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High Street Caffe
Now approaching its 10th year, The High Street Caffe is one of the original culinary ground breakers, not to mention, coolest eateries in West Chester. Winning “Best of the Main Line for Cajun & Creole” 10 years counting they have also been recognized by the Zagat review posting a 29 out of 30 points for cuisine. With a Funky-Eclectic atmosphere and a œstaff you will want to take home with you, the High Street Caffe has been a favorite of Chester County.
Rack of Wild Boar, Ostrich, Kangaroo and Alligator are just a few of the exotic dishes that show up on their nightly specials. French Quarter favorites such as Jambalaya and Etouffee have a staple at High Street Caffe. With over 20 appetizers and 30 entree selections the High Street Caffe has become known for its œrepeat customers that just can’t wait to come back and make their way through the menu.
Reservations are highly encouraged on the weekend.
20 Reviews So Far Newest First
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The only experience I have with this type of food is that my husband and I went on a Crawdaddy’s kick years back. We loved it so much, went so often, and ate the exact same food every time, we got burned out. We kind of forgot about it and haven’t been back for maybe 7 years. I was excited to try HSC because of the great reviews. We had the fixed price menu. 1st course was the Cajun popcorn because we used to get it at Crawdaddys. It was good except the sauce was SO overwhelmingly sweet. The Etoufee was yuck. I just didn’t like it at all (I remember loving it at Crawdaddys). The best thing was the pecan pie. YUM! It was perfectly sweetened, unlike most pecan pies. I’m going to have to go back to Crawdaddy’s to really compare.
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High Street caffe has the BEST flavors anywhere-to hell with imitation crap everywhere else. They now do a 3 course prix-fixe sunday to thursday that has a huge menu that YOU pick from. Large portions ( same as regular menu) For only $30 a person. They also have the most reasonable wine list and best selection in west chester!! Everytime i go I eat for 2 days!!
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High Street caffe has the BEST flavors anywhere-to hell with imitation crap everywhere else. They now do a 3 course prix-fixe sunday to thursday that has a huge menu that YOU pick from. Large portions ( same as regular menu) For only $30 a person. They also have the most reasonable wine list and best selection in west chester!! Everytime i go I spend $30 bucks and eat for 2 days!!
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The High Street is my # 1 go to restaurant in the area. They offer the best lunch in town and their dinners are second only to Gilmores (which is a lot pricier). They now offer a full bar but will still let you bring your own wine with a small corkage charge.
Cashew Chicken, Cajun Cheese Steaks and Burgers are great for lunch along with any of their daily specials.
Lobster Raviolis are my dinner favorite although any of the specials are great and don’t forget the Jambolaya and Etouphe{?}. Happy Dining -
Heres a great big BOOYAA to YA High Street Caffe, You guys are the best Cajun Creole Place EVER, The food is always GRRREAT and the wait staff well you cant get any better then these guys and gals at HIGH STREET, I see LK likes crawdads over HIGH STREET LOL that person must be on drugs or just work there LK you no Nothing about food, you must have been in a grumpy mood to begin with LMAO, U Loser…HIGH STREET RULES!!!!
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We took my father-in-law and sister-in-law here for dinner because we had heard such amazing things. We had a terrible experience. The service was extremely poor. The waitress only took drink orders one time. She never came to check on us or our meals after we placed our orders. The place was crowded and noisy. Also, the food was second rate especially compared to the great eats we’ve had at Crawdaddy’s. We won’t be rushing back here any time soon, or ever.
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Never a bad meal, the staff is always on top of things but always gives us time to relax. We crave the alligator sausage. Always a great place to celebrate a special occassion.
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I have lived in the borough for a number of years now and whenever people from outside the area visit or ask for a recommendation, I always recommend High St Cafe or Spence. I’ve never been disappointed. They are consistent and the food is excellent. The space can be cramped and loud and their “system”(?) of taking reservations is questionable, but the food is always a winner.
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One of the best dinners in Chester County!
