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    Jonathan's Restaurant

    2.9 (67 reviews)
    InexpensiveNew American
    Open 6:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Vee H.

    Jonathan restaurant is a nice Family restaurant with a beautiful menu to choose from. Although we came here for the sole purpose of renting the event space (this visit) everything was great. We dined on appetizers of chicken tenders, spinach and artichoke dip, wings and mozzarella sticks your name a few; the appetizers were tasty and quite filling. The two critiques I would have to mention is that the lady in the lobby wasn't very friendly to the guest or customers coming in, and the parking lot needs some TLC because there are colossal size holes in sone of the spaces.

    Erica J.

    Honestly, this is your basic breakfast place that seems to be always busy. The building is pretty large and when you first walk in you see this giant painting and a water fountain next to it. Besides that there's a basic decor and something I guess you would find in a Denny's or IHOP. Our waitress did seem to have her hands full since she did forget our drink orders. My girlfriend and I have a long day of hiking, so we both ordered a bagel with ham, egg and cheese with a side of potato's. Again, this I felt was just a basic sandwich but it hit the spot, so that was exactly what we needed. When we left my girlfriend went to the restroom and she said that it was disgusting inside. I'll pass. You do have to go to the front counter to pay your tab and that was a bit of a wait. There was a line when we went upfront and there was nobody behind the counter for a bit. That was the only frustrating thing we had to deal with considering how we were on a time crunch to head to Crowder Mountain, which was an hour away and we still needed to make another stop. She needed boots and I needed to pee, I don't do dirty restrooms. This does seem like a hot spot so they're definitely doing something right.

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    Wesley F.

    Lots of older locals at this spot on a Saturday morning for breakfast. Generally a good sign. Food was solid but pretty standard fare. Good value for the price. I had biscuits and gravy, which were tasty and loaded with sausage. Mine cost about $4.25, so less expensive than my normal breakfast choice. Shelly had scrambled eggs, sausage patties and grits. Grits were a bit running, again standard breakfast fare, but not something to write home about. Solid, good breakfast. Three stars.

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    Stormy P.

    If I could give zero stars.... I would. Went there with my family. Once we were seated it took at least 15 minutes just for her to get our drink order. When she returned with the drinks she placed the whole tray on some one else's table and said "can I put these here for a minute" and walked away. My boyfriend got up and brought all the drinks over. He then went to the front and poured our coffees himself and brought them to the table since she forgot those. Fast forward. It had been 40 minutes and still hadn't taken our order. Fast forward 1 hr and still no food. We had to go so we asked her to just pack the food to go. When my daughter was eating her pancakes... she found a worm like object 1/2 way through and pulled it out. ( see pic) It was the most disgusting thing we had ever seen... she puked. And of course we weren't touching the rest of our food!! Ended up in the trash. So appalled with this place. DO NOT GO THERE!!! Will NEVER return. When I went to call the place they were already closed. Worst experience EVER!!!

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    12 years ago

    Your average step-above-Waffle-House type of place. Yummy breakfast menu.

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    10 years ago

    Ok breakfast. Quiet setting. The pond out front looked tired, worn, and dirty.

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    Solid place for breakfast standards. Nothing extraordinary, but decent & prices can't be beat.

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