Decided to give Cafe Telegraph another try for the Smoked Fish sandwich during lent. It's a must try! Very crispy, smoky, and unique! I'd drive a hour to try this! Get in and get one before they are gone! read more

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My husband got the Green Park Brisket Burger and just keeps raving about it and he knows his way around the kitchen. Thank you Cafe Telegraph.. it's gonna be a good night!! read more

The food is always great here. Their pork is amazing. They've got great food specials. I love the smell of the meat. Smoking. bathrooms are clean. read more

I go to Cafe Telegraph minumim of twice a month for lunch. During Lent I have been there every Friday for their fish. Saturday night I attended with three lady friends because we knew the singer in the band playing. We had dinner and several drinks apiece. We were listening to the band who was in their first set. The owners father came up to us and said we had been there long enough it was time to go home, that they needed the table. Three of us are senior citizens and we were causing NO DISTERBANCE at all, just enjoying the music. We all were VERY OFFENDED and I will never go back and I will certainly tell all my friends of this awful experience. read more

Me and my girl go here regularly. The food is great. The staff are friendly and attentive. Expect a little wait to be seated, but that's with anyplace the locals find to be this good. read more

We've been going here for awhile and the service is typically really good. Our issue is the inconsistency and the audacity to serve your guest this rubbish and calling it "steak fries". I get that you switch from regular cut to crinkle cut or to steak cut but this is a oil soaked baked potato rustic cut crap. Unreal. read more

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Only a few items on the menu that stand out. The rest is subpar and pricey for what you get. The smoked meatloaf is good but way over priced. Potato salad is good Fish is good The Asian sauced wings are good. Fried jalapeño slices are good. Barbecue is just OK to not OK. Hoping it gets better, The owner is a nice guy. Not much for a drink specials ..... read more

This is one of our favorite spots to eat. It can get loud when they have live music, but the other side is pretty quiet if you want to sit there instead. The food is always great. read more

I wanted to love this place, but it was ok. I must say I think the inside is beautiful. It is clean and I think the wood is gorgeous. It is very spacious and I could see hosting a big party of friends here. I need to give this place another shot when it comes to the food. It was just alright. We did appetizers and just typical dive bar food. I think next time try an actual meal. The service was good. read more

Pulled pork sandwich was loaded with meat, the sauce was excellent. The chicken dumpling soup was way off. Overly salty and a tasty taste. read more

Always satisfied here. The service is great and the staff is friendly. Anything on the menu is always good.

Forgot to check-in. Forgot to take pictures. But went here with a group of people after a Meetup event and I really liked it. The place itself is really neat (read up on how the place came about on their website!). Crazy different food options, which is something I always like. I ordered the St. Mary's Smoked Par Fried Bologna. So, I pictured the bologna about the same size as Oscar Meyer's but no, no, no, NO. It was difficult to describe them as slices. More like slabs. And it was open faced, and there were two slabs per slice of bread! Two meals EASY, maybe more... Had baked beans as my side and those had some fantastic smoked meat in them and were awesome. They even had a cider on draft that was excellent! Great food, good atmosphere, and the service was passable (we WERE a large group, so I'll give 'em a pass). Go here if you get a chance! read more

I have been here many times and always had a good time. Tonight we had to ask the server several times to get a drink. I asked for a plate to eat my pizza, after asking for it 4 times we didn't get it until we were finished. The table was not cleared out the whole night. Every time we wanted another drink it took over 15 minutes. The waitress spent more time at a table where I assume she knew the people because she was eating pizza with them. The salad was brown and had water at the bottom. Sad that good food is diminished with poor service. read more

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Great food and great employees!! Super large very accommodating if u want something made special!!

Everything here is really delicious and well made. Service is professional and kind. If you go during busy periods, the wait for the food can be a little long, but it's well worth it. I love their pizza, salads, and the loaded baked potatoes/ cheese potatoes are unbelievably good. Yum! read more

I love this place. Food is EXCELLENT and the service is great. They always make you feel important and they really want you to come back. The chicken modiga is superb and the fish basket special makes you want to come back every Friday. Cudos for Great local place. read more

Oh my.... Homemade donuts?! Also, the girls who took care of me were super sweet! The place is clean and fun but the food is fire! The menu is different from most places and the portions are huge! The draught beer selection is great with a dark beer for me! We're definitely going back! read more

Always great food, great service, and relaxed atmosphere. Matt is a great server and makes sure that you don't go away hungry!

Really really good Would recommend Staff very friendly and personal Pizza awsome Pork steak awsome Pork cutlet special awsome Chic wings awsome 2650 telegraph rd st louis mo 63125 read more

I went to Cafe Telegraph for lunch on a Wednesday. They open at 11am. I arrived shortly after, so there was not a huge crowd yet. I was confused upon entry because there was a temporary sign on the door saying it was an emergency exit only (not sure why) so I walked around to the other side and entered through the outdoor patio area. Later I saw other people entered through that main entrance despite the sign. I ordered the St. Simon Chicken Sandwich, blackened. The piece of chicken was larger than I expected. It was cooked perfectly with just the right amount of blackened seasoning on it. I got honey mustard on the side which added a nice extra flavor to the sandwich. The fries were hot and crispy. Our server was attentive and the food was served quickly. I would definitely recommend this restaurant. They have a menu with a wide selection on it and the bar looks like it would be a fun place for happy hour. read more

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Normally a huge fan of Cafe Telegraph but our recent visit on 4/26 was a big disappointment. Their kitchen seemed to be struggling. We ordered soda and an appetizer when we got there. The Dr Pepper they brought was flat, the appetizer came a little over 5 minutes after we got our food. That being said we waited 15 minutes before ordering our meals. All together we waited about 40 minutes before we got the appetizer. The meal and appetizer for both of us was just warm/cool. They all tasted ehhh. The waitress was nice and like I said we typically love this place. Today was just a disappointment. Especially since we have a little baby and rarely get to go out. read more

Love the idea of the locally named menu items. Unfortunately, the food is just okay.

