Full disclosure upfront, I based all my reviews on my expectation going in. The country café is a breakfast and lunch diner in a small town in the Pocono mountains. That said, we have been there twice so far and both times were thoroughly impressed with everything we got. Both times we were ordering breakfast well after the lunch hour. Our choices range from steak and eggs with hash, brown, smothered and peppers and onions, two pancakes, two very interesting omelettes, including an Irish omelette, which is stuffed with corned beef hash. The sausage is freshly sausage, and seemed like it was local. The real shining star, was all the homemade baked goods. We took home two slices of apple pie. The slices were huge, equal to two slices anywhere else you would go. And it was completely fresh and amazing crust and flavor. Usually amazing food is enough, but the service was wonderful. Everyone working there was so friendly and warm. You can tell a lot of love goes into the cooking comb of the baking in the service. We are looking forward to making this our regular go to for any breakfast or lunch. read more

Prompt efficient service. Good food reasonably priced. Since being rebuilt, the atmosphere is great, very country like and comfortable. read more

Very enjoyable and reasonable breakfast place never had a bad meal. Also good for lunch

The Burghers are very good. I was particularly happy with the fact that everything is homemade and the French fries are freshly cut up potatoes and not the frozen ones. They also have the option of a lunch buffet and a nice variety of soups. Plenty of parking and outdoor seating, weather permitting. Our waitress Jessica was very sweet and professional. read more

We went for brunch on Mother's Day and the food was excellent with large portions and great waitresses. Some of us ate breakfast and the rest ate lunch. Would go back again and try the Buffet. read more

It's a shame more people don't review these small local cafes, because they should be recognized. The staff is very friendly and attentive. The atmosphere is excellent. And the food is good. They had a bit of a slow start when they reopened recently, but they listened to the customers and figured it out. We'll be back. read more

This is such a cute place, my husband and I decided to get burghers but they also have a very nice breakfast menu. Everything is fresh and they have great prices. It's a great place to go to without having to go further to the larger cities. The staff members are very professional and friendly. read more

Fast service, good price and really good food. More than happy with the overall experience and I will return again. Very clean.

Came on a Thursday 12pm. Newly opened and a little busy. Waited to be seated 10 mins. Was asked if counter was OK. That's fine. 15 minutes to take order. 3 eggs over easy, bacon, sausage, home fries, rye toast. After 35 minutes and other customers who came after me were served, I asked about my plate. Another waitress than mine went into kitchen and came right out with plate. Looks decent, but only 2 eggs. First bite, homefries cold on the bottom. Then egg yolks solid, not over easy. Got up, paid for my coffee and left. I did mention to my waitress that there were only 2 eggs. I did not want to wait for the third and as she walked away she slammed the tray she had on the counter. I was a loyal customer before they closed down. I believe they had a fire. For the past 3 months, the place looked like it was ready to open. Every weekend I would pass by to check if they were open yet. 3 weeks ago I met the owner as I did my pass by and I told him I've been passing every week to see when if they opened yet. He told me any day. Finally the past weekend they had their grand opening. So I planned to come on Thursday. Nope. Will not go here again. I can understand the slow service as they are newly opened. I can understand shorting me the egg. (It's not uncommon as my order is not standard, and humans are creatures of habit). But i draw the line of my food being left under the warmer while people who came after i ordered and are served first. Then with all the issues, I refused the meal. I dont see i was wrong. It's a shame.they used to be the best breakfast spot within 3 highway exits of where I live and I didn't mind the trip. Waste of time read more

Decent place if you are in the area. Good pricing for the portions size. Decent selection of breakfast items- Got the eggs benedict and a veggie omelette , french toast and they tasted good - got bacon on the side as well. Coffee is OK/not great and the home fries are OK- dont expect them to wake you up. read more

Was very disappointed with our visit! We walked inside and had to wait over 5 minutes to be seated. It wasn't very busy. When we were finally seated, we had to wait at least 20 minutes for someone to come over and take just our drink order. We placed our order and while we waited for our food, our server was called to a table across from us where four young men were telling her that their orders were messed up. They were very polite about it, but the server sat there and argued that they had received what they ordered. What happened to the customer always being right? At any rate, we received our order and the food was good, but cold! I will not be visiting again! I just got bad vibes from the place and came away feeling annoyed! read more

Nice selection of breakfast items. If you get the eggs benadict ask for hollandaise sauce on the side( it's smothered in it). Portions are good and $7.95 for a large veggie omlette, home fries and toast is priced Right. Always specials like 2 eggs, bacon - ham or sausage and home fries and toast for $3.95. coffee was a little weak but passable. Waitress was very attentive as was the hostess. Lots of friendly locals. Stop in and enjoy a meal. The lunch dinner specials looked good as well. read more

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Food is great. Prices are reasonable and the staff is polite and friendly. I've eaten there numerous times and always enjoyed the food.

