This place was clean. When we arrived there was only one table with another couple waiting for their food. There was one very competent waitress working. We were seated and our order was taken very quickly. Hot coffee served and by the time our food arrived (which was very quickly) the place was very full. Still only one woman waiting on all the tables, but she was doing it like a champ! The food was exactly what we ordered, hot and fresh. We will go back! read more

Second or third update on this cafe...because they've really gone downhill. New ownership started with most of the old staff quitting or getting fired, not a good start. She changed hours from staying open for dinner every night (helpful in a small town), to 7-2, like several other places. I seldom eat there because I don't usually get out early. But today gave it another chance, eggs were served over medium instead of easy and the sausage was a little underdone. 2 people trying to serve a busy restaurant says to me that they intentionally understaff in spite of Sunday crowds. Not blaming the staff, but service suffered for it, to put it mildly. It's a shame when they used to be so good. read more

Revolving door for help it appears. Otherwise straight forward fare on short order downtown. An OG establishment. read more

The greasy spoon kinda. I didn't take any photos of my food because I was enjoying the company. Food came out promptly, hot and the coffee was flowing. If you're familiar with the mule barn in NM it's similar. A must to visit. Service was outstanding and the decor was fun! read more

Rusty Skillet - Outside view - American Near Me - Warsaw, Missouri

This is a "typical" small town ma and pa owned restaurant that is serves good food, service is decent. Nothing special but reminds you of your ma's cooking read more

I don't like to say this about places but this place is horrible it's ran by tweakers. the waitress had open sores all over her face and body her eyes was as big as the sun in the sky and her jaw was twitching, I'm 7 years clean and I can honestly say it's horrible seeing this.. the food was bland and the service was rushed and weird.. also outside they had some man sitting in a car all day blasting music and smoking weed. read more

Enjoyed the home town atmosphere and interesting decor. Loved the license plates! LOL The food has always been good and service was okay to good. read more

Agree with most of these reviews...don't pass this place up. Stopped here for breakfast on our way from the lake to KC. Not busy on a Sunday morning, but not sure why. Waitresses are friendly and attentive. Definitely a "greasy spoon" diner, but one of the best breakfasts in awhile. Wife had 1/4 B&G with eggs and bacon and still brought some home. I had ham steak with hash browns, eggs and toast and brought home enough ham for at least one more meal. Everything made as it should be and delicious. All for a twenty dollar bill. read more

This is the type of place you want to like - locals, small town, old school, etc. If I am being honest, the food wasn't good. The portions were a good size. But the French Toast was inedible. It was disgusting. It tasted so odd I can't even describe it. Everything else was fine (eggs, bacon, etc). They didn't have cream for coffee, only some powder. If you want to feel the local community of Warsaw, go here. But as a standalone, the food product wasn't good. Usually places like this are much, much better. read more

We eat here a lot the people are wonderful and the food is always good. Best place to eat in Warsaw. Love all the old license plates on the walls. The waitresses are always attentive. read more

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Had a great breakfast at this quaint hometown diner. Regular food for regular folks is what you get here.

This is one of my favorite restaurants in Warsaw. It isn't fancy, definitely no frills. The decor is old diner style and it's a little time worn, but that's part of its charm. The food is very tasty, diner style food, served in generous portions. We're part timers in the lake area, but this is our go-to restaurant for lunch. Love their tenderloin sandwich, burgers and BLT are great. We've always had great service and friendly staff. Yes, it's small. No, it doesn't have fancy restrooms with marble countertops. lol If what you want is a good meal and a full tummy at very reasonable prices, tho then definitely give them a try! read more

I've only had carryout here and it's always been good. I have cousins who go to Warsaw mainly to eat here.

Good food and great service, what more can I say? My wife and I eat there about once a week.

