If you're a big eater you'll get your money's worth here. Their special was $3.99 and included your choice of 3 breakfast items. The hubs ordered 4 and the extra one was a half order of biscuits and gravy which covered the plate and it was only $1.59. Check came to only $13.55 before tip and that included two breakfasts, a grilled sweet roll (forget KETO today and splurge-it was great!) and one coffee. Where can you eat that much for so little? It's hard to mess up breakfast, true, but these guys served it up just right. read more

New Moon Cafe - the receipt for the restaurant - New American Near Me - Decatur, Illinois

Food is ALL so sub-par that it was inedible for all three diners in my party. A simple hamburger had so many fillers that it tasted foul and had the texture of wet cardboard pressed into a patty. The BLTA came on bread grilled poorly on one side, chopped lettuce and three pieces of chopped tomato that was obviously prepped for the less than presentable "salad bar." Service was almost nonexistent, with multiple requested needed to meet the basics. No attempt was made at all to refill drinks or check on customer satisfaction. I am incredibly astounded that this place exists, let alone is allowed to serve "food" to the public. read more

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They always provide great service, and their food tastes great. The prices are also budget-friendly.

I witnessed the wait staff yelling at customers. I never even got service. Terrible experience, you couldn't pay me to be treated like other customers were. No clue if the food is good, I wouldn't waste my time with other better options. read more

Everyone was very friendly, the prices are good, and I can't stop thinking about the breakfast quesadilla. Hope to get back soon, definitely a good place to eat. read more

Seeing their FB post about their buffet, and I decided to go there with my h usband to try it out on a Friday evening. Upon arrival, the parking lot was half full, plenty of patron comfortably seated and one waiter taking care of everyone in a large dining area. It was fairly busy and most of the patrons were having the buffet. Our waiter arrived with the menu and promptly asked us about the drinks. We ordered Pepsi which it was excellent. I ordered the buffet and husband ordered the cheese toastie sandwich and a side of fries. I went up to the buffet table, nothing fancy or special but a regular salad bar and hot food tables. Everything is clean, neatly in order and the owner regularly checked the contents and taking care of food in the back. I chose the fried chicken and fish which they were a bit greasy, sitting on bottom of the pan, and lukewarm, dried out which I knew it has been sitting there for quite some time. The gravy was a bit metallic and a hint of being burnt (or cooked too long). Corn/green beans were of cheaper quality, tasted tinny, bland in flavor. Not impressed. The salad was excellent, no complaints there. Good ranch dressing! Everything was full in its bowls and very COLD! The melons were delicious and very sweet! The cakes, one seems to be a maple iced pecan? cake, it was SO good and I loved it. The other one seems to be a spice cake/pumpkin maybe, it was okay, a bit tough on the chew but with a bit of sweetness, it will do! My husband's dinner, he proclaimed it was excellent. It was toasted well, cheese melted thru and the fries were HOT and crispy. I've eaten there before a year or so ago, had the cheeseburger and fries, they were excellent. Almost finishing our dinner, I noticed the patron that came a bit later, after six PM, the buffet was not refilled, and some were waiting for some fresh fried chicken, which it was almost out. I noticed some only took what they wanted and just decided not to eat any more or waiting over 30 minutes for fresh batches to come out. We left so we have no idea if the hot food line was replenished or tossing out older food out. Our waiter was busting his chops, waited on everyone, taking their orders and he was on fire! Very polite and courteous and any questions we asked, he was attentive and very nice! Kudos to him stepping up when they were short staffed that evening. We also had a nice little performance, a lady with a guitar, singing some pop and rock and roll. All in all, its not a bad place to eat but it needs a bit of improvement with the quality of food and the timing of food sitting there/replenish as necessary. Will I order the buffet again? NO, but the salad bar and its wonderful maple/spice cake, yep! read more

The Restaurant is close to my work and I decided to try them out. The wait staff was courteous and efficient. The food was good and was prepared in a very short time. In a pinch it is good quality food and no hassles. read more

There are 2 sides to the establishment. There is a cozy little cafe on one side and a billiard room and bar on the other. The food at the cafe is good. You can't go wrong with anything you order. Be sure to ask about the specials. Breakfast can be served all day which is a plus. The morning and lunch employees are always friendly. The owner is always nice. I can't say the same about some of the nighttime employees on the bar/billiards side. Some of the bartenders can be very rude. As a customer, you can say "please" and "thank you" all evening, pay your bill, and leave a generous tip and still be treated rudely. The phrase "everyone get the F out" has been said so many times that I'm starting to think it's a slogan. I would give this place a 4 or 5 star rating if some of the servers on the pool room side at night didn't curse at the customers. I'm just going to have to join the list of people who avoid this place for that reason and move my pool league teams elsewhere. read more

The Reuben was lunch meat and a maybe cheese maybe Mayo combo. That's it. Do not recommend. Service was slow and I couldn't even get myself to take a bite out of this sandwich. They get one star because I ate the fries which were good. read more

New Moon Cafe - a sandwich and fries - New American Near Me - Decatur, Illinois

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Currently (1/18/2022) closed since 12/27/2021 for building safety issues. Don't know when or if it will reopen. Too bad because I liked the place. read more

