Love this diner! Food is great and service is real and friendly. Portions are massive so I'll have two more meals out of my chicken dinner. The only thing I'd wish they'd change is all the deer and elk heads hanging all over the walls. read more

Neal's Cafe - Fried chicken, okra, grilled squash, mashed potatoes - Diners Near Me - Springdale, Arkansas

Not too good. Had the chicken fried steak and it was small, wayyyyy overcooked and bland. Gravy was super bland and potatoes were watery like powdered mashed. All for $20. No thanks. Much better elsewhere. read more

Absolutely amazing food and Service. Found them on Tik Tok and we will be going back and making it a regular spot. Got to meet Neal and he was super nice and personable. If you're looking for a down home southern food place this is it! read more

Excellent food and quick service with a smile - this is a long standing restaurant in the community with a family owned legacy and deep roots. Known for its unique pink paint on the walls and trophy animals hanging on the walls - it's a local favorite for sure. One of the kitschy things about this place is every table has a mini lazy Susan! read more

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Had a fantastic breakfast at Neal's! First time here and definitely not disappointed! The service was excellent as all the work staff were very accommodating. The ambiance is warm and friendly! Our waitress made sure we were well taken care of and it was greatly appreciated. The gentleman who cashed us out was so nice to us as well. Will definitely be back!! read more

Neal's Cafe - Nice shirt from Neal's! - Diners Near Me - Springdale, Arkansas

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Solid food from a Springdale establishment. Catfish was lightly breaded but heavy on taste. Okra was divine and hubby loved his Salisbury steak. Service was great and it had an old school diner appeal to it. Don't miss this not so hidden gem in Springdale. read more

Neal's Cafe - Saturday night Salisbury steak special - Diners Near Me - Springdale, Arkansas

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I have always loved eating at Neal's. On Father's Day, my family went there to eat. (5 of us) My mom and her friend ordered a grill cheese and BLT. I had a hamburger and fries, nephew and niece had chicken fried chicken. 5 drinks. Our bill was $154.20. I got home and looked it up, because I thought that is extremely high. I looked up the pricing online menu and I was overcharged $60. They close early on Sunday, closed on Monday so I called first thing Tuesday morning. Mr. Neal was so mean to me on the phone about it. I tried to explain to him, but he didn't want to hear it and told me it was expensive to eat out. Well, I doubt a grill cheese and chips and a BLT and chips is $30 a person. I am so disappointed and he also told me I shouldn't have waited so long. I will not be going back and encourage everyone to make sure you add the totals up before paying. read more

Service was great. The staff was very friendly. My Chicken Pot Pie was a disappointment. It had little to no seasoning and too much chicken. It was not a Southern Style dish. read more

The service was very good. They have always had sweet waitresses. I have been going for 25 years. They have a wide variety of food and specials but the prices have gotten way out of line. The average lunch with tip is over $20.00. I got a hot roast beef sandwich with beans, fried okra and French fries no beverage and my son got the same and with tip. Almost $42.00. That should have been half that much. The quantity of the beef was small. The French fries and okra were plentiful. I'm going back for all you can eat cat fish tonight. We will see. The food is good not great. They seem to think they can demand the higher prices. What concerns me is that most of the crowd was older and most likely on Social Security. It won't go very far with those prices. Just my 2 cents. It is an old diner. Nothing fancy at all. Pretty clean. Working class establishment. read more

Yes...its the very best cafe in NWA. The food, service and staff are the best. Meals and desserts(pies) cant be beat. Go there, you won't be disappointed. read more

This is one of the last great American cafés remaining in the area. Extremely fast and kind service with excellent, traditional meals and recipes. I recommend getting Don's BLT. read more

A tasty but small BLT is $10.49 and comes with no sides. My granddaughter had a coke and I had water. We ordered mashed potatoes and gravy, and a side salad. The gravy smelled and tasted like it had a chemical in it. We sent those back. After the potatoes were taken off the bill, it was $36 for 2 sandwiches, 2 very small salads, and one drink. I used to go there a lot 35 years ago and back then it WAS great food and a great value. read more

Had lunch here when passing through. Trip Advisor has this place rated as the best cafe in town and said it is known for its fried chicken. All of our food, including the chicken was extremely overpriced and very bland. Waitress was ok but not great. She was friendly but never really checked on us until the very end. read more

Great service, personable staff. lots of food, I couldn't finish half of it. Will be back .

