Definitely will be back the next time I'm in town! This place was so good and so affordable. Our server was amazing and there was no wait time for a pre Mother's Day breakfast. My entire party enjoyed their meals but I didn't really care for my chicken and waffle fries. It tasted like everything I had was cooked in funnel cake batter and not fried hard enough. I wouldn't order that again but the grits and potatoes were great! read more

Grit & Grind Cafe - Chicken & Waffle Fries - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phenix City, Alabama

I gave the place a try twice. Both times I ordered the same meal (classic breakfast). Both times I ordered the eggs scrambled hard. Both times I got a plate full of soupy eggs. The first time, I just scraped them into a to go box for the dog. The second time, I told the lady who delivered them, that I ordered them scrambled hard. I was told "this is how the chef cooks them and he isn't going to change them". After about 5-6 minutes, the lady came back and took my entire plate back to the kitchen and returned several minutes later with eggs cooked hard and everything else cold. Later when the owner/chef was made aware, his response was basically if you don't like how he cooks the food, don't come anymore. Problem solved, I won't be back and I will tell everyone why! Oh! And conecuh sausage is already smoked, it doesn't need to be smoked until it is dried out and basically burnt. read more

I was greeted as I walked in which is always nice. My star recommendation is some what a personal thing as to most the would probably be a 4-5 star review! I ordered the he classic breakfast which was 2 eggs, bacon&sausage(conn) toast and a side. I chose regular grits this time around. I also asked for an extra egg as several other options on the menu offered 3 eggs. However what was somewhat off putting was telling me that they had two sell me 2 eggs as they could do just one? No recommendation to fix this as I wouldn't have to pay several extra bucks. Top it off the eggs aren't even real eggs, liquid eggs! I also ordered a cinnamon roll. I passed on the famous conn sausage and she gave me more bacon! This bacon is to die for! Crispy not overly fatty! Great bacon!!! Now when my plate arrived my toast wasn't like usual a few piece of sliced bread. One big toast, like you make French toast with! Big thick thing. Toasted only on one side! Ok you ran out of regular bread? Trying a new bread out or something ok got it. But toast is supposed to be toasted only both sides, just saying. No biggie. My grits however ordered plan came with cheese! I really don't like cheese in my grits. I like butter n salt, simple n plan lol. They were pretty decent and seasoned some how but not what I had asked for! I admit the were tasty but not what I was wanting and savoring for. I ate it anyhow like I said it was tasty. The eggs was this glop thing with some seasoning on it beyond salt n pepper. I don't mind liquid eggs but was hoping for real eggs this is my bad and I'm not ding them on this, I just couldn't remember if they were real or liquid here. And with the charging me for 2 when they have several dishes with a 3 egg option seems weird and in my opinion unfair. This was my biggest conundrum and what lead me to 3 stars today to include the wrong grits served. They staff was great and friendly. No I didn't bring any issue to the staff especially when it was so slow this mid morning, only two people other than me. The lady's came around and asked how ever one was a few times and if she could help with anything or get anything. This review is from a silent point of view! I just wanted to order and see how service would be uninterrupted! I was pleased over all and will be back. I hope this review helps as it is truely a hidden gem contrary to the only 3 stars I just gave. I am almost 100 sure that if I had even mentioned anything the staff may have taken care of it other than the egg order debacle. read more

Grit & Grind Cafe - Scrambled eggs, grits, toast and the world's best bacon! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phenix City, Alabama

place has gone down hill. prices went up. no more host/hostess. service is slow. always out of menu items. service is almost self-serve but they don't mind asking for a tip. We won't be coming back. Its a shame, place used to be good. read more

Food is excellent but they need to have established hours of operation I have never seen a restaurant that constantly changes their hours of operation. How do expect to serve the community when customers show up and you are closed and have changed the hours again. read more

I don't eat breakfast at all but found this place and I order every other day. I love it. The food is always fresh and hot. Grits seasoned to perfection. The catfish is the best I had since being this way. The chicken and waffles is soooo good. Just wish the coffee can be a little better with the flavoring but overall a good place to eat. read more

Great service, environment, and especially the food. The wings were big and perfectly cooked (great job to the cook Halen). The onion rings had a nice light crispy coating. Definitely coming back! read more

Grit & Grind Cafe - Chicken wings and onion rings - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phenix City, Alabama

First time coming here, looked good from the pictures but they don't serve half of the pictures posted anymore. They were out of half of the menu by 11am. The taste was bland. First and last time sadly, the pictures looked so nice. The waitress was very polite at least. Don't waste your time to be honest. read more

Grit & Grind Cafe - Supposed to be steak, potatoes and eggs, but was a different kind than I was told. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phenix City, Alabama

The food and service was wonderful. My family and I stopped by before heading to the airport. We had to go plates. I loved the chicken and waffles fries and the French toast with fruit. read more

Grit & Grind Cafe - French Toast with fruit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phenix City, Alabama