Absolutely love this place. Excellent, freshest food and superior service. We've had pancakes, omelette and country skillets. My little one loves the extra attention when she gets a coloring books and crayons. read more

Ten empty tables but had to wait for a seat. Had to tell them what kind of menu we needed, breakfast or lunch. Now over 45 minutes for the food. No refills on drinks. Have not seen waitress in at least a half hour. Definitely the last visit here read more

Sign on door says closed until further notice. Several months now. They were pretty decent when they were open.

I am surprised by the bad reviews on here, as I had a wonderful breakfast, and my service was excellent. The restaurant was busy, but my server was attentive and helped me make my decision as to which breakfast special to order. I had the Omelette with Bacon, Cheddar and Tomatoes with home fries. My omelette was great, the home fries were a bit greasy, but had great flavor. I ate the whole portion and was contently full. The price was very affordable. It's a solid breakfast spot in a small town with few options. My fellow guests both ordered French Toast and said it was "very good". The next time I end up in Lake Ariel, I would certainly eat breakfast there again. read more

Went here for dinner tonight - 6 adults came in around 7:30. We're new to the area and wanted to try the place. Appetizers ordered - no extra plates for sharing were offered. My aunt ordered a patty melt with no cheese - it came with cheese. Had to be remade, and was not to her order (cooked well when ordered medium) My son ordered a wrap that comes with bacon and mozzarella. He was served a chicken melt on a roll with swiss cheese. I ordered a Cobb Salad - all that comes out is lettuce with some bacon. If I didn't ask for chicken on the salad all I would have been served would be lettuce with a few bits of bacon for $8 My husbands roast beef was overcooked and dry. Waitress was nice and checked back enough but didn't check the food to be sure it was what we ordered. Unfortunately we won't be coming back as we were not impressed at all. Very disappointing read more

We stopped in for lunch after dropping the boat off at the marina. The service was friendly, polite, and attentive for the entire meal. My cajun chicken melt and her chicken ceasar wrap were both delicious. Be sure to stop in at Country Cafe for a great meal. read more

Ended up going here cause our first two breakfast options were too busy. I got the country fried steak and eggs. The country fried steak was delicious, the eggs not so much. But they made up for that with the face that they have root beer in a frosted mug! read more

I used to like this place . Ive reviewed it before , and sadly my opinion has changed . I witnessed some gross things happening and couldnt get them out of my head to even try to enjoy the food . First we waited a good 10 minutes for someone to come over to the table , and was never asked for a drink order before taking our food order , annoying as that is , we then witness a bus girl drop unfinished food off of a plate , pick it up bare handed , and get a customer a ,"to go container ",with her same unwashed hands . So gross !!! Then our waitress comes over with food remains on her hands with pen and pad in hand . I dont even know why i stayed . Then i witness the bus girl wipe a dirty table , and wipe the ketchup bottle top with the same rag . Needless to say , ill never be back there again . Friggin gross !!!! read more

HORRIBLE SERVICE. The hostess was not friendly and our server was slow and rude. Took forever to get our order taken then forever for it to come out and one was wrong. We had to go looking for her to get more coffee and condiments. All this while flies were everywhere. Don't go here unless you want to be treated poorly and feel like you're in a barn! read more

Great food and a friendly staff. AWESOME PIZZA!!! We found a new pizza joint. Everytime I eat there I find something new on the menu and the result is always the same, a great tasting well put together meal. I have not been disappointed yet and in this area that is saying a lot when it comes to food. The staff is great, very friendly. read more

Excellent Gyro, what happened to the fries, I'll never quite understand. The fries were soggy and cold and if they were any good, which they were not, there would not have been enough of them. But since they were terrible no great loss. How hard is it to french fry potatoes? read more

Cold, hard old home fries and coffee tasted like chemicals. This was our first experience and our last.

We love Country Cafe ... in Hamlin and Daleville. Great food, friendly staff and affordable. The waitresses always go the extra mile to take care of their customers. So glad they brought back pizza!!! Stop in and see for yourself how good Country Cafe is ... and don't believe the negative comments. read more

On our way from Scranton to the Poconos (we were starving) we decided to stop at this place and check it out. We like to try out different things so we decided to give it a try. Have you ever had a gut feeling and just feel like it was a bad idea? Well let's just say this was one of those moments. The place was quiet and only one table in the whole restaurant but we decided to give it a try anyway. Let's just say that I felt like the food was freezer burned. Nothing was fresh, absolutely nothing. I had a shrimp and scallops pasta. It was dry, the scallops were a weird texture and had absolutely no flavor. The shrimps were stiff and chewy. I added salt and pepper for taste because it lacked plenty of it. It's a shame being that I personally worked in the restaurant industry and this place has so much potential. It's really nice in the inside but there is no music or anything. So it's just awkward and quiet. Not sure who the owner is but fresh food goes a long way. I wish you guys luck and hopefully you can turn this place around. read more

Lunch with friends today, good staff, good food, seems like prices went up. $14 for cheesesteak, cup of potato soup & cup of tea!

