We went here on a Saturday night, thinking it would be just your average "family dinner ". We could not have been more wrong. We had the best steak!! It was absolutely delicious and the service was excellent. This place is the best of 2 worlds. One one hand it's a cute cozy family restaurant, on the other it's the food quality of posh fine dining! Can not recommend this place enough. read more

Came at what seemed like a busy time for the restaurant but we were tended to by three different servers one after the other. Very attentive and accommodating. Felt welcomed despite some of the looks that were given to us by some of the patrons haha (at no fault of the establishment. We were seated shortly afterwards and I went with their supper option that included the main course -- I ordered the Fried Chicken Dinner -- and two sides, their specialty roll (looks a bit like monkey bread), and their dessert. I went with their mashed potatoes and peas as my sides. Very crispy and flavorful fried chicken. The gravy they lathered over the potatoes were amazing, great dip for the chicken and dinner roll that I ended up ordering because I'm an absolute glutton. The highlight of the entire lunch was their lemon cream pie with blueberries. What a transcendent experience. Beautifully crumby crust, soft and fluffy lemon cream, and juicy blueberries that had the perfect subtle sweetness to contrast the tartness of the lemon flavors. Wish I could have their entire stash. I would go back just for the this pie. We were served by Kimberly who who was an incredible pleasure. Very kind and welcoming. She was assigned a new area of the restaurant to work out of in the middle of our meal but made sure to get back to us as soon as she could. She helped bump this establishment from a 4 to a 5 star on this review at least haha. read more

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Great food! Excellent service! Cozy atmosphere. The eggs Benedict with the crispy potatoes is my favorite.

We ended up here because the Liberty Street Pub was very busy and we didn't want to wait for a table. We won't make that mistake again. Food was alright, but there are some very odd choices on the menu. Sweet potato bisque? Peach-blueberry crumb pie? Among other things. Prices are very high. There is also a 4% surcharge for paying with a credit card which we didn't realize until after she brought the final slip back for signature. When we asked why the price was higher that's when she told us about the fee and that it was on the original bill, but she didn't give us the original bill back so we could compare. We will not be back. If Liberty is too crowded, we'll wait, or go down the road. Also my husband had a piece of chocolate peanut butter cake which was rather stale and charged $5.99 for it. read more

This great neighborhood restaurant is a diamond in the rough. It looks like an ordinary little family diner but the food is first class and far from ordinary. It won't disappoint you.The service is excellent and it is like eating at a relatives house. It is very homey and comfortable. Also.. the prices are very reasonable. Try it.. you'll like it. read more

Menu is amazing! New ownership and management in recent years and they are doing a fantastic job. Good service, good selection, & good vibes! read more

I searched on Yelp for restaurants in the area. I came upon Chat-A-Whyle and it sounded like a great place. Upon arriving we stood and waited to be seated for a few minutes. Many customers were at the checkout so we waited patiently to be seated. After being told to sit anywhere we found a table. A cozy and seemingly clean place for a late lunch. It took a while for anyone to take a drink order or bring menu's. My wife got some menus from an empty table for us to look at. One of the waitresses apologized for the wait. Soon I believe the owner came and took our drink order. Another waitress came with our coffee and soda. I had a fish sandwich on an onion roll with a side of macaroni salad. The macaroni salad was ice cold from the salad bar and was delicious. The fish I believe was frozen fish, but it was good. My wife had meatloaf, with mashed potatoes and lots of gravy. For her side was broccoli which was steaming hot. Also a homemade yeast roll was part of her dinner which I sampled a taste of. Very good was my wife's review of her dinner. We enjoyed our late lunch in B I guess they are now closed! read more

Very accommodating for our large group. Friendly and fast! Thank you for being so nice even though we kept adding more tables on.

