Do you want exceptional service ? Do you want to feel like you're valued ? Do you love when your server goes over & beyond ? Do you love when your server remembers you and you're not just a tip ? Well let me tell you YOU will not be dissatisfied or disappointed with BLAIR Blair is exceptional she is quick , seasoned , intelligent, phenomenal customer service, gets your order correct and is always one step ahead of you having to ask for anything . We now always ask for Blair when we go to have breakfast every Saturday. We love feeling like we are regulars and family . The Manager is top notch as well always adjust the temp to make sure we are comfortable. The restaurant is kept clean and the ambiance feels like it's family style . read more

Great homemade food. Family oriented restaurant. Treats their staff like family. Friendly staff. read more

Got the smothered chicken breakfast burrito and it was amazing. We love breakfast at Village Inn Republic. read more

Village Inn - Smothered Burrito - New American Near Me - Republic, Missouri

Well, I have gone back 2 more times since my first visit. I don't know the name of the cook that makes my steak but I do know when he makes it. I can tell because it is perfect!!!! Medium Rare Steak mhm!!! read more

Village Inn - Medium Rare steak at its best - New American Near Me - Republic, Missouri

Food was a 7//10 when compared to ihop, dennys, or jimmy's egg. Service was great and the place had a great look/vibe with it. read more

After years, I tried to give VI another chance. I was coldly greeted by Missy who took us to our table. She didn't say a word to us and just set the menus on the table and walked away. No refills. My breakfast potatoes and biscuit were cold. No one ever asked how things were going. In fact, when she dropped off the food, she dropped off the bill and that was the end of her. When we went to check out the check out girl didn't say anything just motioned for the check. No greeting. Bad experience. The reason we took a VI hiatus was for getting hair in my food for two consecutive visits. read more

Good food as usual at Village Inn. Our server (Troy) was very attentive. Will stop by next time we are in Springfield.

2.5 rounded up to three because of the excellent customer service. Our flight was delayed so we came here for breakfast because our family that live here LOVE it. *memo to me: 80 year olds have a way different idea of what good food is ugh * We had the multi grain banana nut waffles - meh, country potatoes - way too much salt so not many eaten and don't "country potatoes" usually have onions and peppers??? There was nothing but a ton of salt and the potatoes. Also had hash browns - they were ok, eggs Benedict - not enough sauce and not flavorful but the ham slab was good, buttermilk pancakes were good. The food was not good overall. Our server however was fantastic. There just isn't any real good food in Republic or Springfield, MO but we will continue our search for it when we visit again next summer...ugh read more

The breakfast is always amazing but watching the employees work together as team was impressive. It was quite busy but as soon as a people got up to leave, the table was cleaned and ready for customers within a few minutes. Everyone pitched in to help each other without missing a beat, you just rarely see that anymore. read more

Service is very efficient and price a little high ; meals are usually tasteful and atmosphere friendly

Food is ok but it's the hours suck. Pies are still good but being frozen from a factory they are consistent. Service was slow but the server was nice. read more

Hunter is a amazing server. They were really busy and he kept his cool. Good was hot and good manager came around making sure everything Was good will return. Pies looked amazing but we were so full. Strawberry crapes were Sat for 15 minutes no one came to us. When I finally got someone's attention and told her we waited 15 minutes she laughed we got up and left read more

Service was great. Ms. Aubrey took care of me, and even with such a complicated order she did not mind the hassle at all. The restaurant wasn't busy, there were only a few tables taken when I came in. I did have to wait a minute once I sat down, it seemed like the servers were switching shifts so even though I made eye contact with a few, it took a good 5 minutes to be greeted. The food was very good and came out hot. The section I was sat in was very clean, from the floors to the fills. I ordered a coffee and my server brought me a full pot with plenty of cream and sugar (yay!) Village Inn is one of my favorite local restaurants. Definitely reccomend! read more

Village Inn - California skillet, wheat toast, & a pot of coffee - New American Near Me - Republic, Missouri

