Firstly, there's a posted sign announcing a change in hours: Instead of closing daily at four pm has been changed to 2pm with an explanation that the owners have been unable to find adequate staff. To this point, a single waitress juggled the whole front of the house. When I was there for breakfast, it was seven tables she was juggling, plus doing cashier. There's a wide screen TV with daytime talk shows. This makes the elderly patrons shout louder from one table to another. (It's a bit like being in a Florida restaurant). Portions are large, coffee refills are free and frequent, and there's a private parking lot. read more

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My wife and I both say that this is the best breakfast spot in the area! From the wait staff to the management to the cooks we are always more than happy with our service. Huge breakfast portions as well! Try their lunches and dinner as well as they are always running daily specials! It may look too fancy from the outside but don't let that deter you! Inside is nice and cozy! Goode's even catered our son's wedding as well a few years back and everyone was amazed with the quality of product they delivered! read more

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The peanut butter pie is the bomb! I stopped here on our way home and picked up some pie to go. The slices are huge and very rich. Mortal people would have to eat half and save it for later but I was able to eat the whole piece in one sitting! read more

Love this place! Fast service! The waitress are kind, friendly and extremely efficient. Food is always delicious! Best soups around!

Visiting from out of town and found this cute place on Yelp. The reviews were spot on. Very impressed! Great quality! Great taste & Service. Food cooked with heart. read more

First time dining here. Tried the New England Clam Chowder, which was so-so. For the Main Course, I ordered the Broiled Cajun Haddock, sides of Dinner Salad & Homefries with Raspberry Iced Tea. All were very good & my family agreed. I took the 3-layer Strawberry Cream Cake to-go from the extensive dessert case. No alcohol is served here Prices are reasonable at about 10.00-$15.00 for dinners or sandwiches. Soup is $5.00/bowl, $4.00/ cup. The piece of cake, which was quite large, was $6.00. The staff was friendly, even though they were very busy & our server, Kelly, was great. The interior was comfortable, although on the plain side. There wasn't any music or public Wi-Fi available. read more

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Local diners are our favorite places to eat, and Goode's is at the top of our list for great casual dining. This day, we had a Saturday shopping adventure planned at a home improvement store, and breakfast at Goode's seemed like a perfect way to start off the morning. You would probably drive right by this nondescript building in an unpaved, rutted parking lot unless you knew better. Let me tell you, this IS the place you should eat! You won't regret your decision. I ordered over-easy eggs, crispy hash browns with onions, homemade breakfast sausage, and rye toast. This morning, they were "out" of homemade rye, but the "store bought " rye was definitely a cut above, very much like artisan-style rye. Every bite of my meal was incredibly delicious and well prepared. Fully one-third of my meal would be boxed up to go. My dining companion ordered the three egg meat lovers omelet with choice of cheese and toast. Again, satisfying and delicious, and more than he could eat. We loaded up the takeout boxes, and ordered a slice of pie to go. The impressive pie menu is impossible to ignore, glowing neon on a prominent wall above the diners. Not an easy choice, selecting from among Lemon Supreme, Dutch Apple, Strawberry Rhubarb, and many others. Our choice was an obviously home-made blackberry deep- dish masterpiece, worth every penny at $4.99 a slice. Breakfast for two with coffee and a slice of pie to go rang in at $30 and change. Post pandemic, Goode's had adequate staff to cook and serve, refreshing to customers who are eager to venture out from their isolations. Located in the beautiful rural farm land in Collins NY. Well worth a drive from anywhere! read more

Goodes catered my Fathers funeral dinner. Everything was absolutely perfect. Food was ready on time, exactly as ordered. Plenty of professional staff on site. Food chaffers were always filled with hot, fresh food. My family and friends all raved about the food and service. Everything was cleaned up and out quickly. I cannot thank Goodes enough for a wonderful memorial dinner for my Dad. Goodes was not good, they were great. Thank you!! read more

I like going to Goode's. My kids love to see the tank full of fish. Or even just seeing the squirrels outside the windows. Food is amazing! Especially the all you can eat biscuits and gravy. The goode burger is another favorite. Pies are amazing too. My favorite I still have yet to decide. Waitresses are always there with a smile. Very popular with the locals, so it can get very busy fast. Definitely reccomend this place for a good meal, eat-in or take-out. read more

This is a great casual restaurant with home cooked meals and a friendly staff. We always enjoy it here

Stopped here for some takeout after hiking and had an amazing dinner. Fish fry was super tasty and THE PIES!!!

