Aunt Bea's Cafe — Restaurant in Rock Island

First things first, as soon as I walked through the front door Bea looked at me and looked away without speaking. When she realized I may have been there to actually get food she finally decided to ask if I needed to see a menu. I immediately noticed her tone of voice with her assistant was less than kind. I actually ONLY stuck around to see if her interactions with this young lady improved. Sadly they did not. Once she realized that I was observing everything transpiring, Bea tried to speak in a lower, more stern tone to this young lady.

However, knowing Bea since I was a child, I was keenly aware that she was still being snippy and rude to the young lady named Michelle-- whom has obvious special needs. It was difficult listening to her ordering Michelle around and Michelle responding so respectfully; calling Bea ma'am. They disappeared in the back room for quite awhile so I can only presume Michelle was being reprimanded for something slight.

TBH, I would not allow Bea to prepare me a grain of rice. Food handling, storage and safety are questionable at best. She needs to invest in some paid staff as well as cleaning products. Most importantly, she needs to invest in an attitude adjustment because the way I witnessed her speak to and interact with her 'help' was so disgusting I left...

Do not support this business.

Bea was incredibly rude to us. After simply asking a clarifying question, Bea jumped into saying incredibly hurtful, nasty, and contemptuous things to us, even making one of our group run to a bathroom to cry. I was stunned, I actually couldn't believe someone could be so unapologetically mean. You would think someone running their own business would know how to speak kindly to others. This was never our experience with Aunt Bea, which was totally unacceptable.

I mean this with every fiber of my being: I would never recommend Aunt Beas Cafe to anyone, simply due to how its business owner treats strangers. People deserve kindness and patience, not insults and fear. I only wish we had it on video.

There isn't a food, nor frankly an apology in this world good enough to make up for the terrible and spiteful way she made our friends feel. Please forward your patronage to someone who...

My buddy and I were looking for something different for dinner and found Aunt Bea's on the internet. We decided to give it a shot and we were pleasantly surprised by how delicious the food was. I had the Collard Greens and Red Beans and my buddy had the Fried Okra. The beans and greens had a perfect spice to them with a great flavor! The fried Chicken was very good like grandmas fried chicken. Aunt Bea did the cooking and there was good conversation while she fixed our meal. This is a great little place and was definitely what we were looking for when we set out for southern style cooking. We went on a weekend and had time to wait while everything was...