Busy Bee Cafe

My husband loves the Busy Bee. Whenever we are in town, he stops for their hamburgers. I like anything they have on their menu. Nice clean place to eat.

Affordable.
Menu and food are basic.
Best feature — meals are cheap. Second choice is Country Crock for twice the quality and twice the price.
Best things I had were the coffee and the biscuits at breakfast.
Service was a bit rushed and sporadic but friendly enough.
Monday lunch — BLT — toasted hard, bacon extra cooked and low on flavor. No sides come with the sandwiches. Downtown Grill is better for lunch, still spartan but much better meal.
Tuesday Breakfast — eggs cook well tho yolk was broken, grits were done but would not melt butter, ham steak was pre cooked slightly warmed and ¹⁄₈ inch thick.

So… Oktoberfest is going on and this place is advertising that they serve German food so I decided I would grab some dinner there. I walk in and sit at the bar. I sit closest to the side door so all the cooks and the 2 waitresses on duty can see me. So I wait for someone to give me a menu. Needless to say, I’m still waiting. After sitting there for about a good 10 mins and after being passed by several of the staff, I decide to leave. I work too hard for my money to beg someone to take it. Go somewhere that will appreciate you!!! I won’t go back and I hope after reading this review YOU won’t either. Since I work in the area, I will be sure to be very vocal about my experience with the locals. 10÷09÷15

Disappointing meal tonight. Our waitress abandoned serving us when 2 young girls came in to order some drinks. We finally had to ask someone else for drink refills. She never came back to our table to see how our food was, because she was too busy taking a smoke break (apparently serving wine and a mixed drink is that exhausting). I tried the weekend special (sirloin). It had to be sent back because it came out mooing and the final product wasn’t tender.
We did appreciate the chef offering to bring our daughter’s meal out so she didn’t have to wait.
Busy Bee is a local establishment and I’d always prefer to give them my business, but I expect some service.
To respond to Busy Bee:
1) we also watched her (waitress) eat at the counter, so it wasn’t her first break. Also, there was exactly one other table filled in the restaurant at our arrival. She spent so much time worrying about the new customers that you had to deliver our food (5 minutes after you called to her that it was ready)
2) the steak came back still rare, so it wasn’t over cooked. The only part that was cooked better was the part I had previously cut.
3) it took 4 employees to help make those young girls’ drinks. Seems to me like y’all felt they would be providing a better tip that two local people who eat there regularly. The girls were «driving through» and received an epic amount of attention.
Sometimes instead of trying to justify mistakes in your restaurant, you should acknowledge they happen and try to correct them. There are plenty of other establishments in Cullman.

Cool place that has been here forever! I’d recommend breakfast over lunch — not a fan of the doughnut tasting hamburger, but the bbq salad was pretty decent. Pretty friendly, so stop by and try it out.

Was not that good and salad had more tomatoes than anything else. I would go somewhere else next time. Grilled chicken sandwich had no taste.

The Busy Bee is a great place for breakfast and a lot of others must think so as well. It’s always busy but there always seems to be a table or booth available. Don’t wait on a hostess to seat you — there isn’t one. The service is good and my sister and I got our orders in what seemed like 5 minutes. The food is good, solid, Southern fare. I got the eggs (over med), bacon, toast and gravy. The gravy was not to my taste (from a mix maybe?) but everything else tasted great. The prices are quite fair as well.

Gotta give them 4-​stars because I am a fan given that there are few local spots in Cullman that are not chains. They are along the lines of Waffle House and while service can sometimes be slow, they are always friendly. They do a lot of frying here, it is the South after all and don’t dare ask for egg whites, but it’s a tasty spot to grab breakfast or lunch. Now that they have their liquor license I believe they’re open for dinner. Make sure to checkout the menu over the register that was found some ways away after the 2011 tornado destroyed their location. They built back in the same spot and I love to support small businesses, especially after going through an ordeal like that. Make sure to show them some love when passing through or visiting Cullman!

I had not been here since childhood before a few weeks back. This is my 3^rd trip in as many weeks. The food is delicious… From the German cuisine to the bar food. I would recommend the rouladin if you want to try something unique. The service is wonderful as well. Everyone is very friendly and pleasant. This is now a staple in my weekend.

They get 3 stars for the friendly service and low priced eats.
But my husband and I learned that we are not fans of ‘old fashioned’ hamburgers which little did we know are patties made with a meat/​bread mixture and deep fried. Although I enjoyed my homemade chips and fried pickles by the time I finished all the fried food I just wanted an apple.
Be aware you’ll also leave there smelling like you bathed in the deep fryer.
It did get pretty full at lunchtime so I know it’s popular among the locals. I can understand the hype if you grew up adapting to the taste of old fashioned hamburgers. I wouldn’t be opposed to going there for something other than the burger especially something that gave a little variety to a fried food feast.