Family's Main St Cafe

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  This is Truly a Family owned country place. My parents go at least once a week. They are non smokers and hate places where you sit and a smoking section is next to the non smoking... but they have these little smoke things hanging on the wall and i have never left smelling like smoke. Yes it does have some retired people maybe playing cards...or just chatting over coffee. But the Food is Good country food. And the staff is very personable! They are Friendly, sweet and will try to do whatever they can for you. My parents are more of the morning Special Good amt of food for a low price.  My dad also loves to go on salmon patties on Friday's.
  But basically if you want to support a Real Family owned place, give em a try.

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  Posted on 10.14.13 Shannon H.

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  Food was ok, meat was good.
  Service was lacking.
  Typical country diner

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  Posted on 06.29.13 Christiaan T.

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  Cash only.  It has an older diner feel.  Sat there for quite a bit before getting waited on.  Server was friendly enough and even made a suggestion to try the fresh made cole slaw.  
  
  While waiting, another lady was shuffling around in her shoes, slamming dishes in the busser station, where we unknowingly sat.  Made my headache even more pronounced.  at one point She aggressively reached across the table to get my boyfriends glass to fill with water.  I thought she was going to jump on the table.  Sorta cracked me up.  
  
  The burger was surprisingly thick.  The cole slaw was really good.  The price was reasonable.
  
  We were just told by a friend to try their biscuits and gravy next time. So we'll have to go back and review on their breakfast.

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  Posted on 06.29.13 Ann L.

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  similar experience to Jonni. I took the family there as we really like Brook's meats. Meat quality at the restaurant was great, the pork sandwich was tender and a nice sandwich. The  sides were pretty generic and seemed to be the "out of the can" taste. That said, for the price the meal was good - really due to the meat quality.  
  
  The real issue was the smoking. Ventilation is poor and there is no escaping the smokers who were chewing with one hand and puffing with the other.  I don't mind a bit of smoke, but  this is a Little place and for a place that is "family" won't take my daughter back.  Too bad as we were hoping for a place we could go get brunch and lunch that is locally owned.  Won't go back, will just buy meat next door and cook at home instead of wasting the money.

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  Posted on 12.06.12 Bruce C.

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  This place has a bit of charm, in a smoky, southern way...what do you expect? This is a local, family restaurant in Kentucky of all places...you dont go in expecting filet mignon (although there is a great butcher shop next door).  Anyways, it's decent, coffee is pretty good, breakfast will fill you up, and only recommendation against it is not to go on Sunday because I think about half the town eats there after morning Church services.

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  Posted on 10.07.12 B J.

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  I came here for my first and probably last time.  The food was decent, but it didn't have the home cooked taste I was looking for.  The service is what fit in to the home cooked atmosphere, if you lived alone that is.  
  
  They forgot 2 of our salads, and then disappeared in the back.  When we finally were able to flag the waitress down to remind them, they were able to bring them just in time.  With the rest of our meal.  And we didn't get refills until we were finished and just waiting on the check.
  
  The food itself was fine, just nothing special.  Not enough to get me back.

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  Posted on 05.12.11 Michael H.

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  I really, really, REALLY wanted to like this place.  We are sorely lacking in good home-cooking joints in the Florence/Burlington/Union area.  Since I shop at Brooks Meats next door to Family's once a month for my meat marketing, I noticed the restaurant and told my husband that we were going to try this "little joint" when we were off for the holidays.  
  
  We arrived the day before Christmas eve (so, Thursday) early lunch time.  The place was hopping with locals.  Just a few tables open, which to me, said, "good place to eat".  
  
  We meandered to a table in the middle section, which was crowded.  We had our 22 month old with us, and I noted that the whole restaurant was smoking.  Normally, I wouldn't commit to this, but I thought, how long could we be here, really?   Well, not only was this place a full smoking restaurant, I would wager that everyone smoked.  And, all the people smoking (including the elderly lady on oxygen at the table to our left) smoked WHILE eating.  Never a break in between bites.  GROSS.   We all reeked when we left...
  
  Our server was nice.  We ordered breakfast, which they have all day, and that's great.  Took a while to get to us.  While waiting, my husband sipped on a soda.  The gal who was bussing tables for everyone picked it up and returned it.  I noted that my husband wasn't drinking after a time and he had a strange look on his face.  When I asked, he said, "it's just disgusting, that's all." "What?" "This isn't my drink.  The straw has been chewed on.  It belongs to the man behind you. I've been watching him chew on his straw and I saw the gal pick his and mine up on her last trip by."  Um, another GROSS.    My husband is a server, and he was nice about it to our server. Thankfully, she was equally horrified--sadly, the man at the other table was drinking my husband's coke without even a second thought.  Don't know HOW you handle that one...and she didn't.  Didn't say a word.
  
  Our food arrived.  It was decent home cooking.  I was so hungry I didn't really care and dove in.  Moved my hashbrowns around to find a nice dark hair swimming in the grease--well hidden under the pile of hashbrowns.  At that point, I decided that it simply was not a place to come back to...or to complain, or to finish my meal.    
  
  And, the completely full tables that initially said to me "good place"?  After the work crowd cycled through, it left a bunch of tables with local yocals who, apparently, retired early, are on SSI or other.   They just hung out, and hung out and when a few folks actually left a table for good, the remaining members just moved on over to another table to chat with the rest of the yocals.

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  Posted on 01.03.11 Jonni L.

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