Corie's Cafe — Restaurant in Duvall

There’s a reason this local establishment has nearly five stars in reviews. Great food at reasonable prices and nice people working there. My family stopped by after pumpkin picking nearby. Initially upon walking in, I figured it would be merely adequate. It’s certainly not upscale in appearance, and the table/chair setup along with business cards and a bulletin board at the door gave the air of a Cracker Barrel. Also there’s not server stand so workers greet you from half way across the room as they walk up, and it’s just a bit awkward. But once they start talking with you and you sit down it’s immediately apparent that grownups are in charge here, and everyone is working hard to ensure you have a nice meal. I suspect that the guy who was walking around cleaning and balancing tables with wedges under the legs was the owner. He seemed very focused on cleaning, putting wedges under table legs and keeping coffee cups full. Anyway, the staff appeared older, confident and friendly but not cloying. Like they wanted to spend their Sunday with customers, nothing was forced. I was surprised how good the coffee tasted, so I asked, and one server told me it’s from Herkimer, and they grind it on site daily. She seemed proud of it. It tastes great and I should have asked for a cup to go. Then the food came. Ample portions and everything was good. Hash browns were crispy and not too greasy. Eggs were cooked exactly as ordered. Salads were fresh and well portioned. Breads were fresh, not stale or thin or tasteless. I’m in Seattle, and a big fan of the breakfast place named for a well-known “bay,” and I gotta say, Corie’s was pretty close to as good, and a lot less expensive. I chalk that up to fewer organic, locally sourced ingredients. But not every restaurant is trying to do that, and that’s okay. Corie’s definitely won me over, and if I didn’t live 15 miles away, I would become a regular....

Food 8ish/10. Service 2/10. I had been excited to try this place out as it is a great addition to Duvall and I've heard lots of mixed reviews even though the Google reviews are amazing. Coffee was really good, food was decent, although they forgot my toast. But I'm leaving this review as a constructive criticism for customer service in the future. I'm not sure what happened but there were seemingly customers (possibly family members) doing the serving and order taking? Did they have sanitary hands? Are they on staff? Even the gentleman serving me put his jacket on from one of the tables and then brought my food out to me. Just odd. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I think because of this, the owner and server (who was not present when I arrived) were not attentive to my table at all until after 15 minutes of waiting with all my dishes stacked up the owner finally brought the bill to me. The server sat a couple, brought them their food, and cashed them out while I was still waiting. Another table that was served by the customer/family members also waited for their table to be cleared and bill for quite a while with clean plates. The owner was very kind once she came to my table.

Definitely not being a Karen and I will be back to try more menu items, just giving advice for improvement from a service industry POV. This place is so cute and has great potential, I hope to have a better experience next time.

Out of their control, but there is no parking at all. All parking spots in front are 15 minute limits. I had to park up the hill behind...

I came hungry because I heard this was the place. So I wanted to try a little bit of many yummy things because I couldn't decide! As a vegetarian, the options available at a cafe aren't always necessarily appetizing but not the case here!! Everything was absolutely ambrosial! Deviled eggs- SOOO good!! Banana bread- Best I have EVER had- wowee wow wow! Moist, flavorful, and excellent texture. Let's keep the carbs going Gotta try the monkey bread!! Not too sweet, and it just falls apart, ready to be devoured. Aaaand the mushroom gravy and biscuits Eat it now. Fantabulous flavor- not salty, perfect consistency and the biscuits are off the chain! The scramble, accommodated by deleting the sausage and putting more fresh veggies, accompanied by fluffy hash browns, made for a more-than-average, yummy breakfast item you would find on another menu. No, of course I didn't finish everything I ordered- it was better to create a personal buffet at my table and then box up my leftovers to extend my belly-joy at home than to just order one meal. And might as well add a Winter Salad to my leftovers for later too because... why not? That too, did not disappoint and it also was beautifully tossed and perfectly dressed and balanced. Duvall better keep this one! It's a gem!💎 And I have...