I'm from Wyoming. I loved this place! I ordered Hamburger Steak with 2 sides. Cole Slaw was excellent as well. This will be my go to place whenever I come to Midland since my in-laws live here. read more

The food is always good. Everything we have ever order is perfect. Service is Top notch always. It does get a little busy on Saturday mornings bell worth the wait!! read more

Back In The Day Cafe - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Midland, Texas

Good food. Pretty big place. I did like the decorations in the place. The service is probably great but I went in when they had a rush. I got my food my drink at a pretty fast pace. Wait time was not long. read more

Friend and I ate there and had terrible experience. Chicken fried steak so tough. When told the waitress she told manager I guess and we were told they couldn't help want kind of steak they got. Did not offer any solution. Just paid and did not eat chicken fry-too tough. Will not go back read more

Service amd food. Tea was overpriced. Meal was good. Cfs woth gravy on side, hashbrowns and scrambled eggs.

Says open until 2PM today on every website from Google to Yelp. Walked in and was told by a rude guy with a rag in his back pocket that they were closed. We nicely explained that it says open until 2PM online because we were concerned about it happening to other guests who wouldn't understand. He proceeded to instead tell us that it wasn't his problem because they were open until 2PM Monday-Friday but closed at noon on Saturday and he didn't care what it said online. We gave up trying to be helpful and will not try them another day due to his rudeness. We were willing to shrug off online errors because it happens to anyone. But rudeness from the establishment? Not okay. We are heading to the Red Plate Diner instead. Highly recommend you do the same! read more

Really cute diner type vibe inside this cafe. Have been looking for a good breakfast spot in Midland. Forgot to take a picture of our food other than the pancakes which were so so good! Friendly service and overall had a great experience here. read more

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Yikes that food was rough. We were in town for a couple of days and saw this place on yelp. That was some of the worst breakfast food I've had in awhile. Such an odd place. We found a few gems while in Midland. This was not one of them. read more

The food was great. The service A+ and we loved the ambiance. So nice to find a great, clean restaurant that provides excellence for their customers. Price was reasonable as well. 's off all of our criteria for a great breakfast experience. Even Santa was here this morning. read more

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When traveling we live stopping at local eats. This was a very interesting place for sure. Staff were super nice but for was a little bland. read more

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My FAVORITE breakfast spot in Midland TX!! The food is tasty, amazing, affordable, big portions!! The staff is WONDERFUL! It's always a pleasure to walk in or call. They greet you with a smile and if you order for pick up, they will repeat everything to get it right. The place is super cute if you guys dine in as well. Definitely my favorite place. No one can beat their prices, their tasty food and amazing staff! Thank you guys -Chanel read more

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Good food, fast service, and LOVE the decor and ambiance. Wish they had real butter and herbal tea, but it is a back in the day cafe, so not going to ding them for my pickiness. read more

Food is wonderful. Service is great even when they are short staffed. And love the atmosphere and decor. Eat there every chance we get.

Frozen hashbrowns, nothing is home cooked. Won't go again. "Back in the day"sounds like the food will be awesome but so disappointing. Bottom line, I see all the cars parked in front and wonder if I went to the wrong place. I may try them again, maybe. Probably won't. read more

Bill & I eat there weekly. We love the staff! The service and the food! They seem like family.

We wanted to have an old fashioned home style meal, so we went BITDC. No wait seating, simple but satisfying menu. My wife ordered a grilled turkey sandwich with cheese and a jalapeño spread, with home made potato chips. I ordered meatloaf with green beans and coleslaw with a yeast roll. We had water and I decaf coffee. Our order arrived quickly, hot and fresh. Very enjoyable RBI's evening. Our waitress wasn't cheerful and happy, and very good! read more

Good food and service very nice atmosphere. Staff is always friendly and the are very attentive. The food always great flavor. The season the dishes . read more

This is like a Mom & Pop Cracker Barrel with comfort food and eclectic decor. The service was great, especially for a town where the service industry struggles. Our server Robin was friendly, helpful, competent, prompt and personable! 5 stars for service! I knocked it down a star because, while the food tasted good, they obviously use a lot of frozen ingredients. The sausage patties, rolls, and hash browns were all obviously not fresh or made in house. But, then again, this is Back in the Day Cafe! Come expecting great service but not fresh food made in house. read more

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Very tasty burritos and affordable. Service was exceptional and the sauce was amazing.

