It doesn't look very fancy but the food was very good and the service was good. We had a delicious patty melt but people around us were ordering breakfast and that looked good also. We are not from the area but will stop when we visit our daughter again. read more

Checked out this breakfast spot while we were staying in the area. The place was clean, waitstaff was friendly, and the food was unbelievable. Would definitely go back if we are ever in the area. read more

This is by far my favorite breakfast place in Wmass. Best bang for your buck if you are looking for quality food. They keep things reasonable and old school in pretty much every way -- 2 dollar homefries as a side, 2 pancakes for 6 bucks, all sandwiches are 9 bucks and include fries; old school decor, old lady waitresses, old fashioned quality American-style meals, infinite refills on coffee. When they have it the buttermilk chicken sandwich is incredible. I drive here from Hadley all the time. While places like Jake's in Northampton choose to extort locals with a literal 20 dollar plate of pancakes and homefries, Rusty's holds down the quality food without burning your wallet. read more

One restaurant was open fantastic prior to Rusty's Place with Luchini in Italian immigrant opened it. This is where you would go and talk politics. Now it's a nice neighborhood breakfast lunch house. They do a really nice job. The service is good food is really nice. And they're really good to the neighbors. This is not your regular corporate place. If somebody who's there in a regular basis doesn't show up they will call and ask them to a welfare check on the person to make sure they're OK this is a real community restaurant. My hat is off to them and my name is Thomas Hogan read more

Amazing, warm and friendly breakfast place in Holyoke. Carole the owner is wonderful and pleasant. Great value for the money. Best diner around! read more

Best corned beef hash in the area. Many variations on the menu each time we visit. Love it!

Good local breakfast spot. Traditional offerings. Attached local coffee roaster store. Quick and friendly service. Generous portions. read more

Jumpin' hot spot on a Saturday morning. The line goes fast. The food comes fast. The coffee is fresh ground. The team and customers are happy. Be prepared to waddle out when you're done -- the food is big. Here are the Irish Benedict, the house-made corned beef hash, hash browns, and "side" of fruit. read more

Today was my second time here. I had the waffle special with sausage. So good!!! My sister had their turkey dinner special. It was very tasty. All in all today's experience was just as good as the last. I recommend this place for breakfast and lunch. read more

The food is amazing and most of the staff is kind and courteous. However, the owner, unfortunately is rude and unprofessional... unless she knows you. read more

I've been sampling classic egg Benedix forever and Rustys place has the absolute best! Ham off the bone is what definitely makes it...Along with convivial service by Jen at the vintage bar, This is the place! read more

I have gone here a couple times in the past with different people decided to go with my best friend and his daughter and it was wrong from the beginning we got put in a booth that was closest to the kitchen the booth was wet did not give us anything to wipe the booth off with we sat down the woman that settles down was rude I was feeling as though something was truly wrong my best friend is dark skinned as well as his daughter there was one waitress that noticed there was something wrong with us she offered us another table but we still sat at the table there was no gloves being worn during the transportation of our muffins to the grill from the waitress that was waiting on us another waitress was very rude and disrespectful we had a very poor service food was not out of the normal I do not believe I will be going back here again I feel we were racially profiled and it is the most uncomfortable feeling ever somethings should be done read more

Breakfast was SOOO GOOD!!! It's a little pricey for breakfast but, well worth the money! Try to homemade corn beef hash!!!!!!! read more

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Great local spot for breakfast and lunch. Perfect for meeting friends or taking the family out

Staff was courteous. Was there around 8AM restaurant was a little cold, kept my jacket on. Waitress took our order quickly and food arrived quickly. Problem was with the food quality. Breakfast including pancakes lukewarm, butter for the pancakes cold hard to put on pancakes. Hashbrowns lukewarm and poorly seasoned. Coffee was good. eggs were perfect over medium. Pancakes good, homemade hash browns average. read more

When your in the hell of holyoke Massachusetts, who would of thought that the dismal town could possibly have such a great breakfast spot. Excellent quality sausage which you just don't see to much of anymore. Must places use the same cheap stuff. Eggs cooked perfectly, service great, high quality sausage and home fries cooked a little crisp just perfect. And the price was certainly not expensive. A winner hope I never have to go back to hellyoke but if I do I know were breakfast is read more

