Anne's Kitchen — Restaurant in Liberty Township

Anne's is a small restaurant with a few tables outside on the sidewalk in addition to the somewhat cramped but cute diner's interior. We opted to sit outside because it was so loud when we walked in. Service was slow, but our waitress was so nice and friendly at the end that I bumped it from 1 to 2 stars. As far as positives go, my husband lucked out with his breakfast. The biscuits and gravy had a great flavor and the gravy had a nice consistancy. His scrambled eggs were excellent and cooked perfectly. The sausage patties were . . . odd, but surprisingly good. It tasted like they took Italian sausage out of the casing, flattened it, and used it as breakfast sausage patties. Sadly, we had several misses here as far as food goes. For example, the apple cinnamon buttermilk pancakes had WAY too much cinnamon. Even with only ⅛ of a teaspoon worth of the apple in a bite, it was overpowering. The topping was sandwiched between the two pancakes, so you couldn't scrape it off easily as the pancakes fell apart when you lifted the top one to get to the bottom. My daughter ate four bites and left the rest on her plate. Likewise, the buttermilk pancakes with fresh strawberries and whipped cream were dry, and if there hadn't been syrup, I would only have eaten a few bites. The strawberries were fresh and delicious. As a whole, the pancakes were dry and kind of crumbled apart. They desperately needed butter, but there was none on them or on the table. All of us like Belgian waffles. However, Anne's Belgian waffles are so sweet, they need to be on a dessert menu, not offered as a traditional Belgian waffle. I talked to our server, and she said waffles come to them with sugar crystals in the waffle, so they can't do anything about it. Are they using store bought, frozen waffles? Whatever the case, changes need to be made. There was so much sugar, the waffles were crunchy. There were 4 of us, and nobody liked the waffles. I hope your experience is better than ours was, and that we were just there...

During my stay in Columbus, I was looking for a small "diner" type of place to try breakfast. I'm glad I found Anne's Kitchen! I got there early, shortly after opening and after reviewing their small menu, I decided on trying the "Scrambled Egg Delight", eggs with spinach, mushrooms, cheese and served with a choice of breakfast meats, hash brown casserole, 2 biscuits and a cup of sausage gravy for $12. I selected sausage patties and they were excellent. The entire breakfast was very generous in size. I took half of it with me to enjoy as a second meal. The sausage patties were well seasoned and delicious and full of meaty flavor. They were cooked perfectly. The scrambled eggs were great--both soft and fluffy. The sausage gravy went perfectly with the biscuits. I guess I didn't understand the concept of the "hash brown casserole". The potatoes had no flavor at all and I tried to generously sprinkle salt and pepper on top, but it didn't really help. I guess I would have preferred standard grilled hash potatoes instead of the "casserole". As you can see in the photos it just appears to be a large mound of undercooked potatoes, but they were certainly cooked, but flavorless. The cafe itself was smallish and with a counter which most customers seemed to prefer. The staff was friendly and and very efficient. Not sure when I will be back in Columbus, but I will be returning to Anne's Kitchen for the same...

I had been coming to this place 2 or 3 times a week as nice family owned place to have my breakfast. Well today I encountered something I could not over look. I had a small two person table on the patio near the smoking area. I stood up and walked over to the smoking area to have a cig while I was waiting for my coffee and an older couple, without checking in for the waiting list, then took my table. The man then had the nerve to walk over to me when I was standing 2 feet from the ash tray and ask me to move as it was disturbing them. When I brought this to the attention of the staff I was placed on the waiting list and the couple was immediately served. When I complained to the owner he went out and spoke to them and was subsequently told to go f himself and said to me what can I do with all of these people out here. Instead of just walking away and let them continue eating their meal he could have said your behavior it not acceptable please leave. I don't want to go to a place where anyone can bully you without there being consequences I'm not sure I'll be back "What you allow,...