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    The Main Cafe

    4.1 (19 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 2:00 pm

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    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Jen K.

    The epitome of a small town diner! From the glittery booths to the entry way to the menus to the food, everything about Main Street Cafe is small town loveliness! Try the breaded pork tenderloin sandwich-my favorite and a small town staple!

    Pancake and side of bacon.
    B M.

    Looking in the window The Main Cafe appears to be a place you want to visit - very clean, well kept, with a retro vibe. Unfortunately that's where the allure stops. No one greeted us when we walked in the door and there's no signage to indicate self-seating, etc. so we grabbed one of three open spots. There were two waitresses on staff - neither particularly speedy. Yet ours somehow managed to move the slowest (the younger of the two) as though she was trudging through molasses. It easily took 10 minutes for her to acknowledge we even sat down, let alone take a drink order. The menu indicates that all breakfast orders must be placed by 10:15am as breakfast service stops at 10:30am. We placed our order at roughly 9:50am - not before I had to flag down our waitress. While essentially every table in the place was full, all tables were at various states of the dining process and the waitstaff was by no means over-burdened. There appeared to be one cook and a dual role busboy/kitchen aide. That said, nothing seemed to flow efficiently. Everyone just sort of walked in circles, really providing poor service to the entire restaurant. Our waitress never did offer a refill - coffee was only offered when the other made a swipe around the room. Wait for it.....40 minutes later we received our food. What did we order you ask?? Two eggs over easy, white toast, one pancake, and a side of bacon. See photos for reference. The table directly behind us was on track to receive the same treatment. Underwhelmed is an understatement. Two stars for cleanliness and presentation, that's all, and frankly that's generous. If you're looking for quick, friendly, and unique, this is not your place. If time is of no concern and you don't mind being ignored, give it a whirl, just be warned.

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    Emily B.

    Do you love home cooking? Stephanie has you covered. They are open Monday through Saturday 6:30-2:30. Most days have a special plate lunch, but a breakfast menu is available until around 10 and then lunch time takes off! Fill your belly with hot pancakes and bacon or maybe a famous omelette for breakfast and then come back for lunch. Some of my favorite lunch specials are Taco Tuesdays, Catfish Fridays, and Meat loaf. Bring the kids and they can finish off lunch with a gourmet ice cream shake!

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    Cheryl H.

    We saw the signs for the "antique district" so we pulled in to New Harmony. No antiques but one cafe, open for lunch. I had the veggie soup, my husband had the chicken pot pie, northern beans, and cherry fluff, which I selected. The food was good, but listening to the locals trash the Democrats was hysterical.

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    Beautiful, neat clean little cafe. We had fast friendly service for breakfast. I ordered eggs over medium with bacon, toast and coffee. My husband had steak (German bologna) eggs, fried potatoes, and toast. It was delicious! We would definitely recommend this cafe.

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    2 years ago

    Excellent food , quick service ! Next time we come inside and eat instead of to go order ! What a great small town restaurant .

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    Old fashioned home cooking! Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Really enjoyed our breakfast

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    Food was great and the wait staff were fantastic. Went for breakfast and was exactly what I wanted.

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    A good, entertaining place to have breakfast or lunch. Very reasonable prices and the food is good.

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