The food was classic diner comfort food in large portions. Tasty, not too salty but well seasoned. The service was prompt, friendly, and accurate. What keeps me from 5 stars is ambiance: the booths/chairs and tables needed a bit of attention, the interior needs some modernization/ refurbishment, especially the restrooms. For an establishment 3/4 of a century old, there's an opportunity to decorate the interior with late 1940s motifs... recommend investment in updating the facility with retro mid-20th century decor. I saw multiple comments about locals and catering to the locals. I think those judgments are misplaced. My party was not local, and this was our first visit. I witnessed equal care and attention by the wait staff for all. The fact that locals come and have a relationship with the staff is a testament to the impact and quality of food and service. Besides, no one should expect first name service when it's your first visit. If you're hungry for good food and good service, stop by. read more

The food was ok. Nothing fancy! Granted I didn't know what some of it was. I'm from NY. Service was good

Delicious fresh made burgers. Service was spot on and the place is clean and inviting. Opened for 77 years and still doing it right read more

The omelette was tasty and not greasy, delish Gravy was tasty. Our first time here for breakfast we usually do lunch or dinner . read more

Blake's Restaurant - Breakfast menu - American Near Me - Candor, North Carolina

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The food is always great breakfast lunch and dinner the staff and waitress are great and the pues and cake are all delicious

We arrived around 1:00 for an afternoon noon meal it was kind of busy with seat yourself a lot of the tables needed bussed but it was fine The waitress arrived and took our drink orders and dropped the menus the drinks came and we placed an order , then the wait begins when you have ordered a simple burger and the special of the day one would think it would be quick , not so much and when it finally came it was warm at best with cold fries. The coffee is watery ! It's a diner in looks and feel with the locals getting lots of attention. Oh and don't forget your cash as they take No Credit Cards read more

Ambiance was very nice. Breakfast was good, service was minimal. Our server never came back to offer coffee refills. when we checked out, we were overcharged. I asked the young girl to check her math. She said it was correct without really looking at the check again. When back on the road, figured something was wrong. We had Blake's Breakfast, Classic omelet and two coffees. Bill was $30.50. Well, you got me this time! Caveat Emptor. read more

Got there too late for breakfast so had an early lunch. Delicious! Service was fantastic. It was our first time there and it was fun watching the locals come in. Everyone knew everyone else. It was what I would consider a classic diner. Very clean and the food was good. read more

Great homestyle food with great service. You'll get more than your money worth here. Lots of parking. Especially if you're pulling a camper or large trailer. Huge double lot. Easy access from the highway, just off the 4 lane. CASH ONLY. ATM on site. read more

Blake's Restaurant - Chicken and Dumplings - American Near Me - Candor, North Carolina

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The food was surprisingly delicious. blt with great bacon, real tomatoes . Fresh iced tea My partner had a hamburger and it was delicious. Wishing I lived close by! Simple perfect food read more

Cute country diner. We will return on a future road trip on Interstate 73/74. The Pecan Pie was delicious. The baker used real butter. The men's bathroom was filthy and needs a total gut job. read more

Blake's Restaurant - American Near Me - Candor, North Carolina

It's a nice family owned, local business, and a great place to eat a home cooked meal. Friendly staff, Looks small when you walk in, but there is a big room in the back for bigger groups to eat. It is a bit pricey at times, depending on what you order. It is well worth the extra money spent. Quality food at a fair price. read more

Cash only place food was good southern made lived here almlst a decade and only been to it once . read more

We've eaten here more than a few times over the years, usually with a satisfactory ending, but not on our latest visit, and it most certainly will be our last visit. When we walked in, two rather sloppily dressed waitresses were talking loudly with a customer at the counter. We found a clean table, several desperately needed cleaning, and seated ourselves. We waited, and they continued talking, and talking - finally I got up and walked over to where they kept the menus, and got us a couple. Finally, the loudest of the 2 waitress came over, and ask what we'd like to drink, and we ordered tea. She then proceeded to clean two tables before heading back to fix the tea! Finally the tea arrived and we placed our orders - Fried Chicken for Alice, Fried Pork Chops for me. The food was out in just over 5 minutes, obviously not cooked to order! The Fried Chicken, which we'd really enjoyed before was horrible - don't know what day it was cooked, but it was several days before we got there. The pork chop was not bad, but also had not been cooked to order, reheated most likely! The Mac & Cheese was probably Kraft's, the Limas and Corn lacked freshness and seasoning. The mashed potatoes and gravy were the best part of the meal. We did end the meal on a better note, finishing with Cherry Ice Cream, made down the road at Chappell's. The food was generally bad, the service was every bit its equal. The place was very noisy, and half way though our meal, a clown came out of the kitchen and dropped a tray of silverware - they all cackled loudly about it for 5 minutes. Return visit is not gonna happen! read more

