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Serving Honest Southern Cooking for Nearly 70 Years
Welcome to McLean's Ole Time Cafe. We've been serving honest Southern cooking right here in Zebulon, NC for nearly 70 years. Pull up a chair, enjoy a home-style meal, and feel like family from the moment you walk through the door.
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From the Kitchen
Wake County's Favorite Table
Neighbors have been driving from all over Wake County for decades. Come see what keeps them coming back.
Room for the Whole Family
Our banquet room seats up to 80 guests. Reunions, birthday parties, church groups — we've hosted them all.
The Ole Time Story
McLean's Ole Time Cafe has been right here in Zebulon, North Carolina since 1956 — family-owned, home-cooked, and as welcoming as ever. Pull up a chair. You're already family.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are you known for?
We are known for Breakfast, Fries, French Toast, Fried Shrimp, Biscuits, Carrot Cake, Deviled Eggs, Baked Potato, Hot Chocolate, Pasta, Pie, Toast, Lasagna, Blt, Mac and Cheese, Salads, Cheesecake, Pecan Pie, Country Fried Steak, Chicken Tenders, French Fries, Hash Browns, Grits, Country Ham, Eggs, Omelette, Quesadillas, Chef Salad, Collard Greens, Southern Food, BBQ Chicken, Chicken Salad, Meatloaf, Chicken Parmesan, Soup, Pastries, Omelet, Sausage, Coffee, Burgers, Sweet Tea, Grilled Chicken, Hushpuppies, Mozzarella Sticks, Grilled Cheese, and Healthy Breakfast
Where are you located?
We are located in Zebulon, NC at 418 W Gannon Ave
What areas do you serve?
We serve the following areas: Zebulon, Lizard Lick, Earpsboro, Hopkins, Social Plains, Wendell, Murraytown, Eagle Rock, Pilot, Riley Hill, Union Hope, Hocutts Crossroads, Rocky Cross, Rogers Crossroads, Pearces, Emit, Middlesex, Tants Crossroads, Fowlers Crossroads, and Riley.
Anything else?
We are also known for Family Friendly Restaurant
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