Went to Crystal Cafe today for breakfast and was very impressed! Hadn’t been there since the 80’s and now realize what I’ve been missing. We are so tired of chain restaurants that are overpriced and packaged food and not supporting our hometown family business. We will be going back frequently to Crystal Cafe with family and friends. Great food, friendly service and great hometown atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Crystal Hart
first impression: the decor is so cute, with uplifting and inspirational messages. the place was clean and tidy, and very inviting. The seats had soft comfy cushions
the lady running the place was sweet as pie, and more importantly, kept the sweet tea flowing, lol. The tea was very good, you could tell it was fresh brewed, and sweetened just right.
The burger was good, but man, those fries were so good. I havent had fries that like that in a long while.
super impressed, and will definitely eat here whenever we're this way.
Jerry Hill
Very friendly staff, great food, and affordable prices. Family friendly atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Tucker
Great food. Great staff. Cinnamon rolls are a must. We love Crystal Cafe!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Biscuits and Gravy, Cinnamon Rolls, Breakfast Bowl, French Toast 2, Pancake Tacos
MARK HAWK
Yum yum Food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kaitlyn Grace
The best way to describe Crystal Cafe is it’s like getting a home cooked meal but you don’t have to cook! Delicious and affordable, love this place!:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ru Mac
Slowest service ever for breakfast. Give yourself an hour for bacon and eggs.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
Treva Bryan
In Parkersburg for the weekend ( last weekend 8/15-8/17) We walked over for breakfast. It was busy due to the Homecoming I’m assuming. We sat ourselves bc the waitress was so busy. We sat for 10 minutes before anyone came. We did get our drink orders, a lady with a “bun” said I will be right back to take your order. 20 minutes later, still no order taken, but one little lady was working her tail off! I’m assuming the owners came in, they sat in the back corner, while starting to clear some of the dirty tables and wipe them down, still no order taken.. Finally, the “one” lady working and doing everything came to take our order, there were 5 of us. Order taken, more people coming in, the lady with “the bun” still standing talking to the owners and proceeded to bring them out some food, which is fine, they own it so be it! People came in for coffee, the one lady working was doing everything, while again the lady with the bun stood talking! We got most of our food, my order did not come out so we had to wait for it to be made ( French toast) it wasn’t turned in! Again, while the one lady was doing everything, the lady with the bun stood and talked to the owners, while they watched the one lady do it all! Pretty ridiculous if you ask me! You definitely need some help in your restaurant and hire people whom want to work instead of standing talking to you while everyone else waits on their food.. you could have at least helped run the register, make a pot of coffee or been a little helpful. While the food was ok, if in Parkersburg, probably won’t return. I gave it a one star, not bc the service we received from the only lady working, she did her job and a tip was left, but because you as an owner sat and watched her work herself to death, while the bun lady stood and talked to you and didn’t offer to help the other lady!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
jenny southall
You can't go wrong with this place! Good food that comes with a smile. Family owned and operated!
Im shocked!! of how long it took my hamburger and fry i ordered to make it out to my table today. It took 30minutes from time a placed the order till the order made to my table. It seems the cook was on her phone constantly, it never left her ear that is, myself i dont believe in being on phone when there is customers waiting for orders. I also notice that after i ordered there were called in orders placed and them orders came out before my order, so it seems this diner/restaurant is mostly now a call in order and pickup up type place. Probably wont be stopping by any time soon in future, some of us has deadlines to meet and can not wait around 30-40minutes for Buger and Fry.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Oliver Travis Barnhart
The owners and staff are inviting and the food is great. The perfect spot on Market Street for lunch. Now that I’ve discovered this place I can’t stop going.
Granny Sue
Great place for breakfast. The pancake tacos are a real treat. Husbandvhad biscuits and gravy and said it was perfect. Great coffee.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Biscuits and Gravy, Cinnamon Rolls, Crepes
Joseph Stanley
In town to visit Blennerhassett Island, we were starving but only had 40 minutes before catching the ferry. This place was the closest so we took a chance. We told the server that we were in a hurry and asked for the quickest things we could get. She assured us that we could order almost anything with no worries. I ordered a BLT and my wife got a turkey club sandwich. She was right. Both were served with very little wait. My sandwich was good but just a run of the mill BLT. My wife said the same of her club though she did say it was flavorless. She added salt and pepper and said it was ok. Their fries are the battered type and were cooked well. They also needed some seasoning but were better than the average fries.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
ALEXIS WEEKLY
The stuffed French toast was phenomenal. I was expecting specialty coffees for being listed as a coffee shop and cafe on google. Good food though.
