Worst service ever!!!! We sat and waited to get our drinks. Then she brought us our drinks and left without taking our order. We waited for 10 more minutes before flagging down another waitress. She told us she would find our waitress. After we ordered and got our food, she never came back. She never asked how our food was, or brought us our check. After eating we sat and waited a good 15 minutes before getting up and walking to the front. The hostess got our check from our waitress. We were there for an hour on a Tuesday afternoon when it was not busy at all. Never coming back. read more

Definitely a great breakfast place! Even if it's crowded the wait isn't very long. Staff is attentive and fast and the food is delicious! My favorite is the caramel banana pancakes. You really get a great amount of food for what you pay for! read more

This is probably one of my new favorite breakfast places. And will be my new go to whenever me and my boyfriend are in the mood to go out for breakfast. We went on a Thursday afternoon, and we were greater nicely. Our waiter was beyond nice and we had fast service. The atmosphere was very relaxing for me, wasn't to packed and wasn't too empty. It kept my anxiety at ease. The prices were great with huge portions ! And the food was fantastic!! My waffle was so soft and warm and the bacon jam served on the side was heaven !! I definitely recommend!! read more

Southern Belle's - New American Near Me - Plainfield, Illinois

We love coming here for breakfast! My 4 year old loves the Mickey Pancakes and chocolate milk obviously. :) I like vegetables and always get a veggie omelet. I love that the spinach in my omelette isn't soggy, and the omelette itself is plump and not droopy. I can't taste freezer burn from frozen spinach in the omelette either so that's a huge plus! The portions are all generous and we always take half our meals home, yum. The only thing we weren't thrilled about was the "juices." Those were frozen and off flavor. We know juicing is hard but we always hope that those who offer juice do it in a quality way to teach others how *amazing* it can be when it's fresh. I run a juicing company but we are still always searching for other great quality juices to sip on while we are out enjoying breakfast since they are few and far between. We will definitely be back for more tasty pancakes, amazing omelettes, and for great conversation with some of the nicest servers! read more

Food is great , the servings are meant for two people and the price is just right , the servers are very courteous and helpful . read more

Southern Belle's - Massive salad bowl - New American Near Me - Plainfield, Illinois

Went there for lunch on a Saturday, the kids ordered breakfast items, chocolate chip pancakes and red velvet french toast. The grownups ordered lunch items, a corned beef sandwich and chicken panini. The corned beef sandwich was bland, it had no flavor at all and did not have any mustard on it. The red pepper, mozzarella and garlic mayo chicken panini had no flavor as well, could not taste any of the featured ingredients. The plus side is that the soups were just ok and the kids enjoyed their breakfast. Tldr; Don't order anything that is not on their breakfast menu. We won't be going again. read more

Food was great! I had the cantaloupe stuffed chicken salad. The fruit was fresh, chicken salad was delicious, and it came with a cup of soup. I choose the chicken noodle, and it was one of the best chicken noodle soups ever. The portion size was huge and beautiful. My dad had the sweet potatoe skillet. He found it a bit too rich, but it was still good. The pancakes were also huge and delicious. read more

Have been coming here for awhile and like the food. However today I asked to substitute a side of gluten free pancakes instead of hash browns. The waitress said there would be an up charge. I agreed thinking it would be 1.50-2.50. My fault, I should have asked. When I got my bill the up charge was 8.00. Really 4.00 a pancake???? I asked the hostess if that was correct, thinking it was a mistake, but no, it was correct. Not in a big hurry to go back. read more

Our first restaurant outing since the start of Covid. Couldn't be happier to be out and waited on by super sweet staff. It started to rain (of course) and the patio covers aren't waterproof so our waitress shuttled us into the 1 vacant table indoors. There are only 4 of these indoor seats available, all next to open patio doors. Excellent service. Be patient, things are a bit slower and tip well for all the hard work! read more

Portions are just right and the food taste great. This location is always busy no matter what time of the day you go. Its a plus that they stay open past noon for late morning/early afternoon breakfast eaters. The AC was on in 40 degree weather and we sat under a chilly ceiling vent that blew directly on us. Wasn't the worst thing in the world but I'm sure I wasn't the only one. read more

I've been there multiple times and nothing I've ever had is good. Not only that the prices are ridiculous. I ordered a chocolate milk and it was served in like a shot glass and cost like 3$. Larrys diner accross the street is better. Also my friend works there and gets payed under the table. Definitely illegal. I don't know how this place gets so busy read more

Great breakfast food, friendly wait staff, and doing a good job keeping up with COVID-19 regulations.

