Cafe Fresh

Recently went there for lunch with some co-​workers. They have a great selection of menu items. It was hard to choose what to order. Great food and great service! Only drawback is the wide open space. It can get kind of loud in there and you have to talk a little louder for people to hear you.

The food and the atmosphere are both great!!!
This is a nice place for a ladies luncheon.

The food is mostly great. The ambience is beautiful. I think it’s a little pricey but it is very good food. The bruschetta salad is a personal favorite.

As a normal human, i give this place a 3. If you are Abby Normal, you might give it something higher.
Maybe it is just the midwestern white bread in me, but I felt like this place was trying too hard. First off, they serve most of their sandwiches with chips in a bag. The vibe/​décor is upscale and then a plate of food comes out and a bag is on it? Also, a good fry goes a long way in making up for other deficiencies.
Everything seemed a little rickety and they just keep the lights low so you don’t know what’s going on. Then they charge and arm and a leg for pretty small portions.
Wasn’t impressed at all. The food didn’t taste bad, by any means! But it didn’t blow me away either.
Maybe pay them a visit, it might be for you, but it definitely wasn’t for me. Won’t be going back unless a group forces me to.

My brother had a small intimate wedding. His new wife wanted to go to Café Fresh after for dinner. I made reservations for 20 a week in advance. I told them we wanted to be seated on the bar side which is more intimate than the other side. They asked if there were any little ones and I said yes, at least 1. They said that was fine as long as they were out of the bar area by 10pm. No problem for us. I called again the day of the wedding at my sister in laws request to make sure everything was ok. I spoke with someone different and they too said we would be seated on the other side and asked if there were any little ones. Once again I said at least 1 and that we were aware they had to be out of the bar side by 10pm. They said no problem. We showed up at 730 pm when we had reservations and there were actually 3 little ones and not 1. That being said, they would NOT seat us on the other side due to the «policy». I talked to the Manager and she apologized and said that has always been the policy. I do understand policies, but I talked to 2 different people on 2 different days and neither of them told me that and they knew there would be little ones. So not only did we not get seated where the bride wanted to, they didn’t even have anything set up for us on the other side. Once they got that all together, there was only seating for 16 and not 20, which I had made reservations for. They were scouring around to find another table and in the meantime, the bride was almost in tears. It was terrible! #1, make sure everyone knows the policies and #2 why didn’t they at least have the seating ready on the other side? It was a fiasco and a friend called Biaggis at the 11^th hour and they accomodated all of us. Everything was ready when we arrived and we received the best service. So Café Fresh can keep their uppity clientele, their stupid policies since they do serve food, and we won’t be returning. They lost a group of 20 for poor service. I do not recommend making reservations there at all. Plus the manager offered to give us free cup cakes. Big deal! I only gave them 1 star because I couldn’t go any lower. 2 thumbs down for poor service.

I sincerely believe that this place does not have a bad dish! You absolutely can not go wrong with this place. I personally get the ceviche appetizer and blackened tuna for my entrée. My wife is much more adventurous and never as hungry as I so it’s I always get to sample something new too and so far simply incredible!

We were traveling cross country and stopped here for lunch! It was awesome! Beautiful décor and healthy food! We had the BLTQ wrap, chicken enchilada soup and fish tacos. Everything was super!

Some of the best food in the quad cities. I like that the food is healthy (or at least healthier) then other options in the area. I remember having this pickle, ham, cream cheese concoction which I thought would be weird, but it was great!

Great lunch… I come here whenever I can. Do yourself a favor and ask for Julie. I had the Cali burger and really liked it. Of course I splurged and had one of their great cup cakes… Planned to take out home but instead took home half of the sandwich and ate the cup cake, carrot, so good. Enjoy.

Went there for the first time the other day, and it was great! Very fresh and fulfilling food! The atmosphere and staff were great! A little expensive but understandable for the extremely fresh food!

So hard to find fresh food when traveling but this place does it very well. Ordered the Fiesta salad and was surprised t see a huge lunch serving of crisp greens and vegetables. The presentation is lovely and it is apparent that they take pride in the items that come from their kitchen. Look forward to going back again.

Food was great but took a long time to show up. Small price to pay for a fresh lunch on the road, in my opinion. The place was packed — always a good sign.

Was looking for a place to grab lunch when I saw this place. I was pleasantly greeted and seated right away. I was looking for something light so I ordered the nuts and berry salad. Everything was fresh an delicious and left me wanting to come back to try some of their other offerings. The place is clean and relaxing and I will be back.

