We got in to the restaurant and was seated right away drinks came right after that and our order came in about 5 minutes. That was so fast. I had a skillet but it was awesome. The restaurant was humming with conversations and laughter which is a great start to the day. My food was great, coffee was good also. The waitress was on point, made sure we were taken care of perfectly. Was a great experience to kick the day off. read more

It was okay. Waitress was nice. Ordered was incorrect but fixed. My Chicken had some drizzle, not fond of. No Malt in Malted Milk Shake, but ok. Waiter hardly spoke English. Not sure I want to come back. Sorry Just not Welcoming to me. read more

Sparta Family Restaurant - Cheeseburger & Frys Chicken Bacon Cheese Sandwich & Green Pepper Soup - American Near Me - Sparta, Wisconsin

Sparta family restaurant is right off the highway easy access. We had chicken stirfry which was very good. Our waitress was amazing. Her name was Vanessa was very friendly asked her what was good and she advised us of choices. She was funny and personable. For a young girl to have three waitressing jobs and a bartending job she had amazing work ethics. I would hire her in a heartbeat. read more

Visited Sparta restaurant on Memorial Day and they did not disappoint. For starters them being open was amazing and the prices are very affordable. Upon entering we were promptly greeted and sat. We had a fantastic server that ensure we were taken care of although it wasn't busy due to the holiday. I had the breasted chicken and upgraded to white meat only, and broccoli. For the starter I had a salad and it was just very basic nothing to highlight, I maybe could have gotten an alternative dressing to make it better. The broccoli also wasn't anything to rave about unfortunately either. However the chicken and fries were extremely delicious and filling. Overall I'd definitely go back and would highly recommend this spot. I'd recommend not upgrading to broccoli though and trying a different dressing than the balsamic vinaigrette. read more

Strike 3!!!! Ok...my review went up another star. Food was very good! Place was nice and clean. Music at an acceptable level Server was friendly and efficient Only "glitches".....I ordered a CHEESEburger, came without cheese( it was listed correctly on bill) The chocolate MALT I ordered came as a shake, without MALT powder. The wife's chicken was loaded with grizzle....yuk. Guess third time is the charm. We will try one of the other places to eat in Sparta instead of trying this place again....no attention to detail. read more

Everything. Great service, really good food and the prices aren't bad. Can't ask for more .

Portions were good food tasted good service was great and prices good definitely going back

The food was amazing!! It was a packed Saturday morning, but after a short wait, they sat us at our table. The service was great and everyone was so nice. We all got the cinnamon swirl French toast which was so delicious!! I cannot recommend this place enough. read more

Food and service is great except for if your a decaf drinker, I always have to ask for a fresh cup and refills. Comfy setting. One of my go to places....Check it out! read more

Definitely the best spot for breakfast lunch and diner in Sparta. A family owned restaurant with great customer service. The place gets pretty packed on Sundays and I don't blame them. Most of the food here has been freshly prepared and always hit the spot for myself and the rest of my coworkers. My favorite has been the house breakfast skillet. It will definitely hold you up for a long time. Portion sizes are very big, especially the country's fried steak! which is one of the favorites in my group. Ample parking, cheap prices, fast service...you'll be ready to take a nap by the end of your meal. read more

Sparta Family Restaurant - House scramble - American Near Me - Sparta, Wisconsin

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3.5 stars. The food here isn't bad. Invited my Soldiers and ordered the liver and onions and myself with cheese curds for everyone. I enjoyed the atmosphere-it's an older crowd. Really spacious restaurant and wanted to try some of the pies but was so full after my meal! They told me that you've got to eat the pie first before the meal as it's a common thing that everyone gets full after their meal. read more

Wonderful little restaurant that can bring you back in time. Traditional options and good quality food. Customer service was excellent and the whole experience reminded me of my childhood in the '60's. Great prices too. We all ordered breakfast items and we all very happy with our choices. From biscuits and gravy to their wonderful cinnamon French toast, all were delicious, enjoyed and devoured. read more

Delicious traditional American food at great prices!!! Service was amazing. This is one of those family down home restaurants. read more

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I was in the mood for a good old fashioned breakfast joint and I was not disappointed. The chicken fried steak was awesome, and a lot of food for 9.99. Came with toast, eggs and hash browns. Service was prompt and friendly. read more

Sparta Family Restaurant - Chicken Fried Steak - American Near Me - Sparta, Wisconsin

Fabulous food and service! Stuffed french toast was beyond delicious! Servers super friendly. Would have given 4 stars but sink didn't work in the bathroom and the only response from staff was oh ya the plumber was called. Several people walked out with hands full of soap. Wonder how many people walked out not even washing their hands. Hmmmm. Assuming problem fixed by now. read more

Good food at a reasonable price. Its a great option for a large family or group if you have a team event in the area. Great breakfast, the benedicts are fantastic. read more

We went here for dinner Saturday night. Had the western omelette. Others had the French toast and eggs. All were good

