Diners near Willard

“My husband and I were out working in the area far from home. This area doesn't have much, then when we found Rylee's Place! Went in, were immediately greeted and helped. The food is great, came out in speedy time, AND Rylee makes the muffins!! How cute . Definitely coming back when I'm in the area again. Very friendly staff as well!“

“Stopped here for breakfast while visiting Cayuga Lake and it was really good. I like to try hole in the wall places like this and it didn't disappoint. I got 3 eggs with meat and corned beef hash. The food was cooked to order and everything was fresh. Prices are great for the amount of food you get. Service was friendly and efficient.“

“This is a fabulous small town diner. We came here the weekend of the solar eclipse. A lot of other people did, too. We were staying in the finger lakes area (between Seneca and Cayuga) and were looking to get breakfast without having to go into Corning or Ithaca. Because it was a Monday, most of the other breakfast places around the finger lakes were closed (and there are only a few).This is definitely a small town family diner. We knew that the food might take a little while. It was also a Monday so they were understaffed compared to the crowds that came for the eclipse (every table was full). On a normal Monday, they would have been staffed appropriately. As such, our food took a little longer than we expected.That said, it was worth the wait. When our food arrived, everyone's meal was hot and very tasty. I got a sausage and pepper omelet with homefries and my husband had French toast. We also ordered a single pancake for our toddler, which she LOVED. It was light and fluffy and she ate more of it than I've ever seen her eat of a pancake (win!).Our meal was perfect and kept us full for several hours, which was great as we were headed for a small hike in Watkins Glen and appreciated the fuel.All in all we would go here again. It was appropriately priced and was nice to find such tasty food and friendly service so close to the lakes and away from the congestion of the bigger cities. It was also a good environment for our toddler.Parking: Free street parking. The strip in town is pretty small, but there is parking on both sides for about 2 blocks in either direction and then across the way. We had a trailer behind our truck and got really lucky in that there were 2 sections that were easy to accommodate street parking by just pulling along the side of the road. This was perfect since we wanted to have sit down breakfast but didn't want to have to stress about parking the trailer in a big downtown.Kid-friendliness: We had a toddler with us! They don't have crayons but they are very friendly and didn't mind us having her sit in her stroller right next to the table. No kids' menu but you can order a single pancake or other single sides which was perfect for what we needed. They were also very welcoming and we didn't feel like we were rushed at all.“