Me and my family have been customers since they first opened and we have never been disappointed. We all have very different taste and have worked through a good portion of them menu! I love all of their skillets that I've tried. The stuffed French toast is absolutely fantastic! The portions are very large so you and you guest would do better just mixing a matching or you will definitely need a to go box. One thing I love about southern belle no matter how busy our service has never suffered. Avoid peak times and you'll be in for a great treat at AFFORDABLE prices. When ever I'm back in the area visiting I make sure to eat in at least once! read more

My family just left southern belle's pancake house. The food was mediocre with the exception of my spinach and feta omelet which was disgusting. There was too much spinach, huge chunks of feta haphazardly thrown into it, and it was undercooked and runny. I asked if an order of pancakes could be a smaller portion and was told no. The customer service was very poor. Our waitress was inattentive, did not offer more coffee or water, and we had to ask individually everything we needed (salt and pepper, more napkins, hot sauce, ketchup, silverware, etc). She made us feel like we were inconveniencing her. This was the restaurants "second chance" with us and we will not going back. read more

Took 25 minutes to get our iced lattes. They came as hot lattes, but were room temperature. Ordered a gyro omelette but they forgot to include the gyro sauce with it. Tried to do without but it was too dry. Didn't get the sauce until long after, at which point we had been in the restaurant over an hour. The veggies in both omelette were not chopped enough, they were huge pieces. I don't know anyone that enjoys mouthfuls of onion. Received our correct iced lattes after we had finished eating but we just wanted to leave at that point. Felt like an hour and a half of just waiting. It's a late Wednesday morning and they are not busy at all. I don't think we'll be coming back. read more

I don't know why I continue to go back to Southern Belle in Plainfield!!! The blonde manager has the worst attitude ever. I wonder if she is the one that monitors their social media. I reached out to them regarding a bad meal that I picked up. I didn't want to make this post but with no reply for weeks is uncalled for. The food is over priced! No prices on website when playing an order you don't know what you are paying until you pick it up. I am back to boycotting this place. read more

This place has good breakfast. We've been several times but it's losing its charm. They recently stopped accepting Groupons on the weekend. That was disappointing. There portions are large which is the only thing that makes the high prices tolerable. We always order something that will have leftovers. Their crepes are dry and disappointing. When I asked about it, there was no consideration given. We hadn't been for a while and I think it will be longer before we return. read more

I just love this place. Always great and friendly service. It's always busy on the weekends, but they are efficient and good at keeping up with your table. Every time I go there I get the chocolate chip pancakes, and they make it well worth your money!! The pancakes are HUGE and delicious!! A to-go box is definitely needed, but it can be a great breakfast item to share. Overall great place read more

Ordered my breakfast from Uber Eats. I don't order very often because it is so expensive to have delivered plus I'm not a crappy tipper and since it's Christmas time we gave her a 20$. The delivery was great, Uber Eats wasn't the problem. I got my order and it was wrong. I am 9 months pregnant and on bedrest. I am very picky in what i eat and specifically asked for no vegetables in my skillet. They put them all in there (picture shown). I called the restaurant and notified Uber Eats. The restaurant told me that they don't care what my Uber Eats order said bc they're end doesn't show any specifications for either of my meals in the order. That is an out right lie because one of my meals in the order had no onions.. they wrote no onions on the box and the order was right. The other meal on the order said nothing and gave me all the vegetables. The smell of onions make Me want to vomit and the meal was covered. They did not want to fix their mistake, were rude on the phone, and had an i don't give a crap attitude. Sucks enough that I'm confined to the bed, let alone stuck with no food.. so i had to send someone out to spend more money at a different place. Just ridiculous. read more

So guys I really need to inform everyone about this place. I would never recommend this to anyone. The food takes a good hour to get I have no clue why it's even open. My food was cold,my pancakes were not done and cold...I. Have been there four times and I have explored the menu and not a single thing has Ever been edible. I know people that work there and get payed under the table. THIS PLACE MUST LEAVE MY COMMUNITY!! read more

While the food seems to be good, the staff is very incompetent. We have done two pickup orders and both times we were charged wrong and they were very rude. read more

Service was good but the food was sub-par. I ordered the pork belly Benedict, a suggested favorite. It was completely covered in hollandaise sauce making it the only thing you could really taste. The pork belly has decent flavor but was really tough. read more

Love the service but the food can be hit or miss depending on who is working the grill. I normally eat their gluten free pancakes and sometimes they're moist and fluffy. Other times, they come over cooked and dry. Coffee is always fresh and really well done and my kid loves their corn beef hash skillet. It's a nice family restaurant but it's not worth a 30 minute wait if they're busy. read more