You can’t beat the price of their daily specials. I just had their burger and fries and it was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries, Peppers \u0026 Onions \u0026 American Cheese Omelette, Club, Hamburger, Mushroom Swiss Burger
Went to Crystal Cafe today for breakfast and was very impressed! Hadn’t been there since the 80’s and now realize what I’ve been missing. We are so tired of chain restaurants that are overpriced and packaged food and not supporting our hometown family business.
We will be going back frequently to Crystal Cafe with family and friends. Great food, friendly service and great hometown atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
first impression: the decor is so cute, with uplifting and inspirational messages. the place was clean and tidy, and very inviting. The seats had soft comfy cushions the lady running the place was sweet as pie, and more importantly, kept the sweet tea flowing, lol. The tea was very good, you could tell it was fresh brewed, and sweetened just right. The burger was good, but man, those fries were so good. I havent had fries that like that in a long while. super impressed, and will definitely eat here whenever we're this way.
Very friendly staff, great food, and affordable prices. Family friendly atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food. Great staff. Cinnamon rolls are a must. We love Crystal Cafe!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Biscuits and Gravy, Cinnamon Rolls, Breakfast Bowl, French Toast 2, Pancake Tacos
Yum yum Food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best way to describe Crystal Cafe is it’s like getting a home cooked meal but you don’t have to cook! Delicious and affordable, love this place!:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Slowest service ever for breakfast. Give yourself an hour for bacon and eggs.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
In Parkersburg for the weekend ( last weekend 8/15-8/17) We walked over for breakfast. It was busy due to the Homecoming I’m assuming. We sat ourselves bc the waitress was so busy. We sat for 10 minutes before anyone came. We did get our drink orders, a lady with a “bun” said I will be right back to take your order. 20 minutes later, still no order taken, but one little lady was working her tail off! I’m assuming the owners came in, they sat in the back corner, while starting to clear some of the dirty tables and wipe them down, still no order taken.. Finally, the “one” lady working and doing everything came to take our order, there were 5 of us. Order taken, more people coming in, the lady with “the bun” still standing talking to the owners and proceeded to bring them out some food, which is fine, they own it so be it! People came in for coffee, the one lady working was doing everything, while again the lady with the bun stood talking! We got most of our food, my order did not come out so we had to wait for it to be made ( French toast) it wasn’t turned in! Again, while the one lady was doing everything, the lady with the bun stood and talked to the owners, while they watched the one lady do it all! Pretty ridiculous if you ask me! You definitely need some help in your restaurant and hire people whom want to work instead of standing talking to you while everyone else waits on their food.. you could have at least helped run the register, make a pot of coffee or been a little helpful. While the food was ok, if in Parkersburg, probably won’t return. I gave it a one star, not bc the service we received from the only lady working, she did her job and a tip was left, but because you as an owner sat and watched her work herself to death, while the bun lady stood and talked to you and didn’t offer to help the other lady!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
You can't go wrong with this place! Good food that comes with a smile. Family owned and operated!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Im shocked!! of how long it took my hamburger and fry i ordered to make it out to my table today.
It took 30minutes from time a placed the order till the order made to my table.
It seems the cook was on her phone constantly, it never left her ear that is, myself i dont believe in being on phone when there is customers waiting for orders.
I also notice that after i ordered there were called in orders placed and them orders came out before my order, so it seems this diner/restaurant is mostly now a call in order and pickup up type place.
Probably wont be stopping by any time soon in future, some of us has deadlines to meet and can not wait around 30-40minutes for Buger and Fry.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
The owners and staff are inviting and the food is great. The perfect spot on Market Street for lunch. Now that I’ve discovered this place I can’t stop going.
Great place for breakfast. The pancake tacos are a real treat. Husbandvhad biscuits and gravy and said it was perfect. Great coffee.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Biscuits and Gravy, Cinnamon Rolls, Crepes
In town to visit Blennerhassett Island, we were starving but only had 40 minutes before catching the ferry. This place was the closest so we took a chance.
We told the server that we were in a hurry and asked for the quickest things we could get. She assured us that we could order almost anything with no worries. I ordered a BLT and my wife got
a turkey club sandwich. She was right. Both were served with very little wait. My sandwich was good but just a run of the mill BLT. My wife said the same of her club though she did say it was flavorless. She added salt and pepper and said it was ok. Their fries are the battered type and were cooked well. They also needed some seasoning but were better than the average fries.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
The stuffed French toast was phenomenal. I was expecting specialty coffees for being listed as a coffee shop and cafe on google. Good food though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pancakes or French Toast
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