The Invention Restaurant

I visited The Invention with family and hoped to have a repeat performance of the good country cooking and fine service we had last time. I still enjoyed the ambiance of a country dinner, but they changed chefs. The food came out cold and we had to ask the waitress to check on our food. Perhaps they were having a bad day. It didn't add to our joy today, for sure.

I was pleasantly surprised by this restaurant and the expansive selection of meals. Invention has a diner type vibe with plenty of seating at the counter, as well as booths against the wall and tables in the middle of the restaurant. Our server was very friendly and checked in often to see if we needed anything. Meal prices are reasonable. Note that the hours listed on their website are incorrect - they close at 2 pm daily.

Excellent food and service! Tiny diner decorated with Thomas Edison memorabilia and photos and a lot of great flavor. Pancakes were out of this world. A vanilla taste to them made the overall pancakes top shelf. Also had the spicy potato mix and that too was excellent. A lot of flavor and good spice. Had banana peppers and jalopenas mixed in. Topped it off with some homemade sausage gravy. That too was perfect. Get there early and be prepared to wait! It's worth the wait for sure.

GREAT breakfast! Huge portions. Terrific prices. Staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. They have sister restaurants in the area. Will be trying all of them. Cute, vintage place on the corner square in historic and history-rich Milan OH, birthplace of Electric Man T. Edison! Tons of cool images and patent drawings all over the walls. Sit at the old-fashioned counter to get a feel for a step-back-in-time. We will return!

A good small town diner, friendly service, and we had omelettes and eggs which were properly prepared. The cubed and shredded potatoes are both good. The restaurant had various seating, booths, tables and counter. They also had one large oak table for six. Being in Thomas Edison's hometown, they had photographs of many of his inventions adorning the walls.

The staff was very attentive to our order. We ordered the trash potatoes that were amazing. One had added sausage gravy that was delicious! They had fresh chocolate cake on the counter looked amazing and we took a slice home. The cake was delicious and tasted like a Swiss roll.

It's me, the noob at Invention Restaurant or should I say invention breakfast spot You can tell the minute walking in this is the spot in town for breakfast. Every seat was taken and we didn't wait too long. Menu is affordable and I enjoyed the portions. Our waitress had numerous tables so I get our wait for breakfast as well. She was quick to get us refills and good on suggestions. The downside was the coffee and we had to wipe down a wet booth ourselves . Grab some breakfast or brunch !

If you want good food and great service come eat here it's a little small inside but you won't regret it I lived in willard my hole life and I just now ate here never even knew about it and I only live 25 minutes away great place !

Great place and great food. I ordered the Florentine Omelet, great flavor and taste. The decor is a great tribute to Thomas Edison. Great service, my coffee cup was always full.

Food was delicious. Quick service. Friendly staff. Nice ambience. Would recommend for people looking for a nice place to eat.