Emma Cleary's Cafe — Restaurant in Town of New Scotland

Let me start with the coffee. It is delicious. I give them that. But it's kinda down hill from there. It's a weekend, so I can't hold it against them, but I was pretty disappointed they ran out of corned beef hash. I got the sandwich with sliced corned beef instead. The corn beef is abut dry (maybe try and steam it on the grill to keep some moisture in). I do like the roll it's on though. I got 2 sides of home fries, one of which I asked for them to be crispy. Now I know a lot of places do this, but I absolutely do not agree with this; they throw them in the deep fryer to get them "crispy." Which then takes away any seasoning they would have had on them. They have absolutely no flavor, and they aren't crispy because they throw a lid on it as soon as they come out, which then makes them soft, essentially steaming the potatos. My other order (not cripsy) has seasoning on them. I do recommend that when someone orders crisp home fries, just take the time to keep them on the grill. Put a weight on them. Anyone who orders crisp knows it will take a bit longer. I don't want flavorless potato chunks. The pancakes flavor is good, but they are definitely over cooked. My last critique is that your cooks in the back should truly be wearing a hat of some sort or at least put it in a bun. Her hair was bouncing all over the place. Now, I haven't found any hair in my food, but it's truly a situation waiting to happen. Also, I understand working in a kitchen, I was a chef for 10+ years, but please please please, if you're going to eat while cooking, ensure customers can't see it. I saw her pop multiple home fries in her mouth. Again, I understand it's fast-paced. She probably has been cooking all morning and is very hungry. Just don't do it by the window you're sending food out in, and definitely don't do it over the grill. I'm going to end this review on a good note. The pastries looked absolutely delicious and gave the front counter a great aesthetic. The front counter girl was very friendly and did a great job, so kudos to her. I really, really hope you guys take my recommendation on the hat or bun thing for ur cooks though. Overall, I'll give Emma...

I can't remember the last time I was thankful for a late evening iced coffee craving, because that's what brought me to Emma Cleary's! I've been wanting to check this place out and it took me a bit too long to do so, but here we are and here I've found a spot that I'll be going to more often.

So yeah, the need for an iced coffee is what got me in my car, but the vegetable quesadilla on the menu got me excited to try this place out. The location is great for me and parking is easy, and the decor and atmosphere makes it feel like it's a local staple. As for the customer service, it was great from start to finish, it felt like I've been going there for years!!

Okay now the food. The quesadilla was filled and had weight to it, it was flavorful with the right amount of variety, plus it came with house made chips (get them!!). I also saw fries on the menu and figured why not (the Mets were playing and I was stress eating, idc if you judge, it was necessary), and they make it just the way I like it. And finally, the reason I went there - the iced coffee, I will easily go back just for that and the fact that I really enjoyed my...

This place is bad all around. Bad service and food. They weren't serving breakfast so I got a breakfast sandwich and it was only half a sandwich? Had to get more food after from somewhere else. They also messed up my sandwich which was literally just egg cheese and tomato. Service was horrible. We ordered a pastry and they never brought it out, I went back in to get it and also get my sandwich fixed and my sandwich sat in the window for 5 mins before they finally gave it back to me. I rarely write bad reviews and try to give people the benefit of the doubt because I used to work in the service industry, but this place was really disappointing. Don't waste your time like we did. Go to windowbox cafe right up the road. Much better food...