20 Best American Restaurants near Waterville

“We love Chowders! And have been coming here for years! The food is always excellent, and they have a wide verity of things to choose from! Plus they have the best Margarita’s we have ever had. We also love our waitress Angie and bar manager Jen! They always are friendly and give us the best service! I wish we had more places like this in Toledo! Chowders will always be our favorite place to eat!! ??“

“Amazing homemade food. Highly recommend!!“

“Great food…Great service🍀 Very joyful atmosphere 💚“

“My wife and I had dinner at Benchmark for my 80th birthday last night. It was wonderful! Our waiter, Josh, was professional and friendly. The food, lobster tail and 8 oz filet, asparagus side, was cooked just right and superb. We got a free Dubai chocolate tiramisu for dessert, which was delectable. Benchmark has generally been consistently good, with great service, and this was no exception.“

“First time there today it was great!! Recommend chicken and waffles and getting a milkshake!!! 10/10“

“Amazing service. Paige was our server and she went above and beyond to make sure our party had a great experience. Kristi was manager on duty and came over several times to make sure we were all set. The food was great & drinks on point. Can't wait to go back. Glad we made reservations it was busy“

“After several of our acquaintances committed on the quality of the food (ie home cooking) at the Briarfield we thought we give it a try! Arrived around noon, and place was almost full. Pleasant atmosphere, clean and sanitary. Menu had an extremely large selection of breakfast, lunch and dinner items. Next time I’ll capture and post menu. They had specials posted (ss pictures). We had bacon, eggs, toast and home fries and a Farmers Omelet with hash browns. Both were excellent , note farmers omelet comes with sausage gravy mine was pictured without. Scrumptious food and pleasant wait staff, conveniently located on Briarfield Blvd near I-475.“

“Just a great casual Hip place to hang out!“

“Had lunch at Call of the Canyon today. The special happened to be mac and cheese, bogo 1/2 off. Excellent choice - I'd recommend that you visit on Mondays. 😋“

“My favorite is the Chicken Cabernet salad. Went there this week on Saturday. Unfortunately the salad was not as good as it usually is. Not sure what was missing. For the price of the salad it should always be perfect.“

“We always have a good meal at Culver's. Their Butter Burgers are the smashburger type, so I recommend getting a double. Our food is always hot and fresh and their custard is delicious. So smooth and rich. The staff is consistently friendly.“

“nice place good.food and delicious and friendly staff my first time there and I will be back“

“The best!!! Zach, the brewer here respects the science and creates only the finest of concoctions utilizing just the right blends and creativity to slap you in the face with flavors and hops! Love this spot! BG, you are very fortunate to have Juniper!“

“Atmosphere terrific, we sat outdoors, food awesome, staff fabulous, Kendra was awesome, just didn't care for the smoking on the patio, right after we got our food. It was like eating from an ash tray.“

“I must say that I love our Big Boy sandwiches at the Maureen, ohio location. In Ohio, we have tartar sauce on our Big boys and they are so good! If you go to a Big boy in Michigan be warned, it won't be the same, because they don't use tartar sauce and it's not even close to as good as our Big boy. I'd eat Big boy burgers every day if I could!“

“Went here tonight to celebrate my birthday. It's over an hour away from home but definitely worth the drive ! Food was fantastic! Bought some sausage to take home ,it was that good!“

“Amazing pizza! There is not one pizza on the menu that I don't want to try“

“We visited on a Monday in mid-April 2025 for lunch.

This was a typical zoo restaurant. It's a grab and go. There are prepared foods on the side, both hot and cold. There are customizable stuff behind the counter and made to order. Expect it to be overpriced.

The loaded mac and cheese wasn't bad. The young lady behind the counter was making it for us when an older man (who I assume to be a manager) walked by and told her she was putting TOO much toppings in the mac and cheese so she stopped mid scoop with the bacon.

We got chicken tenders and fries which were both fine. We also got the prepared cobb salad. The lettuce on top looked fine but once we opened it and dug deeper, the lettuce were the harder and thicker stalks and more discolored. We still ate it because we were hungry but it did not look super fresh or maybe the salad sat too long in the back before packing it.

We also got the chocolate pudding and the jello. We all agreed the gummy worms in the chocolate pudding had a weird taste and off putting. The texture was also strange and unfortunately a lot of the flavor had leached into the pudding. The jello however was fine and those gummies were normal.

Condiments you grab on your own, self serve.

Cashier was nice and asked if we had membership, which we did and gave us the additional discount. It's nice when they ask because I forget sometimes with all the craziness going on.

The restaurant it self wasn't packed but there were 4 or 5 other groups in there with us. The place also was very clean and new looking. Not sure when this placed opened or renovated but it was very clean and modern. There are no tables to eat inside so we went outside to find a seat. There were no tables in the Kid's play place or neighborhood area so we walked around to where the hippo statues were to eat.

Even though the zoo website says no outside food, we were never searched and I swear almost EVERYONE we saw at the picnic tables had brought food in. Maybe it was locals who knew vs tourist. You can always leave and eat food in your car but it's just so inconvenient.“

“Great food, great staff, sure beats the other guys all the way around. LOVE KERMIT’S. Keep up the good work.“

“We've been here over 30 times , party of 8 , got seated quickly . Server was on point ( Olivia ) Food was fair , but it was extremely busy . Management was more than gracious with two of the meals . Nice experience !“