Cardinal Inn

Pittsfield, IL · American restaurant

Rating
3.9/5
★★★★☆ 3.9
Reviews
20
Rank in Pittsfield
#13
of 20 restaurants
City Percentile
21%
rating percentile
Address
Cardinal Inn, 1299 W Washington St, Pittsfield, IL 62363
Phone
(217) 922-0390
Status
Closed · Opens 5 AM

Cardinal Inn is a restaurant located in Pittsfield, IL. It is one of 20 restaurants listed in Pittsfield. Its 3.9-star rating is slightly below the Pittsfield city average of 4.4 stars. It ranks #13 of 20 restaurants in Pittsfield. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday5 AM–2 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 M James · Jul 2025

Great service! Was a little concerned when we say a for sale sign and definitely old school exterior .. very old school interior but folksy. Found out our server was the new owner! Didn’t lunch Buffett .. spaghetti and fried chicken were exceptional! Certainly not a tourist trap good hometown vibe and cookin’! Server took a picture of us by the cornfield which I will include.

★★★★★ 5.0 Cheryle Pruno · Aug 2025

Good service, good prices, giant portions! The tenderloin sandwich is fried pork tenderloin. I don’t think it stated that, I was expecting beef but it was very good and HUGE!!! The meat was literally 3x the size of the bun. Hubby got an order of home made onion rings….. again HUGE portion, easily would have fed 4people. Well the atmosphere was unique to say the least. I sent my daughter a pic of the food and she said why does it look like you’re in a classroom lol

★★★★★ 5.0 Mike Batchelor · Jul 2025

Really old country restaurant with a buffet and pretty good food. Great fried chicken. Had the buffet with salad, fried chicken, side dishes and many salads available. I love these kinds of small town restaurants. Regular menu includes breakfast anytime and a wide variety of down home favorites that have kept people coming back for decades. it had been 15 years or so between visits when I was there last week. I was glad to see nothing had changed.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Lauren Hinrichs · Apr 2025

My kids bought 2 fruit cups and it was $5 for both and when I think of fruit cups I think of fresh fruit. This was in a can the can didn't even cost $5😡 the coffee was bad😡 the food took super long 😡 and the only reason I gave them 2 stars because The waitress was nice and My mom grew up here

★★★★☆ 4.0 ray barker · May 2025

Outstanding delicious breakfast with excellent friendly service. Only thing unexpected was that the prices were higher than most similar Diners. I checked $10-$20 but $18+ is high for breakfast.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

American restaurant

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