I have always wanted to eat at Chat-A-Wyle. I was not disappointed. The wait staff was friendly. I loved the furniture and use of Crome formica tables and mismatched chairs. I took my daughter-in-laws and we had a lovely time. They are known for their bread bowls with home made soup Delicious! I will definitely go back for lunch again. read more

Food seems to be going downhill The soup bowls are smaller, sandwiches are just fair. Staff is not friendly or welcoming. read more

Visited w my 93 year young friend. No greeting. Started w the outs. I ordered turkey veggie soup, so salty, could not identify items in soup. Waitress came back to report, yup, bones. NOT ONE, but 2!! Yuck Crackers were stale. Waitress told me that's how we make it, oh really. Told cashier we should not have to pay for it. Tried to tell her to strain the soup... NOPE CUT ME OFF! Basically told me to F off. I would not waste your time nor money here to be treated so rudely. This place is crossed off places to eat for my 93 year young!! We'll tell everyone. Thank you read more

Soup and Food focus on that. Sign says Wifi but no one knew how to let us onto it. Food is great very home cooking style. Tomato and Grilled cheese! read more

Not open until 11. The App is incorrect as "Open Now" at 8:30 am. Good food and fun read more

Fresh salads, it felt like the veggies were picked fresh for me. It was quiet enough that we could enjoy a nice visit, even with the other tables full. The staff seemed to enjoy being there, too. read more

Oh my, folks! This was the perfect stop on a rainy day. Old fashioned kitchen tables and chairs, vintage decor. And the food choices! We both got a cup of pumpkin chili and a half specialty sandwich for $12. Spinach, melted cheese, garlic mayonnaise on focaccia bread, and ham & cheese on oat bread. Friendly staff, quick service. We'll be coming back! read more

I stopped into this lil restaurant I have passed it a few times and always wondered what it was like. When I walked in the atmosphere I saw was of an older almost 1950's style, the waitress was nice wearing the mask due to cov-19. I didn't have alot of time to stay I just stopped in to grab a quick bit so I ordered the potatoe bacon and chive soup. I noticed the soup was made homemade it was good although I felt it could use alittle more salt or maybe piece of bread or sour cream to add to it. There was two elderly ladies chatting while waiting for thier lunch hehe get it chat a wyle It's cute but I think it's in a private setting due to them not wanting alot of thru traffic. Its definitely unique and different. read more

Chat-A-Wyle - Potatoe bacon and chive soup - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Apalachin, New York

Super cute cozy warm friendly place with really good soups,sandwiches, & desserts... they have soup flights with a variety of soups to sample I have tried all the soups and everyone was delish must go if your around the area.... read more

Loved my lunch there! Cute, homey type place. My soup and sandwich were both delicious. Will definitely be back!

Great place to have simple but delicious lunch with friends. Very cute atmosphere. Sandwiches + soup are delicious! No frills and affordable. read more

Love this place . It has great food and the staff is always friendly the soup is delicious

Unique atmosphere, tasty foods and very nice staff. Highly recommend Meatloaf sandwich read more

This is a favorite luncheon experience, especially in the autumn when soup is required to ward off chilly temperatures. The Autumn Bisque captures the scents and flavors traditionally associated with this transitional time of year. If you are hoping for an intimate, conversational environment, this would not suit. If, however, you seek a quality lunch with traditional flavors, in a kitschy, homey, midcentury read more

This place is mediocre at best since they took the fondu out, that junk was heat. Gotta bring that back. Recommend it but if they bring some items bsck it'll be heat. read more

This place has been one of my favorites since I was in high school. It always has a homey feel anytime of year and the food is consistently good. Whenever I go I almost always get the cheesy potato soup. This place is not super huge and can get busy but the food keeps us coming back. Recently I had the turkey sandwich and we were told that they roast a turkey everyday for their sandwiches and soups they make. One thing I would change if I got the turkey sandwich again would be to try a different type of bread. I had the focaccia which ended up being thinner and crispier than I'm used to for this type of bread. Their Italian I was told is Roma's bread which is always a staple when we visit the area. They also have an oat bread that I would like to try. One thing I do not like when I dine here is the water, the tap water has a chlorine taste. I usually order something else to drink when I remember. In the past their desserts have been good as well! Definitely worth the stop when you're in the area. read more

