This is a bit of California fresh farm -all day brunch place. Cute place and very friendly servers. Very spaced out Covid precautions. Food portions are monster sized so if you are not very hungry, you might consider sharing. The burgers (we got the grass fed pasture version) was perfection in a brioche bun. It was toasted and grainy. The accompaniments was a monster portion of fresh greens tiny bit tossed with dressing. The star were the fries. Not to wax poetic about them, but both regular and truffle fries were utterly crispy, had the right amount of potato and rich inside texture, and "not using old fryer oil." Must come again. read more

What a gem! I will be honest, I didn't expect for the food to be that good for the location it's in. I was wrong and never again will I judge a restaurant for its location ever again! We were just looking for a place to grab some food before our hike after driving almost 2 hours. This place exceeded expectations. Our server was super friendly. It took a little time for the food to come out but completely understandable and worth the wait for sure. Probably the best Corned Beef Hash I have ever had. Truffles fries were delicious. And, let's not even talk about that heavenly, mouth watering, heart warming French toasts. If you are around the area, do stop by! read more

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Food is awesome but the service SUCKS! I wish it didn't, but it truly does. Like it really sucks.

Great local Cafe for breakfast and lunch or whichever you want all day. Fresh and delicious local choices. Love their greens served with any dish. My first dish here was a delicious homemade Belgium waffle with fresh strawberries and fresh homemade whipped cream and I was hooked from that day forward. read more

The good is delicious, service is great and I love the hometown atmosphere. A great place to meet up with friends. read more

Outstanding locally grown burgers and the service is excellent.

Fresh food, interesting and delicious menu, wonderful atmosphere, never had a bad experience, friendly staff.

One of my good friends recommended this place for us to go to. He was definitely right, this place is good. It's kind of in the middle of no where but definitely worth the effort to get there. I ordered the Huevos Rancheros. They were really good and the ingredients were fresh. It's probably because they get their ingredients from local farms around the area. I thought that was pretty cool. My friends ordered the Apple French Toast, and the others got burgers. The atmosphere was great and the service was on point too. The water wasn't all that great but that's because I was comparing it to NYC water. That's my only complaint about this place. If you're ever in the Hudson Valley, please visit this place! read more

Cafe Mio - Huevos Rancheros, Apple French Toast (seasonal), Burgers - Wine Bars Near Me - Gardiner, New York

Love this place. Local and fun. Food is wonderful. The staff are very friendly. And I love the space, it's quaint and fun.

Been coming back here for years even since before they expanded and I have to say it never disappoints. Always great food and great service.

Great atmosphere and good music. It is a cozy place. I got the French toast and my husband got the eggs and cheese with toast. I am not a big egg eater but normally love French toast . Their French toast was way to "eggy" to me. I could not even get through a quarter of it. If you like eggs though you would like it. The syrup and all the whip cream on top helped it but it was still disappointing y husband liked his eggs. I also got a vanilla chai tea latte which was good. The waitress knew I did not like my meal at all but didn't really seem to care. You can also order lunch anytime which I did not know. I wish I was told that because I would have picked a lunch item. They also have a specials menu on the wall which I also didn't see until heard someone talking about it. They knew it was our first visit but no intro was given to let us know how things work read more

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This place is a gem. We always go to a nearby spot for a coffee and breakfast, and usually see people waiting outside of this café. We finally went in and I'm glad we did. Although it is cramped and you feel a bit rushed, the ambience is cool, the service is excellent, and the food is outstanding. Everything we got seemed to be prepared with care and quality ingredients. Check out their specials menu as well. Really, really worth it. I will be back. read more

Amazing food quality! Great service, clean and welcoming seating area! I recommend this place 100%

Best breakfast and burgers for miles. This place is a gem in a small, quaint town. Always fresh ingredients prepared to perfection time after time. Daily specials offered with a creative menu. Covid friendly and attentive staff. read more

Cafe Mio - Wine Bars Near Me - Gardiner, New York

Love this place. I eat here almost every Sunday morning with a group of friends. Service is incredible and the food is consistently delicious. read more

Great modern environment with great service! I ordered special Sweet chili pork belly. I will let the pic do the talking. Before and after read more

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This is a solid little cafe. A lot of local items and soups. I did not use it for a while because they had weird vaccine info on a black board and some waiters were die hard maskers... that being said the ambiance is always nice and there are a lot of locals that eat there . It is really one of the only games in Gardiner. No wifi and all of Gardiner is pretty much a black out zone so just chill with the vibe. Nice thin cut fries, and I really enjoy their teas and soups. My kids love the Grilled Cheese and delicious bread it is on. read more