Food was excellent! I ordered a double jalapeño with cheeses. That was the biggest double burger I've seen in many years. Plenty of food. Staff was very friendly. Small town ambiance. Definitely stop but. The entire menu look great! read more

We popped in here on our exploration of Warsaw today. It is definitely a hole in the wall, but stayed busy. Special today was country fried steak. My mother and dad had it with different veggies on side, plus fruit and toast. Quite plentiful for the price of $7.99. I opted for the bacon cheese burger and fries. Not bad, but not great either. Inside decor is rustic. Place has to have been there for decades. They do serve breakfast all day, and their chicken tender salad someone at another table had ordered looked good. read more

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Good breakfast in my kind of diner. The coffee was hot and flowed continuously. The bacon was amazing. I also got French toast - I could taste the cinnamon in the batter. Glad we stopped! read more

This is the best place to eat food was awesome fresh Country Fried Steak was my breakfast ham steaks were thick with good flavor

Classic diner vibes and great food! Some friends and I stopped here for some breakfast... at noon. The great news is they serve breakfast all day! Two of us got omelettes, they were decent. We also got french toast and pancakes with blueberries. Both were amazing! The waitstaff was quick and efficient, very on top of coffee refills and super kind and accommodating. Would defo recommend for some classic diner breakfast! read more

I had chicken fried steak, my husband had cod special. Food was pretty good until a waitress decided we needed dirt and hair in our food from her sweeping the floor. Half of my food was ruined. Never going back. read more

First visit here and it was really good. Others in the party had been here and knew it would be good. 7 in our party and we were there for breakfast. 4 of us had the biscuit & gravy special which included 1/4 order (1 biscuit halved or maybe 2 thin whole ones?) with gravy, an egg and either 1 sausage patty or 2 pieces of bacon. A couple others had omelets and were pleased. I understand they use to allow smoking and just want to tell the owners they made the right decision to stop that nonsense! This is a small place and there was no way to keep nonsmokers from breathing the smoke. Personally, I wouldn't have been able to walk in the door. Even a smoker in our party brought it up as he thought it was the right decision. It was crowded, not just with people, but the tables and chairs were pretty close together which made for some interesting navigating. It's a bit loud too but conversations are still manageable. Hope this little place in downtown Warsaw continues to enjoy success. read more

Everything we've had at Rusty Skillet has been amazing. Very pleasantly surprised with the quality & quantity of the food! Friendly wait help! read more

This was an okay restaurant . There was a long wait to get in and to get food. I got the French toast with bacon and an egg. I never got the egg. There was also randomly a piece of pepper in my French toast. The customer service was great though. read more

Rusty Skillet is Now NON-Smoking. The people are still very friendly and the food is still great. read more

Rusty Skillet - YES THAT's Right! Rusty Skillet is now SMOKE FREE - American Near Me - Warsaw, Missouri

This once was the best diner in Warsaw...last couple time we went the food was not good and the staff was running in and out to smoke...

This place is epic, on a Mark Twainesqe level. It is the classic American greasy spoon. The pork and beef burger is divine and heavenly. The mixture of beef and pork, cheese and grilled bread is utter gastronomic perfection. The decor is adorable. The waitress is a little grouchy, there is a mop behind a shower curtain in the ladies room. It just is the most perfect dive in the universe. I tried a lot of the food, and it was all amazing. Yes it is not a fancy french restaurant. If you're a hippie vegan you might wanna go somewhere else. But I had been on a train for 3 days, and it was a cold and rainy day... and hot greasy American foods, that was just what I needed. read more

Rusty Skillet - so much epic delish - American Near Me - Warsaw, Missouri

I'm sure this cafe meets the needs of most local residents, but if you're traveling through and looking for a nice small town diner, keep driving. Very dirty from the entrance door to the floors. The men's room is also the furnace room and the women's room is a storeroom. The food was adequate , the staff pleasant and efficient but it just isn't a place I can recommend. read more

