Reviews of Mel's Kitchen (Catering)

Evan Shingles

Awesome old school counter where the atmosphere is is as warm and inviting as Mel is herself.

J Perk

Great breakfast and lunch spot.

Alicia Mariah Elfving

Small place with a handful of indoor seats, decent sized patio, and open kitchen right up front. Very homey experience, fresh food, entertaining and friendly staff. The prices of the food are really reasonable and the food came out fast! My bagel breakfast sandwich completely hit the spot. Absolutely suggest popping thru this place for coffee and breakfast whenever you’re in Philly.

Taylor Hartman

Best place to grab a small bite. Amazing buffalo chicken cheesesteaks and anything breakfast related. Oh yea, and the Thanksgiving Special!

Quenisha Williams

The JC sandwich was out of this world good. Great food.

Paul Kwiatkowski

Fantastic every time. Size: Small place so call ahead for pick-up and takeout because finding a seat is tough. However, if you do manage to sit at the counter, it's a great place to watch the bacon sizzle. Staff: always sweet and courteous even when they are in a rush Food: the best part, Any breakfast/brunch item will do the trick. Personal favorites: French toast and biscuits and gravy

Michael Matt

Great food made with love!

Tom Boward

Really glad that I happened to stop by Mel's Kitchen with a couple of friends this morning. The food was excellent, and the crew treated us like family. This is the perfect, humble, unpretentious diner with great food and a great attitude. Even the other customers were friendly. It's definitely worth going a little out of your way. They also had a nice deck with outdoor seating.

Steve Marchion

The food and service at Mel's are great! I will be back.

Gabriel Liebert

Best Italian hoagie I've ever had

shel bel

Friendly people and awesome food. I love small diners and this location fits the bill. They also deliver.

Michael Percey

Good food fast for a fair price

Nicholas Bunch

Great food, nice little hidden gem

Joe monahan

Great food and great service. The "house" is amazing......

Ashley Gainner

The food here was absolutely yummy! I would definitely recommend this Resturant to anyone visiting the Philadelphia area!

JOSEPH ZAJKO

This place is great, food is great, you get alot of food on your plate. The owners are wonderful people.

Ryan Baker

Fast, great food, really friendly service.

Mpho Reed

Great food. Try their breakfast bagel with the Green Dragon sauce.

Tom Wysocki

Great as always. Busy place that does a great job catering too.

Sha Sha

Good food

Ramon Ocasio

Real good food. Real good people. Best food in town.

Sarah G

Hearty and delicious every time. It's straightforward and welcoming, with indoor and outdoor seating. It's tiny but cozy!

William Johnson

Great food at good price with fantastic service....

Dale Shover

Cool little diner. Food is really good and service very friendly. Had “Mel’s Big Breakfast” with pork roll. I’d recommend it. The place is very small. Can be hard to get a seat.

Amy Strickland

Had "The House", it was delicious! Whomever thought of a cheesesteak omelet is a genius.

Roy Roy

The food is like homely cook and taste great, staff is super friendly I would have give more star if cloud ..#cheersgreattaste

Joshua Muñoz

The best coffee! Every breakfast plate is delicious. I've enjoyed every item I've ordered so far. The staff is friendly even during the morning rush on the weekend. When they're not busy they're easy to talk with if you want to sit at the bar. Did I mention the coffee is great?

Brian Lavin

Great family run local spot. don't ask for canadian bacon... we do pork roll out here.

Angelica Konidaris

Just had a slamming breakfast !! Eggs Benedict probably the best I've ever had. Homefries so good. Guys go here its like clean-your-plate worthy. The place is so tiny and you can see them cooking. Its always the little places like this that make the best food. Ill be back for sure.

Linda Cybulski

Love the food and the crazy staff. Both will put you in a great mood.

Carly McMenamin

Great for a quick bite to eat!

Miso Loki

Horrible service and horrible food. Eggs weren’t even cooked and they refused to fix it or refund the order. Eat somewhere else

Tenea Davis

The manager in particular was very rude. The workers are just as rude with terrible attitudes

Sam Lovett

They make such good breakfast sandwiches and mostly everything I’ve tried has been delish!

Dennis McGuinn

Mels is a small cafe style place in a off the beaten track location that offers off street parking, outside dining and the best breakfast and lunch dishes you could want. The fresh turkey club is my favorite!

Dub Xkluziv

Good breakfast spot not expensive tasty food didn't try anything else but they got a menu check it up

Amber Lee

Yum! Cholula sauce:D Great breakfast! Thank you!

balor7 .

