I was so excited to try this new ladies that lunch spot! The decor and atmosphere are very fun and upbeat from the exterior. Inside, the tables are extremely small and so close you can hear the stranger next to you but not the person next to you. That in and of itself is not great but also not terrible. The service was slow, difficult to communicate with the noise and low energy for such a high vibing place. I ordered the teriyaki dish which was served cold, with hard rice and a sauce that did not even resemble teriyaki. I ate one bite and asked them to take it away. I would never ask someone to remove some thing from the bill, but after over a decade and food service, I was shocked that the manager did not at least come by the table and inquire what the problem was. No photo because the food was on the table less than 2 minutes. The drink was ok but overpriced for what it was. read more

Pink Willow Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cottleville, Missouri

My girlfriends and I visited this place a year ago and everything was great and we couldn't wait to go back. Went back two weeks ago and it was a completely different experience. We knew we needed to put ourselves on the waiting list before we left the house because it's about a 45 minute drive and waited another 20 minutes when we got there which is completely fine that's not the complaint. When they finally early us they sat us at a two person table with three grown adults. When we expressed our disappointment and that there were 2 other 4 tops open all they could say was sorry we have 12 other people in line. Excuse me we waited 75 minutes to enjoy our experience as well. If you have 12 people in line they could've gotten on the list sooner like we did. This wasn't two adults and a child at the end of the table this was three adults. We ended up ordering half of what we normally would (we like to order and share a bunch of different things) because we absolutely had no room to do so. Complete disappointment for all three of us and unfortunately it was the last time all three of us will be together as one of them is being stationed in another state so that brunch was special and it was overshadowed by frustration. Cute place but won't be going back. read more

Despite being packed they were very fast and friendly. My pancake was fluffy, had great flavor and didn't even need toppings (thought those didn't hurt). Decently priced and the ambience is very cute! read more

Pink Willow Cafe - Single Pancake, no powdered sugar - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cottleville, Missouri

Great food! The breakfast burrito is a personal favorite and the summertime chocolate coconut latte was delicious! Service is prompt and friendly but wait times can get lengthy so it's a good idea to use the online wait list option. Ambiance is cute and trendy, the restaurant can be a bit loud but otherwise this is a fun spot for friends. read more

Pink Willow Cafe - Chocolate Coconut Latte - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cottleville, Missouri

Food was amazing, service was good. I took off a star because you are literally on top of other tables. If only the space was larger and more private. read more

I'm giving this place a 5 star! The wait was long 13 people in front . About an hour 1/2 wait - however they opened up the roof so no wait you order online and they bring it to you . The staff were very busy but very kind about helping me. I ordered the chopped salad with blue berries- strawberries- feta- candied walnuts - bacon and more . The salad was huge and the fruit was perfect with big blueberries. My daughter and niece got the adult grilled cheese which came with melted havarti cheese and apples all melted into deliciousness .the sandwich was so big my daughter gave me half . Of course we took home a lot . We ordered pink lemonade with strawberries in it as well as glitter !! Very refreshing . I'm glad we ended up here because the food and staff were worth it !! Totally recommend!! The place is small but it was all worth it!! read more

I really really wanted to give this place more stars. Most of the staff was very kind. I do love all of the pink. The atmosphere is fun, but it is entirely too loud. There seems to be no soundproofing, I could barely hear the person sitting next to me. The wait is kind of long because there are only about 10 tables between the inside and outside. The menu seems reasonably priced. Unfortunately the coffee is absolutely horrible. The avocado toast was very good, the pickled onions are House made, and they are probably the best I ever had. Unfortunately there was a mistake on my food that was sent back and corrected. The only issue is I ordered a side of rosemary potatoes, but they didn't come out until we were about 10 minutes away from leaving, overall, even with the good prices and fresh food, I don't know if I will be returning read more

Pink Willow Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cottleville, Missouri

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super cute place and nice workers. unfortunately the aesthetics don't make up for the average food. i got pancakes and honestly i make them better at home. the syrup was watered down and didn't help much. my mom got a side of potatoes and bacon they were both missing something if you get what i mean. they needed salt or something. as far as the ambiance it was extremely loud we came on Friday at 10:30. my mom compared it to disney world read more