It's a lovely place, service is great. But if you don't prefer meat.. or are a vegetarian/vegan it has no options for you. Everything has meat in it besides the appetizers.. some of them. I was lucky the soup of the day was potato soup and it was delicious!! But I unfortunately will not be going again. Very disappointing that there was no dishes with no meat.. read more

My husband and I stopped there 8/3 for lunch, our second time there. We both ordered the homemade Italian Wedding soup, which was fabulous! Not like the run of the mill, but so yummy. I had the Burrata Toast, the bruschetta was delicious! My husband had the beef on Weck, which he loved! Can't wait to go back next time we are passing through...everything is homemade, service is the best, place is so clean! read more

Had a delicious dinner tonight. Soup and tuna melts. The French onion soup was so delicious and the ham and corn chowder was amazing. Loved to have some good comfort food so we had the tuna melts. Cooked perfectly. Heather was our server and she was amazing!! Thanks Heather :) read more

Great homemade food. Are here while our car was charging--the charging station is steps away. Local wine and beer. Great cinnamon rolls!

The most disgusting food! My mom and ordered reuben sandwiches mine with coleslaw and hers with macaroni salad. The corned beef in the reuben was fried and was horrible! the coleslaw was a mushy pureed old mess. the macaroni salad was dry and bad. the chips were good. lol this place was really busy and it is hard to understand why but I figure that the people that live in this degraded town either have very low standards or have no idea what real food is. Do yourself a favor and hit up kentucky fried chicken or go to Corning where there are so many amazing places to eat! read more

Stopped in for a quick bite after a little road trip, at least we thought it would be quick. Not a very busy place at 3:45. We walk in and waitress/manager? was sitting at lunch counter and other 2 waitresses were walking around. We stood there for a good 5 minutes before the cook popped out of the kitchen and told us to take a seat. So we sat at a table, only to sit there for around 15 minutes, not so much as a menu or our drinks were taken. Single patron came in and sure enough they were taking his drink order getting ready to take his order. So we decided not to eat there after a long wait, I could see if a place was busy but they were not. Now as we were walking out the waitress or whoever she was was still sitting at the lunch counter, when I mentioned why we were leaving it was like no big deal. I read in another review that owner does not reach out to negative reviews, that's ok, because the negatives will out way the positives. Hope the food is better then the wait staff.... read more

Charming family restaurant in a small town. Extremely busy! We were there for breakfast and their house blend coffee was perfect. Service was pleasant and chatty! We like chatty! Going back again today! Edit: 2nd visit, another great meal and service. Thanks Deb!! read more

I notice that the owner only replies to rave reviews. That's not the way to earn friends and repeat customers. Apologies for bad service and uncooked food would go a long way for making people want to return and give it another chance. Apparently he doesn't care about those who have a bad experience. read more

Very updated Decor! The chat has entered the 21st century. Quite unusual for a rust belt town. Food was good but served cold. They made it right. read more

States they still make the famous sticky buns.... More like nothing special sticky buns. Ordered 6, deeply regretted it after 1 bite :( way too doughy nothing like the original. read more

On road trips I've driven past Bath, NY countless times and never even knew this gem was here. Last month, on a lazy Saturday drive back to VA I discovered it on Yelp. Fantastic! Road food is always a risky endeavor, but finding this place was a definite win. I sat at the counter as most tables were filled with happy people and the server was friendly and efficient. I can't even remember what I ordered, but I remember walking out with that special satisfaction that comes when you know you've found someplace special. If you're passing by, even if you're not hungry, stop by because places like this are gold. read more

Chat-A-Whyle - American Near Me - Bath, New York

Ugh. I was sad after leaving here. They talked me into the "All you can eat" dinner bar for $8.99 and it consisted of salad, one soup, and chicken wings. There was nothing else on the buffet. They wanted to charge me for dessert. The soup was edible but extremely greasy and the wings were incredibly dry. Service was also rough. Getting a refill on my water has been one of the more difficult things I had to do this entire week. The wait staff wasn't very interested in being attentive of paying attention to us. I would not recommend this place if you are a traveler through the area. read more

Waited 20 minutes for the breakfast special of 2 eggs, 2 pancakes and 2 slices of bacon. Hoped the wait would be worth it, it was not. Looks like cafeteria food. Breakfast is a hard thing to do wrong, they made bad look easy. My scrambled eggs look delightful lol pancakes were crusty and reminded me of grocery store boxed pancakes. read more

Chat-A-Whyle - American Near Me - Bath, New York

I ordered corned beef hash with home fries and toast when my order came out I called waitress over as I didn't see any hash . She says its in with the potatoes . I didn't see any hash ? What she pointed to was burnt potatoes. I then ordered a side of hash and the same thing came out all potatoes no hash . I ordered 2 lbs of potatoes and still got no hash ! Very disappointed read more

Comfortable, cute location. Helpful, friendly service staff. Our food came out very quickly and was really good!

