Cafe Archetypus Reviews Summary

Category: Cafe Edgewater, New Jersey

Address: 266 Old River Rd, Edgewater, NJ 07020, USA

Phone: +12019410609

Rating: 4.5
based on 232 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was delicious, good portioned and affordable."
  • "Coffee is always fresh and brewed right. The cappuccino was fluffy with milk the consistency of silk."
  • "The food was very good, and their deserts are fantastic."
  • "The food is delicious, menu has a lot of vegan options, humus is one of the best I’ve tried."
  • "The food was very fresh."
  • "The food was really good I would definitely recommend the cilantro chicken quesadilla omggg so much flavor and don’t get me started on the strawberry lemonade."
  • "The food is so delicious and healthy."

Cons:

  • "We got the chicken pesto pizza and chicken gyro which were very mediocre and dry."
  • "For dinner we ordered falafel platter and cilantro chicken quesadilla which was absolutely nightmare as chicken was stale and smelly."
  • "Had quesadillas, tasted funny. Gyro was overcooked and dry."
  • "The gyros were horrible, they looked like they were made from rotisserie chicken bought in a supermarket."
  • "The food we did receive was horrible."
  • "The food got a lot saltier."
  • "The food was abysmal and shockingly overpriced."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service is delightful. You have all the servers at your command."
  • "Great ambiance, unique cave decor and menu design, lots of greenery, nice servers."
  • "Philip, the server was very attentive and courteous."
  • "The service was attentive and friendly."
  • "Every single staff member was... attentive helpful accommodating and kind."
  • "Service is nice, attentive and fast, they don’t assign a certain waiter for you, any of the staff can help you, so it is pretty convenient."
  • "The staff is friendly and attentive."

Cons:

  • "Our waiter didn't come to us for 15-20 minutes."
  • "The main reason why they missed on the 2 stars is because when you are in these caves the staff is not aware of what is happening at the table."
  • "Waited for an hour to discover the host didn’t actually add us to the waiting list."
  • "Worst customer service. My husband and daughter went for dessert only, my daughter was not ready to order, we order a carrot cake, waiter never came back to take her order."
  • "The service was actually really bad, no one really checks on you."
  • "The service is bad unfortunately. We had to ask for someone to help us every single time we wanted something."
  • "The service here is terrible. I’ve come here last night. I had to look for the server to take my order, refill, and even bring the check."

Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Great ambiance, unique cave decor and menu design, lots of greenery, nice servers."
  • "This is an interesting place. Unique, artistic ambience."
  • "It was unique design and experience."
  • "The cave atmosphere is cool and with the dim lighting and candles, makes for a romantic date night dessert spot."
  • "It’s beautiful inside dim lights candles on every table it’s also a BYOB restaurant."
  • "The place is romantically lit and covered in beautiful plants."
  • "The decor band vibe of this place is awesome. The caves are so romantic."

Cons:

  • "The plates were expensive."
  • "The inside is also packed out with winding HVAC tubes to rid the air of moisture. The tables are sticky and our forks were dirty."
  • "It's quite dark with a few candles at each table."
  • "The whole restaurant/cafe has an unusually sculpted interior wall to wall, room to room."
  • "This place is dark, so dark in fact that without a flashlight it’s absolutely impossible to read the limited menu."
  • "Personally, I hated every bit of the atmosphere, but that's on me... eating in a literal cave just wasn't what I was expecting."
  • "It was just a dungeon seating with artificial cave look and wicker lights not even able to read the very limited menu they had."

Price

Pros:

  • "The food was delicious, good portioned and affordable."
  • "The food is also worth the price, do not be put off by the cost of the food you will not be disappointed!!"
  • "We only ended up spending about $50 for the meal (w/out tip) so that seemed very affordable to me considering how stuffed we were, along with the service and ambiance."
  • "Very reasonably priced for the experience."
  • "The portions are huge and the prices are great too."
  • "It is definitely priced almost correctly, not too expensive."
  • "Fantastic portions/prices."

Cons:

  • "The plates were expensive."
  • "But the prices are astronomical and the dessert is just not that good."
  • "$18 for some brownies and 2 scoops of ice cream is absurd."
  • "The ice cream was crazy…$17 for a small bowl! So not worth it!"
  • "The food was fine, but the plates were expensive and service was slow despite the fact that it was a slow night."
  • "The food is very mediocre. If you’re coming here to eat I would only suggest the desserts and that’s about it."
  • "Portions are massive and honestly mediocre."

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