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My mother and I chose the Pink Willow for our annual fall girls day. It was disappointing and upsetting and not a good experience. Was offered rooftop seating, yes! However no one told us the rooftop is to go only with no server. Paid 20$ for a salad in a to go box that was not dressed. Paid for extra dressing in an embarrassingly small container. Went down to the hostess stand to ask for plates and more dressing. Waited 5 minutes for the gal to come back and say they'll bring us the plates and dressing to the roof top. They never brought us plates or dressing. Two stars because the food is good. The service was unreal. My 75 year old mother ate her undressed salad on a plastic lid. Should have gone to the grocery store and bought mixed greens. Pink Willow-do better. Tell us what we are going to get on the roof and better yet, follow through with customer requests. Is a plate too much to ask? read more

Super cute decor and seating area inside and out. The food, AMAZING!! The flavor was outstanding, presentation was gorgeous and serving size was big. Such a charming place with excellent food. Highly recommend! read more

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Unfortunately we had a bad experience for our first visit. We called to see if they accepted call ahead seating around 10am on a Sunday. They confirmed they did and let me know the wait time was over an hour. They also let me know I could go to the rooftop, which had the same menu, but cafeteria style (no waited tables). We put our name in and the wait time ended up being about 90 minutes. The problem with this is the breakfast menu, which was the whole reason for us going, stopped at 11:00. This information would have been GReAT to know when I called earlier. We swallowed our disappointment and looked at the rest of the menu. I ordered the Cristo, my Wife ordered the cinnamon roll and my boys ordered other items on the lunch menu. Our waitress came back after about 5 minutes saying they were out of the cinnamon rolls and Cristo. Out entire visit was built around having brunch and we were unable to order anything expect lunch items. They need to work on having better communication and ensuring you have adequate ingredients for the items on the menu. Not sure it's worth another visit to try again. read more

Pink Willow, is such a charming café in downtown Cottlevillle! Such a great place for breakfast or lunch. My favorite items are the breakfast burrito, honey lavender latte! Great spot to have a girls brunch! read more

Don't advertise yourself as brunch when you stop serving any breakfast at 11am. Their food is expensive and gross, along with the drinks. Staff was nice and very attentive. Really sad because I was excited to come here. read more

I hate to do this.....because this restaurant will be packed but ...10/10! Atmosphere-adorable! Service (Henna) -perfection! Food-amazing! I had the chopped salad and it was delicious. My friend ordered the BBQ salad-which I sampled-it was also soo good! The Pink Willow Cafe is a must! read more

My friends and I were really excited to try this cute cafe, but unfortunately, we left feeling pretty disappointed. The atmosphere was lovely, but the service was a major letdown. We had to ask multiple times for our drinks and food, it felt like they just weren't paying attention to us. We were really hoping for a fun, relaxing experience, but the lack of attention definitely took away from it. I really wanted to love this place, but with the slow service, it's hard to recommend. What made the experience even more upsetting was when the manager came over notifying us we had reached the 90 minute time limit on our stay. I did explain this was due to the lack of service and the multiple requests for items ordered. We actually wanted to try more of the specialty drinks, but weren't given more than one opportunity to order. Hopefully, they can improve in that area because the vibe is great! read more

I was so excited to try this place with my husband and our baby (still in a carrier)! It is a small restaurant and curated so cute! When we arrived there was a 4 top (dirty) and a 2 top (clean- but had a neighboring table's purse and coat on the seats). She greeted us quickly and asked how many? I said 2 and a baby and said we could at the 2 top. I said okay, is there a place we could put the carrier? Or could we get the other table cleaned off? She said no, that is given to another table (already seated) and it would take 20 minutes to clean the table off. I understand being busy, but 20 minutes to clean a table seems a bit outlandish. read more

it small and the fryers were not working. but had great alternatives and the food was excellent

Very cute place....the food is bad, like really bad, like their sausage was not just bad but inedible. Their sausage was an overcooked chunk of meat.... read more

So cute! The food was delicious, we really enjoyed the biscuits and gravy, as well as the bloody Mary's!

This cafe is amazing! We came in with a party of twelve (8 tweens) and they rocked it! Our server was fantastic and the food was better than ever! We will definitely come back! read more

Super cute with great food and service. Biscuits and gravy were delicious. They have inside and outside seating in a cute small town feel.