Was looking forward to a warm cinnamon roll this morning, but, at 8:30, they didn't have any. Disappointing when they are supposed to have such a great reputation for cinnamon rolls! We ordered the breakfast special. DH got bacon (crispy), scrambled eggs, and hash browns. The hash brown were completely cold and not browned at all. My guess is the cook took them out of the freezer, defrosted them, and put them on the plate. The bacon was far from crispy. I ordered a pancake, bacon (crispy), and wheat toast. The pancake was good -- not great, but edible. The bacon, again, was no where near toasty. And, the toast -- it's called toast for a reason folks -- not bread! It had maybe been in the toaster because the surface was not soft, but it was not toasted. They seemed to have lots of regulars, but we won't become one. read more

Basic breakfast for a good price. Disappointed there were no cinnamon rolls today. Pancake was dense and a little tough. Baked western omelet was good. If you want potatoes or toast with it you have to order separately. read more

Lunch here is a great option for Decatur - the torta and Cuban are my favorite sandwiches. They also offer a wide variety of traditional diner lunch fare, which does not disappoint. We were blown away by the breakfast menu! So many different items with a south of the border flare. The breakfast burrito is not to be missed, and the sausage is great. Ask for the house hot sauce! read more

New Moon Cafe - Breakfast Menu - New American Near Me - Decatur, Illinois

Nice local, reasonably priced lunch. Waitress very attentive. In town for weekend and tried this local restaurant. Glad I chose local. read more

New Moon Cafe - Loved my reasonably priced lunch. In town for ball tournament and try local restaurants. Glad I chose this one. - New American Near Me - Decatur, Illinois

Cuban was very good, but a tad expensive for a half a sandwich that comes with no side dish. Ordered the guacamole which was heavy on everything but avocados. Smelled like fried food for the rest of the day. read more

We have been here several times for breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can't beat the prices! Generous portions and great service. We stopped in last night with out of town friends. They were blown away by the guacamole and margaritas! Fantastic, fresh food with a flair. Our favorite restaurant in Decatur. Homemade soups and desserts too. Give the New Moon a try and you'll be back! read more

Get the cinnamon rolls. Soft, fluffy and delicious grilled. The rest of the food was good but your typical diner food. Reasonable prices too. read more

A freind of mine posted somthing on his Facebook page about a restaurant with a few special selections. The pictures of the food looked good enough that I thought I'd try it. I was torn between a sandwich they call the Cuban and a sandwich called the Torta. I was so torn I ordered both. I did have some help. The Cuban is made with roasted pork so tender I was genuinely confused as to what it was. So delicious combined with ham, bacon, provolone, pickles, mayonnaise and spicy brown mustard. The Torta is made with the same tender pork, tomato, onion, avocado, jalapeño, sour cream and a spread of refried beans. I don't know which to recommend. They are both delicious! But I will insist you try the guacamole. I don't even like guacamole much, but my daughter does and I heard theirs was good so we ordered some. Let's just say I had more than my share and I didn't feel a bit bad about it. Big chunks of fresh avocado and whatever other majic they work made me a guacamole lover. I guess I just didn't know what good guacamole was. There's more good stuff on the menu I can't wait to try, but I'll be eating more guacamole for sure. read more

Very good food. Great value. Well worth the visit. Had a very homey feel. Great service.

The Cuban and the Torta are outstanding. The Guacamole is fresh. It almost had that 5th star.

One person working, she was overwhelmed and not friendly or accommodating. No menus, food not good and waited 30 min to receive food.

This place is Ashley the pit I was in there to get breakfast in the morning got a cup of coffee got my order in after 15 minutes of sitting there then I turned around and waited for a coffee refill the waitress come out refilled everybody in the restaurant accept me then turn around and expecting me to wait another half an hour for my food I don't think so after waiting there 45 minutes I got up and left to give me a bill for my coffee and I was gone I tell you what this is the worst place I ever seen in my life one waitress to the whole place I understand that it's hard to get people to help these days but still if you can't get enough Lavery run the place don't open the place read more

Small little place with great dishes. Not an extensive menu, but what they do, they do well. The Mexican torta sandwich is good! The pulled pork BBQ was good. Guacamole is tasty. Heard the Cuban sandwich is super good, but have yet to try it. read more

I have been to New Moon Cafe three times now. I really enjoy the tacos. The soups are good. I really enjoy the guacamole with chips. It's made fresh to the order each time. Today they had tamales and they were the best I have had. And I have lived in Texas and they were better than the ones I had in Texas. read more

One of my favorite restaurants in Decatur. It's casual and cozy. Everything that I've eaten so far has been amazing, especially the guacamole. I highly recommend! The service has also always been great, they're all extremely friendly and welcoming. read more

My daughter and I waited 35 minutes for breakfast food.Service is consistently poor and slow. We will not return

This is a great place to eat. Been there over a dozen time and never had a bad meal. I have recommended the restaurant to many of my friends and they all have liked the place. Doesn't look like much, but you can't beat the food or the staff, who make you feel welcome. read more

Sadly we weren't informed the kitchen was backed up for our simple breakfast order...we waited 55 min !! Also, we were told they were out of their cinnamon rolls---yet we saw three orders of the rolls go out to customers who came in after in after us. As we were putting on our coats to walk out---our food came! Never again!! read more

This is probably my favorite restaurant right now. They have the best guacamole I've ever eaten! Everything I've tried here is so fresh and tasty! The Cuban is a must try, but, I've yet to try anything here that I don't like! read more