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Hello All, first I would like to say HST you gotta be a single woman that cant get a date LOL The High Street Cafe is a great place to eat, It is the most consistent restaurant that I have ever been to, I have never had a bad meal there, My fav is the Jambalaya Fettuccine with Chicken, Crawfish and Andouille, They took that dish off the menu but I always ask if they can make it for me and they do without any problem at all…If something is messed up why dont you peeps say something to the wait staff(be it service or food) I for one am not perfect and I do speak up if something is not right with the service or food at any restaurant, I have never had bad service or food at this place..Here’s a big booyaa to yaa High Street KEEP UP THE GREAT JOB
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I’ve also been eating at High St. for years. Always loved the ambiance and good food. While the meals have never been consistent (I’ve had the same meal taste/appear very differently almost every time I’ve eaten there), they were always high quality. My last meal there, a few months ago, was however deeply troubling. First, the prices have jumped considerably. The “cajun signature” of jambalya and etouffee have been buried on the back of the menu (perhaps due to their lower cost?)
My favorite meal had been removed/upgraded which was disappointing. I ordered the newly altered dish and it was NOT GOOD. Salty, undercooked, pitiful. To be fair, the apps and dessert were great.
I haven’t returned for a few months. Hoping this was just a random bad experience. We’ll let you know after the next visit. -
We just had lunch here this week. The previous comments regarding poor service are right on the dime. We were a group of 3 and felt invisible. We waited a long time for our orders. Realistically, the food was average.
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I have been eating at the high street caffe for 11 years-and it is always amazing!! From the crab bisque,ostrich,buffalo and wild boar-i have never been dissapointed. I guess thats why i always see celebrities like tim lake from channel 10 and the weather girl cecily tynan there.
As for the guy that didn’t like the johhny Cash burger-i guess he misread the menu because it is topped with Voodoo sauce (habenero flakes in a BBQ sauce)!! It’s my favorite i get it all the time usually in 10 minutes-LOL my service is always great!! Keep up the good work high street-now i can even get a great beer with my burger.Older folks beware the VOODOO sauce. -
We have visited this restaurant several times and the food has always been consistently delicious, but we were very disappointed with the poor service on 9/22, and thus will not be returning. Our waitress and busboy were scarce and inattentive. We were told we had to put in our entire order at one time, she dropped things off at our table (dessert menu’s, check, boxes) with no comment, conversation, or question as to how things were, and as we were finishing our drinks the busboy told us that they needed the table and we had to leave. Very disappointing…
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have never taken anyone to high street that didn’t want to go back afterwards…this place is an all-time fav and has been for me since it opened!
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The place was recommended to us by coworkers so my wife and I went there for lunch today. I must say that we were both disappointed both with service and food.
Even though it was lunchtime, the pace was not full. About 25 min wait for a Johnny Cash hamburger - I think that is too much. Only one vegetarian dish on the menu? Come on. We had to chase our server to find out what happened to our order and later to pay the bill. Mind you the place was not that busy.When food finally came, it was screwed up. The hamburger had a ton of pepper in it. Simply said, it tasted foul. After two bites I gave up. The hamburger came with 5 nachos covered with imitation cheese and a leaf of lettuce. Wife’s vegetarian dish consisted of a French roll stuffed with soggy veggies. Yuck!
For sure, I won’t be recommending this place to anyone. Poor service and food quality.
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I would have to say after years of eating at High Street, the service and food quality make it he best restaurant in town! The Spicy Crab Cocktail is the best!
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Great food! Alligator sausage is great. Also, had a blankened tuna steak with crawfish augrautin that was one of the best meals I’ve ever had.
Staff is very friendly.
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One of my all time favorite West Chester rest. I have never had a bad dish there and were there at least monthly.
The best appetizer around is the stuffed mushroom comes stuffed with a crab cake. Very Good!
Only miss the home made jalapeno ice cream….
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The Jambalaya salad here is to die for, but the Voodoo Crawfish will always hold an especially warm place in my heart…er, stomach!
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