What a great breakfast and local coffee spot. The service was quick and friendly and the food cooked to order. I'm not one that usually frequently visits the "chain" restaurant, but this really did feel more like a local haunt. It definitely will make it on my little black book of return spots. read more

Nice folks, good food and good service. I think you have to ask for the free pie, but they are right there when you do! Their hours are expanding. read more

Manager? Michael should maybe be doing something else. No situational awareness whatsoever. When he does move it's slow and sloppy. I really hate to sound mean or churlish, but he doesn't seem to have it. read more

It was our family's first time eating here. The food was good and our waiter Ray was friendly and very helpful. I was kind of skeptical of their claim of having the best pies in America. Let me tell you this is no lie! Their pies are to die for!!! I ordered 4 different pies for my family Thanksgiving but the peach pie is my absolute favorite. The stars are mostly for the pies and good service read more

Breakfast with my son on Saturday. It wasn't packed like it has been in the past. I've only eaten breakfast here a couple of times, but it didn't disappoint. The eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns, and especially the crepes are delicious. read more

My fiancee' and I went here for dinner tonight. The food was fine, but it seems like they still have a lot of work to do as a staff. First the good: - We went on Mother's day ~4:30 and were able to sit down right away. - The place had a nice layout and done in the typical Village Inn decor. - We were first seated at the back of the restaurant. They had the back door opened w/ a fan to clear out what I was told was smoke from one of the toasters. It wound up being a bit cold so we asked to be moved which they did w/o a problem. - They got creative w/ the menu. Most of it is typical diner type food, but we both got the V.I.B. where you pick 4+ items. I like this idea since it allows to try a variety of items on the menu. Now the not-so-good: - The order got all botched up. Like I said we both ordered the V.I.B. My plate had some extra eggs on it (good). But my she got short-changed on her eggs (bad). They gave her extra bacon on her plate (good) but also only gave her 1 slice of toast (bad). Not sure if the toast is supposed to be only 1 slice. If it is then that's a bit of a rip-off in my opinion. They rang up the order incorrectly which wound up coming out in our favor (good) but as soon as we were done eating she didn't feel good and we had to home right away (bad). Didn't even get a chance to enjoy the French Silk Pie (very bad). Overall I think this place will be OK once they sh*t together. They've only been open for a few weeks and look like they are going through some growing pains with the staff. I wouldn't expect this though from a place that already has a few established locations. I'm sure we will go back and hopefully things turn out better because it would be great to have a good restaurant in Republic to go to. read more

I've been there several times, as a aficionado of the VI in south Springfield I could not resist having a brand new restaurant close to home. It's evident that they have big trouble adjusting and creating a working team: the kitchen mistake the orders, the waitress don't know what goes with each speciality plate. I was expecting something better, maybe some cook or waiter from the older place to lead the new people, but instead we, the customer, are the beta tester or this place. I will go again giving them one more chance, but so far I never got exactly what I ordered and cooked as I asked. read more

John (the manager) and Christyn (the server) were exceptional! It is my daughter's 13th birthday and the entire evening was special and a unique experience because of these two. Thank you! read more

A lot has changed here since March 2016. The quality of the food has noticeably declined. The salads have fewer fresh vegetables in them and the lettuce is mostly iceberg now and not nearly as fresh. The fish and chips used to be nice white fish filets, now it looks like frozen fish portions with heavy breading. The pot roast dinner used to have a flavorful gravy, now it is drowned in too much what tastes like canned gravy, very salty and way to thick. These observations are from three separate dining experiences. I won't be going back soon. read more

The restaurant itself is well kept for the most part and staff there was friendly but service was very unacceptable. It there was 3 tables total and took us over 30 minutes to get our food. We had to ask a hostess to help us out. After our meal I asked for a drink to go as long as a side to take home. Another 20 minutes went by before seeing our waitress again. The best part about the visit was the free pie on Wednesdays I guess. Thanks to the two hostesses for being superb during the visit though. read more

