Strawberry Field Pancakes and Cafe — Restaurant in Lincolnshire

went for brunch on 9/17/23 waited for 20 minutes with several seats available. finally sat and waited another 15 minutes before water was brought to the table. I ordered the Chicken and waffles and my guest ordered taffy apple French toast and cheesy potatoes. we also got 2 cups of coffee. I had to go to another open table to grab sugar, as I was not going to wait for the staff to bring it to me. after about 10 minutes our food came and i was actually surprised at how fast it came out, but then came to realize why.

my chicken and waffles plate was shocking i received 3 john soules chicken tenders for kids these were barely 2 inches by 1 inch processed chicken w/ rib meat and the most flavorless waffles you could imagine. they had bits of bacon in them but were over powered by the taste of flour and baking soda....... no thanks.

my guests french toast was barely soaked in french toast batter as they came out drier than the Sahara and still very much BREAD at that point. however its saving grace is the apple cinnamon compote was actually quite delicious. let me move on to the cheesy potato's. one would think they were diced and fried. then covered with cheese. nope these were undercooked hash browns covered in store brand cheddar cheese and covered with a pot lid to sit and melt. the coffee was burnt and no refills were offered until i let our waiter know how bad the food was. at this point i was utterly disgusted with the whole visit that i didn't want anything. i was directed to tell the "owner" how bad the food was because it was his choice for the menu. upon speaking with him he said he was only the manager. i explained everything in a very calm and even tone and was very respectful. instead of him saying oh i'm sorry you didn't like the food is there something we could do better for your next visit like most people do. he said in an angered and bitter tone, we serve people this food all the time and no one else complains. maybe this just isn't the restaurant for you. please leave. rude as could be. i will never be coming back to this place and i will be telling everyone i know on social media to not come...

Fairly disappointing.

Came in with a party for two, got our name on a list. After about 5 minutes, the host (who I'm assuming is Gus based on all the business cards with his face on it at the register) passed us up for a party of 2 that came in after.

When we were seated, we weren't given menus like every other table around us. After a few minutes, we went ahead and pulled up the menu online because we just wanted to get food in our stomachs as soon as possible. We waited about 20 minutes for our food. Solely because we were already hungry at this point, I just subconsciously looked at my watch every few minutes and remembered how much time passed.

I ordered chicken and waffles and my girlfriend ordered a standard breakfast.

I knew the chicken and waffles had chicken tenders. I didn't expect them to be tiny Tyson chicken tenders. They were probably an inch wide and 6 inches long, with no taste. They were cold and had some chewy bits to them. The waffle was also underwhelming. The bacon that was baked in it was stale and hard, while no amount of syrup could save the bland, dry waffles.

Her breakfast was also disappointing for how simple it was. The bacon was the saltiest bacon I've ever tried, as if they added salt to it. The hash browns were cold and not crispy as requested, scrambled eggs were runny. The best part was the toast.

Oh, and the coffee? It tasted sour. They seem to sell their own coffee up front in bags. My advice? Don't buy it.

Our waitress Donna only came by to our table 4 times: to pour us coffee, take our order, bring our food, and bring our check. If she had asked us how our meal was going, we would've said something.

Two meals and two coffees rang up to over $37.00, which is outrageous. Two cups of "coffee" ran us almost $7.50 which is high for sub-par diner coffee.

Gus kept a keen eye on the payment terminal up front too as if he wanted to see how we were tipping. For the record, I like to tip generously but I felt that for the food and lack of service we received, tipping 10% was being generous this time.

The restaurant is inside an old Dennys. I would've...

There are two great injustices in this world, one is that some people may never eat here and the other is that I can not give this place more than 5 stars. The people who complain that the staff aren't professional have never met another human being and probably kick dogs for fun. If I had to make a venn diagram of reasons to live and the occasions I get to go to this place it would be a single circle. Very atmospheric and nice with a great sense of originality but familiarity at the same time. If you need help choosing a meal spin a wheel and whatever it lands on your going to have a good time. If you want to enjoy life and give meaning to the emptiness it can provide then please try the strawberry pancake shortcake which might be the only reason I haven't taken a trip to the middle of a busy road. I once had a friend who didn't like this place and complained that the food was bland I was wise enough to make the decision to never talk to them again because each meal here is an experience in itself. When I first entered I thought a car had hit me earlier because it was heaven. The owner is such an unbelievably friendly man who greets you as you enter and was definetly one of the best parts of my meal. Even the bathroom was clean and pretty. I may never get the chance to meet god because of the crimes I have committed upon this earth but going here easily made up for that. At first I wanted to give this a perfect 5/7 but that number doesn't do this place justice for what it accomplishes. The truth is that I don't go hear often because of my schedule but when I do I am truly happy without fear of the future. Every staff members oozes charisma and kindness and because of these reasons I must give this a better than perfect 7/5. Thank you for making my life a...