Babe’s Diner

Babes is a gem! I have only been there for breakfast, so far, and it is wonderful. The food is great and you can’t beat the prices!!! The owners are so nice, you can tell they love what they are doing!
The place is crazy on Sundays, but it is worth the wait!!!
Keep on rocking ladies

The food is great, the owner and wait staff are super personable, friendly and generous on the servings. Would recommend this place to anyone looking for good local food at a great price.
This place has turned around with the current owners I took my family there and the food was great and the waitress was super awesome and friendly.

Favorite breakfast place. One of those places where they know your order before you even sit down. Highly recommended.

Reviewer Mike L below is spot-​on with his description of the place, so I don’t want to rehash that. Went here with my wife, and it was pretty good. It has the potential to be great, with a few small tweaks. 3-​stars on Unilocal is considered A-​OK, and that’s what this was. We enjoyed our meal.

I lived in Cohoes for 3 years and didn’t try this place until the day I moved out. What a mistake. The food is great. Everyone is really friendly. And its dirt cheap. Make sure to bring cash though. Its easy to pass by because they are only open until 1pm during the week and noon on the weekends.

After finishing up some early shopping, I stopped at Babe’s Diner for breakfast. If you’re a NY Yankees fan, then this is the right place!
The atmosphere inside is that of a local greasy spoon with two dining areas. The main dining area has an L shaped lunch counter with black stools, table seating, small TV, and blue tile floors, kitchen area in the back. The side dining room has table seating, small TV, wood walls, and old linoleum floors. The walls are decorated with old pictures of Cohoes and plenty of NY Yankees and Babe Ruth pictures and memorabilia, hence the name of the diner. Most of the patrons here were older including a couple enjoying breakfast with their grandchild (in a high chair/​good for kids).
I sat in the side dining room near the TV which had the Today Show on showing the masses of early holiday shoppers in NJ. I just scored some pretty good bargains at several big box stores! Time to eat!
I was offered hot coffee ($ 1.25) and I scanned over the menu, which offers the typical breakfast items (eggs, pancakes, French toast, home fries, egg sandwiches, & sides), sandwiches, burgers, fries, and grill items. Daily specials are posted including steak & eggs and Western & cheese omelets. Egg Beaters are offered for additional charge. The prices here are very reasonable.
I ordered the Western Sandwich with Home Fries ($ 3.75) which was up in 10 minutes. The sandwich was pretty good, the egg had lots of onions and ham served on a large toasted soft poppyseed kaiser bun. The home fries were okay and lightly fried potatoes. The coffee was pretty good tasting, not too strong.
The service here was efficient (one person serving everyone and refilling coffee mugs). I was offered coffee refills during the meal and after the check was dropped off. The check came out to $ 5.40 with tax before tip.
A good breakfast at a good price!
Overall 3.33 stars
CASH ONLY, no credit cards or checks accepted
HOURS: Tues-​Fri: 6:00AM-1:15PM; Sat-​Sun: 6:30AM-12:15PM; Mon: Closed