Sentry Grill — Restaurant in Alexandria

The food and service were really awesome. Have you ever had grits perfectly salted, buttered, and creamy? I only had to add pepper. This is a nice little diner in a drugstore like they used to have in the 50s-70s. The waitress was so sweet. The coffee is Community Coffee, so you know it’s good. And you can do a little gift or souvenir shopping too. They have some cute things and they’re reasonably priced. Our first time in Alexandria and we planned to hit Cracker Barrel but the reviews were terrible. We went here because the reviews were awesome. Do yourself a favor and eat here. You’ll enjoy it. Oh!!! The pancakes are so light and fluffy!!! My husband got the Kitchen Sink Omelette and said it was awesome. I got the sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich. He got a side of pancakes and I got a side of grits. Everything was...

4-22-22 came for lunch for the 1st time. I always wanted to come here but never had the time.

The food that I had: roast beef with potato salad was okay. The roast beef seemed like it was something packaged in teriyaki sauce that was served--it didn't taste like anything the cafe took pride in serving customers. The same goes for the brown gravy that was just probably a powder mix, too.

Maybe I should have just ordered some sort of burger for the late lunch at 1ish.

One-and-done for me. Maybe my expectations were too high, especially since my dinner guest and I were supposed to try another restaurant in the area (but it was closed because of John's birtday).

It is what it is. The folks seem nice here, though..I will credit...

The lunch counter here is very nostalgic for me. It's the same one I remember from childhood in the 1960's on Saturday shopping trips downtown with my mom and grandmother to Wellan's, Weiss & Goldring's, Penney's and many other now-defunct landmarks. It's looking a little tired inside, but it's always very clean and the food is consistently good. The lunch specials usually offers your choice of a couple of home-style entrees with vegetables. The chicken-fried steak is my favorite and the cornbread is always good. Prices are very, very reasonable, waitress is always friendly. Good iced tea. Convenient parking across the street at the...