Diane Pledger Ryder recommends Dwyer's Cafe.
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I had cousins coming through, one from Texas, one from Hammond. I suggested Dwyers, good food and easy access from 1-10. They loved it!! Could not quit talking about how good the food and service was. Our waitress was either Pam or Sam...she was adorable.
The service is always great. The food is delicious. The atmosphere is comfortable . The outdoor patio is a great place to enjoy the sunshine.
One of the all-time great plate lunch venues. I like to order the eggplant dressing instead of rice to underpin the roast pork. And don't pass up the biscuit.
My first time here. Food was delicious and the service couldn’t have been better. Ate breakfast this time, hopefully will have plate lunch next time.
The best early breakfast spot in downtown Lafayette.
Hearing Mr Mike’s voice asking “Cornbread, White Bread, Wheat Bread?!?!” is as Lafayette as the Ragin Cajuns. I get the pork roast over jambalaya. Sooooo delicious!! Thanks guys!!
The food was really good and very plentiful with a fun and friendly staff.
Where else can you get cow tongue in a gravy! Great food, people, and atmosphere!
I'm from the Dallas area, but discovered this gem when my niece attended ULL for one semester about five years ago. I travel to Acadiana periodically for church mission work and my art business. The sweet potato pancakes and Steen's pure cane syrup are a must! I'm down for a week to 10 ten days once or twice a year and will eat at Dwyer's at least once or twice each visit!
Best place to sit and enjoy a breakfast sandwich and a nice hot cup of coffee!☕️
Some of the best food I've had in a long time!Recommend to all!�
Charming atmosphere, delicious breakfast, fabulous service.
A Lafayette tradition downtown. Good, solid place for breakfast. I especially like the biscuits. And a great lunch place, particularly the buffet line where you choose an entree and 2-3 sides. Plenty of food too.
Jan.20,2016 Today was the first time had lunch at Dwyer's Cafe. My grandson and myself each had a lunch and it was so much food. The prices are great. The service was good. Would go there again for SURE!!!!
I like dwyer's plate lunches the food is very tasty & they give you nice size portion though they're kind of on the expensive side its well worth the visit as well as it is your dollar
Matilda Dreads Moström
+5
This is the best diner in lafayette in my opinion. Good prices and the best sweet potato pancakes that I have ever had. The waiter was really nice too.
Breakfast was great and the price is right. It was clean and the staff was friendly. The kids loved it too. Coffee was nice and hot. Pancakes and omelet were great. Would definitely go back.
Hard to beat. Good diner food. Plate lunches are to much for me, unless I can take a nap. Mostly I drop by for breakfast, eggs (any style), grits, bacon, and an excellent biscuit. Calories? Just say, it is the only meal you should eat that day.
Great "little" downtown restaurtant. Very good plate lunches; good variety. Very generous servings. Will definitely continue to visit!!!
Cajun Home Cooking. It's a great little plate lunch place during lunch hours. They tend to go heavy on the garlic and the gravy is a little thicker than a normal cajun gravy. Excellent breakfast as well. Update: Best Cabbage Roll ever... so tender and succulent. It was very meaty not filled with rice; tomato sauce just rich with deep flavor; enough cabbage but not too much. Plus 3 sides all for $7.64 yeah it was good!
Don't come to Lafayette without eating here..... Best plate lunches......Ground Zero for what food portions should be at all restaurants....and a generation of friendly owners who know how to serve and please their customers....all Cajun locals come here for lunch....that should tell you enough.
This review is a bit biased considering I've been an employee here for quite sometime, but as an employee I have a great angle on what goes on here! This family owned business is great if you're looking for a lot of food for a great price. You will get great service, great food, and the portions are unbelievable! The food is made with minimum shortcuts and much effort to make it enjoyable for anyone looking for anything from seafood to burgers and incredible cajun plate lunches! You will not leave hungry from Dwyer's cafe! After 7. Long years here I still enjoy all of the combinations you can find on the plate lunch line!
Old-School Breakfast. The only thing that matters is that this place has the best biscuits bar none.
Excellent!. Delicious, delicious breakfast. I had french toast, fried eggs, and sausage patties- the french toast was perfect, and the sausage had a great spice. Eggs were done perfectly.
Everyone else enjoyed their breakfast too- I have no idea what they ordered because I was preoccupied with how simple and great mine was.
Waitress was a delight, too- it has a really homey and relaxed feel. I recommend going on a weekday morning to avoid the crowd.
The brunch for locals. Although the service wasn't speedy (I think we were a one off), it was an incredibly friendly place that served great food.
Very Southern style diner and would absolutely go again if I was ever in the area.
