I like the location, and the remodel looks great. Prices are good, and food is pretty good. Servers…read moreare really nice. Recommend the outdoor patio seating if it's not too hot/cold out. They never pick up the phone though which is annoying.

This place came as a recommendation of my cousin that lives here. He told me a store of how he &…read moreour grandmother came to this place when it was the First National Bank in the 1960's. He even showed me the bank that the place gave him when he was a kid. (See picture of the bank.) This place was great! It even has the original vault behind the bar. They sell t- shirts, stickers & pins as souvenirs. They even have an outside beer garden area that you can sit at if the weather coop We had beers with lunch. The house salad with grilled chicken and flatbread were very good! The beers were good too. I would return to this place!

Was driving west on I-70 toward St Louis and ended up seeing billboards about foot high pies and…read moredecided that's where we would get dinner. So glad we did. The food was freshly cooked, had great flavor and the servers were nice and gave great advice and all. I ordered the country fried steak and my travel partner ordered fried chicken. We both really enjoyed our meals and sharing some of it too! They brought beets, cole slaw, mashed potatoes, green beans and biscuits. And they had some yummy apple butter to put on those biscuits! Niece got a slice of coconut cream and I got blackberry pie! We couldn't possibly eat them after that big meal. We tore into them once we back in STL though and yum! So good! One note, they only take cash and checks. Didn't know there were still places that did that. The waiter made sure we knew as we sat down, there is an on-site ATM if needed.

Stopped on our drive through because of the signage for foot high pie! Had the coconut cream and…read moreapple w/ice cream. Couldn't go wrong either way -- generous slices, delicious, and friendly staff, glad we stopped!! Loved the "blue" theme throughout, especially the checkered tablecloths!

Did a takeout from them. My chicken nachos were warm and yummy, plenty of ingredients. Husband had…read morethe steak sandwich and he wasn't impressed-said it was tough. Service was great. Ambiance -it was a bar so ...

Rude staff the last few interactions I've had. It's as if im inconveniencing them by asking…read morequestions or trying to get any service

Ate here for the first time a couple weeks back. It was pretty good - I didn't have the BBQ they…read moreare probably known for but I had the horseshoe. As expected, it was huge. Unfortunately they don't give you any options on the horseshoe like other places do. Still, it was very good. Lots of fries and cheese! Plenty of parking outside. Some newbies may be fooled that the Cafe is actually in an old house! Be sure to watch for the Wooden Tie Cafe sign so you don't pass it up in Pierron. There are apparently two entrances: one in the front porch part and in the back. I'll be back to try their BBQ

Had dinner here with my husband and we loved it! I had the pulled pork with two side and my…read morehusband had a burger. They also have a great little bar that made a mean old fashioned!! Mary, one of the owners stopped by our table to chat and answer our questions about the property. We interacted with a couple of different servers and they were all great. Stop by for some great food and drinks if you're in the area!! We're looking forward to a return visit!!

Located in a small town, features really good food and the owner and staff are very welcoming and…read moreinviting atmosphere relaxed down home atmosphere. They feature high quality hamburgers, excellent homemade fires and an outside eating areas with a gas fire pit. I had the Philly cheese steak, with a great seasoned steak covered in caramelized onions and a yellow cheese sausage. It is also available made with chicken ins tread of steak but I am a traditionalist and my wife had the hot honey grilled chicken sandwich which has a unique sriracha sauces honey sauce that is unbelievable. A great little place in small town America that is truly worth a visit if you are in the area.

This place has great reviews and is close by so we decided to give it a try, and we're glad we…read moredid!! It's not a big space, so it was crowded on a Friday night. The staff were working hard and even though they were busy, they were polite and helpful. Our appetizer and dinner came out of the kitchen piping hot - no sitting under heat lamps at this place!! We enjoyed everything we ordered! Definitely going back - it's an extensive menu, so lots of things to try!'

A "retro diner" with friendly service and very good food. After a two and half hour early morning…read moreflight, I was ready for a bite to eat. I looked at the local Yelp reviews and this sounded good. Our server was friendly and like clockwork when it came to keeping our coffee cups refilled with steaming hot and very good coffee (because it was freezing cold out there baby!). I really enjoyed my steak and eggs. The steak was tender and the eggs were cooked according to my instructions. The inside was decorated with pictures of Illinois' two favorite sports teams - which would be the Cardinals and the Cubs, along with historical references to old Route 66 that had so much influence on these small towns in Southern Illinois. We had a very good meal, great service, and all at a very reasonable cost. I recommend you check this place out.

We were able to seat ourselves with no wait on a Wednesday morning. Our waitress was nice and…read morehelpful. The pancakes were huge! Good eggs and hashbrowns. Simple down home country cookin. Everything was good.

What a pleasant surprise! We were driving by and always like to try non-chain restaurants when we…read morecan. My burger was delicious and hubby's tacos were amazing! Nice little place and clean. Everyone we interacted with were friendly :) Husband said this might be worth a trip to highland just to try more things!

