Route 66 Cafe
“Route 66 is very American West road trip themed………the whole restaurant gives that typical diner in the middle of the desert feel.”
“This is the cheapest brunch I've ever had in Manhattan, and there was outdoor seating to boot.”
“Saturday morning brunch featured: the restaurant was playing Nick Jr. tv shows on the tv's, good if you have kids.”
Route 66 Cafe
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I have been here a couple of times and don't understand the negative reviews. I have had breakfast, lunch and dinner there. The food is not anything exotic, just the regular stuff – sandwiches, salads, pancakes, eggs, etc.
I have had sandwiches and breakfast stuff, etc. Every time, the food has been solid. Not the best ever, but very good, and the prices are good as well. The service is good as well. On my last visit, we sat on their patio for brunch. We had pancakes with sausages and we had challah french toast with sides of eggs and fruit. Everything was very well done and our server took really good care of us.
Bland food but at least there was space on a Saturday night. The good: there was plenty of space for us to eat and not feel cramped also it was quiet enough so we could hear each other. The bad: the food was Bleh. Worth a try but nothing special.
We popped in on a chilly Presidents' Day Monday night for dinner on a whim because we liked the look of the menu walking by, it has fun decor inside as well, very diner-ish but cool. We sat at a high-top table, but it's a decent sized space with regular tables, booths, and a pretty cute bar as well.
I had the turkey club and added avocado, delish though the mayo came on the side which I didn't love. The fries it came with were great though! Boyfriend got the fried chicken with cornbread & garlic mash, very tasty I must say. The food came out hot and service was good! I'd like to try it for lunch, it strikes me as more of a lunch/brunch spot being that it's a cafe and has an upscale diner feel. We shall see next time!
This was such a special place with a Southwest vibe when we last ate there about 9 or 10 years ago.
Sadly, it was just OK when we visited recently for breakfast. The service wasn't bad but the food was not particularly tasty. Sure, it looked good and the portions were generous but the taste was rather bland. Even lots of salt did not rescue the avocado, mushroom and onions South west omelette. The pancakes were also rather pedestrian. It did not help that it took more than 1/2 hour to get our food and we had to bug our waitress to check on our order.
It's a shame – it used to be a really great place.
Great place , awesome food, and incredible ambiance. Come here every time I'm in town. Had a awesome waitress, love sitting outside and listening to the New York sounds. They have every type of food from Mexican, to seafood, to American, to pasta. And there desserts are awesome as well. Always enjoy it here. Love the bread while waiting and the candles on the tables. They really but extra effort into great customer service.
This place was the suggestion of my friend who I came into the city to see and catch up with and as hunger began to hit us she said lets take a short walk to the Cafe. I didn't mind since I had never been there before and since she is Vegan she liked the options that she had in the place as opposed to others who didn't have much.
The space was not crowded at the time and we sat nearby the bar on the right hand side as you would walk in. Our server was pleasant and checked in on our needs which were honestly simple for this visit. My friend ordered their Veggie Burger and loves how they do it (I did not sample to check if her opinion was sound however) and for me it was a Cuban style panini. I love a good Cuban sandwich when its made right and felt it would be interesting to have in a panini. The order came with french fries (served in a cup) along with some Russian dressing which I felt was odd and more of a Rueben sandwich thing but oh well. My sandwich was nicely sized but I did feel that it was a tad too dry. The Cuban had ham and sliced pork along with cheese and pickles and so it should have been like biting into sand. Still tasty I surmised that perhaps it was pressed too long.
I asked the server if this was usually this dry but she wasn't aware and was alright with replacing it but I didn't want to be that customer. The provided dressing worked fine at helping the sandwich be less dry. No drinks other than water this time as I had a full afternoon of to do still but I will def check this place out again if I am in the vicinity. You should too.
Oh yeah, there WAS WifI but despite trying to plug in the password it never worked and no one knew what was wrong – oh well. A minor issue. My Foodspotting would have to wait until I got home.
Strolled in here for breakfast on this first day of spring. (Sure doesn't feel like it though with all this fresh snow!) Route 66 is very American West road trip themed………the whole restaurant gives that typical diner in the middle of the desert feel. The menu reflects the same feeling with your classic burgers, fries, and milkshakes.
However I came in too early this morning for all of that. So I decided to get the Eggs Benedict instead. I also ordered a Pina Colada because why not, I wanna feel like I'm in the Caribbean.
There weren't that many other patrons this early in the morning, so my food came out pretty fast. The eggs were perfectly poached, the whites nice and solid but the yolks were warm and runny. The Hollandaise sauce had a nice tangy quality to it, and it all came together with the ham and English muffin it was served on.
The Pina Colada had me day dreaming of crystal clear blue waters, palm trees, swimming with stingrays and dolphins before retiring to my hotel room by nightfall.
Definitely stop by Route 66 when you're in the neighborhood.
The service was terrible here. I was waiting for a meeting and maybe there were 5 customers. The employee at the counter decided to eat rather then fill my glass with water. I wont be back