Food is pretty good but this last time I had the most inexperienced waitress. It seemed like she didn't know the food, was super spacey and either wasn't listening to anything I said or could not remember, and didn't seem to know the most basic serving procedures . Another thing U should know is that all the good things run out early so get there early. I wanted to order butternut squash as one of my veggies but they ran out an hour before closing at 7 pm. Also would like to have ordered the blackberry cobbler ( my favorite dessert) but they were out of that too of course. Where to start ? First I ordered a side salad that normally comes with cucumbers, but I said no cucumbers and asked for shredded cheese instead . Also asked for croutons. Salad came out with 3-4 thickly sliced cucumbers and no croutons . When I pointed this out to my waitress, she said, " Well I can pick them off for U, my hands are clean " I was horrified. I said, " No thanks, I'll do that myself . U don't ever touch the food U are serving or at least not right in front of the customer. Makes U wonder how they train the waitresses. Apparantly not very well. They definitely need to train the waitresses that U do not pick food off the salad with your fingers right at the table. U take it back to the kitchen and do that with a fork or let the customer do it themselves at the table. Next I ordered baked chicken with dressing . U could get white meat or dark meat. I said I wanted white meat but the plate came out with dark meat ( leg and thigh) . When I said to the waitress I ordered white meat, she didn't seem to know what I was talking about and didn't know that a chicken leg and thigh were not white meat . Seriously ? Who doesn't know that ? This girl was like 20 or something. When it was time to leave, I asked for boxes and ordered a few extra veggies to go since I had to spend $16 with the Groupon I was using. I said I wanted collard greens and chicken and dumplings but instead she brought out cabbage . I said don't throw out the cabbage, I'll take that but she still brought out chicken and dumplings. Also the restrooms are very cold like the heat does not get in there or something . This place is not like most restaurants that close at 9 or 10 pm. They close early at 8 pm so get there early. I would come back again bec the food is good but I hope I get a different waitress next time. I prolly would have said something to the manager about my waitress but she was up at the counter as I was paying and I didn't want to say anything right in front of her. read more

Had a great dinner here. Service was fantastic. Food was exactly what we were hoping for. Huge flakey biscuits were delivered as we sat down, with delicious apple butter. The country fried steak was excellent as were the chicken tenders. My wife got the "mother mooses chicken" which is grilled chicken topped with bacon, mushrooms, caramelized onions and smothered in a cheese sauce. She loved it. All the sides were excellent as well, we got mashed potatoes and gravy, collards, pintos, and veggie soup. Our son got a bacon cheeseburger that he really liked and the fries served with it was out of this world. 10/10. We will definitely be going back. Great service. Great food. read more

This place has truly gone down hill. The food is mediocre but the service is horrible. They don't communicate to each other so sometimes the servers doesn't even know they got a table of people to serve because the host didn't tell them. Anyway the whole situation is stressful with a toddler. If you have a lot of time to wait then by all means eat here. read more

Just had a great breakfast on the patio with terrific service from Kendra. Huge portions and delicious food! Will definitely be back again soon. read more

Food was flavorless. waitress was slow and when we asked for to go boxes they never came asked for fruit which never came. Bread plate was dirty, we had to go up to the waitress stand for our check then told them about our first visit and they didn't seem to care about the first impression cause all they said was i hope you give us another try.... umm no thanks the $22 I spent on my daughters birthday lunch here could have been better spent somewhere else! read more

Delicious country comfort food. With fresh ingredients from the surrounding Farmers Market and other local sources. Cat Head biscuits, literally the size of a cats head! Homemade apple butter, great sweet tea, and nightly specials. Visit the Farmers Market, eat at the Moose! Try their all you can eat seafood on select nights. read more

Great pancakes! Good local food conveniently located close to the farmers market. Definitely get their pancakes!

Bring an appetite with you as the portions are huge. The food is great with the apple butter the standout.

