The portions were huge here. Down home atmosphere with tasty southern fair. I got the meatloaf sandwich and holy cow it was enough for two people to split. The meatloaf was super flavorful and had a classic ketchup topper, came with a side, I got the cabbage which was tender and delicious. I would give this place a 4 based on the food but the service knocked it down to a three for me. The radio was on too loud and our waitress was not into her job that's day. She did the bare minimum and was not super pleasant when I had to ask for silverware. read more

Ordered sausage and cheese omelet with grits and biscuits and gravy, partner had country breakfast. Omelet was good, grits and gravy both were cold, country breakfast was way too much food and potatoes were cut too big, partner did not like it, everything was in a pile and had liquid cheese poured over top. Bathroom had a terrible odor, think it was mopped with a old sour mop head, one hand sink was stopped up. Service was good and tea was really good. Needs a good cleaning and more attention paid to the temperature of the food. read more

We live super close, so when we remember, this is a great little place for breakfast. The food is really good. The atmosphere and the staff - not so much. I'd expect the staff at a divey little southern food place like this to be sweet as tea, but they mostly just act like they are ready for their shift to be over. We've come across a diamond in the rough once in awhile, but they are few and far between, The little store is cute. I love that they support local farms for a lot of their ingredients. The apple butter is pretty good, and the sausage is amazing. It's the food and the convince that bring us back. read more

So....here's the deal: it's a bit tricky to find if you're going off Yelp and are unfamiliar with the area. It's IN the Farmer's Market, tucked off in the back. Service was a bit slow and a bit scattered. The biscuits that arrive at your table are huge and fluffy and accompanied by chunky, spicy apple butter. Eat at your peril because the portions here are ENORMOUS. I must not have read the menu properly because when the Breakfast Combo arrived, it was a festival of meat: homemade sausage (good), bacon (just ok), and a thick slab of 'city' ham (good). Also on platter: 2 eggs, grits, and a pancake the size of a Frisbee. They call them Moose Cakes and they're great. So much food that I barely made a dent. Coffee - meh. Not great, not particularly hot, but strong at least. TBH I was expecting an insanely delicious experience because, Farmer's Market. It was okay. I'd go back for the apple butter alone. If you have an appetite like Paul Bunyan, this is your spot. If you're one of those people that wants to be waited on like you're the CEO of Every Damn Thing, well, you've been warned. read more

Moose Cafe - Breakfast Combo & Apple-Stuffed Moose Cake with Country Ham - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

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Breakfast was love on a plate lol The staff was sweet and the restaurant was lovely. Large portions of food for a great price! Will be back soon! read more

The food is beautiful. What I mean by that is that it looks great! Looks yummy. Biscuits are big and the corn bread makes you think you're about to be in heaven. The fried chicken is big and the crispy skin looks tasty. We had the pinto beans, macaroni and cheese, green beans, fried haddock, fried shrimp, succotash, fries, pulled pork, steak, and collard greens. Again, the presentation was fantastic! The service was very good! I keep talking about the look and the service because the taste was awful! I assume they don't have any seasoning back there in the kitchen. And more importantly they don't have Big Mama or Momma Joe back there in that kitchen either. No flavor for anything and had the nerve to serve huge portions (which would've been great if the food wasn't so bland). All in all, NOPE! read more

Stay Far Away from this slop house! We wish we had! We made the mistake of stopping there on 02/20/21. My glass of water had some brown sludge at the bottom of it. The biscuits were hard and cold. It didn't get any better when we received our entrées. My husband ordered the Turkey and dressing with mashed potatoes. The turkey looked, and tasted like it came from a can, the dressing was horrible and the whole plate was drenched in a disgusting bright yellow gravy. I have never seen turkey gravy that color! I ordered the fried chicken breast with mashed potatoes and green beans. Again the plate was drenched with gravy a white sawmill type gravy. There was so much of the gravy it was hard to find the food under it. The chicken was covered with a gelatinous breading that wasn't crisp at all. When I scraped that off, the chicken underneath wasn't even half an inch thick, and it was tough. The green beans tasted like they came from a can. Super salty with a strange copper taste. My husband and I asked for our check after only a couple of bites of our food. The waitress asked if we would like boxes. When we said no, she didn't even seem surprised ,or concerned as to why we had hardly eaten anything. I can't believe they advertise this place as farm fresh. It is anything but. The worst food I have had in a very long time. read more