Blake's Restaurant - The Fried Chicken was awful - dry, no freshness - out of the kitchen in about 5 minutes! - American Near Me - Candor, North Carolina

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Country cooking - comfort food. Country fried steak, sweet potato casserole and cornbread all good and plenty of food. Staff very friendly and fast service. read more

We stopped there on a road trip from North Carolina to boston it was wonderful! Really great

Called them 5 times to place a to go order. They finally answered. I asked if they were busy. They said no. I said I was going to get an order together and call back. Called 9 times . Two of those times they picked up the phone and then hung up. Also their prices are too high for mediocre food! read more

It was good but the chicken tender was not cooked at all bathroom was in way to tight and most of the food was bad

Old style diner setting. Would recommend the meatloaf. 2 slices of meatloaf and 2 sides of your choosing. Served with corn muffins and rolls for $11. Service was also excellent. read more

Food was great. Kitchen staff was very pleasant but both waitresses had absolutely NO personally and it was almost like we were a burden to them At least say have a good day back to the customer when the customer says it to you at check out And clean the bathroom please read more

Totally under the radar old school meat and three kind of place. Feels like it's been there since the 40's and it almost has. Think old school home cooking, crazy good straightforward burgers, and buttered rolls, etc. The people are genuinely nice. It's a throw back and delicious to boot. read more

Blake's Restaurant - Back dining room - American Near Me - Candor, North Carolina

Perfect place to stop for breakfast on our way down 74. Two of us had the ham and cheese omelet with home fries and it was delicious and HUGE! We could have split one omelet. It has a very down home feeling. Can't wait to stop again. read more

great food. Friendly service. Really good southern crusine. I love this place. It is a cash only business but We'll worth stopping in for good food and they have great desserts too. read more

Stopped for lunch on Sunday and just had fantastic turkey/dressing/mashed potatoes/gravy. Friendly staff. Fast. I can see why they've been in business for 75years. read more

This is my father in laws favorite eating establishments. He is 92 an gets to see his friends while eating. Bobby read more

Blakes is a true Hidden Gem! Super affordable and perfect sized portions, This mom & pop restaurant has a great selection of "homecooked" meals. They only accept cash so be prepared but there is an ATM in the building in case you forgot the $$ read more

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Very kid friendly. Amazing food. The staff was super nice and helpful. Chef's salad with grilled chicken was great. Finished the meal off with apple pie. Yum. read more

We found this place by accident while traveling. Huge breakfast at a super affordable price. Great southern breakfast which we don't have where we live. We had to double check the bill as we thought she made a mistake and didn't charge us enough. It was way to cheap for the amount of food we got that's for sure. GIVE THIS PLACE A TRY IF YOU ARE CLOSE ! read more

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An amazing place! loved the food and the service was awesome. couldn't have asked for a better stop in our trip to oak island! Thank you to all of the staff for working and taking the time to do so great of a job! read more

Great little find if you're looking for something not "a chain". It was clean and friendly. Good food and reasonably priced. I'll visit again when heading to or from the beach. Note- it is CASH ONLY but they do have an ATM on site. Very helpful- I was ok paying the $3 fee. read more

Hubby and I stopped in for a quick bite as we were traveling through the area. We found Blake's to be a quaint, home cooking, "mom & pop" type restaurant. The decor was plain and not fancy, but was clean and was fitting for a small town. The menu had a variety of offerings with very reasonable prices. There were special entrees and side dishes, which changed for each day of the week. Hubby ordered a taco salad. I had fried chicken with sides of tomatoes/okra and potato salad. The food was tasty and reflected local southern favorites. The chicken was piping hot, with a nice crispy crust. The potato salad was homemade. The warm tomato and okra dish was something new to me, but I really enjoyed it. My husband said that the taco salad was pretty standard, but the meat was seasoned well and he had plenty to eat. The portions weren't huge, but definitely enough to satisfy. Service was prompt. If you are looking for a tasty, inexpensive meal with a quiet homey atmosphere, this is the place! read more

Been coming here for basically all my life. Love the hamburgers and fries. If your new around here I'd definitely give it a try

