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Caffe Rel

About

Great Food in a Gas Station.... Year around schedule:
Wednesday-Saturday.

January - April: 11:00am-8:30PM
Late Spring-Fall Season:Open till 9:00PM

Story

A Classic French Neighborhood Cafe. Caffé REL is named after Chef Richard E. Long. Saute, Pasta & Sandwiches offerings are found on his extensive menu in a casual setting. Our mission is "It's about the Food." The Caffe is a teaching restaurant as Chef REL was fortunate to be mentored as a young man first by Russian Chef Peter Macheska. Then by the great Chef Otto Indemauer, a third generation Swiss Chef. After seven years of training and learning he applied and was accepted in the renowned Greenbrier Hotel Apprentice Program in White Sulfer Springs, WV.

Due to the size, no reservations are accepted, so join us early especially in the summer and fall. No Credit Cards are accepted as we use every dollar to support our team and produce an excellent product at a reasonable price for all to be able to enjoy. Hours are extended in season.

Impressum

Winter Check In for Seating:
Due to cold temps we are taking cell phone #'s at Check In so guests can wait in their warm vehicles until their table is available if wait time is outside. Folks are loving this option!

Address: 459 E Main St, Franklin, NC 28734, USA
Phone: (828) 369-9446
State: North Carolina
City: Franklin
Zip Code: 28734


Opening Hours

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: Closed

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Reviews
When we went it was extremely busy so we stood by the door and waited for a table. After a few minutes we got a table. Trust me when I say that the food is worth the wait. This is my second time coming here. I ordered the Steak and Shrimp Scampi. I like my steak medium raw. The shrimp was seasoned very well. Overall The dish was excellent and filling.
7 years ago (24-02-2018)
My wife came in to apply for a job at this restaurant, and she was essentially laughed out the door. She is a shift leader at the local huddle house, which I understand isn’t the most glamorous of places to work at, but it’s a very high volume store and she is one of the best servers there. The manager stopped my wife when she said she had serving experience at huddle house and proceeded to tell her that it’s not the same and not “fine dining”. I have worked for 5 star restaurants and a huddle house, and Chick-fil-A and Wendy’s. There is little to know difference in the operating of these restaurants. The only difference is the price of the food. This women was rude and unprofessional towards my wife. With that being said, this restaurant has lost all respect from me as a business. I can assure everyone that we will NEVER dine at this establishment because of how my wife was treated. And for them to pass off as fine dining? There attached to a gas station, which just so happens to be the top teenage hangout spot and used for other unmentionable activities. So how does that make them “fine dining”? There not fine dining in the least, there arrogant, rude, and heartless. And may have lost out on having a truely amazing server. They also don’t have high chairs if you have babies, which my wife and I have two. If I could rate this place with zero stars based on that alone, I would.
7 years ago (09-03-2018)
Gas station or not this is one of the best places I've eaten at and I'm well traveled from every city in the US to Japan to the Caribbean. As a salesman I've taken customers anywhere they wanted to go in their towns and they always wanted to go to the best place. Franklin doesn't have a lot of choices and this is the best place to have a Manhattan type of experience. Get over the gas station and bathroom and enjoy the food.
8 years ago (26-01-2018)
Not sure about all of the hype on this place, and why so many are excited about it being connected to a gas station (have fun using the dirty gas station bathrooms). Cash-only (are we in 2017?), and definitely not a kid-friendly menu. Overpaid by far for a hamburger for my son, which normally isn’t even offered on the menu. Our Cuban was good, and the crab cake sandwich was decent, but not phenomenal. I would probably not return to this restaurant.
8 years ago (25-11-2017)
Great food with an array of choices. Better have cash or check in hand. They don't except plastic!
7 years ago (25-02-2018)
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