I love this place! We are just here for the night so came for dinner and plan on breakfast too! I had the broasted chicken (fantastic) and hubs had the chopped steak. Very good food and service from Heather was so great. Cute clean place. read more

Clean restaurant. Fast service. Decent food. Small portions, but the prices were fair for what we got. Small town stop with mostly older customer base. We stopped while passing through. Won't go out of my way to eat there again, but it's not a loss if you're looking to sit down and get away from typical fast food while traveling. read more

This restaurant has it all, from breakfast to lunch to supper meals. They have what seems like any cuisine , from pancakes to many sandwiches , to steak meals , to Italian dishes , to even gyros ! The staff have always been very helpful and kind. It's like a small hometown datura the with the menu selection a a large restaurant. Oh and the deserts are amazing !! If your in the area you have to stop by ! read more

Sparta Family Restaurant - The checked Alfredo with broccoli - American Near Me - Sparta, Wisconsin

Decent food and service, pretty much all of the time. The ambiance is just like any other family restaurant.

The food was very good. The restaurant was clean and very well run. I in fact received a free piece of pie for my birthday from the Manager ( maybe owner ). The big negative for us was that our waitress was clearly not happy that my wife is Asian. She was engaging with all other guests. She just abandoned our table. First time we experienced something like that in our 37 years of marriage. I wish we never had her for a waitress. I would have highly recommend it. read more

Every one was great and food was delicious. I had the country fried steak, vegetables and mashed potatoes.

This Family Restaurant we find amazing. They have a wide-ranging menu; the food always comes out hot and almost always quickly. If there is a problem, they make it right. Whether you have a large group or need seating for two, they can accommodate you. My husband travels all over the state and has been to many family restaurants and rates the Sparta Family Restaurant number one. read more

It was a Friday night and they were busy but the fish was hot, the service fast and good. Plenty of help, and everyone worked well together. They had plenty of choices and everything we tried was good. The soups were hot and well seasoned. The pork chop dinner was well cooked and not dry. Overall, a great experience and convenient as it was right off of the interstate. We will be back when we are in the area. read more

Normally we have pretty good service and their breakfasts are yummy but the last two times we've went I ordered salads and both times the lettuce was sub par. Wilted and brown. Not appetizing at all! Came here again (year later)....salad is still wilted. Big surprise. Not sure what the issue is. It's July. Getting good produce shouldn't be that hard. read more

Sparta Family Restaurant - Lettuce I had to remove from my salad just so I could eat some of it. - American Near Me - Sparta, Wisconsin

It was incredible that this restaurant was packed on a Saturday mid-afternoon. I had heard it was the best restaurant in town, and by the number of people there it must be! Service was quite fast for how many people were there. The waitress brought warm, fresh, homemade bread and spread - it was SO GOOD and definitely homemade. I opted for the baked cod and side of mashed potatoes and vegetable. My portion was generous. The cod was cooked to perfection. The mashed potatoes were topped with a delicious gravy, and the corn was cooked to a point where it tasted like it was taken off the cob and not swimming in butter. The service was great and we didn't feel rushed. Prices were extremely valuable. The atmosphere is that of a Perkins or Country Kitchen, but the food is MUCH better. Now I know why this restaurant, which is located off the freeway and near a hotel, is so busy ;) read more

I've been going to the Family Restaurant my whole life and it's really never done me wrong. Even when they're crazy busy, which can be often, service is quick & food is good. I change up what I get often, their chicken tenders are always fantastic & I love the Alaskan Waffle for breakfast. Everything is definitely great for the prices. I recommend stopping in as they have a huge selection of different dishes & you'll likely be pleased. read more

Good family restaurant with big portions and cheap prices. We walked over from our hotel in the same parking lot. I had the pork chop, which was bone in a flame grilled, which I was not expecting. Salad left a lot to be desired, so I recommend soup if you're having dinner here. Our bill came to $20 for two full meals, so I don't have much to complain about.... besides slow service, but I believe that was a miscommunication between servers as to who had our table. Nice diner. read more

Fantastic and inexpensive diner. Very clean. Tried a menu w cinnamon toast, and loved it. I wish I had known this dinner. Hole in the wall!!

Food did not live up to the reviews we had read. It was bland and overcooked. My order was incorrect but I would rather not complain, so I left it as is. The beer batter fish tasted fine, but it was not crispy and could have used more seasoning. Every thing tasted like it came out of a can. The bread basket was 2 slices of wheat bread and 5 packets of crackers. For what dining is available here I guess it would be acceptable. read more

