Cafe Dewitt - Ithaca (NY)

3 /5 Matt Leveque: I ate here based on Google reviews. I was not impressed. When I arrived at 9:30 am it was not busy but the service was very slow. My server was inattentive and didn’t express any interest in my wellbeing. My food was delivered so slowly that I had to rush to eat and then hustled to the register to pay because I knew that my one-hour parking meter was nearly expired. I was parked less than five minutes from the cafe, so you can see it took me 50 minutes to get my meal, pay and rush to my vehicle. I had three minutes spare. Google directions are inadequate. The photo shows there is no signage only for the cafe. When you go through the entrance you need to take the stairs down and then walk ahead. There is a funny smell in the lower level where the cafe is.

5 /5 Ryan Clover: I order the same ‘diner breakfast’ at every place to compare the nuance. The staff at Cafe Dewitt don’t cut corners - eggs were perfect, and the quality of ingredients comes through in flavor. Home fries are the best I’ve had in town. they’re made with real cut potatoes (I’ll rant about fake home fries in another review). Anyways service is great, fast, and food is amazing. I wish they had windows, longer hours, all that stuff but it is what it is, a cafe that’s been around town as long as I can remember in a historic building with a real local vibe. I love that, so I can get my window seat another time. Thanks Cafe Dewitt!

3 /5 James Shealy: Ive been here a few times and truly wish I could offer a better review. The food and atmosphere make this place one of the best spots to grab brunch in Ithaca. They have an ever-changing and very unique menu and the in the vibe is great. However, I cant recommend this place purely on account of the very disorganized service. The last time I went with a group they lied to me about being able to seat us as opposed to just telling me that it would not be possible to accommodate my party (and this was not a large group where it would have made sense to call ahead). I dont mind if a place is full and cant seat any more people for the day, but I would prefer a measure of honesty about this. My group and I eventually left without ordering anything. To be very clear, the service is exemplary if you are actually able to get seated. I dont believe that anybody individually was trying to be malicious, but it seems like there were multiple factors at work that caused this and that they seriously need to get a little better organized.

4 /5 Galyna Shulimova: Its a very popular place, but I wasnt impressed. I think you can find better choices in Downtown Ithaca.

5 /5 Josh Landes: Wonderful staff, cool location and general vibes (love the fish tanks), and delicious food. The Kai omlette with sourdough toast was excellent. The kitchen easily and effectively handled my wifes dietary demands around celiac disease. Reasonably priced to boot! Will absolutely return. Great job all around! Thanks!