Pretty cool idea. Cafeteria style plates, charged for each item. This means you can get a load of, say, hash browns, small or large, same price. Cool of you dont necessarily want to eat a lot. Staff was super nice and helpful. Would come again! read more

Great cafeteria-style food. We've eaten at Longstreet on several occasions when visiting Gainesville. The most recent trip was for Thanksgiving. There was a long line, but the wait wasn't that bad. There's a large parking lot next door so parking wasn't an issue. The meat and veggies are good. It is my understanding that the vegetables are vegan, they don't add meat for flavoring. They have a good salad bar, but some items are difficult to reach and it slows down the line. Extra long tongs or working on the layout might help with the salad bar. The staff are pleasant and they wait on the tables bringing drink refills and so forth. read more

Longstreet Cafe - Waiting in line on Thanksgiving. The restaurant is cafeteria style, so the line moved right along. - Cafes Near Me - Gainesville, Georgia

Fried chicken, creamed corn, fried okra and mashed potatoes and gravy were pricey and cold. Not impressed.

Food and service always is great. But the prices are out of control. It's way too expensive now for what used to be a weekly meal is now a monthly treat. read more

Food is great and service is really good. There was a snafu with a to go order, and management made it right. Nice variety and reliable quality. read more

Buffet style with wonderful homemade food. Service is always nice and the restaurant is always clean. Must stop at when in Gainesville

My wife likes their chicken livers so we UBER order them every other Thursday. Unfortunately, almost half the time the order is wrong. Either they don't put any gravy on the mashed potatoes or they are missing something we paid for. Tonight, they gave use two orders of mashed potatoes, one with gravy (not enough for the amount of potatoes) and a one just plain. They didn't send my stuffed baked potato which is a rip off. Food is 4 star/ Service is one. read more

Longstreet is a reliable source for good country cooking. It's one of my regular lunch spots. Love it!

Stopped by for lunch first time here and enjoyed this cafeteria style serving. Many selections to choose from as you go thru the line. My wife had a large salad, chicken tenders with butter beans and a corn muffin. Said the butter beans were the best she has had in a long time. I had the chicken fried steak with brown gravy, green beans, French fries and a small salad. Steak was very good, every item is a la carte. Service is excellent the staff is always on the floor busing tables, helping customers and cleaning every thing. Nice atmosphere in the restaurant seems as though many of the customers know each other. Will be back again. read more

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Good food and nice staff Crowded often especially on weekends. Fish and shrimp always taste fresh . This is usually served on Fridays and Saturdays . Closed on Sunday . read more

The food is great at Longstreet! It is so southern and tasty. Can't wait to go back!

Overpriced, food was lukewarm, cheese grits runny. Staff was very friendly and helpful. read more

Good ole fashioned southern style cafeteria buffet. I have never experienced one until Longstreet, and all expectations I had going in were exceeded. The greens were probably my favorite, but everything was delicious. I would highly recommend trying if you are in the area. I enjoyed this unique experience, and it left me wanting to come back and try more of their food. read more

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Oh my my....Longstreet Cafe is truly a sitdown place where you find all of the fixings buffet style. Don't be discouraged by the long line of cars when you get into the parking lot. Just check the lanes and see that these cars are all doing the drive-thru. We went inside, got a tray, and started to fill up our bowls with salad and a super thick chicken noodle soup. It was hard to pass up fried chicken and beef and fish and mash potatoes and green beans on the plate. Choose wisely and watch the volume as it can easily become a full platter of scrumptious Southern Style/Gainesville GA style eating frenzie. Longstreet is a one dipper help yourself line, and at the far end, a helpful crew will take your tray to the table whilst the cashier adds up all the items of your plate separately. Four of us ate like royalty, and the drinks were refillable. It was a fun dinner at Longstreet Cafe as we listened to a single musician belting out familiar tunes on his clarinet and wind instruments. read more

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Good breakfast with a plethora of choices from eggs, cheese eggs, bacon, CFSteak,r tenderloin, fried eggs on and on. Its cafeteria style but coffee refills are by waitress who are very friendly and quick to serve. Ambiance is casual cafeteria style. I went in a Wednesday and the breakfast was large . Lots of club and bible stify folks here today. Heavy local presence. If you are looking for where the locals eat breakfast, this is it. You won't be disappointed unless you are looking for low sodium , vegan, options, go somewhere else , Gen Y and Z , this place probably ain't for you. read more

The rice was cold the chicken breast was not fully cooked. The pieces of chicken were smaller than usual . We eat here 2 or 3 days week.