Awesome. My daughter goes to school here so while visiting I decided to give this a try. I had the best sweet potatoe pancakes in the world. The service was friendly and the whole place had a very warm feel to it, The breakast was very good and the lunch I saw coming out loooked fine, I am looking forward to going back. Families evrywhere, relaxing, smiling and relaxing. If you love life, great food and friendly people this is the place. Jsut a blast. I ate here twice on my visit and the waitress said --glad to see you back.. Just a great experience.
Very good food- authentic- good price- love the lunch special
The food is great but the service is nonexistent
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Get the plate lunch. Especially when they have fried fish and étouffé on the same day - get the fish smothered with it!
The cabbage rolls are some of the best I've ever had, though a bit spicy at times.
Service generally is pathetic. No matter what time of day, though I have received better service at night in the bar than in the dining room overall. It never ceases to amaze me that servers think they will make a living even without doing the basics.
You usually seat yourself, which is fine, but each server has WAY more tables than they can handle. I have NEVER gotten good service here. (and I've been more times than I can count) They take forever to greet you and get a drink order, take forever to bring your drinks, usually don't bother with refills, and if they do - number one pet peeve - NEVER take my glass from me. Use a pitcher or bring me a fresh glass. What the hell am I supposed to do while you take forever bringing me more to drink? Sit and twiddle my thumbs? I can't eat for much longer because I'll need more to wash it down with or kill the pepper. I never understand why servers do this. It is also VERY unsanitary. The only time dirty dishes should enter the kitchen is to go straight to the dish room. They should never come back to you.
I've been a server. It isn't difficult to bring a fresh glass or to anticipate if someone will need a refill. And it isn't rocket science to check on all of your tables every time you hit the floor rather than run back and forth one table at a time.
Also, how about checking up on us after we have had time to take a few bites? Acting like Houdini is not good service.
And speaking of "checking" taking over ten minutes to bring the "check" will usually put a dent in your tip. You should have it ready and printed at all times. Guests shouldn't have to 'wonder' if this one is on the house or you expect them to pay for it.
Stay away if you have a large party (more than 2) they can't seem to cope well.
The poor service is also another major reason to get the plate lunch. You don't have to wait for them to put in your order (I guess POS systems are just too technical) and then wait for the VERY slow kitchen to cook it. You just get up and have them dish it out for you, and the line servers are much more friendly than the wait staff or cashier. (I don't think I've ever gotten a smile or "thank you" from a cashier there)
The bartenders are usually just clueless beer openers, and they generally don't seem interested in serving guests in the bar. I've always felt like I was imposing by sitting in there. I don't understand a bartender who doesn't have a clue what they have in stock other than "Bud Light." And if "I" can see it on the shelf, you shouldn't have to check to see if you carry it. You should already know right where it is.
Anyway, the regular menu food is poor to fair. The plate lunches however, are some of the best in town. For the price, it works, and you won't leave hungry.
You have to try the Boudin Balls and Bistro Sauce! Awesome
Mandy Harrison Patterson
+4.5
Burgers were just ok. Waitress was very sweet.
Something wrong with the person who doesn't like it.. I have NEVER had a bad experience here. The food has ALWAYS been good, and I like flavor.
The person who doesn't like it has only reviewed Dwyer's...I have a feeling they just have some personal agenda, because I can't believe the food has ever been bad.
GO THERE!
Tereson Rougee Dupuy
+4.5
Breakfast!. Great breakfast, down home service and just plain yummy. Lunch is great when you want to NOT eat healthy and want some down home comfort food
Quite possibly the best breakfast I have ever had. The sweet potato pancacks are heavenly.
All Good. You will not leave hungry.
Why not more places like Dwyers?!? Food is a steal, huge proportions, and the service is always worth rewarding. Two thumbs up Dweyer's!
Best Plate Lunch. This place has an awesome breakfast (try the hashbrowns, you will not be disappointed) and an even better lunch. If you go home hungry after leaving this place you may want to see a doctor for the tapeworm you have.
Great Place To Grab Breakfast or Lunch Downtown.... If you like diner/cafe food and happen to be downtown drop in and give Dwyer's a try... Breakfast is pretty good and very affordable.... Lunch offers a lot of good options and a great plate lunch special every day
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The food was good. Waitress was nice. They did mess up our orders a bit. Not the waitress, the back, but they were busy. Just forgot a few extra we added like everyones bacon. It's a little weird that breakfast ends at 11. Then it's plate lunches for 20mins , and then they start lunch orders. Then biscuits are amazing 👏 😋 I do recommend. Taste homemade.
This place was great! We brought my mom there after going to the temple. Delicious food and fast service! Great comfort foods and enough variety for there to be something for everything. They also have delicious Cajun classics! Don’t miss this place!
