Wildflower Cafe

Not open during their posted hours. We drove to et here, specifically, and they’re CLOSED.

Fun atmosphere but food was disappointing. We ordered appetizers and 40 minutes later we were informed the order was lost and we would be comped. We ordered a large tomato pie and shrimp grits. We weren’t in a hurry so we weren’t terribly upset at the wait. However the grits were not edible and the tomato pie was a one person serving with very little tomato. Mostly cheese. The hummingbird cake and carrot cake were wonderful. Recommend for dessert but didn’t have a chance to truly experience the food. Location and artwork was rustic and fun.
BTW… Closes at 6:00pm for week night during winter.

I really wanted to love this place… kind of rustic funky looking place. I took my mom here for her birthday and was disappointed. We waited what seemed like an eternity (we sat in the back near the windows and was very cold) for our orders. I ordered the sampler that included the tomato pie. The tomatoes in the pie were so tart, I couldn’t eat them. The cheese topping was tasty but I I really didn’t want a cheese pie:(. I The crêpe with strawberries was good. Overall, the food and the experience was just lackluster. I would give it another try I guess.

Unbelievably good! Wow, i came here with my wife & 8 other fried s to celebrate a birthday and every single person was raving about the food. So so so good. We all shared bites of all the different thing we had, and it all surpassed expectations.
I got the loaded tomato pie with bacon added, which is a winner. My wife got a medium-​rare black-​n-​blue prime rib, which was genuinely the best prime fib either of us has ever eaten. My friend got a rare filet and he could not stop raving about how this was the best piece of meat he’s ever had in his life.
We all drove here from Rome Georgia, it was about an hour and a half drive to her here and we will 100% be coming back here in the near future!

Waited 40+ minutes, seated outside. My steak was great. Wifey didn’t enjoy the shrimp Alfredo. Dry & cold. Server and manager was nice.

I loved the atmosphere at this place! We sat outside under their tent for lunch. I had the black and blue burger which was fantastic! The atmosphere in the café is eclectic. This place had the biggest crowd in Mentone by far. Everyone at our table loved their food.

I have ate here several times and was pleased with the food and service each time. I got the Brunch both times. They were both delish! Entertainment is great also! Beautiful location!

ate here twice during a two week period what a great surprise! quaint, cool atmosphere. Delicious food !!!

Smothered Chicken with onions peppers cheese and honey mustard is awesome!
Butternut squash and shrimp and grits!

I love this place. The polenta shrimp and grits are unbelievable! I’ve never had anything like them.

I always enjoy coming here. I really like the décor… I think the old school bus seats may be my favorite part.
I started with a salad. Very good, a little small. Turns out that the salad being on the small size was a good thing as the Prime Rib was massive. Oh that Prime Rib… cooked to perfection… tender…juicy…amazing outer crust. You will find an occasional clove of garlic or sprig of rosemary when cuttting into this masterpiece. I can’t recall the sides. I think green beans were the special that night? Obviously the star of the show was that PR!
The Derby Pie put the whole meal over the top.
The only negative I have about this place is the roaming guitar player. A lot of people really seemed to enjoy him, so I can’t drop this review to 4 stars. I wish there was a room that he didn’t go into as I find that he distracts from good conversation… and it’s just awkward to me.

It was love at first sight/​bite for us here. The staff were incredibly nice and every dish we got from the sweet potato biscuits, tomato pie, to the hummingbird cake was shockingly delicious. We didn’t expect it to be as good as it was. We’ll definitely become regulars here even if it is a 40 mile round trip for us. I can’t wait to go back very soon!

I had the grilled buffalo ranch chicken wrap with kettle chips. It was probably the best wrap I’ve ever had. The atmosphere and decoration is not something you would typically see in your standard over-​commercialized restaurants in the city. This is something different (in a good way). They had live music going when we went for lunch. Almost everyone in the restaurant was singing along. I would go back. If you are anywhere near the town of Mentone you should try this restaurant.

Such a great atmosphere to eat in. Love the hamburger steak and smothered chicken. Best thing on the menu would have to be the tomatoes pie and the bread with cheese dip. Carrot cake is such a great dessert. Don’t forget to bring your own wine. Great place to wine and dine your wife.

I want to love this place, I really do. I went to summer camp on the mountain for a number of years, and this was a go-​to weekend lunch spot for counselors and families picking up their kids. Everyone remembers the charming, folky atmosphere, with some local crafts and goods for sale in the front. The food itself is pretty good, especially their famous sweet potato biscuits.
I went here over the weekend one last time, and was reminded of all the things I didn’t like about it, however. Their kitchen is so slow. Normally I would say the service is slow, but waiters are average to attentive, but food always takes FOREVER.
Lastly, there was live music this time – a man walking around the restaurant with a guitar, serenading unsuspecting tables. It’s one of those things that’s kind of funny, if you’re in the mood for it, but everyone would live without it.

