Bells and whistles aren't even needed for Rainbow because the locals already know that this is the place to be. I ordered the 2 pancakes with potatoes and cheese and a bowl of grits. This was the most down home cooking I've had at a restaurant in awhile. The pancakes were moist, potatoes were perfect, and the grits were wonderful! Mom had the eggs and said they were also cooked perfectly! Amanda our waitress was attentive and knew the menu well. This will definitely become a breakfast spot that I come to often! read more

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Exactly as you expect-simple down home breakfast. Made fast and delicious. Awesome service. Great prices.

Tasty Downhome southern food. Staff was friendly and made good recommendations. We will absolutely be back.

Took my dad out for a meal. Always a good solid breakfast we are in the ville. Server was friendly and efficient. Food was fresh and filling. Awesome local vibe. read more

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Super yummy option for breakfast. I came after PT Thursday morning with three others. I got the sausage scramble and my partners got the country fried steak. They loved their food. I also got a side of grits. Very very good. I got a side of bacon. It was not good at all. Only ate half a piece. But the potatoes that came with the scramble had sautéed onions and green peppers with it. And those were really good. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Sausage Scramble - American Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Extra protein in my food!!! Oh my! Make sure you check your food before you eat it!!!! read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Extra protein in my food! - American Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

My wife and I have come twice and we like this place. Good food at an old country diner type restaurant. Friendly waitresses. We will be regulars! read more

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Best breakfast spot on Ramsey. Good hot food. The service given is always top notch. Highly recommend for a homey breakfast!

One of my favorite Fayettville restaurants & definitely my favorite breakfast restaurant in town. The food is wonderful, diner type food, & the servers are fantastic...the type that are already bringing your drinks to the table & putting your order in when you walk in the door! We usually split the Big Daddy Bill's & the Country Boy (I think) so we can have a pancake and a bit of biscuits & gravy with a sausage patty & a piece of bacon & eggs & some potatoes...that's our perfect breakfast solution! read more

Rainbow Restaurant - We always bring our own hot sauce to breakfast... - American Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Very good food, quick friendly service at a really good price! Definitely the place to grab breakfast when in the area.

Omg y'all. I have worked in Fayetteville for years. Years and never eaten here. I been missing out. So we stopped in for a quick lunch and I got the Friday lunch special- hamburger steak with onions and gravy. It was exceptional. The collards tasted homemade with lots of smoked meat. I ordered the lemoncello cake to go for a snack later in the day. I was so full from lunch I didn't eat it and just had it the next day. This cake was so good. Apparently it is very popular and someone ordered three slices at lunch. Go and get the cake. Yes, get some food, but order dessert first you will be glad you did. read more

AMBIANCE is great, bustling/busy little restaurant with associated noises- not too loud but a gentle roar. FOOD was delicious! Potatoes were a tasty standalone side but paired amazing with over medium eggs. I tried the gravy by itself, then added salt and pepper, then tried it with the biscuit- unnecessary seasoning added, the biscuit is soft and rich in flavor, greatly complemented the gravy. Sausage was good. Coffee is bold and has a good nice flavor. SERVICE always available but not insistent- and was incredibly polite/quick. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Eggs, sausage, potatoes, biscuits and gravy, coffee. - American Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Short Summary: Classic comfort food diner, easy going and friendly staff, good food for meat eaters but not the best vegetarian option. I really enjoy Rainbow restaurant. I've been here 3 times now, twice for lunch and once for breakfast. Both lunches were accidental(I wished they served breakfast all day!!) and will definitely say I prefer their breakfast menu. Lunch menu has very limited vegetarian options(limited to select appetizers and sides). The restaurant is cute on the inside. I've never had to wait more than 10 minutes to be seated. Waitresses are all friendly. Most of the seating is booth seating with a retro vibe. Definitely will be returning! read more

It's like real home cooking where you can't really guarantee it's going to be great, but none of it's terrible. They use minute rice which I don't love, but I'm somewhat accustomed to it at this point. They make hush puppies that don't include onion which I do love. I've never had hush puppies that didn't have some onion flavor to it. I wish places gave that as an option. I think they're pretty great. They used to have a really great silk pie, but I think it's off the menu. They always ran out so it was obviously very popular. They might be more popular if they used the opinions of customers to decide what should and shouldn't be changed. read more

We were so happy to pull into the parking lot!! Clean, fast, and friendly with good food. They even have a round booth we love this place!!! read more

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3.5? Wrong! This is one of the best family restaurants in Fayettevile by far. I take my fam there all the time; superb service.