I rate this a two because of the treatment I got, not the food, which is good. When I went to check out, with my unrecognizable ticket, the cashier said, "$61.00 please. Then he backtracked and said, "Oh I better not I'll get in trouble. "$42.40". In other words he would have ripped me off for $20 if he had not had second thoughts. Watch your back here. read more

Great food great staff. Nice old style restaurant.Good food and great service. Nice staff nice old style restaurants.

First time to eat at Neal's and will be the last. We went for lunch (maybe breakfast is better). Everything is WAY overpriced!!! They charge $2 for a shared plate and also have a fee for using a credit card. $8.99 for a cup of pinto beans and a piece of cornbread, $15.99 for a cup of chicken & dumplings, SMALL sides of fried squash and canned corn. Food was mediocre. Don't waste your time or money!!! read more

Neal's Cafe is family owned. Tasty home-style food. Attentive wait staff. Eclectic mix of friendly diners! read more

Neal's Cafe - Street view - Diners Near Me - Springdale, Arkansas

It's says that I need 85 characters to post this review. I have been spoiled by my grandmothers and mom's food. This isn't it. It's like a Mexican going to a Tex mex restaurant read more

Neal's deserves respect. It's been around for decades. The pink interior lodge decor & the fireplaces are outstanding. But of course, the food takes centerstage - home cooking with just about any entrée, side, or dessert that you could hope for. Fried chicken, meatloaf, hamburgers, homemade pie with mile high meringue, and, the staff is so friendly and courteous! You won't be disappointed with breakfast, lunch or dinner. Neals is truly an institution in Northwest Arkansas. read more

Are here for first time. Had the Small portion chicken breast with 2 sides. Fried chicken was juicy and tasty, my sides fried okra and greens. I asked for mashed potatoes but they had ran out before we got there. Understandable since we got there about 40 minutes before closing time. For a small portion plate there was still a lot of food. We didn't try the pie as we were full. Nice small old school diner. read more

Neal's Cafe opened in 1944 - this place is a gem in Springdale. This place is clean with a great, attentive and friendly staff. The food is really good. Give it a try next time you're looking for a good home cooked meal. read more

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Fantastic long time locally owned family restaurant. Great for small groups. Wonderful breakfast, great burgers and OH MY, the pies!!!!!

Great home cooking!! Service is excellent. Best biscuits and gravy I have had. Will eat here when in NWA.

This is one of the great diners from yesteryear existing in todays marketplace. There's almost nothing that isn't wonderful. I recently had the chicken dinner w mashed potatoes with cream gravy, fried squash and apple salad. And a roll! My wife had been craving chicken livers and she had the same sides as I did. Both meals were , as always, were great. I like all dark chicken and the thigh and legs were devoured without leaving any leftover meat. My wife enjoyed the crunch but the softness of the livers. Neal's never disappoints! read more

3-23-25 Let's just dive in. I have been in there a few times in the past few months. My first visit, the breakfast was good (5*), the lady performing the service seemed agitated, but we are all human (2*). I really like the atmosphere as I am an aging man, and I really just want to enjoy my breakfast with limited interruptions (4*). The next visit was 4-5* all the way. Different waitress who actually cared, good food and the visit was a pleasure. Last Friday (3-21-25) I popped in for some breakfast. The waitress was the same one I had the first time. She seemed better this time. She explained the special. A couple of eggs, bacon, toast and hashbrowns for $8.99. I said, I will take it. Please add a side of sausage. Upon arrival, the hashbrowns were undercooked and the bacon was absolutely flavorless. I thought well, some days are diamonds and some are dust. It's a fluke. I received my ticket and when I was done, I went up front to pay. The bill was $20 (19.86 I believe). Now, how did a cup of coffee, the special and a side of sausage turn out to be $20. It was as if she scratched the special that I informed her I wanted and tallied the ticket up in a different manner. No BS here. Every time I am in there, I have paid at least 75% of the bill again in a tip (I literally enter in my own. I don't just hit the standard button that comes up on the card reader). So, it was not the $20 that is the issue today, it was the food and the principal. If you tell me that the special is $8.99 then I expect it to be honored. If there is a surcharge on the eggs, then add that in and tell me that the surcharge is being met or that it is not and will cost extra with the stated price (not just a sign at the door, be transparent not deceptive). I have recorded a 3* rating to balance out my 3 visits. Today was a 1 on the food, a 1 on the service and a 4 on the ambiance as it was still enjoyable in the building. I have never had dinner in the restaurant, so my review is limited to just the breakfast. If you are reading this, please ask your waitress to be clear about the SPECIAL...It may surprise your wallet. I will go down the road or to a fast-food chain or go hungry be patronizing the establishment again. It's about integrity.... read more

