We checked this place out this morning as we are going to stay another night in Ottowa, IL…read more Garden Berry Cafe is in a terrific place downtown for convenient access. Parking in front, and I am pretty sure parking is available in back. The decor is modern urban with a neighborhood feel. The server was on his first day. He brought our drink orders and took our orders. I ordered the Country Road skillet. The gravy and cheese underlying the eggs made for an exquisite flavor profile. My son ordered the incredible hulk omelet. Massive portion, but he ate the whole thing. Really really good meal. The little added goodness for me personally was that they had "Mixed Fruit Jelly", lacking in so many similar restaurants. Kudos to the Garden Berry!

From Chicago, first time at GBC. Here are some thoughts:…read more --Arrived mid morning on a Saturday. This restaurant is really big, and it was packed all morning. --Very nice atmosphere, service was friendly and good. --Food was just average. Not bad. Not great. --I ordered the two eggs breakfast, scrambled with cheddar cheese, ham, diced potatoes, and pancakes. --eggs, ham, and potatoes were good. Really enjoyed the pancakes. --My wife ordered a side of bacon, didn't love the bacon, but the portions were very generous. Overall recommended.

We loved this placed!…read more It was very off season so we were waiting all week until Thursday when they were open to try it. Our large group of 3 families enjoyed breakfast here and the lovely staff were very accommodating to our chaos. 3 grandparents, 4 parents and 4 toddlers to order, eat and we all enjoyed ourselves. We all loved the treats, the food, and best coffee we could find in the starved rock area! I got for the 4 I was in charge of: 2 hot vanilla latte, a kids French toast with bacon, a biscuit and gravy, cream horn, cinnamon roll, and more treats I can't recall now. Highly recommend this cute little stop and if we are in the area again we'd definitely stop by!

Cute shop on the outskirts of town. Staff was super welcoming and friendly. The baking goods were…read morenot only delicious, but incredibly affordable ($3!)

Every time I've been to Nat's, I'm not disappointed! The food is delicious. The coffee and…read morespecialty drinks are yummy. All of the boutique items for sale are adorable. I've ordered online ahead of time, gone in and grabbed, and also sat down to eat. Every service style is high quality. I would recommend ordering ahead if you're getting food and are in a rush!

I come to Nat's Place every few months when traveling with a client and always enjoy the food but…read morethe service is lacking. I usually stop in between 2:30-3 when there are few customers -maybe 2-4 at the most. There are always 4 waitresses behind the bar. Today we sat for ten minutes before I went to get our menus. One waitress looked at me but didn't say anything. The ladies were huddled by the register talking and looking at their phones. Another ten minutes went by so I went to the bar to ask if I should order there. Three girls looked at me but continued over to the cooler where they visited with a waitress on her break. I finally said, "excuse me. Should I order at the bar." They responsed,"no" and in a few minutes one came to take our order. My guest had fries with her sandwich. The fries appeared to perhaps been partially frozen and then fried in a large clump. The inside of the clump of fries was soggy. Each time I go to Nat's I think the service will get better. After reading the reviews on Yelp where they share the same experience. I can only wonder if this is an ongoing issue with this place. Poor service equals no returns which is a huge problem for a small business. Food and is good and atmosphere is welcoming.

An unexpected pleasure! It's a truck stop afterall, so I didn't have high expectations. But they…read morehit it out'ta the park. The Biscuits & Gravy Omelette was unusual AND delicious! The service was perfect. And even the ambiance was really nice, clean and bright. Even grabbed a (not overly sweet!) piece of cherry pie for later on. Can't go wrong here.

What a hidden gem right along the interstate! I met my parents here for breakfast and we all…read moreenjoyed our meals. Service was outstanding and we were in and out in under an hour.

Food was good, hot and very plentiful. Service was ok. Cold day so the restaurant was SUPER cold…read morewhich really can't be helped. Will go again!!

I saw a photo of the taco salad and had to come here for the first time. I also needed the cheesy…read moretots and Texas sheet cake. The taco salad would've been much better with refried beans in my opinion. The lettuce chunks had to be cut up a lot. The cheesy tots were the best of the items we tried. The Texas sheet cake was very dry and gross in my opinion. My poor mother was given a very mushy peach cobbler, didn't look anything like the display desserts. She hardly touched it.

We went to this highly rated and charming as can be -- and will definitely go back again and again!…read more The owner and waitstaff were so welcoming and kind and went above and beyond for my family. The corn chowder was delicious! I also loved the quiche of the day and my kids loved their crepes and omelettes. It's also adorable inside-- charming and quaint with mismatched floral dishes and Parisian country cottage vibes. What a great find! Highly recommend this place!