Surprised at how busy the place was for 10 am on a Tuesday. The food (homemade corned beef hash and cheese omelette with a large blueberry pancake) was so good. Good price for good food...perfect combination! read more

Very happy with Rusty's place - good service, a diner like breakfast menu with some nice local options as well (Polish, Irish in nature). Don't expect gourmet just good old fashioned breakfast and lunch no frills fare. Bring the kids. Bring the grandparents. Plenty of parking plenty of small and large tables. read more

This place is so cheap & good. The pancakes were delicious and the sausage and gravy biscuits were good too & the server was so kind despite it being busy!! read more

Disrespectful, unkind, and spiteful are the words that come to mind when I think of my recent experience at Susan's Café on Sunday, January 3. 2016. I am extremely angry at the way I was treated on my visit. I called 10 minutes before I arrived to request a "TO-GO" order. I was immediately told there were no to go orders being taken because there was an hour and a half before close and that it was quite busy in the café. This surprised me because as a pretty regular customer who ALWAYS gets to go orders, I had never heard this before. So, I went to Susan's to place my order and asked for it to-go. Not only did the wait staff give me the complete cold shoulder, but the kitchen staff, especially the female cook went off spewing negativity against me and the fact that she said no to go orders! While I sat waiting for my food at the counter, I could hear the hateful remarks that were geared my way. This made me very uncomfortable and caused the staff to not look at me, treat me with no respect, and assume I was somehow the enemy! I also heard her say while haphazardly packing my food, "No more to go orders. You be firm. That's what I said and that's what I want." Whatever happened to the old saying the customer is always right? As I have been to Susan's many times, I have always found them pleasant, kind, and ready to help. Today's experience was humiliating and awful. I spent $30 on a ton of food and was treated like I was the plague. There is a lot I could say here, but the main thing is who turns away business because they are too busy? I called to place an order and would have waited until it was done to pick it up based on the time they could have given me. Sitting there while my food was being prepared and hearing the nasty comments meant for me was hurtful. I actually cried when I got home because I felt like I had done something wrong. As I looked around the busy café, I couldn't help but wonder why someone wouldn't have joy when their entire establishment was filled and they were obviously doing well. In an order to make some sort of statement, I left the waitress $10. It was my hope she would speak up or see me as human and not like the enemy. I am hurt. I am unhappy. I am disgusted with what happened. I will NEVER go back to Susan's unless they issue me a heartfelt apology! I deserve one because I did nothing wrong. Customer service is a big deal. While I understand she didn't want to do phone orders, I went in and ordered like the rest of the customers there. The only difference is I wanted mine in a box to go. This is not earth shattering stuff, people. Treat people the way you want them to treat you. It really does matter! read more

A true Holyoke gem. Finally, no more driving across the mountain to get a REAL breakfast and not something from a microwave masquerading as food. You will be sorry if you don't get the kielbasa. read more

Always a pleasant, quaint experience at Susan's. Consistently great food, creative and hearty specials, friendly staff. Dolly is our favorite! read more

Rusty's Place - My sweetie across the booth at Susan's. - Cafes Near Me - Holyoke, Massachusetts

Great service, really friendly staff, and tasty food. read more

Rusty's Place - Cafes Near Me - Holyoke, Massachusetts

Susan's Cafe is some serious cheap-eats! It was good, not great ..... perhaps because I was expecting more Eastern European (Polish?) selectioins as other Yelper's commented on the Pierogi's, Kielbasa etc. but alas the selection was minimal and we were disappointed with that selection. of the menu. Breakfast was very good but nothing special, the value is what makes me give them 3 stars instead of 2. Extra points for very friendly staff and unlike what other Yelper's posted the other patrons were not grey haired and catatonic looking, in fact they were mostly mid 20's-30's. Maybe things have changed in the area since other posts. read more

Went for Sunday Brunch time. The food was fresh, hot, and tasty; the service was friendly; and 4 people had breakfast and beverage for under $40. We could not have asked for anything more! read more

Great place to eat very clean staff is friendly and portions are big and tasty . The menu is great but the weekend specials are always unbelievably creative . I had the country breakfast it was biscuits and sausage gravy with two eggs and ham (on their special's menu). Their is also a New York deli eggs Benedict (on their special's menu) I would like to try. It's a bagel one half pastrami egg and hollandaise and the other sliced corned beef with an egg topped with hollandaise. I can't wait till next time I'm their. read more

