I was driving home from a work conference and had lunch nearby. I wanted coffee to get me through…read morethe rest of the ride home. Found Strange Brew on Yelp and it looked good. The cafe is in a cute downtown area. Plenty of seating, including some on the sidewalk. The woman working behind the counter was excellent, friendly and professional! She recommended the Americano because she loves their espresso. Great recommendation, very smooth and three shots in the large got me through the long drive! Will gladly return!

Strange brew is a cute and unique coffee shop with delicious food options and drinks! The staff is…read morekind and helpful and service is quick. The inside of the shop is a little small, but still plenty of space to sit and enjoy the atmosphere for a bit!

A true treasure amongst other diners…read more Consistently great breakfast. Love this diner.

This was a student move in weekend, and the smaller diner was swamped. A loose, self organized line…read morestood at the door as the harried waitresses (all women) rushed to bus tables, take orders, carry out food. We got seated after about 10 minutes, and the waitresses, working in tandem took coffee ordered and then food orders and we did wait a bit long for the food, which was understandable given the crush. I worked 8 years in a breakfast joint in Chicago, so I get it. Food came. Generous was be an understatement. My house made corned beef hash was some of the best I've ever had--in a curl of crisp edges. Over easy egg had soft yolks, rye roast a smidgen cool. The special feta and spinach omelet my wife has was surprisingly light and very flavorful and my son's 2-2-2 (eggs, slices of ham, blueberry pancakes) was a contest between food and a 21 year old who weight trains. The boy, barely, won. Coffee was Greek diner coffee. During regular weekends, I'm told, it goes much more smoothly. Versus being packed with new students, parents and siblings.

Highly recommended. We were famished after 3.5 hr drive from LI plus visit to daughter at her new…read morejob, but pretty sure food would have been absolutely excellent (as it was) under any circumstances. Chimichurri Salmon, Truffle Caesar + Salmon, but the mac n cheese was as good as it gets with perfectly singed upper crust.....sorry to sound like nyc snob, but gotta believe this is best restaurant in Binghampton for at least a while.....Adam H.

This is a difficult review to properly balance. We'd seen the rooftop restaurant from my son's new…read morecollege apartment and went for dinner. After reading the sign indicating we need to see the host inside, we went. It was packed and looked modern chic, with low lights and high tables and tall chairs. We didn't have reservations and got the sorry, but we're full, to which I said we wanted to eat upstairs. To that, we got "okay" but that is a "different experience," which I frankly took as pretension... until I got upstairs. Then we understood. It was mostly empty on this Saturday evening, opposite the main restaurant below, and had a single person working the whole space, a Bar tender who explained we were to pull up the menu with a QRC, order, and they would bring the food; if we wanted drinks, we needed to come to the bar. Ordered food. Went to bar and waited. Good local craft beer on tap. Decent view, pleasant weather. And then a half hour passed. For sandwiches and tacos. Few minutes later, I went in to make sure our order was sent and that the kitchen actually received it. There was no animated chef in toque at a stove to indicate it was working, but she assured me it was. Another 15 minutes go by, and our beers are low, and we're considering.... Leaving or raising a stink when the bartender leaves her bar, looks at us, and goes down the stairs without a word, returning a few minutes later with nothing. That was odd, but seemed like progress. A few minutes later, our food arrives. Perhaps 50-60 minutes after ordering it. The runner tells us the manager apologies for the wait and has comped all our food. Without our having to say a word. We ate a fine arugula salad with watermelon, blueberries, and cheese. A good chicken sandwich with the most unusual Parmesan parsley fries--they were more thick chips, fried into curls, and topped with fried parsley and grated Parmesan. If you order it on the side, it comes with aioli, which was excellent. My burger was outstanding. I could taste the smoke, and it came with not slices, but small cubes of bacon. No need for sauce. My wife's shrimp tacos were very good eating. Frankly, it was so good, I *might* have forgiven them the wait. They did right to acknowledge their mistake. When we visit Binghampton again, we'll make reservations for the main dining room, which we were told has a much larger menu. We paid our bar tab via their Toast app. So yes, table service, but no waitron. It was a different experience, true to the host's word.

Super cute little place to get breakfast/brunch/dinner. We have been wanting to try this place for…read morea long time, but it seemed like last winter they had limited hours and days, and they were closed during summer! We finally got to try it after a year living in the area. We got the following: lavender vanilla latte - high quality coffee beans used, it wasn't that "milky"/no coffee type of latte. It was made to perfection, an espresso taste balanced w the vanilla lavender. The buffalo chicken sandwich was actually a very generous portion of chicken and right amount of buffalo sauce. The havarti/spinach/truffle oil crepe - the moment they brought the crepe to the table I could smell the very fragrant truffles. For dessert, we shared the rose hip mascarpone crepe - perfect amount of sweetness and eclectic flavor. Overall everything was on point, food was tasty and service was perfect. The only thing to improve is maybe the hours in the future? Not sure if during winter time they will change their schedule again but we had a hard time last winter going there due to timing.

We made reservation to make sure we had a dinner location, but probably not necessary on a regular…read moreFriday night around 6-6:30pm. Street parking is as you can guess hit or miss. We sat at a high top and ordered drinks... not the fastest service, but seemed to be just one bartender. Not our favorite cocktails as they were just a little off. Just one of the 4 would have gotten the same drink again. For food, seems like everyone else wanted their chicken sandwich!!! Nice sized breaded chicken on bun with delicious, crispy fries!!! I also loved my chicken and feta Greek type salad. Nice portion with perfectly cooked and cut chicken. The flavors were so good, I didn't even try their dressing which they serve on the side. We were a bit full for dessert, but also only option was their crepes... maybe next time. A good option if you have family members with food allergies, or are vegan/vegetarian. Everything is clearly marked on menu.

We order a few donuts and here's the run down:…read more Boston Cream and PB&J were just perfect, must haves with great tasting filling and thick peanut butter and chocolate on top! Glazed donut wasn't that soft or flavorful, plain. Vanilla Cream had a nice thick filling. Chocolate coconut was tasty. Sour cream was far too small and plain. Lemon filled was too strong of a lemon taste for the lemon gel. Maple donut wasn't that soft. Mediocre.

Love their egg sandwiches on croissant!! Amazing…read moredoughnuts!! Prices good ! I love to stop And sit at he counter by myself and enjoy a cup of hot coffee and go over my emails lol Great place!!

Ambiance is cute. Cool merchandise. We got cappuccinos and they were on the bitter side. Service is…read moremid. Will keep exploring other places.

Very friendly owners ,busy with students that's a good thing .Liked out door seating, prices were…read moregreat. Strong cooking smell in the restr part. And dark..

They are very busy all the time, be precise, know what you want order it ahead or they sometimes…read morerun out of their daily special. Which never occured to me until I got there and they to order 3 meals and they only had one. It also seems maybe different cooks daily, the stuffed cabbage is really good, but large sometimes and small other times. Good experience, good food.

5 mins off highway, good breakfast/lunch pitstop. Local…read morediner, off the road. Pricing and food options are decent, older decor but clean. Good food at local prices. It's a winner.

It's a cute clean place, with friendly wait staff. The food was ok too…read more I just can't stand eating off plastic picnic plates and coffee in a foam cup.. yuk!!! Get some real plates and cups and we'll be back.

Great diner used to go all the time when in the old historic building in JC, can happily say good…read morein new location is just the same - keep up the good work

Great food and friendly. Diverse. Love bringing the people I work with here. Area very friendlyread more

Great food. Great prices. Great service. Only wish they were open later. Thanks for everything. I…read morewould definitely recommend Rolando's Diner.