I go to the chef and at once a week for the last 30 years wonderful food wonderful service family-owned it's just a joy and a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy Delehanty
I've been coming here for 30 years. While the clientele has changed over the years, this place hasn't. Good food, good service, friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Home Fries
dottie pearce
Best place in around Arlington!!! A real bargain too!!! Just delicious and they have daily specials!! Go there....Vegetarian options: The coleslaw is made fresh daily and to die for!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings, Jumbo Shrimp
C C
I used to ride my bike up to the drive thru and get a hand crafted cherry Coke when I was seven years old. Chef-O-Nette is a sacred place for many Upper Arlington natives . When I eat delicious food here it transports me back to the happy times of my younger self.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Patton
Great food and value! Bring cash!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gloria Christine L.
What a surprise to see a retro restaurant which serves food like I grew up on going to restaurants of my youth. The menu has something for everybody's taste. Our meals were very good. No problems with cleanliness or service. Plenty of lot parking. The food is a little pricey (that is the only reason why I gave it four stars), but I will definitely go back when I'm in the area (I live far away).
Mark K.
There used to be a place like this in every town. This one's still here. The menu is probably still the same, too. Basic breakfast and lunch items, reasonably priced. Brought Baby K here for a treat, told her the place was older than Daddy. It is old, but has been refreshed (maybe 30 years ago, but it's still clean and in good shape.) Odd but efficient angled seating at the counter, plus some tables. Spot-on service, catering to the kid and making sure we had everything we needed. K got bacon, cinnamon toast, and a pancake. Bacon was perfectly cooked to her requested "not too crispy." Pancake was excellent (she liked it, and couldn't finish it, so I had some- fluffy and tasty.) Cinnamon toast- haven't seen it in a restaurant in ages, heck, barely make it at home anymore. Perfectly done, she loved it. I got a double cheeseburger with onion rings. Was it the best burger ever? Nah, but it was a good solid burger, bigger and better than a Big Mac for less money. Good patties, good bun, good toppings. Perfect onion rings, too. Five stars for the experience, four for the food. Plus there's a drive-through, which I wish at least one of every type of restaurant in town had. They prefer cash but take cards. Happy banter in the kitchen, friendly staff all around, excellent service from Kennedy (I think.) Good food, decent prices, cool place, great experience.
Tim Voss
Food was good and enjoyed the feel of a 60's era diner, but the heat was intentionally turned on and it was cold inside.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger, Fish Sandwich
Teresa L.
Avoid the old school UA restaurant!!!!The atmosphere and food were awful with low quality, flavorless,with limited choices in food. The restaurant was dingy, old, and dirty with the carpet being from the 80s. It took 45 minutes for us to get pancakes, French toast, and cold coffee. Our serving of potatoes had seven pieces in it. When we asked for them to comp the potatoes, they deducted 2 of the 4$. For basic breakfast and salad for three people it was $45 which was utterly ridiculous for white bread French toast with artificial syrup, pancake, mix pancakes, salad made of iceberg lettuce, and turkey lunchmeat, 3 small pieces of fatty bacon. The wait staff was nice.
Kevin Davis
Great atmosphere and service. The location was in a excellent area and also was inviting and friendly. The pricing was fair & good. However, the only exception is that the portion sizes could be a little bigger.
Where else can you sit down and get a double burger and fries for under $10?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger
Jesikas S.
The inside looks cool but the food is disgusting. I've never seen chicken salad that was oily. The side salad is literally just chopped up wilted iceberg lettuce with dressing. Our check was $43 for what looked like nursing home food.
Jack Ebright
During the 1950s and '60's, this was THE place to eat. For us, it was every Tuesday and Wilma was our waitress. My high school buddies and I had lunch and nostalgia there last week and I was amazed at how little the restaurant had changed. The burger was good, but the memories were better. All of us had memories of the Chef-o-net that stretched back decades. Their motto should be "come for the food, stay for the memories ".
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Tom Hamilton
50’s style diner. No pretensions. Cash welcomed. It’s dated but the food was good and service was attentive and
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patty Melt
Jeanette H.
