By The way café — Restaurant in Alliance

I was on a solo motorcycle day ride, and just in time to feed my hunger appeared Aunt Mabel's By The Way Cafe! I adore small independent restaurants, and was pleased with the whole place: the atmosphere, cleanliness, servers, cook, coffee, and I got the country fried steak stuffed omelette (the small version) which was as big as the plate and a side of rye toast! I was so glad that I stopped. My server (sorry I can't recall her name) was so kind and open to talk, and then I met Vera who was sitting in the booth across from mine with her son. She struck up a conversation about riding motorcycles in her younger years and was delighted to speak with me about what joy riding brought to her life. While that has nothing to do with the Cafe in particular, it added to my life an experience that keeps me believing in humanity, and of oourse the pleasure that comes from good eating! I plan on taking my hubby and friends there...

We sat for 1.5 hours waiting for breakfast. Quite a few tables were served before us. Including the table right next to us that came in 45 min after us, which our server could leave or stop talking to. It was a friend she needed to catch up on. They ordered omelets as we did but got theirs in 15 minutes. We left hungry and unhappy. I understand since Covid that wait times are longer and more help is needed than can be received, but this was way beyond that grace period. We waited and waited while we listen to the server stand at the table with her customer friend and talked about her father dying and what her and her husband did over the weekend. We’re new to this town and wanted to try a locally owned place and unfortunately our family will...

What a great gem! I love these small town restaurants. They can't be beat!! It's definitely an amazing omelet. The ROUTE 30, what a great one to have!! All of their omelets, eggs, hot cakes, French toast and etc. sound and I'm sure are the bomb as well. So if you're ever out and about looking for a great place to have some breakfast food, stop in and check them out.

The cook here at By The Way Café is none other than the owner himself. All of it is prepared as the orders come up. All fresh and from scratch, no frozen and...