Red And White Cafe

I am remiss at having forgotten to mention what may be the Greatest Cafe in New York. And that Cafe is the Red & White Cafe, in Ithaca. For that, I apologize. Where Plain and Court St bisect, just up the street from GIAC, which is the Greater Ithaca Activities Center: you will find the Red and White Cafe. Unexpectedly,this Fine Establishment quickly and efficiently servers the finest food variety to construction workers, community members and others on lunch break; with not much time to wait around for lunch to be served. Such a small business with big heart, great service, great food and long standing history of doing the Cafe business on that corner, should be recognized by the City of Ithaca as a Major Food Service Contributor to the Construction Industry which is building up our fair City, and service to it's Community and people of Ithaca at large. Stop by, say hi and grab a bite of really great food. On Friday's their fish fried haddock sandwiches are out of this world. They have fried chicken, foot long chili dogs, and burgers which make you wish you had ordered two instead. Just get it next time. I have been going there for years, and the food just keeps getting better. I do declare you will not be sorry you visited them!

Some of the best fried oysters I've ever had. The price was a tad bit steep yet for what we got, it was worth it; after all you get what you pay for. I highly recommend this place. I think they do fresh catch from the ocean if not themselves they buy directly from a beach location. Again I really give 5 stars but this place was good.

Can't think of anything that I would take a star away for. It is a small, informal place. You order at the counter and choose a seat; your food is brought over to you. We had the fish fry, lightly breaded substantial-sized fish with french fries and coleslaw. The fish was light, white and tasty.. some of the best we have had in a while. French fries are good and we loved the coleslaw. They are open Monday-Friday ..for lunch, dinner and inbetween.

"Diamond in the rough" is how my wife described the Red and White Cafe. We both ordered the fish dinner, comes with fries and cole slaw. The BEST fish fry I've had! Fresh, perfect amount of batter, and not oily! Then we had their homemade key lime pie. Fantastic! Maybe you could get a better one in Key West; however, I'm not convinced. They do a lot of take-out business, but there is seating for 26. Nothing fancy you order at the counter, more than likely one of the family members will deliver your food to the table. Tables are either 2 or 6 seats with plastic knives and forks. They'll also give you silverware if needed. Many other great comfort foods on the menu. Be sure to stop here when you are in town!

The cafe is a friendly, small-scale restaurant great for lunch or a quick meal. The owner is incredibly friendly and gave me suggestions for local sights and restaurants to visit on my vacation. The fish sandwich special was a great deal and some of the best fish and chips I've ever had, even from my trips to England! I highly reccommend the Red and White Cafe to anybody visiting Ithaca.