Decent food and service. Burger fries and coke, $12. Cash tip. Interesting thet they have a "drive thru". Nothing crave-able that I ate, but a decent lunch and happy to support a small business.
I go to the chef and at once a week for the last 30 years wonderful food wonderful service family-owned it's just a joy and a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been coming here for 30 years. While the clientele has changed over the years, this place hasn't. Good food, good service, friendly staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Home Fries
Best place in around Arlington!!! A real bargain too!!! Just delicious and they have daily specials!! Go there....Vegetarian options: The coleslaw is made fresh daily and to die for!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Onion Rings, Jumbo Shrimp
I used to ride my bike up to the drive thru and get a hand crafted cherry Coke when I was seven years old. Chef-O-Nette is a sacred place for many Upper Arlington natives . When I eat delicious food here it transports me back to the happy times of my younger self.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and value! Bring cash!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a surprise to see a retro restaurant which serves food like I grew up on going to restaurants of my youth. The menu has something for everybody's taste. Our meals were very good. No problems with cleanliness or service. Plenty of lot parking. The food is a little pricey (that is the only reason why I gave it four stars), but I will definitely go back when I'm in the area (I live far away).
There used to be a place like this in every town. This one's still here. The menu is probably still the same, too. Basic breakfast and lunch items, reasonably priced. Brought Baby K here for a treat, told her the place was older than Daddy. It is old, but has been refreshed (maybe 30 years ago, but it's still clean and in good shape.) Odd but efficient angled seating at the counter, plus some tables. Spot-on service, catering to the kid and making sure we had everything we needed. K got bacon, cinnamon toast, and a pancake. Bacon was perfectly cooked to her requested "not too crispy." Pancake was excellent (she liked it, and couldn't finish it, so I had some- fluffy and tasty.) Cinnamon toast- haven't seen it in a restaurant in ages, heck, barely make it at home anymore. Perfectly done, she loved it. I got a double cheeseburger with onion rings. Was it the best burger ever? Nah, but it was a good solid burger, bigger and better than a Big Mac for less money. Good patties, good bun, good toppings. Perfect onion rings, too. Five stars for the experience, four for the food. Plus there's a drive-through, which I wish at least one of every type of restaurant in town had. They prefer cash but take cards. Happy banter in the kitchen, friendly staff all around, excellent service from Kennedy (I think.) Good food, decent prices, cool place, great experience.
Food was good and enjoyed the feel of a 60's era diner, but the heat was intentionally turned on and it was cold inside.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger, Fish Sandwich
Avoid the old school UA restaurant!!!!The atmosphere and food were awful with low quality, flavorless,with limited choices in food. The restaurant was dingy, old, and dirty with the carpet being from the 80s. It took 45 minutes for us to get pancakes, French toast, and cold coffee. Our serving of potatoes had seven pieces in it. When we asked for them to comp the potatoes, they deducted 2 of the 4$. For basic breakfast and salad for three people it was $45 which was utterly ridiculous for white bread French toast with artificial syrup, pancake, mix pancakes, salad made of iceberg lettuce, and turkey lunchmeat, 3 small pieces of fatty bacon. The wait staff was nice.
Great atmosphere and service. The location was in a excellent area and also was inviting and friendly. The pricing was fair & good. However, the only exception is that the portion sizes could be a little bigger.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Where else can you sit down and get a double burger and fries for under $10?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheeseburger
The inside looks cool but the food is disgusting. I've never seen chicken salad that was oily. The side salad is literally just chopped up wilted iceberg lettuce with dressing. Our check was $43 for what looked like nursing home food.
During the 1950s and '60's, this was THE place to eat. For us, it was every Tuesday and Wilma was our waitress. My high school buddies and I had lunch and nostalgia there last week and I was amazed at how little the restaurant had changed. The burger was good, but the memories were better. All of us had memories of the Chef-o-net that stretched back decades. Their motto should be "come for the food, stay for the memories ".
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
50’s style diner. No pretensions. Cash welcomed. It’s dated but the food was good and service was attentive and
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Patty Melt
Decent food and service. Burger fries and coke, $12. Cash tip. Interesting thet they have a "drive thru". Nothing crave-able that I ate, but a decent lunch and happy to support a small business.