This review is not for breakfast, which I think is amazing, but for their party dinner. We had my wedding shower here recently and while the place is cute and I got lots of awesome things, well, yikes for everything else. The food. Yuck. They served beef, which was tough and for some nasty reason seasoned with cinnamon. I'm not joking, almost all of my guests agreed that the surprising and disturbing sweet taste was cinnamon and sugar. I think they were confused and thought the beef was a pancake. The pasta tasted like they kidnapped Chef Boyardee (which I actually am embarrassed to admit I like, but there is a time and place for a 99c can of pasta) and the chicken was greasy and dry at they same time, which takes some talent. The pieces they brought out were so small with almost no meat on them. Where is the genetically enhanced chicken that is like 5 times the size of a normal one? Unless you tell me it's organic and has a reason for being small I want to be able to eat something off of it. The staff. Ugh. The staff. So, before the shower started this big creepy guy was lurking in the shadows taking pictures of everything and I thought maybe someones husband didn't quite get that a shower is for women. After asking a waiter we found out he was the owner. I feel like any normal restaurant owner would introduce himself and, I don't know, maybe say thanks for spending a few hundred to have your shower here over the 183847 other places in this area. The waiter was nice enough, but there was only one for about 40 people, which meant that everyone's glass was always empty and by the time the second table got served, the first was completely done eating. Desert was ice cream, which was not in scoops, but a frozen pool. It was like they scooped out 40 bowls of ice cream earlier, let it sit out 'till it melted, and then put it in the freezer again. How can you mess up ice cream!? The manager who we booked the party with was rude and looked mad the entire night, and although I thanked her a few times because I'm a nice person she never once thanked us for coming. My mom can be kind of a Momzilla about all this wedding stuff, but just deal with it we are paying you a lot for this! I got the vibe that this was a chore and every moment was like death for her. I promise I'm almost done. The final complaints: We were told there'd be a vegetarian option for soup, which there was none and they looked at me like a crazy person when I asked. We were also told we'd get the extra food to take home to the manly men, but they never brought it out and when my mom finally asked, the manager seemed REALLY annoyed and said there might be a little left. Then she brought out kind of a lot of food which left me wondering why they were so grumpy about giving it to us and what they were planning on doing with all the extra? Maybe they were planning on feeding their families with the food we paid for. I don't know. It was weird. Moral of the Story - Stick to what you're good at Southern Belles. Even though I love their breakfast after the way things went down for the shower I don't think I'll be back, even if their pancakes are amazing. Wish we'd gone to Portillos instead. read more

Food wasn't good, Pancakes tasted like "shake & pour", hash browns were frozen store bought, omlettes were bland. And to seal the deal wife found an object in her food, chef blamed it on the frozen hash browns package...and we were still expected to pay for the entree she had them take away and not replace...wtf read more

Very noisy place, even on a weekday, I think it's the acoustic of the building, I have headache all the time. The chicken soup was superb but the chicken entree was a nightmare, the fried chicken was so tough and extremely dry. The steak skirt skillet was bad too, the meat was tough and tastes bland. Our first cup of coffee was warm... Our bill was higher on what we expected. Service was fair. I won't recommend this place and I won't come back either. read more

Good News/Bad News I do NOT like giving bad reviews. Food: was good, but the restaurant wasn't crowded and it still took nearly an hour to make pancakes and eggs Service: our waitress was friendly, but hostesses looked like high school volunteers with their borderline inappropriate clothing and unprofessionalism Atmosphere: decor is nice but the floors are filthy. It could be from the fact that the busboy staff use one towel to push anything, solid or liquid, off the table and onto the floor. My guess is that it is poorly managed. Not going back - like ever. We WILL however make the extra effort to go to the Southern Cafe in Crest Hill. They are AWESOME on every level mentioned above. read more

Highly overpriced for what you get. Food is barely average. Waitress was a bit rude but sort of matched the place. You would expect a breakfast waitress to be cheery and she just was blah. Asked a question concerning the eggs and she didn't know the answer or offer to find out. Food was blah as well. Way better breakfasts out there and at a cheaper price too! read more

Came in for lunch, excellent food. Service was a bit slow but the server made very good recommendations and our meal was great. The restaurant is very nice looking and very open. Unfortunately the "open" makes it very loud. I heard people at other tables complaining they were cold, however, I was comfortable. Overall, I will definitely return. There were so many menu items that sound delicious and I'd like to try them all. read more

Hubby and I went here. Unique little breakfast place. Bottomless coffee, lattes and cappuccino. Good food and flavored creamer. Yum

