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Rabbittown Cafe

4.2 (145 reviews)
Closed • 5:30 am - 2:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Dogs allowed

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Baked chicken, sweet potato soufflé, Mac and cheese with cornbread (not pictured)
Sam E.

While visiting my sister that lives in Alto she suggested we go here on April 16. She has been here many times and said it was very good. She was correct, food was very good. The waitress helped with our drinks to the table and came to check on from time to time. The building looks like it's been there for awhile but the food makes up for it. The cafe definitely gets the business with a lot of locals coming in. I would recommend the cafe if you're in the area.

Stopped to grab some breakfast before a morning hike at MT.Yonah and the food was delicious. Best biscuits ive in a long time!

Beef liver and onions. Green beans and mashed potatoes and gravy. Super yummy! Just like grandma made.
Lori C.

Old fashion country food. I don't think the menu or decor has changed in 30 years! But it's good!

Alfie B.

I found Rabbittown Cafe through all the positive Yelp reviews. As others have already noted, this place works cafeteria-style. Line up, tell them which items you want on your tray, pay at the cashier. I arrived around 8am on a weekday with about 12+ people in line, but it still moved fairly quickly. This is straight, no frills, homestyle, Southern cooking. What makes this place great are the prices. Got a tray of country fried steak, two fried eggs, and potatoes for a little over $5. Rabbittown Cafe is definitely worth checking out if you're in the Gainesville area.

Chicken tenders, mac and cheese and corn bread.
Barnes R.

Stopped in on the way to NC for a bite. Not really at all what we were expecting. This is a cafeteria-style place where you grab a tray and some utensils and proceed through the line in a school lunchroom reminiscent way. The food itself isn't bad, but this place is all home cooking so if you're watching what you eat, probably better to stop elsewhere. My kids had fried chicken tenders, fries and Mac and cheese. Chicken was bland, fries were hot and crispy and neither one finished their mac and cheese. I ordered the chicken and dumplings, fried okra and field peas. The chicken and dumplings were good except there were no dumplings. Being from the south and it being one of my favorite dishes, I was very disappointed. The dumplings are a pretty important part of chicken AND DUMPLINGS!! The okra was crisp, but lacked flavor, but the peas were pretty good. Service was overall good. I'm sure there are things you come here and order every time and things that you just don't. There were lots of locals in there, so obviously there's something to this place. Maybe I should have gotten the meatloaf or roast beef or something, but we just didn't enjoy it as we hoped we would.

Chicken tenders, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, huge biscuit
Melinda S.

While heading back to FL from NC/Helen, GA, we wanted to find one more local, off the beaten path spot to try out. Rabbittown Cafe was on our route home and looked like they would have some good, country style cooking. The restaurant is located in a plaza with a large rabbit statue facing the road. I was curious about this statue and did some Googling. Apparently, Rabbittown used to be its own little sparsely populated hamlet before Gainesville absorbed it. Gainesville has a life size statue of a chicken since they are known for poultry, so the area formerly known as Rabbittown erected a much larger than life rabbit statue as a homage to their history (rabbit was a common meal of the residents during the time period.) I thought this was an interesting story behind the area. Anyway, back to the restaurant! The place is set up cafeteria style. They had several lunch entree options and multiple sides to choose from. I opted to try the chicken tenders with mashed potatoes and white gravy and mac and cheese. You also get a choice of bread so I chose a biscuit. My boyfriend got Salisbury steak as his entree and chose the same sides as I did. The staff members were friendly and the line moved pretty quickly. The biscuits here are huge and tasty. The mashed potatoes were creamy and the white gravy had a yummy, peppery taste. The mac and cheese was also good. The chicken tenders were a bit bland, but juicy and had a nice crunch. My boyfriend enjoyed his Salisbury steak as well. They also open early to serve breakfast and those options sounded tasty as well. The meals are very inexpensive also. We paid around $15 for two meals including tip and that also included our beverages. I even ended up with leftovers since the portions are large. If you're in the area, Rabbittown Cafe is definitely worth stopping in to for a yummy meal.

Louise A.

We were visiting from California and this was our first stop. It's cafeteria style where you get a tray and go through the line and tell them what you want. Atmosphere: very casual and welcoming Service: Excellent! Waitress knew we were from out of town and welcomed us with a smile and even gave us some great facts about the town Food: Fresh and delicious. Everything was amazing. Their biscuits were the best! As well as their beans. Can't wait to go back!

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5 years ago

Your food is good lol But when you say they need to smile notice how they work hours there!

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5 years ago

Good food but close every single day at 2. I would ear there more if they would stay open later than 2 pm

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6 years ago

I will definitely be coming back here to eat when I'm in town. Food and service was great.

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8 years ago

Mehhhh. Kind of sub par buffet. Gray meat, overcooked vegetables. Not appetizing. Go to Longstreet if you want a southern buffet

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8 years ago

It's county food served on styrofoam. It wasn't very good. Tables were not being bused, ceiling tiles looked dirty. It is cheap though!

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8 years ago

My family and I eat here a couple times a week ..we love this place!!! Great food and huge portions for a low price.

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8 years ago

Hands down the BEST southern meal you can find without having to go to your grandmas house!

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10 years ago

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9 years ago

One of Gainesville's classic eateries. Good is always good whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner. Great food and great atmosphere

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9 years ago

This is such a great place to eat and so very reasonably priced. The food is just like momma made

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4 years ago

food is very good, I prefer the breakfast menu over lunch, but everything is good overall, and the people are so nice

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9 years ago

Yum! Stopped here last minute on a suggestion from North Ga canopy tours. This a true southern cafe. I will be back.

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14 years ago

Great great breakfast. Pancakes biscuits sausage eggs bacon coffee grits gravy hash browns are ALL good. Very rare!!

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10 years ago

This place is Iconic. It's a real bit of Americana. Country breakfast all away. I think a family of four can eat there for $12

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10 years ago

Hands down the best collard greens in town. that alone is why I return, and as long as they keep it up, I'll continue to return.

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I just live up the road from here. When my parents come visit we go get breakfast. On Sunday morning we go get a biscuit. love, love love

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11 years ago

The biscuit was very good, and very nice people..when there once with a friend, and is was like homemade taste..

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10 years ago

So good!! First time coming here... We were driving back from the Mountains looking for vegetables. We'll definitely eat here again.

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