Café On The Avenue — Restaurant in Buffalo

I think this may be my favorite diner I've ever visited in Buffalo.

We arrived around 2:15 pm, and they close at 3 pm, so clearly they aim more for the breakfast to lunch crowd, because the place was empty except us. They offer little donut bits as appetizers, which was a new one on me. Good stuff, too. Apparently all their food is made on premises, including the donuts.

The staff (owners I think?) were super friendly & accommodating. The space is comfortable without being run-down, nice without being stuffy. There's also a covered outdoor area, but it was too muggy out today so we stayed inside where it was cooler. The music was just classic rock, and was very background, to the extent that it doesn't impede a conversation, so basically perfect.

Mum got the tuna melt, was very satisfied, and I had the veggie skillet with pepper jack, which was tremendous. When asked what kind of cheese, there were 6 options (cheddar, provolone, and so on), so I said "surprise me" because they all sounded good. She narrowed it down: "white, orange, or weird," so I said, naturally, "weird." Which is how I got the excellent pepper jack (which she picked instead of feta, the other weird option). It was also noted that they're very open to mixing up menu items, and that they try to make the specials relevant to area events, like the Italian sausage being available during the recent Italian festival.

Also great, the prices were so reasonable: the bill only came to $25 & some change, which means $30 for the two of us, which is a really good price for how good everything was, & the charming atmosphere. The location is a little out of my usual range, but I'll definitely have to make special effort to hit them up again in the...

Will 100% not be back. My husband and I went there yesterday, the 17th of June. Decided to go back the next day, the 18th of June with our son for lunch. It was busy, I understand. No tables were bused that would fit 3 people so we went to the outside seating. It was a bit hot, so we went back inside. The one table that would fit 3 in the middle just needed to be bused, no biggie. I was just going to ask the server if it would be okay if we waited for it or if she wanted us to wait outside or something. Before I could even say anything, she threw up her hand at me and said "You're gonna need to wait a minute". Couldn't even get a word in. I was just going to see if she wanted us to wait outside. I understand being busy and/or the only server, but you definitely don't treat people like that. I've been in customer service on and off for years and if I did that, I'd be out of a job. It was fantastic on the 17th when we went, but won't be back after...

I would definitely dine here again. I came on a Sunday and it was pretty busy but we didn’t wait too long for our food. I really enjoyed enjoyed the all day breakfast. I ordered the Hertel with French Toast instead of regular toast. The eggs and homefries were delicious! I devoured the whole plate. I would’ve been better off sticking to the regular toast thought because the french toast wasn’t very flavorful kinda just tasted like eggy bread, I like more of a sweet cinnamony taste. Nonetheless, I would still go back and opt for the regular toast. Our waitress was great, she was juggling so many responsibilities at once I believe she forgot about our table at the end but it was okay I just went to the register and paid there. The place had a nice homey...