Town Fare by Chef Michele McQueen

"Celebrated Black History Month with a Soulful Brunch!! The catfish, fried chicken, shrimp and grits, Mac n cheese, waffles - oh so good!! Live music with a fantastic DJ, a talented Sax player, Black Panther playing on the screen and trivia questions with prizes! Such fun!!"

"The place is easy to find on the grounds of the Oakland Museum. You open the door to a spacious room, and you are greeted by a cashier who is ready to take your order and your payment. My group ordered the 2 orders of the gumbo ramen, 3 orders of the crack chicken (one of those with the sauce on the side) 3 orders of French fries, shrimp & grits, and chicken & waffle and deviled eggs. We were happy that everything came out fresh and hot. However, the gumbo lacked flavor, the crack chicken wings are sauced heavily, and the sauce resembled a candied consistency, which was off-putting and wayyyyyyyyy too sweet for our liking. The base of the shrimp and grits left nothing to be desired; as it was too acidic, which left a sour bitter note on the palate. The individual who ordered the crack chicken with the sauce on the side said the fried chicken was delicious as well as the chicken that went with the waffle. The black waffle lacked luster. The deviled eggs were just that. It's not excellent, but it's not horrible. It would have been nice to have a flavored waffle to accompany the chicken. The best thing, in my opinion, were the french fries. They were salted well and not greasy and paired well with the ginger beer that I ordered. The lady that delivered our food saw that a few plates were barely eaten, and she asked for feedback. The feedback given was well received, and she made things right. Which I really appreciated, given that a bit of money had been spent from our table alone. It's safe to say that I will never return. But at least I can say that I tried Towne Fare Cafe."

"The food was great! Best food you will get at a museum. Best food you will get anywhere. The chef was very nice and answered our questions about the food. The staff was very nice. You don't have waiters. You go to the counter and order and they bring the food to the table. Every 4th Sunday they have an all you can eat buffet. I will be back."

"This is my second time at the museum but my first at the restaurant. The restaurant has a lot of indoor and outdoor seating. There seemed to be a private event at the time. The salads were massive. My other lunch matés ordered the chickens sandwich and shared the wings. The names were a bit bold declaring it the best chicken sandwich ever and crack (addictive) wings. If they didn’t make those bold claims then I’d say that it was great food. Don’t get me wrong. The food was good. The eBay is set high when you make bold claims."

"The food was really good! The atmosphere was set just right. We started off with the Shrimp and Country Grits that had a nice gravey like sauce that was extremely tasteful and the texture of the grits was thick and creamy and the sausage and added tomatoes really set it apart. The Blackened Waffle had a sweet savory syrup and that went perfect with the chicken. The devil eggs were good but you only get four. The Mac and Cheese were delicious but it's a really small portion. And last be not least the honey glazed wings had me wanting more. For dessert I got the cheese cake and banana pudding. The pudding was just like grandma. Unfortunately I really had came for the gumbo noodles but they were out of crab. With that said I will definitely be coming back."