The Cornerstone Cafe

Good food. Good value. Great service.

I really wish I could rate this cafe higher. I had read so many good reviews and when we happened to be in Gainesville, we decided to go in for breakfast. Maybe they were just having an off day on my visit... I ordered scrambled eggs, asked for/specified extra crispy bacon and a biscuit and gravy. I also asked the waitress if the gravy is hot, this may seem like a crazy thing to ask but only because I've had a lot of gravy at other places that have been served barely warm or room temp. So, I stressed hot on my request for the gravy. My husband chimed in and let the waitress know that when I said I like my gravy hot, what I am really asking is to see smoke coming off it and that is pretty much true!

While we were waiting for the food, we started noticing a lot of flies around the tables and just flying around. That is never a good thing in a restaurant and a stomach turner for me. A short time later the food comes out and the scrambled eggs I ordered look exactly like 2 over hard *fried* eggs, so I said to the waitress that I'd ordered scrambled eggs, she said they were scrambled, that's just how their scrambled eggs are cooked... (??) The extra crispy bacon I had asked for was definitely not extra crispy. It was cooked but just to the point of being done, not crisp and definitely not extra crispy. Sadly, the gravy was room temp.

I could have asked for all of it to be sent back and I am betting they would have accommodated me on something else because they are really friendly here. I just hate sending food back and that's on me for being that way. I'm giving it 2 stars because although my experience was really not good, I'm hoping that maybe I caught the cafe on an off day... I am *truly* hoping the house fly issue is not an every day occurence here. Anyway, my husband ordered the western omelet and he was happy with his meal. For me, it all went downhill once we had ordered and began seeing flies inside the cafe and on the tables.

Best breakfast I’ve had. Fresh ingredients and cooked to perfection. The service was amazing. The hospitality was the pure comforts of Texas. I only wish that I had discovered this place in the early part of my vacation instead of at the end. I would have gone for many more meals. Highly recommend!

Went to get fried pies. Only had 3 different ones. Crust over cooked and bland tasting.

Amazing SERVICE
Clean place
Delicious food
Great coffee
Big portions
Offers a military discount
Would recommend 100%

Food was awesome and our waitress was too (the owner). We now need to come back and try the rest of the menu!

I have eaten breakfast at Cornerstone twice now and the food has been good both times. I would recommend this Cafe to others. I had a blueberry fried pie on one of my visits and it was delicious. I think the only thing that would have made it better was a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top! And they have so many flavors to choose from....

I have visited twice and if I'm in Gainesville again at breakfast or lunch time, this is my place of choice for sure.

The biscuits were some of the best I have ever tasted. The other items I ordered were a good mediocre. Loved the large coffee mugs.

Good food. Our waitress was very nice.