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Menlo Cafe is a family cafe serving a variety of items for breakfast and lunch including our popular Tenderloins. From soup to pie, it’s all worth a try!
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Operating as usual


12/30/2020
12/26/2020
The cafe will be closed on Saturday, 12/26, to allow us an extra day of rest with our families. We reopen again at 6am on Tuesday 12/29.

12/26/2020
Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

12/22/2020
Join us this week for these specials!

12/20/2020
Mmmmm.... hungry for cupcakes? Try our Cookies and Cream Cupcakes!

12/20/2020
Thank you to the CMA (Christian Motorcycle Association) for hosting your dinner with us last night! We hope you enjoyed your Dutch Lattace / Oreo Cookie birthday cake!

12/20/2020
Let us do the cooking for you! There is still time to get in your Christmas dinner or baked good order in. Call (641-524-2871), email ([email protected]), stop in while we are open or just instant message me! How about a fresh pie? Or hot, gooey cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning? Hungry yet?

12/19/2020
Good morning! It’s a good day at the Menlo Cafe! The coffee is already hot and the cinnamon rolls will be fresh! They won’t last long so if you want one, you’d better hurry. We also have a breakfast casserole (ham, bacon, egg, cheese) today. It is looking nice and bubbly in the oven! Call ahead and we’ll have your order ready for you 641-524-2871. We can even run it out to your vehicle! 😀

12/17/2020
Ok friends...We want to start 2021 off with a kick and we want YOUR input!! Between now and 2pm on 12/31, we will be taking votes on your TOP 3 choices for daily specials. I will have a whiteboard in the cafe with the top 5 choices and those will determine our specials going forward for 2021! Make sure to get your vote in but only ONE vote per person! 😉

12/16/2020
12/16/2020
Don't forget to check out our specials today!

12/15/2020
White Pole Road
Judging was hard this year with each of the five communities dressing up their main streets and residences. But here are three homes we think you should check out:
1st Place: Wedemeyers, 600 West Thomas St., Casey
2nd Place: Ruths, 815 5th St., Adair
3rd Place: Clarks, 501 State S., Dexter
Big thanks to our prize sponsors Pioneers Pub & Grub, Zipp's Pizzaria, and Casey Creamery. All great places to stop by as you come drive the byway to tour the lights this holiday season. 🚗🎄🎅

12/14/2020
Warm up with our Weekly Specials

12/14/2020
White Pole Road
Lots of great Christmas cheer throughout our five small towns. Come take a holiday drive along the White Pole Road Scenic Byway! The winners of our Holiday Lights Contest will be named soon. Ho! Ho! Ho! ☃️🎄🎁

12/13/2020
Orders for Christmas dinners and baked goods are flying in! Get yours in TODAY!

12/12/2020
Still time to grab a fresh hot one straight from the oven! Limited #s they are going fast here at the Menlo Cafe

12/12/2020
I cant believe it! Completely sold out within an hour of posting them! Now batch 5 is baking!!! Get yours while they are hot!

12/12/2020
ONE POUND... Its a mega cinnamon roll out of the Menlo Cafe oven this morning!! It’s cold and snowy outside but these are nice and hot!!
Want one??

12/12/2020
12/11/2020
FYI... If you drive by during our normal open hours and see that our open sign is OFF, it is actually broken. We are OPEN!!! I just need to get to Stuart and get a new cord and plug. Sorry for any confusion!

12/09/2020
Timeline Photos

12/05/2020
Packs of Ham Balls will also be available for sale at this time....4/$10 or $3.00 each!

12/05/2020
A few new features coming out of Menlo Cafe with more exciting things to come later! Keep watching for more updates!!

11/24/2020
18 pies done today since 4am on top of a decent day of customers. It’s been a long day. More pies tomorrow along with a few crisp orders.
Just a reminder that we are closed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (and our normal Sunday and Monday) so that we may take some time for rest and the Thanksgiving Holiday.

11/20/2020
I'm taking all last minute PIE and CRISP orders today and tomorrow only for pickup next week. Call us at 641-524-2871 or message us here on Facebook to place your orders NOW!

