Powhatan Restaurant

The food was wonderful — I had a great burger — and the setting and staff are charming. It’s easy to ignore little places like this in favor of the mediocre consistency of fast food. Don’t miss this one; it’ll make your day!

The onion rings are incredible. So light and flaky. YUM! Next time I have having pie. They had a huge selection but we were too stuffed to try any.

Cash or Check ONLY, I had a Western omelet and it was delicious. the staff was also great happy and polite

I have a feeling breakfast here would be awesome… Lunch was just ok. I had the chicken strips which were really big but the batter didn’t stay on and the taste was good but not phenomenal. Fries are really good though! My husband had a burger. He said it was juicy and definitely home made but not the burger of his life. The kids meals were good. I will say the atmosphere is good and the service was great. Clean and cozy for a diner style restaurant.

Best breakfast!!! The Powhatan is the first stop on our vacations to the East!!! I’m pretty fussy about omelets that are brown, but Powhatan makes them just right!!!

I had the chile relleno omelet and enjoyed it. My wife got the veggie omelet. Vegetables include carrots, broccoli and cauliflower. The hash brown casserole has onions cheese and green peppers. I liked the hash brown casserole. Portions are large. I would definitely return for breakfast.

This place is excellent! It’s open 24 hours a day. Great food and great value for your money! They serve breakfast food all day, in addition to classic home-​cooked food and a few different items, like a Mexican omelet, complete with refried beans.

Man, what a gem this place is! I was heading out of St. Louis and was looking for something different, well, I found it! My only real complaint is the service. I ordered TOGO and the server was in no way pleasant. I almost felt like I was bothering her.
She wasn’t busy when I first got there, but was towards the end when it took 25 mins to get a turkey club TOGO.
But I can deal with those little mishaps. This place is a gem. Almost a ghost town feel. I wish it had been about 10 hours later, or 10 hours sooner, I would have stayed at their attached Motel which had a rustic feel.
The Turkey Club was EXCELLENT! Turkey wasn’t the cheap supermarket slimy special. I would say it was… quite possibly carved. The bacon had a smoked flavor and was thick and crunchy
And man, then there was the FRIES! How great these things were! They had a slight coating, not greasy but a decent crunch, but soft in the middle. Did that make sense? You have to try them, I’m telling you.
I almost felt like I was at a ski lodge in Colorado. The interior has exposed rafters, and hardwood floors, with plenty of natural lighting.
Seem the locals love this place, and so do the passer byes!

I’d actually give it 0 if it was an option. Ordered Ribeye Steak dinner and a Bud Light. Beer arrived 10 mins later as waitress ‘FORGOT’. Steak had more fat than meat, Green Beans looked and tasted 3 days old. After another 35 mins and no sign of her paying attention I got fed up, paid and left. So much for a second beer while watching football, obviously truck drivers are second class citizens.

Solid diner food and great breakfasts reasonable price, what more do you want.

This place is a greasy diner. The ingredients aren’t anything flashy and are pretty processed, but it’s solid and very cheap.
I had the walleye ‘sandwich’ which was $ 7.50 and upgraded 1.75 to substitute onion rings. They also had an all you can eat walleye that night for a few bucks more, but I can’t imagine what that would’ve been like. The sandwich came with 3 huge pieces of fish. Couldn’t even eat half of it but it was delicious.
They have hand dipped onion rings that are worth trying. This became a running joke because my mom used to actually work there in high school and while we were making onion rings at home once she mentioned she used to dip onion rings at the Powhatan… and here we are 35 years later still talking about it!
They have beer by the pitcher or mug and it’s cheap. We ordered a pitcher of Sam Adams and it was gross so we sent it back for something else, she said she just changed the keg and the mixture wasn’t right? IDK.
Cash only (probably due to the # of drunks they deal with), but they have an ATM at the door. Open 24/​7, directly off of interstate 70.
(Also, the listing is spelled wrong – it’s Powhatan).

Great iced tea to start. Friendly service too! Some jackass parked blocking the handicap space but not the restaurant’s fault. The huge reasonably priced breakfast was definitely worth writing home about and the cook CAN make an over medium egg without tuning it into an over hard egg. The link sausages are at least 9″ long and come 3 to an order and the bacon is thick and cooked just right! One of the more memorable breakfasts I’ve had in my life and it blows away anything else in the zip code!

I came here by demand of an old alumni of the area and was told it is the spot for late night food that’s cheap, huge portions, and delicious.
They were right in all of those categories.
I was told I had to order the Horseshoe, which entails as an open face cheese burger that is absolutely covered with chili and cheese and a side of fries even bigger covered just as well.
I tried my best, but still left a few bites. I felt accomplished still for how I had fared.
I tried my friends spicy chicken tenders that were great as well.
Now the best part for me was the hot chocolate. I’m sure that it was just a machine with powder in it, but dang that was the best powdered hot chocolate I’ve ever had. even topped with a dollop of whipped cream.
If you’re driving by on the highway definitely stop by this little joint. you won’t regret it!

I haven’t been here in over 5 years! And boy was I happy to return.
I visited this place at least once a week while a college student. There are so many great menu options here, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that the menu had remained relatively the same.
I went with a nostalgic favorite, the spicy chicken tenders. Perfection. These suckers are spicy and not for the faint of heart! They’re also sloppy wet which makes them even awesomer.
Other great options are the horseshoe, the colby cheese & bacon burger, the powhatan breakfast meal, and the almighty ooey gooey indian dessert.
Oh how I missed this place.

So good! Breakfast, lunch or dinner. Can’t beat it around here. Great service. So friendly. Go with the breaded pork tenderloin ‘with with the onion rings.

I absolutely love this place. The food is great and they give you alot and you’re paying only about 8 bucks. From the outside, it’s a beaten down truck stop where it looks like someone might be murdered, but the people are nice. They serve breakfast 24/​7, I recommend «the Powhatan» They are famous for their chicken tenders though. By far, the best chicken tenders I’ve ever had.