Great little place in Franklinton. Super friendly wait stuff and the owner works the floor. Saw him bussing tables, filling coffee and taking orders. I had the Western omelet with hash browns a biscuit and gravy. Very good lots, of cheese. Stop in, you'll love it. I did!

Awesome b fast spot. Great food at good prices

Feels like home eating here. My parents eat here a lot, and when I’m in town I like to eat here as well. Great café food, I love the chicken and dumplings and the catfish as well. Great choice for a sit-down restaurant style cafe

Food and service was great. Only reason didn’t give 5 stars is because French fries looked and tasted like been refried. Country fried chicken was chewy maybe need to cook some more. Would go back though. Was very good and welcoming.

New to the area. Yesterday had BBQ on a bun. Had no real taste of flavor. Waitress was fine. Went this afternoon for lunch and their Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Wednesday Special. It was not hot, only warm and did not have any flavor. I complained but nothing was done. Worst Spaghetti with Meat Sauce I have ever had. Very limited Cafes in this area but probably will not go back.

We live in Smithfield & visit my mom-n-law often in Kittrell. We chose this place to eat lunch & was highly disappointed. Not only did we sit for a while before a waitress came, but after ordering, our food was delivered warm. No one came to offer refills or give us any attention. We had to go to the counter to get a to-go container & our own refills. The waitress informed us that they didn’t have a shortage in wait staff (plenty of them were there). The manager went around to the tables but not ours. Please tell me why we received such awful selective service?

Don't get me wrong. They have great food and service is usually great. The last time I was there though I asked 3 times for my mac and cheese to be bagged separately from the fish plates due to a deadly reaction I have to fish and seafood. After the 3rd time I said just forget it I just won't eat tonight.

Not flashy from the outside, but once inside, I felt comfortable; at home. The servers were friendly and attentive despite being busy. The food I ordered was hot and fresh, and I did no lack for any attention. The crowd was a mix of seniors, town folk, workers on break and professionals. I would recommend coming here for a meal, meeting with friends or doing business. All around a nice place.

Food has always been great. I had an issue with one server tonight but I am thankful the manager was right on top of it. The other server we had was a complete doll. We will be back

Fried pickles today were to salty way salty. All you could taste and breading a little heavy. Only thing I can really complain about. Food is usually tasty and waitresses are always very nice. I do recommend eating here. Especially if you like home cooked food over fast food. Give them a try.

This is a really really great little local spot. It is one of those good down home restaurants that has great food great staff, and they are always always busy!!!

Hometown Cafe is an absolute gem in the world of Southern home food! From the moment I stepped foot in this cozy establishment, I was greeted by the most wonderful waitress (Morgan) who made me feel right at home. The menu offers a delicious selection of southern home food that is simply mouthwatering. Every dish I tried was bursting with flavor and prepared with love. And the best part? The atmosphere is so peaceful and quiet, making it the perfect spot to enjoy a meal and unwind after a long day. Hometown Cafe truly offers an abundance of tasty delights, excellent service, and a serene dining experience. Highly recommended!

You can tell when people enjoy their job and like the people they work for. It shows in the service and in the food, this is one of those places, try it and tell me if you agreed.

I have been there many times for lunch and always have a good meal. Service is good for the kind of restaurant it is. Today, Saturday, we had to take our daughter to a lesson and did not get to HomeTown till 10. We put our name on the wait list and waited. No one even bothered to speak to us. It was especially concerning because there is a sign that said that breakfast stopped serving at 10:30, unless management decides otherwise. Well over half the people in the restaurant hadn't gotten their food. It became clear that they were understaffed back in the kitchen as well as up front. With us waiting there and no one bothering to acknowlege we darkened their door, we weren't sure that if and when we got seated, whether we could get breakfast or not. We had to make a choice. We went back to the sign in sheet and marked our names off. We drove out of Franklinton through Youngsville, and into Wake Forest and stopped at The Border Restaurant. They were a mob scene, but every worker in there was working like bees, or as my Daddy always said, "A-holes and elbows". We walked in at 10:35, grabbed a table as soon as it was cleaned off and got reliable, quick service, fresh made to order food, ate, and paid our bill, getting out just after they turned the closed aign around at 11. If we had waited for someone to speak to us at Hometown Cafe, we would have missed breakfast entirely. Now, I am not saying not to go to Hometown Cafe, because I will certainly go again, but don't bother going after 10am if you want breakfast, and don't expect them to speak to you when you come into their door. Southern hospitality is dead at Hometown Cafe, I guess.

