Went on Sunday morning, basically because we couldn't find much else open at the time we were looking for breakfast. I was pleasantly surprised and glad we went! Cute little place that was close to the hotel we stayed at. Everything looked new and clean. I had the beef fajita omelet which was tasty and very large. One child had the half omelet with two eggs, the other had a half biscuit and gravy and both ate them so thats a good sign with kids! My sister in law had the combo breakfast and I tried her pancakes and thought they were very tasty. Quick service, clean place, lots of options for food. read more

Sgt. Pepper's Cafe - Steak fajita omelet, side of corned beef hash and wheat toast. Yum - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Their breakfast food never leaves you needing more. All the portions are amazing. Waitresses/waiters are amazing. Little overwhelmed an might forget something in the mess of trying to make all the customers happy. But hands down my favorite place to come an eat breakfast. Cant wait to come back read more

For the price of the food it wasn't worth it. The coffee came out bland, the skillet was very oily, and the flavors were lackluster. The pancakes on the other hand were very good. Wish it came out better. read more

We should have left when the server who took our drink order couldn't remember we both ordered water. It went down hill from there. Twice we heard them try to deliver the wrong drinks to the table behind us. And even after telling them again we just ordered water they tried to serve us someone else's tea. When our food was delivered, my plate had the wrong sandwich on it. They took the sandwich away and left me the onion rings. 15 minutes later, after my onion rings were cold , they delivered my new sandwich and it still was not correct. I had to ask for a menu so I could show them what was missing from the sandwich. When we went to pay our check it rang up higher then what was on the ticket they gave us. When we pointed it out they took it to the kitchen and came back with a new ticket to match the higher price! read more

Stopped here on the way to St.Louis because I saw a blurb about it on Facebook. Really, don't waste your time. It's just a little restaurant that threw a bunch of Beatles pictures on the wall. They played a regular radio station- NO Beatles music. Duh. The food was just average, but the coffee was a joke. Dirty water. Must have rebrewed the same grounds 3 or 4 times. Will I recommend or be back? Hell No. read more

Sgt. P's is very close to my work and makes for an excellent lunch. The atmosphere is that of a diner but not over the top with decorations. The environment has always been clean when I've gone. Food is almost always cooked just right and my order has never been wrong. I usually stick with their Breakfast Shoe or Buffalo Chicken Pony Shoe. The horseshoe portions are enormous so I usually stick with a Pony Shoe and still come out feeling like I ate too much. The cheese sauce is great both the spicy and regular. Sgt. P's can get pretty crowded over lunch or in the early morning during breakfast. I highly recommend this place if you're looking for normal diner food with a clean atmosphere. read more

High cost for poor food and Service. My husband had to use the men's Restroom and he said it was filthy! Don't waste your time or money

I've been here once and tried their breakfast horseshoe. Great taste and a good value. Everyone else in our party got traditional horseshoes and they were just as pleased. This is a great option for anyone not wanting to spend a bunch or wait forever for food. read more

I haven't been there in a couple of years but the experiences I've had weren't very good. The service was great they were very kind and nice to my family and I. But the breakfast is just terrible, the eggs tasted like they had chemicals in them The food wasn't my favorite. read more

Decent for the price and for a quick breakfast while traveling. Waffles and coffee were fantastic, eggs were crumbly and a little lackluster, bacon was too crispy for my tastes. read more

Sgt. Pepper's Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Food was pretty good, excellent fries and wrap. Service meh. Not playing the Beatles in a Beatles themed restaurant is an interesting choice. Not a lot of memorabilia either. read more

Absolutely terrible! Waited 30 minutes for a breakfast we didn't eat. Ordered half a waffle, bacon and poached eggs. After 30 minutes they had the nerve to tell me that poached eggs take longer and it'd still be an extra 4 minutes. Screw that! The only thing we did have was watered down coffee...Do not come here! read more

Cool little restaurant. Ambiance had the feel of a small Diner. I was recommended the pony shoe which is a popular dish in Springfield. It was interesting but did have a decent flavor. It was bread, hamburger, which you can choose what type of meat you would like top with fries and a white sauce cheese. Customer service was average. Overall decent experience just an average Cafe. I would recommend it. read more

Sgt. Pepper's Cafe - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

I was in Springfield with some friends one weekend and was heading home from Springfield and saw Sgt Peppers Cafe served breakfast. I figured it would be a good choice instead of McDonald or the typical fast food. We all ordered the typical breakfast (2 eggs, 2 bacon, 2 pancakes, etc) and split an extra large cinnamon roll, which was awesome! I kinda wanted to try the breakfast horseshoe and was kinda disappointed that I didnt however I just recenlty learned that 2 more Sgt Pepper Cafes have opened in Edwardsville, IL and Alton, IL and plan on going back since thats much closer to home. read more

