Great breakfast selection, friendly wait staff and clean establishment. I would come back again.

35 minutes wait was well worth it. Had the banana nut pancakes, eggs, bacon and hash browns, and John had the Seville with large slices of wheat toast. Service was fast, friendly and the food was amazing. Large quantity, great prices. Server said weekends are always busy, but they also serve lunches, will have to try that another day. Love it and the downtown atmosphere was great. Street parking was fine too. read more

Wonderful sweet potato hash browns. It was busy but got seated quickly and food came out fast.

Took my mom here for Mother's Day. It was our first time here today and I can honestly say we will be going back! It was a bit confusing on how to get into the place if you've never been considering you go through Ophelia's to get into Gailey's. But for it being around 8:30 on a Sunday on a holiday we only waited 20 minutes for our food. We sat at the bar and watched all of the delicious food come out. All in all if you've never been GO! read more

My wife and I went to Gailey's for the first time a few weeks ago. We had to wait about 10 minutes for a table. No big deal. We ended up sitting at the bar and ordered. Coffee came fast and it was really good. Ten minutes later, we were out of coffee and no server was to be found. Another ten minutes goes by, still no coffee. For me, breakfast and coffee go hand and hand. Keep the cup full! Another 5-10 minutes goes by, the server comes to refill our cup. We ask him about our food as it has been 25-30 minutes. He goes to check on our order. He comes back to tell us that our order would be started after the big table in the other room was finished. We decided to leave at this point. The service was horrible and we aren't going to wait 45-60 minutes for breakfast. read more

The food has always been great, but I think it's silly to wait 90 minutes to eat breakfast. They have an entire lobby the size of their seating area which they just use for guests on the wait. Please just add another flat-top and turn more tables over. read more

We have been here now twice, it is not our go to breakfast place. Can't wait to get back again and enjoy another great breakfast with a fabulous bloody mary. read more

Finally, a menu in SGF with a 'healthy' section that doesn't include bacon dishes. Best of all: sweet potato hashbrowns!! I can't believe no one else has thought of that. Add a dab if honey & they are delish. read more

It had been a few years since I had eaten here. I always liked it, not sure why I stopped coming here. I guess I had forgotten about it, but since I have been yelping, I rediscovered it. We got there around 8 am on a Sat. No wait, so that was good. Food came out about on time and really hot. It tasted great and the menu provides a great variety. I'll be adding this one back into the rotation for sure. I also found the food prices to be cheaper than most places, so that is a bonus. Good service also. read more

Wow, what a great breakfast spot in Springfield! Great service and excellent food bring the highest rating I can give. This place is a must do for anyone looking for plenty of food in a relaxed atmosphere. I can't imagine many people can finish what they serve so be ready for a 'go box' as you'll want to save what's left for later. It is that good! read more

The waiting takes forever. Food quality was not what I expected, mediocre. May try again.

Great staff, huge portions, and lots of tables for seating. Ordered the bear hug (biscuits and gravy) which also came with eggs, hash browns and bacon. The portion size was huge- definitely shareable. Came in at 10:30 or so on a Sunday morning and didn't have to wait at all! read more

This place had great Ovo-vegetarian options, which is why I will take the time to leave a review. I'm from out of town and went here for breakfast on a busy weekend. Seating was efficient, they don't seat if your whole party isn't here. This reduces wait times significantly. Everything on the menu sounded good and everything I saw looked great. I mean EVERYTHING I had the Hippy Omelet for $7.99 and they had no problem with substitutions, or you can build your own. It came with a few choices of sides and all portions were good sized. read more

I wake up in cold sweats thinking about the biscuits and gravy. In a darkened corner of my apartment in Chicago, I sob quietly at my inability to procure the Sweet-Browns (fyi, you should trademark that name). Last time I was there, I stared in awe at the peaceful nature of the line cook, wondering how it came about that he secured this employment that he so clearly loves. I wanted to ask him if he enjoys his job, but his zen-like gaze at my eggs cooking to fluffy perfection gave me the answer. The Bear Hug. Just thinking about it gives me the chills, and makes me think that if I were to hug an actual bear, it would be as warm and inviting as this formidable feast of breakfast heaven. I want to nestle in, and let go of my childhood traumas. The walnut pancakes make me want to throw the plate against the wall in disbelief. YOU JUST CAN'T DO PANCAKES THAT WELL! I want to call my friends and have them deliver a plate of the biscuits and gravy to my door, but that wonder of the earth does not deserve to suffer through the flat and boring plains of Illinois. On a serious note, though I have never worked in the service industry (well, except that one time in college), even I know that to expect perfection on every occassion is to welcome disappointment. Non-service world individuals need to realize that the more you tip, the friendlier you are and the less you complain, the better your service will be. The mentality that "this is their job, and it's what they are paid for," is simply untenable. Consider that bartenders make an average of $2-$4 per hour, and thus live off of their tips. If you are only tipping every once in a while, they are going to kiss someone else's ass for the money. Further, to come on a public forum such as Yelp, and publicly denounce the service of someone handling your food, and further to accompany that review with a picture featuring your actual face should only make you nervous that your service will get worse. I'm sure that at least one of the workers here reads these reviews, trust me, the owner certainly does. Obviously, this place does not need everyone, and I would prefer that individuals such as yourself (the royal version) stay away from my beloved breakfast nook. read more