This cute place was recommended by locals and did not disappoint. We both enjoyed our breakfast and the service was friendly and fast. Good coffee! It is furnished with vintage dinette sets all in great condition. Would definitely eat there again. read more

Chat-A-Wyle - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Apalachin, New York

It's a very cute atmosphere and welcoming staff Little upset that most There menu is not available and the sandwiches were pretty pricey for what they consist of. No Mac salad no fondue no Mac and cheese for kids. Over priced okay lunch. The kids menu was very minuscule and I won't pay $6 for a grilled cheese (which was all they had other than pb&j which I also won't pay $6 for) I enjoyed the visit during restaurant week but this last visit I was disappointed. read more

Everything is consistently super fresh and delicious! I am obsessed with the homemade cucumber garlic dressing and they seriously have the coldest salad chiller in town. Don't worry I balance that salad out by usually getting Chicken & Stuffing in a bread bowl. One of my absolute favorite things about Apalachin! read more

Chat-A-Whyle is as five stars as Broome County can get. Of course, I have a lunch weakness for soups and sandwiches. Seriously, if you add pumpkin or some spicy kick to my meal, you can basically guarantee that my stomach has found my heart and fallen in some sort of foodie love! Maybe it's my tastebuds intense infatuation that has left me swooning over Chat-A-Wyle, or maybe it's their classic, vintage inspired decor and continually impressive, affordable menu options. I have yet to try anything on their menu that disappoints or leaves me wondering what went wrong. Always made with seasonal, fresh ingredients that consistently match the description, I actively seek out at least one gathering of friends at this locally owned, gorgeously decorated eatery. Let me break it down for you, oh-doubtful eater: 1. Yes, the location is further out than most find satisfactory. But, I promise--fingers crossed, kiss my elbow, all the jazz--that it is worth the journey (ten miles, up hill, both ways--just kidding). Take a bike, enjoy the stroll! 2. Rave, swoon, drool! The food is entirely appetizing. Yes, please use a cranberry mayo on my turkey sandwich. Oh, you have vegetarian options (how rare for this area). And, my god--is that autumnal inspired soup with sweet cinnamon garnish. Chat-A-Whyle, you just get my flavor pallet. 3. Plastic dolls, 50's style metal dining tables, housewife with humor--I am pleased by your decor. I am inspired by your many vintage pieces, lining wooden shelves, invading my roomy dining space! I love! Granted: I must also include constant commentary and photo logs with companions during my visit; but, I love! 4. Service: This can be the one flaw. It's really hit or miss on the sweetness of your server and, I suppose, you could look at it as you are really just "one of the family" but I just prefer to ignore any bad service and let the delicious food wash my memory clean, absorbing all my gooey-brain matter with noms that make any interaction nearly invalid. 5. This place is perfect for any get together. BUT: Make reservations. Mother's Day plans? This is the perfect place to take Mom, Grandma, Nana, who-have-you female. Ladies catch-up? We'd like the booth in the back and please keep coffee coming! I would say that it's more of a femme type place. You may want to keep your nascar, hunter's dinner party to that dive bar down the street...but, hey, anyone can enjoy a tasty sandwich! Enjoy, foodies! This place is for you. read more

Chat-A-Wyle - Exterior; don't drive by! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Apalachin, New York

Awesome bread soup bowls. It's a cozy home style restaurant. I've also seen it on tv as a documented haunted house

