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,

The food I received this early Sunday morning was contrary to the overwhelmingly positive reviews this place has received in previous years. It's best to avoid this sleepy, stingy, tasteless wannabe diner nowadays. They particularly irked me today because I was really hungry and decided to splurge on a breakfast consisting of an omelette, pancakes, and sausage. Whereas the person who answered the phone had some difficulty taking the order, apparently there was also difficulty in the kitchen. The omelette was flavorless and dry as a bone, perplexing because its vegetable and goat cheese ingredients should've retained at least some moisture, and certainly one makes an omelette in a pan with butter, no? But the pancakes, too, were dry, and I was given just one lonely container of syrup for all three pancakes. The tastiest thing was the sausage. The least edible thing of all were the home fries, which were also tasteless, rubbery and obviously re-heated and not fresh, with an unpleasant burnt odor about them to boot. Two ketchup packets were all the restaurant could spare me. Lastly, the menu prices that appear online, at least on this establishment's Facebook page, really need to be updated. It was an unpleasant surprise to be charged significantly more than foretold by the online menu. The price was all the more disappointing once I discovered the condition of the actual food, which after a few miserable bites, was mostly discarded. With so many starving people in this world, I feel terrible throwing food out, but this meal was so bad I wouldn't feed it to a stray dog.

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 !

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!

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.

Everything is great here! From food to service to value. Highly recommend for weekend brunches!

Wow!!! Not only was the food amazing, the portions were gracious and priced right. Super nice staff 👌 This meal was only $11 and included the coffee.

I had an omelette that came with home fries and toast as well as a orange juice, I felt satisfied with my meal as well as the portion. This place is homey and perfect for those mornings that you want breakfast/brunch with friends and family. Thank you to our waitress, who was so very kind.

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!

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 spot that has diner options and Mexican choices. Very lovely vibe. Food and service is good! Slight discount for paying with cash :)

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 had a great lunch. Ordered from the Mexican offerings. A really big surprise was the really excellent potato-leek soup, not prepared french style. It was excellent. Portions are very large - sharing is a good idea.

My wife and I happen to walk by this place and decided to check it out. It was late in the day so we were the only people, but the service was excellent and the food was delicious. I had breakfast for dinner! Also- we want for a second time and I had the Mexican dishes and they were actually delicious! A hidden gem of a place.

1st visit & seated immediately. Nice, neighborhood diner. It's not a cafe but it's much cozier than larger, chain diner restaurants. We ordered the Healthy omelette with fruit, kids' silver dollar pancakes and Chicken BLT sandwich. The fries that came with the sandwich was delicious! Great service!

Love this little diner. They have awesome breakfast specials for the weekdays and weekends. I highly recommend a bagel sandwich they're delicious. Good coffee, big portions and super kind waitresses. Definitely a hidden gem of Highland Park.

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.

The food here was good and was generously portioned. they had a big menu with lots of interesting options to choose from. However, when my partner ordered breakfast he asked for French toast instead of pancakes and they said there would be an added $5 charge which we thought was very weird. They also didn’t provide anything for the coffee we ordered unless we asked specifically

Since new ownership my disappointment has been consistent. The Wait Staff need training and the way they provide the food, if you don’t ask you are getting nothing outside of your exact order. You see the wait staff to take your order, bring the food and the bill. It’s like they’re afraid to give you anything; napkins, syrup to take with your leftover French toast breakfast and forget about a bag even though restaurants can bag your food. Never going back, never 👎🏽

I have been a fan of this place for a very long time but I have noticed that the service and the quality of the food is going downhill. Ever since they changed ownership the quality of ingredients is mediocre to say the least. Portion sizes are smaller but they are still pretty large. I went there do lunch last week and ordered a bistro salad. The salad was supposed to have blue cheese and pecans. There was very little of anything. I received a bowl of greens and no dressing. I politely asked the waitress if I can have a little bit more cheese and pecans which she brought after 15 minutes. When I received the bill I noticed she charged me $2.50 for the “extra toppings”. I don’t really care about the $2.50, but I was annoyed for two reasons. First, the salad barely had any of the ingredients listed and second she should have told me about the charge before bringing out the “ extra toppings”. Is this situation horrible? No it’s not but it speaks volumes about the pettiness of the business. The whole situation was a bad business decision that can turn away a customer that has been loyal for many years. I think they have good food sometimes, the Mexican dishes are tasty. The omelettes too although they get smaller every time we go. I would probably visit this place again since it’s so convenient but it won’t be for the food or service, it will be out of convenience.