Excellent service, excellent food and old school vibes. Husband and I went for breakfast today, pancakes were exceptional along with the eggs. I choose this over First Watch now. read more

My son and his girlfriend recommended this ma-n-pa restaurant over on Ramsey St. during our trip to visit them both last February. We decided to patronize this restaurant on a Sunday morning and wow was it crowded! IIRC the wait time was about 30 minutes, but since we only had a party of four, we ended up getting seated pretty quickly. We all found that this was an excellent place for a Sunday breakfast (or anytime for that matter...) as evidenced by the crowd that filled the inside. We all had our favorites and I really enjoyed my 'super skillet' which was outstanding. Overall, a really nice place and wish my wife and I had patronized this venue back in the mid-80s when we were stationed at Fort Bragg! Win some, lose some...but I'm just glad that my son and his girlfriend recommended this place! Heck, they've been around since 1938! Overall four stars for excellent food and solid service in a very busy environment! read more

Just had the best breakfast...from the hostess to our waitress and staff, they were on top of it!! A delicious spinach omelette and hillbilly omelette Very clean! Biscuits were perfect! read more

The food is great tasting like you prepared yourself at home! The service is eager to please and the restaurant is clean welcoming! I know others agree because every time I go, it's always brimming with costumers! read more

This hidden gem on Ramsey st. This is my spot I come to get my daily breakfast during the week, if I don't feel like cooking. The staff is always welcoming and helpful. They don't miss on the food. read more

They welcomed me well they look past my under appearance and treated me well treated me well. Food was OK. Atmosphere was comfortable. five star waitresses . read more

I wanted the hamburger steak combo with an omelette but was told I couldn't order it that way. So I got eh hamburger steak by itself, French toast slices with cinnamon and sugar, a veggie omelette with ham and cheese added, grits, potatoes and biscuit French toast was good, no issues there. The hamburger steak on the other hand was SUUPPEERRR DDDRRRYYY, disgusting no flavor. And I like hamburger steak but this one was made horribly. The omelette was disappointing, whenever I get an omelette all the ingredients are usually wrapped inside the omelette. This was really just and egg folded over and ingredients sautéed and poured on the top. Hardly no cheese or ham. Grits were fine, they weren't runny or too thick. The potatoes were seasoned good. Biscuit was good too. I will not be trying them again. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Breakfast, "veggie omelette with ham and cheese added", French toast, biscuit, grits, potatoes, hamburger steak - American Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

I've only been to this place during breakfast time; hence this review will on reflect service, menu, etc. during the said time. My Army buddies introduced me to this place said I should try it out since they know I am a foodie and I like to try different places to eat. The first time I came here was after PT, and I was with the same buddies. We've broken bread in here multiple times. Me and my family came here once as well during breakfast time. The place has plenty of parking space, and normally early mornings are very convenient. There was never a line and wait times are rarely none. The server here are nice, although, I expected a more hospitable and courteous servers. At times, it takes a while to place our orders, also the time of getting our food done varies. I really like that they are attentive in checking if we need coffee refills. I am a person that is so close to a coffee addict. And a server that makes sure I got a good flow of coffee in my blood is an amazing server. Normally, I like my coffee light, so I'd ask lotsa creamer coz that's how I like. And the server gets that. The breakfast menu selection is typical just like the other breakfast places. The style of cooking may differ, but they all taste breakfast. I normally order the meat eater scrambler, and always been great. I would come back for more since the location is great, very close to where I live. I recommend this place to others and let me know what you think. Happy New Year you all. read more

This is a great family restaurant. It's been around for years. They serve home-cooked food, no frills just basic staple meals that are delicious. The dessert selection is ample. They also have specials daily. The atmosphere reminds me of a restaurant I used to work in during my college days. The servers are friendly and attentive without being obnoxious. My favorites are the mac and cheese, fried chicken and the roast beef. The fries are amazing! Hot, fresh and crispy, but soft in the center. Whenever I want just something a little light but substantial I get the BLT and it's just as delicious. Honestly, I've yet to have a bad meal here. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Cajun bacon blue burger - American Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Let me say I eat here all the time. It is diner food and having said that, it is pretty good. my biggest problem with them is the waitresses. they stand by the drink stand and argue over shifts and what tables they are assigned to. I'm trying to enjoy my dinner and I have to listen to this. shame on the staff and management for not putting a stop to this. read more

Rainbow is a Fayetteville staple of quality customer service, but today they rose the stakes for me, they have this cheese cake with a lemon after taste that activates all your senses. The best customer service and now the best Cheese cake on Ramsey. WoW! read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Best cheese cake in Ramsey in Fayetteville- in my opinion - American Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Food was outstanding. Waitress was new but so nice and did a wonderful job. Sushi was perfect.