A return visit on a carefree Wednesday afternoon! Upon arrival into the restaurant, your eyes were…read moredrawn to their nice dessert case. They have daily specials with affordable prices. I ordered the catfish with green beans and a cup of Vegetable Beef Barley soup, for which I tasted an unknown spice that did not suit my palate well. Green beans were lightly seasoned with onion and tiny pieces of ham. Hubby had the fried chicken with French fries and Cole slaw. Overall, we enjoyed a delicious hot meal with very friendly and accommodating employees! It's worth the stop!! P.S. Their iced tea was delicious and strong!

Love the ambiance, very nice curb appeal. Love their pies they are wonderful. The service was good…read morehowever that's where it all stops. We have been there 3 times and every time expecting different results. What I have to say is the food is just so so. Everything I have ordered is just lack luster with no great flavors. I have ordered walleye which I'm sure was not what I ordered no way tasted like walleye! I have also ordered chicken which was MEH! Not sure what the 3rd was but I do know it was not memorable. I sure think this could be a fantastic place if the entrees were better.

My sister-in-law told me about this place, so I decided to give it a try. Diamond Mineral Springs…read morewas established in 1892. Now that's a lot of history right there. There is a main dining room and a back porch dining room during the summer. It's kind of hard to find because it's out in the country North of Highland, Illinois. There is a nice big asphalt parking lot. The building looks like a beautiful old farm house to me. I love big ole porches! When you step inside, you can really feel the history. I adore the old wooden floors and beams. The hostess was so nice and told us to sit wherever we wanted. I love booths, so I headed to the back wall and snuggled into a tiny wooden booth. Hubby wasn't too happy because the booths are small, but I loved it. We had a young man as our server and he was so friendly, helpful and took very good care of us. Now the food is served family style. Each person is allowed to pick an entree and then the sides are served family style. You don't get a choice for sides, it's pretty much whatever is on the blackboard on the wall. I'm not a big fan of that, but I was ready to just roll with whatever and enjoy the experience. Hubby ordered the pork and dressing and I ordered the fried chicken. The first thing to arrive was a small bowl of Cole slaw. It was the vinegar kind and it was really good. Then our dinner came. We received bowls of mashed potatoes, green beans with bacon and onions, gravy, biscuits and a big squeeze bottle of apple butter! Then of course, hubby got a big plate of shredded pork and dressing covered in gravy. I got a plate full of fried chicken! The fried chicken was great! Hubby ended up eating half of mine. He said the pork was just okay. The mashed potatoes, green beans and biscuits were also great! I didn't try the apple butter, but I'm sure it was good. This place is kind of known for its pies, so we had to get pie...right?! Hubby got cherry pie and I got chocolate meringue pie. Okay, unfortunately the pie wasn't that great. They had the dreaded 'soggy bottom.' They probably weren't that fresh and that's okay. I still ate most of mine. The meringue was yummy. We had a fun, delicious experience in a very old historic restaurant. My only complaint is how expensive it was. But as hubby keeps reminding me, that's just how everything is right now. Any place you go to eat seems to be so expensive. Every time I go to the grocery store I about have a stroke. So I understand why it was expensive, but my frugal side just doesn't like it. Hopefully, prices will come down again in the future. If you're in the area, give this place a try, it might just bring back some wonderful memories of days gone by.

This is a steakhouse with a retro vibe. We had excellent service and the side salad was large and…read morethe meal was good. No ciders and the diet soda was Diet Pepsi.

I tried to get a job here and I was 16 and the owner talked political to me we have the same…read morepolitical views(him and my parents) but I don't think it's appropriate to talk politics to a 16 year old when ur interviewing them.Very clean place and very nice overall. The owner was still very friendly and so was the other owner.

We encountered a challenge while trying to dine out on a Monday evening. Everything was closed or…read moreclosing early. We found this was still open and popped in. It was not busy. But the waiter seemed to be host, waiter, bus boy...and none of it fast. I don't know why, but people came after us, ordered, ate, paid, and left before we got our food. It was a long hour+ wait. No explanation. We were not in a hurry but I'm always baffled when you have such a super long wait with no explanation and no apology. Seeing people come and go as we waited was bizarre. My food was good. Chicken buffalo sandwich and mashed potatoes. Very homey. As we neared the end of eating, our Jack-of-all-trades waiter brought the check and informed us they were closed and seemed to clearly be rushing us out. Umm. We are not the reasons we were there for so long Anywho. It was good. Comfort food type stuff.

I'm not typically one to leave reviews--in fact, this may be my first--but I felt this experience…read morewarranted it. We ordered takeout, and while the food was warm, the quality was unbelievably poor. I ordered the Everette's Farmhouse Breakfast Platter, and not only were the biscuits and gravy missing, but the hashbrowns were so overdone they were stuck together--you couldn't even get through them, let alone bite into them. There was even a burn hole through the box, which I can only assume came from their food heater. The eggs were alright and honestly the only part of the meal that was edible. Overall, really disappointing.