Cup N’ Saucer Restaurant

I went there last week after checking on a whim. Service was great and my burger and fries were excellent. I hope they pick up in business because its a great neighborhood spot with much better offerings than McDonald’s or Wendy’s and the prices are the same. Support local small business

Basic fare, decent food, family style, not gourmet. Sandwiches, salads, breakfasts, pancakes and wraps, They have jalapeños if you like to spice up your meal. They have Ice cream, desserts, and shakes. Diner Coffee, Retro design theme with an Automobile, Motorcycle, Comic Book, Wax Museum and Racing Theme.

The dying Pawtucket downtown can’t afford people who don’t care and that was the overall vibe that this place out out. I’d been here for breakfast years ago and I loved it. Hot food, friendly wait staff and cool retro décor. Everything a diner should be. Lunch felt impersonal and took forever even though the restaurant was empty. My friends and I just felt unwelcome and the time lapse between drinks, ordering food and getting the check lowered the quality of the food itself and the quality of my visit. I hope next time I go is a better trip because I adore downtown and I hope to see it make a recovery from whatever disease it’s suffering from.

Good food, reasonable prices, and great atmosphere. Coffee is a little on the weak side, but still pretty good.

Good clean restaurant like the race car pictures. I got Hot Wieners and the bread was breaking apart on the bottom and every thing was falling all over the place. Guy I went with got Fish and chips and didn’t care for it.

This place should have lines out the door.
Mega-​friendly staff and delicious, fresh,
affordable food. This place puts other «hipper» breakfast places to shame.
You get a ton of food, the ingredients are high quality, the iced coffees are gigantor, and the décor is David Lynch meets Happy Days. They do buy one/​get one dinner specials a lot, too. Go now! Oh, yeah — good luck finding a cleaner restaurant, too!

I work close by and have been here a handful of times. I was really happy to see that they have a veggie burger, Betty Bop, on the menu. It always tasted fine, and I appreciated that they were able to get me my food in a timely manner so I could be back at work before my break was over.
However, the last time I went there I noticed that they «cook» the veggie patty by popping it in a microwave. Come on, if I wanted microwaved food I could do that in the comfort of my office. Seems like such a lazy thing for a restaurant to do.

This is a fun 50’s retro diner type place that looks pretty nondescript from the outside. I came early for breakfast since I dropped my car off at the mechanics around the corner. It’s seat your self and they have booths, tables and a counter. It looked like it was full of regulars and the server gave me a friendly greeting as I found space in a booth. Because of other reviews I got the bananas foster french toast and a side of bacon and it was huge. The french toast was a little sweeter than I would have preferred it, and I thought it might be from the description but I ate most of it! The bacon was hot and crispy, just the way I like it. The coffee was weak, but not offensive (burnt, old, etc).
Overall a good diner breakfast experience and I’ll be back to try other options on the menu.

Has potential. The décor was ok, very busy. Couldn’t pick 1 theme I guess. The coffee… diner coffee is always a foodgasm… hard to screw it up! Bacon cheeseburger and handcut fries were decent. Weiners were disappointing… who doesn’t put diced onions on a Weiner! Half of my «Quebec» fries were undercooked and is use the quotes because they’re not Quebec fries without mozzarella cheese. The gravy was bland. I hate adding salt to my food but had to lay it on pretty heavily. The shining stat was quality mass produced mozzarella sticks with some fantastic sauce! Service was wonderful. Prices were great for the portions. Our whole order was $ 23.00 not including tip and we brought home some leftovers. Very clean. Creepy mannequins that take of valuable table space in the tiny place. Hours are weird. We’ll try again for breakfast and see if its any better.

2014 Update:
My original review was 3 stars, essentially just averaging the 5star good and the 1star bad. That decision has tortured my poor mind for a year. Having half the meal nearly inedible is just unacceptable. If you do decide to head here, choose your food VERY carefully.
The Good:
Very cheap food in rather large quantities. Nice atmosphere. Fantastic 5-​star Bananas Foster French Toast. I highly suggest it to everyone.
The Bad:
Ordered a Steak, Cheese, and Peppers Calzone only to get Steak, Cheese, and Pepperoni. And the calzone was horrible! Bad dough (it tasted old) and the steak had quite a lot of gristle (and appeared to be more ground beef than steak). Not to mention the marinara sauce tasted awful and was greasy and microwaved.
The Other Stuff:
3 star Bacon Cheese Fries. A little burnt but decent. Waiter was friendly, but getting his attention was a hassle (they were not busy).

I had to edit my earlier review of this place that was a 4 star review after trying their pizza which was great. I recently went in for lunch and the pizza I ordered came out soggy and undercooked as if they had rushed it. And the hamburger that they put on the pizza had already been cooked so that when it went into the oven to bake the burger turned into these dry crusty turds of meat sitting on top of the cheese and half baked crust. The one thing I can’t stand is inconsistency in product, I won’t go back because I don’t know which kind of pizza I am going to get when I go in.

The menu has changed some and is much smaller than it used to be. Nonetheless, they still have the Banana Foster French Toast!

I have been trying to come here for so long because the place looks adorable and I love breakfast spots! Service was friendly, food was good and the atmosphere was great, especially with all the jukeboxes. I’ll definatley be back!

Slowest restaurant I’ve ever been too. I’ve been here twice. I work nearby and there isn’t much around for the lunch scene. The food was decent diner food both times and if it wasn’t for the service I’d probably go more frequently. The servers are all friendly but the kitchen takes forever. I’ve never waited so long for sandwiches. I have an hour lunch and both times I’ve gone it took the whole hour, because of the wait for the food. If you have time to eat at leisure I’d check it out but if you are on the clock you better chew fast.

