"Country ham, mac & cheese, and candied yams: it doesn't get more Southern than this!"
Michael Stern
"We liked the crispy skinned fried chicken just fine, but both the black-eyed peas and sweet potato casserole were outstanding!"
Cliff Strutz
"We would never order cabbage as a side dish up north, but the highly seasoned version they serve in the South is often a meal highlight."
Cliff Strutz
"In the South, macaroni and cheese is considered a vegetable!"
Cliff Strutz
"Flat, crumbly cornbread comes with your meal."
Cliff Strutz
"We liked the soft, sweet breading, but thought the peach cobbler was a little too liquidy."
Cliff Strutz
"This is the shortest cafeteria line we have seen. But you judge a cafeteria by quality, not quantity!"
Cliff Strutz
"The menu board on 9/01/12"
Cliff Strutz
"In the dining room that used to be a bank, the floor is still a beautiful tiny-tile design."
Michael Stern
"The main dining room has a high ceiling and plenty of room between tables."
Cliff Strutz
"At night, the window looking in on Ye Old Colonial shows you the beginning of the cafeteria line."
Michael Stern
"Madison is a charming town of antiques stores and several restaurants that respect culinary tradition, this humble cafeteria among them."
Michael Stern
There is not a big choice when you move through the short cafeteria line at Ye Old Colonial Restaurant. At lunch or supper, entrées will be limited to a short list of fried chicken, barbecued pork, bone-in ham steak, and country-fried steak. The vegetable roster will include sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, greens, squash, and butter beans. There will be cornbread and dinner rolls, and hot fruit cobbler for dessert. At breakfast, there are pancakes, eggs, country ham, and biscuits.