Best breakfast spot in Springfield; the two-hour wait on Saturday and Sunday mornings is an expected part of the experience. Relax, get a cup of coffee and read the paper or chat with a friend. It's even fairly kid-friendly and price is great for the quality/quantity of food. read more

I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to sit on the cute soda fountain looking side but it was nice to not have to wait, so hooray! Nice place. Large diner style menu with lots of fun combos of breakfast offerings. I had the cowboy platter which was a breakfast steak with peppers and beans, an egg and cheese breakfast burrito and I tried the sweet potato hash, giant amazing wheat toast. The steak and burrito were fun and tasty. I wasn't the biggest fan of the sweet potato hash but it was a fun new thing to try. The toast may have been my favorite part, I know silky right. I meant to ask where they got the bread from but i forgot. My sister in law and nephews got the French side I think? It was French toast, with scrambled eggs, cheese, and ham with hash browns. Everyone seemed to enjoy their breakfast. Would definitely go back ! read more

Great place for breakfast, lots of seating and large menu. Everything fresh and cooked to order, friendly, efficient waitstaff.

I really want to like this place, but every time I go I am disappointed. The waiting staff always looks annoyed that they have to serve you. Once you do get seated and have your order in, it takes forever to get your food and then the staff almost never come and see if you need anything else. The last time I went in I got the buiscuts and gravy. The buiscuts were very hard like they were made the day before. The gravy was pretty good though. You would think after sitting under a pool off gravy the buiscuts would get soggy but somehow they defied physics and stayed hard and super dry. I will not be going back here again. Its too bad to because this town does not have to many breakfast only restaurants. read more

Great breakfast spot in downtown Springfield, MO. It was very good that we did not bother looking for another breakfast place while we were in Springfield. Ate there three days in a row read more

Not worth the wait. We visited Gailey's after reading the positive reviews but I have to say we weren't impressed. We went on a busy Sunday but considering the restaurant isn't all that big, I was surprised we had to wait around a half hour for our food. In the meantime, the orange juice we ordered was room temperature--ew! The flavor wasn't bad but still, it wasn't fantastic. At least we only ordered a small. I got the Belgian Waffle with bacon, 2 over-easy eggs, and a side order of hash browns. My partner got the Freedom Waffle (topped with strawberries and blueberries), sausage links, and over-hard eggs. The hash browns were soggy. The waffles were dry and not very flavorful. The blueberries on the Freedom Waffle were obviously from a bag and the strawberries may have been too. The eggs, while cooked properly, were obviously older (they weren't spoiled, just several weeks old by the look and texture of them). The bacon was alright, just very crunchy. The sausage links were decent. Our server was friendly at least and wore a smile the whole time, but there were no apologies for the wait so I'm assuming it's a normal busy Sunday thing. Overall, I would rate this about equal to a Denny's, IHOP, or Bob Evan's. Except you definitely won't have to wait as long at one of those restaurants. read more

We usually try to avoid the downtown eateries and shops simply because in the past we usually had bad experiences there, and never returned (Aviary is a perfect example). Craving some brunch food last Saturday, my wife found this place on Yelp, and convinced me to try it. We went in, and it had a very trendy-hipster feel (Exhibit A and B- live music, and we were probably the oldest people in there). It was very busy, and very loud in that cramped little place, but they found us two seats up at the counter. The plus side to this was we got to watch our food being made. Our server was nice, however her voice blended in with the noise level in there, so at times it was hard to hear her. I ordered eggs benedict, and my wife ordered peanut butter and chocolate chip pancakes.Our meals were cooked fairly fast, which impressed us. The pancakes were great (my wife gave me a fork full to try), and for the most part my meal was good. Only complaint about the meal was the hollandaise sauce looked clumpy and separated, and tasted a bit on the really sour side to me. The bill came to about 23 dollars, which was really cheap compared to other places in the area. Overall we enjoyed our visit. Only complaints was the crowded and noisy atmosphere, and the sauce on the eggs benedict. I think we may go again sometime, only hopefully on a less crowded day, and I may try the french toast next time, which looked absolutely awesome. read more

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Terrible experience Can't say if the food has gotten better tan it was last time I was in a year ago. Sat for 20 min being bypassed by the servers to people who arrived after us. Tried to get his or any server's attention over and over. It's really a shame as its a cool place but attitude is terrible on service. Was definitely my last try at this worthless hipster house. read more

I used to go in weekly for a delicious plate of scrambled egg and biscuits and gravy. It's delicious. Just the thing to hit the spot on a cold winter day. I don't know anything about the nightlife there but it looks like they have a bar. It's a great spot to meet up with friends at breakfast. read more

Good and quick. You can tell they have expanded due to popularity. Eggs Benedict were good but I should start to order the muffin toasted as I think I like the crunch. Everything was as it should be here for a breakfast diner feel. read more