Thawing out frozen bread for a sandwich is a no no.

Paul Pcrack

Good food. Non dependable delivery service which sucks in a town with scarce parking. For that reason I go elsewhere.

Matthew Mercurio

A little breakfast spot on Umbria st. It's off the beaten path, but worth the trip. Warm friendly staff large portions and great prices. Mel's does catering as well. Check it out

Ryan Babcock

The best homemade breakfast you'll find in Roxborough.

Jon Graft

Delicious breakfast food and friendly staff!

Titus Pereira

This place is disgusting the people preparing the food don’t use gloves to prepare the food. The food made me sick I don’t know where those hand had been and to top it all the place is filthy.

Jill Mooney

Great burger

Scott Allen Rauch

Not good to look at, but really good flavorful food; sort of like a stationary food truck. Engaging staff - even corrected the faulty directions I had on my phone!

Thomas X

Small, smells greasy, good food.

Drew Kropnick

Great place to grab some breakfast staff is so Delightful and friendly

Sheila Scanlon

I had a customized omelette and home fries The omelette was cooked just right, the home fries were delicious, and even the bread was great (it was Baker Street bread). I sit at the counter when I come here, because the table seats are backless, which wreaks havoc on my back. Mel's is a busy place for breakfast, but the staff and service are always above average.

Gina Yanoshik

Best place to eat, staff and food amazing. Need breakfast lunch or dinner from 2 people to 100. All homemade food too hard to decide on favorite thing on the menu.

Caitlin Tillson

Very cheap brunch place! It's pretty informal and not very organized/polished, but it's good food at a great price.

Clay dych

This joint should be on triple D

Jeanne Friedman

Mel catered an event for my family- fed 50 at a good cost with wonderful food. Thanks Mel's!

Isabel Fernández

Great spot

BWG Murphy

Fantastic! Great staff and great food!

Charles Goodwin

There are greasy spoons and there are greasy spoons. I'm only through at breakfast. Coffee's hit and strong. They egg, cheese & bacon on a muffin is awesome.

Kyle garrison

Great little spot! Amazing food

Bechara Jaoudeh

Average breakfast spot. Set your expectations at midgrade dinner food and they will be met.

Mr Black

Service was good. Very small seating area. Pricing was on par with the area but the food was undercooked. Potatoes were raw. Cashier had an attitude when I asked for a receipt.

Clayton Matteson

Just had the Hog Heaven and it was great. The staff was very nice and conversational. She treated everyone who walked in nice and knew there orders. Small and nice. Price for sandwich was right on and was filling. I'll return if I am back in the area again.

Michael Johnson Jr.

Great atmosphere!! Great food!! Awesome people!!

Nick B.

Very good food, nice employee's, food comes out very fast

gwen kittrell

Great atmosphere and excellent service!!

Lynne Zimmermann

Excellant food, nice people, tiny place with limited seating and parking. You can order and pick up though.

Scott Thomas

Great food good atmesfer awesome staff

Phil Flynn

Nothing groundbreaking, but good food and great service. Can get crowded, so if you don't won't to deal with people, go at an odd time.

Michael Scarani

Came here the 1st time for a breakfast sandwich - pork roll, egg and cheese on a round roll. It was perfect. 2nd time for lunch, just now, I had the TAB - turkey avocado, bacon on multi-grain. Basically a BLT with thick sliced turkey, applewood smoked bacon and homemade chipotle mayo. Again perfect.

Konstantinos Fotiadis

Mel is awesome. It's like having your mom make you breakfast.

Matthew Reczynski

Just what the doctors ordered after a night in the city. No card under $10 but well worth it

Helen Beyer

Food is amazing

David Tran

Excellent service from friendly folks! The food is affordable and delicious. Small space but comfortable.

Steven Mullen

Nice, quaint place. You can sit down for a quick cup of coffee or relax to a nice hearty meal.

Jordan Brock

Good and cheap.

Byron Thompson

The food and service is good

Wendy Jones

Food is pretty good. Not fancy which is fine, but it's really crowded loud and hectic so service is hit or miss.

CA BUZZ

Great lil family owned restaurant. If you want quick personal service and great affordable breakfast this is your kinda spot. The pancake special and a huge overstuffed meat sandwich called the hog heaven filled my wife and i for the day. Will definitely stop by again the next time we are in the area.

Je Lecy

Food is really good for the price, but it's a popular local spot so expect it to be a bit crowded at certain hours. Has indoor and outdoor seating.