My family and I usually go to Southern Belles at least once a week because my husband likes the breakfast tacos. I have yet to find ANYTHING I like but we kept going because he likes the tacos. Well today did it in for me. We will NEVER return. After waiting 30 minutes for our food And our waitress no where in sight I went up to the front and explained how long we'd been waiting and hadn't seen our waitress since we ordered. They said they'd send her over. When she finally came over she said "did you need something?" She said our food was next up and would be out shortly. 15 minutes later our food arrived. And I've never been more disgusted. I got their special maple bacon pancakes and besides the fact that they were absolutely disgusting, they were also under cooked, doughy in the center. The sausage were still pink in the middle and the hash browns were barely cooked. After waiting 45 minutes for the food I was so hungry I tried to eat it but could only get 1/4 of the pancakes down. I tracked down our waitress because she was no where to be found and told her how terrible it was. She asked if I'd like anything else. I told her that even though i was hungry, for fear of having to wait 45 minutes again, I would not be getting anything else. As I was explaining the long list of complaints I had, she walked away. I asked to speak to the manager. When she arrived I tried explaining how terrible our food and experience had been and she constantly interrupted me with her excuses. As we were handed our bill they informed us the manager had taken 15% off. Excuse me?? I sent mine back. The waitress asked me if I wanted anything else. My plate had already been sent back before you came to our table, how could you even say it was eaten?! I was so insulted we told them to remove the 15% discount and we would never return. They weren't even busy. There were half the tables open. I'm completely blown away at how poorly we were treated today however not at all surprised at how terrible the food was. Stay far away from this place. read more

This is a decent place for breakfast/brunch. I wouldn't go out of my way to stop in, but if you're driving through Plainfield, it's okay.

This is a great place to have breakfast. Nice seating outside on a nice day. Everyone working there is very pleasant. Some very good scrambled eggs, not sure what they do, but I have never had any that were that light and fluffy. They give you a huge amount of food for the money. Honestly, I could only eat a third of my plate and the food is very reasonably priced. The portions could actually be cut back some. I will come back for breakfast. read more

I think this place is a solid breakfast joint. I was blown away when I walked in. It was a large room, beautifully decorated, high ceilings, big tables. It was inviting. The wait staff was friendly. Always had my coffee full. And the coffee was pretty good. I ordered the smoked sausage skillet. It was good. I have had better skillets but I would order this again. I tried my friends hobo skillet, it was good too. This place has a lot of solid dishes on their menu. If I could eat bread, I would have loved to try their biscuits and gravy. I saw one customer have it, and it looked delicious. I think the prices are very reasonable and service was pretty good. The flavor factor, that eat till you feel like puking feeling, just wasn't there. But if I'm in this area again, I'll return. read more

The last two times we ate at Southern Belle's were perhaps two of the best breakfasts we've had - ever. Today was 'Chicken Fried Chicken' - two battered chicken breasts on top of fresh baked biscuits, with gravy - biscuits and gravey with fried chicken, can you believe it? Awesome. Poached Eggs and Hash Browns too. Pumpkin Roll French Toast - basically pumpkin cake rolled with cream cheese, sliced and cooked like 'french toast'.....served with whipped cream. Unbelievable. What a creative menu. Get there before 8am and there is no wait, and service is excellent. There outdoor seating is open now too. read more

Ordered a philly skillet and the meat was tough and chewy. So bad that I was unable to finish my meal. My toast arrived cold. However, the latte was delicious. Before we were able to finish our meal my stomach was already bothering me read more

The food is generic. Edible. Not great. I wish Restaurant Impossible would teach them about FRESH food.

I discovered Southern Belle's the other day. It's one of those places I've driven by a thousand times, and would have continued doing so had it not been pointed out and suggested to me. We received awesome and fast service despite the place being packed with the brunchtime crowd. I'm a breakfastphile, and this place is a breakfast-lover's paradise. You get a truckload of delicioso, quality food for relatively cheap. I ordered an Egg Beaters omelet with tomatoes, Canadian bacon, and avocado (perfect as my post-workout meal) and it took up 3/4 of the plate. It was served with not-greasy-at-all hash browns and two huge fluffy buttermilk pancakes I couldn't even finish. Southern Belle's is completely on the other side of town, but I'm definitely making my way back soon. read more

Cheri the manager was incredibly rude! She walked away mid conversation saying she didn't give a shit and it wasn't her problem that my husbands food came out bad. When we refused to pay for his meal she proceeded to call the cops stating she had no problem making a scene. read more

This place receives positive feedback but my party and I had an awful experience. We are not from the area, we were driving through and decided to stop in for breakfast. Hostess told us it would be 20 min. Which was fine but after 40 min we still weren't seated, everyone that arrived after us was sat immediately including a party of 8, we were 6 and are Mexican. When I addressed this, the hostess (which I never got her name, no name tag and refused to give me her name) behaved as though my complaint was not important, she was rude & condescending. I wanted to walk out and take my business somewhere else but I was over ruled by my party since we don't know the area. We were seated almost an hour after we arrived and when everyone else had been seated. I'm surprised we were asked to leave through the back. I almost gave this place two stars, only because the food was ok. The waitress meant well but she too took about 15 minutes before she came to acknowledge us. Water was not served we had to ask for it as well, the utensils were not set, we had to ask for cream for coffee, again other tables had it already. By this time the brunch people were leaving and we were basically one of the last ones there, it wasn't as if the place was super busy either. Folks let me tell you racism is Alive and well in this little eatery here. All whit folks are welcomed others need not go. read more