Amazing Breakfast! Food was delicious! Service was fantastic! Back in the Day Breakfast Special read more

OMG!!! Where do I begin...with the "Back in the day" special; with pancakes." The meal included 2 eggs, shredded hashbrowns, 2 thick slices bacon, and two of the fluffiest and creamiest pancakes cooked to perfection. A cup of coffee with cream and a glass of water." This is the first time we've had breakfast in a restaurant in about a year. The service was excellent. The restaurant was relaxing, cozy and comfortable. We will return. Thank you. read more

We stopped in for lunch around 11:50 it was not busy at all. I guess its more popular around Breakfast. Ordered a green chile burger and my friend ordered steak fingers with two sides. The burger could of been better, it was big, but I was hoping there was more green chiles or like green chile on it with a slice of cheese. It was just queso with diced green chilis on it. It didnt taste that great on my burger, but I still ate it because I was hungry. The steak fingers I tried from my friends plate was okay, I am not a fan of steak fingers, but she said it was good. Overall , I give it an extra star for the staff being very friendly and welcoming when we stepped in the door and it is a family owned restaurant. I do not think I would go back, most of their menu items have "Fried" items. read more

Back In The Day Cafe - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Midland, Texas

What is the season for cornbread. I was told it was out of season at your restaurant. You must be from up North. Cornbread is a traditional southern bread. Southerns even eat it with a glass of milk for a bedtime snack. It goes with all vegetables, especially vegetable soup which you do not have. You say "traditional southern comfort food". I don't think so. read more

The most amazing service. The food was excellent and they went above and beyond to accommodate my family with food allergies! The atmosphere was completely adorable. Everything was beyond clean. Our waitress, Laura, was beyond amazing!!! read more

I normally don't write reviews or negative comments because I worked in restaurants for many years. This is just the worst situation that I've seen and the poorest solution ever! So I ordered lunch for myself and coworkers today for pickup. Alexa told us on the phone there would be an additional gratuity of 15% because we had 4 plates. Two lunch meal combos and two kids meals. I agree because we don't want to drive all over town and we are within walking distance. I was very puzzled over this and even googled it thinking it's something new. I've never heard of this! My coworker goes and picks up our order and I need an itemized receipt that doesn't get included with our order. We call and they agree to print one out. When I review the receipt their is an additional tip of $2.29 placed on my card that was not agreed upon as you can see with the second picture. One of my coworkers then tells me they did the same thing to her last week and they couldn't refund back her card and they gave her $10. I called and spoke to Alexas and she said she would remove the additional tip. I told her I was going over there to pick up the receipt and I wanted the gratuity of $8.24 removed because I didn't appreciate being over charged. I even asked to speak to the manger on duty and she stated there was no manager there. I walked in to the restaurant to get my receipt and Alexa attempts to hand me $10 and pulls me to the side of the door. I told her I needed it refunded back to my card. At this point she is so nervous and knows she has been busted thieving. I saw another waitress and asked her if I could talk to the manager. She stated she was the manager. When I told her what was going she stated she had been having issues with Alexa and I wasn't the first customer that this has happened to. I them ask to speak to her boss and I finally get a call back. She stated that Alexa has been reprimanded and I asked her if she still has a job. She stated she moved her to another station and she would longer be handling the debit and credit card machines. I told her I didn't feel like that was justification for her also doing it other people and she stated she's going to handle it. The feeling I get from this whole experience is it is happening and everyone that works there knows it is happening. People look at your receipts and make sure you aren't being charged additional fees. Trust me when I say I know how hard it is right now for servers everywhere but this is point blank theft and probably going on wide spread because of the reaction from the management. I will say that they removed the additional tip and gratuity in the long run but I can't even imagine how long this has been going on and how many people have been scammed already! Look at your receipts people. read more