We must have arrived on a very bad day, or perhaps there has been a radical changing of the guard. I just can't comprehend such a reversal of such a history of good experiences. Yesterday was an offensive disappointment and a waste of our time. We arrived expecting the usual ambiance, speed of service, friendliness, competence, preparedness and attention to detail. I already knew what I wanted to order, and my wife had an order in mind as well. We stood and waited in a nearly empty restaurant while one waitress randomly and PARTIALLY cleared and cleaned dirty tables and another actually waited on seated customers. In all the years I've been eating here, from time to time, I'd never seen this one waitress that was bussing. I have NEVER seen such scatterbrained incompetence in bussing tables either, and I moonlighted in food service for 20 years besides my management years. There were racks in part of the dining room that made it look more like a work area than a dining room. Most of the guests (few though there were) looked perturbed. They're NEVER unhappy. I didn't know what to expect and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Was this a sick joke or what? We stood there for about five minutes, during which not one table was completely cleared and cleaned, including the one that this skittery, scampering waitress, who acted like a first-day rookie, brought us to. There was still spilled water on the table, no napkins, no silverware, and we ordered coffee and orange juice as we sat down, hoping to reduce the wait. The waitress acted like we were a burden and an interruption of her more important work.She was rude, terse and unaware of her surroundings and options.The coffee she brought (and spilled) was unsatisfactory but was okay with cream (I am a black-coffee-only drinker). She didn't seem to care. We waited ten minutes for her to come back to our table and take our order, no new customers had arrived in this usually busy time of the morning. With my order, I asked her for garlic rye toast. I *ALWAYS* have garlic rye toast there. It is very easy for any competent cook to accommodate that request, and EVERY competent wait-person there knows that. There have been times when they saw me coming and already knew to make it that way. The waitress was beyond clueless and couldn't figure out what I was ordering. I re-explained it and re-explained it, as politely as possible, no unkind words, no harsh tone or demeanor, and she acted like I shouldn't even be there. Finally, five minutes later, she brought me a souffle cup of garlic salt and proceeded to lecture me about it. I said that was fine and I would look forward to my meal. Five minutes later she tersely told me they couldn't make my order because a key ingredient was missing, which ANY competent waitress would already have known before I ordered, so I asked her for a different order, again, politely, despite her abject lack of manners and professionalism. Then we looked at the time and realized we no longer had the time to wait there for this shoddy service, so I asked for the bill for our drinks and we prepared to leave. The cashier repeatedly told me there was no need for us to pay for our drinks. After several attempts to pay for them in good faith, we walked out the door, whereupon Miss Manners chased us down as though we were deadbeats and declared loudly, in front of other arriving guests, who promptly drove away, that I had "been nothing but rude" to her. I explained to her that we were happy to pay for the drinks, had offered repeatedly to do so, and had not been the least bit rude to her despite her deplorable customer service. She said she had been waiting tables for 25 years and knew her job. I said that she should have known how to provide BASIC customer service and sent my wife in to pay the bill, since Miss Manners didn't seem to have a problem with her. We had to scramble and pick up second-rate fast-food somewhere else. I don't plan to go back there for a while. I still can't believe that horrible experience from this place. It makes no sense. Clearly she had a bad day, but she has no right to take it out on the guest. If I ever return and get that horrid level of service, I will certainly not be so low-profile as this in publishing my experience. Shape up. There is no excuse for that behavior. read more

Nice clean and friendly place. We ate dinner here and enjoyed it very much. Waitress was very good.

We go often, and most times the service is outstanding. The prices and food are always great as well. The parking can get a little packed, but overall good restaurant. read more

Good home cooked food in the Bicycling Capital of the U.S..The service is spot on and friendly. The portions were just right and the food was excellent. I had the walleye dinner with a baked potato. Super awesome! read more

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It's still awesome. We walked over from the hotel and got seated right away. The staff is super friendly. I was glad to see it doing well - the place was packed. I got a hamburger and a cup of their creamy chicken soup. LOVED the soup. I'm always on the look-out for good creamy chicken soups - wild rice, especially. This was great and I wish I'd gotten a bowl. The burger was tasty. Nice big serving. Plenty of fries. My husband ordered an omelet with a waffle and the waffle was the size of a dinner plate. Our son got chicken and fries and cleaned his plate. Everyone left full and happy. Still haven't tried their wonderful looking pies. Next time. :) read more

We stopped in this morning and they weren't very busy and the waitress took 5 minutes to come to us and all she did was drop off water and left. We waited another 5 minutes and still no waitress. We used to like coming here but they will no longer get our business. All she had to do was take a drink order and go from there. We took our business to the Greenwood Cafe in Tomah. They were busy but yet the service was exceptional. read more

GREAT BREAKFAST, nice comfortable family kinda place to gather and enjoy a good meal and great pie all for a good fair price and the Staff is very attentive and prompt if you are a business traveler. They even have just One Special Employee who's job is to simply keep your coffee cup filled and hot. Good soups and specials everyday and its run by its owners and management that really work there read more

The special for the say was corned beef, cabbage, and boiled potatoes. It was excellent. Portion were large and price was very reasonable. Service was very prompt and friendly read more

Worked a long day and wanted a good home-style cooked meal. The staff was very friendly and attentive. I ordered beef dumpling soup, salad, and baked turkey dinner. It was like Thanksgiving dinner minus the cranberry sauce. Excellent service and delicious food. I also ordered a slice of blueberry cream pie..amazing! Highly recommend this restaurant. read more