Early Bird Cafe

86 Danbury Rd, Ridgefield
(203) 438-1395

Recent Reviews

Patrick M

This was my first visit to Early Bird Cafe.I had my mouth set on some Eggs Benedict. Was not disappointed.Great St Patty's Day breakfast!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict

Timothy McKeon

Pretty ok standard dinner fare, except that the coffee is not good at all. Dear owner, Please get better coffee asap.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Gina Costanzo

Absolutely love this place!! The food is simply amazing ( the best ever French toast!!) The waitstaff are very friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. Highly recommend!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

James P.

Service is appalling. We were on our way back to NYC, stopped in, and a waitress was completely rude to us. We asked a couple of basic questions and she was beyond the pale rude. We decided to leave and ended up at a great place in another town, with very kind and accommodating servers. Bizarre!

Leslie Connito

It’s not the cafe I once knew. Floors were dirty, food was not hot, and I had to ask for coffee and water, so the waiter was also not so good. 35$ for two eggs toast stale home fries, coffee, and juice for 2 people was really high. I would not recommend this diner.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Nicholas Hatch

Waitress was really rude. We used to like this place and come all the time but this girl was nasty for no reason, not sure what that was about. Treat your customers nicely, I was with my 73 year old father and we decided to leave before ordering.She asked him “What would you like to drink?” And hard of hearing he asked “sorry?” And then she replied “What do you WANT. TO. DRINK???” and my father said “um…. Just a coffee” but I guess he took too long to think because she huffed and rolled her eyes and stormed away. What the heck? He’s a senior citizen! Look, we eat all over the place, are easy going and don’t expect our butts to be kissed, but this girl shouldn’t be in food service.Not right to treat an old man like that. Really disgusting and disappointing.Food was never special anyway.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Nicholas H.

Waitress was really rude. We used to like this place and come all the time but this girl was nasty for no reason, not sure what that was about. Treat your customers nicely, I was with my 73 year old father and we decided to leave before ordering. She asked him "What would you like to drink?" And hard of hearing he asked "sorry?" And then she replied "What do you WANT. TO. DRINK???" and my father said "um.... Just a coffee" but I guess he took too long to think because she huffed and rolled her eyes and stormed away. What the heck? He's a senior citizen! Look, we eat all over the place, are easy going and don't expect our butts to be kissed, but this girl shouldn't be in food service. Not right to treat an old man like that. Really disgusting and disappointing. Food was never special anyway.

Joe Vallejo

Wonderful place first time here was back in early 2000's.Still a comfortable experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Danny G.

Don't believe the haters! First of all, ambience is perfectly great, definitely cozy but not cramped by any means. Staff was incredibly friendly throughout whole experience. We had a great waitress. Now the food was exceptional. We came for breakfast. I got the Tex mex omelet which was next level because the geniuses at the kitchen make it with goat cheese which really elevates this dish. My wife got smoked salmon Benedict. Now if you want to know if a diner has good breakfast, order a Benedict. If you get a poached egg with thick gravy on top, that's no good. If you get two perfect eggs with a delicious thin pale yellow hollandaise running down the sides, that's perfection. Needless to say, this place served the latter. It's great, try it!

Nick Simard

Hands down my go to place. Fantastic.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Melissa Crane, PhD

Crowded but worth the wait! Very good food The pumpkin pancakes are the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Carol M.

Visited this cafe for the fourth time and while the food is good the service is poor I have had the unfortunate experience to have the same young lady waiting on us. She never smiles and acts like she is doing you a favor to wait on you. The first couple of times I gave her the benefit of the doubt but today she was no better. Not the type of person I would want to represent my establishment. When it came time to pay there were several of us waiting to pay and everyone' commented about the poor service. And on top of this we were charged a cc surcharge that is illegal it CT. The only bright person working there are the ladies that clear the tables

Juan Moreiras

Food is solid. Had eggs and potatoes with a Belgian waffle. It's not bad but the cost of the meal was overpriced. They literally itemized every ingredient on my plate and charged for literally everything. Not worth it for me but the place is popular and is always busy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

canyoudoanybetter

Great local diner! Love the eggs Benedict, Turkey Club sandwich with fries and hamburgers. Everything here is good!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tourist38662

Excellent food, wonderful service, friendly staff, fun place to eat. I don't get to Ridgefield often but when I'm there I always look forward to having breakfast or lunch at Early Bird.

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