We stopped in here on a Saturday afternoon as we passed through North Alabama. We were drawn here by the restaurant’s listing in the «100 Alabama Foods to Try» (I think it’s called) brochure we picked up at an Alabama rest stop.
When we walked in, we were seated fairly promptly even though they were busy, and I loved both the darling, funky atmosphere and the menu (which was full of sandwiches, wraps, desserts that just looked awesome). Our drink and food orders were taken promptly, but then the wait began. Honestly, we must have waited nearly an HOUR for two wraps/​chips plates, a TINY, TINY plate of the «famous» tomato pie (which I think must have been slapped on the plate and heated in the microwave), and a piece of carrot cake. Despite signage at the front that said «we cook our food; it takes time» (or something to that effect), we thought this was an outrageous amount of time to wait for this amount of simple-​to-​fix food. Since we were passing through town on the way back to NC, this was especially inconvenient and threw off our whole travel schedule pretty badly. Add this to the fact that our server was not much in evidence during all this waiting – and never came by to update us or otherwise acknowledge that she knew it was taking a long time – and we were really quite dissatisfied. We probably should have complained on the way out, but contrary to our usual practice, we didn’t – I think partly because we wanted so much to like the place. I did short the tip.
Other comments: the menu listing for the «medium» tomato pie I thought I was ordering did not make it clear that this was some «appetizer» portion — it was truly shockingly small, and I thought the server might have alerted me to that when I ordered it. The desserts – carrot cake and «hummingbird cake» (banana/​pineapple/​cream cheese icing) – were really great!

Very eclectic and charming restaurant! The shrimp and grits were the best we’d ever had. Servers were friendly. Everything we had was excellent! If you want alcohol bring your own since it’s a dry county. Saw plenty of folks bringing their own wine.
Also best to call ahead for a reservation.

We ate at this restaurant back in July. After reading reviews of this place online, we decided to eat here after a visit to a local cavern. Once we arrived we walked right in, and the host asked us if we had reservations, and we replied «no, we didn’t know that you had to have reservations» and he looked at us with shock. It was our first time here, but we were seated anyway. outside. which we thought would be more romantic, although others were seated inside, so apparently if you come without reservations they throw you outside. Our waitress lit a candle for us and took our orders etc as our visit progressed.
We both ordered the «special» for the day, the chicken eggplant parmesan (which I did post a picture of). And a carrot flower ring as an appetizer, which the menu had described very fancy. just look at my picture for the actual flower of carrots. very misleading. anyway. back to the eggplant. the food looked delicious once delivered, and one of the staff even came by and told us that it was so much food that no one had finished this particular meal in months. «Challenge accepted» I said. and after eating a good bit of it I realized why no one could finish the eggplant parm. It was horrible.
As for desserts we ordered a peanut butter pie and a order of crepes. Now these on the other hand are the only reason this restaurant is getting a two star rating, and in my own opinion is the only reason that you should come here. They were heavenly.
My Experience in a nutshell.
Negatives:
Outside = many mosquitoes and other flying insects (no netting or protection around you).
Horrible, overpriced main course.
Misleading descriptions on the menu.
Cost Was near $ 80.00 before tip for 2 chicken eggplant parms (on special), a water, a diet drink and two desserts.
Positives:
Dessert. (Mainly the peanut butter pie).

We stopped in for a snack after an afternoon kayaking on the river. We tasted the tomato pie as our salty, but mostly we ordered desserts to share for the table: Derby pie, Peanut butter, and Sweet bread pudding. The peanut butter was oh so good and rich just like last time :) We were pleasantly surprised by the sweet bread pudding! What a tasty and unique dessert! Mmmmmmmm

This was a charming and delicious stop between Atlanta and Huntsville. In our ever continuing quest for great food we try to avoid chains, and a weekend eating in Atlanta left us wanting something better and lighter than Hardees or Burger King. We had every intention of having salad, but the menu had so many more delicious options.
We ordered the small spinach quiche for an appetizer because the restaurant has a warm glow about it that leads you to believe that they are fully capable of making delicious food and, as I said, we were pretty full. When it came to the final bite we each got as much as we could and lamented not ordering the large portion.
We were almost positive we had ordered wrong by not getting the quiche meal, but based on the appetizer we were fully confident in the chef’s abilities and stuck with the daily special.
For those who don’t know about Conecuh sausage, by all means, please research it. And by research, of course I mean «try». It’s perhaps the best sausage of all time, and they had a slider of Conecuh sausage with stir fried onions and green peppers. I was so glad when my wife asked what type of sausage it was and she said «something that starts with K or C» and then identified it when I said Conecuh. It was further confirmation that this was a great place for food.
We actually ordered one sausage and one shrimp slider meal. The shrimp were okay. I like shrimp, but I tend to prefer them closer to their point of origin both for freshness and for skill of preparation. Compared to processed parts of pig with a tasty blend of spices, the bottom feeding crustacean had a pretty tough fight for best slider to begin with, but it did definitely put up a good fight.
The pickles that came with it were actually pretty good. I don’t normally eat pickles. In fact, I can’t recall a single time I’ve purposefully bitten into one, but this was pretty good for the bite I had. My wife assured me it balanced out the sliders quite well as she ate some of mine. The chips that came with the meal were good, but nothing about which to rave. I’m not sure if they were store-​bought or made in-​house, but either way not the talk of the meal.
We wanted to try the crepes, really, we did. Sadly, a weekend of good eating prevented us from trying them, but the one I saw on a neighbor’s plate looked amazing. We’re re-​routing an upcoming trip to north Georgia to go through Mentone with my grandmother-​in-​law soon so she can experience the food. I’m not sure how a non-​English-​speaking Korean grandmother will find the experience, but needless to say I may have an update in a month or so.
The ambiance was quaint and entertaining. There was indeed lots of merchandise for sale, mostly of the artsy sort. There was also an older man playing guitar, which added a whole different dimension of charm, apart from his often unanswered insistence that we all sing along. He was nice, though, and definitely had a good selection of songs that fit the atmosphere. This is definitely worth the stop if you have the time while passing through!