A talented Chef who brings sophistication to country comfort food. Freshly prepared, nicely plated and very tasty served by a friendly staff. read more

Let's just say that I will never "chat" in that place again! My brother and I ate the specials and we stopped eating because of fear it would come out as it went in! Then we ordered dessert instead- since we thought what could they do to pie and ice cream--so wrong!! My strawberry-rhubarb pie was put down in front of me and I couldn't even look at my brother, I knew he would be laughing! It was flat, like run over by a tire! His hot fudge sundae came out in a cereal bowl with runny hot fudge- no thickness, said it was "light tasting like pudding". The restaurant is clean and newer looking, but I rather go older and get better food! read more

Chat-A-Whyle - American Near Me - Bath, New York

WOW!! This was a very clean friendly restaurant. Our waitress was so sweet and accommodating. The food was AMAZING and the macaroni salad was delicious. I will definitely be back again. Thank you!!!! read more

Show up on Sunday 5/22/22 hours of service listed as open till 2:00pm. They were closed at 12:30pm.

cesar salad is so good put something on it or don't your choice good place to go ask for tara as your waitress won't regret it read more

Chat-A-Whyle - ows a steak and salad - American Near Me - Bath, New York

Clean, well-lit bathrooms. Courteous staff. Cozy, slow, small-town atmosphere. I ordered the salty dog (see picture) with vegetable soup. The soup was delicious. The sandwich was pretty good. read more

Chat-A-Whyle - Lunch. - American Near Me - Bath, New York

Visited in early August 2021 - I was really excited to be able to eat here again. The coffee was good & so was my omlette. However the service was some of the worst I've ever had - my sister has Celiacs disease & ordered her breakfast as such - told our server "no bread, I have an allergy, I can't eat it." Her food came out with bread anyway, the server actually told us she hadn't bothered to let the kitchen know, and then had a bad attitude when my sister had to send the plate back & order something else. (and yes, she really IS that sensitive to gluten). On top of that, the home fries were the worst I've ever had. Dry/way too crispy, absolutely no seasoning at all. We were informed they get cooked in the deep fryer - to each their own but that's wrong in my opinion. I'm a chef with 19 years of experience, I've worked at one of the best brunch spots in Buffalo, and that is the exact opposite of how homefries should be done. As a restaurant professional myself, I'll give them a second chance because I know they might just be having an off day. I get it. Restaurant jobs are NOT easy, especially right now. I'll try breakfast one more time (I'd like to try dinner there too as I've had excellent meals in the past!) but my first impression of this latest version of Chat-a-Whyle is not great. read more

The broiled haddock was excellent cooked & seasoned perfectly waitress friendly like they are serving wine & draft beers now. New update /remodel very nice . nice addition to the bath area for sure glad they are back! read more

Ok. 1) Not the best diner. But, since they were the best thing around, I will give them a 3 stars. 2) I ordered the steak and eggs. The steak was so small. 3) Plus, the home fries tasted bad. read more

My boyfriend and I stopped this morning with our son and the food was absolutely amazing. Really nice renewed place to eat. Especially if you grew up with chat a whyle read more

BEST. PIE. EVER. Being from a big city, I'll be honest I wasn't expecting much from this little place. Not only was the service speedy and super friendly, but the food was prepared fresh to order and delicious. The best part was the piece of "Carmel Apple" pie I got to go. I warmed it up with a little vanilla ice cream later on that evening and it was the best piece of pie I've ever ate. I want to go back to try every flavor haha! If you are just passing through, a towny or foodie you MUST stop for a piece of pie, I promise you won't be disappointed! read more

