You might have to wait on a Saturday or Sunday morning maybe 20 minutes or less, due to the popularity of the restaurant --and the fact that it's the only breakfast restaurant in downtown Elk River. When you do get sat, the service is fast-- your coffee is always filled and hot! The food comes out fairly quickly and is always hot and delicious. It actually can get pretty loud in there. It is a very old building with an open floor plan, so when a lot of people get in there then start talking it can get to a medium roar, but nothing too loud. It's not like you have to shout at the person across the table so they can hear you. The prices are reasonable and comparable to the prices around the area, and bonus **if you have purchased an Elk River Football card, (and you have the card with you) you can get five dollars off your meal! read more

Olde Main Eatery - Outside of building - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

Love the servers here! They are always very nice and a little sassy! The food is always good. I usually get the Paul Bunyan breakfast sandwich. Their omelettes are always good too! Sour dough toast is the best! It gets busy on the weekends. Great breakfast and lunch spot in downtown Elk River! read more

If you're looking for a great spot for breakfast in the Elk River area, this is the place to go. I've been here several times in the past and the quality, service and consistency of the food is always above average. It's a cool old building right on the Main Street. I had the "Minnesota Platter" which was very good and the service was excellent, as usual. I will be back! read more

Olde Main Eatery - Minnesota Platter - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

It's good solid diner food with good portions, and well priced. The desserts are varied with some surprises. They advertise fresh sarcasm, but they don't really lean into it. If you're in Elk River, it's worth a stop. read more

Okay as an "out of towner" what could I possibly offer to this wonderful little small town secret. Well all my friends live here. Elk River, oh yah, sure you betcha. So yah, on my way up north, had to stop. So glad I did. #7 Haystack or something just like that breakfast appealed to me, a pure 100% Country Girl raised on a farm played in many a haystack and ate plenty of B&G. That was what we called stick to your ribs back home good food. Lots of oatmeal, too. You will find this place easy off of HWY 10. Stop Eat Enjoy Setting perfect Service great Thank you Ms Mae West read more

A great breakfast restaurant! Service with a smile and the staff is amazing, they take time to get to know you. The level of chatter can make visiting a bit challenging but I feel at home when having an overall positive experience. read more

We really liked this restaurant. It was bright and clean. We were waited on right away by a friendly server. I couldn't resist ordering a salad from the summer menu and my husband got a Cajun chicken wrap. We were both extremely pleased with our choices. My salad was fresh, light and crunchy with dressing I could add myself. I didn't need 2 but if you like lots of dressing it was available. My husband said his wrap and the slaw were both good. We got our food quickly. We would definitely go back and I recommend the summer menu choices. read more

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A classic that has been around and in the heart of downtown Elk River. I always enjoy having breakfast here. Great prices, delicious every time. Pancakes and breakfast sandwiches are what I gravitate towards. Their Carmel rolls are It's a great place to take the whole family and the waitresses are so friendly. Can't wait to be back read more

Food and service were excellent. Had the Minnesota omelette and would definitely order again.

When you walk in the aesthetics, there is very pleasing natural brick walls, old pictures hanging on the wall, booth, and table seating, very clean, smelling prompt service great prices, and looking forward to enjoying a good meal here. read more

Really good service in an neat old building downtown. Food was okay diner fare. Chicken fried steak had decent flavor.

Wonderful food. Had the number 5 breakfast. Servers were friendly and made sure we had plenty of fresh coffee. Great family dining experience, never felt crowded in. read more

Always enjoy this place for breakfast. The service is wonderful and your coffee cup will never be empty. Great food and great vibe in it. Lots of seating and the food is wonderful. Would highly recommend this place. read more

Great food, wonderful staff! We felt relaxed and welcomed in this fun friendly restaurant. read more

Olde Main Eatery - Kitchen and dining area - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

I have been here a few times now! It is a cute old diner with an overwhelming amount of community advertising on the tables! That is not a bad thing!! It just shows their local support! If you are from out of town? You could be the only one! Service has always been great. I have only eaten breakfast here which is very good! No bells, no whistles just good service and food. Oh and you be call honey or sweet heart! Just go here!! read more

Olde Main Eatery - Everything Skillet! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

