Parking: nice sized lot Decor: clean and not too tacky like some cafe's Staff: friendly and mostly attentive to customers Food: good but overcooked relative to the price. Ordered an egg white omelette and it came out brown (see photos). Looks like they were watching the soccer game and not the grill. Price: seemed a little high, $9 for one side pancake. Overall: I would go back if in the area for the cleanliness but I'd shop around to try other diners too. read more

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The establishment is deceptively large. It looks much smaller outside and looks much bigger inside. The atmosphere is surprisingly laid back and the decor of books everywhere, from the rafters to shelves in the columns, is refreshingly original. It blows the Tex-mex and southern inspired Longhorn and Cracker Barrel decors away. The food, at least when I went there, seemed fairly cheap and a good deal for breakfast sit-down food. The menu is not southern inspired but is prepared well regardless of that fact. It seemed appropriate for southern Connecticut. I prefer it to Dad's Restaurant in nearby Wallingford, a ~10 minute detour from here, mostly due its atmosphere. Dad's is a decent a deal as it is, but it feels more like the inside of an iHop with its many booths and as I recall, not nearly as charming originality to its decor. It may not be a Michelin star restaurant, but I would hate to eat breakfast at an establishment that was. Dressing up, gourmet food, gourmet prices, and a stale atmosphere works well for dinner service, less so for breakfast, in my honest opinion. It may be a "hole-in-the-wall" type of place, but the hole is large and the locals don't mind keeping it all to themselves. 5/5 read more

Quick service always really good food! There wasn't a wait and it was quiet in there. Can't wait to be back! read more

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A cute diner right on the edge of town, it has all your breakfast favorites and with a service team to match! We were greeted with energy and an offer of coffee, and all the victuals came out quick and sizzling. Even though it was oppressively hot outside, I devoured by fried eggs and corn beef with a terrible greed. Also of note is the decor, with patches of book shelves on the wall, including one just jammed with every back issue of National Geographic. I took a book off the wall and perused it while waiting and nobody yelled at me, so maybe a little browsing is encouraged? read more

Huxley's Bookmark Cafe - Omelette with toast - American Near Me - Meriden, Connecticut

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This has to be the brightest, cleanest looking place I've been in for a long time. We went for breakfast-most was just your average breakfast fare in both look and taste. Though my brother had a pistachio muffin that was extraordinary. The display of house made muffins on display when you first walk in is pretty darn good looking. Being a southern boy at heart I'm still in search of biscuits and gravy-they don't have it. read more

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We only did take out for a work event so I can only base my review on that. But the hostess was very nice. Our order came out perfect even with all of the changes we asked for. They were also many great menu items to choose from. read more

Beautiful diner. The experience alone is worth the 5 stars. The food was amazing, I got the 2x2x2 with strawberry pancakes, the strawberries were fresh and so sweet. It was so delicious. I tried a bite of my partners home-fries and they are the best home fries I have ever had. Our server was super sweet and friendly, food came fast and accurate even in the middle of a church rush. Amazing diner read more

EXCELLENT FOOD AND SERVICE!! We will definitely come here again! Nice restaurant for brunch. The omelette and home fries are delicious!!

Dang I wish this place was better. All the stars are for the atmosphere and non-food events they do. The reviews about bland food were correct. I got a corned beef hash, egg, and cheese breakfast burrito with home fries. How can that even be bland? The hash was minimal, and was not house made. I only bring that up because the burrito cost $15. For two eggs, a slice of American, a wrap, and like 2 tablespoons of canned hash. Home fries also bland. Unfortunate. read more

Great menu with perfect portions and good pricing. Service is always prompt. Highly recommend this diner

Wonderful food! Great atmosphere is a clean restaurant with quick and great service! You won't be disappointed- breakfast meals with many different dishes to choose from, lunch meals too numerous to even mention! My favorite place to go!!! read more

Food and service excellent! Coffee was horrible. If you are a coffee lover I say order hot chocolate or bring your own cup of Joe. The parking was ample and the restaurant was very clean and spacious. I recommend. read more

Great breakfast opyions, friendly staff homemade muffins to go Attentive staff always made sure coffee was full read more

I ate here with some friends and the food was pretty good. I liked the pancakes and hot chocolate because it was pretty sweet. I loved the atmosphere the best, they had live music! The service was a bit slow at the beginning but I did go on a Sunday afternoon. I'd definitely recommend as a cozy family friendly spot. read more

It's clean, big, bright, and busy. I suspect it's a regular spot for the locals. It's a diner with an extensive menu. I do love choices. I enjoyed the live music. The service was nice. The food was good too. I wouldn't go out of my way to return. read more

