Voted Best Breakfast of the Wiregrass year after year, Ray’s Restaurant is a family-style restaurant known for its down-home breakfasts and satisfying country lunches.
We just may have the best burgers in town, as they are hand-patted and seasoned to perfection, and our wide variety menu caters to fulfilling your taste buds. We are also known for our Table of Knowledge, where local folks, public officials, or anybody that wants to know what is happening around the Circle City of Dothan or the Wiregrass, sit and discuss everything from football to politics and is known for the ample amount of laughter. Many well-known folks such as Paul Bear Bryant sat in the very seats that you can enjoy as well.
Old-fashioned cafe since 1969 dishing up hearty American comfort food in simple surrounds.
Kelli Thomas
Had a wonderful breakfast at Ray’s this morning. I had the Ray’s SOS one biscuit with a white pepper gravy and sausage and the other with tomato gravy and bacon and oh my stars!!! Both were delicious, but that tomato gravy was perfection! Tried their cheese grits because how could iI not, lol, and those were creamy, savory happiness in a bowl! The hash browns were seasoned just right and the hash browns were crispy and crunchy on the outside and pillowy soft in the middle! My husband had the Ray’s plate and those hash browns were loaded UP with sautéed peppers, diced tomatoes, cheese, ham, bacon, and TWO kinds of sausage! Our waitress, Tina, was super attentive, making sure our coffee cups stayed full and we needed for nothing! And every time she came by she had the sweetest smile! We were greeted by some of “the regulars” as we walked in and the whole vibe was just warm and welcoming! 1000/10 HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Thanks Ray’s for a delightful Saturday morning!
… moreJessica Robison
Ray’s is a great breakfast spot! The portions are huge, so definitely come hungry. The pancakes are absolutely awesome — fluffy, delicious, and worth every bite. If you love hearty breakfast food, this place will get you full!
… moreApacheAv8rix -Angie N.
Wonderful place for delicious breakfast! Friendly locals at other tables had great recommendations about what to order, and they were not wrong! I thoroughly enjoyed a perfectly fried egg, wonderfully, yet subtly, flavored cheese grits, crispy bacon, and hash browns that were akin to Little Bear’s porridge, as in, “just right”! My daughter raved about her bacon, egg, & cheese biscuit, and especially enjoyed an extra biscuit paired with apple butter.
The service was on point, polite, and professional. A delightful experience all the way around! I will go back & take others with me! A real Dothan gem!
… moreRichard Love
I needed somewhere to go to kill a little time before a training class and was reading where this was the best breakfast in town so I thought I would give it a try. I’ll admit, all I got was the biscuit and sausage gravy. It wasn’t what I was hoping the biscuits weren’t as good as I was hoping and the “sausage” gravy was just white gravy with sausage sprinkled on top.
As for the restaurant, I loved the atmosphere and the service. It is the epitome of a southern diner. The waitress was great! I enjoyed just watching her interact with, what was obviously, the regulars. She treated everybody by name. If I lived here, I would be one.
I also enjoyed the memorabilia and pictures scattered around the restaurant.
… moreJeremy Bowling
A friend told me about this place so I stopped by on my day off and WOW, what a treat! The service is great here and the restaurant is very clean. The food was delivered quickly and was far better than expected. If you are a local or simply passing through this is one of the best breakfasts in town.
… moreLee Jackson
Waitress had a bad attitude.. Act as if I was a bother to her. I want hash browns with a few onions cooked in them.. What I got was a platful of cooked onions with a few hash browns in them.. And it’s smirk , when she gave it to me.
… moreLinda Mott (LMOTT)
Stopped here for breakfast. The staff was very friendly. Our waitress waited on us right away. I ordered the two piece french toast. I did not care for it. It is made with plain white bread. My husband ordered three eggs, grits, bacon and raisin toast. We both drank coffee and our waitress made some tea that our cup stayed filled. Overall the food was fair. *The restrooms are outside of the building.*
… moreBrittany Galloway
Stopped here for breakfast while traveling from FL to TN. Great little ‘mom & pop’ style spot. Food was great, came up quickly and the service was wonderful. The staff were all so friendly and treated us like we were locals. If ever passing through again, we will make a point to return.
The western omelette, hash browns, biscuits & gravy and pancakes were all very good.
Great coffee and sweet tea too.
… moreEd Exley Sr
A delightful place to dine. Servers and owners are concerned about YOU . Food is excellent. A hidden treasure.
… moreEric Owens
Very good breakfast. We stopped by on our way from Panama City Beach. Ray’s did not disappoint. The pancakes are large and the medium orange juice is plenty enough to quinch ones thirst.
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