As promised came back for full bowls of the Chicken and wild rice soup. 5 star!! Hearty, filling, creamy, wow we loved it!! Looking forward to trying other things on their menu. read more

Olde Main Eatery - Cream of Chicken and wild rice, creamy savory comfort food, tried a cup at breakfast....full bowl next time!!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

Amazing food and service! I love their wild rice soup. I had the wild rice eggs Benedict and that was amazing!! Breakfast food is what I always get when I'm there and it is always amazing!! Only improvement would be that they extend their hours so I can come more often read more

One of my new favorite breakfast spots! Went here on a whim when we were in the area and had to go back a week later because it was so good. We tried different things each time and everything was great. I loved that it was a traditional breakfast place with a twist on some items. Good for both ppl that like just bacon and eggs and others on the more unique side! Get their wild rice omelette / I didn't get a photo but it was incredible read more

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Wonderful family owned business with really good food!

Great breakfast. Service fast and friendly. Coffee cup never empty! Will be back again

My preference for breakfast in Elk Rivers excellent food great flavor, the best pancakes ever good coffee, the service is amazing friendly and customer service oriented, family owned. The ambience it reminds me of an old great community with great values everyone is friendly and very polite. If you ever pass around Elk River stop by to enjoy great food, great customer service on good old town. read more

This place was super cute. Has the old time feel. The wait staff was relatively nice. They forgot my tea. The grapes in my fruit cup were soggy. I would recommend going around 11-12 to avoid the morning rush. read more

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First of all.. service was quick and smooth. Toria was our service and she was extremely delightful, her personality was amazing. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was exactly how I expected. Not to mention.. I love the 2 person booth.. very unique. HIGHLY recommend read more

If your looking for some good hometown food this is the place to go! We have always had great service here and our food has always been very good they make really good breakfast read more

Very, very loud! There's nothing on the walls or ceiling to absorb sound. The food is about average.

I had a good view of the kitchen and could see people handling food with no gloves or hairnets. The hair covering I could see in the kitchen was a MAGA hat on a young man in a dirty shirt with a partially exposed wound on his arm. As someone who likes their food free of contaminants and hair? I was pretty grossed out. As the grandchild of refugees (and a non-Christian)? Im pretty sure Im not welcome in this restaurant anyway. I used to really like this place. But this time something was off (besides the lack of cleanliness and general discomfort). My food was assembled differently than it has been in the past, and all the pancakes on the table were super thin (no fluff). read more

This is a great place to go during COVID take out time. Fast and friendly service, delicious food, and a bonus cookie treat. We had the meatloaf sandwich with fries and a rueben sandwich with cole slaw. Both were delicious! read more

Olde Main Eatery - Meatloaf sandwich with fries and Reuben sandwich with coleslaw. Plus bonus cookies! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

Awesome, food and service. Highly recommend. The wait staff is amazing, they work as one. Best breakfast around!

A must for breakfast when I'm in town. Everything I've had has been delicious. Mom loves the eggs Benedict. I love the omelets. I love how the older generation gathers for coffee and chatter. That's what a great cafe is for. It has the small town ambiance. Good food, friendly servers. :) read more

Olde Main Eatery - Eggs Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

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Always service with a smile. Such a great family. The best breakfast ever. Great small town feel.

This is my first review. I actually downloaded the app for this, so it goes without saying that I feel very strongly about my trip to the Olde Main. I went to the restaurant with my Father, Aunt, and Grandfather. The service was passable, but unfortunately sluggish for the amount of customers. That is to say, we spent ample time looking at the bottom of an empty coffee mug. Anyway, It was not far into the breakfast when my Aunt pushed her plate to the side. Her hash browns were swimming in grease. Unfortunately for me, I had gotten the eggs benedict, and hollandaise veiled the threat on my end. After finishing what I could eat, I was starting to feel sick. My Father and Grandfather were outspokenly unimpressed with the quality of their meal as well, and we all agreed we wouldn't return. Sadly, that wouldn't be the final word on the subject; that belonged to the Olde Main's chef. For the next two days I lived with what felt like a rock the size of a small marmot in my stomach. I've never dealt with an eatery that caused me so much irritation over such an extended period of time. Hopefully, grease-guzzling meals are the exception rather than the rule at Old Maine, but from my experience I couldn't tell you otherwise. There's much better breakfast to be had elsewhere. read more

The owner is the kindest person, all the staff is friendly. They have amazing breakfast, defiantly try their biscuits & gravy & pancakes!

