Burnt Hills Cafe

If you enjoy a charming local diner, this is the spot for you. The staff is welcoming, and the portion sizes are generous. I had an excellent lunch here.

The breakfast menu features typical diner fare—nothing too extraordinary, except for the pancakes, which were delightfully light and fluffy! The food came out promptly, but our coffee cups were only refilled intermittently as the server happened to pass by. The service often felt rushed and a bit brusque, especially when it came time to pay at the counter. We tried the gyros for lunch once, and while they were decent, they were a bit saltier than usual. The salads and fries were average at best. Unfortunately, there aren’t many healthy options on the menu. Parking can be quite tight with limited spots available. Now, we prefer to go to restaurants we enjoy more for breakfast or lunch, like Peter Pause and Lily's in Schenectady or Marcella's on Route 50.

So here's the story ... it's winter break ... me and the kids and their friends went ice skating ... mom met us at the end and we decided to take everyone to lunch. And my oldest picked this joint. Full disclosure I've been here before but I let him think it was a new place. He was excited and I didn't lie I just didn't call attention to it. Service was really good. Quick attentive and courteous with that old school diner vibe. You know a bit pushy kind of in a rush calls everybody sweety or hun or darling. Total NY vibes. The food was good. Huge menu. Tons of specials. Really good soup I had manhattan clam chowder. Portions were big. They gave everyone fries and we didn't order them so that's what's up. Only negative was my boy who picked is a vegetarian and other than breakfast there wasn't much for him. He was bummed but he made it through. Price was good too there was 7 of us and we all ate and drank and tipped over 20% and we got outta there at $115 all in. Plus it was super quick. Like 5 minutes to order and another 10 and all of the food was on the table. Pretty crazy because the place was full too. We'll go back just won't bring the vegetarian lol.

I visited this restaurant with my husband for lunch last Saturday, September 7, and I was quite unhappy with my experience. I ordered a ham and cheese sandwich on a hard roll, but it was sliced in half and kept falling apart. The macaroni salad was served in an extremely small container, with what felt like only a teaspoon of salad! I won’t be returning.

Fantastic middle of nowhere all day breakfast Diner. The way it always was and should be! The staff are the greatest. The food took like 3 mins. to get to my table. Coffee refills delicious and really fragrant. Texas burger 's really, really good and so were the sides. Burnt Hills Cafe has the total 'old school flair ' going for it. The mix of folks was young and old. A few groups were just some friends kicking it. It was really delicious. The food is a top tier 5 star. Burnt Hills Cafe specializes in breakfast dishes but my lunch here was just as tasty and hot! The bar area is short and jammed so be ready to sit at tables, like back in the day. Review: 5+