Just about the only thing that redeemed this mediocre meal for our group of six was our sweet waitress. Upon entering, we seated ourselves and were greeted promptly by our waitress. As we perused the menu, she chimed in and notified us that they were currently out of field peas and only had a few more servings of baked apples. We settled on our food choices, and I was quick to order some baked apples before they ran out as well. Several of our party were planning on a soup and sandwich and were told upon ordering that they were out of soup as well. Last minute second choices were made, and all seemed to be smooth sailing from there until the waitress returned several minutes later to notify us that one of the chef's specials of lasagna that was ordered was also no longer available. Another last minute alternative choice was made, and as we would quickly discover, this was a theme of our experience. Our meals were brought out. Some looked better than others (highlights being philly chicken sandwich and chicken salad sandwich), but none appeared unappetizing. As the waitress appeared with my entree and side, she very politely apologized when informing me that they were ~ also ~ out of the baked apples and explained that the kitchen hadn't notified her earlier. I was disappointed but hoped to make things easy on her by agreeing to an additional order of the side she was able to bring to subsitute. She reappeared a few minutes later to relay what had become predictable news, they were out of that side now, too! As there really wasn't anything else that sounded appetizing with my meal, I passed on the second side, and I was pleasantly surprised when she returned a little while later with a dessert tray and offered one as a replacement for the apples. Her service truly could not have been better, and she is the only reason I'm rating our experience above one star. Aside from the kitchen seeming to be out of half their menu at 5:30 in the evening, the other lowlights of our experience was the bacon on the BLT, which was unfortunately very suspect as it was giving off a strange odor and deemed inedible to the member of my party who ordered it, and the bathroom. It wasn't the cleanest bathroom I've used, but the real eyebrow quirker was the layout, for the toilet was located about half a foot from the door resulting in the door slamming into the toilet upon entry and you maneuvering around the door to access it. Upon getting our tickets, we learned that this is a cash only establishment, and we subsequently all rushed to dig thought pockets and scrape together enough nickles, dimes and crumbled bills to cover our meals (as well as a decent tip for our lovely server) to avoid the ATM and subsequent fee. Only approaching the check out register did we notice the signage that warned patrons of the cash-only policy. We managed, but a verbal announcement upon seating would have been greatly appreciated. read more

In for breakfast at 9 am on a Thursday. Pretty busy but server was keeping up. Ordered ham & cheese omelet, potatoes, biscuit and side of sausage gravy. Came out in about 10 minutes and was good. Plenty of ham and cheese and gravy was good over the potatoes. Coffee was refilled when asked for. Much better than last time. read more

Blake's Restaurant - Ham & cheese omelet & sausage gravy - American Near Me - Candor, North Carolina

We are on our way back from Myrtle Beach and were very hungry and the only other restaurant was Wendy's on this exit so we decided to eat here it was the best home-cooked meal I've had in a long time!The meatloaf dinner was absolutely amazing the only complaint I would have is that the service took a very long time ,The owner of the restaurant gave us a free piece of coconut cream pie and it was the best I've ever had ,if and you see this restaurant you really need to try.The prices are really affordable .My wife had the Reuben sandwich which was very good and my daughter had the lasagna which had three different kind of meats and definitely could tell it was home made.next year will be eating there on the way to,and from Myrtle Beach read more

We'd passed this place many times. We thought we'd give it a try. The food was so so to poor. It was like eating leftovers from two or three days ago. The food was bland and unappealing. The waitress was not welcoming. Not rude but uninterested in serving us. I much prefer writing good reviews but I couldn't really say one thing positive except to our surprise we didn't get sick. read more

Stopped here for breakfast in our way home from the beach. Excellent breakfast. Biscuits are delicious. We had the Country breakfast. He had potatoes, I had the grits. Perfecto! Service is relaxed and easy going. Relax and enjoy the atmosphere. read more

To rediscovered Blake's after it being one of my favorite restaurants growing up near here was a blessing. Having been away for more than 30 years it was exciting to find Blake's still delicious! Every dish we have tried is so good! We plot when to return by the daily specials. My husband is a new fan of Blake's. I tell him my history here and the relocation of the restaurant and he enjoys the meals. Their Roast Beef and mashed potatoes are deliciously cooked to perfection. So are their Steak and gravy, meatloaf, etc. I could go down through the menu and tell you how good every dish is but you just need to go by and try it yourself. Do not leave without trying Vivian's desserts! Her pies and cakes are delicious! Italian Cream, strawberry, chocolate, coconut cream and Hershel's Chocolate are a few of my favorites! Try them for yourself and you will be pleased! read more

We settled on this place after having no luck finding a bbq spot in the area. We left feeling very satisfied! The staff was very friendly and so patient with our rowdy little children. :) Ordered blackened chicken sandwiches with fries. The sandwich buns were good with a really nice texture. The fries were yummy too. The kids got BLT's and ham and mashed potatoes. All were very good. My daughter especially liked the gravy. We got full from our meals so didn't have room for the cakes on the counter. They looked tasty though. Like something you'd find at a bake sale. read more

Great little family restaurant. Good home cooking and really friendly staff. Family owned for 70 years. The homemade pies are fantastic. Hidden little gem. read more