Parkway Café — Restaurant in Village of Scarsdale

Have been coming to this diner for as long as I’ve been alive! The family that owns the place is extremely kind and friendly and the food is amazing. Always a good option for when you want any hot sandwiches. We always make the trek to Scarsdale just to come here to eat because we know it’s going to be good. The coleslaw and sauerkraut are unmatched! Unfortunately we came in for lunch on Christmas Eve and were “greeted” by a hostess who was actually quite rude. She notified us that we’d be next in line for a table and there was a wait which is to be expected as it’s a popular spot. In the past we’ve walked around and come back if the wait is long, so I asked how long it would be. You never know if the tables just sat and haven’t been serviced it could be long 30 mins but if people were wrapping up it could be just five minutes, so I figured I’d ask. She said fifteen minutes, I said okay we’ll just pop next door and be right back. Wanted to say hi to a friend I saw literally next door… she proceeded to roll her eyes and tell me with a big attitude that “wellll I can’t hold the table for you”. Which is understandable, I just thought if it was fifteen minutes we could go next door for a minute to say hi. I didn’t expect her to save a table for us but thought if it was a wait we’d be back within five minutes. Either way she could have said this nicely but that was not the case. She was not having us and never smiled and was just giving off an off putting vibe. As we were speaking a table was being cleared. She then told us well if the people, who knows if they come back or not, if they don’t then you’d sit like right now. But you could tell she was annoyed.. So we debated leaving cus my family members felt awkward. But I live for their sandwiches so I suggested we stay. She proceeded to go about her business answering the phone and then motioned for us to go to the table motioning with her wrist waving us over there quite exasperated.. I realized she was on the phone so she didn’t need to say anything or converse with us but even eye contact would have been nice. Later a couple sat down at the bar and then after their interaction with her they left… just cus of the way she spoke to them ordering them to move over instead of just asking nicely. I’ve worked in the service industry and get that people can have a bad day but we came in happy and excited and her unpleasantness was pretty off putting… however that being said, the food was great (I suggest the Rachel) and our waiter was...

I used to love going to Parkway when I was a Scarsdale High student, and I always looked forward to coming back during breaks to catch up with friends here.

The food is pretty good, the prices are reasonable for the area, and you always run into familiar faces if you're from the town.

The last time I visited, my friend and I had decided to catch up at Parkway for old time's sake and we were shocked at how rude the hostess was!!

I walked into the restaurant as my friend was finishing up paying for the meter in front of the cafe, and I asked the hostess (an older woman with bob-ish hair) if there was a wait for a table given that it seemed pretty busy. She responded by saying she couldn't let me know until my full party was here.

I found this to be a bit strange considering I hadn't asked for a table yet — and was just trying to gauge whether or not to expect a wait. I completely understand not being able to seat us until the whole party was here, but not being willing to tell us how busy the place was?

My friend came in about a minute after, and we were told to wait for a table.

No problem! We were happy to wait.

There was no one else in front of us anyway, so we didn't mind sitting by the bar while we waited for a booth. We picked the seats right next to the cashier where the hostess was as we began catching up.

A party of two came in at some point, and then the hostess began picking up menus and began leading them to a booth.

My friend and I politely pointed out that we were in line to be seated next. In fact, we were the only party waiting up until they had walked in.

She began to roll her eyes and condescending explain that because we had LEFT the restaurant, we had lost our place in line -- which was absurd considering that we had been seated at the booth next to her this ENTIRE time.

I would've been more understanding if it weren't for the fact that she had been so rude to us the entire time we were waiting to be seated. I would've also understood mixing up party orders if the place was busy, but we were literally the ones waiting up to that point.

She reluctantly seated us, but only after the other party agreed that we were here first -- she didn't even take our word for it!

The entire experience has made me wary of going again, and both my friend and I have agreed we would avoid coming here as a meet-up spot with our local friends for some time. It was incredibly...

I just ordered 2 omelets and they charged me an extra dollar for potatoes, that's ridiculous especially in Scarsdale. The Parkway coffee shop has been owned and operated by an Italian family for decades. It is really the best place to go for breakfast and lunch in the village of Scarsdale. You can eat both inside and outside and be treated like royalty. The food is excellent. The service is good. The owners are friendly. It's on the busiest corner in the village of Scarsdale and basically it's the place to eat. They cook right in front of you and there's always fresh muffins and cookies. The menu is small and everything is cooked to perfection. The portions are generous and the prices are reasonable. Whether you order burgers, salads, omelets, or just have a cup of coffee and a muffin, you'll be fine. You do have to watch the meter though when you park because the guy loves to give tickets. Otherwise, the Parkway Cafe is a quaint place to enjoy...