Chef Bob's Cafe, Edgefield, SC

“If you leave hungry, it's not my fault”

Chef Bob Brawner's motto

Today is the last Friday before school starts so we wanted Jeannine, Kaley, and children to go to Edgefield with us and have lunch at Chef Bob's. We had told Jeannine about how nice Bob is and wanted them to meet him and taste his fabulous food. When we got there it was quiet and Bob was in the back cooking. We paid for our meals and helped ourselves to the lovely food Bob had prepared. Today's menu was fried chicken, fried catfish, hush puppies, greens, green beans, rice, gravy, and sweet potatoes. There was also corn muffins, rolls, salad, vegetable beef soup, and desserts. It was such a nice buffet and the food was superb. I don't know how he can always make the fried chicken so moist. Both the catfish and the chicken is the best I've ever had. He does such a wonderful job. Bob does all the cooking and you can tell he puts his love into everything he cooks. All the desserts are homemade and many are family recipes. He has a different menu for every day.

We sat down with our food and Bob came out and sat with us and talked. I was so glad he had time to do that and have time to meet our family. Bob will periodically go from table to table with fresh food that he has just cooked and offer his guest more food. You can tell he loves his job. After we finished our meal, Bob got up and went over to his piano. He sat down and played beautiful music. What a special treat. We didn't know how wonderfully he cold play the piano. What a nice surprise. The music filled the restaurant. After he finished playing, Kaley went over to the piano with her two sisters, one on either side, and played some music for us as well. It was magical. I loved hearing that piano being played by two great musicians. Thank you Bob and Kaley for sharing your talents with us.

The restaurant is not fancy but is clean and has that comfortable feel to it as if you went to a friends house to eat. There are table clothes on all the tables and on occasion there may be flowers on the tables. There is plenty of seating. Bob cooks lunch seven days a week and dinner on Friday and Saturdays. On Friday nights, he has a seafood buffet that is all you can eat with crab legs. We haven't made it there to eat yet on a Friday night but we will. If his food is as good on Friday night as it has been on Friday lunchtime, it will be fabulous. Bob had moved away for awhile but wanted to come back home and start his own restaurant.  We are so glad he did.  He has been open 12 years and is an expert chef. Edgefield is a lovely town to visit and his restaurant is a must when you are there. He is located just off the square at 303 Main Street, Edgefield, SC. If you go tell him Heather and Joe say hi and wish him well.