Windowbox Cafe Bob & Linda’s

the food was very good and came out fast once we could get our order in. We sat at the counter and waited over 5 minutes before anyone would give us the time of day while they served the people right next to us. We finally asked for a menu and only then did the waitress ask us if we something to drink. made sure we knew our orders when she came back, good choice we didnt see her come around again. Would try again for the food, but if the service is still faulty wouldnt go back.

A great local breakfast and lunch spot. Simple food with fresh ingredients done well, and with good service and little to no wait to be seated. Specialty items like stuffed French toast and the Irish Omlette (with corned beef and Swiss) are always delicious and a welcome departure from the usual suspects at the breakfast table. The burgers are surprisingly good for what you would expect from a place that you might think of more as a breakfast restaurant. If you’re craving a good breakfast or lunch, don’t want to pay too much, and like quaint hometown eateries, then the Windowbox is the place for you.

Quaint home town café. A favourite of mine for breakfast. If I don’t order my usual waffle and sausage, I go for a special. The specials are created by the chef and utilise fresh, local ingredients whenever possible. If you don’t know what to get, a special is always a good choice.

I’ve eaten at this country bumpkin business numerous times since I moved to the Albany area. The food is ok at best, the service is ok at best, but the atmosphere at this place, was like a scene from the movie «Deliverance». I happen to eat at the counter this last morning, and apparently witness the owner scream & shove his female worker into a refrigerator & then fire her. As I turned around in shock I noticed the Hilbilies around me, didn’t miss a bite, sat silently, like this was normal entertainment. I recommend people stay in civilization and skip this ignorant dump!

Classic local family owned and operated diner. Windowbox serves what you would expect at a diner and every day adds some interesting special that include specialty pancakes, stuffed French Toast and unusual omelets.
The store front is aging strip plaza. they have recently updated the interior but this is not a highfalutin place in any respect. Expect to wait for a seat after about 9AM Friday through Sunday, though everything is so fast and efficient that the wait won’t be terrible, rarely more than 10 minutes or so. Counter seating that faces the cook area is in high demand and that is where i always prefer to sit. there are a good 15 or so tables that can be rearranged to handle larger groups if not occupied, which they often are.
This is a place that might seem a bit like the Cheers bar in that old TV show. Once you start going regularly, they will know you and chat with you and remember your name. You will get to recognize other patrons and often conversations connect a number of people into a general discussion.
The food is mostly simple diner fare but done quickly and well. Hearty portions, well cooked eggs, very good home fries, often interesting sounding specials. I am a stick in the mud in that I get to go roughly once a week and always get 2 over medium with sausage patties (they also have links) home fries and either wheat toast of English muffin. Great, satisfying breakfast every time. Their scratch baked muffins are definitely worth a try, always excellent and they will grill them for you.
Simple coffee, standard issue foods, basic loaf breads, you get to watch them cook and assemble your meal if you are at the counter, but the total experience is clubby and friendly and adds up to more than the separate components. If you like joints and generally enjoy diner food and are not stuck on fancy ambiance, try Windowbox. I am hooked!

Good food served fast — depending on who serves it, sometimes you even get a smile (the one daughter with the long dark hair is so pretty but it reminds me of that song «Rockabye» with the line «She’d be a whole lot prettier if she smiled once in a while»), Family owned and operated — and involved. Great local place, hearty portions, fair prices — food comes out quickly. Check the specials board. Do not take credit/​debit cards — cash only. Love the home fries. Come for breakfast or lunch — always a jovial local crowd.

Great friendly hometown diner filled with locals. I have been many times for lunch and breakfast over the years. It has great diner food with some creative specials.

A great, locally-​owned hole-​in-​the-​wall diner in a long tradition of locally-​owned hole-​in-​the-​wall diners that have occupied that store front in the aging Stonewell plaza. I used to come here with my parents fairly often and still do ocassionally when I’m in town. It’s not the best breakfast food I’ve ever had, but it IS decent and I can’t recall ever having a bad meal. The décor is sort of a country homestead feel that fits in well with the area. The cooking all happens behind the counter, which is itself carved out of the room. This results in a friendly, communal feel to the place. Usually when I’m heading out on 85 that way, it’s to do something so I associate the Windowbox with fond memories of day trips and recreational drives out through the hill towns. Exactly the kind of Mom and Pop diner that I really miss now that I live in Boston.