Dish Cafe - Restaurant in Highland Park - 327 Raritan Ave, USA

We ordered Monterey Open Faced Omelettes, Huevos California, and Dish Cafe Nachos. Plus 2 coffees. Everything was excellent. Coffee was probably my favorite in the region and I can drink it even black. We ordered beef Nachos, and they cooked the small little cubed steaks perfectly and it was very flavorful. Cannot tell how many Huevos and omelettes were used but we had trouble finishing the plate. The home fries were also very crispy outside and soft inside. Loved the picked jalapeño and carrots on top of the nachos. We will definitely come back for their weekends breakfast specials. By the way, we did wait a bit for our food. Don’t come here if you don’t have time for a slow morning.

Really great food, and excellent service. Staff is really friendly and remembers regulars. Food comes out quick and always tastes great. The coffee especially is really good- you can tell it’s an high quality roast. There’s always plenty of people here but it never feels hectic, even on weekends.

I usually hate giving low star reviews especially to small, family owned restaurants like Dish Cafe. For the longest time my family and I have wanted to go to Dish Cafe since we have always passed it while walking in Highland Park. Finally we decided to go for breakfast instead of our usual spots. Unfortunately the experience was subpar and disappointing. To begin with our waitress Jocelyn did not give us any straws with our drinks which should have been a red flag. I know it seemed like a minute detail but it should have tipped us off that she was not interested in being at work. I’m not sure if she’s related to the owner and she’s forced to work here on her weekends but please someone put her out of her misery of working here. Before we began we explained to Jocelyn that we had dietary restrictions and could not eat meat. We ordered the Florentine Three Cheese Omelette which was supposed to have Spinach, Feta cheese, onion and tomato and we added on more mushrooms. Initially the omelette looked delicious but we were shocked to find out that it contained meat when we took a closer look. I felt the menu was misleading since it never indicated that there was meat to begin with. When we brought this issue up, we found out that the weekend menu is different from the actual menu. No doubt this was something that our waitress should have informed us about prior to ordering the dish especially considering we made our dietary restrictions clear. The situation was remediated with the same dish without the meat but with no mushrooms like previously asked for. We also ordered the Big Dish Breakfast which came with Silver Dollar Pancakes, Two eggs, Home Fries and a meat of your choice. We asked in place of the meat to substitute it with more home fries which evidently did not happen (and we payed full price). We had also ordered the Maple crunch french toast since another google reviewer suggested it was a good choice but it was extremely dry and not worth it. Our waitress did not even bring syrup until we asked for it. Overall I was extremely disappointed with the food and the service. I would not go back and would not recommend anyone to even consider visiting them. It took an extremely long time for the food to come even when the restaurant was remotely busy. It would be better if you took your business to a local ihop or Le Peep on Route 1 in Edison or some local diner.

This is a nice diner like eatery in Highland Park. Now under new ownership with expanded hours to include dinner. We find the food is rather hit or miss,lacking consistency and the service is rather slow. They have good coffee. Counter seating available. I had ordered fresh squeezed OJ as it was offered on the menu, but what I received was not fresh squeezed. Upcharge for credit card payments. Free parking is difficult on the street,

I recently had a delightful experience at Dish Cafe in Highland Park, New Jersey. The wait staff was incredibly attentive, making the dining experience truly enjoyable. The coffee was exceptional, perfectly complementing the crisp bacon that accompanied my fresh eggs and short stack of pancakes. A wonderful spot for a satisfying breakfast!

My friends and I had a great Sunday breakfast at Dish Cafe! Our waitress, Jocelyn, was very attentive and accommodating. The food was great diner food. I would recommend having a meal here!

Wonderful staff and great food! So many options for breakfast! Loved it. Had an open faced omelet which was so generously portioned, kept me full for an entire day!

Found this quick dinner in NJ !! and their French toast was deliishhhh. I had the maple crunch and it was sooo good ! the waitress was very pleasant. I enjoyed this place !