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    The Depot Cafe

    4.6 (35 reviews)
    InexpensiveAmerican, Southern, Buffets
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    THE DEPOT CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Hannah N.

    The service was wonderful and so fast! Our waitress was very kind and attentive. It appears to be a small, family owned establishment, which I love. The food was 10/10. My husband and I each got an omelet (mine was veggie and his was the ham and cheese) both were excellent. The omelets came with sides of biscuits and gravy! Very affordable too! We will be back before we head back home.

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    1 year ago

    Great food and now open evenings and weekends. Breakfast is still good and terrific fried chicken.

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    9 months ago

    Good southern food not worth the price great service great sweet tea little pricey for what you get

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    1 year ago

    Must get biscuits and loaded hashbrowns. Service was quick and friendly. Cute little spot

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    5 years ago

    We stopped here for breakfast on a weekend trip to the Caverns. It was super yummy & had great prices. Would recommend!

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    4 years ago

    The food is good and the service is great the girl made sure everything was ok and she kept our drinks refilled .

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    6 years ago

    Great little spot for breakfast! We stopped here on our trip from Nashville. Very quaint and cute! The food was good! I recommend!

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    9 years ago

    Amazing find for simple good food. The Mississippi Mud Cake was to die for!!! Patty melt was perfect and very friendly and clean!!!

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    4.7(16 reviews)
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    I booked the Easter brunch here for 2025. Our time was for 11am, right when. They opened so we…read morecould beat the rush of people. This place seems to be brand new. Beautiful inside. We were promptly seated. The tables for 2 are a little smaller than they should be. I was worried I was going to knock over a drink. The Easter brunch menu was a pre fixed tasting menu that was prepaid through open table. It was absolutely outstanding! It started with deviled eggs and rolls with ground mustard and prosciutto. Delicious! Then out came a salad with beautiful butter lettuce and these fresh roasted carrots. Both were fantastic. Third course was these huge slices of lamb, potato's au gratin and gnocchi. Everything was made with the freshest ingredients. They did not miss a beat. Dessert was a citrus cake with the perfect butter cream frosting. I left there stuffed! I also enjoyed their Bloody Mary. It was spiced perfectly. I would definitely go back and would love ton try their dinner menu. This place is really a hidden gem tucked away on the mountain in Sewanee. We drove over an hour to come here and it was well worth it.

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    11.20.25 i24.ex 35 ... i've been stopping here for a lot of years.It is always a favorite place to…read morestop as a truck driver.The locals come here as well.Plenty of semi truck parking and the food is always really good.And the people are always nice.They take real good care of the buffet and providing fresh vegetables to put on the buffet, not prepackaged like the other guys. I would like to tell the restaurant.Thank you very much for letting truck drivers park there overnight.It is a nice place to park at night.When you're cruising through because all the truck stops in the area are most definitely full... i just wish the other truck drivers would not be so damn nasty and leaving their litter behind.There is no reason for this.And I wish they would appreciate the gift of this parking lot that they have been given.... see you all next time. Thanks again.

    I had lunch there today. Have eaten there many times since the 5 star review, but a problem that is…read morebecoming more of a constant theme, particularly today, is that except for the egg drop soup, everything was either cold, or at best, room temperature. The pork egg rolls, the fried rice, the sesame chicken, the chicken on sticks, cold. Makes me nervous knowing that bacteria can grow from food sitting out that isn't properly heated. I wanted to tell the woman who appears to be in charge and took my money, but I'm not sure she could understand me, and I certainly could not understand her. The health department needs to make an inspection there ASAP and pull out the temperature gauge. I'm going to make some phone calls and see if I can make that happen. Restaurant is clean, service is good, and I'd like to keep eating there, but not at the risk of getting a serious foodborne illness.

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