Cozy local diner with friendly wait staff. Large selection of breakfast items. Always busy so you know they do things right. Great coffee and French toast read more

Great breakfasts, great lunches! Gets busy so be patient - you're waiting a great meal to enjoy!

What a great place... Wifie and I really enjoyed our trip to the Big Apple Cafe. The staff was over the top friendly, and the service was great. The decor is a cool kind of small town diner with a hint of New York. The food is really good... I had the Ruben with the fresh cut fries, which was delicious - the fries are a must try. Wifie had their salad with chicken, which was really big and very well put together. This place is well worth stopping by for a meal. They serve breakfast all day. read more

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10/10! Best breakfast in Newark and extremely affordable. Will be back when I'm in town! Great service, homey ambiance, and delicious food. read more

Big Apple Cafe - American Near Me - Newark, Ohio

Great little restaurant with good food. This is where all the locals go. Friendly staff.

Solid breakfast spot. So happy we stopped in. Got up this morning excited to go to Early Birds with my parents only to discover they were closed (with no explanation), so we Google searched an alternative nearby and found this place. We were all pleasantly surprised by our breakfasts - bacon crispy! Breakfast potatoes hot and crispy. Pancakes and French toast fluffy. Breakfast burrito was the perfect size. Want to make special mention of the biscuits and gravy because we travel all over the country and try biscuits and gravy even though 9 times out of 10, it's a giant fail. Most restaurants serve a thick pasty, gloopy mess with little to no sausage or flavor on an underdone biscuit. NOT HERE! As soon as it hit the table, I knew we were going to like it. You could SEE the sausage. The gravy was not too thick; the sausage was spicy and the biscuits were light and fluffy. Always a little room for improvement, so here are two areas where they could step up their game: 1. Coffee. It's weak and seems low quality. I love when a breakfast place makes coffee a priority - like good enough you'd come in for a cup of coffee alone. Maybe find a local roaster doing it right and collaborate with them. 2. Syrup. So first off, I'm a New Englander who despises fake syrup, so I'm a little biased already. Offering the real stuff even with an up charge is always appreciated. You have some local maple farms in Ohio! Aside from that, if you're going to use the fake stuff it should at least have some artificial maple flavor. This was just weird - syrupy but not maple and not even really that sweet. Not sure what I was eating. All in all though, it was a great breakfast, and I expect I'll be back soon - but I'll drink my coffee on the way there, and I'll be the one with a jug of maple syrup on the table. See you there! read more

This is a cute little diner in Newark. We found it from Yelp. The pictures and reviews all looked good. It is located in a strip mall and a tiny space. The service was excellent, the food simple and delicious. We got breakfast. The potatoes were real and not frozen. The omelets were tasty. A lot of the dishes on the menu sounded delicious it was hard to decide. Simple food and good service makes this a go to breakfast spot in town. read more

Great food and service. This is a repeat favorite for breakfast! Although really busy, they make you feel like you're important.

The food and service were wonderful! For the size of restaurant, we were impressed at the number of staff members working to ensure that patrons were taken care of in a very efficient manner. We will be back when we travel to that area again. read more

Big Apple Cafe - Hard egg with American cheese, bacon, and rye toast. - American Near Me - Newark, Ohio

Pleasantly surprised! Service is fantastic. I had the best pancakes ever. Great flavor, crispy edges. A few in my group got breakfast sandwiches and loved them. Decor is cute and the bathrooms are super clean. This is our new Black Friday tradition! read more

The staff was so nice!! Great menu! My dad loves their breakfast meals!! My sister and I had crab cakes on a salad!! Crab cakes had great flavor! My drink was never empty! Definitely coming back in from Columbus!!! read more

Great breakfast spot. Full of locals. Pancakes are awesome . Friendly and helpful wait staff. Crowded on the weekends. read more

Big Apple Cafe - the breakfast menu - American Near Me - Newark, Ohio

Good place for a great breakfast. The service is fast and friendly. Glad to have these two local options as there aren't many breakfast spots in the area. Love the NYC decor too! Breakfast sandwich is my go to choice. read more

One of my favorite breakfast and lunch diners in the area. Fast service, always busy, and clean. We've had to wait a bit for a table because they are so popular. The prices are reasonable and servings are large. My favorite are the BLT and the Signature French Toast. Hubby likes the Grilled Chicken Skewers, Honey Bourbon Chicken Melt and the German Fries. Actually we haven't had anything we didn't like. This review is good for both locations! read more

We decided to try this one because of the good reviews but we were very disappointed. My wife had crab cake eggs Benedict which she thought was ok. I ordered an omelette with hash browns and a pancake. I was told I could sub the pancake for toast but was then charged $1.25 for it. The omelette was small and looked unappealing. It had very undercooked onions in it which I had to remove. The hash browns were good but a very small portion. The pancake was the best part. We waited in line to get a table but I couldn't find any reason to return. read more

I love having breakfast @ Big Apple Cafe. The food is great & the servers are always super nice. Their dining room isn't real big but we go early enough so we don't have to wait. read more

What an adorable, cozy, friendly, and yummy place to eat! The wait staff is so friendly and cheerful, the menu offers a great variety of choices, the food is good quality, fresh, and well presented, and the dining room is clean and comfortable. I wasn't sure about the Curried Chicken Salad, so the waitress brought me out a little sample before I ordered...delicious! Good portion, too. Loved the homemade potato chips-they're thin and crispy, perfectly browned and seasoned. Even the sweet tea is perfect! Can't wait until next time! read more

