This is an old school hospitable loud and noisy. Fun place where everybody seems to know each other and yet strangers are welcome with delicious food that is great quality with huge portions at a very low price and wonderful service. Down-home country living and food and don't miss it! We drove four states to go there six times now! read more

Came into town for customer meetings and this restaurant was one of my only options for lunch. It did NOT disappoint. Angie, my waitress, was so attentive from start to finish. She sat me, served me a delicious breakfast platter, and had me able to cash out in 45 minutes during the lunch rush. Cannot recommend this place enough! read more

Very country and very busy dinner. Service was decent and they often are very busy. Food is home cooked comfort style.

Do you ever see a plate of food and just shriek with excitement??? That's how I felt at Melissa's. As a BG native who has moved away from home, this is the definition of comfort food. The catfish was really good especially with the tartar sauce. I found some pieces to be a little dry and maybe could use more salt for my taste, but with the sauce it was excellent and I loved the breading. The sides were delicious and they came out HOT! The hush puppies were exactly how they're supposed to taste. Be sure to check the specials menu, which they also post on their Facebook page each day. Everyone was very friendly. There's ample indoor seating and a play area for kids. Bathroom available and a large parking lot - but even so, it can be hard to find a spot since it's a popular place!! They take cash and card. Will definitely be back! Thank you! read more

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Great country food at a very reasonable price. Very friendly staff and lots of room. Daily specials never disappoint. Inviting atmosphere, filled daily with regulars who enjoy good country cooking. Try it; might even make you good looking, like a t-shirt there said, for sale! read more

Great community/local cafe. Clearly a popular gathering spot for locals and super friendly staff to out of town visitors. Lunch menu shows many great options and our group of six enjoyed every meal selected. Highly recommended if you are nearby and hungry. Lots of homemade meals and deserts. read more

Great service and outstanding food Nice locals spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Have eaten here several times, and the food is simple but usually good. Had catfish today, and I must say it was, by far, the worst I've had since moving to SOKY. Had obviously been cooked earlier. It was tough, dry, and tasteless. Fries were served barely warm. Stick to breakfast, sandwiches, and the traditional diner entrees! Pass on the catfish! read more

Stopped in for a quick breakfast on a recent road trip--parking lot was packed on a Saturday morning but we found a spot and quickly realized why this is likely a local favorite--great food at amazing prices. I know comparing cities is pointless because it's all relative and every market is different, but seeing these prices for breakfast which are less than half of the price for a similar diner in the Nashville area made me feel like I was stepping back in time. I had the country fried steak, over-easy eggs, homefries, and orange juice. My wife had a bacon egg sandwich and OJ. Great food, quickly served, friendly service, and a ticket of around $20 for both of us pre-tip. Gravy was good, the biscuits were incredible--crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy in the middle, and one will most likely get you where you need to go if you have other items on your plate. Great breakfast all around and hope to stop back in for lunch someday. read more

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Love the food! And atmosphere!! I hope to come back soon! Definitely worth the stop even they are packed!! read more

Small town eatery- always packed - good affordable food, great service. Closes at 2pm read more

Melissa's Country Cafe - Seating - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowling Green, Kentucky

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Fast friendly service. Excellent food. Down home feel. Most courteous staff than anywhere around. Everything I have had from this restaurant has been awesome. When the restaurant is full the noise level increases but it is not unbearable. Just happy customers. The fried food is amazingly not greasy. Great tasting deserts too! The banana pudding is my favorite. read more

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Stopped by for breakfast on road trip through Bowling Green and took the Yelp recommendation for this local eatery. Great country meals with everything exactly the way it should be. Great staff singing softly along with 80s music was a nice surprise! read more

Very fast and good Good plate lunches Large place so can spread out Cheap. Good ownership read more

Their kids area is genius. My three-year-old and five-year-old went there and it was the best thing ever. Dinosaurs and cars and a little kitchen area. We were seated right away, they have way more space than their parking lot would suggest. Even if the parking lot is pretty full there's still room at the table. They have good menus, serve breakfast all day, and they also have specials. Our waitress knew her menu very well and very quickly. She was able to very efficiently give us our order. It looks like they may have a decent breakfast burrito, and they make their own salsa. If you don't know the difference between salsa from a can and homemade salsa then you don't deserve to judge real salsa. We'll get individual kid opinions after the food. And that is a delicious delicious homemade salsa. Just got a teeny little zip but it's got a good rich taste. They also make a decent breakfast burrito. Turnaround on that order was fast. They did not keep us waiting at all. read more

Best roast beef Manhattan in the neighborhood! Biscuits and gravy are top notch also. Can't go wrong at Melissas read more

My girlfriend and I were headed from Indiana to Alabama to visit family and were looking for a place to stop and eat. It was the brunch hour and since we were in the South, I was craving country fried steak and biscuits. I looked on yelp and saw Melissa's so we changed our course and went in for lunch. The food was excellent! The wait time for our ticket was very short. 5-6 minutes tops. And the prices, you simply can't beat. Excellent and attentive service with lots of love. If we ever end up back in Bowling Green, we'll be sure to stop by again! read more

Melissa's Country Cafe - Country fried Steak and Country Breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowling Green, Kentucky

we recently moved to Bowling Green and have been trying out the local breakfast places. The staff was very kind and welcoming. Melissa's is large enough that you do not feel like you are on top of people, it is clean, and the bathroom were clean. Our breakfast was great. good diner food! You should try it we will be going here again. read more

