FOOD/DRINKS: The menu has standard southern food options but I went for lunch and decided to get a…read moreburger. It was very good. I wish they had more cheese options but they only had the standard American cheese and personally I felt the quality of the cheese could have been better. I got fried okra as my side and it was delicious. Sweet tea was my drink of choice and I felt that it should have been richer and sweeter. It tasted more like sugar water versus sweet tea. SERVICE: Family oriented. Friendly. Welcoming. I got there close to 11am so there was definitely a lunch rush coming in, but service was quick and my order was accurate. Overall, this was a great southern restaurant for the small town of Vernon. ATMOSPHERE: Small. Casual. Kid friendly. LOCATION: Private parking lot with a decent amount of parking.

The food is A-OK, my first portion of catfish was fantastic, so much that I ordered a second. It…read moretasted nothing like the first, disappointing. Overall the food was as expected. Ambiance is as expected, small town cafe. The service was outstanding, super cheerful ladies with smiles and they deserve 5 stars.

Sweet cafe with espresso drinks and a nice lunch menu. Very friendly service and a homey country…read morestyle decor theme inside, clean and cozy. My favorite is the hot dog combo with added cole slaw, chili and cheese. Follow that with a salted caramel cold brew and add some sweet cream please. They're located at the busiest intersection in Vernon (lolz) next to the scuba shop - there's plenty of parking off the street beside and across from them.

Stopped by here on my way to cypress springs. So happy we stopped, the food was enjoyable, my…read morecoffee was delicious, staff was friendly, the environment was cozy. Will definitely come back again next time I'm in the area

Alex was amazing from the moment we sat down. She was polite, welcoming, and incredibly…read morepatient--she made us feel like we were part of the family right away. The food was outstanding, and her recommendations were spot-on and absolutely hit the mark. Her attention to detail and genuine friendliness really elevated the whole experience. We'll definitely be back, and we're hoping to be seated in her section again! She had that Midwest charm!

Food and service was great. Ribeye, burger, chopped steak and cheesecake were all great. Service…read morewas wonderful.

This place makes ahhhhhmazing sandwiches. I've tried the meatball sandwich, cuban sandwich, and…read moreReuben. All were insanely delicious and I will I had a sandwich place like that in my hood. Why not 5 full stars? I can't handle how long everything takes in the south.

O....M..... G! I wonder if the people at 95.1 Beach radio have ever eaten here? I swear they must…read morehave added salt to the olive salad on the mufaletta. It was like licking a salt block. And New Orleans? Where is the New Orleans menu? There was no red beans and rice. Very few things to choose from, even fewer from New Orleans. Gumbo was acceptable, sandwich had good bread, but the olive salad was way too salty. Service was very slow only three other people in the place and they had already eaten. Shame we drove 45 minutes to try this place and I guess expected way too much.

As someone who has been reviewing for Yelp for a long time, this has to be the absolute worst…read moredining experience I've ever had. I mean that very seriously. On Saturday, 2/28, I came into the restaurant at 6:15pm with a group of 6. Looking around the restaurant, there were only 3 tables taken. The Hostess wanted to put us a table, but it wouldn't fit us all. We asked her where to sit and she told us to decide on seating. We had to suggest to put a table together and started to move it ourselves, then she helped. Just odd because we had no idea if they had a table to seat us. While waiting for the server, the table in front of us asked for to-go boxes and was told they only have the bottoms, no lids. She brought plastic wrap to cover their leftovers. They were not happy and left without a lot of their leftovers. Our service came out and was very sweet. She honestly was the nicest person at that restaurant and she deserves to go somewhere that she can make better money. She told us they only had beer and wine, but only a few on the wine list. Sometimes if it was asked for, they said they didn't have it. I stuck to a Coke. We ordered as follows: Me: Loaded Baked Potato (yes that's it.) Person 2: wedge salad Person 3: cornbread skillet Person 4 and 5 had burgers. One had cheddar cheese with everything on it. The other had everything BUT pickles. We waited about an hour for our food. Person 5's burger came out and the fries were cold. I'm not meaning lukewarm, I mean COLD. Like out a fridge. They hadn't even been cooked all the way. Person 4's burger came out without cheese. Both of those were sent back to get that fixed. Person 4's burger came back with a piece of half melted (what looked like) American cheese on the bottom of the burger and the burger was BURNT. I mean, hockey puck burnt. When the fries were sent back, we could hear the cook SCREAMING AND THROWING THINGS, yelling that we "weren't right" and he "had just took those up". The server even felt them and agreed with us. My baked potato came out hard. I couldn't really even eat it. It was hard, bland and it was covered in sour cream, even the outside. A runner came over to bring some salt and pepper and I asked her if she wouldn't mind letting us talk to a manager. Everyone there said I was polite in asking, as we just wanted to tell her what was going on, not trying to get anything free. When I asked, she threw her hands up in the air, slapped her hips, rolled her eyes and stomped away. The people around us even looked at her. They also could hear the cook yelling. We did see another couple send their food back as well while we were waiting. The manager comes over and when we tell her everything, she tells us she agrees and that she's working on getting better help, as we could see what she was working with there. We just asked her for the check and asked to go. We hear the manager try to talk to the team and the cook begins to scream and talk down to her. Then, he came out and stared at our table. If looks could kill, we would all be dead. The thing is- burgers there are $18. We didn't get anything hard to make but only the salad and the cornbread were fit to eat. They did comp our meal, but we continued to ask them to let us pay. Instead, we ended up giving the money to the server. She can only do what she can and she was so sweet. I do have multiple people who will attest to everything that happened. That was the whole experience. We walked outside and immediately went to get something else to eat. We came to the American because this was our first time in town and we had heard great things about it! Of course, we had seen it on TV as well, so we were very excited. The next night, another couple we knew went there and had the same experience. She was the only table in there and they still took over an hour and her food was terrible. This is absolutely so disappointing. The American used to be THE destination down here but now, it's the one everyone is telling people NOT to go to. We talked to our hotel host and they said they wished we would have asked because they would have told us to stay away. It's a shame. I really hope they can get some new people in there who care about food and making it good! I'd love to come back if they're able to improve and change my review. I do have 5 other people who are willing to attest to this, so as much as I wish it was an exaggeration, it's not.

