The Pointe Cafe

We have been eating here for about 10 years. If you order the same thing 100 times, you get a free one. I’ve had four free perch dinners — do the math. Yep, I’m the nitwit at table one — who’s asking?

Prime Rib!!!
That’s all that needs to be said.
Small, cozy, place. Patty Foster has a great little place.
Well worth the road trip.

Worst steak and shrimp ever. Tiny portion of steak, four tiny freezer shrimp, instant potatoes for $ 21. Drink choices very limited to quality, type. First and last … X

This was the worst dining experience I have had in some time. It was the first and only time I will visit this establishment. Service was extremely slow. Waitress was friendly enough, but didn’t really apologize for slow service and made several mistakes. Wait staff was clearly understaffed. I’m not sure if the situation was the same in the kitchen, but I would have to guess so judging by how long it took for anything and everything to arrive at the table. Some other tables seemed to be getting marginally better service, but I could not figure out why. Perhaps they were regulars, I’m not sure, but our table was not overly demanding or at all unpleasant to the staff. My guess is we were just the most unlucky table out of a whole restaurant of unlucky customers.
The food was nothing special at all. I ordered the prime rib, which is supposedly one of the things they are known for. It came out cooked correctly, but it was barely warm as though it had been sitting for some time without any heat before the waitress picked it up. I think they used Old Bay seasoning… I guess this is what turns a regular dish into a restaurant’s «specialty» in New Philadelphia/​Dover. Although mine was cooked correctly, another member of my party ordered his to a different temperature and it was cooked the same as mine. I got the wrong side dish with my meal, but was so frustrated by this point in the meal that I didn’t bother asking for the correct one.
We had a party of four and we we went in with the intention of eating and leaving relatively quickly, but the absolute fastest we could get in and out was roughly two hours and fifteen minutes because the service was SO extremely slow. This is pretty absurd, seeing as it is often possible to get in and out of a restaurant in about an hour with a party of four.

Absolutely love this place. I’ve always liked everything I have ordered. The calamari appetizer is awesome. Filet is great and sweet potatoes are to die for. The owner is wonderful and always drops by our table to see how everything was. It can be a little slow on the weekends but it’s well worth the wait. Be sure to call ahead for a reservation!

Great service and excellent prime rib. Put this place on your favorite stops.

Decent food in town.
Shimp cocktail is large. On the weekends, get the prime rib.

What happened??? Used to be a good place to eat. Ate there last night on the patio — which I think they kept forgetting we were out there. Seafood nachos — hardly any toppings and about 1 tablespoon of seafood. Ordered a chicken and a beef taco salad, which we waited over half an hour for. Finally got it with cold chicken and COLD hamburger!!! The place was not even very busy — service was terrible.