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This is a huge restaurant/ diner. Big grand piano sitting in center of room. Large dining area with booths and counter service. First off, I was disappointed that no one was playing at the piano on a Saturday morning visit. Service was prompt but not particularly friendly as they were hustling to move tables in my opinion. I ordered the Encyclopedia breakfast which is basically a hungry man meal. French toast was average, sausage over cooked, home fries were bland. Nothing stood out. Funny observation that they did not include a knife with the utensils. Knife upon request! I think the move to a larger space is impacting quality of food and the personal touch with service. . I would not go out of my way to return. read more

Huxley's Bookmark Cafe - Encyclopedia - American Near Me - Meriden, Connecticut

Went today with my daughter and husband for his birthday, my daughter suggested Huxley's. We have not been there for years, so we decided to go, asked a few questions regarding the menu server did not know and went to ask in the kitchen. I ordered two eggs over medium whites must be dry, ham, corn, fries, coffee toast, the first set of eggs. The whites were runny which grosses me out re-ordered again and they came back running again. This is a very basic request and I can never go back there if they can't make it over medium egg with dry whites I'm not sure who is cooking there so that is the end it was not in expensive as no restaurant right now. If you can't make an egg, I can't trust you to make anything. read more

My office orders lunch here frequently and they always prepare our food super fast even with a big order! Their food is also good - I usually am a frequent with their turkey BLT or their California panini (which is served in a pita rather than bread like a traditional panini). Today I tried their Huxley's salad with grilled chicken and the ingredients tasted fresh and was a good portion! read more

Huxley's Bookmark Cafe - Huxley's Salad (add grilled chicken) - American Near Me - Meriden, Connecticut

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I was staying nearby as part of Independent Bookstore weekend, and Huxley's Bookmark Cafe was a perfect thematic addition! There are books gracing the walls without feeling overwhelming... But boy do you want to peak at the titles. The building is light and nondescript, and the "Huxley's" dominates the sign. There are booth and table seatings, with a good sized menu. We went on a Sunday, and were seated right next to the amazing piano player - not only was his selection interesting, he was at a perfect volume not to hinder conversation. The food was good breakfast fare - the egg sandwich had good proportions, and the corned beef hash was tasty, perfect salt, and not too much grease. read more

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I probably won't return here. First the coffee was like drinking brown water. It was just so watered down. My order was wrong, I preferred over medium and I got over easy, the waitress forgot my home fries I had to remind her. Home fries lacked flavor. I heard Sunday's was really busy so we came on a Saturday and our device felt rushed. Overall wasn't warm and welcoming not even when we arrived. Lastly the prices didn't match the menu. Our 222 combo said $12.50 but they charged 13.00. My cappuccino was $4.25 on menu and we were charged $6.25, home fries were $4.25 on menu and we got charged $5.00. Overall food is average, service not the greatest. It is nice and clean inside and cute and plenty of parking only positive thing I can say. read more

I went to Huxley bookmark Café on a Friday morning. I sat at the countertop. The restaurant is large and very beautiful. I was hoping to get pumpkin pancakes however, they do not have them. The waitress suggested the apple cinnamon pancakes. They were delicious. The apples were cut up into tiny little cubes and lots of flavor throughout the pancakes. I was very happy with my order. They are open daily for breakfast and lunch. I would highly recommend trying it out. read more

Huxley's Bookmark Cafe - Restaurant - American Near Me - Meriden, Connecticut

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Amazing food and service by Jamie at Huxleys- a large crowd from our church did a Saturday hike and then rewarded ourselves with a delicious breakfast. Huxleys did not disappoint. Check out the California omelet- amazing read more

Huxley's Bookmark Cafe - California omelette - American Near Me - Meriden, Connecticut

Really nice place located on a busy street! Ordered blueberry pancakes. Delish with a nice Cup of coffee! Yum yum read more

Huxley's Bookmark Cafe - Blueberry pancakes! - American Near Me - Meriden, Connecticut

The food is good. It's a diner. Don't expect more then that. The service is pretty quick. You're gonna get your food in a timely manner. The ambience is nice. Looks clean from the outside. They usually have somebody playing the piano on some mornings & on the weekends so that's nice. However, I like a diner that gives you that family vibe and I feel like it's not that. It's very rush rush in there. there's always so many people. it's always packed! take what you want, but that's how I feel. read more

went here the other day and it was absolutely packed at 11:00 am on a tuesday! it was definitely understaffed waiter wise because we saw only waitress once for the drinks and didn't see her for another 15 minutes to place our order. i ended up getting the 2x2x2 combo with the texas french toast, scrambled eggs, and bacon. the texas french toast was definitely yummy, but the scrambled eggs were sad and didn't really taste like anything, i added salt and pepper which made it better. my boyfriend got a corn hash, bacon, and onion omelette which he really enjoyed it, it came with home fries that were just okay. i don't think we would return considering how expensive it is for a lower quality meal (excluding the omelette and french toast). it was always confusing on where to pay because people were coming in to be seated, picking up online orders, and paying for their bill all in the same place, it was a bit unorganized. i was always so sad seeing the specials they had while checking out, the waitress never mentioned them and I totally would've got one of the specials instead! read more