Ambiance is great! Food and service were also great! We will be back! Highly recommend the quiche!read more

Our group of 3 stopped here while travelling through the area. Wow! What a great find! The food was…read moreabsolutely fantastic as were the drinks. We will be visiting again next time we pass through!!

You may want to call ahead for reservations as this is a popular spot especially on weekend…read moremornings. Along with the amazing cup of coffee, we had: Eggs Benedict and the Fort Buster . Both were amazing and delivered quickly. Our server was wonderful and even got us fresh, full to go cups of coffee when we left. Very satisfying breakfast!

I paced a delivery order through DoorDash, but after an hour of waiting, I called Shady's and found…read moreout that DoorDash doesn't actually deliver to my location. So, I went to pick up the order myself--my first ever from Shady's--and I was pleasantly surprised. I ordered the fried chicken sandwich and cheese fries. Even after sitting for an hour, the chicken was still incredibly crunchy and flavorful, and the cheese fries were spot on. For the price, I got a generous amount of food. Loved it! And I did received my full credit for this meal from door dash, it was a good day ; )

The food was way WAY over priced, not consistent in prices from one week to the next. The bartender…read moreBritney only paid attention to her friends not the rest of the people at the bar. The chicken fried steak was tasteless and to top it all off the owner's girlfriend is a cast iron bitch that talks down to everyone. I won't step foot in that place again.

Club La-Con has had great food for a long time…read more Must emphasize the Friday (all you can eat fish fry) is THE BEST I've ever consumed. ( It would appear they use a fried chicken batter on the fish - GENIUS ! - as I'm not a big fan of beer batter - but do love corn meal or better yet cracker meal) Pair that with the homemade Corn Fritters (again, the best you ever had) and It's a feast you will never forget.

NOT WORTH YOUR TIME OR YOUR MONEY First, let me tell you…read morethat I hadn't been to this establishment since I was a teenager. It was Saturday evening at 5:20pm, and we walked in and should have turned back since there were only 3 cars in the parking lot. We walked into the restaurant with looks of an old rundown, out of date food restaurant. We waited a short time for a table, even though there were probably 12 tables free out of 15. Not many were there, and it was around 5:20pm. One group of about 10 people and another elderly couple were in the dining room. We were seated and given a menu. We asked if the tenderloin was a true tenderloin or a pounded-out poark loin chop. She didn't know, nor did she go back and ask. Even though she said she said she was the one that made them. We placed our order. I received my salad and a slice of bread along with a corn fritter. We opted for an order of their home-made onion rings for an appetizer and the server asked if we would want ranch dressing. We both said, "YES". Believe me, they were nothing to write home about unless it's to let you know, they're not worth the money. The ranch dressing was extremely watery with hardly any flavor. Terribly tough onion rings and the crust was hard. My husband was having problems chewing them. Then came my 14 oz. Ribeye steak with a baked potato, and hubbies' "tenderloin sandwich" and fries. One look at the extremely thin sandwich, we both knew it was a loin chop. It had no flavor and was very dry. The fries that came with it were limp and cold in the middle. He told our server, and she said, "I'll tell her", now remember that comment. I also wanted a side of their raviolis so we could share. Big mistake, big big mistake. Neither one of us could take more than one bite and honestly, we thought they were old and even expired a week ago. Yes, they were that bad. Downright NASTY! Now for my steak. I ordered it rare to medium rare. I cut into it and it was more like medium well done and LOADED with black pepper. So much pepper it was burning my mouth. We let one of the servers know about it and she took it away and soon she brought back a rare - medium rare Ribeye. NO seasoning whatsoever. It had no taste at all and it was our guess that the cook/owner (I haven't a clue which) picked out the fattiest steak she could find. I bet I had cut more than 4 oz of uncooked fat off. It was terrible. Don't get me wrong, I love the fat on a Ribeye but nothing like that steak had. I didn't want to eat any more of it. I did eat my slice of bread and the corn fritter that came with my meal. Those two were the best tasting items of all. I brought my baked potato home and my small piece of Ribeye. Hubby brought his half of the tenderloin home and the uncooked fries. Our air fryer will take care of those cold soggy fries. All I can say is, NEVER AGAIN will we EVER be back. I was so very disappointed. It was nothing I/we expected. We told the server about the NASTY ravioli and her comment, "Nobody else complained about it and I will tell her about it". Like my husband said, no one in the place had it. We assumed she would have taken them off the bill, but NO. I even reminded her that we could not eat the raviolis as our server was ringing up our total. Nothing was taken off. The bill came to over $59 which we were charged $1 for the watery Ranch dressing that the server asked if we would like some for our onion rings. What a waste of good money, let alone our time and gas money to drive there and back home. Our advice for you is to run and don't look back. If I could have given them a big fat zero, I would have but Yelp didn't offer that rating.