I love this restaurant. The food is excellent and bountiful, the hospitality is like being at grandma's house. That real down home feeling. Thank you Mainsreet Cafe. read more

I love the ambiance of Main Street. it has its own family feel. perfect for people watching and you are welcomed "with open arms" from the staff and owner. the other customers are like family also, welcoming you into their conversations. it's like a big family reunion! the food is good; down to earth, filling and tasty. the service is good and the friendliness is what you might have gotten years ago in a family kitchen. it doesn't cost you an arm and a leg to eat there. good food, good prices and great atmosphere! Best in town in my opinion!! read more

Their breakfast was pretty great, the service is great and very friendly and helpful. The food was delicious! Made you feel like you were at home, so wholesome. read more

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home cook meals we love it .very nice people. food is very good. its right down home. read more

This has been on our radar for some time, and we finally decided to do a early breakfast here. We were not disappointed! Finally, a place that serves biscuits and gravy that aren't salty as hell. It was ridiculously good, and I'll definitely be ordering my own plate next time. The veggie omelet, was amazing and I added a sausage patty just because I could. Their English muffins are to die for! We will definitely be back to try their non breakfast menu for sure. read more

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Main Street Cafe great food and the holiday decorations are the best. Really friendly place for breakfast read more

Main Street Cafe - MAIN Street Cafe is really a great place to eat breakfast. Food is great, prices are good. And they decorate for each holiday. - Cafes Near Me - Council Bluffs, Iowa

A solid old school diner. I will day it does look kind of divey on the outside, but don't let that keep you from going in. It is also Interesting that it has two separate entrances on opposite streets. Two separate dining areas as well. Be sure and check out both sides. Nothing fancy with a bit of nostalgia and family things hanging on the walls. Small staff. Everyone is friendly. Menu is breakfast and lunch. The breakfast skillets are very good. Good portions, reasonable prices. I enjoyed it and you will to. Simple and down to earth. read more

Very pleasant place. They were decorated for Halloween. The poor waitress was scared by one of the animated goblins. My sister and I stopped in after a doctor appointment. She had eggs, bacon and hash browns and I had a cheese and bacon omelette. Price includes coffee!! Super cheap and great waitstaff!! read more

Main Street Cafe - Cheese and bacon omelette, whole wheat toast. - Cafes Near Me - Council Bluffs, Iowa

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I love this little cafe. It's been there for a very long time and I have been coming here for years. The service is good. The food is good and cheap enough. The decor could use a little updating but that's where the charm is. read more

We've eaten here for years. As others have mentioned, it's an old mom and pop place. It is an old building. It has old people and old people decor. I don't have any problem with that. They also decorate for every holiday! Our kids love it. The food is good and pretty cheaply priced. They give large portion sizes, and also have breakfast all day. It is really good. Breakfast is usually my favorite thing to get here. The service seems like it is faster during the day than at night. If you go at night you will be waiting a little longer for your server to take your order/bring your food/bring your check. It's not a big deal unless you are in a really big hurry....in which case you probably should have gone with fast food! I've never had a bad experience here. Like I said, the prices are cheap and the food is good. Give it a try! read more

This is certainly a hometown gem. It feels like the locals of Iowa come here to connect with family and friends. The prices are great, and the food decent. I am giving this a three out of five because of the affordability of the menu items. read more

Main Street Cafe has become a favorite place of mine to visit when returning home. It's cozy, and very Iowa - something refreshing to somebody who lives in Los Angeles. Also, I like to support local businesses. I can get a grilled cheese sandwich for $2.75, and it's $1 to tack on fries. Note: they always serve a BUNCH of fresh fries. Also, a piece of pie is just $2. Each time I ordered a piece of pecan pie I was served a huge delicious serving. When I went with my parents they ordered the hot roast beef sandwich plate for $6 - and the mashed potatoes were REAL! Note that there are two dining rooms in the restaurant. If you're a Halloween fan step in just to check out the crazy decorations they have on the Main Street entrance (the Pearl Street side is more reserved, and the booths are cozier). Enjoy, and stop in for some fair-priced fare and down-home ambience. read more

