Dave’s Diner

Three of us had the «special» French toast, constructed of locally baked brioche dipped in Dave’s proprietary egg wash. Four thick slices were dusted with confectionary sugar and served with choice of meat. A smallish syrup dispenser was shared, and when we plowed through that, another quickly took its place. The French toast was very filling and tasty. Our server was great — informative, friendly, attentive. It was a busy Saturday morning but we were seated and served quickly. Overall, I’m impressed with Dave’s in Cazenovia.

Great patio to have a coffee and an excellent Caesar Salad with grilled chicken. Big plus they are pet friendly

Service was pretty good. The waitress checked on us numerous times throughout the meal. Someone needs to remind the cook that homefries are more than just quickly cooked potatoes. They need seasoning and enough time on the griddle to actually cook through! Otherwise, this was a pretty good meal.

Food is really good and had awesome experience. Very welcoming :)
Keep up the good work Bill.

We have been to Daves Diner several times. We live locally. There has always been an issue with cleanliness is: the rest rooms are filthy, ketchup bottles have black sludge encrusted around the inside (they have since switched to different type of bottle). The last time we went it was one half hour until closing time the waitress told us that she would gladly serve us so we sat down and both ordered grilled cheese sandwiches. Obviously the cook at the grill had a big problem with this he glared at us and mouthed the word b*tch to me and continued to turn and glare angrily throughout the cooking process. He handled the mop bucket and mop with his plastic food handlers gloves on and then Handled our food with same dirty gloves. Kept looking at us to make sure we were watching he was obviously very irritated that people had come in and ordered when he had decided it was time for him to cleanup and go home. As the sandwiches were finishing on grill he loudly coughed on them without covering his mouth. It was completely disgusting to watch his lack of cleanliness and rude glares. We finally decided to tell waitress that we would take food with us. She was very nice. She gave us our bag of food and we left. We were so disgusted we threw the food out in the nearest garbage can. We will never go back to Daves Diner.

The Turkey Club was good and the fries were yummy too. I would’ve preferred the fries to be a tad crispier but that’s personal preference. The service was so-​so.

Got here about 8:30 in the morning, sat down and another pair came in after us and was first to be helped in any way. Finally got a menu, the waitress was none too friendly and took forever to come back to take our order. When we did get the food it came in a quick manner, but the home fries were bland, my breakfast burrito with scrambled eggs was too wet, like the eggs were barely cooked, and the coffee was terrible. Will probably not visit this establishment again. It must be something about college town diners!

Dave’s is a good choice for breakfast but probably not the most exciting choice for lunch. While I’ve only had lunch a couple times, it was never stellar, although it is diner food so I wasn’t expecting gourmet.
Breakfast is typical diner fare with reasonable prices, quick service, and a fairly large seating area and counter space. The girls working are always very friendly and are great about whatever you need.
Dave’s also has a location in Manlius which is very similar but much harder to get a table in — especially on weekends.

Here’s the deal…
The food is great (but it’s breakfast… not brain surgery).
The service was crap. Our server was a bitter older lady who tried to exchange the fewest possible number of words necessary to take an order. I thought she was going to stab me with a fork when I asked her to repeat the cheese options available. After that we didn’t hear from her again. The three of us who ordered coffee were not a single time offered a refill — seriously… at a breakfast joint?!? The check was then unceremoniously plopped down on the table (by another person) in the middle of the meal.
Could this have been a one-​off? Yes… maybe our server was having a bad day… or maybe she’s always gruff and the other staff are better… but this was my experience.
Next time I find myself in the area, I will look for an alternative.

Dave’s is the place to go for breakfast in Cazenovia. They have awesome pecan Belgian waffles, good pancakes and ok eggs and hash browns. It is a favorite of locals especially over the weekend.
Service is typically ok, not very friendly but reasonably fast, especially in getting your food.

I was passing through Cazenovia this week around lunch time and made my stop here at Dave’s Diner at Common Grounds. It was late lunch time and so there weren’t too many people around, but there were a handful of tables being used. I sat at the bar and grabbed a paper. The servers are nice and friendly and she said breakfast was served all day in case I wanted that instead. Being that Fall has started, I ordered a hot apple cider to drink. Very delicious! Not too sweet, either. I had my eye on a couple dishes, but wanted the server to suggest a local favorite. One that I looked at was one she mentioned, so I opted for the Feta, olive, onion wrap. I think it was called the Athena. It had good flavor and the onions weren’t so raw that they were crunchy. Side of fries and a pickle to boot. I thought the wrap was delicious. The tomatoes were just right and the flavors all melded together nicely. When they brought me my check, they brought it with a chocolate chip cookie! That was nice! I saw several local people talking to the owner/​cook. There was a TV on, but the sound wasn’t too loud. All in all, I think this place was great. I’d pass by again for sure.

Nothing to write home about here. Nothing original or particularly good. It’s usually pretty busy, but that is only because of a lack of competition.