We checked this place out this morning as we are going to stay another night in Ottowa, IL…read more Garden Berry Cafe is in a terrific place downtown for convenient access. Parking in front, and I am pretty sure parking is available in back. The decor is modern urban with a neighborhood feel. The server was on his first day. He brought our drink orders and took our orders. I ordered the Country Road skillet. The gravy and cheese underlying the eggs made for an exquisite flavor profile. My son ordered the incredible hulk omelet. Massive portion, but he ate the whole thing. Really really good meal. The little added goodness for me personally was that they had "Mixed Fruit Jelly", lacking in so many similar restaurants. Kudos to the Garden Berry!

From Chicago, first time at GBC. Here are some thoughts:…read more --Arrived mid morning on a Saturday. This restaurant is really big, and it was packed all morning. --Very nice atmosphere, service was friendly and good. --Food was just average. Not bad. Not great. --I ordered the two eggs breakfast, scrambled with cheddar cheese, ham, diced potatoes, and pancakes. --eggs, ham, and potatoes were good. Really enjoyed the pancakes. --My wife ordered a side of bacon, didn't love the bacon, but the portions were very generous. Overall recommended.

Everything Great! We had an amazing and fun experience! The food was simply delicious!! Service was…read moreabove and beyond. We felt welcomed and very attended to! We also order some food to go and a buffet to go. We had 2 buffets in house. The strawberries were bomb! The mash taters and gray was yummy! The chicken noddles was so tasty (homemade too) loved the beef! Biscuits were on key. Will definitely be coming here again next time we blow on threw.

Ok. I have been to a few buffets and you have a lot of kinda warm food and not too cold stuff. Well…read morethe Country Farmhouse gets it right!! The hot items were hot. Not warm. But hot !! A couple kinds of French toast. Scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, country fried steak, bacon,ham, corned beef hash, lots of potato casseroles, waffles, two kids of French toast...it just goes on and on. And then you have a full salad area with fresh fruit !! Oh and did I mention an entire buffet of pastries? Donuts, cinnamon rolls, danishes, muffins. It just kept going !!! Everything was fresh and replenished and delicious. The only thing I'd pass on was the Bloody Mary bar. Not a lot of stuffs. Cold chicken nuggets, bacon, green olives, some sad pickle spears, lemon wedges, celery, kielbasa, that was pretty much it. Would Have like to have seen cheese cubes or maybe some shrimp. But it was not bad, just nothing to write home about. All in all for 20.00 a person for food (I don't remember what the bloody bar was) it was a good deal. And they do it daily, not just on the weekends!!!

Been meaning to try this place for a while. It finely worked out and boy are we glad it did. Food…read morewas really good. Service was really good. Ambiance is charming. Will be back as often as we can!

Ambiance is great! Food and service were also great! We will be back! Highly recommend the quiche!read more

Great place for a quick breakfast/lunch if you're waiting for your dive or are exhausted after a…read morethrilling dive. We went for a veggie omelet with a side of potatoes and a toast. The omelet was amazing - just like how we make it at home. The veggies in the omelet were great. The potatoes and toast were a great combination with the omelet. Loved the taste and the seasoning on potatoes. Definitely can be visited if you're around the area, even if you're not skydiving.

I've been skydiving for 10 years and one of the things that always annoyed me was the "airport…read morefood" ,"Drop zone food". Well, all this went away when I've checked Eat Up. No greasy smell, employees are quick and friendly, the owner is always around... as a former business owner myself, I'm pretty sure that is a huge part on the restaurant's success. Fridays and Saturdays they play the same awesome game with a nice full bar, barmaid Lisa Is the BEST! Safe and trustful staff that will keep safe your credit card for days if you get drunk and forget to close your tap, they will even remind you DAYS after : "Juliana your credit card is with us, we ran last night and secured it". Awesomeness and honesty are Priceless these days. Congrats Eat Up !

Fantastic shrimp stir fry!!!!! Huge serving!…read moreAte half, took home other half to eat the next day. YUM!!!

Pulled in off from a raining highway for some food…read more Extensive menu, got spaghetti with meat sauce, which came with garlic bread and side salad. Pretty good food, even late at night. Priced right and generous portions. Good roadside diner. In a gas station rest stop.

I'm under the weather, but my husband went and picked up food from here, with one of his coworkers…read more We had shrimp tacos, and codfish and fries. The food was great, so we will definitely order dinner here again.

First time ordering, had the Thursday special, cheeseburger and fries which was very good, and also…read morean order of nachos which were good, definitely will be back again

We absolutely loved the food and the service! Our server Kassandra was great and polite. Ambiance…read morewas friendly and welcoming!

Solid food and quick service. I only took two pictures of the Mac n cheese bites and my broiled cod…read morebut the others had chicken parm, salmon and a cheeseburger. Portions were all large!