Pointer Cafe

Mineral Point, 809 Ridge St, Mineral Point, WI 53565 | ★ 4.3 (446 Review)

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We are a small town cafe that serves breakfast all day long with daily lunch and dinner specials. Our menu is extensive so you should be able to find something for everyone. Please enjoy one of our desserts that are always homemade and fresh.

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Dennis Keyes

★ 5

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James Zablocki

★ 5

Great place to eat! Service was great too. Our waitress was very friendly too.

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Diane Yager

★ 5

Great stop for a hardy breakfast!

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Travis Kruger

★ 5

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Sandy Kallas

★ 4

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nick schommer

★ 5

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Harleychick3cat

★ 5

Good food at a very reasonable price. A little loud but it was patrons not the staff's fault.

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Josh Gates

★ 4

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EJ Chapman

★ 5

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Southern star

★ 5

Great breakfast place! Homie country feel!

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Daniel Engevold

★ 5

Awesome food

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Jayne Bennett

★ 3

Quaint mom and pop restaurant. Food was tasteless. We ordered breakfast which came quickly.

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Gerta Zinda

★ 4

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Damien wilson

★ 4

Really great place, great food, great service def a a place to come back to!

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John D

★ 4

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Julie Hammer

★ 5

Nice people and good service.

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Scott M.

★ 4

Good food. Cheesecake was okay. More like an instant one. Good selection of food.

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Eric Heuser

★ 3

We loved the food, but the waitresses weren't exactly friendly to us and the young lady that rang us up at the counter wasn't friendly at all. They are much friendlier at the Red Rooster!

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Christine Steensen

★ 3

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Willow Johnson

★ 1

Would not recommend supporting places with employees like this...

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S Hennesy

★ 2

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Bonnie Bliss

★ 5

Biscuits and gravy!

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Terry Holmes

★ 5

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Terry Vosberg

★ 3

Not a fan. Like hospital food.

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Kayla Bender

★ 5

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Jayway VS

★ 5

Fells like you're at Grandma's. Even the food!

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[email protected] Schwartz 7557

★ 5

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Christina Weitzel

★ 5

We absolutely love breakfast at the Pointer Cafe! They offer a large menu with something for everyone, ensuring that all tastes are catered to. From hearty omelets to delicious pancakes, the options are plentiful and satisfying.
In addition to breakfast, the cafe also provides a wide variety for lunch, featuring classic American dishes that are sure to please. The cooking is truly all-American, and you can expect to leave feeling full and satisfied after your meal.
The atmosphere is cozy and welcoming, making it a perfect spot for families and friends to gather. Whether you're a local or just passing through Mineral Point, the Pointer Cafe is definitely worth a visit!

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Jon Lynch

★ 5

Great quick stop place for breakfast. Fast friendly service. Real good omelet.

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Megan McIsaac

★ 5

Highly recommend! Good food, good service. Excellent peanut butter 🥜 cookies

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Debra Lee

★ 5

Cute little place! With amazing prices!! We would return here! Service is slow...but who cares...we're not in a hurry when we go out for breakfast. Nice, homey atmosphere.

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Geri Riley

★ 4

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Ann Wonders

★ 5

We had Great service the food was great and fulfilling 😋 we had great time! Will go again

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Cara Nodorft

★ 5

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annie swenson

★ 5

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Patricia DeJonge

★ 2

Not the same

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Jonathan Ebert

★ 5

Great food and service, glad to have found this place! Thank you!

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Andrew T.

★ 5

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gloria Vale

★ 5

It was busy when I was there...church getting out....will go back...maybe at a different time or day

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Rhonda Nichols

★ 5

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Randy, Johnston

★ 3

The food and 🥧 were great the only problem I have was the smell in the restroom but overall I would dine here again

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tom altman

★ 4

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Darlene Herting

★ 4

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Debbie Kieffer

★ 4

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Toby Hendricks

★ 5

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Dale Reinert

★ 4

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Emily Wakefield

★ 5

Fantastic food and service! Great value and quality! We all ordered different dishes and were very impressed! Thank you!

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Heather Knight

★ 1

Food was not as advertised! The Reuben was a at best beef shoulder not actual roast beef as stated on menu it almost tasted like ham ,it was also chunked not sliced and I’m sorry 5 dollar for one potato just is not worth the money

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Dawn Scudmore

★ 5

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Thomas Baker

★ 4

Their salad bar is great their fish was overcooked again everything that gets deep fried gets cooked too much no juiciness at all they're known for their pies and every time I go there for 5 they don't have what I want also it was all old tasting

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Steven Christianson

★ 5

One of our favorite places to stop when traveling though in Wisconsin. Food is good and reasonably priced. Staff is always friendly and make you feel welcome.

