Buffalo Cafe

I really think this is one of the best local breakfast places in Twin. The food is good. The quantity is great. The price is not bad. During high peak times it is hard to find seats, which tells you a lot! Keep up the good work!

Excellent spot in twin falls. Had amazing breakfast with great service! Buffalo chip special with a massive homemade biscuit hit the spot! High recommend stopping in for some great food.

The turkey sandwich with green chilies was amazing! Place was full. Vibe was great. The prices are good. The fries were good. The «thousand island type sauce» was a nice addition to a regular burger.

Me and my partner were traveling from Boise to Salt Lake City and decided to stop in Twin Falls for breakfast. We heard about Buffalo café and it turned out to be amazing… we had the Buffalo Chip and breakfast along with a couple of biscuits and pork gravy… It was enough food to feed an army. It was actually the best biscuits and Gravy ever!!!

Great place, food and service! Glad we stopped in. Homemade jam was to die for and although it was packed, we weren’t rushed. Thanks from Sister and PapaBear.

This place is wonderful! The service was excellent and the server’s attitude was ebullient. She told me she LOVES her job and it shows. The food was flavorful and generous.

Can I just get an AMEN for this place! Don’t let the outside appearance fool you, buffalo café is hands down the best breakfast joint I’ve been to.
Immediately upon entering the café we were greeted by I believe a lady named «Lindsay». Her personality is on fire! The interior made me feel like I was visiting my grandma, that warm comforting feeling. To top it off our waitress (Lindsay) made us feel like we were family. It felt like we had known each other for years because of her kind and enduring spirit. I was called «sis» and mike was called «brother bear», could it get any better? She sat and walked us through the menu which was easy to navigate but offered mouth watering morsels only you could dream of!
On to the food. We ordered one full platter of the «buffalo chips», Lindsay suggested it so of course we were going to try the platter they were so well known for! A layer of sliced potatoes, green chili, sour cream, bacon bits, cheese galore and then your choice of two eggs on top. Mouth watering much? We polished puppy off like no other. Oh did I mention the platter comes with your choice of a biscuit, muffin, or pancake made fresh there?
If your looking for a place to eat breakfast, or anywhere for that matter. Please, enjoy buffalo café :) you won’t regret it!!!

Buffalo Café has been a hidden gem in downtown Twin Falls and has been holding their own for as long as I can remember. Seriously the best breakfast I have ever had, and hits the mark every time I have been there. This little spot is only open for breakfast and lunch, and there is usually a small wait time. Don’t be deterred by this, it is sooooo worth the wait!
They don’t take reservations, but there is open seating at the bar. The menu consists of many delectable choices, and I have a hard time deciding every time!
My favorite breakfast item is the sawtooth omelette with bacon, blue cheese, and fresh tomatoes.
They also make their own jam and a taste of this stuff sends my mind skyrocketing back to my grandmas’s kitchen… num num num!!!
They have kept their menu traditional and simple and deserve a true shout out to down home cookin!

Husband and I stopped here after a morning of antelope hunting by the Nevada boarder. So needless to say we were pretty hungry. Despite my husband being a Twin Falls native he’d never been there but we’d both heard great things. It’s definitely a hole in the wall, in a good way. When we arrived the restaurant was packed but one of the waitresses greeted us by the door and said we could wait 5 minutes for a table or sit at the counter. We opted for the counter. We were given menus right away and coffee and water shortly after.
I’m not sure how long we sat there but it really wasn’t that long considering how busy the place was. Our waitress, Peg, came by to take our orders and apologized for making us wait and gave us our drinks on the house.
I ordered a half order of the Buffalo Chip (thank goodness I did because I couldn’t even finish that) with a homemade biscuit and the apricot-​pineapple jam. My only complaint was that my egg was over-​easy instead of over-​medium. But I purposely order eggs over-​medium when I go out so I don’t end up with an under cooked egg. The Buffalo Chip is a wonderful mix of cheese, potatoes, bacon, green onions and tomatoes. The biscuit was also pretty good, a little on the doughy side, which could be remedied by making them slightly smaller. But it certainly didn’t stop me from eating it! The jam is also house made and it was delicious. There was a sign announcing that they sell the jam too.
My husband ordered the buffalo burger with bacon and cheese. It looked like it had a couple thick pieces of bacon on it. He said the buffalo patty could have used a little more seasoning but the thousand island dressing (which he’s not a huge fan of) made up for it. The burglar also came with the typical burger fixings on he side. Which is great for my husband because according to him, «vegetables are his food’s food.»
Our coffee cups were also never allowed to get below about half and we were provided with a little pitcher of half and half (versus the little shelf stable single serve containers most places have).
Definitely someplace we will visit again.