11/18/2020
I was tagged in this yesterday and thought it was funny. We have have humor in all of this!
Today’s special is Baked BBQ (Homemade BBQ Sauce) boneless chicken breast with brown rice. Soup today is Beer Cheese.
And why not top it off with some of my blueberry pie, raspberry crisp or pecan pie??
Call ahead and we’ll have it ready for pick up. We’ll even deliver it out to the curb!

11/17/2020
Per Governor Reynolds order, masks are required by staff and customers until further notice. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.
11/17/2020
Today’s special is a
Chipotle Black bean and bacon burger with pepperjack cheese and homemade BBQ sauce with a side.
Soup today is Corn Chowder.

11/16/2020
White Pole Road
White Pole Road Holiday Lights Contest & Tour!
Decorate, then post your house/business/barn on Facebook and tag @WhitePoleRoad. We’ll judge all decorations in all five towns and along the Byway – whether posted on FB or not
$50 Pioneer’s gift card for winner
$35 Zipp’s Pizzaria gift card for second place
$25 Casey Creamery gift card for third place.
Winners announced week of Dec 14 on WPR page!

11/13/2020
Today is World Kindness Day. Sometimes just a smile is all the person next to you needs. Let’s all try to pull together during these tough times instead of breaking each other apart! Have a great Friday!

11/12/2020
Good chilly Friday-eve! Its a good day for some comfort food!
Today's special is Chicken Fried Steak, mashed potatoes & gravy, & veggies. Today's soup is Tomato Basil.
Come in early or call and reserve yours for pick up (641-524-2871) and we'll have it ready for you. We'll even run it out to your car for you so you can stay warm!

11/08/2020
These ladies brought some early Christmas cheer to the cafe yesterday. Thank you ladies for making our Saturday morning fun and delightful!

10/23/2020
Anyone else feel like this today?
Today’s special is our coconut shrimp 🍤 basket or fried fish 🐠 basket. Both come with fries and slaw. And don’t forget the homemade dipping sauce with that shrimp. It is DE-LICIOUSE!
Today’s soup - Chili!

09/29/2020
Good Tuesday morning! It’s a nice crisp morning out there so we are pulling out the soup! Today we have Roasted Corn Chowder.
**Our special today is a BBQ Pork Sandwich with our homemade sauce and one side for $8.99.
We’ve also got lots of baked goods left from our event this weekend for Ayden’s Fight. Lots of things are half off and proceeds are still going to Ayden!
Address
502 Sherman St
Menlo, IA
50164
Opening Hours
Tuesday | 06:00 - 14:00 |
Wednesday | 06:00 - 14:00 |
Thursday | 06:00 - 14:00 |
Friday | 17:00 - 19:00 |
Friday | 06:00 - 14:00 |
Saturday | 06:00 - 14:00 |
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Scoop the Loop Menlo
Words can not express the thanks we have for everyone that came out for our Scoop the Loop event last night. We had quite a few food items donated and almost $200 for us to shop for more! We’ll call the food bank tomorrow and get an update of what their biggest needs are and take over a delivery on Wednesday! You still have time to drop off your food items by Wednesday afternoon!! If we are not here, you can leave your donations in the tote by our back door. Thank you all for helping us feed the hungry! #MenloStrong #togetherwecan

Scott was up late last night making homemade marinara sauce for our Goulash on today’s lunch buffet. This sautéed basil made this place smell amazing! The afternoon is going to be beautiful! Come on in for our lunch buffet (between 11 & 1:30) and then go for a Sunday drive and enjoy it while we have it!

It’s what you’ve all been waiting for!! 🍨🍦Thank you to everyone who has donated and shared to make this possible! We appreciate every single one of you! Come and get it!

Menlo Cafe waitress training 101. Here at Menlo Cafe, we start them young! Our mascot Aislynn, loves helping out when she can! 😀

Good morning! Only at Menlo Cafe can you get your belly full AND amazing entertainment from your waitress! Come in this morning and feast on our breakfast buffet from 6am to 10:30am. We have just about everything you’d want to fill up for only $8.99!! Sunday lunch buffet will include Broasted Chicken and Roast Beef as well as all our other fixin’s. We will serve lunch from 11am to 1:30pm for $12.99/$6.99 kids/$10.99 seniors. We hope to see you soon!
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