The Ridgewood Cafe - Springfield

Stopped in here when passing through Springfield, did not regret. Had a delicious bacon cheeseburger.

This was our first time to eat at Ridgewood Cafe. I read many reviews for restaurants in Springfield and decided to try Ridgewood. Excellent food, service and atmosphere! Our waitress, Lisa, was exceptional!

We were looking for a restaurant that wasn't on our normal list. Did a quick search of nearby establishments and once we got past the national corporate eateries, we saw this and decided to try it. Had we known it would've been better to place a reservation than walk in, we would've done that. I guess that's a good thing right? Seating after reservations was fcfs but we sat down the server was quick to get our drink/app order. We ordered the cheese curds which were fabulous. My wife ordered the mango salmon, my son had chicken carbanaro and I had a full slab of ribs. I got the fried subbed the coleslaw with Mac cheese. My son's pasta was delicious, my wifes salmon was excellent and the ribs were very good. The fries were crispy on the outside and soft in the middle and the Mac cheese shouldn't be called Mac cheese it should be called Mac IN cheese. There was so much cheese it would stop a lesser man up for 3 days, but I'm not complaining at all. I love me some Mac cheese this dish was banging! Excellent service, excellent food, excellent atmosphere. Definitely a diamond in the rough. We will be back. Menu is overflowing with wonderful dishes, will try other things next time.

This is a comfortable and inviting pub and cafe. The decor reminds me of industrial with piping, gauges, and dials on the walls. The bar area is large, and the establishment is clean. They have a dozen beers on tap. This visit, it was seat yourself, and we were immediately greeted, and our beer order was quickly brought to the table. Our server then got busy as we waited maybe 15 minutes to order food. The kitchen was quick on getting it out. We had the Texas roll wontons with Thai chili dipping sauce. The wontons were good, but we could not find the jalapeño inside, therefore they were very mild. I had the country chicken sandwich. The chicken breast was huge, overlapping the bun. The chicken was tender and flavorful, a great tasting sandwich. My wife had the Cuban. She mentioned the pork needed to be seasoned a bit more aggressively, but otherwise, it was a good sandwich. Our server was friendly, and this was, overall, a good dining experience.

Fantastic food, our group was never rushed, server was excellent !