Service was good but the food has gone downhill since we last eat there this summer. The fries were soggy, like they were heated in the microwave. There cheesy potatoes were also soggy. The bread was stale on the chicken Philly . read more

This place oozes with American pride and a little redneck (and I love it)! This place you need to come hungry because they don't explain how insanely large their portions are. I asked the waitress what to order (I was torn between a chicken salad or a buffalo chicken wrap with fries) and she said I must try the pork steak. I ordered it and we got the pretzel bites too because #America. I got a silver platter with legitimately a 4lb pork steak. I was not ready for that! I mean, I love a good challenge but daaaaannng Regina! I barely made a dent in it (because I'm lame) and got a giant 3.5 lb to go box. My boyfriend and I ate it for two meals and threw it in a cast iron skillet and had over a salad the next day. Everything was great, and believe me I was a little skeptical walking into the place. Don't judge this cafe, go and taste through the menu. I'm a fan, and the eagle T shirts the servers wear are what dreams are made of, mmmkay! Cheers South County for representing! read more

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Well, that was a pleasant surprise. Ordered take out to take to grandpa's for our usual Monday night dinner. Husband got the Fred flinstone pork steak which was awesome, grandpa got the potato soup which he said was amazing, and I got the chicken Caesar salad. Before we left the parking lot I noticed I got a small Caesar salad instead of a large in which I had ordered. Took it back inside and they fixed it. When I got it back it was covered in dressing which didn't look very appetizing. I was worried it would not be edible by the time we got home. I was pleasantly surprised because even though it was doused in dressing and half the chicken I ordered it was still pretty damn good. We will most definitely be back! read more

I worked as a GM in restaurants and worked in restaurants many years. Today at Cafe Telegraph was the hands-down best dining experience I have had in a very long time. Marlo, the manager literally greeted us with the warmest of welcomes and turned our daughters frown upside-down. Christine our server was very punctual and polite. We got to try their doughnuts for desert which remind me of my grandmothers secret recipe and the FoxTrot sandwich was heavenly to say the least. Thank you guys very much we will surely be back regularly! ; ) read more

A very cool venue with different rooms and an indoor/outdoor vibe overall. I visited with a group of about 20, immediately following a memorial at Jefferson barracks. They accommodated our group in a private room. The server was hustling and attentive to our needs and sensitive to the mood of the group. They gave up flexibility in moving the tables the way we wanted to. The menu was a little more bbq than your typical bar and grill menu. I loved that the dishes were named after various Catholic schools, what a funny tribute to STL, the only place that cares about that. Drink prices were cheap, good value for the amount of food! I got the seven holy founders (chicken wrap) it didn't appear it came with any sauces but the server gave me some choices and I opted for ranch and Buffalo on the side. Crinkle cut fries if you are in for that! Would visit again. read more

Had the baked potato soup last night!! Awesome! Wish I would've took a picture! Service was amazing!! read more

Keeps you wonderfully full and happy. People are just pleased to be here. Great variety with terrific employees.

They changed their chicken tenders from Panko breaded to beer battered...Horrible! The beer battered has zero flavor or crunch The Panko breaded were crunchy and flavorful! I will not be back until they change back I'll take my food and business elsewhere moving forward We're trying to support our local businesses during this time and all the owner(Bill) can say is he's short staffed and he couldn't get Panko delivered? Really? My money is just as good as anyone else's Would have been nice to know when ordering Have never been talked to so rudely from a restaurant owner read more

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Visiting St. Louis and treated my mom to lunch here. Wasn't a five-star experience, but the owner quickly reached out to me and offered to make things right. That is the difference between an establishment that succeeds and one that fails; hands-on management. Growing up in St. Louis, it is nice to look around this place and see all of the reclaimed materials and where they originated from within the borders of Missouri. Next time in St. Louis, I will visit again. read more

Just did not like it. The salad was so soggy and they didnt give enough dressing to put on it if it wasnt!

So I have not been here in several years, but I always liked it in the past. I brought a friend from out of town for dinner thinking it was a good place to go. Yes, it was a Holiday weekend, but considering we went there earlier on a Saturday, I thought it was a decent pick. Service was quick at first and went downhill from there. Food was not up to par from my past positive experiences, not sure I'd go back read more

I like the variety on the menu. Everything I have tried was excellent. Very spacious they don't crowd the tables together. The only thing I would say that's not positive is the pricing is a little high. read more

Good food, great atmosphere and good service. The BBQ nachos were excellent so I'm sure all of their BBQ is really food and the Philly and the wife's fried chicken salad was good too. read more

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Thanks for helping us get the family together for a pre-Christmas gathering.  The food is outstanding with many compliments from our cousins. The set-up was easy, and we appreciated Matt and Sean's attentiveness. This was especially in getting a table to display five photos and a wreath. P.S. I love the decor! It is both cozy and festive. read more

Good food. Amazing employees. Marlowe, Chuck, Makenzie, Colin are just a few of many great employees who go above and beyond for their guests. Great place to hang out with friends. read more

We come here often, we love it! We've even introduced other friends. I like the unique naming of items

Very nice restaurant and really good food at a reasonable price. The dry rub ribs were some of the best I've ever had.

Cafe Telegraph has the best pizza and pulled pork (anything from the smoker is delicious). I also love their salads and homemade croutons. The portions are really generous and I love how they have something that everyone in my family likes on the menu. We always have great service and a great atmosphere. We always visit while we're in the area. I highly recommend this place! read more