Hungry? Borderline poor?
The Cup And Saucer it is!
In this quaint little eatery, vaguely reminiscent of Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum by the various full scale mannequins eyeing you from the corner, you can get yourself coffee, club sandwiches, subs, and most importantly a juicy ten ounce Salisbury steak. Enjoy a tune on the rusty juke box (if you can get it working. Apparently coins and bills are unacceptable currency. Maybe bring some rare Micronesian gems, put ‘em in, and BLAST THAT FRANKIE VALLI). Service is friendly (perhaps TOO friendly???) and the atmosphere is welcoming enough. Give it go.

Cup n Saucer is right down the street from my newly-​rented studio space, so I’ve had lots of large coffees with sugar to go. Today it worked through lunchtime, so by the time I got down there I was well beyond the need for coffee. So I ordered the Betty Boop Veggie Burger, of all things… with fries. This was not a pre-​made boca burger, but rather it seemed to be a custom-​made pattie with tomatoes, stacked with baby spinach leaves, and crumbled feta in a soft eggy roll. The fries had their skins on, and were a little dirty with a light spice; I had to wait for them to cool down a bit, but the malt vinegar on the side helped a bit.
This would be five stars, but I have only had one real meal. (stay tuned)
Certainly five stars for friendly service!

Downtown Pawtucket… huh… uummm… are you sure that’s where you want to go? First thing that came to my mind (being born and raised in the «Bucket»). But, I said what the heck. lets give it a shot. because I love breakfast places and find myself going to the usual joints… so think outside the box time.
I am so glad I did… I efffiiinngg love this place. You walk up and it is totally 50’s dinered out… dressed up mannequins in the window, jukebox. checkerboard ceiling. sweet breakfast counter, lots of cool black and white photos and stuff on the wall. mix in some chrome and motorcycle parts and you got yourself a breakfast place.
First off, the place is new looking and super clean… the waitresses are quick on the coffee, not sure I ever got below ¾’s of a cup… and there was such a welcoming vibe to the place. Carrie our waitress was so sweet.
Now the important part… the food. Great menu. lots of typical breakfast fare, some neat specials… but nothing crazy, which is fine its breakfast. and my motto usually is keep it simple, stupid. Ha. Having formerly owned a breakfast joint for a while. the true test is the over easy egg.
I ordered Homemade hash and eggs… cause I love hash. with toasted portuguese sweetbread (such a good idea.) and because I was feeling gluttonous got a side of chorico. the good Portugy that I am. So satisfied. I do not know what the people who rated the breakfast at this place poorly were thinking… out of their mind. the over easy eggs were perfect… runny yokes, cooked whites. spot on. The home fries. not seasoned to death like some places. were warm and soft on the inside, with a nice crisp exterior. the toasted portuguese sweetbread brought back memories of my childhood, being over my grandmas house eating fresh warm sweetbread out of the oven with butter. the chorico was good, and crispy on the outside. and finally the hash. Oh hash, such promise. I want to say I loved this hash… it was just the right mix of corned beef, potato, a little onion, carrot (which was a nice surprise) and thyme. The first few bites were great. nice little crust from the flat top, and with the house made hot sauce. so good. But the more I ate, the more all I could taste was the thyme. why??? I wanted to love you… anyways, it was not a deal breeker. Would return here for the food, service and vibe in a hot second.
Oh and FYI. its so cheap. breakfast with coffee and juices for two was like 15 bucks. thats great in my book. and plenty of parking. Get down here, and get your brunch on.

This is a great diner with lots of 50’s style to it. In the window there are even 50’s mannequins. It’s a pretty small place but the service is great (although if I just took one sip of my coffee the waitress would come by asking if I needed a refill). The prices are unbelievably cheap considering the quality of the food.
Overall: love the food, friendly/​fast service, nice décor.

I went here in a rush for coffee to-​go one morning and there was a $ 15 minimun on CC purchases. I didn’t have any cash so Carrie, the super friendly lady behind the counter gave my husband and I free coffee. SHe just made us promise to come back to see her and stay to eat.
This is the kind of charm and warmth I LOVE in any human being. THe next morning we made it our priority to go see Carrie at Cup and Saucer so we could properly thank her and try the breakfast.
The diner is decorated like a 50s style diner and even has mini jukeboxes on each table. The place looked VERY clean and there were a good amount of customers when we showed up Sunday morning. Carrie sat us immediately (she remembered us) and gave us menus.
The coffee was GREAT and there menu boasts lots of pretty interesting items for a small diner in downtown Pawtucket. My husband ordered the cornbeef hash (he is on a mission to find the best one in RI). It was made with sweet potatoes and served with eggs and home fries. I was tempted to get the Bananas Foster french toast with rum sauce, but it is made with Portuguese sweet bread and I am unfortunately not that brave yet. I opted for the wheat french toast. I had everything served on the side because I hate soggy french toast, but it was only served with a little bit of confectioner’s sugar and a cinnamon butter. I opted for cream cheese but both were on the side when it was served.
The food was okay, but a little lack luster. My french toast was kinda salty and his hash was a little too sweet. We noticed that they have a yummy selection of lunch and dinner menu items so we will be back to try these for sure. We will probably try the breakfast again just because we can ride our bikes here.

On a block that has 3 diners, this would be the cleanest and most unique. It’s a 50’s style diner with jukeboxes at the table. Lots of seating in booths and at the «bar».
I went in for breakfast, got their famed «bananas foster french toast». Good god, it’s filling. I could only eat half of it. It’s one gigantic piece of french toast, but the bananas and syrup were overwhelming. It was good, but just too much for me.
There’s nothing else all that creative on the menu, but they do have the staples, lots of omelets, and the service was fast and friendly.