Country kitchen is exactly what you would expect from the name. It's like walking into a small cozy breakfast house in the mid west. Greeting is decent. The place is old but homey. The locals of Prunedale (Prunetucky) are mostly awesome country folk and the food is good. They also make a really good Eggs Benedict.. I've been to high end restaurants that make a crappy Benedict, so that's saying a lot. I have to say County Kitchen is totally worth going to. You get to hear the town gossip and eat good food simultaneously. Enjoy! read more

Absolutely wonderful! We enjoyed: California eggs Benedict and added bacon. Chicken fried Steak and eggs Biscuits and gravy We enjoyed every bit of it, along with the homemade salsa and Sweet Tea talk about stellar. We highly recommend this place especially if you do not want to bleed your wallet dry and want excellent customer service and food. Ps. it is also right off of the freeway so easy to find read more

Outstanding coffee shop near Prunedale, with plenty of parking and a great ambience. This isn't a chain like IHOP or Denny's or a semi-pretentious place like you'd find in Monterey or God forbid Carmel or Pacific Grove. But it's clean, and they work hard to make sure you have a good experience. Rick, the owner, is back helping the cooks and making sure everything is right. The food is fresh, hot, well-cooked and reasonably priced, with daily specials. Good Folger's drip coffee, and regular iced and sweet teas, plus beer and wine if you want that. Two TV's with the volume down low, and plenty of old papers to peruse, along with a small bookcase to borrow from. There is one part-time waitress who has occasional performance issues at times, but that is usually self-correcting and the other regular waitresses and assistants are always moving and working their tails off, and most importantly they are friendly, kind people. Fresh homemade pies and cakes, and homemade soups as well. Compared to Denny's or a mill like Norma's this place is 10 times better. I've never seen them discriminate against anyone at anytime (unless you're an Electrician who likes to give the waitresses a hard time! ;-)), and have been a regular since 2005. If you're there on a Sunday morning it can get pretty hectic, but if you're waiting that doesn't mean they're discriminating against you. (If you want to see discrimination in action, trying being White and going to Denny's in South Salinas and see how many Mexican folks get waited on ahead of you.) The folks at Country Kitchen respect their customers and make sure everyone is comfortable. The outside of the place is "rustic" as is the inside, but that doesn't mean it's dirty or that they don't work hard every day to keep it clean. If you want to pay 3 times as much for food half as good just keep heading South. read more

This is my favorite breakfast spot. I have been going with my dad and uncle for years. My husband now enjoys it just as much and we look forward to taking friends there. The food is consistently delicious. The staff is always friendly and they always remember us and ask how we are. You feel at home and taken care of there. Rick the owner is very personable and always jumping in to help his team when it's busy. read more

Country Kitchen - Love the rustic country decor. - Salad Near Me - Prunedale, California

Place had great reviews and that's for a reason. Service was fast and very friendly. Our order included a country fried steak, eggs, country potatoes, sausage, eggs Benedict, French toast, biscuits & gravy, chocolate milk, and coffee. Every single item was amazing. Prices are not bad and parking was easy and plentiful. read more

Country Kitchen - Salad Near Me - Prunedale, California

Probably one of the tastiest, friendliest, reasonably-priced breakfast - lunch (6AM - 3PM) in the N. Monterey Co. - San Benito Co. area. I have taken to frequenting this place for breakfast, because I can get in & out in 30min, & for less than $15. My comments on the food are restricted to brkfst: Always have 3 attractive specials. Basic fare is above average, but the hashed browns have a musty smell (like they have been kept in the refrig, shredded, way too long). Bacon is good, but sausages leave a lot to be desired (there is lots of competition for good, tasty, sausages out there - could do a lot better). Omelets are great. read more

