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Winston's Cafe

4.0 (214 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
Updated 2 months ago

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Moderate noise
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Live music
Good for kids

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Rhondi S.

Came in on a Friday night, they had live music playing, very cool!. Menu is diverse from appetizers (onion rings, nachos, steak bites, crab spinach dip, quesadillas, chicken tenders) sandwiches (Philly cheesesteaks, club, chicken Parmesan, wraps), entrees (ribs, chicken Parmesan), soups, and salads. We had the chicken Philly sandwich, French onion soup and salad. All of the food was fresh and delicious with a great server who is very helpful, courteous and friendly. Great tasting food, fun ambience.

Mushroom Swiss burger
Nicole H.

I had a delicious burger at Winston's Cafe. I ordered a mushroom Swiss burger with onion rings . It was so good, burger was juicy and perfect. Toppings were super fresh. The sauces that came with the meal were amazing. Our server was attentive and nice. It was a surprise to come to a game night. Wednesdays they have music bingo. It was a lot of fun ! And the crowd was great! There was a couple that won a free dessert. Plenty of parking, location is across Greenbrier Mall . It is a cool spot to eat.

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Nicole V.

I'm not sure why this place has good reviews. We waited a while for our food. I watched it sit at the window ready. When it got to our table it was barely warm. The au jus for my dip was cold. I asked for it to be warmed up twice. The first time they tried to microwave it for 30 seconds and that still wasn't hot. Then they put it in for 2.5min and it was hot. (I could see the microwave) It was a sad waste of money. Service was slow and uninviting. It seems everything is just reheated and it tasted that way too. It was overpriced for reheated/room temp food.

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Kerry B.

Winston's is a solid pub/ restaurant in Chesapeake. It has been in the same location right next to Ruby Tuesday's for over 30 years, so they have to be doing something right. I have been here about three times so far, and the service has been stellar. From my first visit I felt welcome and when I am in the area, I plan to be a regular. Mike and Codie were my servers. Codie is a gal and if full of personality in a good way. My favorite item so far is the mother of all meatballs. It was so good I wanted to lick the plate. It was hitting just right for me. They have a full bar and craft beer on tap. There are TVs and a juke box. I am told that when the weather gets cooler they will start having live music again.

Seared Tuna. Rare.
Tracy T. S.

Love this local spot for me. I'm about 5 minutes away. I'd been before, but it was during the day. Great place then, not really anything special. This visit however, maybe because I was craving a great burger (theirs is 1/2 pound!) I stopped in. Glad I did. Had a cheese burger, with all the accoutrements; lettuce, tomato, onions, cooked medium rare. I could tell by the meat juices on the plate, that it was cooked perfectly, before I bit into it. I was right. Delicious. I had it with their homemade coleslaw. Excellent!! For an appetizer, I had the seared Tuna bites, cooked rare. This too, was perfect. Their sweet tea and lemonade is also very good. Host/server was very hospitable and accommodating. Not overbearing, but attentive. Even the chef was hospitable, asking if the temperature was correct. "Yes Chef, it was." Decor is basic. Nothing outstanding. Nothing exceptional. I'll definitely be back.

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Kristina H.

It's Friday night and we wanted something different. I was looking for ideas on Yelp and this place popped up. I then went on Facebook and they have a specials board that they change daily for lunch and dinner, that impressed me that they consistently update. It is a very small "hallway " type restaurant, you seat yourself. We were lucky there were 2 tables available. In addition to the outdoor board specials they also have chalkboard specials. I decided to start with the special soup, polish sausage and potato. It had great flavor and was perfect on this cold night. My husband got hot wings and they came out naked, brought out by another staff member not our server. Our server came and checked on us and noticed they were not quite right and took them back to the kitchen to have them sauced. My husband loved that they were fall off the bone tender with a crispy outer crust. My husband judges restaurants by their Rubens, so that's what he got and he honestly thought they made it in house. It was so tender and had a nice char on the meat. I chose one of the outdoor board specials of the night which was a Greek chicken stuffed with feta and had a spinach, blistered cherry tomato sauce with rice and balsamic vinegar. It was absolutely delicious, the flavors paired really well together. We both had enough to take home for lunch for the next day. Our server was super nice and it seemed like she was the only one working so she was busy but still attentive. We want to go back and try some of their other specials and they make homemade desserts as well. I think you will be pleasantly surprised if you go and give this place a try. Let me know what you think.

Eggplant Parm (off menu special)
Brad B.

This place is a solid "meh" for me. While my son raved about the crabcake burger, it's pretty hard to screw that up. I had the off-menu special eggplant parmigiana. Having spent 5 years living Italy, I jump at opportunities to jump on a menu item such as this, to bring me back to Italy. I was dead wrong, very salty, couldn't even taste the eggplant, the cheeses were over powering and not very high quality. Sadly, it was a disappointment for me. Nonetheless, the service was pleasant and checked in frequently. With that, it puts them at a solid 3+ stars in my book. Winston's is worth a look, perhaps stick to the on-menu items if you try it. The place just seems like more of a pub/sports/dive bar than a restaurant or cafe. Not my scene usually...

a plate of meat and a bowl of sauce
Chrystal G.

I hate to rate this place a four, I really do. But this place hasn't changed in all these years. I worked here many moons ago. Pretty sure I saw a few familiar faces for the short amount of time I spent in there. The atmosphere is drab really. Dingy almost. Doesn't stop it from being a cool place to hang out sometimes. If it's your scene or your local watering hole. The food is hit or miss. Always has been. This time the steak bites were okay the wings were dry, the spring rolls weren't great, but the nachos were awful. And they're so hard to mess up. I'm sure I'll be back. I always get around to it every few years. But it'll be a while. I did want to add that our server was great! Can't bash the employees there! They're always top notch!

Really good food :) met the owner and her was really nice also! The crab and spinach dip was a rocket
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Really tasty especially the crab dip and Winston burger ! Owner was also nice he crack on us before leaving

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2 years ago

Wouldn't feed the food from there to a stray dog. I could have played hockey with the cheeseburger they served me and my wife.

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3 years ago

Very nice, comfortable place with tasty food. The waiter was very personable. Dessert was sinful and delicious

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3 years ago

Awesome service and great food! If your looking for a relaxed atmosphere and affordable you should definitely check them out

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Thank you so much for your gracious words! Frankie IS the best!! :)

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2 years ago

Great local bar and restaurant. Food is above average, and service is very good. Nice location in greenbrier.

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2 years ago

Good food good prices & good service - entertainment during week & weekends. Karaoke and live bands

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Thanks so much for the gracious review! Frankie is the BEST!!

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3 years ago

The servers were nice. The place needs a good cleaning. The ceiling looks nasty. My crab cakes were soggy

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3 years ago

Great service From our bartender Casey, even with one leg she ran the whole without a single problem! Highly recommend!!

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Ask the Community - Winston's Cafe

Is there still karaoke going on here?

Hi Becca, not yet! We do have live acoustic on Thursday night and Music Bingo on Wednesdays. We would love to bring Karaoke back as soon as it’s safe.… Read more

What time does happy hour start?

Hi Maria! We have Happy Hour everyday of the week! M-F 3-7pm… Read more

When do they have the live music and/or karaoke?

Hi! We have Open Mic every Tuesday at 7pm, Karaoke on Thursday’s at 8 and live music, most Friday’s, some Saturdays. This Friday May 10, we have Dave Johnson at 8pm.… Read more

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I had the "Winston burger", (beef,crab, bacon, and provolone) and mum had the blackberry bbq chicken tacos.

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