My favorite blue plate place in the whole state. The food is wonderful, especially the fried chicken, which I think the fried chicken is the best in state. However, all of the food is really good albeit not always for your health haha. You get a meat, two sides, a desert, and a 32 ounce drink for $12. It's really a deal that you just don't see anymore. The service is great and the staff is very friendly. Inside it is nice with table and chairs attached to a cute little shop. Plus, At the end of the visit they always ask if you'd like a coffee :) read more

Main Street Cafe - Pasta, carrots, and green beans. - Cafes Near Me - Collins, Mississippi

Cute store, I'll say that. The food was a little tasty but every single item was served completely cold! The corn muffins could have been used as a weapon because they were rock hard. I don't understand how every item could be served so cold( fried liver, chicken fried steak, beans) all of it. The store front items are very cute but I came here for food, not a shopping trip. The employees were very friendly, I will say that but the question is: Would I come back or would I recommend this place...... unfortunately NO. read more

We eat here while on business. The food is always fresh and good. Great southern meat and three. Price is great and includes a desert and drink. Servers are friendly and stay on top of your beverages. Country diner feel with a nice little boutique attached. Quiet and local favorite read more

My hunny and I stopped here for lunch, LET ME TELL U! Cute place, nice size dining area. Everyone was friendly. The food was pretty tasty. I enjoyed the fried chicken wings (3), creole pasta, green beans, cheddar biscuit, and strawberry cake. My hunny had the creole pasta, black eyed peas, cornbread, fried chicken (white meat), and chocolate cake. The sweet tea was fresh and just sweet enough. I took my time and savored every bite . I wasn't starving so i got to TASTE it. I was glad they didn't over season, I would say it high bp friendly . There were plenty food options. I did not feel rushed. The food held me for a good while. We will definitely be back. read more

Main Street Cafe - Fried chicken ( breast/wing), creole pasta (w/ sausage/ shrimp), black eyed peas, cornbread. - Cafes Near Me - Collins, Mississippi

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Food was plentiful and delicious as usual, although even though I was one of the first dozen people in line, my food was stone cold. The service was great, but the foods been better. read more

Main Street Cafe - Grilled chops, dressing, peas and cabbage - Cafes Near Me - Collins, Mississippi

This is a VERY popular place in the area and many people from surrounding areas also journey here to eat. Main Street Café offers a set menu of daily specials that you choose from in a cafeteria style line. I have heard stories that before the covid situation this was an all you could eat buffet. That is definitely no longer the situation here (if it ever was) as now they have a changing daily menu you select from via a cafeteria style display with the options behind glass windows. So you get to pick a main meat option and then from various vegetable and dessert options along with a choice of a roll or cornbread. As part of the meal price you also get your choice of a drink as well. So the good news is that you do get quite a decent choice of items for quite an affordable price here. The bad news is that I found the food to overall be quite bland to my taste. The yams had the most flavor of any of the items I had and honestly I found them to be a superior "dessert" to the apple cobbler I had along with it. The ambiance here is quite interesting and they actually take up two whole spaces in the street block they are located in. They have a retail section in here with quite a decent amount of items on their main side then they have what looks more like a full fledged gift store on the other side which also has another dining room in the rear of it. Overall considering the price you do get great value for your money here these days just don't expect the most flavorful or seasoned food here. read more

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We stopped in to grab a bite for lunch after seeing the roadside sign for Main Street Cafe. We walked in and were promptly greeted with a friendly hello & saw our deer in headlights look they directed us to where we could pick out food for our lunch plate (meat & three sides). Everything was great. Fried chicken was seasoned well and crispy. The hamburger steak was again seasoned well and the gravy was perfect. If we find ourselves passing through again we will definitely stop back in. They also have the best lemon ice box pie I've ever had. -lots of love from your neighboring state AL read more

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This place is a Blue plate special as they say down south! You walk in and they had all the fixings to choose from: fried chicken, hot wings, chicken n dumplings, spaghetti and they serve hour choices as you walk down cafeteria style. Food was pretty good, prices were all inclusive of plate, drink and dessert of your choice. We had a great time for lunch and would go back. read more

I happened to be in Collins during lunchtime one day last week and stopped here. Here is located in downtown Collins on Main Street hence its name. It's easy to find on the corner and plenty of nearby free street parking is available. Inside it initially appeared to be a country store gift shop at the entrance but is really a restaurant when you get past that front counter. The large dining area is actually 2 levels with a lot of local memorabilia on the walls. For example there were numerous high school composites of past class years. The serving line is relatively short and from the selections available I chose the baked chicken with 3 sides, a roll and a drink for $11. I thought my plate of food was good tasting but rated it more like a 3 rather than a 4. Even though this is a counter service restaurant a waitress does bring your drink to your table. My rating for this meal is a 3 I would be happy to return if in town. read more

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I've had this place on my mind for several years but couldn't remember what small, Mississippi town it was in. As soon as I pulled into the downtown area, I remembered this great corner cafe on Main Street that had perfectly executed home cooked food! I had an absolutely delicious "lunch", & unbelievably, you get 2 meats, 2 Sides, a homemade roll, a desert, & a monster styrofoam cup sized drink (or 2 cans of soda) for $11 + tip!!! ...AND, the taste of the food surpassed the value of the meal!!! Go now! read more

Main Street Cafe - Fried Chicken, Beef Tips over Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, homemade roll dessert, & 2 Diet Cokes for $11 plus tip! Hell yeah!!! - Cafes Near Me - Collins, Mississippi

Best lunch out in a long time and it was only $11 including drink and dessert. staff is friendly, service great, and clean bathrooms. the fried chicken is done the way it should be---moist on inside crispy on outside. also had a smoked rib--thought I had died and was in heaven--ham on a rib. plenty of choices for sides. they also have a menu, but do your taste buds a favor and have 2 meats, 2 sides, and a dessert we will return. read more

So much food! Great prices. It was all delicious. Clean, cute, friendly and fast. Will come back.