The food is tasty comfort dishes, but the service is lacking. The servers are slow and don't look happy at all. We had to get our own refills and to-go boxes. The last 2 times we have been we've waited 45-60 minutes for our food.

Enjoyed my 1st time at Home Town Cafe. My girlfriends family gets together their for breakfast. The meat lovers omelet was very good.

Southern food done right. The fried fish is to die for, as are the okra! Staff is hospitable, and service is fast. I gave the atmosphere 2 stars because it looks like a basic cafeteria, nothing special.

First and foremost the food was definitely delicious. Order the farmers' platter and was not disappointed one bit! The interior could use some more flare, but perhaps the simplicity is what they're seeking! Great food and good service none the less!

Good place to get some simple good food. Little expensive for what it is, but that won't stop me from eating here when im in the area.

Great beautiful real women for waitress. And great food,God Bless Home Town Cafe. A great place to eat no matter what meal it is. True 5 stars.Well worth every cent.

Had the catfish and shimp. Everybody's food was delicious. I'm a big seafood lover and they make some of the best seafood. Better than may seafood restaurants. Along with the southern cuisine which is wonderful.

We used to eat there at least once or twice a week but we end up in other areas alot when we decide to eat so not as much! The foods good but I got cheese and eggs scrambled this morning and I advise that unless something changes don't order those because they were nasty

Food is pretty good and decent prices. Good country cookin. My only complaint is when they get busy (especially on Saturday’s) they take their phone off the hook which is very inconvenient because then have to go in to place your order and wait a while for your food.

Extremely busy at certain times but we were well taken care of. Our waitress was very nice, and very attentive to us even on a busy Friday night. Our food was hot and tasty. Breakfasts are very good as well. Check it out!

I absolutely loved the food. I loved the servers, all of them worked so well together. The atmosphere was so welcoming. It was a Tuesday night and they were busy with a wait but handling things so well and calm. We didn’t have just one server either, we were asked multiple times if everything was okay and if we needed anything from several different waitresses. It wasn’t our first visit, nor our last. My wife and I try to go at least twice a week. We have gotten to know quite a lot of them and enjoy the time spent there. It’s a home cooked meal away from home. Team work is definitely applied by the majority of them. The only thing that my wife has noticed is that the head server or manager (I’m not sure which) is not very polite. She doesn’t treat all of the girls the same way. She definitely doesn’t treat them with respect. We’ve watched servers come and go from the restaurant and a lot of the ones that have left have confided in my wife that the reason most of them leave is because of “favoritism”. I, myself, have noticed that you usually see the same faces more frequently then others. So I understand where the favoritism comes into play. I have watched the manager treat certain girls way more differently than others and sometimes it’s hard to bite my tongue when I see it. She treats the ones that work so hard poorly and let’s the ones that don’t work so hard get away with everything. Like I said though, the food and servers are amazing. Management may need to be looked at a little better and some changes should be taken into account. One bad seed could kill the whole crop.

while having dinner at this establishment tonight I went to pay for my family's meals I saw an employee who was hatless I reckon because of being bald no hat covering is required but he was literally eating food with his gloves on that went to his mouth and then he also made to go orders with the same gloves on I was completely shocked to of witnessed this as I've been coming here for awhil I just can't believe if you are in the food business that eating with the same gloves you are fixing customers food with isn't common sense for cross contamination it was huge turn off even though our food was good establishment was clean and our waitress was attentive I'm not sure if I'll be able to return after seeing that