Ralston Corner Cafe

The Ralston Corner Café, the heartbeat of Ralston. The dilapidated remnants of buildings in Ralston remind me of a glacier, crumbling, melting, receding into oblivion. I bet if you pulled up a lawn chair on the sidewalk and patiently waited and watched, eventually you would see a brick or two crumble from an old building facade and roll into the street. Buildings are losing the battle against time. Decaying roofs succumb to the endless pull of gravity and disappear behind the brick walls left standing. There are a couple of businesses trying to salvage what remains standing, and slow the town's decline. A task that is much smaller in scale than stopping global warming, but equally as challenging, possibly futile.The owners of Ralston Corner Café are doing their part. Breakfast starts early for these working folks. Doors open at 6 am. The lights in the café's kitchen have likely been on for a while though. When the doors open, locals fill the chairs and their bellies with a hearty country breakfast and then off to work. A few stragglers wander in later, to sip coffee and repeat the same stories that they told anyone who would listen last week. Not much new happens in this small town. Every day the lunch specials are posted early in the morning, tempting you back for lunch. The café closes at 2pm, so don't be late.Breakfast all day except for Friday. On Catfish Friday, 10am is the last call for breakfast. We missed the 10am deadline, so Burger Brunch for us. They were damn good burgers and fresh cut fries. I didn't miss the eggs and bacon at all. The discovery in Ralston, an excellent burger dive, (and café) in the beautiful ranch land and oil patch country of Pawnee County. This little café is a destination drive, perfect for bikers, car clubs, or folks that just enjoy a nice drive and a good meal. This is a family run business. The friendly energetic owner came by our table to greet us and talk a little about their café. The décor is small town rural, comfortable, cozy.The food is excellent. Oh, and there is a salad bar. At the end of the salad bar today was a tray of chocolate cake, brownies and strawberry cake. One of the daughters circulated this irresistible tray of goodies, offering anyone their choice. My wife couldn't pass up the chocolate brownie. Take a spin to Ralston. It is worth the trip. This is where the locals eat!

We came down here to Ralston to have catfish last Friday. While the catfish was very good, my sides that I ordered with it were not. Green beans tasted like they were just dumped from a can, and the pinto beans had absolutely zero flavor. I've never not finished pinto beans. I wonder why the cook doesn't season the sides?? The positives were definitely the catfish and the salad bar. I wish all restaurants would reinstate their salad bar.The next huge negative. THE FLIES! Oh my goodness, I thought I was in a remake of the amityville horror!! Flies buzzing around literally everywhere. I know it's summertime in Oklahoma and it's really hot, but come on! They do make fly bait, strips and stuff to at least help. We decided to not go back until we get a frost and hopefully the flies will be gone. If you don't mind flies, then go. You'll see!

Great home style cooking. The salad bar is great, and the soup was amazing!!! The give you a ton of food. The rib eyes are hand cut!! It was crowded, small place but well worth it.

Historical building right across the street from where scenes from Killers of the Flower Moon were filmed; lettering on the store windows from that time remains. Good breakfast, reasonable prices, friendly owner and staff. Husky guard dog snoozing by the front door when we visited; willing to accept ear scratches and nose beeps.

Hometown cafe. Great food. Awesome environment. Great service. Can't go wrong here. Definitely recommend

Best cheeseburger from this small town Cafe! We love this place and the small town atmosphere. Friday nights are their fried catfish night and let me tell you... ONLY restaurant I'll eat fried catfish from! Absolutely delicious and flavorful!! Very reasonable prices and very friendly staff. Never a disappointment when we leave here and never leave hungry!

Great food! Burgers are big and good. Breakfast is outstanding and the price is right on the money. Coffee is only ok, but its a small town American cafe and not a coffee shop. The bacon cheese burger is way under $10 but is the quality of a $10 burger. If you go through Ralston stop by!

Ralston cafe -- best cheeseburger in the country. Best fried mushrooms anywhere! This is a truly great Oklahoma restaurant! They also have great chicken and dumplings, chicken fried steak, beans and cornbread and more.

best place to eat this should be more of a tourist attraction than pioneer woman a lot better food stop in and try it best restaurant i ate at