Corner Stone Café

Reviews

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  Heather Rudy

  Oct 14, 2025
  1.0
  This is the worst place ever the owner dose not want people with disabilities working for her i know because I tried to and she sent me home just to get sumone else to work for her all I can do is pray for this lady because I just hopes she knows I can do more with one arm then she will ever know and I will be telling everyone I know that to go eat there it is not worth being disrespected
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  Jessica Catherine

  Oct 13, 2025
  3.0
  I can acknowledge the earnest efforts of the staff, from the hostess, to the waitress, to the bussers. They may have been understaffed or maybe not properly staffed; i am unsure. I was immediately acknowledged by the hostess who was also bussing tables. They sat me at the bar since i was by myself and since the groups waiting before me did not want a bar seat. It took a long while before the waitress acknowledged me. She was very sweet and seemed to be doing her best. Then it took about an hour to get my bowl of broccoli cheddar soup with garlic bread and a cinnamon roll. I had to ask about my order as i saw several other people get orders which weee far more complicated. The soup was hot, however it seemed that it was not mixed properly with enough water out of a can: it was quite salty. Then when the waitress came with the order, she said there was no garlic bread due to a very busy weekend. i was charged for the meal in full without the garlic bread and given a few saltine crackers instead. I also observed some customers who came inside saying they had been waiting outside a long time when lunch rush had died down and there were several empty tables , so it wasn’t just me that was experiencing this. i hate leaving this review as i’ve worked in the restaurant industry myself, but i wanted to be honest about my opinion and hopefully it will help the business owners improve or maybe address these types of situations ahead of time : maybe put a sign in the front for customers to understand longer wait times due to staffing or a busy weekend and unavailability of menu items .
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  Mike Wood

  Oct 4, 2025
  5.0
  I'm often too lazy to get up early to go to breakfast, but when I find somewhere that serves breakfast a little later into the day, I usually check them out. Y'all! Corner Stone Cafe is fantastic! I had the "Keep it Simple" breakfast. (Eggs, bacon, grits, and biscuit and gravy.) Wife had the Blueberry Pancakes. WOW! Absolutely delicious all around. This will become our go-to breakfast location whenever we are in the area. The service was exceptional too. Lily was wonderful, and made sure we left happy. Still reading? Enough! Just go!
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  Amy Turner

  Sep 29, 2025
  5.0
  Such a quaint, friendly, good home cooking place! We had breakfast there one day and lunch the next day and we were not let down either time. Donna was so friendly and attentive and worked extremely hard for all of her tables. The food was fantastic, everything came out as ordered, and it came out very quickly. The location was perfect as we were able to eat breakfast and go walk around downtown, and then do more shopping the next day and walk right over to The Corner Stone Café for lunch. I would highly recommend stopping here for ANY meal (especially when they serve breakfast all day!) when close to, or tootling around, downtown Ellijay!
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  Matt “GenXBiker”

  Sep 27, 2025
  5.0
  Corner Stone is a small corner diner that needs a large parking lot. The food is quality southern cooking to near perfection, with biscuits made for royalty. Seat yourself after entering the small front door (wheelchair-bound may have an issue). The walls are covered with memorabilia and cute sayings. The large TV plays animal videos to make you laugh, and the shop has two small but clean bathrooms. The prices are fair, and the breakfast plate combos are intelligently built on things people actually want to eat. The waitresses are kind and very concerned with making your experience pleasurable. The drinks could use a lot less ice. More than two sips from a large glass filled with mostly ice would be nice. The food was served fast, which related to being hot and fresh. The grits are creamy but still need at least one butter added. My only displeasure was the gravy ,which had no sausage in it ,and somewhat bland taste outside the light dosing of pepper. The biscuit made for the gravy was fantastic. Parking is difficult in Ellijay so get there early amd be prepared to walk a ways to get there. There are many ships to oeruse along the way but this Cafe' is worth the stop if your in town.