BLAND, TASTELESS ATTEMPT AT SOUTHERN COOKING!!!!! What a disappointment! It was a bad experience as soon as we walked in the door. Before I elaborate, let me say it was not busy. Empty tables everywhere. The young guy working as hostess was clueless. We followed him around the restaurant looking for a table. He walked into a waitress's section where she looked at us and asked.....actually demanded he not seat us with her. Who does that?? So rude! A sweet waitress saw us and volunteered to serve us. Food arrives. IT WAS SO BLAND! Three of us. One ordered fried chicken. The other two tried the chicken and dumplings. The chicken needed a lot of salt. Tastes like chicken rolled in plain flour and deep fried. The side of mac and cheese was so gross, we sent it back for mashed potatoes. Also yucky! Take your money elsewhere. Do NOT go here. It is a bland, tasteless attempt at southern cooking. Staff is rude and lazy. Wish I could give it zero stars. read more

Food was average. Young "man" was more interested in moving our plates etc. and rushed us about leaving. We were obviously in his way. The most inappropriate service ever at this restaurant. Wondered why there is NO customer base any more. We went to pay, all three large women were more interested in tabulating their tips for the day and had NO time for us. I will never go back here! Do NOT waste your time and money. read more

Food was just ok. Huge portions though and they even offer all you can eat family style Beware though, all the servers are teenagers and and attentive or even a smile from the grouchy young man that sat us is what you may get read more

I had pork sandwich with fries. The serving was ample and the taste was great. Another in the party had the ham plate with vegetables and corn bread. Another delicious meal and friendly staff. Enough left over to take home for another meal. read more

Moose Cafe - Brought huge, delicious biscuits and apple butter as soon as we sat down.Great service. - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

I cannot even give this horrible restaurant one star. Who in the ever loving can say that the food here is good? This is NOT southern cooking for several reasons. We do not eat cold food. We do not eat unseasoned food. We do not eat food that is substandard in quality. My family and I have tried this place several times based on these so called "best in the triad" reviews. I want to meet these people. There has to be someone who owns or works here writing them. I am sorry. And, I feel like we are owed money for walking in there. The service is questionable. But, if you get something from the, such as edible food, then you can overlook it. Breakfast: The eggs were stone cold. The replacement ones were barely warm. I have no idea how you do that. The bacon was shiny and over crunchy and it tasted like pepperoni. The "center cut" country ham was lame, tough and thin. The one highlight was the tenderloin which is deep fried and it has to be cooked to order so it was hot. The potatoe caserole was stone cold, all the food was brought out wrong. The pancakes, or "Moose" cakes, were huge doughy and half done. NO pancake that large is a good idea. Are you kidding me? When you try to make a huge pancake you are running the risk of exactly what we got, and throw some bluberries in it and you get what we got. And add to it the fact that we ordered a plain pancake. Grounds in all the coffee, and the coffee tasted like it was Maxwell house off the shelf, but the big can from Sams, the ones that go stale. Why do they serve off brand, unknown margarine? Can they not scratch around and provide quality butter? We are talking the Farmers Market guys. That entire concept conjures up thoughts of churned butter, etc. Not something that lives into ten centuries and is an off brand to boot. I do not eat margarine at home. All I can say is SHAME ON YOU. Low rent, cheap food. But, not on the menu. It costs a small fortune to eat this slop. And our experience has been the same for their vegatables and other food. If you are not chewing your food and do not care, eating and shoveling in, like all the hard workers we saw running in there at lunch time, maybe you are willing to pay their prices. But for my money, they should go to cooking school. Have you ever seen a salt shaker, or a pepper shaker Moose Cook? How about it? Personally, I think that the apple butter on the tables is awful. Raw apples, crunched up with cinnamon, are you kidding me? Apple butter is awesome, and it ain't what they serve. Before you call this mess southern cooking, come to my house or probably any one of the ones you pass to get to this place and eat. It will be: Hot Seasoned Delicious Affordable Fresh Made with quality products Served with a smile Make a profit, do not rob your customers and maybe you will have more return ones and not have to plant reviews. I am sorry, there is no way ppl love your food. Not if they are really from the south. Sucked. read more

Great food, great service. .. had chicken and Dumplings bowl was so big, I'll have enough for dinner. .. they gave a biscuit when we sat down, it was AMAZING! WE WILL BE BACK! read more

May have been the worst customer experience of my life. Wanted to take my mom out for a nice breakfast and got far from that. Before I go on, we have both worked in the restaurant industry serving tables, so we give a lot more slack than others. Waitress came over with biscuits and dropped the apple butter and didn't bring any back after taking our drinks and orders from the first interaction. Coffee cup looked like it had never been washed with old coffee residue and trash stuck to it. Our waitress never came by to check on us and so another waitress fixed the issue. Our waitress forgot one of our drinks as well. Half of the food came out by the food runner, from restaurant experience, the ticket was on the tray for the food runner, meaning that was everything put into the order. So she had not even put in half our order. Our waitress finally stops by the table after 15 minutes and ask if we were okay, so we explained the situation and she got up in my mothers face(ON MOTHERS DAY) and very rudely said "you want to see the owner?". She did not care that she was giving terrible service. Also waitress was dressed very unprofessionally like she had just got out of bed. Owner came over, basically didn't want to hear our complaints, we left. To make the story short, I will never eat at this establishment again and if you want to be treated with a little respect eat somewhere else. read more

Wed heard great things, but went in at 2p on a Sunday and after 10 minutes we never saw a server...maybe we'll try again sometime.

