Last time I go. Unless Bobbie is there prepare to be ignored. I came from Clinton for breakfast. Bobbie was not there and the same young waitress ignored as last time. I sat at the counter and waited it was not busy. The two waitresses were near by and just ignored me. Then they went over to the soda machine and were chatting. Then some guy came and sat at the counter. That same waitress came running to him then was offering another customer more coffee. Then she looked at me like I was an extraterrestrial being perplexed and asked if I wanted anything. Last time Bobbie had to cover for her. I thought of staying and not leaving a tip. But, I let her know how I felt and left.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Thomasine Julio
Top of the Morning Cafe is a popular local favorite with a 4.5 rating from 939 reviews, offering hearty breakfast and brunch classics at reasonable prices.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christina Brown
The food's goodThe staff is great overall.Good little spot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
pgprodj
Visit top of the morning Cafe at least bi-weekly. The location does have some parking limitations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
GG winegal
Great loca diner with good food and the service was very friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Niko L
Love this place...come here for the giambotte every time I visit...great everything ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laurie Dapice
Every time I visit my home town, I go to TOP of the Morning! This diner style, small Cafe in North Utica, has the most delicious home style breakfast you will ever taste. People like waffle house, but me? the food is every time I go to have breakfast. Where can you get that fantastic hot big breakfast? that's under 10 bucks! Guaranteed! Right off the thruway! I just wish there coffee was stronger ☕️
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Lil Steve 08
First time coming and the food was good. Walked in the place was extremely busy. Some of the waitresses were a little frustrated with each other trying to organize the situation of who is taking which table. I tried their stuff French toast with bacon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Stacey Cox
We loked this place alot. The sausage gravy was really good. The rest was good and priced nicely. We will be back for sure.
We found this restaurant while camping nearby and were encouraged by the positive Google reviews—unfortunately, our experience didn’t match the hype.
We were seated promptly, but after that, it was a long and confusing wait for service. Eventually, a server came by, surprised that no one had helped us yet, and said it had “been a day” before disappearing again. When she returned with menus quite a while later, she seemed overwhelmed and distracted while taking our order.
While waiting for our food, another staff member randomly came over and dropped off a plate of toast crusts from another table, calling it “more toaste,” and asked if we needed anything else. We told her we were still waiting on our actual meals, but she just smiled, left the crusts, and we never saw her again.
Later, the manager delivered a single dish from our order and seemed puzzled when we told her the rest hadn’t arrived. We also mentioned the toast incident—her only response was a confused look, and suggested the girl 'just had surgery'.
Eventually, our original server brought the rest of our food and apologized. She candidly said the toast-giving staff member was “on drugs” and called the whole thing “ridiculous,” encouraging us to speak to the manager (who never returned).
Despite the chaos, the food itself was pretty good. That said, they had a printed sign noting a $1 surcharge on meals with eggs due to pricing. Ironically, those of us who ordered eggs were served more than we could eat—portion control could have offset that cost better.
As a final odd moment, a woman dining with a “service dog” left while the dog urinated on the carpet—no one addressed it.