Chat-A-Whyle - Yummy Carmel Apple pie! - American Near Me - Bath, New York

So for the first time in my life I was selected for jury duty. So on my lunch break I saw this place which was very close to the courthouse. The place Picture your average small town dinner with the baked goods sitting on the counter by the register. That is this place. The food I ordered breakfast I was to scared to try much else knowing I would be in the courtroom all day. I figured no one could screw up eggs, bacon, toast and hash browns. Which they didnt except for I ordered wheat toast and I got white which was disappointing but oh well. Can I ask you all why do most diners serve crappy coffee? That is the such a let down for me! It doesn't have to top notch coffee but at least it should be decent!! The service The waitress was busy since it was lunch time however she walked by use many times and never stopped to check us. So I had to stop her to ask for a refill on the coffee once or twice. The verdict All in all this place is average nothing special but nothing worth a stop if it is out of your way. One side note if you do come here don't wait for her to take your bill. Yuu have to bring it up to the register yourself. I wasted 10 minutes waiting until someone told me! read more

On our way back from Canada, we decided to stop in Bath, a historic town with a nice looking Main Street, for dinner. There were a number of options, but we chose Chat-A-Whyle. It was a solid choice -- the restaurant is very clean, service is very friendly, food is decent. We especially liked dessert - strawberry pie. Prices are low, as well. As you sit watching and listening to the clientele, you very much feel the small-town vibe here. Everyone knows everyone, people are concerned with others. A man eating at the counter by himself was clearly somewhat mentally ill; the waitress constantly looked in on him, checking to see if he needed anything, asking if he was alright. At the end of his meal, she said 'Johnny already paid for your meal', referring to someone who'd been sitting at a nearby table earlier and had left shortly before. Those are the types of random acts of kindness that are not seen too often in a large city, but I'm sure they are commonplace in Bath. read more

Came in for a quick bite to eat. You will enjoy a good new menu with great choices. Did order from the specials of the day: Texas Hot With the Mac salad. The macaroni salad was excellent! Texas Hot was served plain, along with two pickles(I assumed that a Texas Hot is topped with sauce). The plate looked bare; no chips(nothing on the side). Service was very slow. Waitress said they only had one cook, no prep cook. This is sad for a restaurant that has many many tables, booth and counter seating. I would have no complaints except for the service is slow and there should be a little bit more on a plate with a sandwich, hot dog, etc. Oh, on top of everything else I got a $10 parking ticket because of the slow service! So, make sure to put an extra quarter in the parking meter! read more

This place probably only tastes good if you're over 65. Our party of under 30's definitely brought the age ratio down a lot. I ordered an omelette - it was rather bland. The home fries were also pretty blah. My husband got the salisbury steak and thought it tasted like a very plain burger. He thought it was supposed to have gravy on it, but it came without. The waiter gave us some A1 which helped it out a bit. The french fries were a winner, and the wait staff seemed pleasant enough. My brother in law got the fried chicken and liked it (but it's also pretty hard to mess up fried chicken!). Overall, if you're a local and over 65, this seems to be the place to hang out. Otherwise, I'd keep driving. read more

Great family restaurant serving home cooked food! A must try are their sticky buns! We had a light snack, cottage cheese, one had a sticky bun and I had an Apple Walnut Chicken Salad. They had whole walnuts, cranberries, shredded carrots and grilled chicken over ice burg lettuce. I was expecting a mayonnaise chicken salad and was pleasantly surprised! My meal was fresh and tasty. The raspberry vinaigrette dressing was served on the side. The waitress was customer focused. We quickly received our food. A sweet place to eat. read more

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When you picture a diner in a small town, you are here. There are on the main drag with every color and shape of brick buildings around it. The small town theme is clear from the counter with regulars, and you know they are regulars, to the salad bar that has salad and not much else. Like all diners, the key is not the menu but the white special board. It was loaded with gems on a saturday lunch time. A couple of words to look for Bacon Macaroni & Cheese, it comes with the salad bar. It was to die for! Mix of cheeses but mostly sharp cheddar and smoky bacon. As part of salad bar, you can stuff yourself into a cholestrol coma!! But hold on there is more...the ham and bean soup is awesome. Again off the board, another good choice hamburger vegetable soup and chickie salad. You will know the town events by the time you leave. Or at least some of the local dirt on who is not doing what they are supposed to. Two dinners with drinks less than $20. read more