We had not been here in quite a while and now we remember why. Mary wanted to come to the Farmers Market so we thought we would come here for breakfast. We got here about 12:30 pm and were told we would have about a 20 minute wait. We were seated in about five minutes which is good, under promise and over deliver. We then found out that the breakfast menu ended at noon after we were seated. With hindsight I should have paid for the tea we ordered and left at that point but we stayed. They boast about "home cooking", well I'm glad I didn't grow up in their home. I ordered the Sunday Sampler that had roast turkey and ham with a cornbread dressing along with a baked sweet potato and coleslaw. Mary ordered the "loaded hamburger steak", potato casserole and coleslaw. The meal came in a timely manner in spite of the crowd, which of course meant it is was all cooked earlier and just needed to be plated, which is not normally a problem, but their warmers did not do much of a job. While there was a good size serving of turkey it appeared to be and tasted like processed turkey. The city ham was a very small piece but it was very good. The cornbread gravy used to cover the turkey and the dressing, which was dry, was barely enough to cover the turkey, but it to was tasty. The baked sweet potato was 1/2 of a potato that was baked that way and had a very hard crust on the cut face of the potato. The sweet potato had very little taste to it. The coleslaw was acceptable. On Mary's meal it was not much better with the coleslaw being the best part of the meal. The hamburger "steak" came with a pile of partially grilled onions and a glob of cheese on top, she had asked for them to leave of the mushrooms. She scrapped off the toppings and ate about a 1/3 of the "steak". And the potato casserole wasn't too attractive to look out and she said it didn't taste much better. When it came time for dessert, we passed. The server did a very good job, was very pleasant and attentive, and I apologize that I forgot her name but I did take care of her with the tip. I will try to remember to arrive here in time to have breakfast, if we ever decide to return, because we have enjoyed the breakfasts here. read more

The worst breakfast I've ever had potatos cold, wrong eggs, when the did come cold, very salty bacon dry ham steak Just don't go. I'm going to Tex & Shirley now read more

My favorite part of my experience was that everything comes from the Farmers Market or from local farms. That just makes my heart smile when local businesses are being used by a company that can help them grow their business. The menu tells you that the fruits come from the FM and will always be seasonal. They partner with a local farm for all their sausage needs and the eggs come from local farmers as well. If you want to know a fun fact about me: I adore farm fresh eggs. Want to win my heart: build me a chicken coop and bring me fresh eggs every day. Back to the Moose Cafe, the menu has something for everyone. It took me several minutes to decide because I had to read everything to make sure I got just what I wanted. When you sit down they bring you (huge!) biscuits with home made apple butter (my favorite part of the whole meal was the apple butter). Stop by after shopping at the farmers market and fill your belly up! read more

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Went to Moose Cafe for brunch today and I was disappointed. My water and sweet tea tasted moldy! Both of my mason jar cups were dirty. I asked for a styrofoam cup with fresh tea, but it tasted the same. Today, I also saw people returning a lot of food. Dining room was dusty... It was very gritty in there. I will not return. read more

So yummy all around! If your looking for good southern eating this is the place to go!!! The all you can eat breakfast is absolutely delicious and well worth the money!! I take all my out of town friends here and they love it. The staff is always very pleasant too!!! read more

Food is moderate at best. When your waitress greets you she comes out with one large biscuit per person, margarine (no butter) and some of their unique apple spread that isn't very impressive. The biscuits were hard as a rock. So hard that when I went to cut it with my knife it literally took 30+ back and forth strokes with ample pressure to get cut it. It shredded my gums as I tried to chew. The "Moose Cake" (pancake) is the size of the plate (approx 10"). One Moose Cake, with nothing else, is $5.99 and two was $6.99. So the temptation to get two is there, but it's way too much for the average adult. I ate about half of my two. I also ordered a side of sausages for an additional dollar which came out in a mound like it had been made round then cut in half. On the menu it had the "All You Can Eat Breakfast" for $8.49 in one section and the identical meal in another for $8.99. This tells me they are sloppy and unorganized not knowing how much the meal is worth and just throws down some random price that they think someone will pay. Overall the pricing was out of touch of reality with the quality of the food. They are trying to be like Cracker Barrel with the shop with goods as you walk in the door but their food is half as good at a more expensive price. I would rate their food as equal to Waffle House or Your House. I was with my mother and between the two of us we got two pancakes (me), a side of sausage, and an omelet with a brick.. I mean biscuit.. for $24. The service was reasonable, which is the only reason I gave two stars. My suggestion- skip this place and go to Cracker Barrel. read more