One of my all time favorite lunch spots. I've always loved Chat-A-Wyle in the fall/winter. Soups, sandwiches, quiche, and my personal favorite cheese fondue. The food is always on point and delicious. The atmosphere is super cozy. I noticed the hours have changed and the new owners are offering breakfast. I'm very interested in trying that in the near future. This past visit I had the No Crust Vegetable Quiche with a cup of Potato Soup and Chips. Very delicious! read more

Chat-A-Wyle - vegetable quiche with a cup of potato soup - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Apalachin, New York

Great place to have lunch! The food here is consistently superb and the atmosphere is very comforting

Just delicious. I was passing through on my way to western NY and this was the perfect lunch stop. The autumn bisque was actually heavenly and I do wish for that recipe. I also had a side salad with the cucumber garlic dressing--yum! And I think the croutons were homemade. All in all amazing. I will return any time I'm in the area. read more

Underwhelmed would sum it up. If you like the ambiance of an old farm house with old table and chairs (and apparently people do), you'll like this place. I get all that, especially for the gals... no offense. If your going for the food, I'll sum up my experience. 3 of our 4 soups came out Luke warm at best. Had to send them back to be heated. My turkey sandwich was good, but the bread was just ok. And it came with chips, I got about 6... they were out of the mac salad option. I've never been impressed with this place. Oh and only one bathroom for all the seating they have. I go under duress.... lol read more

I enjoyed coming here while I was attending my university days. The cucumber dressing was to die for! Whenever I am around the Binghamton area, I would always try to make my way here. It's such a cute idea having a restaurant inside a home which used to be a farm back in the days. P.s: go for their amazing cucumber salad dressing! read more

I've loved this place for as long as I've lived in this area. Now there's a new owner and things have only gotten better! My favorite items have remained on the menu and the new items are wonderful! My wife and I stopped in this past week and tried a new Shrimp Bisque. It was delightfully delicious. Highly recommended. read more

Chat-A-Wyle - ows a dinning table with four chairs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Apalachin, New York

The Chicken Marsala Foccacia was horrible. Actually inedible. The bread was a fake foccacia, not homemade, and the chicken was served in big chunks instead of slices with cold , clotted, gelatinous gravy and over-powering garlic mayo oozing out of it. In addition there was a layer of over-cooked slippery spinach which added nothing to it but more offensive flavors. I tried to eat the chicken separately by cutting it and the meat was very tough and gamey. AWFUL. Not going there again. However, the apron idea was cute. read more

We are adventurous foodies, we travel the country and we enjoy good food, and this particular location was absolutely outstanding. Our group arrived at 2:40 and we had to make sure that we were going to be served given the late hour since this place closes at 3 o'clock and sure enough we were able to get around a large table and sit down. The inside has a certain flare about the Decor and we enjoyed it. They assigned two servers to our table because everybody split the check but they took our order and it all worked well. The food is absolutely amazing... Our family enjoyed a ham and Swiss on toasted focaccia and a bowl of cream of broccoli soup in addition to an oven roasted turkey sandwich, with garlic mayo, provolone and a cup of chicken and stuffing soup. The food was prepared briskly and was brought to the table cheerfully and the flavors were absolutely outstanding. The ham and Swiss on focaccia bread is absolutely to die for, truly a decadent and flavorful treat. The other people in our party also cheered over the food, all had equally good experiences and the food was fresh very flavorful and plentiful. We all followed up with dessert I having the peach cobbler my wife the Apple crisp and my son apple crisp and while be peach cobbler was absolutely delicious the Apple crisp was divine. The Apples were soft but not mushy, the crisp was well, crispy, and topped with vanilla ice cream and whipped topping. The servers we could tell had been run particularly ragged today with what seemed like an above average number of guests and honestly I applaud their hard work and effort, as our party of 8 had a great lunch with memorable food. This was my and my family's first time at this restaurant and as a full-time RVing family we most certainly will eat here again on our next pass through the area and I would advise you to do the same. read more

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My favorite place for breakfast! The french toast fondue appetizer is a good place to start. Then the breakfast casserole! There is a kids menu with emoji pancakes which is great for the little ones. Service is fast and friendly. Good prices for good food! read more

