Benton Park Cafe & Coffee Bar

Wonderful staff, good food and the best cup of joe in town!

Unique menu items are all delicious! Kid-friendly, always great service with a fun, cozy, café atmosphere. Can't beat their patio dining on a nice day!

Came here for brunch today and the food was excellent! I ordered the pancakes with bacon and shredded potatoes. The pancakes were cooked just right and the bacon was nice and crispy. They have awesome bloody Mary’s too! This place is a gem tucked away in a beautiful historic neighborhood.

I wanted to try this cafe for awhile and I'm glad that I finally did. It's good. They may have made the best smoothie I've had out. The food was delicious and it traveled well. I had the pancakes, they weren't my style, a little "grainy" tasting, but the good was good. I will go again. It's nice too, they have sidewalk dining and delicious coffee.

Absolutely amazing people. Chef and bartender were amazing people. this definitely made me want to make this my everyday eat.

Food was great, service was great too. At times it looked that they need it more help as things took a bit to come out.

1st timer. We LOVED it! Great youthful energy, terrific breakfast and Curt, our waiter, simply outstanding!! Can't wait to return!!

Terrific food, Great service. wonderful atmosphere!!

The food was delicious and the staff was amazing. Normally I tip on experience and they well exceeded my standard of quality.

The wait was long, but that always seems to be a good sign of something worth waiting for. We waited in line for about 30 minutes to order.. while waiting we noticed the woman taking orders (touching credit cards, cash, the bar utensils, menus, etc.) was filling water glasses for ordering customers. As she was filling the waters, she also placed cucumbers on the rim of the glass.. With her bare hands that also touched all those other things prior. That was an immediate turn-off. But, whatever, we just opted for no water.

Moving on, we order our food (pancakes and French toast). It comes relatively quickly, we eat and on the last bite, the person I’m with notices a hair in her food. Her hair is down her back and my hair is also near the middle of my back.. this was a short-ish black hair. We knew it wasn’t either of our hair. Anyways, not much we can do about it other than let someone know to help prevent it happening to other customers (maybe?) as we’ve already eaten most of our food and have already paid. We call the waitress over and let her know quietly what has happened. She just says ‘that’s weird, it’s guys in the kitchen and they’re wearing hats.’ No apology, but rather a defensive response. I understand hair happens sometimes but if I was a business owner, the last thing I’d want to do is piss my customers off, especially after an unfortunate experience.. an apology or kind customer service goes a long way.

Can’t say we’ll be back.