TWO chance my wife and I have given this place.... the food is absolutely terrible! Everything is bland...bland... "country cooking"..blah... what a joke.. I should contact Gordon Ramsey...this is a Kitchen Nightmare! BTW the waitress was very friendly! read more

If you like big food that is salted to being inedible. Go for it. Everything doused with commercial tub gravy from plate edge to plate edge. The biscuits rock though. The apple sauce is heavenly. read more

Had my first experience eating at the Moose Cafe last weekend. While the portions were big they were mostly bland. I did prefer this above the Cracker Barrel. The biscuits were nice along with the apple butter they served. I had gotten the meatloaf which was a huge portion but after about 3 bites, reality set in that it was just a flavorless chunck of meatloaf. My two sides were a side salad with ranch dressing that was watery and mac and cheese which offered more in looks then flavor. read more

I've always been intrigued by the idea of having a restaurant at a farmer's market, and since I pass by the Piedmont-Triad Farmer's Market four times a month, have always wanted to try it. Here's what I pictured: a chalkboard menu with seasonal specialties and local eggs, free-range chicken, grass-fed beef, and focused on fresh veggies and fruit from the market. Maybe some local pork barbecue. Perhaps 'mater sandwiches, a local delicacy that I've never had that seems to make people from around here swoon. Today, I stopped by the Market to look for local strawberries, and while I was there, went to the Moose for lunch. I have no idea where the name comes from, as Greensboro is a long way from the northern forests that moose inhabit. I ordered buttermilk fried chicken (a very occasional treat for me) mashed potatoes, and coleslaw. The menu said that the fried chicken was a breast, and I asked for a leg, since I prefer dark meat, but the server said, "No, it's not even...it's boneless...". I didn't know what she meant by "It's not even...", but when it came, I understood. But let's go back to the beginning of the meal. I was immediately served a giant biscuit with what they call apple butter. The latter seemed less like apple butter to me than a cinnamony, chunky applesauce, which was actually fine with me, since I'm not a big apple butter fan. The biscuit was a nice gesture, but was way too salty, and I could eat only a portion of it. Which turned out to be just as well. The chicken was a thin filet that was thickly crusted with breading that was highly oversalted, and served with what was referred to as a white pepper gravy. They could have just called it a white salt gravy, as that was its only flavor. So---oversalted biscuit, oversalted chicken, oversalted gravy. I've never had high blood pressure, but figured I would by the end of the meal. I spent the rest of the afternoon in a raging thirst from the sodium overload. The coleslaw came in a generous portion, and I was looking forward to its setting off the rest of the meal, but it was unfortunately swimming in an overabundance of a white, sweet, mayonnaisy dressing that for me, made it inedible. I was a little worried about trying the mashed potatoes, but they were actually pretty good, and made with real potatoes. The one item besides the mashed potatoes that I found successful was the cornbread. Containing flecks of whole corn, it tasted homemade, and was, I am happy to report, not sweet. The other positive aspect of the Moose was that all of the staff were very nice, and for that reason, I'm sorry I can't rate the place higher than this. read more

We went to the farmers market today had a Great time so we decided to eat at the moose cafe. The tiles on the celling are brown with stains the tables were filthy the baby seat had food in it we had to wipe everything down before we could sit down. Then we ordered our food the chicken dish my wife got looked like crap and tasted like it looked. The only thing I eat was the meatloaf it was very disappointing and will never go there again. read more

Worst breakfast experience. Deep fried everything, grease, bland flavor, crowded, bad coffee. It doesn't get much worse than this. Don't waste your money. read more

Let's see - The service was good. We never went without refills and the food was prepared and to our table quickly. However, the food was mediocre. It lacked serious flavor. I had baked chicken & dressing and my husband had chicken and dumplings. Both required lots of salt & pepper at the table to make them have any flavor at all. I wanted to love this place. It's close to work, and the farm to table idea is awesome, especially when you think that they are located within a farmer's market AND fruits & veggies are plentiful this time of year. read more