Michael Fitzpatrick

Very accommodating to my diet, great atmosphere

brittani m

I loved this place. It's very small I inside but ironically it makes it feel more homey. A very family like driven atmosphere, the staff are very friendly! The food, absolutely delicious! Interesting menu options, not just plain or boring diner food. Highly recommended!

Mehran Ebrahimian

Great veggie burito, with everything as side, n wheat toast

Alexander Johnson

Good service!

Michael Garlow

Great hole in the wall

Patricia Cobleigh

Great coffee, casual atmosphere, pretty crowded on a weekend morning, but good food and nice people.

Jim Hamill

They've switched chefs and I'm not happy.

Marialice Powers

Thanksgiving sammich on a long roll... A little taste of heaven. Been eating there since it opened, never, ever disappointed!!

Mattie H

Great food made just for you. They will personalize any order. They friendly and make you feel at home.

Nana Marion

not good.kid cooks. place not clean. Hamburger is only good thing. prices high for a hole in the wall

Alexander Mustico

Sat at the counter and enjoyed the banter between the cooks. Freshly made and good food at a reasonable price. Will be back again if I'm ever in the area!

Jed Rosson

Food was edible, nothing amazing.

Hakim Harrell

Great food great price!!!

Robert Bielski

Clean, food taste like home made. If you make good food at home. Service is great.

Clara Howard

Food was delicious

Jeff Yarrington

Best people ever there. Excellent food. Affordable.

Martin W

A tiny family diner that it took far too long for us to discover. Great food at a decent price in a cozy atmosphere.

Christie

My favorite breakfast place! They even have a punchcard; after 10 purchases you get one free! Great perk that keeps me coming back!

John SmithDE

If your looking for a fancy restaurant this isnt it, but if you want a good breakfast and friendly people your in the right place. Food is great and plenty of it and the prices are reasonable. They serve breakfast all day everyday.

Jenna Criswell

Fantastic sandwiches - order ahead to skip the wait!

clarissa Cruz

The service was great! The older woman who served us was lovely. She was funny, nice and did more then she needed to. My mother got two eggs over med. Bacon extra crispy, white toast and potatoes with the peppers and onions. Overall she said the eggs were cooked perfectly, but says the potatoes were seasoned so well that it didnt need the additional peppers or onions. I had the eggs Benedict pictured above. They offer it with deli ham which I am not a fan of. I substituted with bacon instead. It was topped with fresh scallion and small diced tomatoes, also fresh. I thought it was great. However, I also got the peppers and onions and also think the potatoes taste delish as is. Small place but very homey. . We were lucky to go at a time when it wasnt crowded at all. It also was nice to see the cook cooking out in the dining room. Open kitchen, I always like to see how clean or dirty as I work in the industry. He also told us to have a nice day! Just good vibes!

Lynn Rouda

Good for a stick to your ribs meal. Nothing fancy.

Peter Fider

Good prices. Really delicious home cooked food.

zane shalchi

Awesome, great food, great price, great people. Small place yet quality meal

Jennie Mojica

Breakfast platter! Delicious

kimo laemoa

Nice "homie" vibe. Quick turn around on food by comparison to other lowkey spots. It was nice!

Timothy Golden

Great food! Great service

Akash Patel

Best Breakfast spot in Rox/Manayunk hands down. Top 3 burger as well.

Bryan O'Neill

Pancakes were okay nothing to go crazy over. Prices were very good paid $20 for a short stack pancakes and French toast, along with a full stack pancakes with scrapple. They are very busy and you must allow time for your order..

Patrick Goss

We go here all the time...best breakfast around.

Vaughn Merritt

Good food. Made from the heart.

Coach Flanagan

Always excellent. Their breakfast is interesting and delicious. I don't make it here enough.

Marlina Brown

They don't listen. There food is poorly seasoned. I got huevos rancheros and specifically asked for no refried beans. Of course they added refried beans anyway. And the rest of the dish just tasted bad. The eggs and the sour cream tasted off. My sister had undercooked bacon and hair in her food. You're better off going to Starbucks.

Phil Desper

We love Mel's because we can get exactly what we want, not the standard menu. Do want more or less of something , just ask. Plus the people, sometimes there should be a cover charge. Love it Phil

Edgardo Parrilla

Great little spot in a really easy to miss location. Fantastic service and atmosphere. The food is excellent!