WOW! Is all I can think of when reading these poor reviews. I do not get it!! My wife and I live near this place and my wife is a waitress at another restaurant NOT this place and she is a darn good one. My self I am a Hamburger freak. All new places I go I try there burgers. This place has the BEST darn burgers I have had at any other place around! The meat is fresh it was so hot when served it burned my mouth! That is fresh! Very tasty and infact so good I had to say something to the management. As for the other food my wife knows good service and good food she likes there food also. I told my relatives about the place they tried it and have been back 2 times. They drive up from Aurora! Myself and the wife just got back today from are 3rd trip there! THE MAIN THING I KNOW IS Hamburgers! Get the double cheeseburger with double swiss and bacon with onion rings on top and thousand island dressing! This thing melts in your mouth and I never write reviews but felt the need to tell others if you like a good burger give this place a try! When I read these other plain jain to poor reviews I just don't get it? Maybe they did have problems when they first opened as we did not try the place until just about a month ago around April 1st 2014. So all I can think of is if you had bad service or food when they first opened give them another try. Because I know my Burgers and they don't get anymore Homemade tasting and fresh then at this place. Also I should mention the waitress was very nice both times we went and the manager also very nice. I even talked to the cook to tell him how good that darn burger was. Remember the Double with Thousand island! On the fries there good also now if I had to say anything bad I would say the second time we went the fries could have been a tad hotter. But I love this place! read more

I should of known by the name. I Def wasted money. Got burger.. It was terrible. How can you mess up a burger ? Yuck.. Super plain Jane. Def not worth $10. 2 stars instead of one because workers were nice, read more

My family and I have been there a little over 5 times now. Each and every time we go the service is just bad. We have to flag someone down for paper towels, we have to flag someone down for refills. We went there yesterday against my better judgement and stood in the doorway for 8 minutes!!!!!! We saw a waitress who looked at us and tended her table. We saw someone else pull out a hand vac and clean up a mess who also saw us. No it wasn't packed, there were 4 tables being used total, there is no excuse to have a customer waiting over 8 minutes to be seated. This was the final straw, although the food is "ok" we will never be going there again and will be telling our friends and family the same thing, until they hire some new help who know what it is to take care of their customers so they become returning customers that place will suffer. Good luck if you go. read more

We've eaten at Village Inn probably 10 times in the last year. I'll review the last experience. We had a group of 6 that went for dinner. They weren't busy, but it seemed like it was a little slow on the service side. Drinks didn't get refilled, there was a heavy delay in getting some condiments and while it wasn't the slowest service we've experienced, it was a bit disappointing based on how busy they appeared. I believe there were only 6 or 7 other tables with bodies at them in the entire restaurant. I typically order the roast beef (au jus), which is decent and treats me well on most of my visits. On this particular visit, they had a special running on burgers, fries and pie. Since pie was the real reason for the visit, this fit the bill. Shockingly, I had a low bar for the burger. While my expectations ran low, the burger was surprisingly good. The bun was fresh, the meat was cooked well, the dressing for the burger were spot on and everything seemed good. The fries were average to sub average greesy spoon fries. We had 4 of our party order the burgers and we all were in agreement that it met and exceeded our expectations. I think most of us had the triple berry pie for dessert (my favorite from VI) and it was great. This pie is by far my favorite. One in our group had the apple pie and stated that something wasn't right with it (not sure if the crust was under cooked or if the apples weren't fresh). I was offered a taste, but when they said "something isn't right", I knew better than to stick my fork in it. All in all....it's not a bad place for a bite (Wednesday's are free pie night with an entree purchase). As long as you view it as a greasy spoon and not a fine dining experience, I think it's worth the trip. I'm certain that we've had better service than the last trip in (and it probably would've obtained 4 stars, had that been in check). read more

Newly opened. Food was great and the restaurant is nicely done. Glad we have a new place to eat in republic. Also Wednesday is free pie day! read more

Good diner food and great service.