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Greg Filut

★ 4

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Mark Terrill

★ 5

Stopped in for late breakfast and being from the area many years ago we recognized relatives and friends 🧡

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Christopher Pronger

★ 5

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Anita N

★ 5

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James Hammill

★ 5

The place is a little outdated but the food is always great and the prices are reasonable.

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Midwest JC

★ 5

Excellent! My family met in Mineral Point as a half way point for an early Easter lunch. The food was great..everyone liked their selection. So much variety to choose from. And we really enjoyed our servers. Thank you so much!!

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Thomas

★ 5

Great small town diner with amazing food!!!

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Kate Sharp

★ 1

I completely agree that this place only cares about locals. My husband and I are from out of town and walked in on a Monday around 1pm. We said hello to a waitress and she simply looked us up and down without saying a word. We found a table and she brought menus and literally dropped the rolled silverware on the table. A new waitress took our order and was kind. We waited over 20 minutes for a BLT and burger that were inedible. When we brought it to their attention we had been waiting that long, the first woman barked at my husband about it being busy. (It wasn’t. At all.) The burger was gray and the bun was soaked with juice. The mayo on both of our meals looked curdled. We took it to go and tossed it in the trash at a gas station. It was all so bad, it was almost humorous. To be fair, the fries were decent! Lesson learned that unless you live in Mineral Point, avoid this place if you can.

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Jonathan Alfonso (alfonsojon)

★ 2

I knew when my coffee was partially transparent that it was going to be rough. The coffee was very watered down, the hollandaise for the eggs Benedict was extremely salty, and the corned beef hash was burnt. My omelette was okay, but not great. Waitress offered more coffee and then forgot to bring it, though I suppose it may have been a good thing since it was so watery. On the plus side, prices were very low.

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Mark Hennessey

★ 5

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Dawn Shawcross

★ 5

The waitress was awesome. Even though she was busy made sure we had coffee. Food was very good

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Ember

★ 5

Food was amazing, their bacon was cooked perfectly, I'll definitely be coming back

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Maya

★ 5

Great hot breakfast. Great service great prices! Thanks!!

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Jana Haight

★ 5

Perfect small-town diner. Food was delicious & service with a smile!

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Douglas Michael Dunton

★ 5

Delicious home cooked food. Great prices. Salad Bar had actual fresh stuff, rare these days

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Mandy Williams

★ 4

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Melva Quirk

★ 5

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Jason Brumley

★ 1

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Dave Mason

★ 4

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David Breunig

★ 5

Great pasty on Thursday.

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Janet Butteris

★ 2

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Teresa Royce

★ 5

The service and food is always great here. Food is hot, made to order and correct when it gets to your table. It’s a casual atmosphere with many food options at a good price. It’s one of my favorite places to eat in the area.

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Launalika

★ 3

It’s an interesting place to go to. I really like the interior decorations. The food is average. What I ordered was a little uncooked (hash browns and pancakes). There was a little batter still on the side of my pancake and the hash browns were not very cooked at all. The waitress messed up my order and I received sunny side up instead of scrambled, which wasn’t the end of the world. She did check up on us multiple times to make sure we were enjoying our food. The wait time was normal.

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Marianne Johnson

★ 5

Cute diner with solid food and amazing desserts!!!

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Nick McCormick

★ 4

Stop here passing through on a weekend trip. Stopped for breakfast food was decent it had my usual menu items I would order. The wait was a bit lengthy and maybe not worth the end result when considering that it isn't the most budget friendly place to eat. I order an omelet which was on special came with hashbrowns and toast and was about $10, but the regular price would cost 12 bucks

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Cory Flesch

★ 5

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David Meske

★ 2

The food was really good especially the fries! Wait staff was friendly and attentive.
Everything was very loud due to the acoustics in the room. Not a great idea to put a children's play area in a room that amplifies noise. My rating was so low because the prices on my receipt were higher than what was listed on the menu. That's not honest business. I won't be returning here.

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Mary Jo Starr

★ 4

Great place to eat.

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Rodney Burton

★ 4

Good food at a good price.

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Lavern Darrow

★ 5

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Carol D Johnson Music

★ 5

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Erle Driscoll

★ 4

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Nathan Erickson

★ 5

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Hilda Hendren (Run-A-Muk Queen)

★ 5

Good portions, home cooking, reasonable prices, friendly staff & well maintained/clean store.

