About Dwyer's Cafe
Dwyer’s Cafe is a longtime Lafayette favorite for homestyle diner classics, Louisiana specialties, and freshly enjoyed coffee. Located at 323 Jefferson St, this welcoming restaurant offers a comfortable setting for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner, with a menu that includes comfort food, quick bites, and small plates. Whether you are stopping in for a relaxed meal, enjoying dessert, or looking for a satisfying solo dining experience, Dwyer’s Cafe provides the familiar appeal of casual dining with the added character of local specialties. Guests can choose from outdoor seating, dine-in service, takeaway, delivery, and on-site services. Counter service and table service make it easy to enjoy a meal according to your plans, while the café’s casual, cozy, quiet, historic, and trendy qualities create a setting suited to many occasions. Great coffee is one of the highlights, complementing the restaurant’s breakfast and brunch offerings and making Dwyer’s Cafe a convenient choice for both a full meal and a quick stop. Accessibility is an important part of the experience, with a wheelchair-accessible car park, entrance, seating, and toilet. Dwyer’s Cafe accepts reservations and welcomes payment by credit card, debit card, and NFC mobile payments. Rated 4.60 out of 5 based on 1,160 reviews, the restaurant has earned strong feedback from its customers. Visit Dwyer’s Cafe in Lafayette or call +1 337-235-9364 to learn more.
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Iconic Cajun restaurant in the heart of Acadiana.
Very good! Driving through towards Atlanta from Houston. Stopped for breakfast. I got the number five with fried egg whites, bacon, and sweet potato pancakes with a cup of coffee. All excellent. Staff was friendly. Prices reasonable. Would definitely recommend to anyone else driving through!
What a great example of southern hospitality. We stopped in for lunch and chose cafeteria style. We waited about 5 minutes in a short line and could choose between 3 or 4 main courses and a handful of side dishes. I chose to meatballs over rice (I chose brown rice) and the wife chose the smothered steak. Our waitress took …
my kind of place local real food I started off with the order of beignets and I ate all six of them. They were different than any others. I’ve had kind of like a croissant type dough very flaky next time I’ll order extra sugar. I’m waiting for the number for breakfast with a hamburger patty eggs over easy well-done …
Well worth the drive off the interstate! Highly recommend Dwyer's for breakfast.
Fun old style diner, with cafeteria style plate lunches and also a full menu to order from ! Service was quick and attentive. Right in the middle of Downtown Lafayette. I got the fried chicken plate lunch, chicken was hot and fresh and the potato salad was delicious! My friend ordered off the menu. I’ve heard their breakfast is really …
This place! It is great. First of all, the food is absolutely delicious. Second, you can feel the history. People walk in and greet each other by name. You can tell who has been coming here for years. It is a hidden gem 💎 of downtown Lafayette.
This place was great! We brought my mom there after going to the temple. Delicious food and fast service! Great comfort foods and enough variety for there to be something for everything. They also have delicious Cajun classics! Don’t miss this place!
Great lunch spot for a hot plate. We went in back and picked out our plates. Ours were delicious. Other table partner had a salad ordered from menu, was good too
You have to make this a stop, food is delicious fair prices great service and super clean