Catherine A. Montgomery
+4
As a former resident of Lafayette who worked in downtown at the now defunct Daily Advertiser, I have a history eating at Dwyers, not to mention it has been there for little over 100 years. When I began eating at Dwyer's, it was just counter service - not the larger dining areas and outdoor seating that exists now. It was pleasure to return and enjoy a #2 breakfast with grits on sleepy Monday morning.
I enjoyed walking through the entire space before finding a seat, admiring the stained glass windows, ceiling fans, red brick walls, wood floors and of course, the wall of history, which took me back to a time before I discovered it.
This morning I chose to dine on patio, where I enjoyed people watching and friendly passersby of regulars as I waited for my breakfast. My server was very efficient and friendly, addressing me with various endearments that were welcome. I ate my breakfast slowly, savoring every bit of my grits, eggs, iced coffee and butter drenched biscuit. it was quite filling, and I was unable to finish it all but it was nice contrast to another breakfast restaurant down the street, serving bite sized plates for more money.
Yes indeed, I do enjoy enjoy tradition and a hearty meal at a landmark of Lafayette. My family has tradition of eating here, and I shared few meals with my brother, who was a regular; he recently died and was the purpose of my visit to Lafayette. I thought of our times there, and thought of how fitting it was to enjoy one more good meal at Dwyer's.
I look forward to returning here when I visit my sister later this year. And recommend it to anyone who wants good meal for fair price.
Fun old style diner, with cafeteria style plate lunches and also a full menu to order from !
Service was quick and attentive. Right in the middle of Downtown Lafayette. I got the fried chicken plate lunch, chicken was hot and fresh and the potato salad was delicious! My friend ordered off the menu.
I’ve heard their breakfast is really good, I want to go back to try that !
Consistently delicious. I order breakfast here about once a week and it's always cooked perfectly as-requested. The plate lunches can be too salty in my opinion but the portions are huge and usually last me at least two meals.
If you are looking for a true Southern food experience, this is the place. Not only did they have super friendly staff, the food is true Southern, with the plate lunches being the star choice for me. My friends ordered a burger, and they loved it. Try it, you'll walk out with a smile, I promise. 😄
Went here for the first time yesterday with my husband, we were absolutely thrilled with the delicious, hot breakfast. Our server, Ms. Beth, was so good to us. She was so good at her job and made sure we had the best experience.
We are definitely coming back!!
A good breakfast stop and a great lunch spot. The crab cake eggs benedict was poached perfectly. The staff are friendly and courteous. Dwyer's is a Lafayette institution located in the downtown area and great place to eat if you are stopping in town.
$7 cheeseburger was yuge and delicious! Very good meal! Cute cafe, and seems to have pretty regular diners, which speaks volumes
The food and service was amazing. I ordered fried catfish with fries. The items on the buffet was very unexpected. It was a taste of home, a deep south Sunday dinner. I really enjoyed my visit. Whenever I'm in Lafayette again, I will definitely eat lunch or dinner there. My compliments to the chef.
Very good! Driving through towards Atlanta from Houston. Stopped for breakfast. I got the number five with fried egg whites, bacon, and sweet potato pancakes with a cup of coffee. All excellent. Staff was friendly. Prices reasonable. Would definitely recommend to anyone else driving through!
Many suggested this Lafayette staple while we were in town on vacation. Classic diner vibes where plenty of regulars know each other. Fast service, fairly priced. Highly recommend the Breakfast Club!
We popped in her for breakfast during our 3-day stay in Lafayette. This was the BEST breakfast we had on the trip, and the staff went out of their way to treat us like family. Service was friendly and impeccable. Total attention to detail, each ingredient in my boudin omelet was terrific (sauteed mushrooms, etc), the biscuit was tender and buttery, and my girlfriend's fish filet was amazing. Wholeheartedly recommend.
This place was great! I love the service and the food was amazing. Trust me you won’t be disappointed with anything on the menu. This place is a must stop if your passing through Lafayette.
Excellent customer service and good environment. The employee her name is Alexis Toucheck she was very kind, friendly and helpful. The Omelette was delicious and came out of the kitchen missing the toasts but the waitress quickly resolved (she's a great server). French toast tasted burnt other than that I had a good experience during my first visit.
Great location, right in the hrat of downtown Lafayette. Cozy, and quaint, locally owned and ran. They have great employees and always great food. Has a lil bar in case u need need a drink. They serve from menu or the buffet line. Great prices and over all great place
What a cool little spot in downtown. We stopped here on our drive from New Orleans to Austin. The food is excellent, and our server was hysterical.
It was delicious!! Our food came out fast and hot. Our waitress was great too. We’re from oklahoma and this was the first time eating at dwyers and it was my favorite.
A really nice place to have breakfast while passing by Lafayette. Sandwiches are tasty and quick served. Coffee is delicious... While I do not drink coffee both my wife and father praised it
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