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Debbie Mayes

★ 5

Windows with beautiful view.wonderful food and service great.

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Thomas Curtis

★ 5

Pretty dang good.

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Deb Bedtka

★ 5

Nice family resturant. Service was great 4 as busy as they were.

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Terry Kuriger

★ 4

Great homemade food
Great service also.

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Bridget Dickler

★ 5

Great breakfasts.

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Dan Cline

★ 4

Had a good meal and conversations with Terry and Amy.

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brian moon

★ 5

Was a great meal with courteous staff. Will definitely eat there again when in the area.

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Jeffery Blease

★ 5

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Melanie “amelia” Kay

★ 5

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Jenny Jacobson

★ 5

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shayla Curran

★ 1

Super super rude will never go back first of all took way to long for the waitress to acknowledge we were there. Waitress took a long time as she definitely catered to locals. I ordered a lunch special and added on salad bar I got my salad and soup I decided to give my soup which was included to my son since we waited so long and he was hungry. When I went to pay my bill she told me total I asked to see my bill she got irritated and slammed it down. I asked her what the open food was she told me it was for my son eating my soup I explained to her I gave him my soup not only that I did buy him his own meal she literally went off on me how I’m not getting foood anywhere cheaper and was so rude I then paid for another bill I asked her to see the bill as again she only told me what I owed she groaned and through it down I told her it was my right to see my bill she then said this was my fault and I was turning it around on her. Moral of the story the lady is rude and has no business working in the food industry

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Geri Brehm

★ 5

Staff is awesome!

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John Palzkill

★ 5

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Deborah Hammer

★ 5

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Don Gander

★ 5

Good food, good people, good times!

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Julia Briona

★ 4

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Ryan Carlin

★ 5

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Ben Stracka

★ 5

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cindy gavin

★ 5

We had a burial in Mifflin for my mother in law Pat (Johnston) DeWitt. All of us being from out of town we needed a gathering place afterwards.
I phoned Suzi after finding the pointer cafe online.
Gave her my requests for 25 people.
Her, Terry and sweet Brook knocked it out of the park.
The 3 of them did the work of ten.
The food was beyond delicious.
What a great place.
I highly recommend the pointer Cafe for one of the best meeting places in the area....
Thank you ladies!
The DeWitt, Smith and Johnston families

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Kelsey Walenga

★ 5

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Karie Schatz

★ 4

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Angelique Hering

★ 5

Wonderful food, staff is friendly, fast and witty!

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Mary Kay Baum

★ 5

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Connie Fry

★ 4

Fast service for just one server. Great food.

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Michael Dziak

★ 4

Tasty home cooked meals served by local caring people.
Not the cheapest place, but noticibly better than other area cafes, eateries and restaurants.
Breakfast is made fresh any time of day.
Generous tastey food portions are served by a personable waitress that doesn't stop until you ate stuffed and heading out the door. You will stop back again.

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Thad Stanton

★ 4

Appreciated the friendly, on time service. Would re-visit.

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Mary Kay Kelly

★ 5

We were not from the area but stopped in with some friends for a quick lunch. We all had the grilled cheese and the best fries we’ve ever had! The food was hot and delicious. The carrot cake with that cream cheese frosting was so yummy! Loved the friendly, homey atmosphere and decor.

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CedarwoodPhotos

★ 4

Great diner. Good for large groups and kids. We had breakfast here. Hot and fresh

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WeAreAll CharlieKirk

★ 1

A place that outsiders are not welcome. If you don't know these people, you will be served like you are bothering them. We came in for our second time. It's a seat yourself place. Then two tables came in after us. The wait staff obviously knew those people because they went to them first. We sat for 40 minutes waiting for our breakfast as the ones that came in after us enjoyed their breakfast. Anyway, if you're not from here, don't come here. It's that kind of place.

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Yvette Olson

★ 5

Wow what fast service!! We ordered, ate and were leaving in 30 minutes!! Great food and reasonable prices.

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kathy gould

★ 5

The food was great and good severios

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Bruce Gebhard Sr

★ 5

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Kari Frank

★ 4

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Paul Johnson

★ 5

Great food awesome staff. For the price of two pieces of breakfast pizza from Casey's you can have a great sit down breakfast. There is a reason this place has been there since I can remember and probably longer than me.

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Nick Stroik

★ 5

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shari bates

★ 5

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Trent “LudoTheGreat” Johnson

★ 4

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debra Navis

★ 5

Great little dinner with cheap food. Love this little cafe!