This was an excellent experience. The breakfast was so good. We had 4 different meals and they were perfect. Just a whole lot of food. Probably could have split some of it. The coffee was outstanding. They had a piano player was great. Played modern music and we sat at our table w the kiddos singing. Will def be back. Ohhh, Charlie was an outstanding server!! read more

One of the best places in Springfield 2 eat. Great food served buy great people. Only have 1 very small complaint. It is not a big resterant. But that's also partially good because I like that it's not a chain place nut on the weekend the line can get a little long. read more

Best tasting breakfast in Springfield in my opinion. Vegetarian/gluten-free friendly. The atmosphere is so fun - they've done a great job maintaining the charm of the old Ice cream shop/drugstore while also making updates to the decor and menu. Busy on the weekends, even most weekdays, but I always leave thinking it was worth the wait. I love eating here solo (get seated at the bar right away), but it's also a great place to take the family. read more

Can't really comment on the food, as it never made it to us in our hour and a half + at Gailey's. I understand that it was a busy Sunday morning at 10:00 and there was a wait. We were sat at the bar after a 30 minute wait, then ordered juice and placed our order within 5 minutes. Sat for an hour without anything. My daughter wasn't even asked if she wanted a refill on her empty drink. When people that were sat after us were receiving their meals before us, that was a problem. My daughter had an appointment, so we had no choice to leave. So disappointing. read more

Well, seeing the other two glowing reviews of Gailey's, I thought I'd give it a try on Monday morning. I was sort of disappointed, honestly. Since it was a Monday in the mid-morning, seating wasn't really an issue. Though this place is small, we were seated right away and our drinks were ordered. All of the tables were full in the restaurant, but it seemed like everyone was getting service quickly enough. Now, we did have sort of a large group (six in all). But it took our order a long time to come out. Some people that had come in after us were done eating before we got our food. I got the, gosh, I forgot what it was called? The American Waffle? Red white and blue? Something like that. It was a waffle topped with blueberries, strawberries, and whipped cream. The blueberries and strawberries were both really sour and not very fresh in my opinion. Though I normally prefer my fruit to not be doused in sugar, it would have been a lot more palatable that way. My waffle was fine, not super crispy but it was okay. I also had eggs over easy, which were. . . eggs over easy... sort of hard to mess up, as well as some bacon. During our entire meal, we each got one refill. I tend to drink a lot with my meal, so I was annoyed that couldn't seem to ever flag our waitress down. All in all, it was okay. I'd go back if I were meeting frineds or something. read more

Excellent food and customer service! The kitchen was slow, and we waited around 45-60 minutes for our food, but were willing to overlook this because they were extremely busy, however, when we did receive the food it was made incorrectly. The staff was very apologetic, quickly had our order corrected and back on our table in 10 minutes, and comped our entire bill. The food itself was excellent and that, coupled with the way management handled the situation, sealed the deal. We'll definitely be back! read more

Great place. Busy on weekends, but excellent.

"Dropped The Ball Once Again" Sitting at the bar, waiting (for an eternity...) for breakfast, saw the cook re-cook (with emphases o re-cook) bacon / hash-browns. Second cook, came in from smoking a cigarette. with her cell phone stuck down her rear pants / waist line showing her ass, didn't wash her hands, slipped on those plastic type gloves and started handling people's food. Can't believe this place is still in business!!!! read more

For a breakfast joint in Springfield, this is as good as it gets. Food: Pretty darn good. They are known for their 'sweet browns' which is hash browns with sweet potatoes. The food is always fresh, presented well and good portions. The hot chocolate is great. Atmosphere: It is a mix between old diner and cool, hip joint. They class it up a bit by bringing in local musicians to perform on weekends. read more

This place is legit. We had chicken and waffles here, the potato skin app and the nachos and drinks. I kept hearing about this place so we tried it and wasn't disappointed. We will be back read more

Excellent food and atmosphere. Friendly staff and live music the Saturday morning we arrived!

Pretty average diner-type food. Nothing creative with the menu. Quality of food is decent, but nothing impressive. The staff don't seem to care about their job and the food they serve - same goes for cooks/management. Not much passion here... read more

We were in town for a conference and went here based on other Yelp reviews. We loved it! The staff was all truly wonderful. We received excellent service. I had the Banana Pancakes, I was so full I didn't even want dinner. My companions had the waffle which they loved. We thought the atmosphere was fantastic. An older building with lots of interesting details but what we thought was the most interesting was they had a live harp player. I have never been somewhere that had live harp outside of the symphony. It was a fun time with great food. I'm glad we went. read more

Amazing local place for breakfast! Low prices with some interesting menu items! Each person in my family has a favorite. I'm not a fan of the sweet browns but some swear by them, they're worth a try! Much better than going to IHOP or something similar! The locals know it's the place to go so check it out, you won't regret it! read more

Very good! I had the Medetranian Omelette. Superb! The sweet potato hash browns seemed a little undercooked.

Be ready to wait a bit on weekends. Really great prices. Tasty coffee. Food served hot and fast enough considering how busy it was. I enjoyed myself and will be back. read more