Great Food! Great atmosphere and Great service! Highly recommended!
Brad Lindstrom
great place to go, the old building has a lot of history.Brittani & Rhonda are the heartbeat of red school cafe . they have built priceless relationships with their customers over the last 20 years . I would recommend to everyone
Becky Bastrup
The food was very good.We loved our waitress, Brittani. She is very sweet and provides excellent service.
Karina Vital
DO NOT waste your money here‼️ My family had a very disappointing and concerning experience during a recent breakfast visit. When my nephew began choking, none of the staff offered assistance or checked on them afterward, despite my aunt clearly calling for help. Also, the way they were treated from the moment they arrived made them feel singled out, and it came across as racist behavior for being Hispanic. Regardless of the reason, the lack of care and attentiveness was unacceptable. We will not be returning and will never recommend this establishment based on our experience. Disgusted by their unprofessionalism!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Joselyn Villa
I am extremely disappointed with the experience my mother had at your establishment. She visited with my 1-year-old child, and during the meal, my son began choking on a cracker. My mother cried out for help and shouted, yet none of your staff offered assistance. They simply stood and stared, showing no concern whatsoever—not during the incident and not afterward. No one asked if they could help or even if the baby was okay. This lack of response during a life-threatening situation is unacceptable and deeply troubling. To make matters worse, the atmosphere felt discriminatory from the very beginning, which only added to the distress. The service was also slow and unkind, compounding an already negative experience. I urge you to take immediate action to address staff training, emergency response protocols, and customer care standards. Incidents like this should never happen.
Escape560546
I am extremely disappointed with the experience my mother had at your establishment. She visited with my 1-year-old child, and during the meal, my son began choking on a cracker. My mother cried out for help and shouted, yet none of your staff offered assistance. They simply stood and stared, showing no concern whatsoever—not during the incident and not afterward. No one asked if they could help or even if the baby was okay. This lack of response during a life-threatening situation is unacceptable and deeply troubling. To make matters worse, the atmosphere felt discriminatory from the very beginning, which only added to the distress. The service was also slow and unkind, compounding an already negative experience. I urge you to take immediate action to address staff training, emergency response protocols, and customer care standards. Incidents like this should never happen.
John Nesterowicz
Great food & service.Tasty specials.
Rick Hobb
Had breakfast there. The food was fine, but the serving portion was a bit small.
sharon m
Great food ,great service, little small, tad bit $$.. closes at 2pm
Adriana Rueda
Yea yea yea I know it is quite far north, someone would say: who would find a good place to eat in that area? That is in the middle of nowhere. Let me tell you that The Red School Cafe is one of the coziest and coolest dinners I’ve ever visited in Illinois; btw, it used to be a school. Very well prepared and delicious food… give it a try!!!
Been here many times, their menu has changed in the past year since the last time I was there. Was very good. Had a country fried steak skillet. Great quality and good quantity. Love bringing my kids here.
Chuck Corcilius
Great little place. Great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ronald Mueller
Prices a little High.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pumpkin Pancake Combo
Mike R
First time diners in a unique setting. The dining room is small but the outside patio helps. The meal was delivered to the table hot and prepared as ordered. It could have been just a Saturday thing but the service I thought was a bit lacking. No refills on the coffee and no attention between delivery and handing of the bill.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Melanie Riley
Had breakfast here with a couple of friends. First time here for all of us, and we loved it! Our server was friendly and attentive and our food (eggs, sausage, pumpkin pancakes) were delicious. The pumpkin pancakes are a must-try. They are served with a minimal amount of maple syrup on them (I forgot to ask if it was pure maple syrup, I hope it was!), nuts and topped with a delicious maple butter. The inside is very small but very charming, homey atmosphere. Not wheelchair friendly as you have to climb a small set of stairs to go inside the dining area.
Great Food! Great atmosphere and Great service! Highly recommended!
great place to go, the old building has a lot of history.Brittani & Rhonda are the heartbeat of red school cafe . they have built priceless relationships with their customers over the last 20 years . I would recommend to everyone
The food was very good.We loved our waitress, Brittani. She is very sweet and provides excellent service.
DO NOT waste your money here‼️ My family had a very disappointing and concerning experience during a recent breakfast visit. When my nephew began choking, none of the staff offered assistance or checked on them afterward, despite my aunt clearly calling for help. Also, the way they were treated from the moment they arrived made them feel singled out, and it came across as racist behavior for being Hispanic. Regardless of the reason, the lack of care and attentiveness was unacceptable. We will not be returning and will never recommend this establishment based on our experience. Disgusted by their unprofessionalism!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I am extremely disappointed with the experience my mother had at your establishment. She visited with my 1-year-old child, and during the meal, my son began choking on a cracker. My mother cried out for help and shouted, yet none of your staff offered assistance. They simply stood and stared, showing no concern whatsoever—not during the incident and not afterward. No one asked if they could help or even if the baby was okay.
This lack of response during a life-threatening situation is unacceptable and deeply troubling. To make matters worse, the atmosphere felt discriminatory from the very beginning, which only added to the distress. The service was also slow and unkind, compounding an already negative experience.
I urge you to take immediate action to address staff training, emergency response protocols, and customer care standards. Incidents like this should never happen.
I am extremely disappointed with the experience my mother had at your establishment. She visited with my 1-year-old child, and during the meal, my son began choking on a cracker. My mother cried out for help and shouted, yet none of your staff offered assistance. They simply stood and stared, showing no concern whatsoever—not during the incident and not afterward. No one asked if they could help or even if the baby was okay. This lack of response during a life-threatening situation is unacceptable and deeply troubling. To make matters worse, the atmosphere felt discriminatory from the very beginning, which only added to the distress. The service was also slow and unkind, compounding an already negative experience. I urge you to take immediate action to address staff training, emergency response protocols, and customer care standards. Incidents like this should never happen.
Great food & service.Tasty specials.
Had breakfast there. The food was fine, but the serving portion was a bit small.
Great food ,great service, little small, tad bit $$.. closes at 2pm
Yea yea yea I know it is quite far north, someone would say: who would find a good place to eat in that area? That is in the middle of nowhere.
Let me tell you that The Red School Cafe is one of the coziest and coolest dinners I’ve ever visited in Illinois; btw, it used to be a school.
Very well prepared and delicious food… give it a try!!!
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Been here many times, their menu has changed in the past year since the last time I was there. Was very good. Had a country fried steak skillet. Great quality and good quantity. Love bringing my kids here.
Great little place. Great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Prices a little High.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pumpkin Pancake Combo
First time diners in a unique setting. The dining room is small but the outside patio helps. The meal was delivered to the table hot and prepared as ordered. It could have been just a Saturday thing but the service I thought was a bit lacking. No refills on the coffee and no attention between delivery and handing of the bill.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Had breakfast here with a couple of friends. First time here for all of us, and we loved it! Our server was friendly and attentive and our food (eggs, sausage, pumpkin pancakes) were delicious. The pumpkin pancakes are a must-try. They are served with a minimal amount of maple syrup on them (I forgot to ask if it was pure maple syrup, I hope it was!), nuts and topped with a delicious maple butter. The inside is very small but very charming, homey atmosphere. Not wheelchair friendly as you have to climb a small set of stairs to go inside the dining area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pumpkin Pancake Combo
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