Chaperral Cafe

What a wonderful little Cafe! Exhausted from a day of exploring and very hungry, we decided to eat here.We were not disappointed. Home cooking, YUM! Our waitress Donna was very polite and down to earth. Loved Her! Thank you for Wonderful Lunch!There are things in here you may critique... but why?This place made us feel like we could be ourselves, let our hair down, so to speak and fill our bellies full! Thank you

We've lived in Shelbyville for just a little over a year and decided to try this place for breakfast a few months ago. It was very good. I got 2 eggs over medium, smoked sausage, hash browns, and toast. The eggs were cooked perfectly, and the rest of it was tasty as well. They also have a breakfast buffet on Saturday, which is also amazing and kept fresh. My boyfriend has been looking for some good fried chicken since we moved here, and he hasn't been able to find any. We learned that Chaperral's has a fried chicken buffet on Wednesday and Sunday until 2, and it is the best. The chicken is always moist, and the flavoring of the skin is delicious. Literally some of the best fried chicken I've ever had. There's also a nice variety of sides on the buffet, mashed potatoes, green beans, noodles, corn, carrots, broccoli and cheese (which is the best ever), vegetable medley, etc, and a salad bar. This restaurant is a neat little, local restaurant owned by a sweet lady, and all the staff is amazing. Everyone is always so nice. We have eaten there so much now, they know our drink order and that we want the fried chicken buffet. It's a busy little restaurant too. I am so glad we decided to try this local spot out. We enjoy their food, and it is always nice to support a local business.

I walk in and instantly get a country home style vibe. Pictures on the wall, decorations from long ago, and old style plaster ceilings. It was comfortable. They had those red cups that everyone knows makes any drink better.I went ahead and got the buffet. Pancakes, biscuits, hash browns, eggs, bacon, whatever. Everything was good, just like ma used to make.My server was quick and accommodating. Made it a nice morning with good food.

This place deserves a much higher rating! Not sure why several people say it's great food and service yet give it three or four stars. Definitely deserves five stars all the way around. Burgers are fantastic and the service is super quick!!!

5 Stars for the Breaded Tenderloin. Thin and huge which is just the way I like them. Dressed the way I asked with the perfect amount of pickles and onions. Friendly staff. This is a typical cafe but they do offer a small Salad bar and a small Hot bar. The price of the Tenderloins was less than a meal at McDonalds.

Takin' it way back to the 60's with a breaded tenderloin sandwich for lunch ala Stardust Drive Inn style! Delicious!Shirley Bailey has operated this cafe 7 days a week for 50 years. She is well known for her benevolence in the community and service to others.My husband and his cronies have coffee every morning here. It's a great gathering place for those old guys...They also offer a buffet in addition to the regular menu, which is extensive.

Good food and fairly priced. Will go back again and would recommend this place to a friend.

Best biscuit and gravy in town everything is home cooked and the breakfast buffet on Saturday is great waitresses are good

Went for the first time this morning and this is now my favorite place in the world. The breakfast / salad buffet was a big feed for $10.99 and everything was good. The coffee in this place actually tastes like coffee which in my usual diner is not the case. The waitresses were very pleasant without overdoing it and the whole atmosphere was just like I like it. After three cups of coffee, the waitress came by and said, "More coffee?" I said, "No, I really should go." She poured me another cup and said, "Why don't you just sit there and take it easy for awhile?" Well, yes ma'am.Mandatory Hoosier hospitality.Had a nice chat with the owner Shirley who was working the cash register. Lovely woman, full of good cheer despite her many years. The personality of the place obviously comes from her. We agreed that modern phones are terrible and the ones that hang on the wall and you turn the dial with your finger, were much better. To anyone saying "They need to remodel", "The decor is outdated", or giving this place less than 5 stars, or anything like that: Know that you are wrong. You would do away with the sign that says, "Dinner options: 1) Take it 2) Leave it" ? At the top of the review it says I'm from San Francisco. I've never been there, don't want to go there, and have no plans to go there. I live in Franklin.

Small diner, very friendly staff, great food, good portions. I have no idea why anyone would give this place less than 5 stars. I guess you can't please some people. Yet these are the same people who will give 5 stars to a chain restaurant. Go figure;Anyway, the food is great, everything homemade and made with love. Give this place a try, you won't be disappointed! Try the pie!