Cafe Archetypus

266 Old River Rd, Edgewater
(201) 941-0609

Recent Reviews

Masiel Gaibor

To get out of the routine this Restaurant is the ideal place. It has the most delicious Mediterranean food ? and the service is great. The location is also good, I went from NY and it was worth it. Oh but yes, they don't have alcohol there so you can bring it and they will help you with drinks or whatever you need. And the prices are very comfortable

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Susie Byman

Really cool spot to grab a bite to eat. Food is good. I’ve only been during light hours but once the sun goes down I’m sure it looks even better inside. Definitely plan on going back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken Quesadilla

I D

Great place for a romantic dinner. The cave booths make it somewhat private despite being close enough.Excellent food with many options. My girlfriend and I ordered different wraps and both were delicious. Everything is very fresh and the flavors are thought through. In case you aren't too hungry, there are plates to share and you won't be disappointed.Delicious simplicity served fresh.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

TheSugarl

Cool atmosphere, friendly staff. As for desserts, particularly the Ariel sundae, great taste but insanely mediocre portions 4 the price. Fair warning. Size perception is misleading as the brownies are literally bite sized as you can pop one in your mouth & be done. 4 THAT PRICE. Sorry I didn't take a pic before the 3 brownies were buried completely under the 2 scoops of ice cream.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Neil Murillo

Place had a better environment back in the days. Service was super slow, some of the items in the menu people can buy at any grocery store and pay 1/10 of the price.It's definitely not what I remembered it to be.The Mrs. didn't enjoyed it as well, so we'll definitely not be returning back to this place.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Sam G.

Great ambiance, and it was nice and clean. The food was great, however not a fan of the coffee/cafe items, as the drinks came out cold. Overall still a good place, and the service was nice!

Capt Ben

Over priced!! We had to wait for the food over 30 min. Food was horrible. Management seems not caring so much.Lost me and my over $300 bill forever!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jonathan B.

the ambiance was amazing. great spot for a date night. highly recommend the cilantro chicken quesadillas

Brianna O.

Awesome late night place for a treat. Ambiance is once in a lifetime but they don't really turn the lights off inside anymore.. perhaps an incident happened, lol. Service since COVID really picked up the slack, will be returning for my "hot almond" drink and if you don't like chocolate like me, get the Valentina!

Ryan P Hughes

This place is an absolute gem. Know as "the caves" this restaurant is a speakeasy. There are no signs or markings on the outside to identify it, and only those in the know even know where to find it. Known primarily as a desert spot, this restaurant is famous for its ambiance and booths that sit in the dark with only minimal lighting that are private and hidden, like little caves. This place is an absolute must, especially for date nights or anniversaries.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Forbidden Brownie Seduction

Diego Saritama Luzuriaga

Excellent food and very good attention from all the staff. The tiramisu is the best!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

emily h.

Two of my friends and I went yesterday, on a Friday night. We didn't have a reservation but we did get seated in a cave. The hostess from the start did not seem friendly at all. We shrugged it off hoping our dining experience would get better. It took the waitress about 20 min to get to our table and didn't seem like she wanted to be there. Again we shrugged it off because we thought the ambiance was different from other restaurants. The food was okay, not the best but we were looking forward to dessert. We were waiting for our waitress to come back but never did. Instead the hostess came back asking if we were going to order dessert. We all said yes, then in a rude tone he said we would have to order the dessert to go because he had a reservation for our table at 9pm. We gave him our order right away... we left at almost 9:40 because it took them that long to get our dessert. The whole experience disappointed us all especially when we could've eaten our dessert at the restaurant. We were really excited for this visit but we were disappointed with the service. We understood it was a Friday night but a friendlier service would've helped.

Amelia A.

This review is for takeout service and hospitality. Stopped in as a family of 4 with kids for dessert randomly on a Saturday night while we were in the area, and the place was completely packed. There was an engagement party going on and no tables would have been available soon. The host/owner was apologetic and when we'd inquired about takeout, he was happy to oblige and even offered to give us a discount on our order for the inconvenience. I'd been here before years ago and the ambiance is definitely unique and romantic, especially in the inner cave area. Towards the front it's definitely noisy when crowded. Desserts are decadent and generous. We ordered two ice cream desserts to go so we could eat in the car on the way home. There was a bit of a wait, as to be expected with how busy they were, but our order came out right to us within a reasonable amount of time for what we'd ordered - no complaints there. The portions are big and should definitely be shared. Looking forward to dining in again in the future.

Hetanshi Patel

This spot is a great concept, but the food is below mediocre. It is definitely price almost correctly, not too expensive. The waiting staff was very professional and friendly. The main reason why they missed on the 2 stars is because when you are in these caves the staff is not aware of what is happening at the table, if you need more water or salt and pepper you will find your self waiting for long time till you are able to flag the staff down. I wish they had the airplane system. If you need something, you can buzz them up, lol. And the food was very store brought. To sum it up, only go if you are going for the gram or you want to hang with friends/significant other and you DO NOT care for the food. P.s. The truffle potato chips felt like they were lays chips, which was presented very nicely and with truffle oil poured over them.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Pris Pris

I live south of NJ and I wanted to go to this place for a long time, I made the reservation for which they asked me for a deposit, we went and the caves look nice, they gave us the table and our waitress took a long time to come and when it came it was nothing friendly, we brought a bottle of wine, they didn't give us a container to keep the wine in temperature, she gave us cup instead of wine glasses, we ordered hummus as an appetizer it was ok, two minutes later they served us the gyros that we had ordered as a main course, we thought it was strange because they basically gave us everything at the same time, we had to leave the hummus to eat the gyros so that they don't get cold. The waitress was never checking to see if we needed anything, the gyros were horrible, they looked like they were made from rotisserie chicken bought in a supermarket, we couldn't eat them, the worst gyros I've ever had in my life, my friend ordered a cheesecake and it looked like it was from a supermarket too. Very bad food and service. We didn’t complain but will never get back!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

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