The Hornets Nest

501 W Cleveland St, Heyworth
(309) 473-3600

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christine webb

Food service and prices are unbeatable.
Are you hungry? This place will fill your belly and not your wallet.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sherrie Peroutka

Very delicious. Great servers.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shane Mckeown

Food was decent. I would go again. Service was all right if you get a piece of cake or pie for dessert, it's a pretty good size piece and some meals come with ice cream

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Terry Goggin

A good, solid small-town cafe that incudes a pastry cooler. My latest meal was a half-pound burger that was bigger than the bun, plus hot and crisp fries.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Melissa Winskill

The food is absolutely delightful and reasonably priced. The service was outstanding. The kids kept commenting on how incredibly nice our server was and I could not agree more! From the soups to the main course to the ice cream it was all top notch! We will definitely be back for more.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Joseph Trimby

Nice little country diner with the friendly staff and customers...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tegan

I found their Ruben to be very disappointing. To start, they use mozzarella instead of swiss which was an unpleasant choice in my opinion. Also, the mozzarella is shredded and barely melted which makes for an unappealing texture. I would have also preferred more sour kraut. The corned beef itself was fine, as was the dressing and bread. I did not end up finishing it though. Fries were decent, but the coleslaw side I got was wayyy too sweet. Also, the root beer I got was very watered down. Perhaps I just caught them on a bad day, or this is how the locals prefer their food, but this was not a good experience at all for me.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

W Blush

Waitress was on spot with everything we needed

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Rodney Yoswig

Food was good. What I didn't like was when we walked in, you saw a desert counter with baked pies and store bought cakes. We were seated, and I asked about the pies that my friend ordered before we were seated. Told they are baked there. Now my point is they looked nasty greasy. When the pie was delivered, she was asked how long it was in that counter. She told us at least 4 days. I wouldn't have even considered tasting it. Now on to the food. Lunch was quite enjoyable. I would definitely eat here again but sadly would avoid the pies.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Brianna Keller

Great service and food is always amazing! Even with ordering pick up, our food is always ready within 15-30 minutes. Highly recommend!

Don M

Great diner food. We were made to feel welcomed and really had a nice time. Service and food are great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lezli Cline

We ate there for the first time recently. Both the food and service were great 👍🏻.

Noname Noone

The waitress was rude as could be to me an my partner but friendly to the other people that came in. The food tasted and seemed like it was from yesterday and reheated in a microwave which you could hear beeping from the kitchen. Over easy eggs were actually over medium. The bacon was so hard I was afraid I was going to break my teeth trying to eat it. The gravy tasted like straight water. The toast wasn't even toasted it was just bread that was barely warmed up. The waitress also disappeared with a restaurant full of people for 15 min. I had to stand at the check out to get my check an pay. Never even got offered a refill for my drink. Worst experience and will never go back!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Donna Cantrell

Arrived Saturday December 28 2025 and CLOSRD!!

Savage Amusement

Very nice place
Home style cooking, comfort foods
Very clean, including washrooms
I had a small problem with my order
They handled it with immediate attention
Nice variety, excellent desserts
Great portions for the cost
Highly recommend

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Dinner, Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwich

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