Alleyway Cafe

This place was great! We had a delicious and satisfying brunch that was also very reasonably priced. Cute and cozy inside. Kinda kitschy decor mostly honoring Germantown. Very, very clean. There was ideal background music, 60s-80s familiar tunes. Just loud enough to hear and enjoy. Bonus points, I did not notice any TV screens. We had two classic brunch dishes. The French Toast was amazing, thick, eggy, just enough cinnamon. The fresh fruit on top was a welcome surprise. My husband loved the Benedict, halfway through he mixed his hash browns in with the runny yolks and took it to a whole new level. There are some nice options offered on the breakfast/brunch menu. Coffee was decent and refills offered. We both cleaned our plates.I think our waitress was Kelly, not positive of the name. Dark hair. She was great, very real, like a small town diner waitress oughta be. Knew the menu and what to recommend. Just the right amount of conversation. We had gone to early Sunday Mass in Lebanon, driving back towards Eaton, and I had no less than four brunch possibilities lined up, all of which failed for one reason or another. It was karma because we were meant to end up at Alleyway Cafe. So glad we did and I highly recommend this spot for brunch!

The food is great- classic diner breakfast fare, with the biscuits being 11 out of a 10 scale. The servers were very kind, but the service itself was very slow (about 50 minutes from sitting to food on the table). I would eat here again but would recommend going when you're not under any time constraints.

Always great service, tasty food, and great low prices. Good little hometown breakfast spot.

They now have outside seating, which is amazing and comfy. Great place to eat and enjoy your company. Also, Gracie is a wonderful waitress. You must ask for her. She's very attentive to her customers/tables.

What a delightful place. The food was amazing. Breakfast all day? Yes, please! Selections on the menu will fit any appetite. Super friendly staff and who ever is the chef, keep up the good work!

We stopped in starving after a morning of hiking and wanting to support small business. This is the location of my first job when it was the "downtowner" back in the day so I was excited to visit. The inside is very cute and homey. I loved the decor. There were little black flies buzzing about everywhere but it didn't concern me because they are everywhere the time of year.We were the only customers and there seemed to be only one person working. I felt bad because they had a walking boot on and had to do everything themselves. We ordered the special pumpkin coffee and sweet tea as well as cheese curds to hold us off until we could decide what to get. The sweet tea was as expected. The coffee was a bit lackluster. It was lukewarm, but they dressed it up a bit with the whipped topping and caramel sauce. The cheese curds were probably the best item that we ordered.There seemed to be many old classics on the menu as well as a lot of exciting options. I was struggling with what to order as they offered the beef hot shot that was my favorite decades ago. I decided to try something new and went with the jalapeño popper, grilled cheese with a side of applesauce. I can't remember what my husband ordered, but it was some type of sandwich. we waited quite a while for our food, but we were in no rush and like I said, I believe the person was working there all by themselves. It wasn't until after my sandwich was done, but they realized they were out of applesauce no big deal and I ordered the coleslaw instead. The food arrived, and I could tell immediately that I was not going to like the coleslaw... It honestly looked rancid. I did try a bite and decided that it was not for me. I don't necessarily know that it was bad, but it did not taste good. My sandwich was ok but I only ate half of it. My hubby? He said his was fine and ate it but honestly the guy will eat anything without complaints. I started the meal excited and wanting to come back and try everything but but the end I don't need to go back at all. It's really sad and I hope I was just there on an off day. I'm guessing they need G-town to come flood them with business to breathe some life in there.

My server, Elizabeth C was fair, but she didn't return to ask if I wanted more water, which was disappointing.She saw my empty glass.when I mentioned it, she said she "got pulled into the kitchen". She seemed more interested in talking with other staff about your WiFi. then she seemed to have a problem when I wanted to pay with cash. so I said here's my card and then she got a bit defensive.the food is good but perhaps some education on customer interaction could help.

We loved the amazing service and great food! Sitting outside in the alley on a beautiful morning was nice.

Stopped in on a Thursday for lunch. All day breakfast had me excited was seated at 11:45. At 12:40 they said they were starting our food. It would be 7-8 minutes. We decided better to leave than to have our food cooked in 7-8 minutes after waiting almost an hour. Water was cold. Thats all we had.

To be honest, we had eaten here under the previous owner most every Saturday morning for years. When ownership changed hands, we tried the location several times and weee disappointed. Today we tried again. Wow! Huge improvement. Good job staff. Appreciate you all. Keep up the good work. We will be back and encourage others to try this business again. I do love shopping mom and pops in small towns.