Riverside Cafe

What went well?? EVERYTHING!! I've been in town to see my daughter for a little over a month…read more Everyday my daughter wants to come here for breakfast!! I have had the bacon, scrambled eggs with cheese, sausage links, French toast, pancakes, oatmeal with brown sugar and cream, the BBQ Burger, potato soup (better than my mom's), and iced tea. Everything is absolutely delicious!! Not one complaint!! The waitresses are so friendly, the bus boys are so polite and their hair cuts are amazing by the way! The service is so quick and the food is always fresh and delicious. It's hard to even decide what to order!! Thanks to the owner, the cooks, the waitresses, servers, hostesses, and bus boys!! This is exactly how things should be!!

We had an overall enjoyable and quick meal here today. There was a snafu with our reservation, but…read morethey quickly made up for it and got us a table when we explained. The table ordered a variety of items; grilled cheese, BLT, gyro, and chicken and waffles. Everyone was happy with their food. The only negative was the water tasted a bit odd like the dispenser maybe needs cleaned..

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Timbers Lounge

4.2(20 reviews)

0.4 mi

Great tenderloins and great service. Worth a try for carry out or dine in. No kids though since…read moreit's a bar

Doesn't get better than this, best dive bar in Muncie. By a long shot…read more Good food, good service, good atmosphere. And a badass Paul Bunyan statch. 10/10

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The timbers man. The statue has a long history in Muncie

Sunshine Cafe

3.9(92 reviews)

2.3 mi

Delicious food and drinks and the service is good. The building is old and needs updated, but, it…read moreseems clean.

While the food here is excellent the service is completely horrible. They brought my wife's food…read moreand my food and when my wife asked if they can please darken the hash brown some more they side pick them up and took them to the kitchen. So my wife was there eating her eggs and her bacon and I was eating my eggs and after 10 minutes I asked one of the girls if the hash browns have been prepared properly as requested when we first ordered? Once again the waitress side went back and immediately picked up the same order of hash browns still not cooked as average requested. This is the type of service that they perform here is not acceptable. But one thing they do is ask you if you want to leave a tip for service. Getting a tip means you've done something right. In my opinion this whole thing was not correct. You pay for a meal you spend your money you ask for what you want you should get what you request. Not a real big fan of sunshine cafe. And I definitely do not recommend anyone coming here for meals. Even though the meals when they are properly repaired are pretty good it is completely offsetted by the horrible service provided.

Sunshine Cafe Window

Country Fried Steak and Baked Potato with Butter and Sour Cream

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Hot Chocolate

Vera Mae's Bistro

4.2(136 reviews)

1.4 mi

Somewhere off the culinary beaten path in downtown Muncie, a college town on a Tuesday night, sits…read morea refreshing few restaurants for adults. Among them is Vera Mae's Bistro. My hot girlfriend and I started out with a nice wine flight and a delicious tropical mule cocktail followed by varied appetizers, including a very good shrimp cocktail, succulent crab cake, and exceptional feta cheese wontons with homemade tzatziki sauce. The porchetta with fig sauce was tremendous as the daily special that was truly special. And the chicken marcona with a blackberry sauce is one of the house specialties as it should be. Our server, Marissa, was great, and the repurposed historic building and interior enhanced the experience.

Live music and great atmosphere, fancier place but plenty of people were wearing jeans, and the bar…read morewas definitely popular. For an appetizer we got the feta spinach wontons, and those alone make me want to go back. They were delicious. For entree's we got the baked Campanelle and the ribeye. The Campanelle was essentially a "grown up" macaroni and cheese, but who doesn't love that. It was the only vegetarian friendly entree on the menu besides the salads, and was my order by default. The server did not mention that the dish it came in is what it was cooked in, and I did burn myself. The ribeye was tender and juicy, but we wished the portion of the sides that came with were larger. The vegetable of the day was green beans, they were fresh and crisp. The soup of the day was chicken gumbo, and we loved the large pieces of chicken in it. It was very nicely seasoned. Our server was not as attentive as we had hoped, although it was not that busy tonight. We were out of water for the majority of the night, which was really needed after my basil lemon drop that was all basil and no lemon. Overall, the food will have us coming again, but maybe not regulars. Especially for the lack of service compared to the price point.