What am I missing? Please tell me. Many of the reviews are four, if not FIVE, stars. Enough wondering, I wanted to see for myself.
I went a few months ago (July 2015) at breakfast time just for the sake of trying it because of the reviews (and that it’s five minutes from my house). I got the Chicken Fried Steak (yes, for breakfast). I love CFS, it’s one of my favorite meals. The CFS I got from Buffalo Café?: Flavorless. Lifeless. Gray. Ugh! Maybe it was such because I got it at 7:30AM? Perhaps. But regardless of the time isn’t it cooked the same at 7:30AM as at 12:00PM? The server was extremely friendly and kept my coffee cup filled up and warm. She was very attentive. The atmosphere was of a typical 1960’s era coffee shop. Which, actually, gave the place it’s charm. It doesn’t look like renovations are what the owners think of even from time to time, but that’s fine. I liked the inside. It was a bit cramped, but just had that «feel».
I’m giving it three stars for now. I think when I get breakfast next time I will actually order BREAKFAST. Maybe that will be a better food-​tasting experience for me.

By their hours you can see this is a breakfast and lunch place. Based on the Unilocal reviews, thought I’d give it a try while in the area on business. Unfortunately, Unilocal did not come through on this one (at least for my experience).
Per the menu, they make their own chicken fried steak. When I see that, I can’t help myself and give it a try. First, I like the coating to be light and a little crunchy like, oddly enough, fried chicken. I found it to be heavy, no crunch at all, and little flavor. The cube steak was stringy and hard to cut. The gravy was very thin and oily with that oil and the gravy separating on my plate shortly after it was served.
The country style hash browns were horrible having been cooked hours before I got them (my guess is for their breakfast rush. I got there at 11:00). Several pieces of potato were so old and dried up it was like chewing jerky. Barely at room temperature — just horrible. My experience is that when a place serves/​treats their sides with such disregard, their slingin’ food out the kitchen, not serving meals to their family, friends, and guests.
I don’t doubt you can find a good meal at this place. Unfortunately, I didn’t.

City Slicker Finds Love in Local Diner — Ah… where do I start?! Their jam is homemade and delicious (peach is my favorite). This place is NOT fancy at all. It looks like most things are cooked in a cast iron skillet. The portions are huge. It isn’t healthy but things are not cooked in a ton of oil like other places. If you don’t want butter on your toast you need to ask for it. If these things don’t scare you then you MUST VISIT when traveling through Twin Falls, Idaho. It has character, charm and delicious diner-​style breakfast. I’ll definitely go back next time we are in the area.
Try these:
Blueberry pancakes (huge portion)
Denver omelet (you can get a mini or large sized)
Homemade biscuits
Various homemade jams (strawberry, apricot, blackberry, peach, etc)

We stopped at this place after consulting Unilocal on our cross country road trip… and we are certainly glad it led us to the Buffalo Café. Super friendly staff, amazing food, and good prices made this one place you need to check out if your traveling through Idaho. Thanks!
–East Coast Trekkers

A simple straightforward diner with superb meals. Everything was good, but I will dream about the fried potatoes and the blueberry bran muffins. The porkchops were thick, smoked and delicious
There is nothing fancy about this place, but it was full with people waiting. The server was friendly and fast.

We are planning to stop on our way home from our current trip and include it our future trips to the Northwest.

This place won my heart on a stopover during a cross-​country drive from Philadelphia to Portland. Perfect roadside diner stop for a traveler looking for local friendly staff and delicious food to keep you full for a while. I had the chorizo special which provided more food than I could handle for $ 6.95. Had to take my humungous biscuit to go. My waitress (wish I could remember her name) was extremely friendly and made me feel welcome despite being from out of town. I won’t name names, but another diner down the road was pretty unfriendly and I felt weirdly out of place there (the food was lackluster as well). If you’re in Twin Falls and craving a big breakfast and a warm friendly environment, make sure to hit up Buffalo Café.

Incredible hole in the wall! Friendly service and delicious food. Best huevos ranchero I’ve ever had! Definitely only get a half order of everything. It’s more than enough. And try the blackberry jelly! Homemade and amazing!

Im from Brazil, living in Jackson Hole Wyoming, so, I love love the American culture, and Western Style is so nice.
Place is very ni e, service very friendly and food, special fresh homemade jam, uauuuuu, so delicious! :-)

I come to Twin every two months for business, and this place is an absolute must for breakfast. Try Huevos Rancheros, Buffalo Style, or Buffalo Chip. Tip: ½ orders are more than enough. Full orders are huge.

Excellent service! I felt so welcomed as soon as Mom and I stepped in the front door. We shared a meal and enjoyed fresh biscuits, so delish. Coffee stayed in our cups and the waitress was on FIRE! Amazingly friendly and efficient despite several tables and being the only waitress.
Cons: the café is not off the main highway; it took us about 15 mins in traffic to get there.
Pros: great food and service with healthy options as well. Fresh biscuits and delicious jam. Stop by the snake river canyon on the way in/​out of town and you might catch a base jumper jumping off the canyon rim. .we did!

Five stars for a hole in the wall? Yup!
Why you say? Hospitality! And, an excellent breakfast.
This place was FULL! Regulars and people traveling from who knows where we’re here to enjoy the great breakfast at the Buffalo Café.
I decided on the ½ Buffalo Chip and it was more than enough for a hungry person. Over easy egg was cooked perfectly and our server was very friendly and prompt.
Well worth going a little out of your way to visit