Courier Cafe Reviews

They make the best Reuben I've ever had. They also have really good milkshakes.

This is one of the greatest place in town and I really like it. Burgers are good, the milk shake is AWESOME and the salad bar is nice too.

Always great food and friendly service. Service can be a little slow at times, but that's likely just due to them having a full house. Often busy and bustling, but still a good atmosphere.

Great place for comfort food! Service is quick and friendly.

Delicious milkshakes and the burgers are good, if not a tad dry.

Old staple of Champaign. Great memories and good atmosphere. Worth a visit for good wholesome food. Prices still reasonable. Gobfir nostalgia and come back for good food.

Huge portion, not very expensive and you should try the biscuit gravy

Pros: Great food. For the dinner option I would highly recommend the grilled Salmon with veggies on the side slightly seasoned, perfectly delectable.

Cons: Long wait to be seated and receive order, sometimes the service is rude and too busy to remember your order, and the worst of all the salad bar is one time serve only.

What s the point of a salad bar where you can only fill a (rather small) salad plate just once? In my opinion that partially ruined my experience.

This is one of my favorite cafes ever!!! I love the food, especially the burgers. The milkshakes and house fries are also a must when you eat there. The decor is very nice, the place is comfortable, and the service is great!

The shakes here are delicious and food is super tasty. This cozy little Cafe is like traveling back in time.

I would actually rate this 4 1/2 stars. Reasonably priced, tasty food and breezy atmosphere. I've grown to love this little restaurant over the years, and have had many memorable times here. The "Ate after 8" deals are awesome, milkshakes are unmatched (especially peanut butter!), salad bar has a wide variety of ingredients and the breakfast menu is among the best quality for the price in the area. And of course the infamous burgers are totally satisfying, without being excessive. My only point of contention is the occasional flatness of demeanor of the waitstaff, which I've experienced a few times. But I understand waiting can be a super tiring job, and Courier has never subjected me to outright rudeness. So overall I would still highly recommend it.

Food and service awesome but it was hot in there today!

Good service and good food. A little on the pricey side but it's totally worth it!

The food and staff here are great. However, their physical building is not ADA accessible which is really upsetting.

Good food with great service. If you are ordering soups, make sure to order a bowl rather than a cup as the price to potion ratio makes no sense to order a cup at all. Their burgers are good here, which is surprising. They are a very More

The history and decor are a delight. My girlfriend and I both had the chili. It was sweet and spicy. I reccommend adding cheese and onions. Our service was fast and friendly even though every seat was filled. Don't forget to try your skills at the antique gumball machine on your way out!

The food here is so good. I enjoy every experience I have had here.

One of our favorite local places. Made from scratch everything, they also have their own garden, and a menu with loads of options. Friendly and delicious.

Can t comment on the food considering I was seated but never served but service here is subpar. We were sat by the host and waited over 45 minutes to be noticed by a waiter. No one ever came by so we walked out.

Love the Courier! The quesadilla is one of my favorites! The building is so unique and I love the tin roof.

We were looking for a new place to try out, and I can't say enough great things about the Courier Cafe! Every item of the decor and menu is absolutely perfect. From the drinks to the meal to dessert, we were wowed.

Delighted with the meal and the bit of history in the decor

Always delicious food and very friendly staff. This is our favorite lunchtime location by far. Their salad bar is so good and when you want to splurge, I highly recommend their milkshakes.

Loved the food! Service was great prices a little above fair. Nice interior historic treasures to check out while you wait for food. The placemats inform you of their details. Charming garden outside. Fresh and full of flavor. I sampled everones plates cuz they all looked so good. I was right they were. Would definately eat here again. Next time I'll leave room for desert. They need cheesecake dipped in dark chocolate on a stick. Easy to eat and drive.

Service was good, prices are decent, and the food was delicious!

My favorite, small-town restaurant! Their salad bar is my favorite in town, and they have some of the BEST shakes! Love lunches here with my family!

Great food , inexpensive but get there early it's always packed

Ordered the classic burger and a chocolate shake. Quite possibly the best burger I have ever had and the shake was the bomb as well. Would highly reccomed this place!