Rusty's Place - One of today's specials the country breakfast biscuits and gravy with ham and eggs. - Cafes Near Me - Holyoke, Massachusetts

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Left this place feeling stuffed because we wanted to eat ALL THE THINGS! Everything we had was great - Irish eggs benedict, the breakfast combo with pierogi, egg, kielbasa and a pretzel roll and added on last minute, a chocolate chip pancake. I'm super particular about pancakes, but we were seated right by the grill and couldn't leave without trying one. They're HUGE - larger than the plate - fluffy and tasty. A little dry but they compensated with extra Cabot butter pats for me to doctor it up. Coffee was fresh, not at all bitter and plentiful. Prices were very reasonable, portions were generous. Our service was the best part, though. Our waitress was helpful, responsive and friendly and the cook staff even joked with us over the counter a bit. Everyone was genuinely interested to know if we were happy and we were asked to return in what also felt like a genuine, not pushy way. The mister and I have found a great local breakfast joint, finally! read more

Our go to breakfast place! Even take out is well done, warm and packaged well. They offer to bring food out to your car and it was all nicely labeled. Highly recommend! read more

First time visit to this restaurant was an a shock: clean setting, perfect smell and absolutely the best club sandwich I have ever had. The servers couldn't have been nicer or more professional. All at a very modest price. Thank you read more

Great little greasy spoon filled with locals and regulars. An overall good vibe with quick service and a lot to choose from on the menu. They also have a little coffee shop connected, which is a different business but you can cut through one of the doors to get a good latte to go with your breakfast. Just like 3 stars says, A-OK. read more

I have been to Rusty's Place numerous times (at least once a week). I have never had a bad experience here. The food is good, home cooking! The restaurant is very clean, the staff is very friendly and the owner is very hands on and hardworking. So glad I work nearby and can get in there, eat and back to work before my lunch hour is over! read more

The banana bread is OUT OF THIS WORLD. 10/10 would recommend - grilled with just a little bit of butter... fireworks. All of my friends would say the same. read more

This is a classic greasy spoon. I highly recommend going on a weekday; weekends get too busy & sometimes service suffers for that. But overall, kind staff & good classic diner food. read more

I am not crazy about this diner. Homefries are so dry. I prefer eat at Sylvester's at Northampton. Unless you prefer to eat low quality foods. read more

Great diner style setting and family owned. The food is good . My only complaint is seating can be tough on the weekends specifically if you need a high chair. I would definitely recommended a visit read more

I really enjoy coming here and the food is amazing although the way the owner treats staff is not okay. The whole time I was eating breakfast, the owner was disrespectful to the workers who were doing a great job. The owner needs to remember that it's also about customer service and how you treat people. It says a lot the way you run your kitchen and treat your workers! read more

I got the chocolate chip pancake and hash browns with a dish of REAL maple syrup. I was in love before the meal even came, which was very prompt. The staff was nice, to say the least. Everything was as expected; perfect. 5 stars if they can pull it off again! I will definitely be back, thanks! read more

Rusty's Place - All this food for $17! Only disappointment was the chocolate milk had to be from a yahoo bottle or something along those lines. - Cafes Near Me - Holyoke, Massachusetts

This is my favorite place in the are to get brunch. The menu is delightfully diverse, with traditional brunch fair and mix ups on favorites. It is usually not crazy busy, but it can get crowded during peak brunch times, like 10:00 on sunday mornings. The prices are incomparable for the quality of the food, meaning the prices are low and food is amazing. The service is decent, not outstanding; the waitresses usually are kind and helpful, but sometimes you'll have to try for a few minutes to get their attention for a refill or to place an order. Overall if you're on a brunch date or with the family, it's a great hometown diner to swing by for good food. read more

Great place for breakfast in Holyoke. The restaurant is very clean and pretty, and the service is great! There is a counter and tables. I like the counter because I'm on my way to work and this just has such good food, and lots of specials! I've only been for breakfast, but I bet lunch is good, too. read more

This place was awesome. And right off the highway too. Breakfast was fantastic. Huge portions. All homemade- breads, fresh fruit, tons of eggs. The wait staff was very friendly. Very local place. read more