I've had breakfast here a couple of times and have really enjoyed the experience. The food was simple but tastefully done. There's not a whole lot a person can say about eggs and sausage but this place somehow makes it taste good. Their service is excellent and the atmosphere is pleasant and comforting. read more

Breakfast is their strong suit here--perfect bacon, fluffy, well-cooked eggs and delicious pancakes! Our waitress was also great--friendly and efficient without hovering. We will be back soon for more breakfast at lunch time, which has always been one of our favorites. Apparently word is getting out that the food here is improving as the place was almost totally full--we got 2nd to last table! It's not a real big restaurant but they sure can make bacon! read more

Fast efficient service. Clean. Had my first horseshoe here passing through on my regular trip between KC and Chicago. Good but not great. had the ham with spicy white cheese sauce. Too many fries for me. I'll probably try at least one more before I move to somewhere else. This location is perfectly on my route. read more

Opens at 6 AM didn't get my breakfast till 645 no apologies cook didn't show up till about 635

I left without being waited on for 15 minutes. I would rate as bad service, but technically received no service.

their carbonation to high fructose corn syrup of Pepsi is impeccable! additionally my bestfriend Trenton Michael Moore, seems to believe that their water God's tear drops. read more

Service was poor. It was more than just slow. The server kept walking by our table without bringing us the water that we ordered. We were charged too much for a side chili and the horseshoe we ordered didn't include all of the ingredients. The bowl of chili was small but excellent. The white cheese sauce on the shoe was also very good; but, the steak on the shoe was hard to find and chewy. Darcy's Pint has much better shoes. read more

Food was bland/so so. The servers were not very attentive. I wouldn't recommend and probably won't go back, sadly.

This place as close to the worst service I've ever experienced. We were skipped over for seating and when we said something they just laughed and said oh well. I understand that it was Sunday morning but a 40 minute wait for seating when I could see multiple open tables is unacceptable. It also took forever to get our food and not once did we have our drinks refilled. After all of that to get the mediocre food and my fries were cold but boy are they proud of their food with those prices geez. I'll never go there again and if you value your time or just enjoy good inexpensive food then you shouldn't either. read more

I have been going to Sgt. Peppers every weekend with my friends for a year due to the Beatles theme, but in that time I have seen the manager fly off the handle several times at different people. Last week we found our typical waitress stopped working there. When they told us we asked if she was let go (as most people might). When I was leaving my friends went to the car and I went down the hall to the restroom, it was then the owner came out talking tuff about how its none of our buisness and we probably tipped our new waitress bad and we should shut up. He didn't realize I was around the corner, but it shows the typically cowardly behavior he will give you. I personally like the people and the other stores may be good, but don't trust the Springfield store because they don't care about customers. read more

This was our first time here and after reading some of the reviews we were sceptical. We were warmly greeted at The door, sat in a booth, and our server came right over with a smile and a cheerful demeanor. We ordered our drinks while looking at the menu. We both decided on pony shoes. I got the steak fajita pony shoe with a mix of cheese and my husband ordered a Philly Steak with white cheese. He ordered a side salad and I ordered a bowl of soup which happened to be unstuffed pepper soup. It was GOOD!!!! Our pony shoes came shortly after and they were amazing!!!! We will definitely be back!!!! read more

Wasn't impressed and probably won't come back. When we sat down our table and seats were wet, resulting in wet clothes. The service is slow, the waitresses lack customer service and personality. The food wasn't anything special. My husband has a buffalo salad, I had bbq nachos and neither were anything to hoop'n holler about. The chicken on his salad were like big nugget/boneless wings piled on top. My bbq nachos has ground chicken, which wasn't appetizing and the bbq was really sweet. 2 sprites, 2 meals- $28. Not worth it at all. read more

Love this place fire breakfast. Their breakfast horseshoe is delicious with some fantastic spicy white cheese. It can be a life saver after a long night. read more

What a rip-off. Breakfast was $3.99, my wife ordered egg whites, was not told there was an extra charge. The additional charge was $3.97?!?! Never going back! read more

Sgt. Peppers is always good for a Sunday brunch. Sometimes the food is inconsistent though. The prices are reasonable and the staff is always nice. I would recommend coming here for lunch as well. read more

