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- 3122612Mar 12, 2024
A cute little cafe, in a small town, serving delicious breakfast and lunch -- what more could you want?
The Turnaround is a small cafe, and quite popular, so wait times can be long on weekends, but it's worth the wait. Service was great, once our table was ready (five of us on a Sunday, around 1pm).
I'm a sucker for buttermilk pancakes, and I'm often disappointed when I order them at restaurants, but that definitely was NOT the case here. The pancakes were perfectly fluffy, with a nice buttery flavor. I also ordered a side of bacon, which was thick, smoky, and perfectly cooked.
Upon completion of my meal, I should have gone with the "Turnaround Egg Breakfast", because I had trouble finishing three big pancakes. The egg breakfast comes with two eggs, an option for two pancakes, and then your choice of bacon, ham, or sausage. Next time! :-)
Everyone at our table enjoyed their meals, which consisted of a mix of breakfast and lunch dishes. Definitely worth the 45 minute drive for another visit!Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Teressa J.Corvallis, OR2499Mar 11, 2024
Worth the short trip to Turner -great food and service! Love the breakfast omelette and chicken salad.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Apr 16, 2023Updated review
I love Turnaround Cafe. As my previous reviews demonstrate, it's just a great restaurant - wonderful customer service, clean/attractive place, and most importantly, great tasting quality food. In the last year or two, they've updated their menu and I do miss a number of things they used to have - in particular, the pulled pork sandwich, the meatloaf, and the reuben. I hope they'll bring those items back again - they were delicious and a big loss to no longer have them on the menu. This time, I got the burger and it was above average though I think next time I'll try something different. My wife regretted not getting the side of potatoes, so she ordered some before she left and was glad she did.
Helpful 5Thanks 0Love this 7Oh no 0Aug 15, 2021Previous reviewYet another stellar visit to Turnaround. At what point do we become regulars here? This time I got the reuben, which was very good (no fat on it). My wife had the dixie chix, which she thought was good. Coffee was spot on. Kids had the pancakes and the pulled pork - loved it. And the staff were super friendly. We'll be back again soon!
Sep 15, 2019Previous reviewWe've been here multiple times over the past few years, and Turnaround continues to blow us away. The food is consistently outstanding and high quality, and the servers also are great. I typically get the pulled pork sandwich and love it. This time around my wife got the full breakfast. She likes the potatoes as her side (over the pancakes). The cinnamon rolls are amazing, with 2 being plenty for the 4 of us. We'll be back!
Sep 17, 2017Previous reviewWe happened upon Turnaround Cafe by sheer luck and cannot believe how amazing this place is. The town isn't much to look at so going in we weren't expecting much. But from the moment we sat down it was evident that this place is special. The interior design is very tasteful and the staff were incredibly friendly. We ordered a variety of foods - hot turkey sandwich, pulled pork sandwich, hot meatloaf sandwich, turnaround breakfast, and the bowl of oatmeal. I kid you not - every dish was amazing. My wife, with incredibly high standards, said it was the best meatloaf she's ever had. And I think our review speaks volumes, as American food really isn't our go-to cuisine yet we found it incredibly good. You can tell that they use high quality ingredients and that the cook knows what he or she is doing. And then for dessert, we had yet another array of things - the peach cobbler (yum), the marionberry pie (great), and the maple cinnamon roll (OMG AMAZING). And to top things off, on the way out the door I picked up some iced pumpkin cookies that were hands down the best pumpkin cookies we've ever had. We will go out of our way to come back here again soon - still stunned by how good it was.
- Kevin H.Turner, OR0116Feb 2, 2024
Good food great atmosphere staff very friendly & reasonably priced. There located in Turner south of Salem.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Stephanie B.Turner, OR0104Oct 27, 2023
Awesome Food
Awesome Service
Great little place
The food is freshly made, and delicious. The staff is friendly, and efficient has the feeling of a little old diner.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Rosa F.Beaverton, OR137448Dec 19, 2023
Cute little family owned establishment. Had the cinnamon roll and biscuits and gravy. The cinnamon roll was perfectly soft and sweet and the biscuits were some of the softest most buttery I have had! Definitely check out their bakery around the corner too, sourdough, bagels, and snickerdoodle were all insane!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Kelly A.Vancouver, WA03316Jan 3, 2024
One of those little breakfast diners you wish you had in your home town. Excellent food, prepared and presented wonderfully. Cinnamon rolls are too lovely to say no to. Just downright good grub.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Michelle D.Richmond, Portland, OR071Oct 20, 2023
Set out super early to watch the eclipse and decided we were starving on the way back to Portland. Found this gem and couldn't be happier to have made the stop. Such a cute spot, the food and service was amazing. Get a cinnamon roll to start you will not be disappointed. We plan to find something to do in the area just to be able to come back for breakfast here again. It had the best vibe, very cozy, warm and welcoming.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Rachelle F.Bremerton, WA1507Oct 21, 2023
Delicious! We all 3 had something different for breakfast & it was great. Don't pass on the coffee cake.
It's cute & the staff is friendly.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0
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