Mel's Hwy 10 Cafe

Very friendly, nice and helpful. Everything was clean and organized. Huge selection with big portions. The food was great and the young lady never let my coffee cup run dry! Definitely a great place to grab some food!

- Damon Hampton -

I gotta say, this place is a hidden gem!! We have lived in Greenwood for 22 years and had no idea about this place, so let me say it loud enough for those in the back, "WE ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!" We will most definitely be back as well! We loved everything about it! Everything was clean, inviting, our waitress was super friendly, the food tasted AMAZING, the sweet tea was on point, the prices were FANTASTIC & I lived seeing a lot of locals coming in and meeting up for dinner and catching up with old friends & neighbors. Everyone was talking to everyone and was super friendly even with us. It reminded me so much of my grandmothers restaurant she used to have many years ago in West Texas. As my husband and I looked around, we noticed this appears to be a family owned business, and we just fell in live with it and will be back! I would also like to say that our waitress who was suffering from horrible allergy issues was still working hard & killing it! She was still friendly and was in no way looking to go home sick or let it get the better of her or even sliw her down. She was a gem, and in today's world, that is quite rare. She is so far above average workers that we tipped her really, REALLY well and commended her on her smile, her friendliness, her work ethic, and customer service skills even while she was clearly suffering. We will be coming back soon and will be bringing ALL our family to support this amazing small business!

- Angela Willis -

Was that a coffee filter that she was wearing on her head? Magazine AR, a wide spot in the road (Highway 10). The speed limit drops to 45mph, 25 when school is open. If you didn’t have to slow down you would easily miss the long plain looking building and the small sign on the south side of the highway, Mel’s Highway 10 Café. It looks to have been around for quite a few years. The spacing of multiple doors on the front of the building, hint that in its early life it may have been operated as a small motel or roadside cabins. Country décor inside, knotty pine, barn tin and farm tools on the wall. Grab a table. The well-worn menus have the diner foods you were expecting. Beans and corn bread, a southern staple was today’s special on the chalk board. On the menu under Platters is “Mel’s Famous Chicken Fried Steak.” Under that, the Chicken Fried Chicken. Two please, with mashed potatoes, fried okra, and cream gravy. The drinks are limited, but they did have diet Dr Pepper. A delicious, moist chicken breast with a perfect crispy crunchy coating. Mashed potatoes and cream gravy, likely instant but very tasty. Golden brown okra and a couple of fresh yeast rolls to clean up any stray gravy on the plate. Nothing fancy, great food, adequate friendly service. And an opportunity to enjoy a slower pace of life in rural Arkansas You will quickly figure out that this is an Amish owned business. The friendly ladies working out front were dressed in a traditional Amish conservative attire, which included the white bonnets. I cannot help it, but the bonnets remind me of coffee filters. A gentleman stepped out of the kitchen sporting the Amish bowl cut hair style with the traditional trimmed beard. These are hardworking people serving legendary delicious Amish made meals.

- Spike Speedwell -