Great place great environment and friendly staff. Love this place. Best breakfast in the area. Also very kid friendly! I will come back as often as I can. It is a great place to go after church! read more

Without question, Moose Café is one of the more likeable family-style restaurants of recent memory. Secreted away, in the back of the huge Triad Farmer's Market, is this unpretentious gem of a restaurant. Despite its location, however, it was very easy to find. Within three miles of the sprawling Thorndike/National Service Road airport motel complex, Moose Café is easy to reach, via either National Service or I-40 (Sandy Ridge Road exit). A large and unassuming, almost cafeteria-style dining room awaits. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available, but we were there for their Southern country-style dinners. Service was prompt and attentive; eager to assist, but not crowding. There is very little "fancy" about Moose Café, and that is indeed a part of its charm. Portions of everything are large, and dinners consist-- quite typically-- of a protein and two sides. While ordering, a basket of softball-sized biscuits, and their delicious apple butter, arrived at our table. Rustic, rather than light or fluffy, the biscuits were tasty in their own right, but made special when spread with the apple butter. This is a caramel-colored apple butter of very finely diced apples, tinged with cinnamon and just a hint of vinegar and added sugar. So good was this addition that the three of us ate three full servings of it while enjoying the biscuits. There is a wide variety of Southern and Southern-tinged entrée choices, but we each ordered the Southern Fried Chicken. There was nothing "baby chicken" about the leg quarters received, these were the size of fryer pieces in the days before over-commercialization of the poultry industry. Fresh and juicy, if a tad overcooked, but wonderful in spite of an extra minute too long in the deep fryer. The kitchen's use of seasoning takes a more minimalist approach, and you may find yourself reaching for the salt and pepper shakers, or asking for hot sauce, vinegar or similar condiments. Remembering that you can always add, but never remove, seasoning to suit the individual tastes of each person, this was a small concession. My side dishes were collards and cheddar grits. The collards were properly stemmed, and cooked to the point of being tender, but hardly stewed. Hiding, if not missing, was any indication of smoked pork product, yet a few dashes of hot sauce suited my tastes very well. I really enjoyed them. A bit less successful were the cheddar grits; enriched with a fair quantity of cheese, but thin in their consistency. My wife had the same observation, but gave an unconditional "thumbs up" to the cole slaw. My mom ordered as her sides the stuffed zucchini ("nothing special") and pinto beans with chow-chow-- something she hadn't tasted previously. For northern readers, chow-chow is a slightly sweet pickled vegetable mixture-- think finely-chopped Italian gardinaire with a pinch of sugar added. The chow-chow and some coarsely-chopped white onions arrived in small plastic cups, and her opinion of the dish seemed to increase as each was added. My exposure to Southern cuisine is considerably greater than hers (albeit, with black-eyed peas, rather than pinto beans), and the small forkful that I took identified this dish as well-prepared. We had no room remaining for desserts, although their menu descriptions and appearance on adjacent tables made this a difficult decision. Yet, perhaps the best way to end a meal didn't impact my caloric intake. Abundant dinners of very good food, with beverages, averaged about $10 per person. Where I'm from, you have to struggle to find sandwich lunches at this price point! Is the Moose Café the best Southern country food I've ever encountered? In candor, "no," but it is on the list. Is it the best price value for Southern country food? This far north, and in the shadows of an urban area, probably "yes." What is definite is my recommendation. read more

I was very disappointed with my breakfast at Moose Cafe today. I had the ham and cheese omelette which was very pedestrian at best. The three egg omelette was very thin and contained chunks of an institutional ham and cheese. Very uninspired. The grits were not cooked in enough salt and you just can't adequately add salt to grits after they are cooked. The biscuit was the high point of the meal and was outstanding. Soft and fluffy and delicious. Prices are a Buck or two higher than comparable diners which makes the Moose Cafe a solid two star rather than three star establishment. read more

