Whitney Point Country Kitchen

Cozy, no nonsense joint. PLENTY of country decor, especially stuffed toy bears.

I think we were there on an off day. Our server was a bit irritated, but that's his problem. (It was quite busy when we arrived, nearly full capacity - including counter diners.)

Several tables around us were lacking service or follow up service, so I'm thinking he was doing his best trying to fill in for someone else.

We ordered breakfast. I was going to get hash and eggs. When I asked the server if it was home made hash, he curtly answered NO. Strike One.

My wife had eggs, toast and home fries. She ordered a muffin for my daughter. I ordered sauage biscuits and gravy. At this point the place was less than half capacity.

Orders came (eventually), you get a LOT of food for a little money!

However, our food was luke warm (strike 2) and they warmed up the muffin for my daughter by cutting it in half and grilling it. It was almost burned.

The server never checked back on us (or tables around us that ordered ahead of us). So we never had a chance to get anything fixed, drink refills, etc.

Strike 3.

If I'm invited I might go back there, but we will probably not return on our own.

Looking for a quick breakfast on our way out of Ithaca, we stopped into the Country Kitchen. We were delighted to find out that they serve breakfast until 2pm. The lemonade and iced tea were country authentic and delicious. The corned beef hash was out of this world as was the French toast we couldn't resist ordering for the table to share. All in all it was a great stop with friendly service. And contrary to another review, we were able to pay via credit card and appreciated the teddy bear motif.

Cozy little dinner with a cute teddy bear collection. Good fried chicken!