Based on 231 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.7 stars. Price $
Address:
1550 Broad St, Story City, IA 50248
Phone: (515) 733-9074
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Brian Bopp
If you have a need for good old fashioned home cooking this may be a good choice. The chicken noodle soup off the lunch buffet was just right to make me feel all better. The other offerings looked fresh enough and my hunch is Grandma put that banana bread out. Never mind the dated decor and plastic flowers, the food is good enough to make Happy Chef proud. Keep heading for Des Moines if you want fancy.
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Kim Larsen
Locally owned, which I like and the staff was very friendly. We stopped while traveling and so glad we did. We’ll definitely be coming back when on the road. The food was good, down home neighborhood restaurant feel, and prices were very reasonable. I highly recommend.
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Kimberly Tyer
My husband and I went up for the buffet. We paid for the lunch buffet which includes the breakfast buffet. I was very disappointed. The breakfast part was very limited and not fresh at all. The eggs were dry and cold, the sausage gravy was almost gone and cold, the biscuits we’re cold and hard. The lunch portion only had chicken and ham for meat selection, potatoes, cold toasted bread, salad and dessert. This sounds like a lot but truthfully it just wasn’t worth the price. The quality of the food was poor. I hate giving poor reviews but I have to be honest.
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Sarah Fuller
My hot beef plate was excellent. The side salad was the perfect size. My husband had a breakfast plate and said it was also very good.
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Tyler Buck
I typically go for their Sunday morning brunch. A all you can eat of both breakfast and lunch food. Overall the quality of the food is pretty good and a convenient restaurant for those looking for a bit of anything. I have never made a reservation and the wait is typically minimal, if at all. Not a bad place for a smaller town or a bite to eat off of the highway.
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Brandie Newton
Food was good……waiter not at all.immediately greeted but Once seated the nightmare began. Waiter got a 4 person order wrong. Starting with the appetizers. Never came back for refills or to give us our ticket. He looked at me 3 times while we were eating and just kept playing on hiss phone. The wonderful waitress repeatedly apologized and made things right along with his manager.
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Will B
My daughter and I decided to try Royal cafe and it may be the worst restaurant I’ve ever been to. The fries were cold and completely soggy, tasting of freezer burn. The spaghetti my daughter got was filled with water and had barely any sauce. Stay far away from this place, we need Happy chef back.
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Lily Vajgrt
The lunch buffet leaves a bit to be desired, and had only a few options. The salad bar was pretty decent and all the ingredients were quite fresh. The staff were friendly and very attentive which made the experience a bit nicer than most. Maybe try the dinner menu?
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Jas Bird
Food was super greasy
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Barbara Smed
Stopped here for lunch when it was 36 degrees outside. The restaurant was so cold that we left without ordering, must have been at 50-55 degrees. Server acknowledged it was cold and did not offer to do anything about it. We saw folks going in wearing insulated coveralls. Evidently they’ve eaten here before. We won’t stop again.
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