Delicious family-owned restaurant in downtown Elk River. We go all the time for breakfast!! Love the comfort food, love the staff, they're all so funny. Never had a bad experience or too long of a wait, even on their busiest days! read more

Walking in the place was not well lit. Its actually very dim. The atmosphere however is amazing. The service is great and the food is good. I will say my kid had more chicken on her kids plate then in my chicken wrap... reason being for my three stars lol otherwise overall it was a good spot read more

Family run breakfast all day until 3 PM. Try the most expensive one, Everything Breakfast Platter! $10.99! Or get a lighter fare for about half! read more

This downtown Elk River restaurant makes you feel at home. The plate of food was just the right amount- not too much and not too little. It tasted good. The service was fast and staff was polite. The only thing that wasn't pleasant was how freezing it was inside but I just assumed they had it cold because it was going to be 90 degrees outside. I do recommend this restaurant if you enjoy good food at a low price and like to support a local business! read more

Olde Main Eatery - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Elk River, Minnesota

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Fabulous food and super friendly staff. Food came out quick. The omelet was cooked just right, they have gluten free bread.

Olde Maine is a good place to have a quality small town breakfast or lunch. The staff was pleasant and efficient. The pancakes are really good--on the thinner side! It is set at a cool location in old downtown just a block from the Mississippi. read more

Looks small and quaint on the outside, and is bursting with life and wonderful aromas on the inside. My partner and I were passing through and in search of breakfast food when it popped up on our maps so we decided to try it. Best decision ever! We waited less than five minutes with a full restaurant and then ordered our food not much later. Then even with a full restaurant it came quickly and was delicious. Warm cozy feel on the inside and the staff were kind, friendly, and NEVER let your glass even come close to empty! Stop by! read more

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I was not thrilled with mine and my wife's visit this morning. This is a local establishment that we have not visited for many years. I would love to support all of our local, family-owned businesses, but they don't get a rubber stamp just for being in existence. It was a Monday, and the place was not so busy. We asked for some suggestions and our waitress pretty much said it was all good. Well, that didn't help. The menu is pretty extensive (which isn't necessarily a good thing) and we settled on a breakfast. I got the platter with poached eggs, bacon, onion, tomatoes, and cheese, all sitting on top of hash browns. Sourdough toast on the side. My wife got the hash with an English muffin and poached eggs. The country music was humming on the radio in the kitchen as we waited and watched the food being prepared. The decor is a mix and match of different tables, different chairs and even the plates were different from each other. The hardwood floors and brick walls are nice. Our food arrived pretty quickly and strike one for my wife's poached eggs. The whites were still completely raw. Now, no one asked how the eggs should be cooked (wellness that is), so you would think they would be in the middle somewhere. She sent them back to get scrambled instead. Upon arrival back in the kitchen, we could plainly hear the cook complain about the eggs. "I cook them too hard, they want them soft, I cook them soft, they want them hard". OK, I guess it was our fault. Now I am irritated. My poached eggs looked fine on initial inspection, but it was too buried in cheese to do any extensive investigation. After digging in, I discovered my eggs too had raw egg whites. Not cool. The toast I got was charred to a crisp. Really? My wife's English muffin was burnt as well. All visible to the naked eye. My wife got her scrambled eggs and was concerned that the cook was a little to miffed about the eggs that maybe these were tampered with in some hidden way. My food tasted fine for the most part, but the damage was done. The place was so quiet that we felt like we had to whisper to each other and that we were under the spotlight for the egg mishap. The cook came out and chatted with what I presume were the owners for a bit while we were eating. Another order came in and he proceeded to head back to the kitchen, wipe his nose with his hand and resume cooking. Gross! After we left, we wondered why the owners (if that's who who they were), would let the cook complain about the customers, loudly enough for all to hear. They were certainly close enough to hear it themselves. Hmm . . . Anyway, we will not be back. Maybe that is why we drive into Minneapolis to get great food. All's it would take for places like this to really make a hit is to be a little more conscientious of what the customer experience is really like. read more