Great place to eat! The servers are friendly and the food is tasty and reasonably priced.

Have been here several times and have been happy with both food and service. Try the Grown-up Grilled cheese sandwich, it's my favorite!

We stopped by on our way home to Texas. This place went above and beyond to serve us and my kids. They had a great clean place. We will stop back here on our next trip. read more

Went on Thanksgiving for a meal with my two sons. Apparently everything there is package food. No home cooking unless you call cooking potatoes in Soybean oil which has the same side effects as msg good. Nothing in the place didn't have MSG. When i finally said could you not fix a skillet breakfast for my son who is highly allergic I was told no because of the soybean oil. Then they said we could fix him a salad. Excuse me what happened to being able to fix a cooked meal without pulling it either out of the freezer or opening a package. The gravy is a mix the bread there has msg. Nothing there did not have it. So beware. When they suggested the salad we got up and walked out but not before telling them we would never be back. Service was so so...The boy waiting on us tried but the manager refused. read more

I have patronize Village Inn for over eight years, from Ozark to Springfield and now Republic. Within the last year the quality and quantity of food presented in Republic is short of the standard you get what you pay for. I know the two brothers that help their dad run the business and have spoke to both of them concerning this problem. But tonight experience left me with a feeling, "I am not going back again". I left feeling very disappointed and discourage, a place I use to compliment and recommend to friends and family. Needless to say like most places they start out offering value for what you pay for, only to change later. Sorry, but until they take serious how they give you equal value for the dollar you spend, I won't return. Dennis N read more

The place is clean and service is fair. The problem, food very bland and cooks won't follow customer requests. Very over priced for what you get. read more

I want so much for this restaurant to succeed, but unless they make some changes, I don't see it happening. The service is sooooooo slow. It's as if none of the wait staff has ever worked in the business before. The food is decent, but the last time we ate there, the whipped cream pie topping was not sweet at all! I mean, that's why you get pie, right? For the sweetness? We also tried to order crepes, which are featured prominently on their menu, but were told the only person who knows how to make them wasn't working that day. Really? No one seems to know what section they are supposed to wait on and I see the servers carrying around trays of food because they're not sure where to deliver them. We were two of maybe half a dozen diners in the restaurant, and we waited about 30 minutes for a sandwich and a waffle. Really hope they get it together soon. I hate to see any business fail because the team just can't get it together. We've been there three times and will give it another try, but not very many more. read more

Best place around for turkey and dressing and their breakfast isn't bad either! Just wish they'd give more fries with their burgers....

Not impressed. I just ate here last week for the second time, and the staff still can't seem to get it together. Food cold, unfriendly waitress...no wonder there's never any cars in the parking lot!!! Manager did fix my check, though. Wanted a nice place to go in Republic, but guess i will go to Springfield from now on...... read more

Not only is this a poor restaurant that will likely be closed by the end of the year, but Village Inn is a corporation that treats its staff like cattle. I worked at the Republic, MO location for a short time. I always arrived to work on time, did my job as requested, and treated my coworkers and customers with respect. Other employees, however, stole food from the kitchen, text messaged on their cell phone throughout the shift (IN FRONT OF MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISORS), and loudly discussed hating their job in front of (and sometimes WITH) customers. One day, I went into work and was told I was not on the schedule for the following week. I was not given a reason as to why. Most of the other employees at this restaurant are in high school, and when the restaurant is lucky enough to hire someone older who has restaurant experience, they lay them off. Considering that there are multiple Village Inns in the area (Glenstone and Campbell in Springfield, as well as Ozark), the least the corporation could do is try and transfer employees to another location. I understand that new restaurants often over-hire, but considering the incompetence displayed by some of my coworkers, you would think the restaurant would keep the employees that did their job the RIGHT way. Drive to either IHOP location in Springfield if you want great breakfast food (or dinner!) food and PROFESSIONAL service :) read more