So this place is weird, but I love it. I felt odd as soon as I walked in. The place is ridiculously decorated and filled with old people. We were literally stared at by every patron as we walked to the booth we sat down at. After passing a guy with a handgun sticking out of his pocket and a couple people we later found out were employees, we found ourselves on the Main Street side of the Cafe (We had entered on Pearl Street). Ok, Iowa is an open carry state, I get it, but don't wear a wife beater, old jeans, and put your gun in your pocket...... I guess the employees here just wear their regular clothes? Or maybe some random customer decided to serve us and pretend he worked there....Either way he was nice and helpful. They serve breakfast all day, every day, which is awesome. I ordered eggs (over-easy), hash browns, bacon, and wheat toast. Oh my God. I hadn't had a breakfast like this in a very long time. This was amazing, real, home-cooked feeling breakfast. The entire plate was covered in hash browns, my bacon was crispy, toast was buttered but not overly-so, eggs were perfect. Seriously one of the best breakfasts I have ever had. When I got my check it was like $11. I thought there was no way that could be right....Well I was. I couldn't believe it. I would gladly pay $10/meal for a breakfast like this. Great family run cafe that's perfect for downtown Council Bluffs. read more

Main Street Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Council Bluffs, Iowa

Go wait in the line and thank me later. Portions are large and food was great. Wait staff was so helpful and friendly.

This is the Main Street skillet and it was delightful. This place is staple in Co Bluffs and it never lets my family down. Great food for breakfast and lunch! read more

Main Street Cafe - Cafes Near Me - Council Bluffs, Iowa

About four years ago driving through in August, our car got flooded in a powerful summer storm. We went to a repair shop in the morning to have the car serviced. The mechanic suggested that we come here to grab some food while we waited for the car. He told us to go straight there and straight back. The food was very authentic and very homemade. I ordered a club sandwich which came with fries and it bigger that the plate it was served on. It was very fresh and delicious read more

Went here for the first time the other day, even though I've lived here my whole life! The food was great my Mom and I both had the skillet and really liked them, not greasy at all. Also had some sausage gravy with my toast and it was so good! My three year old had a huge pancake and loved it. Only complaint would be that the coffee was no good. But I'll be back for breakfast since the chains in town are quiet disappointing anymore. read more

Main Street Cafe - Bacon skillet - Cafes Near Me - Council Bluffs, Iowa

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This is a neat little cafe/diner. You could get a little lost in time in the place. It is a bit old school in a very good way. Basic menu. Pork Tenderloin was a featured item, so I tried it and the breading was corny and crispy... damn near as good as the meat it surrounded. The crinkle cut fries were plentiful and very crispy. Now... why four stars? Pies. That is why. About a dozen of them. I tried three. Hey... I love pie! Apple... rocked for the american version [I prefer the French version sans cinnamon]. Blackberry... a wedge of heaven. Butterscotch cream... OMG! Delicious!! The crusts were all flaky tender and tasty. For REAL! BTW... all of them come from Golden Boy Pies in Overland Park KS [Kansas City Metro Area]. http://www.goldenboypies.com/ I will review them as well. read more

My wife and I have been coming here with relative frequency for a few years now. Sometimes we venture out to other diners in the area, but somehow we always end up comparing them to Main St. Now don't get me wrong, the Main St. Cafe is as simple as it gets. Breakfast served all day, hot beef sandwiches, and free refills. The place is always packed for lunch. It's the most affordable meal in town. The service is always friendly ... especially as you become one of the regulars. Mashed potatoes are REAL ... not instant. And all around it's just good, wholesome, affordable food. I usually get the BLT or a Bacon Cheeseburger. And even more often I get bacon and eggs. We never walk out of there (the two of us) for more than $13 (including tax and tip) or so. Pretty good these days. And they have a pretty great assortment of pies, too. read more

I've been coming here for a long time and it's just good, inexpensive food. It's a family owned cafe that's been around for a long time. Service is good, though sometimes the servers seem a little overwhelmed when they get busy. Food may be all frozen, but it's tasty. Decor is really creepy. A horror movie could be filmed here. read more

Cheap, delicious good with friendly service. The establishment is very grandma-chic with dolls and old pictures/paintings on the wall. Definitely a mom and pop kind of place! read more

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The omelettes at Main Street Café are amazing. The cheese is super "melty," the sausage chunks are huge, and the bacon is almost whole strips. The hash browns are always cooked nicely - crunchy on the outside. The pancakes are huge and super yummy. We always enjoy their food and typically order carry out. read more