I thought I had tried all Americana Restaurants in Monterey County. I recently went to one within 2 miles of my home - Country Kitchen. I sat quietly as I looked around the restaurant and began to look at the customers. They were mostly locals who had a home to come too and enjoy their friends and nerighbors. This was what I wore the uniform for - Americans who work hard and enjoy the fruits of their labor. They were having a good time and enjoying the wonderful food and the company of people they loved. It is so true, we look so hard to find a place we can enjoy and I had one just in my back door. The food is 4 to 5 stars, the staff and the customers 5 stars. Being a Vietnam Aviator and career military, I was proud to be an American today. Thank you Country Kitchen. Jim Nakashima Vietnam Veteran read more

Food was excellent, but the service was even better. We we're attended to by 4 staffers. Each of them very friendly and helpful. Never stopped in Prunedale before, but if this indicative of the town, will definitely return. read more

On our way home from Monterey, we were in a bind and stopped here before getting on the freeway. It's quaint, homey inside. It's not fancy dining but it was good, not greasy, breakfast and lunch food. I had an omlette and he had a burger. No complaints from either of us. It was food, tasted good and was pretty inexpensive for an unassuming place. read more

While the food is good, the service can be extremely slow at times. Overall, a good experience 99% of the time read more

This totally hit the spot for delicious American style breakfast! Got country fried steak and eggs and it was delicious. Great price for the amount of food. Team was attentive. I enjoyed the whole experience :) read more

Good food and service, but if you're a person of color be prepared to be stared at. The place was filled with primarily white people and they would get faster service than the people of color. Try not to visit in the later hours, staff are pretty racist. read more

Great food. Attentive servers. Amazing salsa. Giving 4 stars because of my egg whites not being fully cooked when I got eggs benedict. They were a bit hard to eat when they have a clear, snotty like texture in some spots Other than that, everything was great. read more

Breakfasts are amazing. Outdoor dining is a little noisy due to the freeway right there. Food is still good. Serve you a choice of condiments when they bring your food. Waitress are very friendly...service is fast. read more

Best pancakes I've ever had hands down! So fluffy and buttery and delicious! My bf got the all meat omelette and it was really good too. Homestyle potatoes were great as well. They have fair prices and reasonable portions. read more

Great menu! Friendly people! It's just too bad they can't be open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The service is very quick and if you need something they'll get it in a hurry. read more

This is hands down my favorite breakfast place around. The service is super friendly and very quick. If you are a regular everyone makes you feel right at home. Great options and quirky decor. Just the thing for a weekend breakfast. read more

Great food and you cannot beat the price! I love the Chicken Fried Steak and the service is great! They get pretty busy so you may want to plan to stay a while to get your order yet worth the wait.. The local customers seem like one big happy family! Great place to catch up with friends, & local news. Love it! read more

Place looks old school, great service but the food lacks...ordered a blue cheese burger. Was served in a sandwich bread? No no no.

Place is kind of tacky, you seat yourself, super awkward when there is no seating. Food is pretty decent, waitresses (EXCEPT for Ima's daughter) are cold and rude. I'm a hefty tipper, too. I would not recommend this place for my traveling friends. The bar in the back is shady and gross read more

I love everything about CK. Their breakfasts are spectacular... burgers are on point... and everything else is just as good! I prefer coming here!!!! my favorite! read more

Driven by here many times and thought, gotta go there sometime. This morning was the day. Stopped by around 10:30a with my wife and girls. We were politely helped to sit with a waitress getting a booster and high chair for us. After looking over the menus for a bit and deciding what we wanted, we put them aside. There was another tall, thin waitress serving other folks in the room. She never made eye contact with us or approached our table. Another party came in, she sat them and took their drink order. After bringing their drinks, she then took their food order. She continued to ignore us and no one else helped us, so we left. read more

I stop by with my wife because it looked like a decent place. I was totally wrong. We got our drinks from the bus boy but the waitress never came by to take our order. Six parties came in after us and she took their order before us. My wife and I are Mexican so we believe the waitress was racist. The waitress was quick to help all the white parties but the waitress would not even look at us. The waitress must avoid a lot of people because this is Monterey County where Mexicans are the majority. I do not recommend going to this racist place where the waitress will not serve you if you are other than white. read more