Tried this for the first time last week. We ordered a salad and pork tacos.
The salad came with grilled chicken. The salad was quite tasty and came with salsa, guacamole, cheese and tortilla chip strips. We can do without the cheese and chips since we like to try to eat healthy. But we will be back to try other salads. The pork tacos comes with dark chips which were very fresh and crispy. The tacos are very small and I was worried about that at first. They had a lot of meat with salsa and a small amount of white cheese. I normally do not like corn tacos (and the server did not give an option), however, these were the softest, warm and nicest corn tortilla shell I have ever tried. So, after eating most everything on the plate, I was satisfied, even with the mini type tacos. I would rather have had something more healthy than corn chips for a side, however. I thought the prices were a tad high. The salad was $ 12 and the tacos about the same. We can usually get a good lunch anywhere for under $ 10 per person. The ambience of the place is just an average restaurant setting, nothing fancy, just casual.

Such a great space! Fun, hip, «fresh» ;) The menu was fantastic! They have great GF and vegan options! You can get anything in a lettuce wrap! For instance I had the pork tacos, in a lettuce wrap… AMAZING!!! Prices were also reasonable! I only had water to drink, but they seem to have a real great juice menu, and wine list! I’ll be a regular patron here!

Huge favorite of ours! Great service, cute atmosphere, great food that has lots of flavor and creativity! We love the fish tacos, fiesta salad, fruity apple salad, goat cheese bake, and my husband absolutely craves the beet and goat cheese flatbread! Love the guacamole! They always serve a slice of pickle rolled up with cream cheese and ham — which I think is quirky and unique. And to top off the meal is their yummy cupcakes — dark chocolate, carrot cake, and red velvet! Awesome! Been going here for a few years and will continue to be for a long time!

We came here with 20 family members for a «reunion». Café Fresh was excellent. We had a large party and the service was great. There were options for everyone and all choices were good. Thank you

Café Fresh fills a MUCH needed void in the Quad-​Cities: nutritious food in a relaxing atmosphere. The waitress had to come back twice before I was ready to place my order, simply because I couldn’t decide which of the tempting items to choose!
My mom and I ended up splitting the Hummus Platter (very flavorful and not overly oily, as some can be) and the Vegetable Taco dinner, which came with chips and salsa. The corn tortilla-​based tacos had a slightly spicy black bean spread that complemented the sautéed squash, onions and peppers nicely. My only complaint: They were messy to eat since the sauce kept dripping out. If that’s the biggest issue, I’m a happy camper. :)
Mom couldn’t resist snagging a Mini Carrot Cake Cupcake on the way out. She really enjoyed the cream cheese frosting… and just wished for a larger dessert!
I’m already excited to visit again to try the Fruity Chicken Salad. Or the Fiesta Salad. Or the Skinny Chicken Tortilla. And some wine!

The hummus and pita bread is incredible. As is the guacamole.
I would have given this place a higher rating, but the food doesn’t seem to be quite as good since the kitchen changed hands. The service has gone downhill a bit as well. I will still continue to eat here for the atmosphere and choice of healthy meals.

Good food. You’d never find this place if you were just driving through town looking for a place to eat.
Good iced tea. I could actually taste my tea. They had three flavors to add in: Strawberry, Raspberry, and Peach. I chose Peach. Yummy, and yet not so much that you can’t taste the tea flavor.
I had to try the enchilada soup. When the hostess said, «Our famous chicken enchilada soup», I had to try it. I don’t go without trying a place’s «signature» dish.
My hubby had been here before. Once. He ordered the same thing: The Cuban. He really liked it the first time, and he’s a creature of habit. I tasted it and told him it was a touch on the dry side… Hubby told me it’s best that way. I do love avocado… I really couldn’t argue.
I ordered (aside from the soup) the Fiesta wrap. It was good, but very very drippy. Check out the pic I uploaded…
At 11ish in the morning, the place was filled with older patrons. Hubby tells me that it’s a hotspot for professionals if you pop in at noonish. I can believe it… I can also imagine the place getting quite loud. I think the place delivers too, because I kept seeing the same guy go out with brown bags… or maybe they just were bringing out takeout bags to the front bar…
I checked out the other Unilocal pics, and I wondered at the other items I should’ve tried. The Enchilada soup was high on presentation, and I thought it was quite tasty.
They have a little trendy attached room that can apparently be rented out for private parties. Looked pretty classy.