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Jerry Brogley

★ 5

Awesome little restaurant, always have a great breakfast, with alot to choose from. I suggest the veg. Skillet.
Also try the pies they have.
People are very friendly, feels like a nice family atmosphere.

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Vicki Flynn

★ 5

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Sadie M

★ 5

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Keenon Morris

★ 5

One of my second best food spots in Mineral Point Wisconsin. I love the old feel of this place and the prices are cheap for the quality food they have. Breakfast is tht old school grandma taste. Really a good meal for a great price try it for yourself.

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Shirley Edwards

★ 4

What an adorable little place!

Our trip began at 715am. After picking up my son from the Airport.in Madsion, his Girlfriend suggested we meet.her at the Pointer Cafe for lunch on the way home. We were traveling with an 18 month old and did nit expect the GREAT ENTERTAINMENT this.place would provide.

I kick myself for not taking pictures of the most adorable kids play area. They have a table set fairly close to the area with a one way in and out open door frame. So while we were able to sit and enjoy a meal, the little man played and wore off energy.for our trip home. I wish more places had this available.

As for the food.... our table had spaghetti and meatballs ( that my 14yr old thoughts had great flavor and was delicious ) ,liver and onions ( my 25yr old said was good however the liver was a little tough) oatmeal with eggs and English muffins ( there was a little confusion about the no dairy inky because the buttered the muffin however they brought out the dry muffin with no problem and everything had great taste, the oatmeal was very filling and Alot.of it) pancakes, eggs, bacon, toast ( my oldest son said it was delicious!! IN fact his girlfriend stole a few bites and agreed) I.ORDERD the Monte Cristo, ( always try one anywhere I can find them! I am use.to it being ham and turkey but there was only ham and The ham was a little tough...there was no fruit served with it or.fruit preserve which made me a little sad. However it may not have been my best Monti Cristo but it did it was still good. And I LOVE THE FRIES. We also had carrot cake and coffee cake but taste GREAT

THE SERVICE was really friendly and good. And the environment was clean and had some great things to LOok at for deco..

PRICE.. what a great value everything was. We were definitely shocked that our ticket was not more.

I will definitely love to come back and try more of the menu items. It was just such a cute little place.!!!!

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Arica Schmidt

★ 5

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Steven Feltes

★ 5

Great fish fry, salad bar and pie.

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Julie Laschinger

★ 5

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Mark Terrill

★ 5

very busy

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Joseph Lenz

★ 4

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Kay Digmann

★ 5

This cafe is an incredible place to eat! The food is exceptional and this cafe has a down home warm atmosphere. The Staff is friendly and the service is the best around. We travel 30 miles to eat at this cafe.

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ron wogan

★ 4

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Stephanie Wentela

★ 4

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Janet Klosterman

★ 1

I usually love this place, but Saturday morning we left without eating. Not enough staff. We were greeted once we were sat down, but never even got served a glass of water. After 15 plus minutes, we got up and left. Leaving this post in the hopes the owner sees it.

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Sharon Kavanaugh

★ 5

Always great food and friendly service. Pasty and tea biscuits are a treat. Relaxing and affordable

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Dayne Hammerly

★ 5

Such a cute cafe. Food and service is great

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Robert Downs

★ 5

Great breakfast, good food , and friendly atmosphere.

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Troy Russell

★ 4

Friendly folks and good food

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broncofan 71

★ 2

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Ed Bossert

★ 5

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Jake Nottestad

★ 5

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Sonyia Schaller

★ 5

I like the hometown feel of this Cafe. Reminded me of my grandmother's kitchen. The food was absolutely delicious. The waitress did a great job checking up on our coffee and food. Service was speedy. Will be back!

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Donna Kluppelberg

★ 5

Great food. Went there twice during my visit.

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Elizabeth Morrison

★ 5

My friend and I stopped here for lunch after a hike nearby. There was one woman running the whole front of house, so service was a bit slow, but she was doing her best to get to everyone. Once we ordered, our food came out very fast. We both agreed our food was excellent. I had a Reuben and the corned beef was so tender! If I lived nearer, I’d eat be eating here all the time.

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Cindy Thompson

★ 5

Great stop for breakfast! Coffee is great and you're never left with an empty cup...

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john mackie

★ 5

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Kenzie Jennings

★ 2

Food was pretty good however we waited an hour for a salad and A grilled cheese.