The best breakfast place there is. Comfortable surroundings, friendly service, and inexpensive.

The food excellent and the service was great. We had been traveling for weeks, eating out a lot and this is one of two meals we had over the course of 10,000 miles of travel that was great/excellent.

Truly the best hashbrowns I've ever had, one of the best breakfasts I've had in general!!

The food and service are excellent, just make sure you get there before 11:30am if you want breakfast! Also make sure to account for a wait for a table.

This is a charming little place with wonderful food. There was only a short wait when we went and we got a nice table by the window. The food was wonderful, and even though they were kinda busy the service was friendly and prompt. Highly recommend the vegetarian dippers.

Good food, good service, convenient free parking, and a local landmark. No, I'm not damning with faint praise. Good really does mean good. It's good!

Great food with good serving sizes. Milkshakes are definitely worth it

Good food and friendly staff... I highly recommend it

Awesome burgers and shakes. The salad bar is pretty good too.

Love coming here. Menu offers a great selection of breakfast foods and the flavors coffees are very good. Service is quick, pleasant, and knowledgable. Even when packed, you're seated in 30 min or less. The atmosphere makes you feel like your at you mom's or grandmother's for breakfast. Very sweet and cozy. They bake their own breads in house!

Great service. Food was great. It really feels like home when I was there.

The chicken noodle soup is always good; definitely thicker than the normal brothy egg noodle chicken noodle soup. Reuben was okay, lots of meat and sauerkraut, but it was pretty dry even with sauce. Brother got the fried chicken meal, chicken was undercooked (raw) in the middle. Service was very good, they offered to take it back and replace, but ended up running out so they gave us a gift certificate. Honestly, the food isn't that great to where I'd go back again.

Always a good time with great food and service with a piece of Urbana history tied into it!

Food is really good. I really like the style of the restaurant. I don't particularly care for the servers or the owner I find them in to be unfriendly and rude.

Great food, great service, super quick lunch, and reasonable prices.

Nice place to enjoy a good morning Breakfast, I recommend this place

It's very authentic cozy place to have breakfast or brunch. I recommend it

Courier Cafe is a great place for breakfast in the Champaign-Urbana area. Their menu features everything you would expect from a breakfast restaurant, and the prices are very reasonable. The place can get quite busy on weekends sometimes, so if you want to get seated quickly, it is recommended to go early. They have a weekly rotation of special coffee roasts that can be very tasty. I had eggs and pancakes most recently, and they were very filling. Courier Cafe succeeded in making pancakes with that stellar buttermilk flavor that is seemingly impossible to achieve at home.

Super busy and long wait but the food was delicious

Best place in downtown Urbana for a great meal and professional staff.

An incredible breakfast place. Biscuits and gravy superb. Never found an entry I didn't like. Excellent wait staff, allow a few extra minutes on the food, so many things home made. A downtown Urbana favorite for years.

Average food and good service. Menu seems quite dated

Really delicious burgers. Among the best seasoned I've ever had. Great fries too. Fried chicken was also really tasty.

The food is really good and the amount of food you get is surprisingly big

Highly recommend BBQ Pork

Love the Courier Cafe, I have been a customer for about 20 years now, and I have had great service and great food every time.

One of the oldest establishments in Champaign. Really good food all around. I enjoy breakfast here. Also, possibly the best shakes in Champaign.

I really like this place. The lunch salad bar is sold by the pound and has tasty fresh options for lunch on a budget. The burgers are good, as are the milkshakes.

Best salad bar and light fixtures in the country. Always have to stop by when I'm in town because their milkshakes are to die for. Much of their salad is locally sourced from a garden just behind the restaurant, and it's always hopping no matter what time of day I come, but there's never a wait. It's a magical place, and you should go!

Great food, quaint environment, and attentive service. Perhaps the only real downside was the long wait for a table and for our food. However, the former can be attributed to the popularity of the restaurant and the latter to the fact that we arrived just as the kitchen was transitioning from breakfast to lunch. All in all a wonderful experience, one I heartily recommend.