Cafe Espresso

800 Islington St, Portsmouth
(603) 334-3407

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Jenn Renaud

Absolutely love this place! Have been going here for years. We always stop here on our way back home (Vermont) from visiting Maine. We wish we lived closer because this would be a regular spot. We had a latte and mimosas with our lunch and both were great, we had the cowboy sunday to start and that was the best thing we ate for our whole vacation in Maine! It was amazing and my partner and I ate all of it and wanted more! After that we had the classic club (my partners go-to that he always orders everywhere) and it was the best he's had and it looked fantastic. I had the fcs (fried chicken sandwich) that was so good and I could tell the fried chicken was homemade and not frozen. We also tried the chicken soup that was homemade and reminded me of my grandmother's. The food was amazing and the service was just as good. We also got some cake and cookies to go. Can't wait to eat here again!

Wish they still had the potato and leek soup, that was the best soup I've ever had!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Williametta Foreman

Everything was exceptional!! The food was GREAT, Service Great, atmosphere Great! If you’re ever in Portsmouth NH, don’t miss out on this wonderful experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Home Fries, Sausage

Neville Merritt

Hidden gem, much better value and food than many of the popular downtown diners

Parking: In a shopping area so plenty of parking in the lot

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Home Fries, Eggs Benedict

Marian Carcea

Awesome place that's been there for over 20 years ! Great Lavazza espresso drinks, best benedicts in the world and specials that they are running all the time ! Also, free and available parking in Portsmouth !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nick Cmaylo

Best breakfast joint around, hands down. I can't even count how many times I've eaten here in the morning...so good....every time. I've only had lunch here once, and, shocker, it was delicious. Dave runs a great restaurant - clean, great food, friendly staff (immaculate breakfast mimosas too). Definitely stop in if you're around.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

J. Noless

Potato and Lamb benes..... Delicious
I am literally excited to come back and try more Delicious options from their vast menu selection

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

J Hitchcock

Great place to have a meeting where it be two people or 20. They have a back room to accommodate!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelly

Interior a bit odd. Food decent. Staff nice.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Home Fries

Elle Bry

I don't know what kind of establishment sends out salads with discolored egg whites, pink and brown lettuce and soggy cucumbers... But if you're into those kind of things for $15 a salad, this is your place. Absolutely disgusting. If I could rate zero, I would. The pictures really don't even show the full discoloration.

Stephanie Shaw

Update in response to the owners question: it was on the specials menu. Should also note this was a couple years back, after they were shut down by the city's health dept, I've only been back once after they reopened and I didn't enjoy my meal.---I'd say this place has been declining over the past 15 years. I've gotten hair in my food here, more than once. I've had hard, dark yellow blue cheese added to my burger. I used to love this place, ate here every week. But can't eat here now, not worth it.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Rebecca Dean

Such a cute little diner! The food is good, and the service is friendly but sometimes a long wait! I recommend checking out the pastries and desserts up front too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Croissant, Sausage

Alex Seagull

Very nice place for breakfast and lunch food is great and so is the service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bakery, Home Fries, Sausage, Eggs Benedict

Eli Carrier

We were here in a party of 21 and they got us our food pretty quick for a party that big. We had a couple drinks go missing, i got the sausage gravy biscuit and it was super dry and way too thick of gravy. Overall not terrible but I definitely would order something different.

Parking: It's in a plaza so parking was easy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Jim Tavolieri

One of our favorite breakfast spots. Place never

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nick Van Riper

Delicious food, some unique options, good service, nice atmosphere, cheaper than similar quality restaurants.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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