Gourmet Cafe
“I want to go and actually sit down for dinner one night since its BYOB but for now, its just lunch and i'm never disappointed.”
“Despite being sort of hidden in a strip mall, it does get pretty busy especially on weekends.”
“For dinner, I had the Linguine Shrimp and Scallops in Vodka sauce, (excellent), and my S.O. had the Italian spiced Salmon, which he raved about.”
Gourmet Cafe
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
5 reviews
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Really good Italian and good prices. I had chicken piccata and it was just perfect, as was my side of penne alla vodka. Only restaurant who did not charge me extra for vodka sauce, which was a plus. Service was nice. Everyone at the table enjoyed their meals. Oh, and the butterscotch bread pudding was delicious.
BYOB is a plus, of course!
This review is based on Gourmet Cafe's lunch offerings. We ordered from them at work for the first time last week and people are still talking about how good the food was!
First of all the salads are amazing! The Kathy salad was such a hit that two co workers actually stopped by the restaurant to pick up the same salad for dinner on their way home! Gourmet Cafe makes all of their dressings in house and they give you the perfect portion size leaving you full, not stuffed.
For entrees the blackened salmon was perfectly cooked, and chicken marsala was incredible. Penne pasta with vodka sauce was decent, but not memorable. Roasted vegetables were good while blanched spinach could have used some seasoning.
The staff was great to work with and delivered our order on time with plenty of plates, utensils and napkins. We look forward to having them again at work, and checking them out for dinner in the future.
Per Gordon Ramsay's advice, I remain very skeptical over restaurants located in strip malls. But as for this place, I was very impressed with the ambience, the service, the quality of food, and the reasonable prices. The total for 4 of us came to around $100, but we brought our own bottles of wine.
The waiter totally forgot our risotto appetizer, but we didn't need it anyway since we ended up taking home half our entrees. The pasta was excellent was cooked al dente. Just the way I like it.
The chef/owner approached our table at the end of our dinner and started doing shots of sambuca with us. Cool.
Great quaint restaurant for lunch and dinner. Matthew is such a sweet guy. The wait staff is extremely friendly as well.
The menu consists of salads, sandwiches, pastas, and specials. All of which are made to order and extremely fresh. I've tried a handful of items and the lobster ravioli is my favorite lunch dish. It's very creamy and flavorful. During my last visit I order the grilled salmon. It came with a healthy piece of salmon and mixed vegetables. The salmon could've used a little more seasoning but it was good nonetheless.
I love this restaurant and will continue dining here!
excellent fresh food every single time I've been here. This place is good to the point that I get takeout from here on a weekly basis. I must say that the chef is a creative master and creates specials that are just over the top superb. I haven't had a bad meal here and cannot really think of any flaws with the food, service, or atmosphere of Gourmet Cafe. While the restaurant is small, and in a strip mall, I cannot say that the food is as such that you would find in a strip plaza. Pricing is great for the quality of the food and ingredients are always fresh. would recommend a dish, but I like just about everything here.