The Dam Cafe

We need more stars for this place. The coffee is the best, but using the first word of the name with out getting deleted, they have the best “name” wings in the valley. Yes you stand in a decent sized line, but that’s part of the experience. Everyone is excited and unsure of which flavor or dish to try. To put it into perspective I am from Northampton and I drive to Holyoke for coffee and food, now let that sink in a little bit.

First time stopping in here. I got the raspberry iced tea and breakfast potatoes. Both were delicious. The potatoes were some of the biggest breakfast potatoes I’ve ever seen. They were so crunchy on the bottom. Some of the best I’ve ever had. The staff was very friendly and the cafe has a cozy vibe to it.

Good morning I just had my first visit and wanted to provide feedback. The young lady who served me was professional, and pleasant so what I am about to say has NOTHING to do with her. I went there for my first visit and loved the vibe the , the baked goods, etc. I first asked any of the baked goods were vegan and was told no (I have an dairy allergy). That’s fine , no worries. Then I noticed that you had an assortment of bagels. I asked the young lady to toast me up a cinnamon raisin bagel. So now I’m waiting, and waiting and waiting and waiting…. I finally asked her what the delay was. She explained that the bagel was still “a little frozen” so she put it in the microwave. She mentioned that the bagels were not made on site (completely understandable). What I didn’t understand was why you would get frozen bagels with Comfort Bagels down the road from you. Also even if they were frozen at some point, by breakfast time they should’ve been thawed out and ready for purchase. Once again she did nothing wrong! But I now question the freshness of your food. Nuking bread is verboten as is selling frozen food. She did give me my money back. Please reconsider where you source your baked goods/bagels from so as to ensure the (deceptive) level of freshness is up to par

This is a cute little bakery, that has a decent coffee selection and baked goods. Unfortunately, they also boast a menu of hot meals that were quite lacking. Undercooked/raw potatoes, eggshells in the omelets... we had to ask for our drinks and service on the whole was quite slow. I would say this is a great little coffee stop, but I would not get a warm meal there again.