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Best place for breakfast in town! I've never had anything there that is not fresh & delicious. Hash Browns & home fries are crispy! Build your own omlets are wonderful. Eggs Benedict are yummy! Owner Alison is an amazing lady. She hires employees that otherwise can't get jobs. She rides on faith & it works. Service is commendable. Great lunches as well. Be sure to try the Curry Chicken Salad Sandwich. Rueben sandwich is terrific! Don't know what happened with their cream puffs that we're out of this world. They don't have them anymore which is EXTREMELY DISAPOINTING!! read more

Sunday morning breakfast and they were busy as expected. Hostess said 20 minute wait and that was accurate. Waitress helped us very quickly and took our orders quickly despite the crowd. I was very surprised at how fast the food came out. Service was great. Food was delicious and prices are reasonable. read more

Big Apple really is like NYC- from the prompt courteous greeting that resulted in hot coffee right away... to the FAST & HOT breakfasts that were prepared deliciously....the serving staff that checked back & brought more coffee & last minute OJ request - to the staff greeting regulars by name! We can't wait to go back! We recommend as this restaurant's staff isn't suffering in the team work department- they worked together & truly delivered BIG Apple Style read more

Big Apple Cafe - Sausage Biscuits & Gravy with eggs AND 1 pancake - American Near Me - Newark, Ohio

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Great food, fantastic service, and not a wallet destroyer. I've had to wait for seating 'cause their pretty busy. That in and of itself is a testament. read more

My server was Nicole and she was to busy to refill our drinks or bring our toast. The food was OK. The second time we went we found a hair in out eggs. It took forever to get our servers attention. She was to busy on her phone so we paid and left. Guess who it was..The same server Nicole. We won't go back. It was dirty. read more

My husband and I had breakfast here this morning. Everything was cooked to perfection and was delicious. Portions were a nice size and fairly priced. Service was good, and was an enjoyable experience. We'll be back! read more

Meh. Not sure the raving reviews or if they have ever been to Early Birds in St. Louisville. Food is okay. Ordered an omelette and it was decent in size but lacking the meat. Potatoes looked and tasted like they were scrapped off the bottom of the oven. Staff was good - not great but did a decent job of keeping up with everything. read more

I have had several people tell me this place is good so I decided to try it today. It was very good! I asked my waitress for recommendations and she gave me a wide variety of items to try. One of the items was the breakfast sandwich with a side of hash browns. It was great. Service was great. I will definitely be back to try other items on the menu. read more

Best breakfast around, speedy service and very affordable! There are 2 locations but my opinion is the one on Log Pond is the better of the two. read more

I have enjoyed the food and service several times. I would suggest going early in the morning to avoid waiting in line.

Excellent service, delicious food. Small 5 year old boy had birthday and personnel came out and ask all of us to join in singing Happy Birthday. Little boy was overjoyed . It was a delightful experience all the way around! read more

Friendly & fast service. Delicious garden omelet with cream cheese. French toast was buttery delicious. I will be back!

Always great food and service from some local owners. Staff is great to compliment the food. read more

Big Apple Cafe - American Near Me - Newark, Ohio

The best kept secret for awhile lol then more came so they expanded. Breakfast one of the best around. Lunch good too just more of a breakfast person. And they have thee best cream puffs, when they're available. Eat Local. read more

This place is awesome! I love the dinner feel. I had an omelet that was the size of my head with home fries and toast. The server was nice and seemed very helpful even though we didn't need much. Would definitely recommend! read more

The service and food was fantastic. Our server was very friendly and helpful. I had the Signature French Toast with bacon and it was one of the best I've had. read more

Great little family diner. Unassuming and a locals go to place for breakfast for sure. Only about 5 min off from Rt 16 it was certainly worth the drive for what turned out to a be a great breakfast. Crowded on a Saturday morning but we were able to sit at the counter. Promptly served and such a busy friendly staff. Overall a great experience. The pancakes were excellent ! I would definitely hit this place up for breakfast if you're in the area. read more

So you might think walking into this place it's a little hokey with the posters of New York City cabs and subway stop signs on the wall. Yes, well it is called the Big Apple cafe, so you already knew it was going to happen. Atmosphere aside, let's talk about food. Full disclosure, I have only had breakfast and dessert at this restaurant. I described it to my friend as this, and hopefully this will translate. It is like Waffle House meets First Watch, but lacking any pretentiousness at all. They have coconut French toast, and eggs Benedict. You can also have hash and eggs if you're into that. I had the breakfast sandwich. It was a toasted oat bread with eggs, cheese, bacon, and I added lettuce and tomato for an additional $.50. I would recommend the splurge here for lettuce and tomato. It was a semi-basic, but excellently prepared dish, which was 110% fantastic. Our server twisted arms and somehow we ended up with breakfast dessert. They had just gotten in some peanut butter cream puffs, and they were to die for. It was the perfect sweet ending to an amazing meal, and paired quite well with my coffee. read more

Big Apple Cafe - Peanut Butter Cream Puff - American Near Me - Newark, Ohio

Delicious! Great food for great prices! Love the environment of the place! Great place to go alone (and sit at the bar) or with a small/large group! Always friendly staff! I love, love, love the breakfast burrito (with avocado added)!!!! Love eating local!!! read more

This place has really good food for extremely cheap. My wife and I had breakfast here for Valentine's Day and only spent $14 and there was still food left on our plates. Services was great and food was out of this world. read more

Hubby and I went here on recommendation from a "local". Best advice we have taken in a long time!!!! Lunch was great!!! Limited menu, all delicious. The biggest complaint I have with their food is that if I eat my lunch, no room for dessert they have, in my opinion, the best cream puffs on the planet!!!! A woman makes them for the restaurant, she is a kitchen goddess!!! The food is alwatlys fresh and tasty, but save room for dessert!!!! read more

So delicious!! I love their chicken salad sandwich! It is tough to find tables since it is a small place but it's worth the wait because the food is good! Friendly staff too! read more