The food and service is great at this small town restaurant. We had breakfast here twice during our trip. I had the Stack-em Up, a Biscuit and Gravy with hash brown and an egg heroes on top. Wife and kids tried the Hit Cakes and French Toast Specials. Everybody enjoyed their breakfast. Only issue is smoking. Luckily both times the smoking at other tables happened as we finished up. Gets smoky quickly. Would have been 5 star rating if restaurant was smoke free. read more

Ok this was my order: Steak medium, over hard eggs, hash browns and white toast. First had to wait a very very long time to get my meal. When it did finally come my eggs were cold and over easy, I had potato pieces instead of hash browns, toast was cool, steak was well done and lots of fat. Now I could have had them redo everything (but the toast they got them right) but since I had waited so long I just ate it. The waitress was not attentive at all my husband had to get her attention so he could get more water. One last thing was overcharged for my meal was supposed to be $9.99. Not happy experience. They did give me 10% off for the errors. read more

Rusty Skillet - American Near Me - Warsaw, Missouri

Breakfast all day . Sometimes there is long wait outside but always have good staff service.

Food was very good. We got VERY large portions which was very welcomed!! Only bad was we were near the men's room and it would occasionally waft towards us. I repeatedly had my son close the men's restroom door at least 7 times. read more

Stopped in for breakfast yesterday, had the steak omelette and home fries which was very good. The place is not huge but very busy and homey. Service was good, prices were reasonable. read more

Thus quiet town diner has a lively morning crew on a Saturday morning. The food came out fresh coffee never ran out and it's located very close to a beautiful river park. A small hidden gem on the way from springfield to Kansas city. read more

Great food (Sausage Gravy was the BOMB!). Service, they were on top of it. Friendly environment .

Wife and I stopped in for breakfast. Small restaurant with a county feel. Close tables and friendly folks working. I had the country fried stale eggs over easy and hash browns, very good! The wife's meal was eggs bacon and French Toast also very good. I would eat here again. read more

Rusty Skillet - American Near Me - Warsaw, Missouri

Great breakfast burrito! We ate there twice! Good food! I would recommend to visit! Also good biscuits and gravy!

The slowest staff i've ever seen. Took 45 minutes for hashbrowns. Place is so packed needs more seats. The staff is kind but slow. The toast is great though. :/ read more

Stopped in and had supper. The Pig and Bull cheeseburger was awesome. Huge patty that was fresh, not frozen, with cheese, ham and 2 big pieces of bacon. My only "complaint" is it comes with Lays plain chips. If it came with fried chips or fries or something it would be 5 stars. But for $6.75 I don't wanna complain too hard :) I saw a couple people eating the hand breaded tenderloins and they were almost plate sized. Yum. But I'd definitely come back. Their breakfast items look like something I'd love to try. read more

This is a decent, no frills, small town cafe. I myself am from a small town similar to Warsaw and this cafe took me right back to my childhood. It is non smoking now contrary to previous reviews, it seemed clean and put together. Our waitress did a great job we never waited too long between refills and our food was out to us within 30 minutes of ordering and the cafe was fairly packed due to Heritage Days Festival going on. My husband had a 10oz steak with 7 shrimp and I had a country fried steak and mashed potatoes, both were decent, the steak was medium rare and not tough, mine was tasty and hot when it came out. You won't get 5 star fair here, this is a small town cafe. But we left with our bellies full, wallets not too empty, and our waitress was very nice and fast. If you're in town and want some basic fair in a friendly atmosphere give it a try. Also their breakfast menu looked amazing, but we didn't try any of that part of the menu. The only Con my husband and I have is we sat behind a local who complained the entire time we were eating about the Heritage Days drawing in "City folk" and how they all needed to just go home because it's not their town and we take up space and fill up all the booths. That one grumpy local aside it was a good dinner. And of course the grumpy guy isn't the cafes fault. read more

Takes more than a hour to get serverd.The wait staff was eating lunch at window and food was going out to people that got there after we did regulars I think read more