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    Puyalapabs Cafe

    3.2 (58 reviews)

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    Strawberry cheese cake taste great. Appetizer calamari I always get this so good.
    Souliphanh V.

    Service kind of slow, front of the house cashier today must be a new employee, haven't saw her before. check in table 1pm on a Monday. Waitor was an older man not too welcoming. The only bright spot for this restaurant is the food, it was delicious so compliment to the chefs. Inside the restaurant was clean and nice decor.

    MENU 09/17/25
    James S.

    Food is always great but service is very slow. If I had to guess, due to high turn around in employees. It seems like servers are constantly new. I have done reviews in the past and not much has changed except employees.

    Woven basket themed lights in the seating area
    Aaron S.

    Awesome experience in Puyalapabs today! Came by for breakfast and was served by Kim, who was exceptional and made us feel special! Ordered a meal that was a bit complicated and she handled it easily, coffee refills prompt and overall vibe was really relaxed and friendly. The breakfast menu was reasonably priced, a beautiful spot and good time.

    Shrimp scampi
    Christina L.

    Awful. The worst restaurant food I have ever eaten. The clam chowder was so sour, the pasta was straight oil, the shrimp in the pasta was overcooked, the shrimp noodles had the texture of dirt, the shrimp noodles were heavily salted, the fried rice was bland, the calamari was mushy. This was the first time I tried this restaurant and I will never be coming back. For $30 for a shrimp scampi that was the size of a child's plate, it was a true scam. I strongly recommend going to any other restaurant inside EQC. Avoid this place at all costs.

    The Cuban, very tasty!! The herb crispy potato wedges were a nice surprise!!
    Carol H.

    I'm giving 4 stars because the service and beautiful atmosphere deserves more than the current 3 star status. We've been to this location now twice in a week and enjoyed both lunches. The new casino and restaurants are just so lovely. Both my lunches were spot on, tasty, hot and fairly priced. I had the Cuban sandwich and herb crispy wedge fries, and the Chinese combo plate both delicious and hot which I appreciate. My hubby had the eggs Benedict ( good but hollandaise was only part not hot or even warm), and the club sandwich today that he said was OK, it was ALOT of bread and minimal meat/cheese sadly but fries hot/crispy. Had same server both times, pleasant and efficient service. Overall good experience and will return.

    Supposedly a bourbon old-fashioned.
    Jeff M.

    The service was good but drinks and food horrible. The old-fashioned almost tasted like it was made with soda water and so weak. The Food I would say was buffet food served in a plate.

    Chicken Cesar salad w/onion and tomato added

    Honestly this salad was 10/10 so bomb. Wouldn't changed a thing about it my boyfriend got a burger and it was good, good quality, but this salad!!!! ‍

    Caesar Salad, dressing on the side
    Keri L.

    We had a great server today. Very attentive and intuitive- hard to find those kind of people lately. Delicious food, cooked perfectly. Zero complaints about our meal or the service.

    Dinner meant for 2 that serves 5
    Christine S.

    We approach the café and they tell us it's a 30 minute wait if you show your Emerald Queen club card and your family member has the veteran club card you receive priority seating. Our wait then turned to 15 min, but we received a text after only waiting five that our table was ready. Our server was very friendly, attentive and intelligent. The food was delicious and it was honestly a great deal to serve five of us. With my fathers military discount it was under $70 and the we even had leftovers.

    Beef
    Jane E.

    This is the best restaurant at the Emerald Queen in my opinion. I had the onion beef and the mushroom appetizer. Both were large portions and delicious! The service was great and quick for our party of four. I ate there 2 times while I was there for the week. It's a must try if you're visiting the casino.

    New York steak and eggs
    Caroline W.

    We didn't have a reservation but requested a booth. Our wait was five minutes or less at 12:30pm on a Saturday. Our food came out quickly and was hot. Husband really enjoyed his steak and eggs and my panini was really good. It's a quiet place and very comfortable. Our server was very polite and professional. The hostess was a delight. We I'll be back!

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    Was my first time coming here. The food was delicious and the service was wonderful. It is a a definite must try.

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    SO GOOD! Food was delicious, service was good. We had the casino dinner for two, I highly recommend

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