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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 Mac and Cheese, Toast, Biscuits, Baked Potato, Eggs, Chef Salad, Breakfast, Southern Food, Deviled Eggs, Meatloaf, Omelet, Grilled Chicken, Pie, Blt, Healthy Breakfast, Salads, Grilled Cheese, Burgers, Lasagna, Hash Browns, Carrot Cake, Pastries, Hot Chocolate, Fries, French Fries, Collard Greens, Pecan Pie, Oatmeal, Sweet Tea, Chicken Tenders, Pasta, Coffee, Soup, Country Fried Steak, Cheesecake, Mozzarella Sticks, French Toast, Country Ham, Quesadillas, Sausage, Chicken Salad, Fried Shrimp, Omelette, Hushpuppies, Grits, Chicken Parmesan, BBQ Chicken, and Crab Cakes
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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