Dwyer’s Cafe

My girlfriend said two things: «The eggs were perfect and the biscuits were perfect.» I had the chicken supreme omelet and the mushrooms were a good touch. I would definitely eat here again.

Horrible dining experience. After waiting 10 minutes in a restaurant brimming with 5 people for breakfast, I was presented with a soggy, bland breakfast. Not to mention the bacon tasted like crisp cabbage. I used to love this place. Maybe I was just in love with the nostalgia.

Dwyers is good eaten at its best theres daily plate lunches with a variety of delicious foods to choose from they give you a nice portion of food for your buck & the service is great i would recomend it to anyone

I’ve many good things about this place. Dropped in for breakfast and had a great omelette. The chicken mushroom omelette was very good. It had cheese, grilled chicken, mushrooms and onions. This is a savory dish for sure.

The food is very average. Not great, not bad, just A-​Ok. Pretty standard southern food. Friendly staff, very affordable.

The service was horrible! The food wasn’t even hot but of course it took 45 to get our food soooo… The bathroom is dirtier than a truck stop, and smells like one too! We had to ask for eating utensils. And the waitress rudely brought our check 2 seconds after she brought our food! Don’t waste your time eating there!

It’s exactly what you would want a dinner to be… good inexpensive food, served fast, by friendly staff. Ive been here for breakfast and lunch, with both being good. The place has great character. Lunch revolves daily. Check it out… you will be glad you did.

Absolutely one of the worst meal/​diners in Lafayette! Jambalaya apparently made from «box» mix, summer squash bland with no seasoning, most likely frozen that was cooked on the steam/​serving line. Baked beans, were a disgrace to baked beans, more like pork and beans heated up on serving line. Fried Chicken, more like «sticky chicken» batter was gummy/​soggy. Terrible restaurant!!!

Live in LOUISIANA since October 1991. Have been in Lafayette numerous times, did NOT had been to this place until 2012.
For my birthday —24 Nov— I wanted to eat LUNCH here again. Was superb.
I had the GRILLED CATFISH, EGGPLANT CASSEROLE, CARROTS AND RED BEANS with a Wheat roll.
Enjoyed every bite, this is CAJUN cooking in its best. It is in DOWNTOWN Lafayette. A lot of attorneys eat there.
VERY RECOMMENDABLE!

This place is a local institution and has been for many years. It’s *the* place to eat downtown whether it’s for breakfast or lunch.
A group of friends and I have been meeting for breakfast here for quite some time. We love the food and the atmosphere. Every week, a lovely young lady name «Daisy» waits on us and ensures that we have a great experience.
After Church on Sunday morning, my wife and I decided to go grab some of Dwyer’s famous plate lunches. As it turned out, Daisy was our server. She recommended the smothered chicken, which is what she’d had for lunch recently.
The very nice lady who was working the steam table was just as polite and charming as can be. I asked her for some extra gravy so that my rice-​and-​gravy was a bit «soupy» as it’s easier for me to swallow. She said, «honey, I’m gonna put your food in a styrofoam go-​box if it’s ok with you because it’ll make a mess if I put too much gravy on the plate… and it’d sure be a sin to waste that good gravy on your shirt!»
Man, oh man, I don’t know who does the cooking there… but they *can* cook! The chicken feel apart in my plate. The rice-​and-​gravy is what I wanted. The last time I had stuff this good was probably the last time I ate here. :) It reminded me of the cooking that I got when I’d visit my Grandfather for lunch years ago where his housekeeper always knew how to make it just right no matter what it was she cooked. Home cookin’ at its very best!
My wife had a chicken salad sandwich which she said was one of the very best she’d ever eaten.
We also had some fried mushrooms… fresh, not frozen stuff… which were pretty tasty.
In the past few weeks, I’ve also eaten a pretty durn good cheeseburger at this joint.
At any rate, if you want good «stick-​to-​your-​ribs» down home cookin’, give this place a try and you will *not* be disappointed! I’m sorry they’re not open for dinner (or maybe it’s a good thing as I’d be there all the time). :)

I’ve only been for lunch, but OMG! Do not pass this place up. Skip the regular seating, go straight to the back and order off of the steam table from the owner! I usually order a «half a lunch» which I can never finish! This is REAL down home Louisiana cooking!!!

I’ve eaten at Dwyer’s many times and no the food is not the «Best“in Lafayette, but I would of said it was decent, TILL…2weeks ago, I purchased some bad shrimp stew. Got the food home, smelled the shrimp stew, not good, asked if I could exchange they told me they have always had a No Refund, No Return Policy even though the cashier admitted she knows I’ve eaten there for@least 3 yrs since moving here!!! So my question is wudnt u want to know in advance if u have a problem with food, how the restaurant will react? Don’t b me, don’t let 3 yrs go by then u find out they care less about ur business!

