Northwoods Cafe: A Cozy Spot for Delicious Meals and Great Service in Alexandria, MN

Opens at 6:00!!! Wonderful Small Town Diner. Best price in town! Groups of people were chatting over coffee after their breakfast, and the waitress calls everybody by their first name. Very pleasant!

Food was really good! Good portions and quality of food in this cute, quaint local breakfast spot. The service was quick, efficient, and kind. The speed of ordering to the time our food hit the table was so fast! The atmosphere was a bit tight, but cozy, and they turned tables quickly and were busy the entire time we were there. Wish they could expand!

Very nice "hole in the wall" cafe. I arrived with my wheelchair bound father and some nice customers actually moved to a booth so he could sit at the table where his chair fits Perfectly done food Slightly oversized portions. Great tasting food ! Nice atmosphere. Fast , accurate service.

We were looking for breakfast and the reviews looked good. Nice small friendly place. Local establishment, no waiting. Great breakfast! Traded my toast for a pancake as big as a supper plate. We shared it because there was so much food. Quick service and the wait staff were genuine and happy. If we lived in the area, I would be back every week.

Stopped here for the first time from the recommendation of a Google review. Welllll.... the food was great. Ordered the hot roast beef sandwich. The potatoes were hot and real mashed, the gravy was good - not too salty, and the roast beef was flavorful. The service was barely mediocre.... slow, had no drink refills, not checked on. I was served ice water with old hashbrown bits in it. The atmosphere was different than I'm used to. Now, when you look people in the eye, say hello, how are you gentleman doing, and they look at you and say nothing is extremely rude. Very small-town mentality. Us Out-of-towners didn't feel welcomed. Unfortunate. Small restaurant that could use upgrades. It was good food, but I believe there are better places that you could visit in the area.

This is one of the type of places I love to visit on a trip. Small town atmosphere and prices. Friendly servers, good food. Actually are my food before I snapped a couple of photos. The pancakes were outstanding. Good texture, flavor, and size.

We loved to be here , the food , service and environment all are wonderful. There are lots of choices in menu. And our family get their own choices. Foods were delicious and served hot and quick. Staffs are extremely welcoming and helpful. But they don’t take cards , you have to bring cash with you and they close at 2 in the afternoon, they also have restrooms and parking lot. Highly recommend for make a stop, And it’s kids friendly too.

Ordered over easy eggs, sausage, hashbrown, white toast, and 1 pancake. Good food. I would go again. This place is cash only at the moment. I wasn't aware until I ready to pay where I had to ran over to atm to get cash. This place do have a sign mentioned cash only, no debit/credit cards avaliable at the moment. HOWEVER, it is not eye catching. It is on the sign of hours, under the times list. I would recommended separate sign about cash only make it more eye catching, for the first time goers. Overall, highly recommended this place!