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Cook's Cafe is a little hidden gem in Mason City that is one of my fave places to go to for breakfast!! It is very reasonably priced and the atmosphere is very welcoming n always treated like family!! I always have a hard time deciding what I want to eat because it's all so good! The eggs benedict is phenomenal!! This last time I went I got the ribeye steak, 2 over easy eggs, hash browns with onions, half order of biscuits and gravy n a glass of milk n all that was only $17 bucks!! Highly recommend this establishment any time of day for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!!
Thought the place might be a little busy, judging from the fullness of the parking lot and the weather was great. We placed an order for a tenderloin sandwich, a fish patty sandwich and a serving of onion rings. Wait an hour and no food but the help are pulling down the shades and shutting down the place. Asked if our order was ready. Nope it hadn't been put into the fryer yet. We didn't have another half hour to wait for carry-out so we cancelled the order and paid for our coffee and Pepsi and left. Probably won't be back for a long time. Better kitchen management is sorely needed.
Great food, service friendly staff
Old dinner feel with the prices to match
Took some time to actually get the food, but the when it finally came it was fresh and hot. Also the waitress was very nice and helpful.
Good food a d friendly people.
Always great. Tony makes each breakfast for the table - then delivers hot & fresh. The wait for food is part of its ambiance. Enjoy a cup and relax. You won't be disappointed.
Food was good but it took an hour to get it
Great food, great service, great prices. Glad we discovered this gem, we will be coming back again.
great food, friendly staff
Portions are small ordered a half order of hash browns waited and hour and a half to get it and took 5 bites and it was gone. Was all burnt really salty. Do not recommend!
It took forever for the food to come out and it wasn’t very good service
I will never go back to this place. I went in this morning and was eseated, placed my order, and was waiting for my food. 20 minutes a group of 3 women came in ordered and was served before I was. I waited an hour... terrible service!
Waited an hour for cold food eggs weren't cooked right messed up my son's order was all around gross
Absolutely unbelievable! I arrived on a Sunday morning at 10:00am and was told there would be a long wait. I said no problem and ordered a three egg Spanish omelette. It was busy, but there wasn’t a line out the door or anything. I watched regulars come in, order their food, eat, and leave. At 11:00 I was told by the server that my order was next off the grill. At 11:30, extremely angry, I left with a still empty stomach. How does a group of servers let a hungry patron sit at the counter for 90 minutes? I was a first time customer and will never return for a second chance.
I almost never leave bad reviews see my history. We waited an hour for our food, and the place wasn't that busy. The food is OK, the staff was nice but they never warned us about a wait. This is fine for locals to kill time in, but if you are traveling you might plan some extra time. Price was great but I'd think such easy food should take half the time.
Waited 1.5 hours for our food!! :( But the biscuits and gravy were great, the servers were kind and the prices are very reasonable.
Great B&G
Can't wait to try lunch. Breakfast was great!
Love the food and can't beat the prices for breakfast and lunch