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Good was very good. This place gives old fashion dinner vibes though $8 for a cold brew when your meal is $11 is absolutely absurd. Service was great read more

Grit & Grind Cafe - French toast with strawberry and bananas - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phenix City, Alabama

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Delicious food & even better service This hidden gem is like a rock star. Those of you who know me knows that food is what I do (review, blogs, secret dining, etc). read more

Great Customer Service and a very family friendly environment. The food is delicious and set at a good price

Delicious, service was great! A bit noisy but it was very busy. Absolutely recommend, can't wait to go again read more

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I ordered two cakes for Christmas, a Red Velvet and a Chocolate. They were so delicious and moist! Everyone loved them, so I will definitely be back. Upon pickup, the owner's mother was on site waiting for me. ( I was a little late) But, she was extremely sweet and helpful as she assisted me in loading them in my car. We also had some cinnamon rolls included in the order and they were huge and wonderful too! read more

Very friendly staff resteraunt is very clean and the food is great..highly recommend trying em out. read more

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The past two times I have been there the food has not been very good no taste and this time we ordered from the lunch special menu that was offered to me at seating and the chicken strips meal the strips were super small and no flavor the fried okra was burned also my drink was never filled after my first glass . I was so upset I did t even finish my food and left . read more

Just walked out of Grit and Grind after waiting almost 40 minutes just to get a table. They had 5 empty tables. We asked why we couldn't be seated at the table for 6 (we had 6 people) and were told "They didn't want to overwork the servers." A table of 6 were already seated when we walked in and when we were leaving they were just having their order taken. Another lady was paying when we got there and she got her iced coffee right before we left. So, approximately 30-40 minutes for anything. Such a shame because the food is good, too bad the management isn't. read more

I'm big in supporting small local businesses and Grit & Grind has really good food when they actually have the food that is on the menu. My absolute favorite is the chicken Mac bowl. I think they just changed the name of it recently to something else but when they have no macaroni I'm out of luck. The worst part is that you can't even call in a take out order. If you call you get an automated thing that will send you a link for take out and doesn't work well, not to mention takes ten times longer than if a person had actually answered and taken the order. I understand that they are busy, usually we eat in but sometimes things happen and people need to grab and go. I also tried to get a gift card/certificate to go in a card for a friend...they only digital ones they send to an email. It's really a shame because I used to love this place! read more

The food here it's so tasty! And the service is great, I've gone twice and will keep going bc it's that good. The place is nice and clean which is always good to see. read more

Grit & Grind Cafe - French toast meal, it comes with eggs and bacon/sausage - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Phenix City, Alabama

The whole over all dining experience was the best. Food is excellent staff is friendly and the manager comes over to make sure everything is good. I love eating here and so does my mom,dad, brother, sister and law and Aunt . I recommend this 100% read more

Great little place! Very clean, and the staff is very friendly. The menu has a lot of variety, and everything I have had has been great. Wonderful service with both dine-in and curbside pickup. read more

The food was OK. I had the flap Jack's. What they consider breakfast sausage links isn't actually a traditional breakfast sausage. It's a polish sausage called Kielbasa. I would've given it 3 stars, but their coffee's need improved. It tasted like it was made made from a mix and not fresh. The safe is friendly and helpful. read more

Food was served fast and hot. Menu is fantastic! The sad thing is, they only serve Breakfast and Lunch. Service was 5 star. The cook even came out to greet us when it slowed down enough he could do so. Ambiance was delightful. Shop is very well taken care of. I love the diversity of the menu, you can order pretty much anything they serve. They have so many sides and eggs cooked the way you like them. Breakfast was awesome, I can't wait to go back for lunch. They have a great lunch menu also. Please do not hesitate to try this new restaurant that has only been open a couple of weeks. They are off 80 behind Castle Fuel. read more

My husband and I came for breakfast and it was great! I had their French toast that came with eggs and bacon. I also had the fire roasted apples on my French toast. My husband had a grit bowl and we thoroughly enjoyed everything. Service was also fantastic! read more

Restaurant's management prioritizes server seating based on a rigid order rather than accommodating guest requests. This approach seems to overlook the customer experience and may need reconsideration for better service. I invited my family to a Sunday breakfast here in hopes of sitting with my wifes and my favorite server because I knew it would guarantee great service. We were informed by the host, Management said we could not have a table with our requested server because she wasn't the next server in line to be seated, even though that server was requested by us. We were informed that if we wanted that specific server, 2 more parties would have to arrive since our server was 3rd on their list. Our party was the only one there, and no other guests were in the building waiting to be sat for the 20-30 minutes we waiting.. because no one else walked in. We took our Party of 6 to another local business, 431 Cafe, who I knew would serve our family well. read more

Sooooooo good!! Great food, great service! Breakfast just like it came from your own kitchen... without the mess. Can't wait to go back.

food fair, service slow, advertises 4 pieces of french toast and served 2 slices cut in Half to make 4 halves not 4 slices which is misleading. read more