This place is just phenomenal. I'm going to start with the customer service first which caught me off guard. When we first walked in, a waitress yelled "Anywhere" at us. I didn't realize she was talking to us though, so she yelled it even louder and she seemed kind of mean. I really felt like it was such a rude way to seat us. We sat down and it took our actual waitress who was different from the one who greeted us about 5 min to come get our drinks. She was so nice tho and very helpful and attentive once she got to us. Now the food which is exactly why this is getting a 5 star from me. It really is just unbeatable southern cooking. And they have so many southern cooking options. A rarity here as the entire city becomes gentrified. I attached pictures of their menu, but when my food came, I dived in and didn't get any pictures. Sorry. It was too good to wait another second. I ordered the chicken fried chicken with white country gravy and mashed potatoes and fried okra and it came with dinner rolls. I'm talking Cracker Barrel but authentic! Like real. And not a chain. It's a small local business that you can support! Which makes it even better! 10/10, I just cannot recommend Neils enough. A must. read more

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Serious home cooking. Seat yourself. Servers help each other out. Priorities are making sure you order, get your food and like it and have full drinks -basic. Too busy for chitchat! Chicken tasted Exactly like my moms that was in a cast iron skillet. Mashed potatoes are homemade and home mashed. If you don't like a few potato pieces in your mashed potatoes, don't order! Everything fried was spot on. Large variable list of sides. The pies are not over sweet and the blueberry nut was a mashed blueberry and very tasty. I loved the wood stoves in the fireplaces that provided warmth and ambiance. Really enjoyed and highly recommend this popular spot. read more

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The food is absolutely amazing! The service was 10/10. I love the home feeling that the restaurant gives! We will definitely be going back!

DO NOT. I REPEAT DO NOT EAT AT NEALS IN SPRINGDALE. some of the most overpriced garbage food I've ever eaten. 26 bucks for a burger (only served well done) with fries (crinkle cut from walmart) and a single sad kraft grilled cheese... the place serves bowling alley level food. DO NOT EAT HERE. GIVE YOUR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. read more

So we were caught in the weather and decided to stop and wait out the rain. A local from a surrounding business suggested it. Just a diner. Nothing special about the food. Atmosphere is very dated and the service was just okay. read more

Neal's Cafe - Saturday special - Diners Near Me - Springdale, Arkansas

This is place is a legend! Home cooked food, done right! The staff is friendly and provide great service. It is where you want to go to get that comfort food that you have been craving! read more

If I could go lower I would. Had 2 small chef's salads and water. With tip $32. And the salads were TERRIBLE. Another person with us had the BLT, fries and a soda. $22 without tip. And the food was awful. read more

I was craving Fried chicken when visiting a friend. She said she had heard great things about Neals. But we had to rush, they CLOSE at 7:30pm on a Friday night! (We we're only in town one night). Friendly service, we all got fried chicken (except one). It was outstanding, moist, great crunch and crust on fried part. We were all happy. I enjoyed my salad and fries. The fried okra and jalapeños got rave reviews also! Will return when in town! read more

Neal's Cafe - Grilled chicken dinner with fries, salad, and mashed potatoes - Diners Near Me - Springdale, Arkansas

French toast has no batter at all. Hash browns were undercooked and had no flavor. Prices are a little high. Will not be back.

Neal's Cafe is a local treasure. First time I went was when I was 5 years old with my grandma. The place hasn't changed and for all the right reasons. The staff was incredible and the atmosphere felt like home. With all of that said it was an amazing breakfast and I'm so happy to still be able to eat here and share the place with ones I love. Give them a try and you shouldn't leave hungry. Oh and ever need a real pie?? No other place needed. read more

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We were looking g for a place to eat with good food and good service. We did not have to wait for a table. The staff were friendly and happy. Thsnk you for good food and great service. read more

This is hands down the best home cooking in the world! Everything is homemade and delicious. Quality ingredients, amazing friendly service and fun atmosphere make this a go to place when you want comfort food. Chicken fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and cornbread are my favorites along with any flavor of pie. Love this place! read more

Good food, large portions and waitress was EXCELLENT. Real down home, large menu. Highly recommend.

Food was ok. Much too expensive for regular cafe type food. The ambience is old and tired. We went out of our way to eat there based on an article we read in Arkansas Living magazine. Won't go back. read more