Tony's Cafe

1030 McHenry Ave, Crystal Lake - 60014
180 reviews
Brunch Burgers
(815) 477-8118

Staff and Owner extremely friendly and helpful. Never waited more than 20 minutes for a party of 4 while waiting on food, not to mention the food here is great 10/10 would recommend to anyone.

The food is fairly decent and the waitstaff is amazing. The girls are always friendly and on point. I would also say the food is rather consistent.However I give this place 2 stars just based on the older male owner. He was seating tables and passed us up twice with people who had walked in after us and when I brought it to his his attention he reacted like I was being irate. He says “Hey don’t worry you’ll get a table.”I don’t think he understood the point and I’m finding out that there are more reviews indicating this guys terrible attitude problem. Well most likely come back but will be avoiding him at all costs.If you’ll see below the “owner” seems rather careless about the representation they presume by only addressing the positive. This was a 3 star review now brought to 2 based on that.

Great food and very friendly staff. Enjoyed the experience !

First time going there and it was obvious the place was packed with regulars which was a great sign. Food was delicious, portions were great, service was fast and friendly. Definitely going back.

A local favorite! A smaller place with family vibes and awesome breakfast for great prices. Been going for years and still do whenever I visit. A must try

Awesome food and great service

Cold food , wrong order .... nobody cared ! Never going back , the lady manager is nasty to people ..... she needs to learn to run n the kitchen ..... the girls out front try hard , my son got the wrong food , , my omelet was cold and not even what I ordered, they were not busy so I don’t understand how our order got so messed up, they lost three customers today ...... not the first time it happened, if the manager cared we might have gone back .... I can get better food ANY place , hot good food ! Not a cold omelet with ice cold cheese

Started eating before I took a picture. Food is Great. I had the Eggs Bene, with ham off the bone. Service is always great! Food always and the wait times are always speedy.

First time customer. Heard about Tony's from daughter who worked at Crystal Lake South HS. Wife and I had breakfast. Restaurant was clean and had several customers. Large selection of breakfast and lunch. Wait staff was pleasant and courteous. Had the stuffed potato pancakes. Delicious! Wife had poached and half order biscuits & gravy. Again, Delicious! The gravy was the best. The prices were very reasonable. We found a great breakfast place. ssshhhhhh.

Service great. Friendly faces. Had the Klondike Benedict and my spouse had the Ultimate Skillet. Yum? I think they do a fantastic job at this place.