Big Red Apple Family Restaurant

Very good. Friendly service. Nice little family restaurant. Had the gyro and it was delicious

This place is absolutely amazing! Went here for the first time today and ordered a gyro (which I wouldn’t normally do, most places don’t do them very well) and it was absolutely delicious. I couldn’t put it down.
The restaurant is clean and the staff is so friendly. We ordered our food and received it not too long after.
I will definitely be a repeat customer!

I had breakfast here with my coworkers. Our waitress was fun and friendly and all of our food choices were good. The coffee was very weak unfortunately.

Great home town kind of diner. Service was good. Food was good and hot. What’s not to like?

Great breakfast spot… served all day. Nice people… you wont be disappointed. Home made soups are great too… I have had breakfast as well as patty melt and a burger. all have been good.

This place is always packed and I don’t understand why… the food is horrible and bland. I can sorta understand why they are packed because where else can you eat in Columbus? Your options are either eat bland horrible food or drive to Madison or Beaver Dam.

Not the best in family eating. Loud. Food seems to come from a can or freezer.

OK, driving north on 151, not quite hungry when passing Madison and then Sun Prairie but starving when reaching Columbus, not attempting to push to Beaver Dam I ended up stopping for lunch and the big red apple appeared to be the only choice in town.
I expected a typical low key diner with good food and friendly folks as there are many in any town in Wisconsin.
I was first shocked within 5 minutes of seating when the smell of cigarette smoke came to me and I realized half the patrons in the place and a waitress apparently on break were puffing away on their Marlboros. Just a scene that is quite rare these days and I just didn’t expect.
Then came my waitress with a menu and a pot of coffee. She was smiling, friendly and the coffee was piping hot and strong. That was the good part of my lunch.
The menu is typical for a diner: all day breakfast, salads, burgers, pitas, sandwiches.
I settled for a turkey pita that came with a cup of soup (choices of the day: chicken rice or broccoli cheddar, picked the chicken one).
The food arrived literally within 5 minutes of ordering. The only flavor I could get from the soup was salt, salt, salt. The pita was nothing like a pita: basically more like a thick wrap with some turkey meat and some melted swiss cheese. All pretty flavorless with again only one tastant: salt, salt, salt.
On the bright side, my lunch set me back only $ 8 including tip.
On the other positive side, as soon as I reached my hotel room, went for a run on the treadmill to get rid of the smoke and get some oxygen in my lungs and to lower my blood pressure based on this sudden surge of salt intake.
Next time, I’ll make sure to stop in Sun Prairie or push to Beaver Dam for food and I recommend you skip Big red apple, unless you don’t really care about keeping healthy lungs and a healthy heart.

Your basic family restaurant fare. Reasonable prices and portions. Nothing fancy but the curtains are nice. Quiet and comfortable.