreciate my meal being ruined by people who do. I'm not sure if there is a non-smoking section. If there is, you should be asked if you would prefer smoking or non-smoking. read more

Diner lovers unite! Pie. Homemade sausage. Neverending coffee. A beautiful specimen of diner life. Recommend: sausage! Delish. Omelets, pancakes, hash browns Not so much: sausage and gravy, needs a little flavor This is only a mile or so off 44, but you do wind through a residential neighborhood before landing on Main Street in view of the railroad tracks. We saw 2 trains roll by during our visit. The place was cleaner than I thought based on another review (which may have been submitted by Felix Unger). Even the little nick nacks were clean. The staff was very friendly and thoughtful. The dining area is larger than we first thought so we sat in the booths at the entrance. On the other side of the cashier wall there was a larger room with lots of tables and chairs. You could easily request a seat away from the smoking patrons. They do have beautiful homemade pies. I took a slice of lemon meringue pie to go. My oh my! It was like a fluffy lemon drop. All in all a great breakfast. Looking forward to another visit for lunch to grab a burger and taste the homemade beef. read more

Service is great. People are friendly. Simple good breakfast and the whole hog sausage is great stuff. Eggs were perfectly done. I would go here over crackle barrel any day. read more

Excellent blue plat special place. Homemade pies, baked chicken & dressing, all vert good. read more

Lewis Cafe - They raise their own beef. - Cafes Near Me - Saint Clair, Missouri

I have got to say, this place was delicious. From the cheeseburger to sausage patty. Everything was good with very friendly service. read more

Lewis Cafe - Awesome burgers! - Cafes Near Me - Saint Clair, Missouri

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4 and a half stars? No way! This is a 5 star place and though I'm a St Louis city boy, I must say that they have the best biscuits and gravy in the worldddd!!! read more

LOVE their homemade onion rings! Thin & crispy..just like they should be. This is a small down home/family style restaurant...Not fancy at all. Servers are friendly, if you over look them shouting across the room to each other about their personal life..or talking so loud when they're next to each other that you have their full family history by the end of your meal. I haven't tried everything on the menu..but what I have tried has been pretty good..last time there I had the French Dip..it was ok, I was expecting more flavor..it was on the "boring" side..nothing about it made me want to order it again. The cheeseburgers are delicious..when you're craving a good, juicy burger I would recommend their burgers...while you're at it, add an order of onion rings (YUMMY!) They raise & sell their own (ground) beef if you want to take some home with you & try to recreate their burger or make your own. Haven't tried doing this yet, but plan on it with our next visit there. I don't like walking in the door & cigarette smoke hitting me in the face & again when leaving...Kind of takes my appetite away. You have to stand in the smoking section to pay for your meal, and its the only way in or out. This would probably be my biggest complaint. If they switched the rooms around, that would make more sense..they would have to make the non-smoking bigger I'm assuming...but I think it would be in their best interest to do that. But, what do I know? Because of the cigarette smoke, we don't get nearly as often as we would otherwise. And we do eat out quite often at other places. If it weren't for the delicious burgers & onion rings...Not sure we would continue eating here. read more

This is a main street USA! I loved the atmosphere and the food. The French toast was amazing! The pies were perfect! It's worth swinging by on a road trip! read more

What a little gem of a place! Amazingly diverse menu and the food is great! Better yet is the service and even amazing prices. If I lived here I would eat here every day! read more

I had high hopes looking at the photos. But they were dashed when ordering a Rueben and 1/2 order of onion rings. The "Rueben" came with a thin ribeye steak instead of corned beef. The waitress appeared to not know the difference. It was an unusual taste as it was way too salty with some sauerkraut and processed Swiss cheese. I'll give her credit that she overheard me tell my husband it didn't have any Thousand Island dressing on it. She brought me a side of dressing. The onion rings were plentiful at a 1/2 order. They had a light batter on them and were decent. Later I asked which would be better Apple crumb pie or the Coconut Cream. She said their Coconut cream was their best seller. I took it to go. Upon eating it the meringue was good but the coconut filling was very dense and bent my plastic fork. Not very pudding like in texture. The crust look great but after tasting it appears the cooks at this Cafe have lost their taste for salt! Everything but the onion rings were too salty. I wish them luck, but they need to tweak their cooking and knowledge of what a real Rueben is to get my vote. read more