This place is the biggest waste of space I've ever seen. How can you be located at a farmers market and offer such terrible food? The only vegetable dish on the menu was some green beans that looked like they were boiled to death and then left in a hot car for a week. I ordered an overcooked and underseasoned burger. The vegetables (you know, farm to table....) on the burger were a lame piece of iceburg lettuce and thin tomato slice. The side of mashed potatoes was similarly unseasoned. Possibly the only portion of mashed potatoes I have not managed to finish in the past 40 years. Other diners in my party ordered chicken tenders which were also bland. Free biscuits on the table were gummy and the apple butter was pedestrian. The ambiance was lacking. They kept a door open the entire time, letting flies and cigarette smoke in. And my kid hit his head on a shelf that was mounted helpfully right above his chair. On the way out the manager asked me how everything was. I gave a noncommittal answer and she didn't seem to care. To make payment as awkward as possible they ask you to verbally tell the cashier your tip amount rather than let you write it on the receipt like a normal place. The biggest question about this place is how it got so many good yelps. Even the people who hated it seem to have given three stars. What's wrong with you people? read more

I've been to this place a few times. The service is great, though a bit slow on busy days (that's to be expected though.) The food is decent at it's worst with the other dishes ranging from good to downright amazing. I would highly recommend it if you're looking for a good time with some friends. read more

One word: biscuits. Their biscuits are amazing. Huge, fluffy, and tasty. They serve them with a type of apple compote. Those bodacious biscuits were just a warm up compared to the feast we got for our main meal. I ordered the farmer's market breakfast, which includes: 2 scrambled eggs, sliced tomatoes, gravy and biscuit, fresh fruit, and turkey sausage. I knew I wouldn't be able to eat all of that, but what remained after I finished could have fed 4 people! All for about $8. My fiance ordered their steak skillet, which had about 2lbs worth of potatoes in it. He loved his. Our friends got the stuffed french toast and the veggie omelet. They both said theirs was very good. The service was great and the food came out fast. I'm definitely going back for more! read more

I love everything I have gotten from you guys aside from the beef stew. Why would you make it sweet? Please stop. read more

Very good home cooking. Had to get a To go box, at least I will have supper tonight all for under $10.00 bucks. Cornbread was moist and perfect. Had chicken and dumplings with Mac and cheese with a cucumber salad. Yum. Only down side (I do not care for country music) but that is me. Worth the stop for good food. Also service was great. read more

Moose Cafe - Holy cow - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

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I visited a friend in Greensboro and he suggested this restaurant based off a previous visit a few weeks before. It's a country restaurant and I was sure it was going to be great. Before getting there, he told me about the fantastic biscuits and apple butter they serve upon seating. Unfortunately, it was disappointing to taste the apple butter. It wasn't a smooth consistency and didn't have that slow cooked apple butter taste. More like apple chunks with very little seasoning. My friend was really surprised because he remembered it tasting better than that. I figured I'd move on and look forward to my southern veggie plate of fried green tomatoes, potato casserole, mac and cheese, and squash. Our meals came out super fast and ended up being just as disappointing as the apple butter. The fried green tomatoes were bland and super greasy, the squash was a mushy mess, the mac and cheese was had no taste, and the potato casserole was way too salty. He didn't enjoy his meal either and couldn't understand why. The only high point were the cobbler desserts. Sorry moose cafe, this wasn't your best day. read more

Just outright horrible food. Over easy eggs were well done, sausage patties were so over done you couldn't cut them with a knife, hash browns were also over cooked. My wife's omelette was a liquid mess. Never ever again will I visit this establishment. Nasty. read more

Fresh farm to table breakfast! Great food and great service! Highly recommended! I had the veggie omelet and substituted egg whites! Try the hash brown casserole, you won't be sorry! We will be back!!! read more

