Charles' Cafeteria & Grill
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About Charles' Cafeteria & Grill
On AL-171 in Fayette, Charles' Cafeteria & Grill serves American home cooking through daytime hours on weekdays, with the kitchen closed on Saturdays and Sundays. The menu leans toward southern breakfast dishes alongside plate-lunch staples, including a Fried Pork Chop served with mac and cheese as a side. Chicken dishes round out the offerings, from chicken and dumplings to BBQ chicken. The format keeps to a straightforward cafeteria and grill setup, open only across the workweek daytime schedule.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingFree of charge street parking · Free parking lot · Plenty of parking
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs available · Has kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention omelets, grilled pork chop, biscuits and chicken and dumplings.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention omelets, grilled pork chop, biscuits and chicken and dumplings.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers keep returning to the diner's home-style breakfast, praising biscuits described as melting in the mouth, well-seasoned eggs, and thick bacon that a few call a touch salty but good, often finished with peach and strawberry preserves. Close behind, several single out heartier plates: a grilled pork chop with rice and brown gravy and mac and cheese, and chicken and dumplings that one diner says her elderly mother-in-law loved. The staff draws repeated praise too, described as nice and helpful, with one reviewer noting a server circling the room offering refills and another crediting the owner personally for the welcome. One reviewer, a three-year local, found the older-style diner catered mainly to an "elderly" crowd and couldn't point to a standout dish. A separate complaint describes BBQ chicken as tough and tasting reheated, paired with bland, dry mac and cheese. Most other visits, including several from travelers passing through, describe fast service and fair prices, with the omelets and sweet tea also getting individual mentions.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers keep returning to the diner's home-style breakfast, praising biscuits described as melting in the mouth, well-seasoned eggs, and thick bacon that a few call a touch salty but good, often finished with peach and strawberry preserves. Close behind, several single out heartier plates: a grilled pork chop with rice and brown gravy and mac and cheese, and chicken and dumplings that one diner says her elderly mother-in-law loved. The staff draws repeated praise too, described as nice and helpful, with one reviewer noting a server circling the room offering refills and another crediting the owner personally for the welcome. One reviewer, a three-year local, found the older-style diner catered mainly to an "elderly" crowd and couldn't point to a standout dish. A separate complaint describes BBQ chicken as tough and tasting reheated, paired with bland, dry mac and cheese. Most other visits, including several from travelers passing through, describe fast service and fair prices, with the omelets and sweet tea also getting individual mentions.
Featured reviews
- Raymond Robinson
“Great little place to stop and eat staff is great and food is delicious.”
- Thomas M. Long III
“Tried it for the first time today and it was great!!!!! Great food, great hospitality, great service, beautiful atmosphere, beautiful pictures/a map of the whole town!!! Tim (the owner) was incredibly nice!!! Cannot wait to try more!! To those who travel or on the road, I recommend stopping here and enjoy a wonderful meal!”
- Nancy Phillips
“Food and service was amazing had my 93 year old mother in law with me and she loved the chicken and dumplings”
- Colt Pearson
“BBQ chicken very tough like it was cooked and warmed over. It was like left over chicken tenders. No salt or flavor to Mac n cheese and dry,”
- Harvey Barger
“This was a good place to have some good home cooking. I had grilled pork chop ,rice and brown gravy, with some Mac and cheese,bread and sweet tea. They also had a lady walking around the whole time I was there asking if I needed a refill on …”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Highlights
- Has fast service
- Serves great coffee
- Serves great dessert
- Has great tea selection
- Serves local speciality
- Popular for popular for breakfast
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible car park
- Free of charge street parking
- Accepts reservations
- Offers takeaway
- Serves dine-in
- Good for kids
Show more amenities
- Casual
- Serves coffee
- Serves comfort food
- Serves healthy options
- Serves dessert
- Has table service
- Dining options· 4
- Serves breakfast
- Serves brunch
- Serves lunch
- Has seating
- Accessibility· 3
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Family-friendly· 2
- High chairs available
- Has kids' menu
- Offerings· 2
- Quick bite
- Serves small plates
- Facilities· 1
- Has toilet
- Atmosphere· 4
- Cosy
- Historic
- Quiet
- Trendy
- Crowd· 2
- Good for groups
- Popular with tourists
- Highlights· 3
- Has fast service
- Has great tea selection
- Serves local speciality
- Popular for· 3
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Good for solo dining
- Parking· 2
- Free parking lot
- Plenty of parking
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