This place is overall amazing! Definitely recommend! great service and nice people! It shares great vibes and makes me smile. The food is just as good! read more

Service was good, but the noise level was extreme. It was very hard to hear the person sitting across the table from me. I ordered the BLT with dressed greens. Sandwich was just okay, and the dressed greens were bland. I thought maybe asking for a little more poppy seed dressing might help. It too was bland. It tasted like mayonnaise with very few poppy seeds. My friend ordered the chopped salad with poppy seed dressing. She too felt the dressing was bland. She also ordered additional dressing. That didn't help. Arriving home, I just noticed we were charged 50 cents for the additional dressing. I wouldn't have minded paying extra if it was good and more than 2 tablespoons. We thought maybe someone less experienced was working in the kitchen today??? read more

Bad service behind a nice smile is still bad service. Just been left standing outside this cafe while empty tables were everywhere. There was even an empty table for two inside it was empty when I first went in as and it was still empty when I walked out twenty minutes later. read more

Horrible time management and reservation system. We waited over 30 minutes for 2 lattes and another hour for cold food. This was not the first bad experience. $60.00 for two people to have breakfast I would expect better service. The food is subpar and over priced. It's a beautiful place so great for taking pictures. The food, not so much. read more

This place is a quaint, small breakfast and lunch place that recently opened in Cottleville. The food was delicious. I have had the egg sandwich and the adult grilled cheese. Both were great and I would recommend. The only problem with this place is it gets really crowded and is small and loud. The good news is there is a wait list option and there is an outside. If you want outside which I would recommend, you need to note that on the wait list and also let them know as soon as you get there. read more

Such a great place for mom daughter day or just meeting up with some friends. The food is delicious, staff is great, and great location to shops. Will definitely be back soon! read more

I got a cinnamon roll and an iced latte. The cinnamon roll was cold and the iced latte wasn't great. It was so loud and crowded that i couldn't hear what my friend was saying. The service was good but the crowdedness was so bad that it killed the cute vibe. read more

Just what Cottleville needed! Such a pleasant clean atmosphere and the food is fantastic! It's our new Sunday spot.

The iced coffee was delicious and a very cute concept. Seating is so tight inside so next time I will try outside seating. I'll definitely be back to try another meal! The teriyaki chicken was ok, but brunch dishes look good. read more

Such a quaint restaurant fairly opened and just felt amazing happy vibes walking in. Had to wait for 30 minutes being so busy on a Saturday for brunch, worth the wait!!! Our server had the best recommendations and definitely want to try everything on their breakfast menu! Can't wait for rooftop to open from what they said. It's a cute small restaurant with a little patio with roughly 5 tables outside, and 10ish inside! You won't be disappointed after your wait, yes they use electronic waitlist and text you when table is ready! You can tell the chef puts her heart and soul into her food! Can't wait to go back, want to make it an ongoing visit on Saturdays! Congrats to the owners for such a successful business being open for a few months! read more

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Visited Pink Willow for a girls day on a Saturday. We had about an hour wait using the app. The location is small and cute. We sat on the patio, which was wonderful. Food was very tasty. Drinks need some work. I had a honey Lavender latte, which was luke warm (on the cool side) and my mother had a coffee which had a ton of coffee grounds in it. The wait staff took care of the coffee bringing out a better one without issue. This is a new business and perfect addition to the Cottleville area. A couple small issues but because they were attentive and corrective we will definitely be back. I would recommend this restaurant! read more

Great food and service! Super cute for a girls brunch. The restaurant is a little small so it got noisy quickly but over all it was great! read more

Pink Willow Cafe - Chai tea and caramel latte - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Cottleville, Missouri

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We had a group of 3 brunching on a Sunday. We saw online that their kitchen was short staffed & wait times were longer than normal so we joined the online waitlist on the drive over. We killed some time shopping at the cute shops nearby while waiting for our table and had an amazing experience at Pink Willow! Food was delish, drinks were tasty, and service was friendly & prompt! It's also completely adorable inside, we will definitely be back! read more

Tiny, cute place with great food. The servers were not very warm or friendly. Parking is very hard to find.

The food is amazing. Their coffee drinks complement so nicely. It is my favorite brunch spot. Love this place.

We recently found this place and have been at least once the last 3 weeks. My favorite is the avocado toast. Their coffees are also very good. Today, we sat on the roof top and it had great views of cottleville. Service is always promptly and friendly. read more

Super cute place for brunch! Friendly staff. Great lattes! I really wanted to try the avocado toast but it wasn't available. read more

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Good food. Heads up the restaurant uses waitlist with a 90 minute limit on how long you can be at a table. We were asked to leave because our 90 minutes at the table was up. read more

Picture perfect spot in Cottleville! One of the best brunch spots around. Their chef is incredible, coffee is so tasty, and the mimosas are poured perfectly! read more

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