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Halfway Cafe

3.5 (245 reviews)
Closed • 12:00 pm - 1:00 am (Next day)

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for groups
Dogs allowed

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Chris M.

.They have televisions 360 degrees around the restaurant/ bar. Great if that is what I was there for. Half is restaurant half is the bar. It was 4:30 in the afternoon and the place was three quarters full. They have their own parking lot so that is not an issue. I had a Ruben with onion rings. The Ruben was soggy and I thought the onion rings were oily. The Ruben had corn beef, sour kraut, Swiss cheese and thousand island salad dressing. It was room temperature so it must have been sitting in the kitchen for a while. That's probably why it was soggy. The serving size was large enough to justify the price. I love Ruben's and order when I see it on the menu. The bartender was friendly, greeting me when I sat down. She was attentive to my desires. Despite the food, I would return to give it another shot.

Dee C.

All right at this point I'm had enough things here that I could tell you they do not miss. I know that everything I order off the menu is about to be good. I have had steak tips from here clam chowder, stuffing (omg, mad they don't always have it. Hint hint). Today I order a hot dog everything on the side and they listened to just that. But I was not expecting this monster. Came with a side, you have options. I always get Chef vegetables hoping that I get brussel sprouts. Today I got broccoli but I love it because they never cook it so it's soggy it just has this nice crunch. And it has this nice like salty flavor to it so it's not just like blend broccoli. Not to mention when you go in there those ladies are the ish. Shout out to them in the hard work they put in because that place is always full and somehow they always are able to put in those little side orders for me.

Turkey tips dinner

OMG, my favorite place has really gone downhill! Just ordered a turkey tip dinner, chicken nachos and a side order of fries. The nachos was editable, but barely had any cheese on it. The turkey tips were HORRIBLE! They took it upon themselves to butterfly the tips into small thin pieces and then burnt the heck out of them! Tried eating a few pieces, but it was like eating hard, chard rubber. Was looking forward to sharing a delicious meal with my son, but could not do so because of all the carcinogenic chard on the meat. Extremely disappointed dinner. Will think twice before ordering from halfway in the future!

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Jonathan R.

Nice pub with lots of beverages to choose from and a decent menu for burgers and sandwiches. Prices are high for the quality but the popcorn is good ( if you line it salty). Keep things simple here and you will fair fine. Enjoy!

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Bianca F.

This place was so cute and cozy on the inside. We got the cheesy garlic bread and fried pickles that were just amazing !! I got the turkey tips that were served with a generous portion of coleslaw and fries. If I had some kind of dipping sauce with the tips it would have been perfection ! I want to try a burger when I go back !

On a rainy night day like this, some prefer clam chowder BUT I chose RUM PUNCH

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Turkey Reuben was decent. Staff was very polite and attentive. Basically a bar room with some tables for food.

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Spectacular food. A perfect neighborhood bar. Prices are extremely reasonable. I wouldn't change a thing about it

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The Local Kitchen & Drinks

The Local Kitchen & Drinks

3.4(183 reviews)
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If half-stars were a thing this would have gotten a 3-1/2 stars. Somewhere between okay and good…read more Seating was a breeze when we arrived for our 6pm Friday reservation, and we got a booth, always my preference. Our server was friendly, knowledgeable and efficient. I ordered an Old-Fashioned and my companion a glass of chardonnay, both of which came promptly and were enjoyable. After some inquiries I settled on the self-advertised fall-off-the-bone baby back ribs. My companion asked about a favorite no longer on the menu, a salad with grilled chicken, and after checking with the kitchen our server was happy to report it could be ordered. My companion asked for dressing on the side and unfortunatel the salad came out dressed. Our server was happy to return it to the kitchen and it came out after not too much time had elapsed, the way she'd ordered it. I'm always skeptical that ribs will be fall-off-the-bone but these were close. Unfortunately, they seemed a little off; I still can't decide if they were on the dry side, lacking in flavor, or both. But the meat did come off the bone easily, so there was that. They came with french fries which were good, The location is handy and there is on-site parking. The atmosphere was energetic and it must be a popular after-work place because there were several large (10+) tables occupied. Still, not sure I would go back soon when there are other comparable places in the area.

I found The Local Kitchen while searching Yelp for a restaurant in Waltham near I-95. It had a…read more3.4-star rating, but some of the reviews were positive and the location was convenient, so I decided to give it a try. We were asked whether we preferred a table or a booth, which I always appreciate, and we chose the latter. My first impression was that the open dining room was very loud. The noise was amplified by a party of about 10 people to our left and the ambient bar and TV noise to our right. Our friendly waiter arrived immediately, as did water and menus. Service started off nicely and remained good throughout our lunch. I wish I could say the same for the food. I was considering the Salmon Poke Bowl, but our waiter explained that the salmon wasn't served sushi-style, so we both ordered the Tuna Poke Bowl ($23.95). The bowls arrived in about 15 minutes, with the wasabi dressing on the side as requested, although technically the cup was placed inside the bowl. The portion was substantial and included seaweed salad, some avocado and a generous amount of grain. Unfortunately, the tuna had a noticeably fishy taste and an unappealing texture. Very disappointing. I left much of it untouched, along with quite a few of the other ingredients. When our waiter asked whether I wanted to take the remainder home, my answer was definitely no. Would I return? Probably not. I'd be more inclined to try some of the other restaurants in the area in search of better-executed cuisine.

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Nacho's from the appetizer menu to share w/table.

Halfway Cafe - tradamerican - Updated October 2026

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