Cornbread Cafe Springfield

Price:$$ |Atmosphere: moderate to loud (Ragtime Jazz music) | Accessibility: Excellent | Parking: Street Parking This restaurant is a new addition to Main St in downtown Springfield. It’s hours have just changed for summer to stay open into the night. Their menu has southern and down home classics and it’s vegan. For those meat lovers out there you’ll still love this place because the food is so flavorful and filling, and honestly I couldn’t really taste a difference in the “meat” they served in the gumbo I had. My dinner companion had the red beans and rice with homemade biscuits and strawberry jam. Everything here is made from scratch with organic ingredients, locally sourced where possible. I had the gumbo with cornbread and it was the most excellent cornbread I’ve ever had and my mom is from the south and makes killer cornbread. It was so fluffy and flavorful, served with some vegan butter on top it was perfect. For desert we had the bread pudding which is deep fried and drizzled with chocolate and vegan whipped cream and nuts. They serve hard liquor, beer and wine. Their dining area is spacious and has a vintage antique feel. The service was excellent with friendly, knowledgeable and skilled servers. It took hardly any time at all from when we ordered to when we got our food and even though we came in at 6 minutes til closing they were still friendly and eager to serve. I will definitely be coming back regularly for some delicious vegan home style cooking.

Price:$$ |Atmosphere: moderate to loud (Ragtime Jazz music) | Accessibility: Excellent | Parking: Street Parking This restaurant is a new addition to Main St in downtown Springfield. It’s hours have just changed for summer to stay open into the night. Their menu has southern and down home classics and it’s vegan. For those meat lovers out there you’ll still love this place because the food is so flavorful and filling, and honestly I couldn’t really taste a difference in the “meat” they served in the gumbo I had. My dinner companion had the red beans and rice with homemade biscuits and strawberry jam. Everything here is made from scratch with organic ingredients, locally sourced where possible. I had the gumbo with cornbread and it was the most excellent cornbread I’ve ever had and my mom is from the south and makes killer cornbread. It was so fluffy and flavorful, served with some vegan butter on top it was perfect. For desert we had the bread pudding which is deep fried and drizzled with chocolate and vegan whipped cream and nuts. They serve hard liquor, beer and wine. Their dining area is spacious and has a vintage antique feel. The service was excellent with friendly, knowledgeable and skilled servers. It took hardly any time at all from when we ordered to when we got our food and even though we came in at 6 minutes til closing they were still friendly and eager to serve. I will definitely be coming back regularly for some delicious vegan home style cooking.

The Cornbread Cafe is the type of restaurant that is making downtown Springfield a much more desirable area. I like the antique feel of the decor. The servers are nice and attentive and the service was quick. I am not a vegan but I really enjoyed the gumbo. The menu options are an interesting and really tasty twist on some traditional dishes. It looks to be a good place to go for business lunches if you work in downtown Springfield.

The Cornbread Cafe is the type of restaurant that is making downtown Springfield a much more desirable area. I like the antique feel of the decor. The servers are nice and attentive and the service was quick. I am not a vegan but I really enjoyed the gumbo. The menu options are an interesting and really tasty twist on some traditional dishes. It looks to be a good place to go for business lunches if you work in downtown Springfield.

Light-filled, spacious ambiance with vintage decor. Full bar. 100% vegan menu. My gumbo and cornbread were very tasty, and the portion was huge. Great acoustics for live music on Saturday nights. Friendly staff.