The Coffee Station

Been coming to this place for years, food and service is great, I would highly recommend the coffee station

I’ve been here many times, dozens, so why haven’t I written a review? This place is good, really good. And very reliable. I’ve never had a bad experience here. The staff is consistently friendly and helpful. The food is good. It’s breakfast. Nothing is outstanding or memorable, but if you are looking for a good reliable place for breakfast, at a price that is a good value, this is that place.
The atmosphere is actually pretty cool. Look around, there are many interesting unique things to see. As I said, I’ve been here many times, with family and friends, and and it’s a comfortable place for conversation. I’ve never felt rushed. I can sit, and finish my coffee without having someone hovering over me to turnover the table. Someone will frequently stop by to refill my coffee. I like that.
So, five stars? Yes, five stars. In a society that values the hot, the trendy, the unique, places like this get overlooked. And that’s tragic. Sure, you can’t get a egg white lobster and asparagus omelet with hollandaise sauce and artisan toast, but you can get a really good substantial breakfast served by friendly efficient staff in a pleasant interesting atmosphere. And you get it, reliably, every time. That’s sure as hell worth five stars, and shame on me for not getting to this review sooner.
I’m still working on building up the nerve to try the Monster Challenge. One day…

So i wanted to wait to Unilocal about this place, really take it in in ya know. We have gone here a few times always on the weekend. I like the food. The food it good. I myself have had something diffirent each time and i have had no problems with the food. My other half will only get the Big John breakfast, he says its the best bang for the buck since he likes a bit of everything. The food to me gets 4 stars.
Now the service… as i think everyone on Unilocal has said, it needs some work. I myself am a server at a local place so I know what is expected and not. But there are way to many people coming to the table though the course of the meal. First the girl that gets your drinks, then your server, then someone else with your food, then someone else to ask if everything is okay, if you ask for something from one person another brings it. I Would like my server from start to end. I feel that is the only way to give good service. That is how i feel some may look at it in another way, that is fine. But maybe you should let some of those girls running around doing everything have a table for their self.

Food good, service horrible. Have been here with a group a few times, got barely acceptable service; came alone twice and was ignored – both times I couldn’t get my bill and wound up going up to the cashier to try to get her to issue me a check, both times service was so bad I left $ 0 tip, and I’m an unusually generous tipper. Server never came back to refill drinks, on any of the times I’ve been here, and wasn’t even in sight to be flagged down. Last time I was there, they had gluten-​free bagels available. I was excited, as I have celiac disease and have to be gluten free; with a GF bagel, I had a chance of lunch, not just eggs. I asked if I could have the chicken salad sandwich on the GF bagel, they said it was no problem. When the bill came, they had charged me full price for the sandwich plus $ 3 – 4 for the GF bagel. I questioned the charge and was told it’s their policy to charge full price for both, even though I didn’t get both. So I paid about $ 10 for a chicken salad sandwich and a single cup of tea, in a diner-​ish setting. Rip off!!! I will never go back, there’s too many other places to eat that have better service. I would give them one star because the service is so bad, but the food is decent so I raised it to 2 stars. But barely.

This place is fun, there is trivia everywhere and plenty to look at on the walls. The food was o.k. warm, and eggs were fresh. The service does need some improvement, I agree with other Unilocaler’s. where was our 2^nd cup of coffee? It wasn’t even offered or asked, finished the food on the plate, they came and took it away and left the bill, huh? We had eggs, bacon, hash browns (really just potatoes) and the Morton monster. Next time I come here, please folks let me give you higher rating because service counts for a lot!

Great quality and great prices. I never write reviews, but everything was perfect! I had John’s big breakfast. Filling, reasonable price and delicious! The environment is friendly and it feels like home. You need to give it a try… you’ll love it!

Stopped here on our way back from Niagara, best breakfast we’ve had all vacation! Staff was friendly, food was tasty and filling. We had the chip beef on toast and sweet potato pancakes, both great choices.

Love this place! Me and my mom come her for weekly Sunday breakfast. I love their cappuccinos, the french vanilla is my favorite. My mom loves the sweet potato pancakes. It’s a cute place with lots of charming décor. It’s a little crowded at times but I don’t mind. The staff are always pleasant and I haven’t had any issues!