I had read the many great reviews and had been wanting to try it for a year. Each time I drive by there I think wow lot of cars there so probably very busy. From the outside it doesn't look very big which is why I would pass on by. But today I had time and decided to go in, great decision by me. While the parking lot looked full inside they had many open tables. We sat down and were immediately brought silverware and menus. I counted over 5 waitresses busy with their customers. We ordered sweet tea as our drink and it was very good. Looking over the menu I had a craving for their fried baloney sandwich and ordered side of hash browns and gravy and biscuits thinking I could eat it all. It was a lot to eat. Great portion size. The food tasted amazing and was brought out in 5 minutes. I see now why they are rated so high. I can't say enough about the service and the food. The prices are reasonable and compare to other restaurants, but for the food and service it is a great value. We will be back and bring some family and friends so they experience this hidden treasure. read more

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Welcoming and exactly what you'd hope for from a country roadside diner on a Saturday. So popular, we could hardly find a place to park. Delicious food, crazy good prices. read more

Lived here 20 years just discovered Melissa Cafe. We were there for breakfast. Foods great, clean and courteous. Very good prices. On Russellville road. Just a few miles out of town. Found out that on Fridays Have a nice play area in the back, so the children can play after they eat. Your able to see play ayou can get their Catfish from 6am - close. Will be back. read more

Melissa's Country Cafe - Country cooking. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowling Green, Kentucky

Roast beef Manhattan is awesome!! Super cheap! Can feed a family of 4 with no problem!

I was coming back from Russellville this morning and I was ravenously hungry. I checked Yelp and this place presented as the closest breakfast available. Simply Delicious! I'm not going to call it a greasy spoon rather it's just good ol' down home cooking. Great service from a very pleasant and efficient staff. I could never get my coffee cup below 3/4 full. I like Tabasco when it comes to hot sauce and they have it. Very affordable. The tables are spread out a little bit and the eating area is a good size. They've done as much as they can when it comes to covid-19 risk mitigation strategies. read more

Food and service are always great! The staff go above and beyond to make sure you are happy! Portions are great, as well. Melissa's is your typical Mom and Pop cafe, which is better than a chain because it's their business and they take care of you. When we were house hunting, our realtor told us about Melissa's. After we put the deposit down on our house, we went to Melissa's to celebrate. read more

Melissa's is one of the best breakfast spots around BG. It's that simple. The staff is friendly and attentive. The food excellent. The prices are great. We don't have a lot of "Mom & Pop" spot around anymore so I was happy to find Melissa's! read more

Look what's I had for lunch today chicken teriyaki with rice and stir fry vegetables. That was yum yum yum read more

Melissa's Country Cafe - Chicken teriyaki with rice and stir fry vegetables. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowling Green, Kentucky

This is by far the most amazing country breakfast I have had in years!! We were driving through and just happened to have stop.... and I cannot tell you how pleased we were. Biscuts were fluffy and delicous... they'd give Loveless cafe some tough competition. Eggs, gravy, hashbrows and fried bologna were PEREFCT read more

Amazing. Absolutely blown away. I went in for lunch. The food was great, the people incredible and the atmosphere really genuine. Glad I found this place, I will return. Loved the way everyone was working together at a quick pace, all with a smile. read more

this place has the absolute best breakfast in this town! I was not let down when i decided to stop here and eat! I recommend the pancakes and biscuits and gravy read more

Amazing! The food came out in like minutes, great service and inexpensive. The best was dessert. We don't usually get dessert but when we walked in and I saw 'Banana Cake" I ordered that 1st! It was like banana bread and banana pudding....freaking delicious! read more

Food was served hot. Order didn't take long at all. Staff was very helpful. Waitress asked questions to make sure I understood what I ordered (the side order of grits wasn't going to be a large bowl in case I was expecting more). Place was clean and not overly crowded. Will definitely be stopping by here again. read more

Eat here at least once a week for the past year, good food, great service, wonderful people

Love love love. Great people (for the most part). They're breakfast is good. Friday fish night is good as well. The fish is small bites rather than larger ones but they still tasted good. Not the best I've ever tasted but tasty. It's a country place and always filled to capacity. read more

The food was good but not memorable. I had the big breakfast so I could try out all their breakfast foods. My eggs were perfect, coffee was excellent, pancake was good but the syrup had a taste I wasn't thrilled with (so I ate it without the syrup ) and it was good. The gravy for the biscuit and gravy was the generic canned pepper gravy, the biscuit could have been fresher but not too bad. I would not travel to get to it but I would probably stop again if I was around. read more

Everything was great there tonight! Came for the catfish Friday night - and it was well worth it. Log her cornbread batter is excellent - but the hush puppies were the best we have ever had. Great sides, especially the cole slaw, fried cabbage and the fried apples. This place is a hidden gem. Definitely return here anytime possible. read more

A1 spot for down home cooking! Friendly and helpful staff! Best fish in town on Friday night.

They Have A Great Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich! I am not sure what Bowling Green Has against a Grilled Ham and Cheese, But I have yet to find one on a Menu! Either way, You can still ask for one here and it is Amazing! They Do it well! All of their Food is the Best in Bowling Green! We have NEVER had a Bad meal or Service here! I just wish they did More of an all around Venu instead of just a Breakfast and Lunch Cafe. However if you find something you're good at Don't risk making it bad by stepping out of your comfort zone! Their Food at Melissa's Is Spot On! They know how to Cook! read more

Great food staff and prices. If you love home style cooking this is the place to go!! read more

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I was very impressed with this place. It's a little hole in the wall, but don't let that fool you. It has the best omelettes I've ever had! EXCELLENT customer service and food. I highly recommend. read more

They have really good catfish!! Haven't had a bad meal there yet. The staff is always friendly and courteous. You can't beat it for the price! Very good place to eat!! read more