Great food good company on the expensive side but very good Staff is friendly and service oriented read more

I've been to Huxley Cafe twice and it's been pretty good. Recently it was on New Years Day. Can't go wrong with some good Diner food. Great portions, the food is great, I get to have GFree French toast or toast. Everyone that works there is so pleasant. No complaints! I'll keep going back if I'm In the area ! :-) read more

Huxley's Bookmark Cafe - "The Encyclopedia" - American Near Me - Meriden, Connecticut

This is such a unique, cozy spot. When we went there, there was a guitarist playing the classics while we ate breakfast. The place is humming with energy, and the servers are great. Could the food be a little better? Yeah sure. But the rest of the experience makes it worth it. read more

I meet a group there for Sunday breakfast on occasion and the food is always perfect and the staff is on point with taking care of their customers read more

I do not think they have spices in the whole building! We had very bland burgers that were tasteless and horrible. Friend had the Turkey club that was also bland and sad. The food was terrible. read more

I love places like Huxley's. Fast paced diners. Service is good, food selection is diner-like, food comes out fast and breakfast all day (as it should be). I bring a group of 5-7 every morning day. Erica has learned our drinks, knows what we like, and makes good suggestions. It's a really great spot! read more

Super cute place. Huge place too with interesting decorations and design. It's cozy and was very pleasurable eating I said. Service was great too. Our server was so kind and attentive! Food is okay, nothing crazy about it but nothing wrong with it too. A little on the expensive side, but a great breakfast none the less. read more

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Wow the new location is awesome! Kept the charm with the books and piano! I ordered the chicken souvlakia panini with lettuce, tomato, onion, and tzatziki. This was sooo tender and delicious! Just an FYI the "panini" is on a gyro bread. Cool twist. I also ordered grilled veggies instead of the pickle and chips (New Years resolution?... maybe) The veggies were delicious! Nice touch with the shrooms. Well done as always! read more

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I had high hopes for this one.. the interior is super chic, welcoming and spacious. There's a beautiful piano in the middle of the seating area so I was really looking forward to trying the food. Then things changed.. We were sat immediately but our waitress didn't arrive for quite some time. Another couple sat near us, thier waitress came over, gave them coffee and then came back to take thier order before ours came over the first time. We ordered immediately since we had plenty of time to look it over. My husband got the encyclopedia- pretty basic=2 scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon and French toast(plus we asked to pay for fruit on top). I ordered the Turkey club. The food came out super fast, but just as fast, we were disappointed. The coleslaw was the best thing about this club. My club didn't have bacon on it, the Turkey was shredded. The pickle tasted like a cucumber that was newly washed in vinegar. This was my breakfast/ lunch and we had places to be so I ate it but I didn't love it. The fries were pretty good so that was a plus. My husband's breakfast was not great either. The eggs were incredibly flat and placed on unseasoned hash browns. The French toast was basic, but we literally didn't get the fruit until we got the check.. so that was off-putting. Also.. that all came to $37 somehow. We weren't impressed at all. The waitress seemed to be running around but there was 3 others and thier tables were moving out quickly. read more

Huxley's Bookmark Cafe - American Near Me - Meriden, Connecticut

Owner was rude. Mediocre food and service. Very crowded on Father's Day for breakfast and not enough parking. Patron who has medical issues took more than one parking space and owner called a tow truck to remove his car. Nonsense! Huxley's has lost 4 previous customers. Will never go back and will advise others not to either. read more

Does not accept credit card service! To make matters worse, I went to the bank next door and pay a hefty service charge to receive money!

I found this place courtesy of Yelp, and I am so glad I did! Right off the highway, and I was able to order exactly what I had been craving: an egg white, tomato, spinach and cheese breakfast burrito wrap. It was delicious and ready in just a few minutes, and I got it to go so that it didn't slow me down on route. All with a smile and great service. Will definitely be back! read more

Good breakfast food a nice place to take the family ambiance was pleasant music was enjoyable.Our server was very good she anticipated all our needs and set us up accordingly.Nice selection of pancakes and waffle also eggs and bacon. read more

I've eaten here on my last few visits to Meriden. Love the breakfast sandwich and the Chapala hot sauce for the Home fries. When you ask for hot sauce, they'll try to give you chicken wing sauce. Ask for the Lago de Chapala, the one with a scarf and sombrero. You won't be disappointed read more

Huxley's Bookmark Cafe - Great hot sauce - American Near Me - Meriden, Connecticut

This is probably one of the best breakfast places around. The food is always great. The service is awesome. Everyone is always friendly and helpful. I normally sit at the counter but the dining room is real nice. Especially on Sundays when they have a piano player there. Only thing I don't like is they get very busy in the weekends and people are impatient at times. They do the best they can about turning over tables. Places this busy are for a reason and people need to have patience read more