Ettlins Cafe

My husband and I were out on a drive and stopped in for lunch. It was very clean and inviting. The staff was very prompt and helpful and very friendly. The menu was very unique w/ selections not seen anywhere else. The food was delicious, I had the fish sandwich and hand cut fries, he had a burger and fries. The food was fresh, hot and fabulous. We highly recommend this place!!!😘

When good times go bad! Ettlin’s has been our families go to Sunday destination brunch location for a few years: Fresh, Good but a tad slow, which is ok for scratch. We, not unlike many other families have some urban sprawl going on. We have family from New Prague, Chaska and Prior Lake, but we all make the drive to connect even with the crazy gas prices. Yesterday we met there and asked two simple questions:

Is the OJ hand squeezed? (Opening question-we are a coffee family, just curious)“NO, that’s too expensive!” Unless they offer free juice…
When did you switch up the sausage links? (When food was brought out) “We never have, I know, I do all the ordering…!” This was not the right question for me to ask apparently as you would of thought I had three heads… A curious question turned into the female owners personal combat mode of a 5 minute embarrassing dissertation of why she was right and I had no clue what I had been eating for years.
One of the main reasons our family previously supported this restaurant was due to the fact that they purchased partial product from a local meat market, 14 minutes southwest of there (I asked the daughter of the owner a while back where they get their sausage links and she told me the name of the meat market and what to ask for; went there and it was spot on, in fact the meat market even acknowledges the relationship with Ettlin’s with a previous online post; don’t know if it’s current or not).

Jackpot, we can support two local businesses. One only needs to look at the Google picture reviews and clearly see the homemade links of past days compared to what we got (little sizzler type of item which were ok, but not why I go there).

The bottom line is it didn’t matter if you went a new direction with meat selections; we always got the same thing and have over a few dozen times, (because we liked the sausage and wanted to support local) what does matter is you pushing a point that you know what I have been eating for all these years. It wasn’t a right or wrong thing, it was a question; something changed and I only asked why? Maybe your chef consistently plated the wrong sausages on my visits or the last few years you used local… don’t know… Sadly my question didn’t form from criticism (maybe disappointment) but the outcome of how you addressed it surely did!

Fantastic ingredients in the food. Great service and comfortable surroundings. We'll be back every time we're in town

Food does take a while to cook but that's how you know it's fresh. Great portion sizes. Classic breakfast options. The past few visits have proved to make this place a reliable and tasty spot

Ettlin's never disappoints! Today I ordered their Monty Crisco sandwich. It's so good! Came with a huge side of hashbrowns + a big section of sweet orange. I also shared a bowl of their Vomacka soup with hubby. He had an "Angry Rooster" omelet, it was huge and he ate most of it and loved it.

Wonderful breakfast!
The portions were large and tasted amazing. The aesthetic is very welcoming and comfortable and the staff is very friendly. Definitely will return!

I had not been back to NP in over 10 years and was looking for a nice place for breakfast. I stumbled across this place and hit the jackpot. The food was incredible (the best breakfast I have had in many years), the staff pleasant and helpful, and it really captures the Czech vibe. An absolute must to dine in here if you are ever in town.

Have had breakfast and lunch both were fantastic. The crew here has always been upbeat and friendly, great place to grab a bite.

Good food and for the most part a good value. Had the pulled pork special and the Cole slaw was awesome

Best place in town food was delicious and fresh!