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This is a hidden gem. The decor is great. There are store fronts so it looks like a small town of days gone by. It was my wife's birthday so they wished her a happy birthday on the movie theater marquee. The food is good ol' fashioned Southern cooking. My wife and I shared the chicken fried steak. There was enough for both of us and we took some home. It is HUGE! Others in our group had meatloaf, chicken, steak fingers, and tilapia. Everyone said their food was great. You won't go away hungry. read more

Back In The Day Cafe - Yes the chick fried steak is that big. It is actually 2 steaks. It is tender and tasty. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Midland, Texas

Yea his is a nice looking place. Food was decent, but People really needs to know how to Cool scramble soft. Egg came out on the dry side. Order biscuits and gravy sausage. The sausage comes out as a patty and not in the gravy. read more

Best breakfast and waitstaff in town! Ordered different items off the menu on several different occasions and have not been disappointed.

We found this jewel for breakfast after a doctors appointment today- and I wish we had known about it sooner!! The outside is pretty easy to miss but the inside is so nostalgic- fun storefronts, so clean and excellent food at great prices! I had the Blueberry French Toast and it was outstanding- No gelatinous fake blueberry pie filling. Thick Texas toast w a hint of cinnamon and a fresh blueberry syrup with real blueberries!! A thick slice of ham on the side and I was in heaven! My husband had the Back in the Day Breakfast- two eggs over easy with sausage, hash browns and pancakes- sounds ordinary but was extraordinary because it was done right! No hockey pucks for sausage, eggs really made over medium and hash browns that were tender on the inside and crisp on the outside. We will definitely be back! read more

Great friendly service. Great food. The atmosphere is so creative. Definitely my favorite place for breakfast.

You have to really look hard to find this amazing place. The food is awesome. I love the meatloaf, it's fluffy, doesn't taste like just ketchup,. mash potatoes are great. Blackened tilapia it's the best I ever have, the seasoning it's perfect. It's a clean place, very welcoming and family-oriented. The waitresses are friendly and prompt, the entire staff and place it's very welcoming. Stop by and have an amazing home cook meal at this awesome place. read more

Service was bad. Kitchen took foreve for a simple order. No lunch rush which I would have understood if there was a lunch rush. to top it off everyone that came in after us received there food before we did. read more

It's been 6-7 yrs since last time food from here. I thought maybe it had improved but no, if anything it's worse. The CFS was tough, greasy and tasteless, the gravy pretty awful, the mashed potatoes tastless, like instant. The roll was dense and pretty bad, and the steamed veggies from the frozen food section and a bit overcooked. I really couldn't eat but a few bites, waste of money. For the quality it's waaaaaay over-priced. For this price, Wall St Bar is 100X better! read more

What a cool place for breakfast...designed well and great decor. As for the food we found everything very good chicken fried steak and eggs are amazing....coffee is very good and all of what we had was good read more

Really sweet waitresses. I loved looking at the deco or the restaurant and how unique it was. The food was really good! And the deserts took a little long to receive but were pretty good as well! Definitely would go back. read more

Love the steak fingers. Great atmosphere, friendly staff. Definitely recommend if you are wanting a great meal. One of our favorite places to go. read more

Very good southern comfort food. I order the chicken fried steak or fingers and they are as equally good as the other. However, they do charge entirely too much for a little extra gravy. read more

I really liked the old town decoration idea, the waitress were super friendly and attentive. But the orders came back incorrect also the food was flavorless read more

Really good homestyle cooking. I've only been for lunch, but the staff are super friendly and learn who you are after a few visits! I always leave happy! The chips are the best and the sweet tea is perfect! read more

This has been our "go to" for home cooked meals. The selection is outstanding, the service phenomenal & the friendliness is outstanding! For Saturday breakfast, I highly recommend the chicken fried steak & eggs with home fried potatoes! It's every bit as good as my grandmother's & my Mom's home cooking! (They're retired chefs!) Do yourself a favor and visit here! read more