Bob Evans

I have probably been to Bob Evans 1,937 or so times in my life. Many good experiences, many terrible experiences. As far as Bob Evans goes, this was one of the better!
My husband and I came on a Saturday morning around 9:30. Usually you have to wait for a table at Bob Evans at that hour, but the restaurant was only about half full. Our server was super friendly and personable. She checked on us often and returned promptly with our requests. I ordered the Rise and Shine and my husband ordered the Homestead. I always order eggs over-​medium, which seemed to be lost on Bob Evans for a while and I resorted to ordering scrambled. This time though, I took a chance and they delivered! Perfect over-​medium eggs. Same for my husband. The home fries, one of my favorite parts of a BE breakfast, were cooked perfectly also. Crispy on the outside, just cooked enough on the inside. The coffee was fresh and just kept coming. All around great food and service!

A little expensive but good quality. We stopped in on a Monday morning the restaurant was less than half full. Ordered basic breakfasts. We waited over 20 minutes for our food. Slow on coffee refills too.

Great breakfast option for Oxford. The food is good and usually quick to come. We had Melissa waiting on us this weekend. She was friendly and laughed with us as we were somewhat dysfunctional in our ordering. Happens sometimes when everyone had a successful night of partying. Coffee was hot and plentiful!

They have the worst staffs!

I absolutely love this place. I would give them 5 stars but the service can be really crappy sometimes. They do not know how to handle a full crowd without creaking out. Sometimes they are reductions with their service but luckily the food makes up for it.

I don’t understand this place lately. I’ve been coming here for years for breakfast on Sundays and for the past 5 – 6 months there is a new trend. As I sit here looking around the dining room there are 8 empty tables but there is a 15 – 20 minute wait. There are two managers floating around, 2 hostess/​cashiers. It has been this way for a while now. In addition, I’ve been waiting for 25+ minutes for our food. Very poor management going on here with a lack of direction. Managers should know how to wait tables and help out in the right spots. Better yet… staff properly.

Dining out on a Saturday is always taking a chance. Since we had our 2 year old grandson and it was fairly early for the evening meal we decided on Bob Evans, known for family dining and extensive menu for the little one. We should have left as the chaos at the front door was clearly a red flag.
The worn out looking 15 year old hostess was enough. It took her 4 attempts to remember party of two, one high chair. The restaurant was chaotic — flatware on the floor, spilled ranch dressing and a view of the kitchen which where food, utensils and other prep items were on the floor.
Ordered: Wildfire chicken salad, eggs, potatoes and bacon, and the blueberry pancake/​sausage entrée from the kids menu.
Nutshell: The salad was served minus the chicken as «someone in the kitchen ate them.» Dressing slopped all over the bowl. Potatoes were leftover, reheated, burnt and cold. Child’s pancakes were too done. No refills on water or coffee. Chicken strips for salad finally arrived in a separate bowl covered in cold bbq sauce for me to cut and toss adding to half eaten salad. What was coming out of the kitchen was poorly made and not on time.
Checkout: 6 couples trying to pay their bill and 2 people waiting on to-​go orders. 3 families waiting to be seated. Manager at cash register experiencing difficulty with coupon on couples meal. Her clothes were wrinkled, hair unkept and literally overwhelmed announcing to all waiting «THESE COUPONS ARE MORE TROUBLE THAN WHAT THEY ARE WORTH!!!» Nice. She finally entered the charges correctly then left for the back, leaving a young girl to deal with the back log of customers in the front. Excellent manager.
Recent dining experiences have taken me to try again the well known franchise establishments. My conclusion is eat at home then treat yourself to the pricey places where food, service and presentation are paramont. These plastic menu, subpar food, tables crammed, polo shirted wearing staff are a waste of money. This Bob Evans just confirmed it.

I went here twice with five other people over Memorial Day weekend.
Our group was completely obnoxious the entire time: spilling drinks and cursing and making a complete scene and the staff, namely Sandy and Judy, did nothing but a top notch job with bright shining smiles plastered on their faces the whole time, though I’m sure deep down they probably wanted us to leave as soon as possible.
This place gives you way too much food and its pretty much always delicious. For a chain that specializes in hefty breakfasts, I wouldn’t hesitate to return.
Average cost per meal $ 8-​$ 12

Can’t say enough about Bob Evans. Great menu and selection. All meals great. They know who they are. Miami and Oxford fortunate to have Bob Evans so close to campus and especially this Bob Evans that has put terrific menu together with great staff!

Their menu is enormous, the prices are fair for the amount of food you get (i.e. a lot), and the people-​watching at this location is always interesting (especially Sunday mornings). The wait can be long sometimes due to all the undergraduates who eat here as well as the church crowd, but it will be worth it. Quick note: the coffee is just okay.
The food is good enough. It isn’t bursting with flavor, but that’s not why you come to the Bevans. You come here for slightly greasy and hearty portions of good-​enough breakfast and lunch. The fries are not that good. The pancakes are pretty good. The sausage gravy is slightly weird. The food is hit and miss. But again, you come here for the experience. So go.