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Cammack Station

4.0(133 reviews)

4.7 mi

I was introduced to Cammack Station quite a few years ago before they added on the larger dining…read morearea. Was hooked from the first moment. Walking in is like walking into a museum of sorts. Gas station memorabilia alongside coke memorabilia etc. has you stepping back in time. Housed in what looks like an old gas station, this place drips of nostalgia. Ordering at the counter before being seated, we were waited on by a cheerful young woman who didn't make us feel rushed. It had been five years since we had last been, so we needed a refresher course. We ordered the Cammack Cheesy Jalapeño Burger on Texas toast each. Husband had loaded tots with cheese and chili and I opted for a side of onion rings. My mom had the pulled pork on Texas toast and onion rings. Dad had the breaded tenderloin with sweet potato fries. The food was phenomenal. The onion rings were fresh and plentiful. The tots were delicious. The burger? Spicy and extremely tasty! Everything was perfect. The marshmallow cokes just added to it all. Yum! Husband had the peanut butter explosion for dessert. Frozen custard, softened peanut butter, Reese's Pieces and peanut butter cups topped with cream and a cherry. A must try. I chose the one scoop sundae with hot fudge and peanuts. Excellent. While this restaurant may be a little out of the way, it is most definitely worth the trip! Highly recommend!

This place was a staple for me while I was in grad school at Ball state. I haven't been back for…read moreyears, but the food was just as good as I remembered it. I feel like the location has gotten an expansion and is larger, but the staff was kind. The food was good and the vibes are great. Didn't get any photos because I was soaking at the moment, but just now it was a great time.

Milkshake station!

Chicken Salad Sandwich

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Butterscotch Milkshake

Red Apple Cafe

4.0(51 reviews)

2.2 mi

Friendly staff, quick service. Food awesome. I have the red apple omelette with the sauce on the…read moreside, sourdough toast, and homemade potatoes

Great meal! Our server Alex was on it, with every aspect of our meal. Definitely a great choice for…read morebreakfast.

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Hot coffee with french vanilla cream

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There's the missing component !

Amazing Joe's Grill

4.3(305 reviews)

3.9 mi

It sits by the airport and has big windows to see the planes…read moreThe servers are all cheerful and competent They have a nice menu for food and drinks

Ate there last night. My first time since they moved out to the airport, I thought the prices were…read morehigher, but the food was good. Service was good and enjoyed watching the planes takeoff.

Ribeye Steak with baked potato and sweet potato fries.

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Dinner with an amazing view. Window seat!

12th Street Cafe

3.9(11 reviews)

2.7 mi

This is a good, cheap place for lunch. In and out in about half an hour…read more The decor isn't much (it's a diner after), but you're not expecting flowers on the table in this kind of place.

Great breakfasts and great service. Extremely clean and very reasonable prices. Large selection…read moreto choose from.

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Concannon's Bakery Cafe

4.3(189 reviews)

3.0 mi

The ambiance was great and inviting immediately felt the great vibes as soon as I walked in. The…read morecustomer service was amazing; friendly, knowledgeable and the team went out of their way to provide a great experience. It was my first time going as I am from Fort Wayne and do not live in Muncie. The doughnuts were melt in your mouth delicious and fresh.The prices were very reasonable as well. We got three mocha with almond milk, too.They were very, very good! I will definitely go back!

While I grew up on Concannons and it delicious, they use super refined ingredients. Whenever I eat…read moresweets, cakes or pastries here, I am immediately congested, start sneezing and or feel sick to stomach. I don't know if it's cheap overly refined sugar or cheap overly bleached flour. But there's something to it. The flavor is there, but I can't breathe afterwards and my body shuts down. It's hardly organic or clean. Wish the would fix this, cause I'd love to suooort local and I'm willing to pay more. I only eat their food when my family buys. But I wouldn't buying my own because I feel congested, fat, exhausted after eating.

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IHOP

2.8(57 reviews)

2.6 mi

Food and service was fast and good. This location used to take forever whether it was busy or slow…read moreso it has greatly improved. Christine was the best server we have had in ages. She was fast polite and always checked on us just before we needed her.

Everything was fantastic at this location. The waitress was awesome, the food was brought to us…read morepromptly, the food was terrific and the restaurant was clean. Everyone was kind and respectful.

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Scott R.

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5 years ago

I had the "all you can eat" fish. It was wonderful. Very attentive wait staff.

Cathy C.

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4 years ago

excellant food and outstanding service love this place

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