The Refectory Cafe - Durham

I took a group of friends to this restaurant and we absolutely loved everything we tried! I had a Mimosa, Vegan Cheesecake, and Vegan Pancakes. The food was incredibly delicious and melted in my mouth! It was served quickly after we placed our orders, and the staff were wonderful!

There was no wait service, but the food was really excellent. I ordered the tuétano, which is hard to come by in the South, and even harder to find a good version, but mine was fantastic. I also tried the potato leek soup, and it was superb.

On the whole, everything was good, nothing outstanding

Nice place to have your midday brunch. The food is good, service outstanding and atmosphere peaceful.

Refectory We went to the Refectory Cafe for lunch on a Saturday (they were doing brunch). We walked in and weren’t sure where to order at first. We walked to the register and ordered. They gave us a stand for our table (not a number). Our food came out very fast and it was delicious. I got the French Dip sandwich it was so good. I opted for traditional French fries they were the best fries I’ve had for a while. The French Dip was amazing it had the perfect amount of meat. My boyfriend got the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich he loved it he said it had the perfect amount of crunch from the toasted bun and the sauce was perfect. We liked it so much we came the next day as well. This was Sunday it said wait to be seated so we did, we sat down and were told to order at the front. A little confusing but no big deal. I ordered the Grilled Chicken Sandwich with fries my boyfriend got the Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich again and I got my son the butternut squash soup. The chicken sandwich was really good. The French dip however was my favorite. The squash soup was ok, my fussy 1 year old wouldn’t eat much of it. We will definitely be back though!