Was just driving through and this was a perfect stop! Food was deliciously simple. Very accommodating with requests to change certain things. Service was incredible! Food came quickly and staff was extremely friendly. read more

Excellent dinner on the road up from Texas. Saw the other reviews, so we went for it. So glad we did! Onion rings are how they should be-lightly breaded and fried. Needed no steak sauce for the ribeye-from their own herd! Save room for pie Wait staff friendly, yet professional. read more

On our way to Tulsa from Chicago and we're looking for a local place for lunch. Read reviews on Yelp about this place. Thank you!! Just what we were looking for. Great atmosphere and food and friendly staff. read more

Charming little place. Down home diner decor, homey and inviting. They serve homemade pie, and allegedly they raise their own cows for beef. Based on the some of banter we overheard from neighboring tables, this seemed like the place that locals eat. The menu was midwestern and lengthy. The food wasn't as delightful, though. The steak was overly salty as was the vegetable soup. The open-faced roast beef sandwich with was pretty good and the cherry pie was decent. The service was average - nice but only moderately attentive or on top of things. Maybe I expected too much, but it was meh meal. read more

My family and I stopped in here after a weekend long camping trip. Everything was outstanding. Not only was our waitress extremely attentive, but other waitresses stopped several times just to fill our coffee cups or take dirty plates away. The food was great, and exactly what I needed after three days camping. I have to say, they made the best over-easy egg I have had in a long time! I would absolutely recommend this cafe to anyone in the St. Clair area. read more

Excellent small town eatery. Fabulous fresh beef hamburgers, perfect French fries, homemade buns and fresh veggie Dixon's. Home made pies are out of this world. read more

We stopped in for breakfast around 7 a.m. There were pies cooling on the counters, coffee brewing, and several regulars already in their booths. Beakfast was simple, filling, and served quickly. The only mark against them in my book is that smoking is allowed indoors. Definitely an authentic, small town experience! read more

Great breakfast! We had the Scrambler. A biscuit with gravy (LOTS if gravy) topped with scrambled eggs and melted cheese. Delicious.

This isn't too far off the highway, and is probably one of the best cafe/diner-type restaurants I've ever been to. The prices were reasonable, the place was clean, there was no smoking (as of January 2015), the wait staff was incredibly friendly, and the food was exceptional. Of special note were the hamburgers (home-made patties from their own cows), onion rings (home-made) and pie (home-made). read more

I have to tell you, this is one of my FAVORITE places to eat! The food is always served fast, hot and flavorful. The ambiance is one of small-town USA with the friendliest people you could hope to bump into. If you get the opportunity to go, don't forget to save room for dessert... they are freshly made everyday and indulgence-worthy. read more

Best food around this area...been in business for over 70 years...they raise their own beef and pork..their pies are great...we always get two for family gatherings like thanksgiving and Christmas but be sure to order them beforehand though..enjoy the home cooking read more

Hometown favorite! Home grown beef and pork. Try the home made sausage. Don't forget a slice of pie!

Let me start by saying that this is the first Yelp review I have ever written, although I've had a Yelp account for a few years now. My husband and I were driving through Saint Clair, MO on our way to Texas and quickly looked up someplace to grab a quick bite for dinner on Yelp. This place was about 1 mile off the freeway (Google Maps thinks it's closer than it is...just keep going another couple blocks after Google Maps tells you you've arrived) so it was very convenient. When we arrived, I asked the server Ian if there was anywhere where we could have our laptop plugged in so that it could get charged up while we were eating (my husband had to use it while we were driving for work) and he bent over backwards finding a location to plug it in, unwound the charger, and told me he'd take care of it for me...WOW it's so nice to have great customer service like this! I'm from Seattle (home of Nordstrom, Les Schwab, etc. where bend-over-backwards customer service is the norm) and just recently moved to Milwaukee, WI, where customer service basically doesn't exist, so this was a welcome change of pace! To be treated like an important customer, especially when it's your first time as a patron, is very special. The food options were numerous, and everything sounded great. My husband and I both opted for steaks, since they raise their own beef...YUM! Our meals came with a cup of soup (their vegetable beef soup was just like my grandma used to make), a salad, fries, and a piece of Texas toast...wow what a lot of food! I asked Ian if there was any way to sub out my fries for mashed potatoes & gravy instead, and he said, "Well we usually have to upcharge for that, but you know what? I'm not gonna do a darn thing about it tonight, I'll just give it to you." Again, with the great customer service...I officially love this place now. When the food came, it was perfectly cooked and we each had healthy portions of everything. Our orders were spot on, so that was great since we were in a hurry to get on with our road trip. I was surprised that the steaks weren't more flavorful, since they raise their own beef, and Ian offered us A1 & Heinz 57 steak sauces, but as a general rule I feel like using steak sauce is a sin against steak, so we opted to eat the steaks naked. Don't get me wrong, they were good, they just weren't very flavorful. But then again, I'm used to the best steak in the country now (corn-fed Midwest Wisconsin beef) so my palate might be prejudiced at this point. Our only regret is that we realized after we ate that we should've split a meal so that we could've had room to share a slice of pie. The pies looked really good, but the portions were so generous that neither of us had room for even one more bite...darnit! After he brought us our check, Ian also brought us our laptop, and had wound the cord back up for us just the way it was when I gave it to him. Really now, how helpful is he?? We ordered a sirloin and a ribeye and one decaf cup of coffee, and our bill was $44, which ended up being $52 after Ian's tip. Not bad for a neighborhood cafe/diner where you can order steaks that they raise themselves! It's so nice to be at a place where customer service is important. There are so many areas of the country where customer service is either not emphasized, or is completely nonexistent, so the Lewis Cafe is genuinely a great place to go if you'd like to be treated like you're an important customer, and want to receive friendly service with a smile. Head to the Lewis Cafe asap! And be sure to ask for Ian :) read more