If we weren’t unfamiliar with the area and far from home, we likely would have left before ordering. There’s potential here, but the service was slow, disorganized, and frankly bizarre. Hope they get things under control.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 2
danielle white
Stopped in on my way out of town. Service was awful. 5 minutes for water and then forgot to bring my child’s drink. I asked 3 times and still nothing. Got up and left. Wouldn’t go back. Can only imagine how the food would be.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Greg
The food was prepared and presented wonderfully. Very good I enjoyed it large portions had enough to take home. The atmosphere was a little stale maybe if some easy listening music was playing it would have charged the atmosphere a little more overall thumbs up 👍
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Josh S
Stopped in for the first time in years and got a giambotta and coffee, left with my wallet $25 lighter. Food was alright, though there was plenty. I see there's also a sign for upcharges on eggs despite egg prices being back down to normal
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Pamela Mobley
Really busy this morning possibly short staffed due to 4th of July everything was so so
Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Last time I go. Unless Bobbie is there prepare to be ignored. I came from Clinton for breakfast. Bobbie was not there and the same young waitress ignored as last time. I sat at the counter and waited it was not busy. The two waitresses were near by and just ignored me. Then they went over to the soda machine and were chatting. Then some guy came and sat at the counter. That same waitress came running to him then was offering another customer more coffee. Then she looked at me like I was an extraterrestrial being perplexed and asked if I wanted anything. Last time Bobbie had to cover for her. I thought of staying and not leaving a tip. But, I let her know how I felt and left.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Top of the Morning Cafe is a popular local favorite with a 4.5 rating from 939 reviews, offering hearty breakfast and brunch classics at reasonable prices.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food's goodThe staff is great overall.Good little spot
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Visit top of the morning Cafe at least bi-weekly. The location does have some parking limitations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great loca diner with good food and the service was very friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place...come here for the giambotte every time I visit...great everything ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Every time I visit my home town, I go to TOP of the Morning! This diner style, small Cafe in North Utica, has the most delicious home style breakfast you will ever taste. People like waffle house, but me? the food is every time I go to have breakfast. Where can you get that fantastic hot big breakfast? that's under 10 bucks! Guaranteed! Right off the thruway! I just wish there coffee was stronger ☕️
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
First time coming and the food was good. Walked in the place was extremely busy. Some of the waitresses were a little frustrated with each other trying to organize the situation of who is taking which table. I tried their stuff French toast with bacon.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We loked this place alot. The sausage gravy was really good. The rest was good and priced nicely. We will be back for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Disappointing Experience Despite Good Food
We found this restaurant while camping nearby and were encouraged by the positive Google reviews—unfortunately, our experience didn’t match the hype.
We were seated promptly, but after that, it was a long and confusing wait for service. Eventually, a server came by, surprised that no one had helped us yet, and said it had “been a day” before disappearing again. When she returned with menus quite a while later, she seemed overwhelmed and distracted while taking our order.
While waiting for our food, another staff member randomly came over and dropped off a plate of toast crusts from another table, calling it “more toaste,” and asked if we needed anything else. We told her we were still waiting on our actual meals, but she just smiled, left the crusts, and we never saw her again.
Later, the manager delivered a single dish from our order and seemed puzzled when we told her the rest hadn’t arrived. We also mentioned the toast incident—her only response was a confused look, and suggested the girl 'just had surgery'.
Eventually, our original server brought the rest of our food and apologized. She candidly said the toast-giving staff member was “on drugs” and called the whole thing “ridiculous,” encouraging us to speak to the manager (who never returned).
Despite the chaos, the food itself was pretty good. That said, they had a printed sign noting a $1 surcharge on meals with eggs due to pricing. Ironically, those of us who ordered eggs were served more than we could eat—portion control could have offset that cost better.
As a final odd moment, a woman dining with a “service dog” left while the dog urinated on the carpet—no one addressed it.
If we weren’t unfamiliar with the area and far from home, we likely would have left before ordering. There’s potential here, but the service was slow, disorganized, and frankly bizarre. Hope they get things under control.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 2
Stopped in on my way out of town. Service was awful. 5 minutes for water and then forgot to bring my child’s drink. I asked 3 times and still nothing. Got up and left. Wouldn’t go back. Can only imagine how the food would be.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
The food was prepared and presented wonderfully. Very good I enjoyed it large portions had enough to take home. The atmosphere was a little stale maybe if some easy listening music was playing it would have charged the atmosphere a little more overall thumbs up 👍
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped in for the first time in years and got a giambotta and coffee, left with my wallet $25 lighter. Food was alright, though there was plenty. I see there's also a sign for upcharges on eggs despite egg prices being back down to normal
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Really busy this morning possibly short staffed due to 4th of July everything was so so
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