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The moment you walk into this diner your hit with a really weird vibe. Over the top old decor. This place is straight up filled with old people and I know this is a family run business but come on. Really one of the few things I liked about this place was they had breakfast all day. Now onto the concerning issue I get my plate and I'm not going to lie it looked delicious until I saw several strands of HAIR in my plate. It was disgusting and very unappertizing, I quickly pointed it out to my server and she apologized and took it back at that point i should have gotten up and left but I didnt. The server brought me back that plate and the eggs on it were cold to the touch so they obviously didnt make a new skillet for me and all they did was remove the hair waited ten minutes and brought it back out. Then it gets worse the bill comes out to a grand total of $12.38 that is freaking ridiculous. There's hair in my food you didn't do anything about it and you dare charge me that much. Very disappointing for that much I could something much more delicious and healthy some where else. The server was very nice though. However that doesn't make me want to come back ever again. read more

Main Street Cafe - The long strands of hair I found in my food and then was charged for it. - Cafes Near Me - Council Bluffs, Iowa

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I was in town on business, and was looking for a place close by to grab something to eat. Based on the Yelp reviews, I chose this place. As I sat down, I noticed the guy behind me was having the hamburger. It looked good, so I ordered it. When it arrived, it looked over cooked. And it was. I ordered the "deluxe", and it came with shredded lettuce, a large slice of onion, and tomato. The lettuce was piled on the plate covering the other condiments. The bun was stale and crumbly. The burger was over done. The fries were the frozen crinkle cut kind, and were unsalted. I'm not sure why this place got 4 stars. Maybe I should have order breakfast. read more

Main Street Cafe - Burger and fries. The burger was over cooked and the bun stale and crumbly. - Cafes Near Me - Council Bluffs, Iowa

I drive though downtown Council Bluffs quite a bit and I passed this establishment all the time. Finally, I had a chance to stop in and eat. It was a weekend morning and it was very busy so the service was a little slow but that was probably due to the fact it was so busy. I ate breakfast and it was very good and the prices were very reasonable too. The menu is basic but full of the items we all love. I look forward to trying lunch there one day. Also, I had visited just before Halloween and the place was all decked out with Halloween decorations. Looks like they have fun for each of the holidays. read more

Food is sub par...didnt even toast my bun for my burger...what a load of crap!! Daughters grilled cheese burnt!!! read more

Main Street Cafe - A monkey could of made this burger better...damn idiots... - Cafes Near Me - Council Bluffs, Iowa

Great food, affordable prices, large portions. Staff is friendly. Family owned. My favorite dinner hands down.

Great food I had the chicken fried steak, delicious!!!The service was wonderful. And the food was priced good. I can't wait to eat here again when I come back to CB. read more

I loved this place! It's got that hometown, local restaurant feel. All of the staff were super inviting and friendly. Showing off all the Halloween decor to my kids as they were getting impatient waiting for their food (which was not an unreasonable amount of time, they're just kids & impatient lol) The food was good, the prices are great! This will definitely become a frequent stop for us! read more

This is the place for a down-home breakfast. We were staying in Omaha and made the quick drive over to the "Bluffs" to find a traditional American breakfast. Dine with the locals and if you want an extra slab of ham--that will be $0.56! The folk art in the dinning room and the bathroom (men's) will not disappoint and is worth the visit alone. read more

My wife and I were traveling thru we always look for the small cafes and this was a gem. The Halloween theme was awesome we love Halloween. Our breakfast was perfect- the regulars were friendly and fun, the owners great and our waitress was on her third day was great. If you are looking for a place to feel at home you will find it here. Thank you. Joe and Suzette read more

Food is mediocre, atmosphere is old, strange, dirty looking at best. And waitress made our experience seem like such a chore. Won't be back

I love this place I grew up going there Dianne and Cindy became like family to my dad and I. Love that they are family owned and operated

Good food. Good service. Good prices. A little early for Halloween decorations in my book, and there are a score of porcelain dolls that stare at you in the ladies room, but I'm cool with that...reminds me of X Files. read more

Just moved to Co.Bluffs,saw this nice cafe downtown.We stopped people very Friendly coffee,and our breakfast was really good..Can't wait to visit there for coffee and pie. read more

Good food for a very reasonable price. I recommend this place for breakfast. I like there biscuits and gravy, and their omelets.

I go here almost all the time but I have heard the waitress talk bad about the other customers. Service is alright but needs work. The food is good but every time you order eggs a certain way they always come sunny side up or over easy. Same with meat. Dolls are creepy though. But all in all if you don't mind it it's alright to dine at. read more

Decent place. We stopped by on a whim and ate dinner. The server was quick and helpful. The decor... well, not my style. Antiquated and country-esq. The food was lacking and not impressive... Kind of like it was generic and came from a box. read more