My husband and I had just finished a yoga class down the street and wanted to try a local breakfast. Unfortunately, it was after 11 am. So, we had to order lunch. After reading in a Unilocal review that Dwyer’s is open to accommodating vegetarians, I was eager to try a veggie version of one of their sandwiches. However, the server was unhelpful. She asked me, «How vegetarian are you?» Bad start. I ended up ordering a plain salad (lettuce and tomatoes) and asked for some mushrooms on top. I also ordered mashed potatoes with white gravy on the side and green beans IF there was no meat in them. My husband is not a vegetarian. He ordered a bacon cheeseburger and sweet potato fries.
When the food arrived, I was given iceberg lettuce, a few cherry tomatoes with canned mushrooms on top. The mashed potatoes were lukewarm, and the gravy had been poured on top of them. Worst, the green beans arrived with hunks of meat sticking out of them. The server said, «I just realized these have meat in them. So, you don’t want them?» I said that I did not. But she never removed them from our table for our entire meal. My husband said the burger was pretty good, but I don’t expect to be back. Too bad because I like the location. We sat outside and got to watch the Saturday morning downtown life. If you are a vegetarian, stay far, far away!

Always good to eat here. Great environment in downtown Lafayette. The only thing is I regret afterward the belly ache I have from the huge portion sizes. I know I do not have to eat it all but hard to resist.

Very good, cheap breakfast, and they’re happy to work with vegetarians, which is something of a rarity in Lafayette.

Always wanted to eat here, finally got the chance. This is home cooking at its best. When entering the establishment, you see many friendly customers and workers. You have to seat yourself, so choose a seat anywhere.
The people are nice and helpful, and environment was cozy and chatty. The food was awesome. We had the following:
— #3 Breakfast — tastes like what mom cooks at home, delicious! However, I must comment on the hash browns, I prefer the crispy hash browns, these are almost like mash potatoes in my opinion. Nevertheless, they were delicious, I just prefer crispy hash browns though
— Biscuit with white gravy — awesome biscuits and gravy, tastes like its made from scratch, was debating on ordering more biscuits just so I can dip the gravy!
— Waffle — big & delicious, crispy exterior and fluffy interior, yum!
— French toast — the French toast was also delicious!
First time at dwyers, but most definitely won’t be my last.
*****UPDATE*****
They also have a very delicious lunch menu! And the great thing is. they start it really early, I had their lunch for breakfast :)

Dwyer’s is good. its real good. Down home cooking, reasonably priced, cold beer.
A menu sampling:
Roast beef sandwich — hand-​sliced and delicious, and at $ 6, is a real bargain.
Beef vegetable soup — Yumm. chunks of beef… totally home made
Tuna salad sandwich — OK
Plate lunch — don’t really eat that stuff. but it looks pretty good.
I don’t get the 1 and 2 star reviews. If this place sucked, it would not be packed every day for lunch. The people in Laf know good food, so I am claiming that if you gave Dwyer’s 1 or 2 stars… you don’t.

Un Bön rapport qualite prix pour ce breakfast, la cuisine n’est pas merveilleuse (pan cakes pateux) mais le service l’est et la clientèle que l’on peut y rencontrer egalement: un groupe de francophiles s’y reunit tous les matins

You got to be kidding me. Best breakfast or a great breakfast, I don’t think so. This place is terrible. I ordered ham and cheese omelet, and it was terrible. And then they serve the food on one of those small plastic plates that is light brown. I can’t stand those things.
Here is how they make an omelet. They whip up the eggs then spread the eggs way out flat on the griddle so they cook fast. Then they add the ingredients and fold the egg around the ingredients and call it good. A good omelet is supposed to incorporate the ingredients.
This place has no clue how to make a good breakfast. Stay far away is all I can say.

After driving past Dwyer’s several times and thinking how cute and home-​town it looked, I decided to stop in.
I went there with a friend during lunch and we sat in the bar. It was super busy and service was bad but I’ll hand it to the server he was trying really hard and was apologetic to us.
You would think it’s prime downtown location and fifty’s mom and pop look would make it a great place to eat. But I was sorely mistaken.
I got the plate lunch, and was at first impressed at all the items you get for the price, but after tasting it I decided otherwise. The food was not good, I didn’t half of it for that reason. It had been sitting for a while I could tell, it was really greasy and just gross in my opinion. My friend got the catfish po boy, which was good.
I will say their beer prices are amazing. Two for the price of one? Hell yeah, I’d be down to drink in their bar all day but don’t think I’d be ordering food.

Walked in around 5:50PM on a Friday evening and we were told to pick a seat and they would be right with us.
A few minutes later they came over and told us they would be closing at 6PM and asked us to please leave.
So much for the Southern hospitality everyone was raving about.
Will Not Come Back.