Daybreak Cafe Restaurant
“Highly recommended if it happens to be hungry in the Astoria, Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights.”
“Small place, but cozy and intimate inside.”
Daybreak Cafe Restaurant
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
6 reviews
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Would have loved to try the food here but had such a bad experience with delivery. Waited an hour and And a half for our order. When we finally got the order every single item we ordered was wrong. Paid extra for side of bacon, wasn't there. two iced coffees we ordered, wasn't there, ordered an omlete, the sausage and cheese we paid extra for, you guessed it wasn't there. Ordered pancakes, no syrup or butter or anything came with it. When we called to see what was wrong the guy on the phone was extra rude. Told us they were going to pick the food up, waited for them again, never showed. Horrible. Really horrible. Didn't even bother to eat at that point. Had to eat at another place. Had to call seamless to get a refund. The restaurant didn't even want to refund us.
This place is a hidden gem. A quick, all purpose cafe that serves typical diner fare with a Spanish twist. Their breakfast sandwiches are delicious and extremely affordable, and all breakfast dishes are served with home fries and toast. Come here hungover on a Sunday and order the avocado omelette, you will thank me.
Standard diner food. Atleast that's what I had. Stumbled upon this place while walking around waiting for my car to finish being serviced. I'm sure many others have experienced this since this area is car repair/dealership central. I ordered the barbeque cheeseburger deluxe. It came pretty quickly. They also offer free wi-fi, accept credit card and have beer on their menu, which is nice (to enjoy 1) when you've just been told that your car won't be ready for 4 hours.
I wasn't happy with the DOH B rating in the window, but it seems to have worked out for me. Now if only the man in back of me would have stopped coughing without covering his mouth.
Daybreak Cafe is about as standard of a diner as one will find this in area. In the barren land of western Queens (more specifically, eastern Astoria), the pickens become a little slimmer as the area develops, hence Daybreak is an option for many, especially with their robust delivery, servicing many nearby hoods. The food is exactly what you'd expect – reasonably priced, similar variety as others, and about as typical as they come.
Their breakfast platters are solid, especially with regards to pricing. A pastrami omelette with toast and home fries is $5.25 with a Nova Scotia lox omelette topped off for $7.95. Since eggs and anything involving morning food is generally made to order, it also happens to be the safest bet in their semi-large menu.
Burgers are inconsistently decent to mediocre. More often than not, the meat temperature is rarely correct and the buns are dry and doughy. Their saving grace is that they offer many sandwich alternatives from a hearty Monte Christo sammy ($7.50) to a more gourmet Prime Rib sandwich ($10).
I've also dabbled a little bit with their appetizers by trying their potato skins ($4.75), mini tacos ($5.75), and chicken fingers ($5.25). The skins were mediocre as can be, the mini tacos were more like thick taquito stubs, and the chicken fingers were solid but the breading fell apart too easily.
But the worst I've saved for last, which is virtually any of their pasta dishes. Not only are they the priciest items ($10-12) on an already cheaper menu, but they're often the worst executed. A flavorless spaghetti and meatballs was the meal one day, along with a terrible overcooked salmon on a bed of equally overcooked linguini, and the list goes on. Parmigiana anything is a hazard in these parts. Exercise your carb intake with caution.
If they were open later, I'm pretty sure this would be the spot to get your drunk eats on. Alas, more of a daytime establishment. And with a name like that, it seems fitting.
Sssssssssoooooooooooooo……I may have had a weeeeeee bit too much to guzzle…..and I mmmmmmaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy have had a hankerin' for a meatloaf sammy which NOTHING else could quell 🙂 There were a handful of options which popped up on seamless…..but nothing looked right! Then, I found Daybreak.
It wasn't exactly what I was hoping for. The roll wasn't what I hoped (on sight)…and I was a weeeeee bit knackered. But I grumbled, and took a bite.
OMG!!!!! This is now my go-to meatloaf sammy spot! The meatloaf? Solid. Bacon all up on the sammy? YES, PLEASE!!!! It was just as I ordered.
I didn't have to reheat the jalapeno poppers I ordered on the side. Delivery was a decent time from when I placed the order. And the prices really aren't that bad. I'll def order again for this sammy….and I may just keep going through the menu!
Came for breakfast while getting my car fixed.
Being so early in the middle of the week, it was quiet inside. A few people, but we were seated quickly and service was fast. Small table by the window/front entrance.
Small place, but cozy and intimate inside. Feels like a spot where there would be a lot of regulars coming by. Not really a classy cafe, but more comfy and divey, if that makes any sense.
Water glasses were filled promptly — thank god because it was hot and we were thirsty.
Pancakes, French toast, eggs, and bacon were brought out quickly.
Not the best I had, but hearty and filling for the very reasonable price!