What a unique little diner we found!! We loved the atmosphere and the service was top notch. The prices were truly amazing. Half the cost of any other eatery I’ve been to in years!!! I highly recommend finding this little gem during your travels. We bought 2 tee shirts as mementos and the bill was only $49 for everything!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vanessa Robinette
We had breakfast and it was good, people were nice and alot of neat signage on the walls!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Trent Harris
The Wooden Spoon is a family restaurant and community hub just a hop, skip, and a jump off M-60, the main drag through Spring Arbor. Owners Steve and Theresa Tolles have operated this beloved breakfast and lunch spot since the early 1980's, serving delicious and delightful food from scratch, always with a side of neighborly welcome, connection, and goodwill. The food is uncomplicated, wholesome, consistently good, and breezily prepared. The cinnamon rolls and muffins are heavenly and a must-have. The decor is classic road trip Americana. A slightly-kitschy collage of vintage license plates, road signs, and enameled tin gas station and soft drink signs adorn the walls. Mid-20th century stained glass chandeliers Steve's dad put together from kits adorn the ceilings of the restaurant. The warm and soothing tones of wood paneled walls round out the mellow, natural vibe. The service is always friendly and welcoming, both to regulars and newbies. When you're here, you're a "Spooner," and that's all that matters. If you're a regular, you will most certainly be greeted by name and can bring your own coffee mug from home and keep it on the shelf for whenever you visit. Last but not least, no review can give the Spoon its proper due without mentioning its role in the community. Long since our culture has migrated to their phones and devices to find digital, but false connection, the Wooden Spoon stands as a defiant bulwark for in-person, human connection, as a gathering place for friends and neighbors, and a de-facto town hall for the Spring Arbor area. This is a place for catching up, sharing stories, and making joint plans. Of particular note is the long-running community table situated just next to the exit of the kitchen, which has a mostly flannel-shirt wearing rotating cast who come and go as they please, some staying just so long as to have a cup of coffee and catch up on the latest scuttlebutt, others staying much longer to entertain and kibbutz with the regulars about society and politics. If you are a politician running for office in this area, you will certainly hold coffee hour at "the table" to get to know your constituents and have some straight talk. This table is a place that traces its lineage back to the frontier wilderness origins of Jackson County, with the most common conversational themes being those of taming the physical world, farming, machinery, bewilderment over the ever-shifting and illusory nature of current politics and fads, and ultimately the eternal and redeeming virtues of common sense. The table has a story as long and true as time itself. So to wrap up, we are lucky to still be able to enjoy this place of food and love that is the Wooden Spoon. In a world that moves too fast and becomes unrecognizable before we can even catch up to it, the Wooden Spoon stays true to itself. It is a place of sustenance, not only for the body but also for the mind and soul. It is a warm and cozy place to gather with friends and enjoy the good and familiar, and share observations about an outside world which has moved too fast and now little resembles the places we all came from. Like life itself, its time in this world will be too short. So enjoy it while you can, and make friends and memories there. You'll be glad you did, and you'll have something - to know what it is to have been "Spooned" - that you can keep and cherish forever.
Parking: A boatload of parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cinnamon Roll
Ref Russ
food was excellent
Scott Crosby
Great food. Great service.
dale bannister
Very slow service!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
jeremy milks
Down home feel, with friendly waitstaff. The food was very good, some was homemade, which is rare these days!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A. Taylor
Everything was delicious. Service was quick and friendly. My favorite part was the cinnamon roll that I ordered to go. One of the best I've ever had. Would definitely recommend and return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cinnamon Roll
Forest Rowley Jr
Excellent everything!! It was our first time at the Wooden Spoon, and definitely will not be our last. Thank you!!
Second time we have tried to visit this place because we've heard such good things. Both times their Google business page said they were open, and when we arrived they were closed! Hours posted on the building also indicated they should be open, no sign anywhere explaining why they are closed during normal business hours. Checked their Facebook page as well, no information. Maybe third time will be the charm?
Ryan DeKorne
Fantastic place with excellent... EVERYTHING!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer Thomas
Both wonderful food and wonderful, personable service. A local gem
charles Hergert
nice place to relax and enjoy your friends and neighbors and food.
