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    Red Rooster Cafe

    3.6 (73 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    Meat Pasty pan style
    Alyssa F.

    A must try when in Mineral Point or even just stopping through. Dig into an authentic Cornish dish like pasty and figgyhobbin. They even offer vegetarian pasty - best with hot sauce but some prefer ketchup. Portions are generous and the prices are reasonable. You can also get breakfast here including huge cinnamon rolls. They have stool seating and tables with a clear glass window in the back where you can take a quick peak at where the cooking and prep action happens. Friendly, quick service and unique cuisine.

    Tricia C.

    Located downtown Mineral Point, the building is gorgeous. The entire town feels like a time capsule, and it's very pretty. This little mom and pop diner is adorable, and decorated with items dedicated to the town as well as the restaurant's success over the years. I was mainly drawn to Red Rooster Cafe for their daily pasties, but had breakfast, so I took some frozen pasties home with me. The fare was pretty standard as far as breakfast items go, but it was good. I wouldn't say it is a place I will be itching to come back to, but there aren't too many places around the area with it being a small town. I think the biggest missing ingredient is seasoning, and that goes for the pasties as well. The pasties were flaky and good, but pretty bland as far as flavor. It would be nice if they had other options besides just meat and potatoes, but they are popular regardless of my opinion. The staff was very friendly, and I had an enjoyable experience!

    Cinnamon roll
    Dorothy G.

    The food was perfectly Wisconsin excellent Cafe food. The cinnamon bun was served with butter and was warm and cozy. The Scrambler was a bed of hash browns topped with scrambled eggs bacon and cheese with a side of toast. What a great way to start the day. Service was friendly and efficient. We loved sitting at the counter at this old fashioned Diner.

    Decor and Bloody Mary (made with beer instead of vodka)
    Bob B.

    Reminiscing on a great trip to a small town diner- and my first "Poor Man's Bloody"! What makes it a Poor Man's Bloody? Well, it's made with beer instead of vodka - basically a Michelada. At the Red Rooster Cafe situated in the heart of Mineral Point, you can get theirs for $6.50 and it comes topped with a pickle and garlic-stuffed olive. This one was spicy, but you could definitely taste the beer too. You all know I'm not the biggest beer fan, but this was pretty good! A great twist on a classic, but make note that it's the only option here. If that doesn't entice you to visit, I hope their classic diner vibe and Cornish pasty does! #BobsBloodyMaryBucketList

    Julie O.

    Wonderful wonderful local diner. The building used to be a bank in lovely little Mineral Point WI. Staff is super nice and helpful. They know the menu and what the kitchen can do. Lots of personality. Food is good and prices are fair. We tried the pasty because why wouldn't we? They were great. We'd like to go back and try the specials. Street parking.

    Awesome, highly recommend place!
    Daniel E.

    Heard about this wonderful place and its unique Cornish specialties and so glad that I stopped and enjoyed the experience of this 40+ year old restaurant! Mineral Point is located in southwestern Wisconsin, about 45 minutes from Dubuque (40 miles) and Madison (50 miles), at exits 37 (westbound) or 40 (eastbound) on US Highway 18/151. It's worth getting off the highway to visit this small town that features 19th Century architecture. This downtown diner has both counter and booth seating. I grabbed a booth and my server, Tammy, was terrific, patient, and informational about their full menu of sandwiches, daily specials, and pies. But I came for the figgy hobbin and pasties, and they were amazingly good. It was the first time that I had eaten either one, and I couldn't believe how tasty they were. I ate the pasty as the main course with the figgy hobbin (added some ice cream) as dessert. Yes, please. I'll stop by here every trip between Madison and Dubuque without a doubt in the future.

    Denise W.

    Really cute little restaurant complete with a wrap around counter. Biscuits and gravy, bacon and ham and spinach quiche was delicious. Service was friendly and coffee was great.

    Cucumber Salad (comes with Pasty. Macaroni salad and Cole Slaw were other options.
    Rick R.

    I did a little research before visiting Mineral Point, and this café popped up several times in my research. There is a lot of history behind it and the current café name goes back to 1972, and currently owned by the daughter of the cafe's founders, which is cool. It has a small town diner feel, which I found charming and my server was very warm and friendly and indicated she just started working there a couple of weeks prior. I was at the Red Rooster for two reasons: the pasty and the Figgy Hobbin. I've had pasties before a couple of times. In fact Reynold's pasties, which you may have seen in your grocer's freezer, has a store in Milwaukee. I've never been a fan of the flavor of a pasty. I find them mostly bland and reliant on a condiment for flavor. Since that has always been the case, I assume that is the intended flavor. I don't know. At Red Rooster, you can order the pasty as an enclosed pastry or as a slice from a pan. I think I liked the pan style slice a little better, but really, they two versions tasted the same to me. They offer ketchup or Chili Sauce, but I recommend asking for the beef gravy, which my server also offered as an option, and I appreciated it. The Figgy Hobbin was something I never had nor heard of before. It is also Cornish in origin. One of the many articles on the wall described it as a dessert with pastry, raisins, nuts, brown sugar and caramel sauce. Then it's topped with ice cream or whipped cream. It wasn't overly sweet, and I enjoyed it. This is the kind of experience I expect in a small town diner, so my expectations were met and maybe even exceeded a bit. I enjoyed my visit and would consider a return if I'm in town again.

    Outside at Christmastime
    Shelby K.

    The Red Rooster Café feels like having a good home cooked meal with the same comforting ambience of home. Sit around the counter and chat with regulars over coffee, or sit in a secluded booth. Take in the meaningful history of the establishment. But most of all, enjoy one of the most authentic pasties you'll ever taste. Made fresh daily clearly with love. As a former resident of the upper Peninsula of Michigan where pasties reign, I love this place.

    Breakfast scramble
    Juliet G.

    We had a good experience. We stopped on the way through driving from Wisconsin to Kansas. Food was good.

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    My family and I had a great breakfast, and I came back for the pasty, which was very good.

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