Stopped in after a wine tasting at Whitecliff. Food was very good. Service good. Would certainly stop in again when in area. Many good menu items. Had a Grass Fed burger, but next time, want to try a breakfast item. read more

This place is hopping for breakfast on the weekends! Reservations are recommended, especially if you are coming with a big crowd. That said, if you get there for opening, you should be okay. There is counter space to sit at and we had no problem getting a table for 2 right at 9am. By 10am - there was a wait. My friends and I used to drive out to New Paltz for a good bite to eat so I am happy to report that is not needed with the arrival of Cafe Mio to the area! Cafe Mio are serving up all of your breakfast staples - egg dishes with toast and assorted meats (sausage, bacon) and nice thick slices of artisanal bread with butter to accompany. I also love that they have a lightly dresses salad to balance out the fried potatoes :) The sweeter breakfast fare like apple french toast and pancakes are also of plentiful proportion. Overall, a very well done, solid breakfast done in Gardiner. Worth a stop if you're a local or staying at one of the many B&B's in the area. I would love to return for lunch or dinner! read more

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What can I say? Deelish! Everything, start to finish was just great. The mini-mall style storefront restaurant is very cute. About 12 tables. Nice selection of micro brews in bottles. The breakfast items looked super, we chose from the lunch menu; sausage and peppers, soups, falafel, etc all nicely prepared. Service and setting are just great (the view of the Shawangunk Ridge from this area is so worth the drive!). Everything was perfect on this visit. Looking forward to another visit. read more

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Consistently good! Ive always appreciated that they are a willing to sub items to accommodate food intolerances. Com earlier in the day unless you want to wait - although it's worth it! read more

Cafe Mio - Eggs Benedict with potatoes (subbed from bread). - Wine Bars Near Me - Gardiner, New York

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We stopped by for a bite between pork butt buying at Adams and wine tasting at Whitecliff. One word, Exquisite. The soup. Roasted butternut squash with apples. ($3) for a cup comes with two slices of hand cut soft white bread toast. It was hedonistic vegan. Meatloaf Sando ($11). Perfect 1.5 inch slab of caramelized beef, flecks of carrot and onion, topped with astringent pickled red onion and creamy horseradish. Showered by a mountain of hand cut slim NOT shoestring fries. Goat cheese and oven dried tomato olive panini. Panini was a touch dry on the outside, could have used some lubrication like mayo, but was otherwise incredible. Six layer chocolate cake. This cake was epic. It was like the cake that Pollyanna gets at the fair except that it was chocolate. The most delicious homey tasting perfect chocolate cake ever. I don't even love cake and devoured half of it in bed, right before I fell asleep because I couldn't leave it over night for the ghosts. ($6). Seriously - GO!!! I wish I could have gone back today. read more

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Breakfast was excellent. Service was very good. Prices a little high and the place is a little small but the quality food and service overcomes that. Will return. read more

Really wanted to love this place, especially after seeing all the fab menu options and other reviews here and because of it's claims of local. It's a cute place with a great menu, and an even better list of blackboard specials. It was a nasty, rainy afternoon, so we started off with a cup of soup each - potato artichoke and lobster bisque. Both were fresh and tasty, but fell a bit short on the seasoning. I was toying between a local grass fed burger and the steak frites. The waitress steared me toward the steak, as she said it was fanastic, so I was sold. I subsitituted parmesan truffle fries for the regular frites and my husband had an ahi tuna wrap. Both were plated well and looked very tasty. His tuna was done perfectly rare as he requested, but again he felt it lacked seasoning. My steak was overcooked (I ordered rare, it came medium) and though it was tasty, seasoned well and had a nice char, it was an awful piece of meat. Chewy, tough, and full of grissle. I could eat about half of it after I cut away the rubbery parts. My fries were good, not great. I typically love asparagus, but what was served alongside was cooked on the grill and while tasty, they were large and thick. I could only eat about the top half of each one - the bottoms of the stalks were too fibrous. We each had a glass of wine which were reasonably priced and generous pours. We skipped dessert. The service was very good and when I gave my feedback on the steak, she comped our drinks with her apologies, which was really nice, especially since I didn't complain or ask for anything to be done. They do use lots of local farm fresh ingredients, and even list the local farms and suppliers they use, which is a bonus for me. I'll go back and give them another try - perhaps for breakfast and keep my fingers crosseed. read more