Moose Cafe - Breakfast - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

Good southern cooking with lots of yummy veggies. My son absolutely devoured the biscuits, which come with hot apple butter. I had the Virginia Ham which was as big as my head! The place was packed and we were worried the wait was going to be long, but she said 5-10 minutes when we checked in, and that is all that it was. The service was great, and my favorite part was when the little old man next to us started doing magic tricks for my son and his friend. After eating we walked to the farmers market to do some flower shopping and to get the boys some hand dipped ice cream. The perfect Sunday outing! read more

Someone recommended this place to us and we were excited to hopefully have a new breakfast place, since we haven't yet since we moved here. Now, I really try not to judge people's appearance, but our waitress looked like she hadn't washed her hair in at least a week. Even my husband noticed. It was unsettling from the start. Second, the coffee was terrible. No amount of cream and sugar could help. Third, the home fries: This is the south, y'all. Don't we season things like this? It was most bland meal I've ever eaten. I gave it 2 stars because my husband said his French toast was good. But, it's pretty hard to screw up French toast. In my opinion that was a $35 waste of money breakfast. read more

We had been frequent diners at this place for years but have seen a change recently in the food quality. This evening was shrimp and fried flounder special night and thought that sounded yummy.....until our food arrived! This is what it looked like...... read more

Moose Cafe - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

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Because cooking a huge Thanksgiving meal is for "suckers" we let usually let someone else do all the work- most importantly the dishes. One year - I had surgery and couldn't go out so we brought dinner in from the Moose Cafe.. It was very good. And as close to a "home cooked meal" as one could get. It didn't taste like the green beans were from a huge can. The pies were hand made. Save your self the trouble this year and let the Moose Cafe do the work for you. Note to self... You must pre order your meal.. So plan early read more

Stumbled upon this place while at the framers market and in need of a quick breakfast. I had the Fit Farmer and my brother had the All American breakfast and we split a blueberry moose cake. Everything was phenomenal! Our waitress was very attentive and our food arrived very quickly. Will definitely be returning!! read more

The Greek omelet, hashbrown casserole, and the cornbread were absolutely delicious!!! We had great service and the food came out really fast. We were disappointed in the biscuits and the moosecake. read more

Used to love coming here - we moved from Greensboro a few years ago but come back to visit a few times each year. We usually go to Moose Cafe in conjunction with the farmers market next door. Food used to be really good. Service was always good - busy, but good. Wow how things have changed over the last could of visits. Staff isn't very friendly now. The place is about 5 years past a remodel need. Bathrooms are filthy. And the food this time around was awful. No other way to put it. There was a 1/4 inch of liquid on the plate that the "crispy" potatoes sat in - needless to say, they weren't crispy. They brought biscuits but had to return them as they were hard and overdone. Couldn't but them. Eggs were good but that's all I could eat. Left the rest. Someone needs to buy this and remodel it - hire a new staff. It's in it last leg right now. read more

Moose Cafe - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

My husband and I were at the Farmers Market during the holidays and decided this was a must for breakfast. I enjoyed half a biscuit ( could not imagine an entire biscuit ) Both impressive in flavor and SIZE!!!! Soft and flakey. Apple butter to die for. Knowing the calories consumed during the holidays I opted for turkey sausage and eggs over medium. Perfect eggs and the sausage was probably the best turkey sausage I have enjoyed. Sampled the chicken salad and purchased a pound for an upcoming party we were attending. Very good. My husband ordered a featured breakfast platter that is not for the meek....wholly cow ( no pun ). He was eating for days. He assured me everything was wonderful but that he would probably not eat again until the next day. Lol. A must try if you find yourself in the area and craving good home cooking. read more

I visit this restaurant every time I visit Greensboro! It's really fresh and consistently delicious! I'd highly recommend this place! read more

Moose Cafe - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

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Sold! Fluffy, huge complimentary biscuits from heaven served with apple butter, huge portions, friendly staff, and at an amazing price! 2 of us ordered the pulled BBQ which was phenomenal-just the right amount of sweet and occasional crispy edges. The flounder was the fish of the day and the batter was very tasty (although a bit heavier than we like but nothing crazy). Good southern sides too! Will be back for sure! read more

The food here is excellent. If you love Southern comfort food this is the place. I had the butter milk fried chicken and it was great. Seasoned to perfection. I would highly recommend the Moose Cafe read more