Very disappointed my wife order a bowl of chili and a order of fries. I order one of the special , bbq brisket and fries.The waitress brought out the chili right away we then waited 40 to 45 minutes for the rest of are order. A couple who came in after us received their order before us. About four or five table had come in during that 40 to 45 minutes. Within five minutes after we got are food they all received their food. Are waitress seemed more concerned with filling the ketchup then waiting tables. I called her over to ask for a check for the chili and our drinks but before I could she said let me check on your order. She went into the kitchen and came right out with or order. Meanwhile the other waitress seemed to be doing her job just fine. Her customer were getting there food in a timely fashion. read more

The place is nice since its been redone. The food is good. But know better then any other place in town. Prices are average not cheap or anything. read more

Stopped in for dinner at 7:30 with my boyfriend and 5 year old daughter. We ordered waters and a soda. Then beer battered haddock , steak sandwich and chicken fingers. My haddock was good but very generic and not great, baked potato same and applesauce. Kids chicken fingers were the same , best thing about these meals were the French fries. Only got 2 chicken fingers though which even for a kids meal isn't much. She left still kind of hungry. Steak sandwich I'm told was not good, he doctored it up with a lot of sauce as he ate. Service was sub par. Very nice but not very timely. We waited to order, waited for drink refills, waited for the check . So although nothing was wrong we were not wowed and may try this place one more time for breakfast but never for other food again. read more

The country cafe is a great classic diner. They're clean and all the employees are friendly. Their cream of mushroom soup was actually one of the best I've ever had! I got a grilled cheese on their homemade ciabatta roll and it was delicious. I'm really excited to try the two homemade cinnamon buns we got to go later tonight. read more

Country Cafe - Grilled cheese with bacon and sweet potato fries with house specialty sauce. - American Near Me - Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania

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Excellent! Everything we ordered was perfect.For a very busy weekend I was surprised how fast the service was.Will definitely be coming here again! read more

We have eaten here several times. The food is good, the new decor is nice. The waitresses are nice. The only problem with the place is the hostess. She is an elderly woman, very grouchy and unpleasant. She seldom says hello or thank you. It really dampens your feelings about dining there when you are not treated nicely when you walk in. They need to get a hostess who likes people and her job. read more

I've eaten here many times. Service is great, obviously the food is great otherwise I wouldn't have eaten here many times. The problem is the elderly woman who greets you and seats you should not be in this kind of business. She's nasty. Went to pay my check after a good meal, she checked the math on my bill and there was a mistake. The waitress added wrong. Could happen to anyone. She mentioned to me there was a mistake. I didn't make the mistake. She told me too bad you have to pay more. REALLY. Now I go there only in the evening. She makes us feel like she's doing me a favor. Had to get this off my chest. read more

Had dinner there tonight with my family. The one with the sleeping toddler. My wife loved the stuffed cabbage. My mom loved your French onion soup. I loved the Jack Daniels melt and mashed pots. Great service from the server who lost her voice. Clean bathrooms. Owner (maybe) came by to check on us. That was a nice touch. My parents are going back before their rental is over. read more

too many menus ...breakfast, lunch, dinner at different times of day.. One menu would do. Everything average.Good fries.

It is pretty hard to mess up a grilled cheese but they managed. The cheese was not melted so I requested more grill time before the plate hit the table. It came back 2 minutes later completely melted because they microwaved it. So soggy bread, raw bacon and cheese running all over the plate - YUM! read more

STAY far AWAY!!!! Horrible!!! Get THEM OUT!!! is what the owner or manager in charge said! My husband and I went for breakfast today. We were the second table seated in the large back room. We sat for 10 min for a drink order to be placed then another 15 for an order to be placed. By then other tables are filling up and the waitresses that are working there seem clueless!! Food comes and it's another tables order. The waitress makes a comment saying "your food is somewhere in there." Now three other tables have their food and WE are still Waiting!! Our order comes out and my omelet is wrong!! How do you get an omelet wrong???? It took over 10 min for the waitress to come to our table. By then the waters we asked for never came, the FOOD was wrong and all the waitress said was"oh"... not so sorry, I'll make you another one. The bill comes and get this! If you add peepers and onions to your potatoes they charge an extra 50 cents, but you are not told this when you order. So this is when the JERK of an order makes a comment when I said "you should let us know if you will charge for it." Don't onions and peppers usually go in potatoes!! That's when the JERK says "GET THEM OUT! Isn't he nice! What a great way to have customers come to this establishment. It was YOUR FAULT! Your LACK of how to run a business!! Stay clear and don't go to this restaurant! They are RUDE, and have no understanding that the customer comes FIRST! What a TERRIBLE experience! So to the owner.. we are out and we won't ever be back! read more

Slow - very slow service, rude unapologetic waitress (perhaps related to the owners). Our food came out very late, after other patrons who ordered after us. We mentioned it to our waitress and she pretty much said we were liars and that the other patrons were there before us. She tried to butter us up later when it was coming time to pay our bill - probably to salvage her tip. The food was actually good. Too bad our experience was tainted by a nasty person. We tipped 20% even though she deserved much less. If you go, hopefully you won't be seated in her section. read more