The Hidden Gem Cafe LLC

Traveling through Va., Stopped in for lunch. Party of 4 seated right away. Staff friendly. Waiter, young kid, was nice but no one at table could hear what he was saying as he spoke so softly... maybe shy...whatever. 2 guests played it safe with grilled cheese and chicken tenders. My hamburger patty, (shoe sole) was dry, cooked to death, and killed again for good measure. When ordering, I asked server If I had a choice in how the Burger was cooked and quickly said... no. The ketchup bottle was obviously watered down, and even so, could not bring the burger back to life. The Good food: Fries are excellent, Fried pickles very good. Including gratuity, got out of there at $15.00 a head.

I was warmly welcomed by the chef's DIL, and service was the same . . . good 'ole southern charm and hospitality. It felt like I had been invited to someone's home vs. a restaurant. The restaurant was pristine clean and nicely decorated. I had the meatloaf special with real mashed potatoes and cornbread salad . . . served by the grandmotherly chef herself who was so grateful for my patronage. Both the meatloaf and potatoes were tasty, but just a little underseasoned for me personally. However, the cornbread salad was the BEST . . . it was so good that I bought two servings to go! The portions and prices were reasonable. I definitely will try more of the obviously homemade menu.

Ok, huge contrast. I was looking for local mom and pop. Typical first thoughts are country home cooking. If I was feminine this place would be my hangout. Here it is in a nut shell, nothing in this restaurant was bad, but nothing was great. The good. *Chandeliers and sparkly tables. *The effort is there and I love to see effort. *Freindly family who owns it. *Nice music *Clean The OK. Keep in mind i visited the second they opened so sometimes restaurants struggle to be prepared on time. I have worked in restaurants and it's hard. Never the less, here goes. -Mac and cheese was obviosly out of a box. Should be called Mac and soup. The Cornbread didn't even sop it all up. I grew up with box Mac, it's eatable. I have seen locations with killer Mac survive just because it's killer Mac. -Chick

Small,off the beaten path place, quite, a place to enjoy a meal. Food is fresh and hot, daily specials. Very polite and friendly staff .

Food was delicious. Everyone in my group something different and we all liked our food. Parking is plentiful. Atmosphere is very nice, a lot of detail went into decorating.