Emin Faki

Dining in is wonderful. Food is good. Ordering out was a horrible experience. They forgot to deliver syrup every time. I had to eat french toast with no syrup. I ordered eggs sunny side up and there was a soup of yolk covering my whole entire meal.

Ben Collins

Affordable, fast, and friendly; can't ask for more in a local breakfast nook.

Charles Yanoshik

The only thing better than the food is the people serving it up!

David Tavitian

Called in the order and was told 30 minutes. One hour later we received our food and was shorted change on our order from the hostess and was not even told. Food was ok at best.

Ann Marie

Awesome big portions, great coffee, friendly staff and best of all....inexpensive!

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My friends and I were visiting Philly from out of town. We visited Mel's Kitchen for breakfast. Upon receiving our plates, my friend discovered a DEAD BUG in his food when he poured his syrup onto his pancakes. The cook/waiter guy did not even APOLOGIZE for this disgusting ordeal, and rudely took my friend's plate and brought back a poorly presented second plate, with less food on it. I thought the fly must have got caught in the grease they cook with, but we realized the fly most likely came out of the syrup bottle THAT ALL 3 OF US USED ON OUR FOOD. Upon soliciting the owner Mel, who was frazzled and disheveled and doesn't seem to know how to operate a restaurant, and explaining to her the dead bug in the food– She SCREAMED at us "I know there was a dead bug!!! Why didn't you say anything until the end?!?! JUST GET OUT!" — We have never been treated with such blatant disgust, disregard, and lack of hospitality. Not to mention, my French roast was HORRIBLE- eggy, doughy, and flavorless.

CC Da'Man

great food and service. we like to stop here on our bike rides for late breakfast or early lunch.

Ryan Eld

This is the second time we've had problems with our orders. The first time We ordered my food was not prepared how I requested, and my family's food was just plain awful. We didn't order from them for a long period of time, and this morning we decided to give them a second chance. Well, my order was missing homefries(this is the second time) after I emphasized twice that I wanted a side order. I even made her repeat the order back to me, and she included my side order of homefries. After I picked up my order there were no homefries, my pancakes were burnt, my grandfathers eggs were not cooked the way he asked, and his homefries were flavorless and not the least bit crispy. The only thing they got right was how they cooked his toast. I called each separate time this occurred to let them know how dissatisfied I was with both orders. The response from the manager was basically "I'm sorry we'll work on it." They offered no compensation, or discount on my next order. The management did not put the customer first, and it almost seemed that they couldn't care less that my order wasn't how I ordered it. This place is terrible, and is not like what it used to be. I hope this review helps anyone who is considering ordering from here. Hopefully whoever reads this will go somewhere else, and save their money so they don't waste it on overpriced, below average food. And hopefully the owner won't delete my review, and allow people to read this and decide for themselves.

Stanley Miller

Food is great... service even better

Michael Sodano

Food was awesome! Service was fast. Cozy place.

David Monahan

Small place but the staff is friendly and the food is great.

Gabrielle Morrison

Clean, bright, friendly, and reasonable.

DJ Skipmode

Best breakfast sandwiches in Manayunk/ Roxborough hands down!! Crab corn chowder is banging as well! Still have a lot try on the menu but everything I have eaten there has been delicious! Super friendly staff and the price is right - What more could you ask for?

Kristy Kurcik

Best breakfast in town. The staff are wonderful and we always feel welcomed. Always enjoy our experience, good food is always worth the wait.

Steve Laramie

Made this out of town person feel right at home, and the food was delicious

Graham P

Good prices and food. Very small space for seating so expect to wait on Sundays and prepare for cozy seating.

Stephen Ehrenhalt

Nothing fancy here. Very down to earth "Joint". Good food nice people. Strictly a dive but a good place for a quick bite at the counter for breakfast or lunch

Felice Santoro

Mel's big breakfast is hands down the best breakfast sandwich in the city.

Tom Peden

The food is great. The only problem is that it is small without a lot of seating.

Eduardo Garcia

Great place to grab a quick bite, especially if you are woodworking nearby on the Philadelphia woodwork as I am. Breakfast everyday and very good sandwiches and burgers as well as soups. Quick service

hanma baki

I love going here when I'm in the area. The food is good a little on the expensive side but, well worth it.

Allyson Pettigrew

Everytime we order from here, the food is delicious and flawless. Their brunch is absolutely to die for. I've never dined there because it's a small establishment and is always packed, but their take out service is perfect. Everyone who works there is very friendly, even when they're busy. As soon as you walk in they make sure you're taken care of. I've never had an issue with service or food there!