Food was amazing. Service is amazing, very Polite. Atmosphere is outstanding. Highly recommend this restaurant for anyone.

Food was meh - McDonald's has more flavor. Service was slow and horrible - my coffee basically sat empty (even though I asked for a refill) as other white folks around me got theirs filled up. If you don't wanna service me because I'm Latina, just say it. So pathetic! I was visiting from the Midwest and Lord knows this type of service and attitude wouldn't fly. Go elsewhere if you care about quality food and good service. If you don't care, then this is your place. read more

It was our first morning here in Fayetteville, N.C. We traveled all the way from Hawai'i. My daughter was excited to take us to this restaurant where the food was delicious and service was excellent she said. We walked in with my grandchildren, my daughter and son-in-law and my husband and I. The Hostess was very friendly and offered us a back table and the table in front of it. We accepted and proceeded to walk towards the area. Well, there was two waitresses on the side who showed their disapproval and clear case of Racial Discrimination! My daughter didn't hold back her disapproval nor her disappointment. You see, all three of them . My husband, son in law and daughter fought for this country. Fought for Freedom. Against discrimination! We have a family of soldiers and one who lost his life for our country. We left sad. And thanked the nice Hostess who kept apologizing. We prayed for the two waitresses. This was a learning experience for my grandchildren. And also for all of us. The Devil comes to kill steal and destroy. God bless The United States of America! ! read more

My family has been going here since it was downtown. I stopped in while visiting family and had the hamburger steak. It all tastes the same, delicious! Great southern cooking! read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Hamburger steak - American Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

First let me say that I am a Rainbow regular. I have lunch here at least once or twice a week. Anything from a sandwich to salads and they have never disappointed me. They are the nicest and friendliest people everyone time I order my lunch. They even get to know you by name, and that really gives it a neighborhood feel. I live and work right down the street from here. With that said I have never had dinner at Rainbow until tonight. My wife was out of town, I am not cooking, and commercial restaurants was not appealing so I said why not. I got the Wednesday night special (Roast Beef, mash potatoes and gravy with green beans & cabbage). The food look appealing. It required some seasoning though. The beef was tender and the gravy was good. Everything needed seasoning though. The evening staff is just as friendly as the lunch staff. I will come back for dinner again and try a different special or even one of the other menu items. read more

Rainbow Restaurant - Wednesday Special. Roast Beef Mashed Potatoes/gravy with green beans & Cabbage - American Near Me - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Wonderful restaurant with terrific staff! Very welcoming team, fast service and great food!! We love Marie, she is always quick to help and knows most guests by name/ face. Wonderful owners who are often found working alongside there staff, talk about quality control! read more

Cozy friendly restaurant. Our waitress was great and food was good. The fried pickle appetizer was very tasty. The open face roast beef sandwich was very good. Only complaint- the mashed potatoes were cold. Their cabbage and Cole slaw side dishes were great!!!! Recommend both. And great carrot cake for dessert. read more

My daughter loves this place! We took her recommendation and had a great breakfast after two other locations had an over 2 hour wait . We will be sure to go there when we are back in Fayetteville. read more

My friend came into town and we wanted to find a breakfast joint that was similar to ours back home. I looked on Yelp and opted to try this out. We were seated fairly quick, but, the table that was given to us was sticky like someone smeared syrup all over it. Aside from the table, everything was smooth sailing. I ordered the veggie skillet with coffee while my friend ordered an omelette. The skillet was the best thing I've tried in a long time. The potatoes were cooked perfectly and the vegetables were cooked just right without being soggy. My friend stated she loved her omelette and it had came with a choice of potatoes or grits. The coffee was mediocre, but the restaurant isn't known for coffee, so I wasn't upset. Our waitress was so kind and wonderful. Everything is fairly priced as well. So glad I found this place because they will be seeing more of me. read more

Can definitely tell that there is white people in the back cooking. Food can definitely use some seasoning, very bland food. Maybe hiring someone's grandma that knows how to cook, so she can put her foot in it. read more

"Yo yo yo, whats up yall?!" Great food, awesome service! From all of the staff not just our waiter. read more

We had a great meal, fast service, extremely attentive waitress that was wonderful all around. Two thumbs up! Would definitely recommend stopping in to see Marietta and have some good eats. read more