Olde Main Eatery

First time there. Felt like going home. Where else can you get tator tot hotdish like your mother use to make.

First time there after living here 4 years and am so mad we didn’t discover this gem sooner. Met the owner who is fabulous. Food was served quickly, hot and so good. We have Omelettes, hash browns, and toast. Small town, friendly feel in Elk River.

I was thinking this can not be good for you. Anything that tastes that good can not be good for you.
Tops my list for favorite places to eat.

Ooey-gooey caramel rolls! Good ole fashioned breakfasts. An awesome family-owned restaurant with consistently good breakfasts and friendly staff. If you like non-chain restaurants this is a must.

Good but spendy in my opinion. Breakfast and a pop were 19.40

The grilled chicken sandwich was very good. The owner and staff are the best part! Very friendly and welcoming people. They support other local businesses which is always a cool thing. We will return!

The pancake was soooo thin and not fluffy it was not very good. Every thing else was good. very sad pancake was not good

Awesome food & very friendly staff!

First time visit today, and I’ll say: you seat yourself! This wasn’t readily apparent to me but I’m willing to admit I may just be daft.

Showed up around 10am to a lobby that was around half capacity, not too full but the place was definitely buzzing!

Once seated, a server swung by to drop off a menu and get a drink order, and she returned with my beverage promptly, and then grabbed my food order!

I don’t recall the name or item number but I ordered eggs, bacon, and toast—standard breakfast. Once it arrived, the eggs were cooked over easy, just as asked, and the rye toast was perfectly buttered. A previous reviewer complained of bacon being too thin and see through, but I’m confident in saying the bacon I received had some heft and while somewhat crispy, retained some juiciness to it. Overall I was pleased with the food and would go back for another round of breakfast.

One thing I want to note, the space IS an older building, and it is a little dim. Definitely an old timey feeling and unique in this way. NOW where it gets weird… if you’re not a politically conservative person, or down with evangelical Christianity, you *may* not love the space. From the staff attire to flags and other choice decor, the owners/managements values are on full display (as a gay man, I can’t fault them, if I owned the place there’d be at least one rainbow flag up). LAST bit on the environment: I can understand overt political expression in 2022, but the signs about SARCASM 😂😂 that harken back to the time of Happy Bunny stickers or t-shirts that you’d buy at a Spencer’s? Cmon… sarcasm? It’s 2022, shoot straight and say what you mean, sarcasm is soooo last year.

Check this spot out, good food, good service, and while prices might seem high, they reflect the reality of todays cost of goods and labor market. Keep good local spots going!

Great staff that is warm and welcoming. Food is consistently hearty and delicious. Never have experienced an empty coffee cup either...