We had a reservation for 6:30 for prom and we got there at 6:20 and all the chairs were up and no…read moreone was there

LANDI was our perfect waitress! She was very helpful with…read moresuggestions and we all 3 loved our food! I got fried chicken tender/on waffles that was great! An appetizer of chicken wings was FANTASTIC. We loved the atmosphere and the baby grand piano "on the wall" was whimsical & fun. The restaurant is charming and a feel of nostalgia. They have a bar section, also. I suggest you check it out.

Just stopped here for the night and found this wonderful local place! Great ambiance, food and…read moreservice! Loved the shrimp poboy and it was huge! The crusty bread was perfect! And get the tator tots. Need I say more?

The chef here is awesome. Food was so good we went back the 2nd night. Lindsay A. is a terrific…read morewaitress. Very sweet and attentive. Oysters were the best I've ever had and my sister loved the harvest salad. We requested to speak to the chef since the food was so good and he came out and visited with us.

We are here for a week every April and discovered this place for lunch today.. being a vegetarian…read moreit was amazing to see a salad with no meat protein.. the southwest salad was delicious!! Hubby does eat meat and had the fried catfish with fries and slaw.. he said it was delicious.. I also ordered a side of onion rings after reading the reviews! They were Delicious!!! Would definitely recommend this place!! Host that seated was friendly and courteous.. our server was a gem... Wednesday lunch 12-1:1:00 April 29 , 2026

Amazing food and we loved the view of the planes and watching the pilots prepare for take off!read more

Had a very nice sandwich a Reuben I asked for a zero alcohol beverage, but they didn't have any so…read moreI had a very very light beer $25 for lunch two people probably 60 the food was good but come on man. They are sandwiches and I've yet to meet a $25 sandwich being from all around the world in the United States. I can say I've eaten Carnegie and some of the best delis in the country and the world I really enjoyed my food. I will not take anything away from that, but I drove up and had my lunch and I enjoyed it very well and tipped very well. Also told the waiter. What a great job he did and the food and then I left after paying my bill but as I left, I remembered that someone had told me that they had prime rib on Saturday night, but they run out, so I parked my motorcycle or trike, sissy bike as the chef called it and went back inside to ask about the special and he met me telling me I need to move my bike now. I only parked there cause I could not walk all the way from the parking spot to there. I'm sorry I have a very bad back, but I was only there less than a minute before this guy had a super cow so the food is good. I can't say anything bad about that, but I I think that the Chef wishes here to chose another profession because I don't really pick it up from him having a passion. I'm a retired chef and a CEC I doubt he knows what that is but it's a certified executive chef through the American culinary of Federation, but I retired after about 40 to 45 years and I don't wanna get into bragging but I know that if you make a good brisket sandwich that don't make you a chef so anyway I'm sorry I can never recommend you guys but I just think you need to look at your Chef just maybe a little bit have a great day and again food's not bad. The chef can cook but he's a knucklehead. but you won't have to worry about the thousands of dollars that I could have pointed your way or another friend of mine could appointed your way but you don't understand is when you have a bad experience at a place you tell everyone when you have a good experience, you don't really mention it. Remember that especially where you guys live. Nobody's gonna remember you in a while if this guy keeps acting like Hitler at the airport.

I was blown away by the delicious food. The flavor was great and they didn't fry everything like a…read morelot of seafood places. The server had great recommendations and was very attentive. We sat on the patio and enjoyed the sunset. When they brought the oysters, I wasn't expecting them to be as fresh and flavorful as the we're. You can tell they take a lot of pride in what the serve and I would definitely recommend coming to try this place. Next time I'm back in town, I'll be back for sure!!!

After a long day, we were looking for something that was going to be delicious and not fried. I was…read morelooking on Yelp and I decided to try this place. Boy, they didn't disappoint and were on it in all phases tonight. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by a cheerful staff. They asked where we wanted to sit and then one of the hostesses took us to our seats. From there Bri took over!!! She was very polite and knowledgeable of the menu. She told us about the specials and also items she recommended. We had the calamari to start. It was light, crispy and paired great with the two dipping sauces that accompanied it. Then we had the dinner special which was the blackened redfish in a delicious tomato sauce and the Parmesan flounder. We also had the mashed potatoes, red beans and rice and hushpuppies. Everything was delicious! The fish was cooked to perfection and the sauces on both dishes were amazing. The red beans and rice were way better than anything in New Orleans. It was flavorful and had plenty of sausage to put everything together. The mashed potatoes were very good also. If I had to say something needed a little help, I would say add just a little butter to those potatoes and they will be even better. We had dessert to go and I had the dream pie. I can't say enough about this pie. Bri told me I would love it and she was correct. It is definitely a must on my next visit. It was savory and creamy at the same time. If you're in the area, please put this restaurant on your list. You won't be disappointed. Ask for Bri!! She is amazing and also the young ladies at the front were the best group of hostesses that I've seen in a long time. Oh, the live music and as also great.