Gold Mine Cafe

Hickory, NC · Family restaurant

Rating
4.6/5
★★★★★ 4.6
Reviews
20
Rank in Hickory
#30
of 245 restaurants
City Percentile
75%
rating percentile
Address
Gold Mine Cafe, 3888 Section House Rd, Hickory, NC 28601
Phone
(828) 256-2640
Status
Open · Closes 2 PM

Gold Mine Cafe is a restaurant located in Hickory, NC. It is one of 245 restaurants listed in Hickory. Its 4.6-star rating is above the Hickory city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday5 AM–2 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Adam Nehls · Feb 2026

This place is good food. But holy god, their workflow is terrible. Fix the seating and let waitresses take care of the tabs. There is just chaos in the back and the register is slammed with people trying to pick up, people trying to get a table, people trying to pay, and everything else. To go orders should have a dedicated person handling it. Like this isn't hard, just seems like a dated system. They said they are hiring, but I bet they aren't paying well. It's a shame

★★★★★ 5.0 Heidi Pavlikowski · Mar 2025

Finding this place was a Gold Mine! I got the Farmer's Bowl, and added sausage gravy. The strawberry jam with toast on the side was delicious, as was the bowl itself! Great amount of food for the price, too! Would absolutely recommend. Service was friendly and didn't wait too long, either.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Carol Davidson · Feb 2026

Just ate at this restaurant this morning with our friends from out of state. We were looking for a good country breakfast. Biscuits were not baked throughly very doughy! Cooks in the back had no hair nets, food was cold and our friend had biscuits & gravy ..found a hair in it!! Told waitress about it she said..”my hair is longer that couldn’t be mine”!!! Can you believe that!! $40.00 for a breakfast we couldn’t eat after that! So my advise is go somewhere else!!!

★★★★★ 5.0 Kristi Antley (Roaming Redneck Writer) · Jan 2025

Don’t underestimate this small local restaurant just because it is attached to a gas station! The FARMER’S BREAKFAST BOWL IS DA BOMB💯! Get there EARLY-everyone loves this place-the food is always hot and delicious, service is always remarkable, portion sizes are wonderful, establishment is always clean and orderly. It may be a bit smaller than some standard restaurants, but it is so worth it! We love the down-to-earth staff and the short wait is always a pleasure because you get to interact with the community.

★★★★★ 5.0 Ginger Houchins · Jan 2026

Real old-time diner experience. Food was delicious cooked in a southern way. One of those niche spots only the locals know about

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Family restaurantBreakfast restaurant

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