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Sheila Stroup

★ 5

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Roberta Zamzow

★ 5

Always a great place to eat. Service is great and always a welcoming feeling.

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Jonathan Graf

★ 5

Absolutely wonderful place. Very nice staff and a bonus of great food. Great place.

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Julie Aide

★ 5

They can be, fairly busy at times. It's a small town, mom & pop country charm, cafe. Prices are reasonable. Food good. More of an old charm/ than a new charm, look on the inside. For the most part fairly friendly place to eat, with reasonable prices. Good cooked food.

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Neil L

★ 5

Best breakfast, especially the pancakes.

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Josh Plachinski

★ 5

Amazing food, great staff, environment is great. Can not say enough about this Cafe. Thanks for the great service. This is my 3rd time there and will always go back when I'm in town.

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Donna Sommerfeldt

★ 4

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Ryan Dresen

★ 5

Great place to get a good simple breakfast!

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John Stietz

★ 5

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Jeremy Jinks

★ 1

Waited 20 mins having servers walk past twice without even saying hello, finally just left

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Michael McGinnis

★ 5

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Judith D

★ 4

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Tyler Carl

★ 5

Stopped here on Wednesday while passing through town. I had the cinnamon roll pancakes. I had these 4 years ago and everywhere I travel I try to find cinnamon roll pancakes that compare. I even tried Wild Berry in Chicago which is a top 10 restaurant. The hunt still continues. You have to check out this little cafe.

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Tina Parker

★ 5

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Clayton Greaves

★ 5

Suzy and team do a great job. I’m a regular patron, this is everything you look for in a home town restaurant- home made pies, home made comfort food. My regular waitress is hysterically funny. We love the eggs Benedict.

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Jonni Rose Luke

★ 4

Very high quality Cafe style food. They were understaffed and struggled to handle the Sunday brunch crowd but well worth the wait for the delicious French fries. The tuna melt was made with brown not white tuna so was very fishy tasting. Hubby regretted ordering an egg skillet instead of the meatloaf. The meatloaf looked very good.

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Robyn

★ 1

Horrible first impression! Upon entering, there is no sign letting you know to seat yourself or wait to be seated. Made eye contact with multiple employees yet no one was courteous enough to acknowledge us. After being completely ignored, we chose to leave. Can't comment on the food, but if it's anythin like what we experienced, we are glad we left.

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Scott Hall

★ 5

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Tim Sullivan

★ 5

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Tracy Seelhammer

★ 3

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Rosie Crist

★ 5

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Susanne VetteMoseley

★ 5

Delicious, homemade food... Highly recommend. Pure Wisconsin.

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Kate Dillon

★ 4

Very good food and great service!! their pasties were very tasty, I highly recommend this family friendly restaurant 😀

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Michael Fink

★ 5

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Doug Novak

★ 4

Food and service was good.

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Nolan Schilz

★ 4

It's good country café! They have a good fryer.

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John Pfister

★ 5

Good food. That is why they are busy.

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Mike O'Mailia

★ 3

Food was terrific but the wait took forever it seemed.

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Jennifer Pina

★ 5

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Clyde Ray

★ 3

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Terry Benson

★ 5

Great food, great service, great atmosphere

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Andy O

★ 5

The cake and pie were homemade and delicious! Our food was hot and very good. Service was also pretty good!

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Wes Hartford

★ 5

Love this place.

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Josef Gilbertson

★ 5

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Mary Grobrecht

★ 1

Great place to eat!

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Kevin Vaassen

★ 4

Good food good prices good service

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Holly Ace

★ 5

Always a great experience with friendly and caring staff. Delicious food!

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Sandra Schneider

★ 5

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michael mckeon

★ 5

Very good you get your money worth every meal

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Cindy Polkinghorn

★ 5

Love it

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Chris L

★ 5

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Ryanchini V.

★ 5

Been out here working for a couple of weeks, I enjoy eating here especially on the cold days! Everybody is polite and the food is really good!

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Scott Timmermans

★ 5

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Abbi Henderson

★ 5

This diner has a large menu and delicious food. The kids had speghetti and I tried the french dip and cheese curds. The only thing I would do to make this visit better would be to ask for double meat on the french dip because it was amazing.

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Steven Tree

★ 3

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Suzanne Marx

★ 5

Comfort Food and a variety of pies/ Cake!

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Mitch Fitzgerald

★ 4

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Bryan Mager

★ 5

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Carol Kliebenstein

★ 5

Great breakfast and Service

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logan taylor

★ 5

Great food and quick service!

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