Friendly Cooker — Restaurant in Wamego

Stopped by for breakfast hoping to take my mom, who was visiting from Texas, out for a nice breakfast. That was a bust!

Customer service was terrible! No greeting. No guidance as to where to sit. We sat ourselves.The waitress was rude and seemed annoyed at every request we made, which weren't many and were simple. We were kind to her (said please and thank you), yet she seemed annoyed, especially when my daughter spilled milk and we asked for a rag (I grabbed Napkins from the restroom and started cleaning it up). She did not offer to bring her another drink. Instead she only brought her water and we had to ask for another glass of milk. She also did not thank us when we left. Maybe it was a bad day - who knows! However, she only treated us that way and not the other white folks she was serving (we are Hispanic). Lastly, our check was placed on the table with absolutely nothing said to us. Again, this woman has absolutely no customer service skills and should not be serving tables. Food - mediocre at best. Hashbrowns were over cooked (too crispy), my egg omelet had a glob of cheese on top and was terrible, coffee was watered down. The French toast was also not good.

A few positive notes - Food came rather quickly We were offered refills, albeit seemed forced and not genuine from the waitress.

Also, I needed to change my baby so they offered me a booth to change him on when they saw me trying to change him in their tiny restroom with no changing table. I did appreciate that.

Due to lack of customer service and mediocre food, I will not be returning. I will try the coffee shop across the...

We asked for chocolate chip pancakes and the answer was “we can’t have chocolate chips because of Covid” so I asked for blueberry for my daughter and got the same response. Literally blueberry’s and chocolate chips have nothing to do with Covid and yes we have been out to eat where they serve chocolate chips and blueberry’s still. It’s also 2025 so wtf. The bathrooms water was extremely hot or cold no in between and you have to sit angled. Waitress was friendly. Pancake and bacon were good. Felt over priced for a kids meal and adults meal. Friendship house is a lot better in my opinion. But seriously Manager get chocolate chips and blueberry’s back, pancakes are boring without them, what a lame excuse to use Covid as to why you don’t serve...

Trying to eat local in Wamego. The Friendly Cooker has changed a lot since I was in last. They used to have a salad bar which was good. It's a bit more utilitarian under the current management. I had an ok Chicken Fried Steak. The plates were cold so the food cooled off quickly as it was very cold outside. A plate warmer is a must for any place serving on a plate that isn't paper or plastic. I like the small town atmosphere where you can strike up a conversation with the tables around you. I don't care for the chains, but in this case the chain stores do a better job. Price was reasonable, but you didn't get a big meal either. Would have been better to get a burger according to the tablemates....