Bear with me because the explanation takes a minute. We came from Oregon and Ohio to celebrate our friend’s 60^th birthday. Our friend said this was her favorite breakfast spot. The service and food was good. We all had specific things we wanted and it all arrived just as we ordered it. Eggs, toast, scrapple, corned beef hash, Swiss and asparagus omelette, waffle, etc. All good and as we ordered it.
I (the Ohio friend) paid for our dinner at Nifty Fifty’s so the Oregon friend wanted to pay for breakfast at The Coffee Station. When it came time to pay, one of the local ladies in our group handed over her frequent diner card. The $ 50 bill would carry her far in her next discount. That’s when the trouble started. The card was too close to the $ 100 mark to add the $ 50 so the cashier wanted to give us the $ 10 discount. The Oregon friend didn’t want to do that so she didn’t use the card. Upon discussion in the parking lot, we decided it was unfair that the $ 50 credit would not be counted so a 2^nd conference was held at the cash register. It took way too long to decide to give the local person a 2^nd card. I think we can all agree leaving without that $ 50 credit was not a possibility. I think The Coffee Station staff could have been quicker in coming up with a solution.
BTW, the variety of mugs is a fun and different idea!

Great service, delicious food delivered fast. Family owned n operated. Always see owners John n chris taking orders n taking care of business! Love the goofy stuff on the walls :)

Good food and friendly staff. Has a large but not too large menu with good choices. Like the bright atmosphere but liked the food better at old location. Chipped beef was good, was told it was homemade. Have only had breakfast here but everyone is always happy enough. Coffee was pretty good. Has a counter eating or tables. Has limited parking around building. Handicap parking right out front. Good for small or large groups and kids. Has a cheerful, colorful interior. Nice place to have a bite to eat. Bill was just over $ 16 for two orders of chip beef and one coffee.

Really good food and the service has always been fantastic even on the most crowded times.

Food I tried was okay; bagel & cream cheese and a sausage, egg, & cheese sandwich.
The interior was cool, it had plenty of sports type memorabilia to keep you eyes busy.

The place has really gone downhill the last couple of years since they moved to the bigger location.
The food is average breakfast food. The coffee is good. But last visit I was presented with burnt toast and the waitress asked me if it was ok or did I want another order?
Well yes of course I would like toast. Keep the blackend for steaks, ya know?
This toast should have never hit the plate let alone left the kitchen.
Waitress was watching tv and never came to check. The place which was good when it was next to the train tracks years ago seems now to be un-​managed. Thats why at 8am on a weekday and across from the train station packed with commuters they had only a total of 4 customers in a place that easily seats 50.
I hope they get their act back together.

Decent little breakfast place. Inexpensive and quick service! I stumbled upon this place during my morning run. I had the Popeye omelette (Spinach) and a cup of coffee. Delish!

Good breakfast food, not enough potatoes ever though. All three times my potatoes have only been a handful. Unfortunately the service from out waitress «patti» was such a disgrace. She took our order and never came back except to drop us our check. My water and coffee sat empty since 5 minutes after being seated. Our food was delivered by someone else and that person didn’t even offer to refill our drinks, probably because she wasn’t responsible for our table.
Best of yet where was Patti? Sitting at the far end of the bar eating a sandwich. Great job Patti, you sure know how to chase away customers. I’ll never come back!

I’ve been eating here for years the place is definitely changed. The younger people working here now seem to have no concern for the customer. This is especially true with the one young man I believe is the owner son
It is Black Friday and what a debacle. They have been doing this for a few years now you think they have a somewhat under control. They have extra help come in the place is well staffed the problem is nobody knows what they are supposed to be doing.

This place is your average breakfast spot, Nothing really special but it did the trick it fed our hunger. Ordered scrambled eggs bacon and toast. I felt like the eggs were from a carton as they just looked to perfect on my plate.
Service was very quick and the waitress was very attentive. They do accept plastic which according to past reviews they did not so this must be a recent upgrade. I will say the room was very bright and clean. I also like how they accept your old mugs you do not need anymore to add to their collection to serve your coffee in.

