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    E-Cafe

    3.8 (47 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    E-CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for working

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    Tomato  Soup and Grilled Cheese Sandwich
    Aron T.

    Always a pleasure to order lunch takeout or to sit inside and watch the main st train view. Pretty cool spot with great eats nice servers and management. A little pricey but we are downtown. Should have like a loyalty program for us downtown workers lol.... Oh btw the Wednesday tomato soup and grilled cheese is bomb order early or they run out!!

    Roast beef sandwich and tuna macaroni salad
    Greg O.

    I've ordered a few more times. Everything has been great. The online ordering makes it really easy. I can order, wait 5-10 minutes then leave my desk and walk the few blocks and the order is ready when I get there. Had a caesar salad with steak today and potato salad. Both were tasty. The caesar might have been enough for lunch by itself.

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    Maria C.

    Good was good. Bagels fresh made to order and nice staff 5 tables for guest. The cook brought out our food and nice

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    Vicky B.

    E Cafe is conveniently located near the Lafayette Train stop and opened for breakfast and lunch. As the name implies, there's free wifi and plenty of tables, most tables are for 2-4 people. Coffee is self serve and sugar, cream, and syrups are similar to what I'd see in a work cafeteria, not as fancy as options as Starbucks or Spot (like you won't find raw sugar or fancy creamers here). I got an iced coffee and the cashier instructed me to fill with my own ice and cream then give back to her. I thought this was strange at first as most places just leave room after they fill with coffee for you to add cream and sugar, however it does make more sense to do it this way. I also ordered a breakfast sandwich on a croissant with egg, cheese, and ham and it was pretty good. Both items came to $6. The restaurant was very clean at 8 am but pretty empty. The only thing I didn't care for was how strong the deep fried smell was, I wish it was better ventilated. However I wouldn't let this deter you from trying this place. The service was quick and food was served hot and tasted good. The cashier was nice too. Will definitely be stopping back here at least for breakfast, maybe lunch too one of these days.

    Looking out.
    Guy S.

    Good food, great price. I ordered and English muffin (butter and jam), and the e-cafe slam (i chose maple hot cakes, bacon, and omlette with cheese) 3 nice slices of cripsy bacon. The omlette was good, the hot cakes were good but not great; I'd try french toast next time. But all told it cost approx 8 with tax.

    Brunch!
    Christopher S.

    Today I'm here for breakfast. Counter staff was pleasant and ordering was efficient. My order was served just before I was asked to move because they were bringing in a cooler. I ordered the Cafe Slam, which consisted of a mini omelette (a crepe style egg with cheese inside it), bacon (or sausage) and maple hot cakes (other choices were pancakes or French toast). The omelette was fine, the bacon was perfectly cooked, and the hot cakes were slightly over cooked. My experience was basic, but not bad. There are other places I'd be more likely to go.

    Turkey melt
    Steve W.

    I work downtown and I'm always in search for good lunch places to escape the office for a while. Especially anything along Main Street, as this area is in need of new businesses for the work crowd during the day. I've been here a few times and pretty much have enjoyed anything I've ordered, and the prices are reasonable as well. E-Cafe's strong points are the melts, free fountain soda Fridays, and free use of the PC's (Internet) set up along the side windows. Though, I wish they had free wi-fi....they are called E-cafe right? When the weather is nice they have tables and chairs set up along the Main/Mohawk courtyard. Ok, well back to lunch....The tuna and turkey melts are amazing! The sourdough melts are so big they need to cut it in three pieces, and come standard with tomatoes, choice of cheese, and dressing/topping....oh and pickles on the side. I've also had the Greek (Veggie) focaccia melt, which was very tasty but a little messy to eat....glad a fork and knife was provided. Had the chicken cordon bleu wrap, it was just Ok, a little dry and the lettuce ratio was high...next time maybe some salad dressing would put it over the top. The sub sandwiches and burgers look to be of good values based on the portions, and I'll have to try them on the next office escape.

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    Great taste! Good price. I tried breakfast omelet, sandwich, wrap. All are very tasty. They are not open on weekends though.

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    3 years ago

    You might want to change your hours. Website says 4pm your door says 3pm. Parking is also a hassle.

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    5 years ago

    Bang for your buck!! Great lunch spot! Recommend the julienne salad w/ red wine vinaigrette.

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    They put the D in delightful and the E in efficient...just wish they would not cook their eggs in the microwave...

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    Had a taco salad for lunch which was great! Loved the atmosphere and very friendly staff. Nice little non coffee shop hide out!

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