Cornerstone Cafe & Coffee

We were greeted immediately, very friendly staff. Lots of space to sit and puruse the menu.Mom and I wanted brunch and I'm so glad grandma recommended this place! Yum!

Cornerstone Cafe & Coffee is located in Downtown Benson. It is across the street from the Benson Museum which was closed because of a broken AC. But I still decided to stay in Benson for lunch and found Cornerstone Cafe. You wait to be seated then you get to sit where you'd like. I found a table at the window and watched the traffic on the busy street and several trains go through during my lunch. The cafe is inviting with the brick walls and decor.The staff was very eager to take my order, too eager as I didn't even have a chance to look at the menu. Both breakfast and lunch were available to order. Breakfast was very tempting but I decided to go with the lunch menu and the summer chicken salad on a croissant. I also ordered a side of the mac n cheese. Both were delicious although I couldn't finish. But that was my fault for ordering too much.I'd eat here again when I return to visit the museum and try the Elvis waffle.Cornerstone Cafe is a solid choice to eat in Benson, NC.

We're trying to support local. Casual dining, with "healthier" options than fast food and the local home cooking, biscuit establishments is what you'll find here.We're the only customers in here at 4 pm on a Tuesday, and the wait is still nuts. Drink order served, another 20 min for food. Tried the Avocado Chicken Pita special. Chicken has grill marks but is barely warm. Large leaf of romaine on top of everything. I basically dissected the sandwich, cut up some items, and put it back together in order to consume. The pita was soft, kinda warm.My date ordered the 3D sandwich on the hoagie roll. It was okay. It's not as good as it has been in the past.Sandwiches do not come with anything but a pickle, if offered. Sides are extra here.The brownies were old, dry, and crumbly. The server was nice enough. Checked on us a couple of times, refilled drinks.We'll keep trying.

We eat here often, I don't disagree with some of the reviews... that there are some younger staff here. Great little place to grab a quick bite, best salads in town, And generally the service is pretty fast. Great old building, nostalgic photos on the walls, small sitting area upfront when you do have to wait for a table, or a to go order.

Nope .....4 of us walked in and stood in front of the (Please wait to be seated) sign and after 10 minutes of standing there we left !Many tables did not have food, about 4 employees we seen with 1 cooking .....Very unskilled staff on the floor and whoever owns this place needs to spend sometime teaching customer service skills !I see this place tanking downhill with very poor customer service.Takes only 15 seconds to tell folks waiting, welcome, give me a minute or so and I'll get you seated !!Really not a hard process !!Not recommended !!

The service was very good. The ambience was fine and the food was delicious. I definitely go back.

Went today with my boyfriend for the first time because we seen the Fainting Goat's advertisement. We waited about 3 minutes to be seated. He got the 3D club and I got the kickin chicken salad sandwich on white bread. We both had water to drink. We both enjoyed our sandwiches so much we are planning to make it our Friday night pick up spot before we go to the Fainting goat. 100% recommend.

Food quality was terrible. We ordered avocado toast, eggs, sausage, bacon and no one in our party ate their food. Service was okay.

Always a Nice place to meet friends for lunch. Never had a bad experience here. Will be trying the waffles next time.

Made the drive to try Cornerstone and while it wasn't an exhilarating experience, not disappointed. Started off with an iced Carmel Slam, which is a white chocolate and caramel iced latte. Not bad at all. I liked it. Breakfast was the strawberry cheesecake waffle and a side of bacon. Bacon was cooked just how I like it, crispy but a little chew to it. Waffle, wasn't bad, just needed a little more cook time. It was a little soft and still had a hint of batter taste. Strawberries were a little under ripe, too. Coffee came out pretty slow but food didn't take long. Overall, i would definitely come back and try some other items.