Hickory Grove Restaurant

Alton, IL · American restaurant

Rating
4.5/5
★★★★★ 4.5
Reviews
20
Rank in Alton
#15
of 86 restaurants
City Percentile
64%
rating percentile
Address
Hickory Grove Restaurant, 201 E Center Dr, Alton, IL 62002
Phone
(618) 433-8585
Status
Closed · Opens 7 AM

Hickory Grove Restaurant is a restaurant located in Alton, IL. It is one of 86 restaurants listed in Alton. Its 4.5-star rating is above the Alton city average of 4.2 stars. It ranks #15 of 86 restaurants in Alton. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday7 AM–7 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 KPP Chris · Nov 2025

Great experience would definitely go back. Server was very attentive and knowledgeable. The patty melt was prefect!! #tnchrisapproved

★★★★☆ 4.0 Steven Bott · Apr 2025

Typically, I am not a fan of buffet style breakfast. However, I will say that Hickory Grove has won me over with theirs. The offerings are limited, but they are the most popular breakfast items. Also, the staff is extremely attentive to the buffet and keeps it not only well stocked, but clean and well organized. The buffet started with fresh fluffy biscuits and milk gravy with sausage. It also had; scrambled eggs, hash browns, scrambled omelette, american fries, link sausage, bacon, patty sausage, french toast, waffles, pancakes and carve-able ham. They even had a bowl of fresh fruit. I took a sampling of everything and for buffet food, it was as good as if it were made to order and brought to my table. The servers are friendly and did frequent table checks to make sure everything was sa

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Deven Chavours · Feb 2026

I’m writing this review with genuine disappointment, as I previously had a much better experience at Hickory Grove years ago. I’m not sure if there has been a change in management, but my visit yesterday was nothing like what I remembered. I came in to have breakfast with a friend who hadn’t arrived yet. I waited patiently to be seated and politely asked the host, an older gentleman, if I could sit in a booth. I was told there were no booths available, even though I could clearly see two open booths at the time. I accepted the table I was given. Shortly after, another party of two came in and requested a booth and was immediately seated in one of the booths I had been told was unavailable. Then another couple was seated in the second booth. When my waitress came (she was kind and profes

★★★★★ 5.0 Tina Martin -Pickett- · Dec 2025

Food is great and the service is good. Everyone is polite and makes sure you have everything you want. Sundays are their busiest day especially after church. But the wait for a table to become available is not too long of a wait. I'd recommend this place to anyone that's wants a homestyle like cooked meal to go here. You won't be disappointed.

★★★★☆ 4.0 Maile Tatman · Nov 2025

This was a nice place to go for breakfast. They have a buffet and the coffee was really good and the service was very good.

Accessibility & Amenities

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

Services

American restaurant

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