Castlewood Cafe - Utica (NY)

3 /5 Terri Jones: Came for the first time while visiting the area, wasn’t super impressed. Waitress was very nice, food came out in a reasonable amount of time but wasn’t very good. I ordered the southern fare. The sausage gravy is more like a white gravy with very little sausage in it. My eggs were cooked well and the sausage patty was ok. The biscuits were big but very dry that I couldn’t even eat them. I did tell the waitress they were dry and she said they get like that so fast. I also got a side of shredded hash browns. They weren’t crispy at all and some were very chewy. They did offer many other things on the menu, I’d come back and try something different but otherwise I wasn’t super excited about my breakfast.

4 /5 D B: Food was great as always. Our waitress was prompt and friendly. The atmosphere was a bit louder than normal, there was a very large "party" of more then 10 ppl. My husband and I have been coming here for years and now we bring our kids! Another great experience.

3 /5 S K: This was a quick stop during a 1.5 hour lunch break. Service was quick and friendly. Food was okay. Slightly over priced. $3.59 for coffee.

4 /5 Michael Polak: Update 7/8/25 the food was very good, the place had quite a few people in there and the waitress and other staff were very polite. The waitress even came over a couple of times to refill my cup of coffee which makes a big difference with me.OLDER INFO: My wife had the mild chicken riggies & I had the beer batter fish fry with home fries and I put gravy on them & I chose broccoli. The food was good. Theyre open until 9pm on Fridays. Both of our waitresses were good. The only thing we didnt care for was the use of a loud vacuum cleaner for several minutes. All customers kept looking around during this time waiting for it to stop.