Niland's Cafe

Niland's Cafe Historic Cafe, motel, and gas station museum located proudly at 24 Lincolnway in the small community of Colo, IA. The restored Colo Motel reopened in 2008.
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Full service restaurant with homemade comfort foods! Motel reservations or questions contact kelsey 6415218311 "Great Food With A Side of History" -Niland's Cafe was restored in 2003 along with the Reed Service Station. Outside self-guided tours and information, Station open during special events, historic Jefferson and Lincoln markers on site, museum displays inside restaurant. At the intersectio

n of the historic Lincoln and Jefferson Highways. The Lincoln was the first east-west transcontinental road running from Times Square, NY to San Francisco and the Jefferson the first north - south running from Winnipeg, Ontario to New Orleans, LA. On the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway.

Loaded mac n cheese for the WIN!!!
07/16/2026

Loaded mac n cheese for the WIN!!!

Pies this week!!!
07/15/2026

Pies this week!!!

07/14/2026
07/13/2026

Short of ice sandwiches, I'm not sure how to cool things off for you all this week Let us do the cooking. We're stacking this week with tried and true fan favorites!!!

Tues- Hot tenderloin w/ veggie or cold side $12.95

Wed- Chicken fried chicken, country gravy, mashed potatoes w/ veggie or cold side $12.95

Thurs- Loaded mac n cheese w/ side salad $12.95

Fri- 1/2lb fish &/or shrimp, fries & coleslaw $14/17combo (grilled, original, beer batter)

Sat- Chicken n noodles/mashed potatoes w/ veggie or cold side $12.95

All specials include any drink in the price β˜•οΈ 🍺 πŸ₯€ 🍸

Pies this week!!!!
07/07/2026

Pies this week!!!!

07/07/2026

I just came out to Facebook after a phone call asking what our specials for the week were... Only to realize I wrote them all out but never posted them πŸ€¦β€β™€οΈ

Tues/today- John's famous meatloaf, mashed potatoes n gravy w/ cold side or green beans $12.95 (happens to be gluten free if you skip the gravy πŸ˜€)
Wed- House smoked turkey melt w/ side $12.95
Thurs- Pizza bake w/ side salad $12.95
Fri- 1/2lb fish &/or shrimp, fries & coleslaw $14/17combo (grilled, original, beer batter)
Sat- Chicken bacon ranch wraps w/ onion tanglers or cold side $12.95

All daily specials include any drink in the price β˜•οΈ 🍺 πŸ₯€ 🍸

07/04/2026

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈWe are OPEN today and tomorrow 8am-2pm!!!
To celebrate America turning 250 and Niland's turning 100, groups of 4 or more will receive $2.50 off their bill and 3 or less will receive $1 off their bill bith days!
Come celebrate with us!! πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

07/02/2026

Looking for someone local to come clean our coils etc on our fridges and freezers. Have at least 7 to do.

07/01/2026

Ragbrai is coming through Colo on July 22nd! We will have a booth up town serving tenderloins and phillys, pasta salad, coleslaw, bags of chips, onion rings, fries, and lots of homemade pie and ice cream!!

We will have a variety of canned pop, canned beer, bottles of water, tea, lemonade, sweet tea, dirty sodas, grasshopper drinks, lots of fruity cold mixed (alcohol and NA options) drinks, vodka/cranberry/lemonade etc. Prices will range from $2 to $22 for drinks, meals, desserts.

We will have koozies, keychains, tshirts, and postcards for sale as well.

This will be from around 10 am to 3 pm.

We will be open from 8 am to 8 pm at the cafe with breakfast, lunch, and dinner options. With all the traffic we may not have a full menu, but we will have plenty of options!

We can’t wait to see you all there! We will also have 4 motel rooms available to rest or shower or cool off for a free will donation!
π˜Ύπ™€π™‘π™€ π™π˜Όπ™‚π˜½π™π˜Όπ™„ Colo Motel

Pies this week!!!! ❀️
06/30/2026

Pies this week!!!! ❀️

Address

24 Lincoln Highway
Colo, IA
50056

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 2pm

Telephone

+16413773662

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