Fisher's Cafe — Restaurant in Fair Lawn

I stopped by here for a post-hike meal this past Saturday afternoon. Coincidentally, the best kosher pizza I've ever had (disclaimer - I'm not Jewish/kosher, but I've had my share of kosher food over the past year) is right down the street at Zevy's, but obviously that was a no-go on a Saturday. Without doing any prelim research, I walked down the street, saw that this place had a legit breakfast menu that I was in the mood for, and wandered in. The interior is pretty generic, basically your average diner though it didn't look rundown or divey. I made eye contact immediately with a waiter, who told me to sit wherever I wanted, and I was assisted shortly thereafter.

Like a diner, the menu is fairly lengthy, with options for any meal in the day. After going back and forth on a few egg-centric dishes, I settled on the California Benedict ($14), which unsurprisingly featured avocado, as well as bacon. I liked the Benedict portion, though it was a little small for my appetite - that's partly from the hike, but you can see from the picture that it's practically dwarfed by the accompanying home fries. I'd upgrade to a slightly larger sized egg and biscuit/English muffin (not sure which it was) if only to make the optics a little better. The home fries were just okay - they were cooked fine, but I had to douse them with a healthy sprinkling of pepper, which I rarely do. Adding some seasoning into the cooking process would go a long way with them, especially since it's such a generous helping.

The service was very good. I was thirsty (see above references to hike), and the waiter kept my water glass from completely emptying as I rehydrated. It didn't take long to order or get my food, and he also stopped by once or twice to check in. There was an additional employee who was assisting with bussing the tables, and that certainly helped as well. Honestly in the post-COVID era, when is the last time you saw a place arguably OVERstaffed?

The price point was reasonable in my estimation as well. I'm not too familiar with Fair Lawn (this was my first time in their downtown area), but it's probably a LITTLE more blue collar than some of its neighboring towns, and the prices likely reflect that. Very pleasant meal that hit the spot though - I would have no issue returning if another Eggs Benedict-related...

My girlfriend and I were very excited to try this place out due to the good reviews and cute outdoors. We decided to order delivery due to a time crunch one day and our food (two pancake orders), arrived without powdered sugar, without fruit, and without whipped cream, even though they are supposed to. However, we gave them the benefit of the doubt of delivery and decided that we should try them in person before making any judgements. When we arrived we were seated quickly and proceeded to wait 10 minutes for menu's or water while our waitress seemingly forgot to bring us anything over and over. The menu we were provided did not have pancakes on it so we waited another 10 minutes to receive the correct menu. While we waited, we watched two other groups leave due to very bad service, with one man stating, "I've been here over an hour for breakfast," before paying for his coffee and leaving with his son. We ordered the Chocolate Overload pancakes and a customized Oatmeal Pancake, as well as two sides of bacon. We waited approximately 30-45 minutes for our food, watching the staff scramble in front of us to get their orders out. When we got our food, one order of bacon was missing. After a few bites of the pancakes, my girlfriend noticed that there were 3 dead flies in her pancakes, one of which she literally had to spit out of her mouth. We very quickly left the restaurant. It's a shame that a place with high expectations would give me one of the worst dining experiences of my life. To mention other things: we were never checked up on or asked if we needed anything else (despite being there an hour), the atmosphere was really uncomfortable and almost anxiety inducing due to the scrambling and confusion of the staff, and it was further upsetting to watch customers leave and be very obviously frustrated. From the two experiences ordering, as well as the visible experience of the other customers, I sincerely suggest you skip this place for breakfast and save yourself...

Inside & outside are very festive. Such a pleasure in a comfortable warming atmosphere. And of course the food is delicious too. Fabulous salmon. Oscar is amazing to watch! How his arm moves. A machine couldnt move that fast. And when he makes a plate of fruit, he makes it artistic! Joel is a man in motion! Whether he's meeting customers at the table when they arrive, or getting/bringing supplies, racing to tables w food.. constantly moving for great service! As Ive said before...it's so evident how these 4 guys love their work. Such a pleasure!!! Thanks guys!!!!

And now there are welcoming painted snowpeople in the window. Newly redecorated & now open for dinner W-Sat 5-9 pm. Had delicious salmon dinner there. Sometimes you can catch chef Juan Carlo, a dancing machine as he cooks. Wellington is always happy & laughing. 4 great guys make eating here a pleasure...they all seem to love what they do.

The storefront looks great for Autumn! Nice job Wellington! 🍁🎃🍂. These 4 guys are amazing to watch. In small cooking quarters they function well & produce great meals. Sometimes I just sit & marvel at how well they work together. It's quite a show! Kudos guys!

Just like Fisher's in Hasbrouck Hts, Fisher 's Fair Lawn is immaculately clean; decorated making it a friendly atmosphere; great for adults & families; good food & prices, but most importantly a great, efficient, friendly staff. Owner Alex sets his standards high in both locations & staff meet his...