I love the Moose Café. The staff is always very nice and the food is always delicious. They have a wide variety but the all you can eat breakfast is a great deal! Of course a review of this gem would not be complete without a mention about the bisquits and warm apple butter served to your table while you wait on your order. Delish! read more

We had our staff Christmas dinner here tonight. The food was scrumptious, the service was incredible and the party room was great for our group. Very reasonably priced! Highly recommended! Will definately be back! read more

Food was amazing. Chicken tenders were delicious and tender. Chicken fried steak was a first for me (I'm a Northerner). I was NOT disappointed! Wonderful, hospitable staff! read more

Just ok. Biscuits were good. My husband really liked the scrambled eggs. I got the veggie omelet; wouldn't get it again. The hash brown casserole was ok, nothing to write home about if you ask me. Gravy good though it tastes like a mix to me. Grits were a bit too runny for my taste and they came out cold. Not a place for a quick bite; took forever to get our food. It was very busy though (of course it was a Saturday at the farmers market and there was an event going on). Also, wood floors were very slippery! My husband and I both had on sneakers and were sliding on them. Be careful! read more

Large portions of southern comfort foods. The chicken and dumplings as a side was excellent. Biscuits are fluffy and huge. You won't find them this good at any of the fast food joints who advertise how great theirs are. Excellent service. Much improved from my memory of them several years ago. Now back on the lunch circuit as a regular selection. read more

The food is amazing! Biscuits are freshly baked and served warm-yummy! :) The fried chicken and mashed potatoes..SO GOOD!! Everything was amazing! Our waitress was a rock star-I think her name is Libby. She treated us as true guests and anticipated our needs before we even had time to ask. She went above and beyond! :) read more

Everything was fantastic imma come back again with my family!!!really good country cooking will come back soon

Delicious lunch! Chicken casserole and baked sweet potato was cooked to perfection! Chicken casserole included vegetables and cheese with a light bread crust. Apple butter and biscuits were served before our meal. The apple butter had diced chunks of apples in it enhancing the flavor. read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would. The food took forever to get. Not exaggerating it took an hour. The entire order was messed up and had to be fixed. Then after waiting my order was still wrong. Didn't say anything at this point. Just wanted to leave. And there was hair in my food. I will never be back. Ever. read more

Wait staff is great. Food was just okay, large portions. My eggs were slightly overcooked. Wife got and omelet and the vegetable's inside were still raw, not sautéed. Grits had very little flavor. Biscuits were just okay, nothing great. The restaurant looks like it needs some TLC, evidence of mildew on the ceiling and around the vents. Very loud, had to shout to be heard. read more

If you are breaking a fast and need a massive meal, this can be your place. We went for breakfast and the portions are huge... And I'm a big eater. We started with the complimentary biscuits and apple butter. The biscuits are pretty big and very heavy. They were moist and pretty dense as far as biscuits go and were very fresh and warm. The apple butter is almost like a cold apple sauce. My wife had their 1-2-3 Breakfast which came with a Moose Cake which is a massive pancake that she could not finish, 2 eggs and 3 strips of bacon. Our boys opted for the Stuffed French Toast. It was made with Hawaiian Bread, then had a slathering of cream cheese and strawberries between the pieces. They liked it, but it's also a good sized portion and they suffered a sugar crash later. I had the Farmer's Omelet. I'm not sure how many eggs were involved, I'm guessing 4. It was like a burrito but with an egg around the outside instead of a tortilla. This thing does not lay on your plate in a flat half circle. It looks like a mega burrito. It was stuffed with bacon, sausage, peppers, onions, cheese and mushrooms then topped with a "cheese gravy" and more cheese. The sauce was almost like a be bechamel sauce for macaroni and cheese. This was served with cheesy hash brown casserole and biscuits and gravy. I'm a big guy and can put away a couple of pounds of food in one sitting, but only finished 3/4 of my omelet, all of the hash browns and didn't even touch the biscuit and gravy. Perhaps the biscuit at the start of breakfast did me in. Most of the breakfast meals were priced at $7.99, including an all you can eat option. The Farmers Omelet was $8.99 and was a bargain considering how much food you get. The food was all served fast, hot and was tasty. It's all simple country style cooking, nothing too fancy and nothing too expensive. The service was on point today as well. It's a great place to grab breakfast, then walk it off at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market next door. read more

Moose Cafe - The Farmer's Omelet. It's a beast! - Southern Near Me - Colfax, North Carolina

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