Papa's Cafe

Always amazing food with a pleasantly surprising and creative specials rotation. Cozy diner atmosphere with friendly regular clientele and excellent wait staff. Our family's favorite breakfast spot, we've never been disappointed. We LOVE Papa's!!

I wanted to love this small diner l, but we tried this today and likely won't return for a second trip. The ambience was fun, definitely a community feel and many people were teachers at some point in the Robbinsdale area. Yes, we talked with everyone in the room we were eating. There are a some tables and bar stools up front and more tables and booths in the back room. Service was good and the staff was very friendly. The food was "okay" nothing special. I really wanted to have a better review because it had a fun diner vibe, but just can't suggest eating there. The Papa's Benedict seemed safe, but the English muffins had burnt edges and were rubbery inside. Ham was good, eggs were cooked correctly, sauce was separated. The good news is that it's totally safe to eat a broken or curdled sauce, as they pose no food safety issues. The bad news is that curdled sauces may be so off-putting that you, your family, or your guests, lose all interest in eating them. Hash browns were clumpy and difficult to separate. Not sure how that happened, I poked around on them but couldn't determine why they were so sticky. The raspberry pancakes looked good but were a bit on the doughy side and they had a metallic or chemical raspberry flavor. Sausage was good, but couldn't have been cooked a bit more. The meal and tip for the two of us was $40.

Still one of the most solid diners I've been to. Always good service and always good food! Quite inexpensive as well and we've never had to wait more than a couple minutes for a table. Classic diner feel so nothing fancy, but it's cozy.

So. Much. Food. This place is such a great little "dingy" diner. Don't worry, it isn't actually dirty, just very, very casual - and I love it. When you walk in the main room is very diner style with just a few booths and a counter to sit at, but there's additional seating the backroom that looks like standard tables and metal chairs. When we went, the place was full, but we were seated pretty quickly. They have an extensive all-American menu and specials. The portion sizes are huge, the price is very reasonable, and the fried potatoes and pancakes are amazing! Food came out fast and fresh, and our sever was friendly. Parking is kind of slim pickings but the food makes it worth it.

Always have a great fufilling breakfast here. Small dining area ,always packed but quick to get seated. Small parking lot but they have extra parking behind. Typical diner type food and ambiance and kind friendly staff. No fancy frills place but very friendly tasty

Wow! Joined friends for breakfast. Everything was so delicious. Elvis French toast.Pancakes.Steak and eggs. Waffle.Everything! Our waitress was very nice. Service was awesome. Coffee cups stayed full.

Stopped by for lunch. Both meals were tasty. Chicken tenders with fries and Grilled Chicken Melt with fries. Great service, friendly staff.

Terrible service. We called ahead asking if there was a wait because we had an appointment that we needed to get to. We were told no wait, just come on over! Pulled up minutes later, there was a long line. The person behind us said "they always tell you there is no wait when there is a wait". After a 15-20 minute wait we were finally seated. Waited another 15 minutes, finally flagged down a waitress and asked if she could take our order. She rolled her eyes and said she was not a waitress but she could serve us drinks while we wait for the actual waitress. We asked for green tea. She rolled her eyes again and said "we are not that kind of place". We said ok, we'll just get coffee. That was not acceptable to her either and we got into a ridiculous back and forth where we were like "just give us whatever" and she was like "I am mad and I will stay mad thank you very much". After all that it turns out they do have black tea so we got our tea. Some time after that an actual waitress came over looking very depressed and overworked and took our order... and then we waited another 20 minutes for the food. In the meantime two parties that were behind us in line got served, leaving us wondering if we were "punished" for teagate earlier. The food was what you'd expect from a greasy spoon that re-uses the same oil over and over (can't fault them for it I suppose - the prices are very cheap so corners must be cut). With good service it would have been ok but with such comically bad service I'd much rather go to Denny's.

Cute little greasy spoon for breakfast. Met a friend here for breakfast we both had never been. There are two different areas to sit. One back room and an area with some booths, tables and a counter.Pretty decent menu. Lots of choices and a big omelet selection.We both ordered the meat and eggs. Mine came with an Italian Sausage patty which was really good. Home fries were a little blah- not seasoned at all and hard. Nice variety of toast. Have not had rye in a long time so nice choice.Good service. Seems like a nice neighborhood place.

Classic family home diner. Good food and a popular spot. Home town friendly staff. Every time I come here the service is always great, I recommend visiting!!