Apartment hunting in a new city is a great place to discover local eateries. That’s how I found The Coffee Station. It was late morning in the middle of the week, I was hungry and they had parking.
So my first experience with SCRAPPLE was here. Interesting. As I was the only customer, the ladies were very attentive and told me all about it. I almost wish they hadn’t, but I ordered it anyway. Hmm, not a fan, but overall the breakfast was pretty good.
Returned with the boyfriend unit for breakfast on a Saturday morning, and this was a totally different experience. The place was packed and the ‘vault’ was the only place with available seating so we went for it. Might be fun. It was until it got stifling warm as there is no air circulating in there.
Well, although we were immediately seated it took about 30 minutes for someone to come take our order, which was disappointing. Even though I have to point out they are very nice and friendly, but I was very hungry. Don’t mess with my food.
Breakfast came and it was good. Again the service was slow. We never got a refill on the coffee and it took forever to get our check.
So sad to say, I haven’t gone back. A shame since my first experience was pretty cool, scrapple and all.

So I’ve been here enough times to really know what this place is all about. And I wrote a previous review here. But I decided to start over and review them all over again.
Why would I do this? Well, first off I’m not sure I really had my pulse on what is happening with this place before for whatever reason. But after reading other experiences from other recent reviewers here, and observing the Coffee Station in action today, I think I have a better handle on how to properly review them.
It’s clear to me that this place is a place that really used to be good. I’ve been a fan for years. But for whatever reason, they’re becoming very average.
Now, a couple of things I really do like about this place. I always loved the memorabilia on the wall. I’m a memorabilia collector and I appreciate this aspect. I’m certain my wife notices that whenever we come in here, I just keep staring around at the walls. I think she’s gotten used to it by now.
There are certain things I like about the menu. I’m still a fan of the Morton Monster. Now granted, I saw a previous review that said it wasn’t that big anymore. I’ll say that the one I had today was indeed big. I’m guessing there’s some inconsistency here among the cooks. I’ll even put up the picture of the one I had today so you can see for yourself. I was good with this.
But we noticed some things today about the food that now raise the «they’re slipping in quality» concern. First off, the coffee… very weak today. Disappointingly weak. I’m sorry… if the word «Coffee» is in your name, I expect better. If you get the same type of coffee that you can get at an average diner, I actually consider this inexcusable. This would be like Charlie’s Hamburgers suddenly serving Bubba Burgers.
You know, at the more cramped but much more homey atmosphere in their old location, they used to offer much more in the way of coffee, such as a flavored option or two. No more. That’s unfortunate to me. It’s something special they had before that they lost when they moved to this more homogenized location. (The fact that I think this place lost some of its soul when it moved to the new location, although I’m sure it was necessary for crowds, is another aspect entirely.)
The pancakes my wife had seemed good, but the bacon she was given were two shriveled slices. Again, they can do better here.
I also had a short stack of their French Toast. I’ve been trying a lot of local French Toast lately. It’s a favorite of mine. Their local competition puts out some good French Toast. These slices… average at best. Let’s just say the syrup had to save them to be tasty.
And the service… I’ve seen the reviews about the waitresses who ignore you and give you a bit of attitude (and I’m pretty sure I could tell you which ones they are). I’m not as concerned if a waitress didn’t say hello properly, or whatever. 80% of the time they seem nice enough, and I’ve never had any egregious mistreatment here at all. But I will say this… whatever system they have of serving here reeks of an inconsistent and possibly broken process. If you don’t believe me, try to sit here and get a waitress to get you a second cup of coffee at noon on a Sunday when they seem to be much busier doing other things than taking care of their tables after the food comes. I swear it took us 5 minutes. I was this close to getting up and going behind the counter myself.
Now really, I don’t criticize places to be mean. In fact, I’m saying this because I believe in the end this place can do better. It has done better in the past. I want a place like this to succeed. I want local Delco places to thrive. But I’m starting to get the feeling that ownership of this fine establishment is a little too concerned with the appearances of his bobblehead collection, and for some reason not seeing the fact that his product is slipping.
With competition just a couple of minutes away getting much bigger crowds for their breakfast service and turning them over with clockwork efficiency and better food, you have to tighten some screws to keep up. Can’t rest on your laurels forever.
I’m keeping them at three stars because they are generally OK, and the definition of three stars is A-​OK. That, and I still can get a half-​decent breakfast sandwich here. But that’s what they’re becoming… just OK in an area where the competition is raising the bar for breakfast.