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Reviewed 4 February 2024 via mobile

Down home cooking and a local atmosphere. Food like your grandma made it! Comfort food. The pie is a specialty here. I ordered coconut-it was good! They like gravy, so stop countin’ your calories and relax! Bathrooms are great!! Stalls are private-I wouldn’t put them...on a Buc-cee’s level, but it’s the same idea! Lots of locals, so enjoy eavesdropping on all those conversations 😁 Overall, relaxing and fast enough we were able to get back on the road. Rumor has it, their breakfast is divine. Menu was limited, but we found a dinner item without any trouble. 😋More

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 30 December 2023

Food was average. I had the flounder which was swimming in butter. Not my thing. My husband enjoyed his meatloaf. The server was nice. Pies were tasty. Overall, just average and little disappointing.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 30 November 2023

Mrs. Rowe’s pie are the best!! Their macaroni and cheese is also great. I was however disappointed in the menu selection at dinner. It had dramatically decreased in selection and sadly, no spoon bread, my favorite. Had chocolate pie and my daughter had pecan pie....Both were wonderful but the pecan pie was the BEST we had ever had!! Went a few days later and had breakfast and it was FiRST rate! Huge pancakes, wonderful omelettes and coffee! Much better than he Cracker Barrel nearby!!!!More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 20 November 2023

Nasty older woman at cash register never could care less if I got seated. Finally a server sat me down. Food is ok. Server was like woman a cash register. Just got the minimum. Didn't come back to see if I needed another drink. Waited...10 minuted before she came back. Terrible!More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 11 November 2023 via mobile

I don’t ever write a negative review but our experience at Mrs Rowe’s today was poor. Our waitress was very slow to wait on us from the beginning. People who came in at the same time we did, checked out 20 minutes before our food...arrived. Our food was not as ordered and was cold. We will not be returning.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 25 October 2023

We were staying in Staunton for our son's wedding and had Mrs Rowes do the catering - Susan was fabulous from start to finish in helping us select the menu, delivery hot food on time - the food was superb - and plenty of it...- she also helped my mother in law with a Sunday breakfast which was delivered on time and with great hot breakfast food - thanks for making our weekend so specialMore

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 25 October 2023

This is a lovely restaurant and great food. The deserts are so very good.I cannot say anything but good words about Rowes..The deserts are awsome. The staff are good at what they do.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 6 October 2023 via mobile

We were staying at a hotel next door and arrived an hour before the restaurant closed. Was expecting staff to start shutting things down for the night but they kept the buffet stocked until closing. It was just downright good, home style cooking. Fried chicken,...baked chicken, bread pudding, salad, collard greens, mashed potatoes and gravy, dessert, the list is endless. On top of that we got a 4oz steak too. I think the price of the buffet was $14 and it was so worth it! Staff were great! Friendly, attentive and accommodating. It’s a good thing we don’t live closer, I’d eat here a lot!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 5 October 2023

Good spot where the locals go and when you get off the interstate. Longtime family owned business and the service is personable and friendly. Food is very good and prepared when you order it. When in the Staunton VA area, make a point to stop...in for lunch or dinner. Enjoy, Gene H.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 12 September 2023

We once lived in Staunton many years ago and ate at Mrs. Rowe's occasionally. So we thought it would be fun to try it again. BIG disappointment! We had a short 5 minute wait for a table and placed our order soon after. About 1/2...later the waitress with apologies told us our order had been lost in the kitchen and we needed to remind her what we wanted. A few minutes later she told us a large order for about 50 guests at a meeting was ahead of us! Long story short, it took about 1 and 1/2 hours to get our food. The staff apologized over and over and did comp us one of our meals. The food was just fine. I ordered a side of collard greens which was not hot. The sandwiches and fries were delicious.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 24 August 2023

Another great stop in Staunton at Mrs Rowes. Good food and services. Unfortunately they didn't have any of their Baked Pies or Cinnamon rolls for sale, only cookies.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 23 August 2023

After arriving in Staunton en route from Asheville. we were really happy to find that Mrs. Rowe's Restaurant & Bakery was just down the street from our hotel so we made an immediate beeline there to pick up some snacks for our trip home. ALL...of the cookies that we bought were great......Lemon, Peanut Butter. Chocolate Chip, and the M & M's one too. You can't go wrong with buying any cookies here..........they are huge too!More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 31 July 2023

If you like delicious homemade food - this is your place! Everything is good, every single time! This is an anomaly in today’s world of cookie cutter chain restaurants - support this locally owned restaurant!

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 30 July 2023 via mobile

Several items on the menu were not available. There is a limited menu. Ordered the Meat Loaf and mashed potatoes and the Meat Loaf was the worst ever. Also had Collard Greens which were tasteless, Hamburger Steak unseasoned and under cooked The staff was good...but the food awful. Will not ever return.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 14 July 2023

We have stopped here numerous times on our travels up and down I-81 and have always enjoy our visit. Our latest experience was a bit of a disappointment. We both had the meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I had pinto beans and my wife had greens....The meatloaf was heavy on the loaf and light on the meat. There was too much breading and little to no seasoning. The mashed potatoes looked like instant potatoes. The greens were less than appealing. The pinto beans were great. Seating was prompt and service was great, but the food was very disappointing. We usually buy some cookies for the road, they looked under baked and anemic. We hope this review helps the management take note and make the necessary adjustments.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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