Yum! excellent from the ribeye steak to the breaded cube steak, which is not really cube steak but more like tender round steak. Cream gravy is good ,and Soup is wonderful salad cold and Chris with great poppyseed dressing that is homemade. this is everything a café should and could be, very clean friendly people and great food at a great price super value for the money. And try to leave room for pie or take a piece to go. read more

We loved this local cafe. Great service and delicious lemon pie. We also recommend their delicious bacon cheeseburger with a side of onion rings. read more

Lewis Cafe has a wonderful small town atmosphere. It has wonderful like home cooked meals! Love their biscuits and gravy, huge tenderloin sandwiches and delicious pies! read more

MY band 'The Road Crew' was returning to Nashville from Cuba Missouri after having performed for CubaFest on Route 66. We made it a point of having breakfast at this cafe we had noticed a year or so before. What a great choice! The food was outstanding and the service was excellent! This place is how God intended cafe's to be! read more

Great spot for breakfast! Fast, friendly service, and food made from scratch. I had a western omelette, that only would have been better if it had real cheese instead of cheese colored sauce. Recommend the whole hog sausage. It's a big sausage patty with excellent flavor. read more

This cafe features fantastic service with exceptionally generous portions. Four people for breakfast was under $39. Thus, it may be a on the higher end of morning dining. The food was delivered quickly. I just wish my cream of wheat with raisins hadn't been so intensely thick, but the portion was heaping. The hubby reported that his food was above par. He said, "If you want traditional biscuits and gravy, it is the place to go." read more

We have had really great food about once per month at Lewis Cafe for at least 25 years. Had been a few months since we were there. Stopped at about 11 a.m. today. I had fried chicken, northern beans, mashed potatoes and dressing. My wife had the roast beef, dressing...the chicken was just ok, the roast beef was a fantastic as always, however, the dressing, beans, spinach was disgusting. Amazing. Don't think we will be going back for a long time. I rarely leave a bad review, however, this was really bad. read more

This is the best home cooked food in town! Prices are a little steep, but service and food is always good!

Everything a home town cafe should be. But more, any place that butchers their own is a winner in my book. Burger was on the money, and opt for a half order of onion rings. They would stand up anywhere. Thanks for a great lunch. Oh yeah, sweet service. read more

First time trying it today and it was horrible! I ordered the biscuits & gravy and it was disgusting!!! The gravy was so nasty, it tasted like uncooked flour and sugar. Definitely not what sausage gravy should taste like. I threw my whole breakfast in the trash. read more

We had lunch here, We both had Pork Ribs, they were just OK, with mash potatoes and salad, OK, the best thing here was a FABULOUS WAITRESS!

Stopped on our way home to Michigan. We each had a bowl of their beef mushroom rice soup and split a turkey club. Food was very good and we were full when we left. read more

They allow smoking. Food was very good, place was clean, and our toddler was a brat. But the thing we'll remember most is the smoke courtesy of the man at the next table. Just wish our kid was better behaved and the man ate faster. We would have loved to try the pies. read more