Ardmore Station Cafe — Restaurant in Lower Merion Township

Stop the train and get me some more of that bacon! The Ardmore Station Café is a small venue attached to the Ardmore train station. They crank out great breakfast and the kind of high quality coffee that has kept the trains running on time for 100 years.

Saturday morning at 8:30 AM and my companion and I have branched out of Havertown. Today we’re in Ardmore - a suburb of Havertown. Easily accessible by train, the Ardmore Station Café is located on the second floor above the actual station. All surfaces are spotlessly clean and the chrome on the salt and pepper shakers shines. The café is essentially one large, probably drafty, tile floored room. It has a high-ceiling with mismatched tiles and a skylight. If you are looking for ambiance then stay on the train. If you’re looking for delicious food, creative French Toast combinations, high-octane premium coffee and bacon that melts in your mouth; then you have come to the right train station.

I ordered the toasted coconut pancakes with a never ending serving of that premium java. My companion, overwhelmed by the French Toast choices, ordered the Sampler. She got three different kinds of French Toast to sample. She chose: Peanut Butter & Banana, Speculoos Stuffed and S’mores. And of course we ordered a side of bacon. Did I mention the bacon already? Thick cut and cooked to the perfect crumble factor!

Breakfast for two with extra bacon and coffee was just under $20. There was plenty of seating at 8:30, but by 9:AM there might have been a short wait. If you’re looking for a fancy Epicurean tryst then you should never eat at a train station. But if you’re looking for great food at a great price in a uniquely local setting then park your caboose at the Ardmore Station...

It's a cute hidden spot in Ardmore right near the train station (hence the name). It was a bit crowded since it is a tight space due to it being small inside so tables were close together to one another. Wish they had more room to space the tables out a bit away from each other. We walked in at a good time since we happened to get the last available table. The only bad thing about where we sat was it was by the door so as people came in they gathered to wait right there by the door next to us and it felt like they were right on top of us. But you can tell it's a popular place to come and eat because of how busy it was and the fact people were willing to wait for a table to open up. Waitress was pleasant and came by our table a few times to offer us a coffee refill as we waited for our breakfast. Although it was a bit of a wait until we got served our food the food was good and...

Food was subpar. It appeared that the entire establishment was being run by kids under 18. It was FREEZING, only two small space heaters running. Server greeted us by saying "I guess I'll take your order". Ordered traditional eggs benedict with extra hollandaise, she tried to tell us the tiny bit on top was extra, then said "I guess I can bring out more". Brought two small containers of COLD hollandaise. When we asked for it to be heated, she said "let me check". Brought it back out, it was completely separated and looked like cottage cheese. Sausage links are obviously dropped into a fryer and are saturated with grease. Not once were we asked how things were. We would have gladly given her an opportunity to fix the numerous issues. Not even the cashier asked how everything was. I give 1 star, instead of zero, because the food came out...