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I went cafe mio for Saturday late lunch around 2pm. Casual atmosphere, has wide open kitchen. Nice paintings on the wall seems for sale. Generally very laid back and comfortable setting. Some tables were not clean so we had to look for clean table. It wasn't busy, there were one more table was occupied. They displayed daily special on blackboard, it was great selection of menu. I ordered rack of lamb with local vegetable, cream of mushroom soup and my husband ordered BBQ burger with blue fries. Cream of mushroom soup was huge portion but I'm afraid to say it wasn't my style. It wasn't creamy enough for my taste. But still it was decent. My rack of lamb was also huge potion. I knew I won't be able to finish even half. Lamb was good but somewhat very gummy for me. Sautéed vegetable made good balance with lamb. It was okay. BBQ burger was huge portion as well. My husband finished it all. It came with blue fries, it was average. I really wanted to love this place but didn't work for me. Liked their menu selections and concept of using local products. But it's just not for me. Service was decent. Plenty parking space in front of the restaurant. read more

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What can I say about Cafe Mio, I wanted to like it but came away feeling it lacked balance . It is a trendy small restaurant with a lot of eclectic flair with casual seating for lunch. The waitress we had was pleasant, greeted us with a smile and let us choose the spot to sit. Looking around at my fellow diners their food looked good and the portions looked generous. The waitress gave us a chilled bottle of water from the tap for the table. They have an unsweetened Iced tea of the day on the menu and today was Lavender flavored. On the chalkboard they list a wide variety of off the menu options including the soup of the day. Today it was curry parsnip soup with toast. It had just a hint of curry flavor which I think could have been brought up a lot more . My lunch companion ordered the Pear, Brie, and Balsamic Panini which came with a lightly dressed oil and vinegar mixed greens on the side. The Brie overpowered any other flavor in the sandwich. I had the seared Ahi tuna wrap, avocado and cucumber with a Wasabi cream dressing that could have been stronger in flavor and the dressing a bit thicker because all of it pooled at the ends when eating it. Additionally the Ahi was centered in the wrap so by the time you get more than half way through each wrap you are left with just the greens and dressing. The casual atmosphere can be a bit too casual, at least with our waitress who delivered our food but failed to ask how things are and if we wanted anything else including a refill of our drinks. The deserts are written on another chalkboard and hold about half a dozen cakes. They sounded good and we were ready to order one, when our waitress showed up with the check and said I'll leave this here for you and walked away. I wanted to like this cafe but found it lacked balance. It all looked appealing to the eyes but as for taste some of it had been overpowering, others deficient in flavor and others not evenly distributed . Presentation is important but flavor is just as much apart of the appeal. read more

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Small place with big flavors Very creative menu with great service. Ordered huevos rancheros. Perfectly over easy egg came on a bed of black beans served in a small tortilla cup. Garnished with fresh diced tomatoes and carrot strings. All served on a bed of fresh greens. Very different but the flavors all came together deliciously. Excellent. Very nice local brew coffee that is flavorful but not too strong. Side of local bacon - again excellent. Wifey had toasted tomato, avocado and cheese on home made bread. Again very good. Very good breakfast with local fresh ingredients in a small cozy atmosphere. read more

Cafe Mio - Huevos Rancheros - Wine Bars Near Me - Gardiner, New York

I don't typically post reviews, but felt I need to get the word out. Today was a particularly busy day and our wait was about 45 min (though we were told less). Finally we were offered seating at the bar because the hostess said the wait for a table could be longer. The very next couple was given our table . Sitting at the bar did prove enlightening though. I ordered the special coffee drink, a Hazelnut Latte, extra hot. It arrived neither hot nor hazelnut. We watched, stunned, as the cooks touched every omelette, fried egg, French fry and the like with their bare hands....completely unnecessarily (ever heard of tongs or a spatula????). The only cook with a glove on was scooping salad. After waiting over an hr to eat, we were ready to take our chances....BIG mistake! My husband's ham & cheese omelette came burned....the cook must've thought himself clever as he flipped the burned side to the inside of the omelette, however the first bite revealed everything....not at all worth the $17+ price tag. My dish, The Mio Breakfast, arrived looking presentable, but was missing dressing for the greens. The only bright spot in our experience was the cheerful server. We're putting Cafe Mio on our 'NEVER' List! read more

