Small Village Cafe — Restaurant in Town of Rye

I hate to reverse my original post of this place, a decline of service and quality of food is noticable. But what my sister and I experienced inspired me to write about my latest experience here. We went to visit as this was starting to become a place my sister and i visit and catch up. We came in ordered the empanadas to start and ordered the pancake and egg meal. The empanadas were insanely oily.. we also had to get up to get our own green sauce and ketchup since the hostess/waitress was too busyu having a deep conversation with a guy. Our food came and the pancakes was very dry and needed to drown it in syrup (which i had to get up and ask for,since once again the waitress was too busy with what seems to be a important conversation). I was only able to eat half of one before giving up and turn my attention to the eggs and bacon.as i was eating,a maintenance worker decided its a great idea to replace on fire alarm right behind me. First, you're hoovering over me personal space please. Second,its dusty. We decided to move to another table and of course not a word from this waitress. I went up to complain and recieved no type of apology. The closest i got to an apology was a "oh yeah he should know better". And continued with her conversation.she did not even bother to tell the guy to stop until other people were done eating. No apology not even a refill on our coffee just awful service. Needless to say they lost our business and the business of several family and friends that i recommended to go here. Hopefully the owner would read this and take it as...

This humble cafe tucked off Midland Avenue was a tasty and convenient place to grab a homesweet breakfast with an original twist.

We arrived to a couple open tables among the regulars and seated ourselves. We were served coffee, but it was also a help-yourself situation. My spouse inquired after the vegetarian options and picked an omelet.

I went with one of the house specialities, the Chapin: a plate with two eggs (mine over-easy), warm soft tortillas, a square of white cheese, some creme fresca/sour cream, a cup of black beans, and fried plantains. The plantains arrived on the plate caramelized and rich with sweet fresh flavor straight from the hot pan. I put it all together and had flavorful bites I’ve never had before. We also enjoyed trying to test our Spanish listening to the morning show on the tv nearby.

What else can you want? Don’t let the humble interior fool you. The hostess was kind and the food is worth a trip when you’re nearby. It’s the kind of small business eatery that actually keeps this great...

the sinful salad is absolutely delicious. Fresh greens, tomatoes, radish, pickled onions, a bit of bacon and chicken warm from the grill. I had stopped in rye to charge my car at the nearby Marriott. The bistro at the Marriott is closed. I walked down the street and ordered this salad. I realized I had left my wallet in the car. I mentioned this to the owner who said in broken English - “no worries , Pay me some other time”. Such kindness. I will, in just a few minutes. And did I mention, the salad is delicious! I will make this little place a regular stop on my long trip from...