Traveling through headed to vacation and found this place on the map. Easy to get to and was busy with steady flow of people going in and out. Very fast service. Just approach the food line and the staff fix your plate. A lot of food for just $11. We left full and have no complaints. read more

Wonderful experience in Collins. Great value at $10 including tax and drink. Being from the Jackson area, Mama Hamil's is a good comparison and the Main Street Cafe easily held its own. I also enjoyed the conversation at a community table where I met a couple of regulars who drive up each Friday from Hattiesburg. Enjoy and come often. You won't be disappointed. read more

If anybody got anything bad to say about Main Street Café they a dang lie!! This place is always serbing up the freshest of fresh, it don't matter what kind of food it is, it gone be fresh! Always got tons of veggies to choose from. Their main dishes on the buffet line differ from day to day, but fried chicken and melt in your mouth rolls are always available. They've got plenty of good looking waitresses running around to make sure you drinking glass is always filled. In the small town of Collins, it's obvious these folks know how to cook! Keep up da good work Main Skreet!! read more

Main Street Cafe - Got dat fried pokechop, smashed taters, mexicano jalepeno conebreak, read beans & rice - Cafes Near Me - Collins, Mississippi

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If you love southern cooking, you're gonna love Main Street Cafe! Not only great food but the cutest shop inside too! Get your gifts and grub all in one place! read more

Food is awesome , service is awesome and this place has the best fried chicken you will ever eat ! Did I say this place has the best fried chicken you will ever eat . If you are within a hundred miles of Collins, stop and have the best home cooked food in the south ! read more

amazing food and amazing people!! all at a cost effective price!! good southern cooking!

Just called Main street café in Collins Ms. to see if they were serving Thanksgiving meal Thursday. It will be served that Wednesday, My wife and I will be there , also my brother and his wife, thank they deserve the finest of food also. And the service is the best, and lets not forget the good looking help. and exceptionally good service they provide. We drive over from Laurel at least once A week. Marshall & Marie Dearman Laurel Miss. read more

I've eaten lunch there a couple of times, and had the buffet. Good southern, country style food - greens, cabbage, fried chicken, braised pork/beef, slaw, potato salad, cornbread, etc. Good value for the money. Service was very good. read more

This place should be a 5 star if you consider the price. $10 including tax. All you can eat plus your drink. Great deal nowadays with one exception. The food. Really mediocre at best. Ashamed to because I have eaten here for years and the food used to be outstanding. Their old cook must have left. Nuf said. read more

First thing on your plate should be the fried chicken! Next, corn bread salad! The food is ALWAYS good. It's always busy, so go early. Excellent salad bar and really good dessert. Your meal is $9. That includes food, salad, and dessert bars with a beverage of your choice read more

Stumbled upon this gem traveling from Wichita, KS to Gulf Shores, AL. This made from scratch buffet is one of the best buffet style restaurants I've been to. Excellent fried chicken! And the home made pecan pie is a must! Thanks for the hospitality as well! read more

Today was my first time eating at Main Street but it definitely won't be my last. The price was right and the food was on point.

Really good buffet with very friendly staff. I've never been here without the place being packed out with people. Would be 5 stars if the place would update a little more and the buffet was a little cheaper but that's never kept me from returning back. read more

Tremendous place to eat in Collins. Food was good and the place was packed. Service was a bit hard to come by but we were told that they were a lady short due to a funeral. It wasn't an issue. Very good home cooking. Chicken and dumplings were outstanding. read more

Christmas in Collins Dec7th open house. Shrimp was tasteless / Gumbo was horrible put lightly . Steaks were not made to order!! Waitress could not handle there small load !! Better stick to lunch!! What ya know!! read more

Awesome food! Limited number of options, but everything was very fesh. Would definately eat here again.

Can't get enough of this place! Country cookin' Buffet! Always hot, fresh and full!! Great food and friendly staff! It always has a full house for a reason! read more

This is by far my favorite place to eat in Collins. The staff is kind an helpful. Owners are fantastic people. Buffet is fully stocked at all times an d everything is hot. The price is amazing also!! This place is a win win! read more

So this place doesn't look like much on the outside...or the inside for that matter. But it is the one place in the world I would travel for hours just to eat at. Every time I'm in Mississippi we eat here. On WEDNESDAYS because that is when they have chicken and dumplings and The owner sure knows how to make them good! Every day is a different meal featured on their buffet, so call ahead and ask what's on the buffet. $9 flat fee for buffet, drink, tax included, desserts and salads. As much as you can eat. All the locals go here so get there early! It's the best! read more