Located near Mohonk preserve and nestled in the cute little town of Gardiner, Cafe Mio served up a tasty lunch. This place is obviously a local favorite as it was filled when we arrived. You can grab a table or seat at the counter. The menu was full of specials ranging from sandwiches, soups, burgers, and even drinks. My friend had the house made ceab cakes on a brioche bun and I had the local beef burger with truffle fries. Everything was delicious and the servings were mighty big for the price. The one downside was both our coffee drinks were on the colder side but otherwise everything hit the spot! read more

Cafe Mio - Wine Bars Near Me - Gardiner, New York

This place was awesome. The service was very polite. The food was amazing. The atmosphere was a quiet coffee shop, small in size but huge in personality. Seemed to be run by a family, well maintained and much pride put into the production. I will definitely come back to eat more on this great menu. read more

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This place was packed on a Saturday afternoon. Someone greeted my wife and I and told us there was a wait for a table, so we just hung around awkwardly in the front area which wasn't really designed to be a waiting area. Some tables started to free up, so I assumed we were going to be seated soon. Someone else came up to us and said they were going to seat us at the window table. The table was occupied, so I thought that was kind of strange. Another couple came in behind us and grabbed an empty table on their own, so I decided to grab another free table to avoid having to wait further. I got the pulled pork sandwich which was a bit on the bland side. The fries were hot and salty, and the best thing on the plate. My wife seemed to think her crab cake sandwich was decent. All in all, the food was just okay. We probably wouldn't go back if we were in the area again. read more

Great food with unique twists. Always something great to eat and always tastes great!

Food is always very good. Enjoy their Cafe Mío breakfast. Coffee is mediocre. The water tastes terrible.

Great place. Fresh clean food. Bright smiling young people taking care of us. Cleaning constantly. Clean bathrooms. Excellent coffee. Looking forward to returning soon. Go to spot when in the Gardiner area. read more

We live close by and kept hearing great things about this place. This was probably our 4th time trying to go because the hours are slim. I was so excited that we finally got in.The decor is adorable and the seating was so comfy cozy. The staff were friendly and attentive. The cinnamon latte was delicious. Unfortunately my meal looked better better than it tasted. I got the huevos rancheros and it was very bland and the black beans were cold and watery. Wanted to love this place...shame read more

This place is so good! Delicious seasonal menu, hefty portions, they use all local meats and vegetables in their foods. You must try their parmesan truffle fries-huge bowl of fresh cut fries for only $5! Great craft brew selection One down side: They are only open for breakfast and lunch. read more

Cafe Mio - Parmesan Truffle Fries - Wine Bars Near Me - Gardiner, New York

Been going here for years. Corn beef hash with eggs are great. French toast with bananas and bacon is another staple that is always good.

Everything that I've had here- both for dine-in and takeout- has been amazing! This is probably my favorite local place to eat brunch and catch up with family and friends. Both their lattes and regular coffee are super comforting and not bitter at all. I love that they have a nice selection of vegetarian options, too. I highly recommend ordering the goat cheese omelet, as well as the dolce de leche French toast (not vegetarian)! Overall, this place has a great selection of food and drinks paired with awesome, friendly service and a chill, cozy environment. Highly recommend! read more

Super friendly waiter, wait time for drinks was ok (busy) - out of towners. Went with the family, a Great Cafe...food was: Huevos Rancheros were great (not piasa style but great)...never had them with tostadas but very tasty. Chicken Bacon Wrap and the Pear Panini were also excellent...and don't forget the great cup of coffee. Overall a really great place for food and atmosphere. read more

I arrived about 1PM on a Saturday with my wife and we brought our dog because we noticed outdoor seating as we have driven by in the past. We noticed the outside seating area was not set up. So we asked and were told there was a bee problem. The sun was out and there was not good shade so the dog had to be left in a car that was too warm which made us have to rush though our meal. After we ordered and our food was served they started serving outside for customers with dogs. We were not asked it we wanted to move. We did not ask to move because we just wanted to hurry up and get out of this place. We both had the spinach, mushroom, and goat cheese omelets and found them tasty but flat and dense...tough... nothing special. My toast was not served until my meal was half finished. I was not offered a refill on my ice tea and again I did not ask because I just wanted to go. My wife's latte was not well prepared. There were flies inside landing on us and trying to land on our food so we were constantly having to wave our hands to protect our food. It was loud. The service was poor. Perhaps this was just a bad day for this place because I see that in general there are good reviews.There are a lot of other places to try in the area so I would hesitate before taking a chance on wasting my time and money for this sort of experience again with this place. I would only return if I can sit outside and I would choose another meal. read more