Arianna's Kitchen — Restaurant in Independence

A nice cozy little hometown Cafe that had a breakfast buffet on Sunday, and for the price of $8.95 it was definitely worth every penny. No need for anything fancy on this buffet, just your standard comfort food for breakfast done right.

Bacon, sausage, eggs, ham, french toast, and pancakes that have a little something in the ingredients I couldn't quite place but WOW were they good !!! ( possibly Farm Fresh Buttermilk instead of store bought ? )

Also, let's not forget The ever popular, biscuits & gravy. The biscuits were light & fluffy and the gravy wasn't too thick or too thin, but could have used a little more salt and pepper in the mix for my preference, but then again I really like my seasonings...

If you don't want to partake in the breakfast buffet, one of the other items I saw ordered that day at our table was a Belgian Waffle with Strawberries and Whipped Cream. I can honestly say that was the most perfect Belgian Waffle I had ever seen. It was clearly homemade ( definitely no Eggo !!! 😉 ), The color was perfect, and it was sizable - appearing to be over 1" thick, and probably somewhere close to ( maybe ) 8-9" in diameter. Unfortunately, I can't review the flavor or texture because I didn't get a bite of it, but the other person at our table seemed to enjoy it.

Arianna's even has a full bar secluded in a separate room from the cafe area, which is actually where the breakfast buffet was set up. This is easily accessed by a standard open doorway, which would keep the noise from either side separate from each other.

The servers were pleasant and professional, but not overly or fake friendly, like you get it some chain restaurants or banks like Wells Fargo. More importantly their service was timely, and they seem to work very well as a team.

As for their ability to seat larger groups, this is a small place set up to be cozy. The layout only allows for probably 2 groups of somewhere up to and no larger than 12-14 in the cafe side. If and only if they have the additional seating available they could possibly set up one more group of that size in the bar, but if it's Game Day this option will probably not be available. Gotta keep the regulars happy.

Sorry, no photos, I was too busy eating and...

My wife and I had dinner here tonight, 5/9. Our server was phenomenal, i wish more than anything we had caught her name. as her service and sweetness alone will be the reason we plan to return and give this place another try! it’s a friday night, we expected it to be busy. however the kitchen was having quite a few mishaps. the table next to us had issues with their steak, the table behind us had issues with a few things (ALL FIXED IMMEDIATELY!) my steak was over cooked, we received no sides, and my wife’s alfredo was missing its chicken. our server apologized many times although we understood it wasn’t her fault. we got our food remade in a timely manner and enjoyed all of it! the flavor was incredible. although yet again, my steak was over cooked and for some reason ended up being a ribye when i ordered new york strip.. despite the hiccups the kitchen had tonight, we’re both looking forward to trying again during the week! i recommend giving it a try, and being patient with their workers!!! kindness goes a very long way! Huge shout out to our amazing server, keep doing...

We were in Independence for an all-day school event and happened upon Arianna's Kitchen.

I have celiac disease and have to be very careful about gluten and they were fantastic! They knew exactly what to do and we had a GREAT meal. I had scrambled eggs, bacon, and hash browns and my spouse had the Monte Cristo sandwich.

Our server was very friendly and the food came super fast.

We would...