Marci Cooper

Nice cozy atmosphere

seulberg lala

True breakfast haven. This small, but traditional and cosy place is dominated by the kitchen and the bar/counter, which fills the air inside in breakfast-tasting loveliness. The staff is helpful and kind and their food outright amazing. Seating is very limited, so you have to be lucky or wait a little to grab a table.

Vladimir Chupakhin

Beefsteak was delicious!

Brian Payne

A hidden gem of Manayunk/Roxborough tucked away back on Umbria st. Excellent diner food for exceptionally cheap prices. Inside is tiny and crowded but has a great homely feel.

nick althouse

Favorite place to eat breakfast or lunch any day of the week. Regularly crowded but worth the wait

Stephen Harris

Lunch included open face turkey with stuffing and corn crab soup. Both were prepared and presented in a professional manner. The soup had a great crab flavor and was spiced just right. The turkey and stuffing were as good as reported. This was my first time as a customer. As a community we need to support this restaurant because it appears that they prepare all of their food from scratch on the premises.

Gil Percik

Great food! Great service! Keep up the good job Mel! Highly recommended!

Durwyn Dsilva

Good prices and good food. Love the double down. Seating space is limited though.

april canady

great food. great service. vegetarian friendly. nice atmosphere. tight seating.

Stacey Cannavo

Unimpressed! I went there for the first time today and will never go back. I wanted to have a nice Sunday sit down breakfast, but there was now where to sit. They put a few tables in that tiny space and that was too many. People were basically sitting on top of one another. We decided to order breakfast sandwiches to go. Big mistake, we just should have left. I had to wait 15 mins for a smashed under toasted everything bagel sandwich with burnt bacon. For two terrible bagel sandwiches and two orange juices the bill was over $17.00. What a rip off! Save your money and go somewhere else. I should have went to Manhattan Bagel.

Karl Girthofer

Food is awesome, small spot, always busy! Don't be surprised if you can't get a table right away during peak hours!

Pat Lyons

good brefest samiches and strong coffee

Vicki Jane

Very friendly. Fast, efficient service. Good food.-- A couple of young guys working hard n doing a great job.

Brian Thornton

Cute little place with friendly staff

John Brady

Friendly and good food

Chandler Smith

Philly style breakfast joint awesome staff cozy great food check it out

Philip Angelo

Horrible place, and terrible people, also the leftover food is recycled into a new meal so dont be surprised if you get sick after eating there, their recipes suck and the owner can barely function and seems like shes on sedatives, sorry but this place suckkkkkkks

WIllie Newson

I found this gem by accident the food is great fast service is your normal corner breakfast store mel owner has a great attitude

Jo Warren

Solid brunch spot just outside of the main manayunk stretch. It's not my favorite, but it never disappoints. Prices are good, and there's usually not a wait unlike the usual brunch spots on main Street.

Frank Bearoff

Excellent customer service, great food, very reasonable prices, and outdoor seating.

Thomas Acker

Friendly staff,,,fast service,,,great quiet diner

Richard Miller

Great staff - very friendly and helpful. Great menu - lots of choices and everything can be made your way. Great food - haven't even come close to trying everything, but so far everything's been delish. Great prices - very reasonable, even kinda cheap. Atmosphere- yeah, it's pretty cramped, but mostly because there's so many people coming in. I like the feel of the place. But if you don't go for that sort of thing, just order takeout and have a seat at a table out on their deck.

Logan Williams

Yes, I've been going to Mel's for some time and I've always had an amazing meal! The specials are always interesting! I really love their food! Hands down best pancakes ever! The owner is super friendly and makes u feel like you've known her for years. Sometimes the waitress hasn't been the best, but definitely, has showed improvement! The 'to go' service isn't the best because it's sorta' all thrown together with missing packets of syrup and messy dishes, but still decent. You're better off eating there instead! The place is in fact, a little too small, but on the other hand it does provide a cozy, Ma and Pops atmosphere! Overall, I would Highly recommend!

Terry Piper

Huevos rancheros was tasteless. The wobbly two-top, seen in main picture near blackboard, I had to asked to be cleaned again, after I sat down due to less than adequate work done by the staff in prepping tables for customers in a restaurant that only had one other couple sitting at the counter. My drink was served in a glass that had vegetative matter in it. The soda machine look filthy as well as the soda cooler. I ended up leaving mid-meal due to these factors and would not suggest for anyone to visit this establishment in an attempt to quell their hunger.