How should I start this? Oh I've got it ...THEY MAKE THIER OWN BACON AND SAUSAGE AND BREAD !!! This is been a breakfast stop for several years. Also incredible desserts that are homemade as well. Awesome prices and friendly service. I always get a bacon and cheese omelet and sausage on the side and The Omelette is loaded with bacon. They offer the opportunity to have onions in your home fries if you want them... I can't say enough about this place just incredible. read more

Traveling through the area overnight we picked this particular restaurant because it was close to our AirBnB, just down the street. Several places in the area have fish fry's, which intrigued us, so fish and chips it was. The large portion, because we hadn't eaten all day, was very generous. Not sure what kind of fish it was but it tasted fresh and was cooked just right. The coleslaw tasted homemade and was crisp and not soggy . The fries were not anything special but they were hot and cooked perfectly. Also it was served with a dinner roll. They only suggestion I have is try and serve homemade fries, this would just take the dish up a notch or two. read more

Food is so so ..... big draw is the HUGE portion sizes. Do have lovely desserts though!

Stopped for lunch, had the special, fish fry, fries and potato salad. Fantastic and very reasonable on the price. For anyone who loves fish like I do, this is the place to go! read more

Goode's Family Restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Collins, New York

Every time I come back to Western New York, I want so much to gather my family and loved ones and "experience breakfast" at Goode's in Gowanda !!!! Insofar as I am by myself out here in the lovely and grand Arizona Southwest, I NEVER treat my self to anyone else's breakfast offerings. Those establishments which I have tried:......"blah, blah, blah ! EXCEPT when my Western New York loved ones come out here.....then it's The GOOD EGG here in Phoenix or The GALAXY DINER north of me in Flagstaff, AZ. ................Back to Goode's Restaurant: the BEST and MOST-CONGENIAL wait staff and the BIGGEST and BEST-TASTING breakfast selections back there in Western New York !!!!!!!! read more

BEST PANCAKES ON EARTH!!! You can smell them from the road. My sister and I smelled them from rt 62, just driving by and vowed to stop next time we went to Zoar. So glad we did (over 5 years ago) They are as good as they smell. Friendly....mostly locals, HUGE pieces of pie. Salt rising toast gets points, and the meat market next door sells breads and the hand shaped sausage patties the restaurant side serves, as well as the thick cut bacon. Servers always remember us, even though we only stop in during the summer and fall :) Great little place. They make breakfast sandwiches "to go"as well. read more

This is worth the trip. It's all homemade food. Great priced. And if you like pie it's off the charts the peanut butter pie is amazing.

Stopped in for breakfast today. Love this home cooked restaurant. I highly recommend the peanut butter pie! Hubby and i forgot the tip today. So sorry!!!! I figured i could leave a good review. This was our second time there, wont be the last!!! read more

Stopped in for breakfast, raining to hard to play golf at GCC. Food was fantastic, impossible to walk away hungry with the portion you get. Pies looked so good in the display, bought a whole Peanut Butter Pie. read more

Stopped here for breakfast on a whim while passing through Collins. It was pretty awesome. They make their own breakfast sausages which were almost the size of a hamburger. They bake their own breads. I had the rye that was excellent. My son had a monster breakfast that included 2 eggs 2 huge pancakes homefries. 3 sausage pattys 3 thick cut bacon also made there and toast for about 9 dollars. I would definitely make the 25 mile trip to go there again. Didn't try the desserts but they were huge and looked really good. read more

Ate here the other night while visiting family in Gowanda and had their cajun fish meal, which filled me up way over the top. The portion sizes and the food were absolutely perfect! We finished off dinner by sharing some raspberry pie and peanut butter pie, yum! Highly recommend! read more

Great food, even better desserts and the staff are the best!!

