Reviews for The Matchbox Cafe in Rhinebeck, NY
Whenever we drove to Rhinebeck I wondered what this little restaurant was all about. I finally looked it up and went with my... family. I could not believe how delicious the food was here. We ordered the veggie burger, the chicken salad sandwich and thebeef lasagna. We also took home giant cookies and an entire chocolate mousse cake. Everything was delicious! Highly recommendit and we will be returning. Read more
It is a very cute place, spur of moment side of road, and great reviews nailed the decision. The gentleman who served us was... very nice, my son's sugar cookie very good. BUT $19 for an avocado BLT where the bacon was overcooked and tasted likecardboard? I had one bite and couldn't eat any more. And even if the bacon was perfect that is an insane price and if I saw theprice before I ordered, no way... $8.50 for a generic hot dog, comparable to dairy queen? I'm guessing from the other ravereviews there is good food to be had here.. but we didn't get any.. And what all the reviews say- way too expensive. Avoid. Read more
My absolute favorite little cafe. Consistently delicious food. Have to try their veggie burger and cix salad sandwich. The fries... are yummy and the cookies are enormous. This is seriously a real treat. Great for families too because you can sit outside. Samand Maryanne are the nicest people too. I'd give them 10 stars if I could. Read more
Food was amazingly delicious. I had the best shrimp sandwich I've ever had and a salad with homemade mustard vinaigrette. Sounds... so weird to hear that but the dressing is the bomb. I ordered a slice of chocolate mousse dessert to take home as after dinner,I was too full to eat dessert there. That wound up being amazing as well. Food is slightly pricey but worth every penny. Theyeven have a lot of vegetarian choices on their menu as well. Read more
Great food but the service was s-l-o-w and poor. You just order at a counter, so I never expected the food to take nearly an... hour to come out. 40 minutes after ordering I politely asked when they thought it would be ready given we had kids that werewell past mealtime. They tersely responded they "make their food fresh" and it takes a while and there were a lot of ordersahead of ours. Mind you, the place was empty. The guy came out and repeated this to us in a snippy way, totally unprompted, afew minutes later. Nearly an hour after ordering, we finally got our burgers and fries. No apology, no offer to get the kids'food out sooner. It was good, but not worth the wait or the poor service. Read more
Pulled into parking lot and began looking at the menu online to decide if we wanted to eat here. Place looks a little run down... from the outside so wanted to look over reviews online. After sitting in the car for a minute, a woman from the restaurant cameout and asked us to leave if we weren?t coming in. Very rude attitude, not friendly at all. Was pretty shocked that she wouldspeak to potential customers like that! Can?t speak to the food as we quickly went in search of a friendlier place! Parkers beware! Read more
As soon as you pull up to this quaint little spot, you know it?s going to be good. Whether you were tipped off by the usually... packed parking lot, or the incredible meaty smell emanating from the most adorable cottage, you?re probably going to startsalivating by the time you reach the door. Inside is just as you?d expect - simple, yet filled with comforting local goodies ina warm and rustic setting. Outside there are several different choices for seating with flowers and shrubs lining the perimeterfor some privacy. Now... the food. This was by far the freshest beef I?ve ever tasted, seasoned and cooked to perfection, withtoppings so crisp I was left pinching myself and wondering if it was all real. You may need a few visits to figure out a plan ofattack because it?s a messy one, but oh so worth it. My only complaint is that I didn?t take a second one to go. I can?t comeback here fast enough! Read more
Our first visit. We plan to return. This is a small, take-out, or eat outside place. An older ex-pat NYC couple runs the place.... Just a small area inside to place your order and pay, (one, or was it two pushed together?, table inside with reserved sign onit. ). It wasn't quick, but each dish 'feels like" it realy was prepared for you. Generous delicious servings. Vegetarianoptions. The chicken-parm sandwich could have used 3 buns to support it, instead of the one, the serving was so large. (Half wastaken home for later.) Home-made soups and deserts tempt from the glass-fronted refrigerator case. My husband got the carrotcake. No photos. He devoured it too quickly pronouncing it 'the best." Read more