Trails Café

A marvelous find ....much by accident as my GPS had first led me to a few places down the road. Luckily one of the nice people at BOOMERS (which was closing for their staff Christmas party) recommended TRAILS. Thanks to THAT person!!!!
A lovely hometown restaurant obviously much loved by locals and I can understand why. Terrific, friendly, accommodating and very sincere staff quite happy to let me roam around the place during my meal. An eclectic offering of room venues ....a bar....a store....a sport room (with interesting memorabilia and big TV to watch the CHIEFS game....glad I was NOT wearing my Buffalo Bills hat!!!!) and the main dining room.
The food service was fast and efficient and the soup (delicious homemade Italian Wedding) and salad bar was (sadly) more than filling for me. But next time I will try to time my visit for a stay-over and try their steak.

Good down home cooking! Love this place. Lots of seating but not packed in lile sardines. Calm and quiet atmosphere. One of the few places you can a one trip salad bar with your meal. Not tons of options but all of the choices were fresh and tasted yummy. Appetizer of onion rings is a must! Entrée came out hot and spot on for flavor. I was stuffed by the end of my meal but could not pass up dessert. Strawberry rhubarb pie and the bread pudding was divine. Go get yourself a meal here and ask for Fin, he gives great service.

We were so glad that we found this amazing cafe on our road trip.
The wonderful salad bar impressed us very much. Delicious bread pudding. Friendly waitress.

Staff was so friendly. Very homey atmosphere. Hands down, the BEST hamburger steak I've ever had in my life. Can't wait to find a reason to go back.

What a wonderful Cafe! The hostess was so friendly when we came in and our waiter was very attentive and polite! The service was amazing and the food was great. The catfish is an absolute must try! Great salad bar too and the desserts are fabulous! So many great pies to choose from and the bread pudding! Yummy! Be sure to check out the cute gift store as well! Definitely going to make this a must stop on our travels south!

I lived in the Topeka or Nemaha County area in the 1950s and 1960s. Remembering eating there often.
Thankful to see it is still there.
Hoping the Lord continues to bless the business and staff.

They truly earned the 5 stars. Steak spot on and tender. Catfish flakey, tender, tasty. Salad bar great and the service above the cut. Way to go folks! We sure appreciated it!

Hi everyone, I highly recommend this home town cafe. I love their steaks, I don't know what they do make it so very very tasty. Home made food indeed. So when ever I can I go and get my steak fix at this little cafe. 😀 I've eaten a lot of their food and never been disappointed with the food or the service. The staff is awesome. So if I was you I would check out Trails Cafe. You will enjoy everything about it. So be prepared for some good old home cooking 🥩🥧🍲😋😋😋 oh yes I need to mention home made pie 😁.

Our waiter was awesome, the food was really good and arrived quickly.
I've driven or ridden by this cafe countless times over the years.. I'm sorry I never stopped. The little store inside has some cool stuff as well.
Don't forget to spend your money at local businesses and always pay in cash!

So grateful to have such an excellent choice for catering services in our area. We held an event last year at The Station and as always, the food and service were outstanding! So many opportunities for a wide range of event types that can be hosted at The Station as well!

We were traveling home and stopped at the Trail's Cafe for dinner. The staff is very friendly and the service was timely. The atmosphere is very comfortable and down-home. I ordered a chicken sandwich with chicken and mushrooms. It was very good and the bacon was delicious. The sandwiches come with homemade chips that are very good. My husband ordered the chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes. He said it was very good. Both of us had the salad bar. The lettuce was fresh and crisp and there were several other types of salads that were good as well. Off from the restaurant is a gift shop that is really cute with local items for sale. We will definitely stop again when we pass through Holton.

Food and coffee was good, waitress was wonderful. Bacon was THICK. Had to stop and drool over the pie fridge before we sat, cause omg it looked amazing, will definitely be back to try it.

The skillet (can't remember the actual menu name) pick 2 breakfast, biscuits and gravy, pancake combo with extra bacon.

This place is FANTASTIC!! Hands down the BEST place in town to eat. We stayed in Holton for 9 month’s working at the power plant. My family ate here almost every day sometimes twice a day. So much so we learned our servers name & he probably knows ours. Reese is an awesome kid. He was always so polite & he always knew what we wanted.
Thank you Reese

Ordered a 6 Oz sirloin. Perfect seasoning and med rare. A delight to eye and mouth. Only problem was the plate was cold and my dinner was very cool before I was finished with this perfect steak.

I can't say enough great things about this lovely little find! The food was delicious! My asaigo chicken sandwich was the special of the day, and I kept saying the whole time from first seeing it until now, 2 days later, boy, these folks can cook! My chicken was done! Yay! I can't remember the last time my chicken was properly done from anywhere ! The staff was very good. Friendly, efficient, helpful and just down right nice. The gift shop is so cute! Can't wait to take all my friends here, one by one! O, yes, the price really blew me away! Under 15 bucks, y'all! That included a perfectly baked potato. See y'all soon!

Always a nice peaceful dinner. 99% of the time the food is spot on. Tho I do favor their pressure fried chicken!

I have had many great meals here with my family and have always been taken care of super well. My favorite place to grab a bite in Kansas!

We took our grandson's in all 3 of them. Spent easily 100. With tipping.. It was great, like always!

Excellent food and great service. Can't wait to eat here again!

We live in Topeka, Kansas. This was our first time dining at Trails Cafe, Holton, Ks.
The staff was courteous and made you feel right at home. Food was great. Pies were delicious as well!! Highly recommend trying Trails Cafe. Jim and Linda McNeece.