Big Oak Cafe

Very attractive and relaxing atmosphere, very welcoming. The food is very good and there is too much of it: of course this would not be a problem if one could stop eating! Open until 2 PM for lunch, reopens at 5 PM for dinner. Crabcake is large and very plausible; it is served with one side, a variety of which are available. There are a number of seafood items available, several shrimp preparations and several scallop preparations, all of which sound very appetizing. During my visit the dining area was comfortably full, mostly of senior citizens as I am. Beer and wine are available, but so is water, iced tea, lemonade and coffee.

Desserts disappear rapidly, perhaps well before 2 PM—just a suggestion!

I did not see the dinner menu, but the photographs of rare roast beef from other reviewers suggest that Big Oak Cafe may be one of the last great resorts for a massive old-style dinner. At lunch the speedy and efficient DeeDee H was my server, and I had my food—and two glasses of water—almost before I realized I had given her my order! As she was serving the entire room, I’m not sure how she does it! But I was certainly impressed!

Parking is in the rear, and there is a certain up-hill-ness to gaining the dining room, but everyone finds the effort worthwhile. Perhaps our willingness to adventure is what keeps us all so young!—Or maybe it’s JUST GOOD FOOD!

The coolest little café with the best tasting food 😋
The banana pudding is out of this world 👩‍🍳

Was driving back from vacation and needed some food to hold me over for the last half of our trip. I really liked the food and the portion was perfect. I was able to eat it all and not be over filled. Fair price for what I got and was able to feed all 4 of us. I will likely make my way to this little place on another visit from my parents house.

What an unexpected gem. Good food, willingness to accommodate dietary (lactose) restrictions . . . really nice wait staff.

Absolutely amazing food and wonderful staff!! I adore small family run restaurants! The atmosphere is very relaxing, and there isn't a thing on that menu I haven't liked! Definitely me and my boyfriends favorite Cafe in the area!!

Excellent little place for dinner. Our meal was served fast and was very hot and it was real home cooked food, not packaged and full of preservatives. The staff was incredibly friendly. Not a ton of dining space so get there early. We loved it, we'll be back.

Had lunch at the Big Oak Cafe for the first time and found it to be a good place to eat with friendly staff and fair prices. Had the fried green tomatoes and chicken salad sandwich. The bread was excellent. I believe they make it in-house. Would recommend this place to others.

Service wasn’t great, food was overpriced and took over 30 minutes for some eggs! We had a large party but several tables arrived after us and received their food before us. Poached eggs were hard boiled; sausage gravy wasn’t good; refills for our drinks were nonexistent (we got up and walked to the drink station so they would get the hint); $50 for 3 people for breakfast is nuts! I would not recommend this place and probably wouldn’t have eaten the food if it was free. Don’t waste your time or money.

This is a real "hometown" charmer! The atmosphere is family friendly and the employees are helpful. My wife had the chicken salad and declared it "amazing". I had the shrimp po boy and the shrimp was plentiful and delicious. We enjoyed the blueberry cobler for dessert and it was delicious but the portion was a little small.

All in all a delicious meal and we'll definitely be back regularly. Thank you!

The best food and service! You will be amazed at the flavor development in the soups! Everything is made to order and tastes great! And the hush puppies! And everything else!