So I used doordash for the first time and ordered Sgt Pepper's Cafe. When the driver got here she apologized and said that when she got to Sgt Pepper's the order wasn't even done and she had to wait. No big deal, I get it, restaurants get busy. Anyway she leaves and I open my ponyshoe and it doesn't have any cheese on it. There's no cheese in a side container in the bar either. I go up to Sgt Pepper's totally defeating the convenience of using doordash to get my order made the right way and the owner wants to just put cheese sauce on my old cold food. I tell him I'd like it to be remade and he gets an attitude with me but he remakes it anyway. They said that the order said no cheese so I show them my order receipt and they admit that they entered the order incorrectly. While I was waiting for my food I was talking to one of the waitresses and she was telling people as they were coming in that there would be about an hour wait, not because the dining room was full, but because the kitchen was backed up. She then told me that there was a couple in the dining room that has been waiting for their food for 2 hours. She explained that the cook(owner) only worries about getting the drive thru food out because he hands them their food and has to deal with them but that he isn't concerned with getting food out to people in the dining room because he doesn't have to deal with them which explains why my order wasn't ready when the doordash lady arrived to pick it up. When they get my food made and hand it to me I ask if they can give me a free shoe in the future due to their mistake and they say I should take it up with doordash. I reminded them that they just admitted fault and that it doesn't have anything to do with doordash and they respond, "we don't really comp food here". So the convenience of doordash went to shit because Sgt Pepper's isn't worth a damn. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time or money with these people. read more

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I have recently discovered St. Peppers Cafe. It is a great alternative to the drive through at McDonalds. I get 2 eggs-2 pancakes-2 sausage for $4. Kids split it. Tonight I asked for chocolate chips in the pancakes. After I paid for it via debit card, I didn't get a receipt, I asked how much it was. $3.18 was added to 2 orders, (not including tax) just for the chocolate chips. Are you serious? That is a bit ridiculous for @ 30 chocolate chips, total Common' , I like this joint but seriously feel like I have been robbed. Just say no to chocolate chips. My husband say, just say no to getting ripped off and places that rip you off. read more

Perfect hash browns. I can't say more than that! Good eggs and the cranberry French toast was a nice change. However, the hash browns knocked it out. Perfect crisp,shreds read more

I usually come here a lot with my boyfriend and have no issues with staff. But today I have waited 30 minutes for a waitress to even acknowledge i was there. Even after the waitress came by to take my order she was rude and just all around unpleasant. The food here is nothing special but perfect for lunch. Just plan on being here for awhile. I ordered a ceaser chicken wrap with regular fries. It was average. read more

Service is really slow and the food wasn't hot when delivered to the table. Would not come back for the lunch. Maybe the breakfast is better??? read more

I'm disappointed this food was soggy we had to wait an hour for our food and the lady talked back to us but...the food wasn't that bad

Great decor, Beatles heaven. The servers were friendly and efficient, not bothersome. I had the chili, it tasted home made with chunks of tomato and great flavor. not over seasoned. My dining partner had chicken strip pony shoe, as big as most full horseshoes. food arrived quickly and prices were reasonable read more

As a fan of both the Beatles and diner food, I try to get to Sgt. Pepper's as often as I can. Their horseshoe is one of the very best in town and can be ordered with spicy white or mellow yellow cheese (or both). Their nachos are divine. Their pork tenderloin sandwich is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside -- just the way I like it. They make a killer waffle with strawberries and the perfect BLT with a hefty pile of bacon. The waitstaff has been quirky at times, but usually efficient, friendly young folks. I do miss seeing the owner in the kitchen (he was there for decades, but absent recently?), but I still enjoy visiting quite frequently. read more

I've passed signs for the cafe at the exit a number of times; finally able to stop. This was absolutely worth stopping for. I can't wait for my next opportunity to stop in. read more

Went for breakfast today with a friend, first time for both of us. Saw only one waitress working the full hour we were there from the time we sat down until we left, which was the start of lunch time. One bus boy was trying to keep up with cleaning tables off, think maybe two of each would have provided better service so people wouldn't have to wait long for their order or a clean table to sit at. Breakfast was good, not anything outstanding. I had cinnamon apple oatmeal, sour dough toast and a side of bacon. I will come back again to try lunch or dinner and see if service is better, maybe just caught them when they were short staffed. read more

ALL of the food came out luke warm and had to be reheated after a long wait for service. Perhaps they need more servers.. They did not accommodate me for the dissatisfaction. Most restaurants will offer you something when you are displeased. One of the worse things for me was the shredded iceberg lettuce for the side salad.. Really hated that - don't order it. Guess I won't go back. read more