This time I slowed down in my plate attack long enough to take pictures! Still some of the best food in the Triad area for a very reasonable price!!!! read more

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We frequent the moose cafe when we stop by the farmer's market. Service has also been quick, though sometimes the waitress will forget to bring something out (presumably because it's often very busy and things get a little hectic). Food is always good. Typical southern cuisine. drinks are served in mason jars, and they serve biscuits the size of a grown man's hand. Side note: the breakfast skillets are HUGE! Definitely enough for 2 people to split (and I'm not a dainty eater). read more

Moose Cafe - Chicken fried chicken breakfast - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

Great food and good service. The only thing I can say is you better be hungry because they give you a lot of food for the price. You will need a doggy bag. read more

I'm not from the area and was looking for a good place to have breakfast. The restaurant is well maintained, clean, and has a back woods country feel to it. Think Cracker Barrel without the corporate/chain influence. The service was exceptional. Our waitress was friendly, accommodating, fast, and came complete with a genuine country twang. Everyone else working there seemed to be hustling as well to make sure all the patrons were well fed and happy. WARNING: Be hungry if you decide to dine here. Breakfast began with a courtesy Fred Flintstone sized biscuit for each of us. The biscuits were big, light, fluffy and came with apple butter spread which tasted curiously like the filling of an apple pie. Yum! I ordered the Farmer's Omelet which was mammoth. I later learned it took 5 eggs to put this beast of an omelet together. The omelet was delicious and it was evident the fresh ingredients were locally grown and likely from the Farmers Market next door. The only bad thing about this place is I could barely eat 1/2 of my meal. It was just too much food! Good prices, exceptional service, and great food. If you love a big breakfast, are looking to have a "cheat day" from your diet, or just want to channel your inner glutton, add this place to your list. 5 stars... read more

So based on the other reviews and the fact that this place does business surrounded by a farmers market, I was excited for some fresh, made to order food. I was disappointed. The ambiance, checkered table clothes, bright windows, and the cute mason glass water glasses, plus an extensive menu made for a good start. The food was disappointing though. The portions were huge- buffet style huge, but the quality was just not there. The eggs were fine and the pancake was fine, but nothing to write home about. The pancake would have been better if they had real maple syrup and not the fake stuff or fake butter. The home fries and sausages just tasted assembly line to me. If someone really wanted to go back, I'd go back and get fried eggs over medium (my friend had them) and a muffin...... read more

This is good old Carolina at its best. Pulled pork fried okra grits. Not fancy. Just good. Service was fast and thoughtful. read more

Moose Cafe - Traditional country fare - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

The worst breakfast ever. Dont eat here! Wet scrambled eggs (seriously a puddle left on plate) and see through barely cooked bacon. Per the manger it was our fault. We should have requested hard cooked scrambled and crispy bacon. Food was nasty. Its is NOT farm fresh or food from the farmers market. read more

The Moose Cafe is my go-to for homestyle comfort food every time. Standouts are the meatloaf, chicken and dumplings, chicken tenders (the house made bbq sauce is amazing!), and mac and cheese. The biscuits are tasty and the sweet tea is done just right. Portions are huge. Never had a bad meal here. So why not five stars? As others have pointed out the service can be really spotty, regardless of how busy they are. But it's not so bad that it deters me from going back time and again. If you're in the area do yourself a favor and stop in! read more

I'll echo everything positive about this place. The food is fantastic (loved the baked Vidalia onions and biscuits with warm apple butter). The help is helpful and pleasant. The prices are surprisingly good for locally grown food. 4 1/2 stars for me. read more

My grandmother never cooked this good.... Seriously, this place screams good old southern cooking from the gigantic buttermilk biscuits to the homemade apple butter to the sour cream hash brown casserole. The food NEVER disappoints. On the other hand, the service tends to be spotty. Cross your fingers for a good server! read more

Moose Cafe is our solid goto for American food. The country fried steak is a knockout. Big rolls are winners. We bring visiting family by here. They love it. Have not had a bad meal here. Some of the veggies could be a little less canned. Was confused to find they put sugar in their greens. read more