We went here for breakfast after church and we will not ever be coming back. Appearance- Some might call it "earthy", others might call it "country", but normal would call this place dirty. Everything from the carpet to the walls looked like the restaurant never had a good deep cleaning. The carpet had crumbs and old stains on it. The wall next to our booth had dried up food stains and peeling paint. Our 3 y/o spotted a box of toys behind our booth that our waitress said were there for kids to at with. But the toys were filthy with dirt and dried up food so we didn't let him play with them. The decor was worn out and the entire place needed a paint job and a deep cleaning. Chef Ramsey should find this place. The food- I ordered hashbrowns,eggs, and sausage. My wife ordered biscuits and gravy with bacon. Our son had pancakes and a cup of fruit. My food wasn't bad, but it wasn't very good either. The hashbrowns were not cooked all the way through. My son's pancakes were good. My wife's bacon was fatty and chewy. She had no complaints about her biscuits and gravy. The service- the waitress wasn't too bad but she did forget to bring my wife's food out. We probably waited almost 40 minutes for our food and I noticed that people who arrived after Us. Not sure what was the hold up but she never apologized or explained why. Will not returning. read more

Waited over thirty minutes for our food while three tables who came in after us got served and were almost done eating.Unacceptable!! We left and will not be going back ever. After asking several employees where our food was, we were told we were next but we got tired of waiting and they really didn't seem to care so we left.. Not even worth one star. read more

I've always given this place 3 1/2 stars. It's interesting now if they have competition, that I am seeing a lot of five star ratings. Either they have really picked up their game, or there is something else going on. I will eat here this next weekend and make aa review. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with country kitchen, I just have never seen it as five star. I find that interesting. Can't wait to go back! read more

Always consistent and always satisfied when we leave. Great diner food right off hwy 101.

First time ever come into this place and won't be my last time: perfect servers with the perfect food. Wish I taken pictures but they're so good I couldn't, we( my family) ate everything. Blueberries pancakes are awesome. Burgers, breakfast, coffee were above par besides the biscuit was a tad to salty though, I still a be a future regular. read more

We waited for 1:15 and we still didn't get our food! I have two kids so you can imagine how hard it is to keep them calm before food is ready. When I asked the guy that I wanted to pay for the coffee he said go ahead you can "bounce off" Long story short: it's a local restaurant with a lot of regular customers and yes they take care of their regulars before you even if you have to wait more than one hour. read more

Stopped in for some breakfast, expecting some hot food, they got the order wrong and the hospitality was as cold as the food. Was hoping for something good, read more

Good food and service ma and pops place steak and eggs are my go to always cooked right

Food was horrible. They literally serve u food that was frozen. The pancakes are rubbery. The potatoes are unseasoned. The toast is soggy. And the place has issues with flies! Would not go back. read more

My husband and I love this place. I can say the food is always great so go on over and check it out. You'll find many regulars frequent the place which speaks volumes. read more

The waitresses are always friendly here. A little busy in the morning but that's to be expected with the great prices! The food is always good, but on a couple occasions I have had mold in my food. The coffee is good, not to weak not to strong. The service is the biggest plus. Never have had a rude server here! read more

Very fluffy pancakes + Hot Syrup+ 2 scrambled eggs+ very large sausage patty= a very happy customer! Great value will be back soon!

A locals type establishment where they make you feel welcome. Excellent Chorizo and eggs and coffee is good. Great value and decent portions. read more

I've always wanted to stop here and I'm glad we finally did. Staff was SUPER friendly and are genuinely nice. You instantly get that happy family feel when you walk in the door. As if that wasn't enough to make us glad we stopped, the food was DELICIOUS! Our family had chicken fried steak, bacon, biscuits & gravy,pancakes and coffee and all was cooked to perfection. We will definitely be coming back here. read more

Nice place off the hiway kinda diner.... good breakfast and very good pancakes... now if youre traveling past Prunedale and youre getting hungry .. especially for pancakes.... Stop in and say hello read more

I've been here a few times. The food is always great with fabulous prices. Right off the highway, great place to stop when traveling to the coast. read more

Today is the first time eat there. The service was great and the food was very tasty.