A classic Gainesville establishment! The place to go for breakfast or lunch for sure. I love the cafeteria style service. Food is always great. Country cooking. Pay for what you get. Owners are good christian people who care about the business. Great place to eat anytime. read more

Great home cooking, never had a bad meal, have tried lots of different items & all were excellent

Loved this restaurant!! Everything looked fresh and it was cafeteria style which we loved. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. We will be back soon. read more

Greatly overrated in my opinion, not nearly worth waiting in the line that blocks the road every day. It reminds me of high school food, because 50% of the food here comes out of a can and the other half comes from a bag. But if you're feeling hungry for "country food" it's not terrible read more

Little pricey but the food is fresh and good Staff are absolutely awesome Definitely be eating here again read more

I have come thru DT twice now to get food. First was a Country Fried Steak which was cold and limply. Today I went thru Dt and ordered a wing and thigh and it was cold. I now have spent over $20 for horrible food. Maybe inside is better but don't have but 30 minutes for lunch read more

Wanted to jump on here & give an update since my last review. They've updated the ordering board with correct prices & I ordered a 4 piece chicken tender plate. The pieces were kinda small, so they gave me 6! Now that's good customer service. read more

Was eating my mashed potatoes & found what seems to be a bug in my potatoes. Of coarse it's after I've eaten a majority of my food. Absolutely disgusted. Disappointed I spent $12 on lunch just to get this. read more

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We like eating there at Longstreet cafe. I LOVE the large fluffy biscuits as they are really really good. I always enjoy the cafeteria style very much. Try this place out! read more

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Great home cooked food. The service was excellent and the food was good. It can be expensive if you get too much food We will be back

Back of Earring in my food,. On Tuesday I ate dinner at Longstreet I order bake fish salad and sweet potato while eating I felt a hard piece of what I thought was oat topping from sweet potato stuck to my braces..I brought food back immediately because I was far from location I was instructed to talk to owner Tim next day... When I spoke to owner he wanted me to speak back to night manager.. manger told me it's nothing they can do because unfortunately these things happen and it could of came from a customer or someone working with them.I have eating her several time, a very loyal customer But to know they don't take customer complaints seriously is crazy read more

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Best breakfast in Gainesville and it isn't close. A good country breakfast is hard to beat and even though it may be bad for your cholesterol the food offered here takes me back to my grandmothers house in south Georgia. Any sort of breakfast order you could make, short of French toast they have. It doesn't matter if you want to sit down or hit the drive through it becomes pretty obvious pretty fast by the lines why this food is so amazing. Even with the long lines there never seems to be a wait, it is incredible. read more

Food here is very good. I got the biscuits and gravy to-go and they were great other than the messy paper they put on top of the gravy. Never seen that before. read more

What can ya say about a place where you can gather a large crowd, sit for hours, and see old friends as they come through. That is the heart of the Longstreet Cafe. The food is good too. It's country cooking and I love the fried chicken, rice, and gravy. My kids hate the place because it's a much older crowd. Maybe that's why I love it. read more

It was our first time eating there. The food is ok but we didn't feel welcome. We didn't get service from the waiter, not even a hello! She served everyone else around us. I will not go back there. read more

Good for a quick breakfast while staying in nearby hotel. Fairly busy. Cafeteria style. Nothing stood out but the prices were reasonable and the food was fine. Probably 3.5 stars really but I would return if in area. read more

Great atmosphere with an awesome owner. Breakfast is my favorite but you can always find something that will become your favorite. Give yourself time when you go, it's always crowded, and worth the wait. read more

Very homey kind of country cooking, served buffet, or cafeteria style. Portions can be high, and free refills to drinks. The meat is charged by the piece, and vegetables and starch by the bowl and item. Turn around of food is high, so they are always fresh. Staff are friendly and always come around to see if you need anything! A good experience to come. read more

Their food is always awesome! The people there are kind. A great place for breakfast.

This restaurant is amazing! It has quickly become a regular breakfast spot. The price is incredible compared to the amount of food you get. The drive-thru always has a long line, but it moves very quickly. Everyone has always greeted us with a smile and has been very pleasant. Inside is just as pleasant as well. I can only speak for breakfast which is delicious can't wait to try lunch ! read more

This restaurant is an amazing stop if you want to go somewhere quick. you go through a line and for the most part it's not super crowded. they have a huge variety of food. i personally love their chicken tenders. highly recommend read more

Food was excellent. Chicken livers were cooked perfectly. Cat head biscuits and good selection of vegetables. We arrived at 11:05 and the parking lot was almost full yet we did not wait long at all. Love the decor and the people were exceptionally nice. We'll be back. read more

Went through the drive thru and ordered a fried chicken biscuit w/ hashbrowns. The fried chicken is seasoned but is soggy, like it wasn't fried well. The hashbrowns are subpar nothing special. The biscuits are good though and the drive thru service was pleasant. read more

love it here! it's like Sunday dinner at your moms every visit, good home style food, so many choices cooked the way they should be! Breakfast is the same way, everyone is polite and friendly , like I said, it's home read more