Dwyer's Cafe
323 Jefferson St, Lafayette, LA
Crema's Take
“Dwyer's Cafe is a beloved neighborhood institution that anchors Lafayette's food scene with generously portioned breakfasts and lunches that prioritize real, unpretentious cooking over trends. Their beignets are something special—flaky and croissant-like in a way that sets them apart—and the kitchen earns fierce loyalty by executing everything from grilled shrimp to chicken strips with obvious care, making it the kind of place where even picky eaters leave with clean plates. It's the opposite of fancy, and that's precisely why locals keep coming back for Saturday mornings and casual weekday meals outside the downtown bustle.”
What to expect
Google Reviews
Don't come here often enough. Big lunch plate selection mains/sides and good food.
Old school breakfast, nothing fancy, cheap, great place to eat outside downtown a Saturday morning.
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
Lunch with my 3 kids. 4/4 empty plates! Even the picky kid liked the chicken strips! The grilled shrimp was good. The grilled chicken salad was perfect- decent amount of chicken and perfectly flavored.
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 hashbrowns biscuit and I added a little gravy for my biscuit
Crema Reviews
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