Chat-A-Whyle has the best soup in the United States of America. The bread bowls are baked to perfection. When you order a bread bowl soup you get not only a bread bowl full of soup, but also another cup of soup on the side, and you can get two different soups! The sandwiches are phenomenal and the atmosphere is unmatched. Sitting down to eat is like going back in time to the 1930's. C-A-W is a delicious time machine. Do yourself a favor and stop into this hole in the wall the next time you are driving through the southern tier. read more

We love this place! It's our second favorite spot only because we own our own cafe in Owego (Carol's Coffee & Art Bar). The atmosphere is homey and cozy, love the Menu describing the history of the farm it was many years ago. The food is delicious and the service was wonderful! It's very important for a place to succeed with all of these factors. read more

Chat-A-Wyle - We ate in this cozy back dining area. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Apalachin, New York

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HOW fantastic is this place? Well, once or twice a year I take a 7-hour road-trip that takes me along I-86 and for now on I'll always figure out a way to time my trip so that I can stop at Chat-A-While for lunch. It's THAT good. The sandwiches are amazing. The soups are phenomenal and always piping hot. The chips are great. The desserts are fabulous. The service is excellent, as far as thoroughness and timing. Perfect. Follow-up was flawless. Could the friendliness factor be improved? Yeah, sure it could. But the 5-star review is still very well deserved. What an awesome place. What fantastic food. And quite charming, too! read more

Fantastic!!! I cant complain about anything. I found this place on Yelp, we came up for graduation and was looking someplace to have brunch. We came in for breakfast but unfortunately it was to late. But to our surprise lunch was delicious. We had cheese fondue Potatoe bacon soup, turkey stuffing soup Chicken salad sandwich, fresh turkey with a cranberry mayo dressing sandwich, chicken marsala cheese sandwich. Each one was better than the next. The flavors were just to die for. The service was great and the decor was just the best. The decor was just so cute and relaxing. Highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Came here to catch up with a friend I hadn't seen in over a year. I had the cheesy potato soup and a hot chocolate. Both were absolutely delicious. My friends had the meatloaf sandwich and loved it. This is good old fashion home cooked food. The cafe name gives the impression you can hang out and catch up, and chat a while. However, the atmosphere did not feel that we could hang out and chat a while. If the atmosphere fit the expectations better this would be a perfect 5/5 cafe! read more

This place is fabulous. When ever I come to visit my aunt, we plan two trips here, one for breakfast and one for lunch. For breakfast we always have the oatmeal with fruit. Best I've ever had. My aunt always gets autumn Bisque and quiche for lunch. I usually have potato soup and a sandwich. Meatloaf is my favorite, but also enjoy the chicken salad. If I lived closer, I would be more experimental. The restaurant is homey and they have the best, friendliest wait staff. Love coming here when ever I can. read more

Chat-a-Wyle has nearly restored it's position as one of lunch-stop-fabuloso. I went with a couple of friends today and everything was good! As I remember from years past. If the staff were a bit smiley and cheerful, it'd be just about perfect. read more

Love taking my daughters here for a girls day out. It is just the perfect girls date. Staff is amazing and food is fresh and homemade. Everything is just so delicious and done well. read more

This place is amazing. It's like being at home but for once you don't have to do the cooking. Yes this dining experience takes setting in a actual house. The menu is mostly soup and sandwiches. I have tried the spinach with monetary jack cheese, paired with autumn soup. Delicious.. Everything is fresh and made from scratch. Even the cobbler. read more

This is the cutest place ever! The food is amazing and the service is very warm and inviting. There is a great selection of soups and sandwiches. I ordered the spinach sandwich and a fondu. Both were amazing. My friend got a soup bowl that looked and smelled great! There are also crafts and fancy chocolates and things for sale around the restaurant. I bought my son a kids apron. Cutest thing ever! read more