What a unique little diner we found!! We loved the atmosphere and the service was top notch. The prices were truly amazing. Half the cost of any other eatery I’ve been to in years!!!
I highly recommend finding this little gem during your travels.
We bought 2 tee shirts as mementos and the bill was only $49 for everything!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had breakfast and it was good, people were nice and alot of neat signage on the walls!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Wooden Spoon is a family restaurant and community hub just a hop, skip, and a jump off M-60, the main drag through Spring Arbor. Owners Steve and Theresa Tolles have operated this beloved breakfast and lunch spot since the early 1980's, serving delicious and delightful food from scratch, always with a side of neighborly welcome, connection, and goodwill. The food is uncomplicated, wholesome, consistently good, and breezily prepared. The cinnamon rolls and muffins are heavenly and a must-have. The decor is classic road trip Americana. A slightly-kitschy collage of vintage license plates, road signs, and enameled tin gas station and soft drink signs adorn the walls. Mid-20th century stained glass chandeliers Steve's dad put together from kits adorn the ceilings of the restaurant. The warm and soothing tones of wood paneled walls round out the mellow, natural vibe. The service is always friendly and welcoming, both to regulars and newbies. When you're here, you're a "Spooner," and that's all that matters. If you're a regular, you will most certainly be greeted by name and can bring your own coffee mug from home and keep it on the shelf for whenever you visit. Last but not least, no review can give the Spoon its proper due without mentioning its role in the community. Long since our culture has migrated to their phones and devices to find digital, but false connection, the Wooden Spoon stands as a defiant bulwark for in-person, human connection, as a gathering place for friends and neighbors, and a de-facto town hall for the Spring Arbor area. This is a place for catching up, sharing stories, and making joint plans. Of particular note is the long-running community table situated just next to the exit of the kitchen, which has a mostly flannel-shirt wearing rotating cast who come and go as they please, some staying just so long as to have a cup of coffee and catch up on the latest scuttlebutt, others staying much longer to entertain and kibbutz with the regulars about society and politics. If you are a politician running for office in this area, you will certainly hold coffee hour at "the table" to get to know your constituents and have some straight talk. This table is a place that traces its lineage back to the frontier wilderness origins of Jackson County, with the most common conversational themes being those of taming the physical world, farming, machinery, bewilderment over the ever-shifting and illusory nature of current politics and fads, and ultimately the eternal and redeeming virtues of common sense. The table has a story as long and true as time itself. So to wrap up, we are lucky to still be able to enjoy this place of food and love that is the Wooden Spoon. In a world that moves too fast and becomes unrecognizable before we can even catch up to it, the Wooden Spoon stays true to itself. It is a place of sustenance, not only for the body but also for the mind and soul. It is a warm and cozy place to gather with friends and enjoy the good and familiar, and share observations about an outside world which has moved too fast and now little resembles the places we all came from. Like life itself, its time in this world will be too short. So enjoy it while you can, and make friends and memories there. You'll be glad you did, and you'll have something - to know what it is to have been "Spooned" - that you can keep and cherish forever.
Parking: A boatload of parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cinnamon Roll
food was excellent
Great food. Great service.
Very slow service!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Down home feel, with friendly waitstaff. The food was very good, some was homemade, which is rare these days!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was delicious. Service was quick and friendly. My favorite part was the cinnamon roll that I ordered to go. One of the best I've ever had. Would definitely recommend and return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cinnamon Roll
Excellent everything!! It was our first time at the Wooden Spoon, and definitely will not be our last. Thank you!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always the best! ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Love this home town place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Second time we have tried to visit this place because we've heard such good things. Both times their Google business page said they were open, and when we arrived they were closed! Hours posted on the building also indicated they should be open, no sign anywhere explaining why they are closed during normal business hours. Checked their Facebook page as well, no information. Maybe third time will be the charm?
Fantastic place with excellent... EVERYTHING!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Both wonderful food and wonderful, personable service. A local gem
nice place to relax and enjoy your friends and neighbors and food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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