Excellent food! Occasionally, some food (soup, sides) seem to be quite cold and/or undercooked when they are served.

Their fish fry used to be really great, but in the last year, after they've done remodeling, Goodes' prices haves gone up and the quality of their food has suffered. In particular, the fish fry looked good, but the fish was extremely dry and was actually tough & chewy. So un-appetizing. The fish was not flaky and moist like it should be. The German potato salad was cold and had lumps of cornstarch in it. The only thing that still tasted good was the cole slaw. Even the sweet potato fries were super thin and deep fried to a frazzle. I live fairly close to Goode's but won't be going there anymore. read more

Good friendly service. Breakfast is generally awesome. You can get my favorite, salt rising toast. Lunches and dinners are good as well. The home made desserts are great. All the locals eat here frequently. We come every summer and they remember us by name. read more

Stopped for breakfast on a Sunday morning. Doesn't look like much from the outside but inside was bright, clean and tidy. Service was fast and polite. Food came super fast and was fantastic. Big portions perfectly cooked. My friend and I both got LeRoy's skillet and It was great. Will definitely go back. read more

I had an amazing breakfast at this establishment..the waitress Susie is the best!! The steak and eggs are excellent along with the great service and quick turnover..Goode's will continue to be one of my weekly stops read more

If you're hungry for a delicious, home cooked breakfast with friendly attentive wait staff, you've come to the right place. I've been here on several occasions, always for breakfast. It's our usual breakfast joint after the morning hunt during deer season. It's a small family restaurant across from the Collins correctional facility. You walk in and seat yourself. My last visit was on Sunday morning. Typically I see the same waitress every time I'm here. It was strange that she wasn't this particular time, but there was no drop off in courteous service and a never ending cup of coffee. One of the specials was potato pancakes with butter and sour cream with homemade apple sauce. My brother and I each ordered these (I never pass when I see potato pancakes on the menu). They make their own breakfast sausage which I've come to love so I ordered a side as well. The food came out a short time later and didn't disappoint. Three large potato pancakes browned perfectly with just a hint of onion with a pad of butter and sour cream. The apple sauce was warm and had nice chunks of soft apple mixed throughout. The sausage delivered as it always does. All in all, another good experience at Goode's. The bill was around $25 for two large breakfasts that left us both satisfied. read more

Last time I was there, they were allowing their customer to smoke. They were very rude. Haven't been back since!

Ive read all the other reviews and totally disagree with a few of them , never had any cold food thatsfor sure , the food is always excellent . Maybe the complainers are the the ones that come in regular but never tip or just leave coins and they don't understand that some of the ladies have mouths to feed at home and they might give back what they get knowing your not gonna tip anyways . Maybe some of you should wakeup and realize that they want to be treated like regular people and are just trying to make a living like you . If its so bad then quit going there then stay home instead of malking it look like the service is bad cause I gaurantee its not . YAYY ! to all the the servers and cooks you always do an excellent job . Indian Lew from Cleve OH , keep up the excellent work and dont let the ding dongs bring you down . read more

You can't order a bad dish from this place! The portion sizes are huge, the food is absolutely delicious! It's real home cooking'. Whenever I come visit my family this is one place I make sure I stop to eat at. The wait staff is outstanding. Couldn't ask for more from a restaurant. read more

All day breakfast!! Thick cut bacon and everything cooked to perfection. You must try the french toast. This is stick to your ribs home cooking and friendly service to boot. With the meat market right next door, the meat selections on the menu are delectable. My neighbor goes bonkers for their roast beef. And the pies? Oh my! It's our little secret in the south towns. read more